There are 4 ways to get from Hong Kong to Cape Town by plane, ferry, 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 Hong Kong International Airport
best- Fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane HKG - CPT
20h 44mR 8,274–17,340Fly from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport (SZX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane SZX - CPT
20h 9mR 6,759–21,555Ferry, ferry to Macau International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Star Ferry Pier at Salisbury Road to Central Pier No.7 at Man Kwong Streetferry
- Take the ferry from Hong Kong Sheung Wan to Macau Taipa Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Macau International Airport (MFM) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MFM - CPT
24h 47mR 10,065–55,705Train to Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, fly
- Take the train from West Kowloon Station to Guangzhou Easttrain
- Fly from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CAN - CPT
23h 34mR 8,913–12,474
Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Hong Kong to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 8 500 - R 13 000 and takes 23h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Hong Kong to Cape Town is to fly which takes 20h 9m and costs R 6 500 - R 22 000.
The distance between Hong Kong and Cape Town is 11889 km.
It takes approximately 20h 44m to get from Hong Kong to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 6h behind Hong Kong. It is currently 4:35 PM in Hong Kong and 10:35 AM in Cape Town.
There are 8028+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Hong Kong and Cape Town, South Africa?
Cathay Pacific, Airlink, and two other airlines fly from Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–38,000
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–49,000
Flights from Macau International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–55,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–42,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Hong Kong International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–22,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–24,000
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–24,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg, Upington
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg, Kimberley
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–21,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–21,000
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Shenzhen Bao'An International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Kuala Lumpur, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–34,000
- Website
- g-airways.com
Flights from Macau International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–55,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–35,000
Train from West Kowloon Station to Guangzhou East
- 2nd Class Seat
- R 190–220
- 1st Class Seat
- R 320–350
- Business Class Seat
- R 450–650
- Phone
- (852) 2367 7065
- [email protected]
- Website
- starferry.com.hk
Ferry from Star Ferry Pier at Salisbury Road to Central Pier No.7 at Man Kwong Street
- Ave. Duration
- 9 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 5–10
- Schedules at
- td.gov.hk
- Phone
- +852 2359 9990
- Website
- cotaiwaterjet.com
Ferry from Hong Kong Sheung Wan to Macau Taipa Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 366–460
- Schedules at
- cotaiwaterjet.com
- Weekdays
- R 366
- Weekends/Holidays
- R 397
- Night Sailing
- R 460
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