There are 2 ways to get from Funchal to Cape Town by plane or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Madeira Airport
best- Fly from Madeira Airport (FNC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane FNC - CPT
19h 7mR 9,813–15,360Car ferry to Porto Santo Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the carferry from Funchal to Porto Santocarferry
- Fly from Porto Santo Airport (PXO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane PXO - CPT
24h 12mR 9,674–33,936
Madeira Airport (FNC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Funchal to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 9 500 - R 16 000 and takes 19h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Funchal to Cape Town is to fly which takes 19h 7m and costs R 9 500 - R 16 000.
The distance between Funchal and Cape Town is 8319 km.
It takes approximately 19h 7m to get from Funchal to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 2h ahead of Funchal. It is currently 2:14 PM in Funchal and 4:14 PM in Cape Town.
There are 7978+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Funchal, Portugal and Cape Town, South Africa?
Edelweiss Air, Ryanair, and two 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
- 16h 57m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–32,000
Flights from Porto Santo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–42,000
Flights from Porto Santo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Madeira Airport, Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–28,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Madeira Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Porto Santo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–29,000
- Phone
- +351 291 210 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Porto Santo Line
Car ferry from Funchal to Porto Santo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 650–5,500
- Website
- Porto Santo Line
- Schedules at
- Porto Santo Line
- Economy one way
- R 650–900
- 1st Class one way
- R 850–1,100
- 1 Passenger + Car (A class) one way
- R 2,600–5,500
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