There are 4 ways to get from Houston to Cape Town by plane, bus, 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 William P. Hobby Airport
best- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane HOU - CPT
22h 6mR 8,721–30,261Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane IAH - CPT
26h 36mR 8,748–31,307Bus to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Hyatt Regency Houston to Austin Doubletree University Areabus
- Fly from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane AUS - CPT
24h 8mR 11,825–35,731Train to Lafayette Regional Airport, fly
- Take the train from Houston to Lafayette Amtrak Stationtrain
- Fly from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LFT - CPT
24h 37mR 10,861–33,499
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 8 500 - R 31 000 and takes 22h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Cape Town is to fly which takes 22h 6m and costs R 8 500 - R 31 000.
The distance between Houston and Cape Town is 13892 km.
It takes approximately 22h 6m to get from Houston to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 8h ahead of Houston. It is currently 9:50 AM in Houston and 5:50 PM in Cape Town.
There are 8045+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Cape Town, South Africa?
Delta and Southwest Airlines fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) once daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 59m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–33,000
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–36,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–34,000
Flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–34,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Miami, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 13m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–36,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Houston to Lafayette Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 1,900–3,100
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vonlane
Bus from Hyatt Regency Houston to Austin Doubletree University Area
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 2,100–2,431
- Website
- Vonlane
- low
- R 2,100
- high
- R 2,431
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