There are 4 ways to get from Inverness to Cape Town by plane, train, or bus
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 Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane INV - CPT
16h 56mR 8,360–23,449Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Inverness to Perthtrain
- Take the bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airportbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane EDI - CPT
20h 51mR 6,502–16,172Train 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 8,892–24,955Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane NCL - CPT
21h 14mR 8,876–29,562
Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Cape Town is to train and bus and fly which costs R 6 500 - R 17 000 and takes 20h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Cape Town is to fly which takes 16h 56m and costs R 8 000 - R 24 000.
The distance between Inverness and Cape Town is 10428 km.
It takes approximately 16h 56m to get from Inverness to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 7:43 AM in Inverness and 8:43 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7806+ 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) 5 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–32,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–32,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 900–1,500
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–1,700
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Perth station to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 160–230
- Website
- Ember
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