There are 6 ways to get from Lourdes to Cape Town by train, plane, 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.
Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Lourdes to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TLS - CPT
21h 46mR 8,345–28,430Train, bus to Bilbao Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Lourdes to Bayonnetrain
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BIO - CPT
23h 7mR 5,929–13,717Train to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lourdes to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
- Fly from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BOD - CPT
25h 21mR 7,672–25,836Train to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lourdes to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BIQ - CPT
19h 46mR 10,249–36,126Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane PUF - CPT
20h 5mR 12,416–43,553Train, train to Barcelona–El Prat Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lourdes to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Take the train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonnetrain
- Take the train from Narbonne to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BCN - CPT
24h 8mR 7,897–18,490
Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lourdes to Cape Town is to train and bus and fly which costs R 5 500 - R 14 000 and takes 23h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Lourdes to Cape Town is to train and fly which takes 19h 46m and costs R 10 000 - R 37 000.
The distance between Lourdes and Cape Town is 9010 km.
It takes approximately 21h 46m to get from Lourdes to Cape Town, including transfers.
There are 7806+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Lourdes, France and Cape Town, South Africa?
Air France flies from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 5 times a week.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–24,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 58m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–20,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lourdes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,000
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lourdes to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 850–1,500
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lourdes to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 470–800
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lourdes to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 470–800
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lourdes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,000
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Toulouse Matabiau to Narbonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 490–850
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +34 900 121 400
- [email protected]
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 220–310
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
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