There are 3 ways to get from Kolkata to Cape Town by plane, train, or car
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 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
best- Fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CCU - CPT
20h 27mR 8,221–24,392Train, train to Shahjalal International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sealdah to Gedetrain
- Take the train from Darshana Halt to Biman Bandartrain
- Fly from Shahjalal International Airport (DAC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane DAC - CPT
30h 35mR 11,276–29,770Train, drive to Jessore Airport, fly
- Take the train from Sealdah to Bangaon Jntrain
- Drive from Bangaon Jn to Jessore Airport (JSR)car
- Fly from Jessore Airport (JSR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane JSR - CPT
44h 51mR 9,814–25,561
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kolkata to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 8 000 - R 25 000 and takes 20h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Kolkata to Cape Town is to fly which takes 20h 27m and costs R 8 000 - R 25 000.
The distance between Kolkata and Cape Town is 9731 km.
It takes approximately 20h 27m to get from Kolkata to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 3h 30m behind Kolkata. It is currently 2:05 AM in Kolkata and 10:35 PM in Cape Town.
There are 8034+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Kolkata, India and Cape Town, South Africa?
Qatar Airways, Emirates, and two other airlines fly from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–27,000
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–27,000
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–32,000
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–32,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–29,000
Flights from Shahjalal International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–29,000
Flights from Jessore Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–25,000
Flights from Jessore Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–25,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–24,000
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Jessore Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport, Madras, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–29,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Jessore Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Shahjalal International Airport, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 40h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–25,000
- Phone
- 14646
- [email protected]
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Sealdah to Gede
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 26–200
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- R 26–31
- Third AC (3A)
- R 70–90
- Second AC (2A)
- R 95–130
- First Class (1A)
- R 160–200
Train from Sealdah to Bangaon Jn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 23–190
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- R 23–28
- Third AC (3A)
- R 65–85
- Second AC (2A)
- R 90–120
- First Class (1A)
- R 140–190
- [email protected]
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
Train from Darshana Halt to Biman Bandar
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 30–292
- Website
- Bangladesh Railway
- Shovan chair (S_CHAIR)
- R 30–85
- 1st class seat (F_SEAT)
- R 40–55
- Snigdha
- R 65–170
- AC class seat (AC_S)
- R 80–120
- 1st class berth (F_BERTH)
- R 100–120
- AC class berth (AC_B)
- R 150–220
- AC_B
- R 289–292
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