There are 2 ways to get from Funchal to Cape Town by plane or car ferry
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Fly from Madeira Airport
best- Fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane FNC - CPT
18h 47mR 9,725–32,252Car ferry to Porto Santo Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Funchal to Porto Santocarferry
- Fly from Porto Santo Airport (PXO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane PXO - CPT
24h 57mR 7,094–23,905
Madeira Airport (FNC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Funchal to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 9 500 - R 33 000 and takes 18h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Funchal to Cape Town is to fly which takes 18h 47m and costs R 9 500 - R 33 000.
The distance between Funchal and Cape Town is 8319 km.
It takes approximately 18h 47m to get from Funchal to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h ahead of Funchal. It is currently 9:20 AM in Funchal and 10:20 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7612+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Funchal, Portugal and Cape Town, South Africa?
TAP Portugal, TAAG Angola Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) once daily.
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Madeira Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 18m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–29,000
Flights from Madeira Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Porto, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–21,000
Flights from Porto Santo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–25,000
Flights from Porto Santo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Porto, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–18,000
Flights from Porto Santo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Madeira Airport, Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–25,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Madeira Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–21,000
Flights from Porto Santo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–18,000
- Phone
- +351 291 210 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- portosantoline.pt
Car ferry from Funchal to Porto Santo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 650–5,500
- Website
- https://www.portosantoline.pt/en/
- Schedules at
- https://reservasc.portosantoline.pt/en/timetable/
- Economy one way
- R 650–950
- 1st Class one way
- R 850–1,100
- 1 Passenger + Car (A class) one way
- R 2,700–5,500
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