There are 6 ways to get from Kochi to Cape Town by plane, taxi, 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 Cochin International Airport
best- Fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane COK - CPT
19h 17mR 8,824–24,387Train to Coimbatore International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Coimbatore Jntrain
- Fly from Coimbatore International Airport (CJB) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CJB - CPT
25h 52mR 5,889–16,679Taxi to Madurai, fly
- Take the taxi from Kochi to Madurai-Airport-IXMtaxi
- Fly from Madurai (IXM) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane IXM - CPT
28h 51mR 7,667–20,384Train to Trivandrum, fly
- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Thiruvananthapuram Centraltrain
- Fly from Trivandrum (TRV) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TRV - CPT
23h 9mR 10,064–28,034Train, train to Calicut International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Shoranur Jntrain
- Take the train from Shoranur Jn to Parpanangaditrain
- Fly from Calicut International Airport (CCJ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CCJ - CPT
21h 55mR 9,451–26,864Train, bus to Kempegowda International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ernakulam Jn to Krishnarajapurmtrain
- Take the bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airportbus
- Fly from Kempegowda International Airport (BLR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BLR - CPT
30h 21mR 7,871–20,844
Cochin International Airport (COK) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kochi to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 5 500 - R 17 000 and takes 25h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Kochi to Cape Town is to fly which takes 19h 17m and costs R 8 500 - R 25 000.
The distance between Kochi and Cape Town is 7880 km.
It takes approximately 19h 17m to get from Kochi to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 3h 30m behind Kochi. It is currently 12:37 AM in Kochi and 9:07 PM in Cape Town.
There are 7855+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Kochi, India and Cape Town, South Africa?
Emirates, Qatar Airways, and four other airlines fly from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) every 4 hours.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–29,000
Flights from Cochin International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–29,000
Flights from Madurai to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–31,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–32,000
Flights from Trivandrum to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–32,000
Flights from Calicut International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–31,000
Flights from Kempegowda International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Ernakulam Jn to Coimbatore Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 30–240
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- R 30–40
- Third AC (3A)
- R 85–110
- Second AC (2A)
- R 110–150
- First Class (1A)
- R 190–240
Train from Ernakulam Jn to Thiruvananthapuram Central
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 30–240
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- R 30–40
- Third AC (3A)
- R 85–110
- Second AC (2A)
- R 110–150
- First Class (1A)
- R 190–240
Train from Ernakulam Jn to Shoranur Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 25–200
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- R 25–30
- Third AC (3A)
- R 70–90
- Second AC (2A)
- R 95–120
- First Class (1A)
- R 150–200
Train from Shoranur Jn to Parpanangadi
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 22–170
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- R 22–26
- Third AC (3A)
- R 60–80
- Second AC (2A)
- R 80–110
- First Class (1A)
- R 130–170
Train from Ernakulam Jn to Krishnarajapurm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 55–430
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- R 55–70
- Third AC (3A)
- R 140–190
- Second AC (2A)
- R 200–260
- First Class (1A)
- R 340–430
- Phone
- +91 080 22483777
- Website
- BMTC
Bus from KR Pura station to Kempegowda International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 12–50
- Website
- BMTC
- Airport Vajra Vayu Electric
- R 12–15
- Airport Vajra Vayu
- R 35–50
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Estimated price
- R 900–1,100
B Cabs
- Phone
- +91 98 95 11 88 77
- Website
- bcabs.com
Cochin Coastal Cabs
- Phone
- +91 96 56 07 50 00
- Website
- cochincoastalcabs.com
Kochi Taxi
- Phone
- +91 70 34 30 18 15
- Website
- kochitaxi.co.in
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