There are 4 ways to get from Kanpur to Cape Town by plane or train
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Fly from Kanpur Airport
best- Fly from Kanpur Airport (KNU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane KNU - CPT
29h 5mR 10,144–22,170Train to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Kanpur Central to Ayodhya Cantttrain
- Fly from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport (AYJ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane AYJ - CPT
33h 19mR 6,676–18,408Train to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kanpur Central to Lucknowtrain
- Fly from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LKO - CPT
19h 22mR 8,138–25,310Train to Indira Gandhi International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kanpur Central to New Delhitrain
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane DEL - CPT
24h 14mR 7,662–11,483
Kanpur Airport (KNU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kanpur to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 7 500 - R 12 000 and takes 24h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Kanpur to Cape Town is to train and fly which takes 19h 22m and costs R 8 000 - R 26 000.
The distance between Kanpur and Cape Town is 9377 km.
It takes approximately 29h 5m to get from Kanpur to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 3h 30m behind Kanpur. It is currently 5:57 AM in Kanpur and 2:27 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7665+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Kanpur, India and Cape Town, South Africa?
IndiGo Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Kanpur Airport (KNU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–25,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–21,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–21,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Hyderabad, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–32,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Hyderabad, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–32,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–21,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Hyderabad, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–28,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Bengaluru, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–22,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–25,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–25,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–21,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Ahmedabad, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–26,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Ahmedabad, Abu Dhabi, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–18,000
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Mumbai, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–38,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Hyderabad, Madras, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–39,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Bengaluru, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–20,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Ahmedabad, Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–18,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Ahmedabad, Abu Dhabi, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–18,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Kanpur Central to Lucknow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 22–180
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- R 22–27
- Third AC (3A)
- R 60–80
- Second AC (2A)
- R 85–110
- First Class (1A)
- R 130–180
Train from Kanpur Central to New Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 45–350
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- R 45–55
- Third AC (3A)
- R 120–150
- Second AC (2A)
- R 160–210
- First Class (1A)
- R 270–350
Train from Kanpur Central to Ayodhya Cantt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 30–240
- Website
- https://www.irctc.co.in/nget/train-search
- Sleeper Class
- R 30–40
- Third AC (3A)
- R 80–110
- Second AC (2A)
- R 110–150
- First Class (1A)
- R 180–240
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