There are 4 ways to get from Leiden to Cape Town by plane or train
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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane AMS - CPT
13h 53mR 6,305–14,408Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Leiden Lammenschans to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane FRA - CPT
17h 41mR 6,095–17,189Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BRU - CPT
18h 43mR 7,108–14,155Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Leiden Lammenschans to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane DUS - CPT
18h 46mR 7,232–14,909
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Leiden to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 6 000 - R 15 000 and takes 13h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Leiden to Cape Town is to fly which takes 13h 53m and costs R 6 000 - R 15 000.
The distance between Leiden and Cape Town is 9734 km.
It takes approximately 13h 53m to get from Leiden to Cape Town, including transfers.
There are 7914+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Leiden, Netherlands and Cape Town, South Africa?
KLM flies from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–24,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–28,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–15,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–23,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 450–700
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 280–600
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leiden Lammenschans to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 95–190
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 360–750
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Leiden Lammenschans to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 95–190
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 750–1,600
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 600–1,300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 1,300–2,700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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