There are 5 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
17h 2mR 8,359–31,448Train to Glasgow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Inverness to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane GLA - CPT
22h 47mR 7,373–22,899Train 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
20h 24mR 8,886–31,939Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- 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
21h 1mR 10,985–16,145Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane NCL - CPT
21h 29mR 8,384–28,563
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 11 000 - R 17 000 and takes 21h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Cape Town is to fly which takes 17h 2m and costs R 8 000 - R 32 000.
The distance between Inverness and Cape Town is 10428 km.
It takes approximately 17h 2m to get from Inverness to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 2h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 12:18 PM in Inverness and 2:18 PM in Cape Town.
There are 8028+ 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 20m
- When
- Sunday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–29,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–29,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- 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 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–30,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–32,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–34,000
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Saturday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
- 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 Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 1,500–2,500
- 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
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 500–750
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 550–800
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 1,500–2,100
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 850–1,200
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Inverness to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 2,300–3,200
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- 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 150–220
- Website
- Ember
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