There are 6 ways to get from Germany to Cape Town by plane or train
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 Frankfurt
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane FRA - CPT
13h 55mR 5,728–14,279Fly from Stuttgart Airport
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane STR - CPT
16h 54mR 6,239–22,294Fly from Munich International Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MUC - CPT
14h 10mR 5,775–18,343Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane DUS - CPT
15h 49mR 6,759–14,313Train, 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 36mR 7,043–17,792Train, 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 22mR 6,651–15,369
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 5 500 - R 15 000 and takes 13h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Cape Town is to fly which takes 13h 55m and costs R 5 500 - R 15 000.
The distance between Germany and Cape Town is 9428 km.
It takes approximately 13h 55m to get from Germany to Cape Town, including transfers.
There are 8016+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Germany and Cape Town, South Africa?
Condor Flugdienst, Lufthansa, and four other airlines fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 5 times a day.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–14,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–16,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–15,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–13,000
- 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 500–1,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 360–750
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 300–470
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 760
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 250–450
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 200–370
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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