There are 7 ways to get from Liverpool to Cape Town by bus, 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.
Bus to Manchester Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Stationbus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MAN - CPT
17h 12mR 8,202–18,484Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BHX - CPT
18h 32mR 6,318–22,884Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LBA - CPT
18h 37mR 8,192–27,120Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LHR - CPT
16h 58mR 7,920–20,230Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane NCL - CPT
19h 15mR 8,583–28,608Train to Humberside Airport, fly
- Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Barnetbytrain
- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane HUY - CPT
20h 41mR 17,131–56,867Fly from Liverpool
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LPL - CPT
16h 20mR 7,148–25,195
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Liverpool to Cape Town is to bus and fly which costs R 8 000 - R 19 000 and takes 17h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Liverpool to Cape Town is to fly which takes 16h 20m and costs R 7 000 - R 26 000.
The distance between Liverpool and Cape Town is 9996 km.
It takes approximately 17h 12m to get from Liverpool to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h ahead of Liverpool. It is currently 5:35 AM in Liverpool and 6:35 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7596+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Liverpool, England and Cape Town, South Africa?
easyJet, KLM, and Air France fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) once daily.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Humberside Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–55,000
Flights from Liverpool to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Liverpool to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Humberside Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–55,000
Flights from Liverpool to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Liverpool to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–25,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–29,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–30,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–28,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–29,000
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–2,400
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–1,800
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,500–2,500
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 650–1,200
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- [email protected]
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Liverpool Lime Street to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 650–1,600
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 150–360
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Liverpool, Liverpool One to Manchester Airport The Station
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 90–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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