There are 7 ways to get from Germany to Cape Town by plane or train
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Fly from Frankfurt
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane FRA - CPT
13h 50mR 5,290–14,458Fly from Munich International Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MUC - CPT
14h 10mR 5,856–19,719Fly from Stuttgart Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane STR - CPT
16h 34mR 8,306–14,521Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CGN - CPT
17h 6mR 6,294–23,475Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane DUS - CPT
15h 59mR 6,809–13,373Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ZRH - CPT
16h 46mR 7,178–18,991Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane AMS - CPT
16h 16mR 6,700–15,554
Frankfurt (FRA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 5 000 - R 15 000 and takes 13h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Cape Town is to fly which takes 13h 50m and costs R 5 000 - R 15 000.
The distance between Germany and Cape Town is 9428 km.
It takes approximately 13h 50m to get from Germany to Cape Town, including transfers.
There are 7949+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Germany and Cape Town, South Africa?
Condor Flugdienst, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 5 times a day.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–24,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–24,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–15,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–28,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–15,000
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 600–1,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 420–850
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 290–420
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 250–500
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 200–410
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 765
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
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