There are 4 ways to get from London to Franschhoek by plane, taxi, 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 London Heathrow Airport, taxi
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LHR - CPT
- Take the taxi from Capetown-Airport-CPT to Franschhoektaxi
14h 45mR 6,842–15,441Fly from London City Airport, taxi
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LCY - CPT
- Take the taxi from Capetown-Airport-CPT to Franschhoektaxi
16h 48mR 9,147–23,818Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LGW - CPT
- Take the taxi from Capetown-Airport-CPT to Franschhoektaxi
14h 49mR 6,868–13,283Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly, taxi
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane AMS - CPT
- Take the taxi from Capetown-Airport-CPT to Franschhoektaxi
18h 31mR 10,622–21,381
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Franschhoek is to train and fly and taxi which costs R 6 500 - R 14 000 and takes 14h 49m.
The fastest way to get from London to Franschhoek is to fly and taxi which takes 14h 45m and costs R 6 500 - R 16 000.
The distance between London and Franschhoek is 9765 km.
It takes approximately 14h 45m to get from London to Franschhoek, including transfers.
Franschhoek is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 9:50 PM in London and 11:50 PM in Franschhoek.
There are 831+ hotels available in Franschhoek.
What companies run services between London, England and Franschhoek, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from London to Franschhoek. However, you can take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Franschhoek. Alternatively, you can take the train to London City Airport DLR Station, walk to London City Airport (LCY) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Franschhoek.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–31,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–16,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–20,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–13,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–34,000
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–36,000
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–16,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 13,300–13,800
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–23,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 260–440
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 380–550
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 3,800–6,000
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 390–650
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 180–280
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Estimated price
- R 600–750
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Maxim Taxi
- Website
- taximaxim.com
Airport Taxi
- Website
- capetown-airport.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Maxim Taxi
- Website
- taximaxim.com
Airport Taxi
- Website
- capetown-airport.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Maxim Taxi
- Website
- taximaxim.com
Airport Taxi
- Website
- capetown-airport.co.za
UBER
- Phone
- 0800172956
- Website
- uber.com
Maxim Taxi
- Website
- taximaxim.com
Airport Taxi
- Website
- capetown-airport.co.za
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