There are 4 ways to get from Inverness to Cape Town by plane or train
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Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane INV - CPT
16h 57mR 7,726–24,304Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ABZ - CPT
19h 49mR 9,757–28,158Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane NCL - CPT
21h 13mR 9,680–31,562Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane GLA - CPT
27h 24mR 8,546–13,389
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 8 500 - R 14 000 and takes 27h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Cape Town is to fly which takes 16h 57m and costs R 7 500 - R 25 000.
The distance between Inverness and Cape Town is 10428 km.
It takes approximately 16h 57m to get from Inverness to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 8:23 PM in Inverness and 9:23 PM in Cape Town.
There are 7598+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Cape Town, South Africa?
KLM, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 4 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–33,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–33,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–31,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–34,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–34,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–27,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–32,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–24,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–26,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–21,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–1,900
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,800–3,300
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,100–2,100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 600–1,100
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 225 333
- [email protected]
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,300–2,000
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 900–1,300
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 850–1,200
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–2,000
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 800–1,300
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- crosscountrytrains.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–2,100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 950–1,700
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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