There are 5 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 Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Lourdes to Bayonnetrain
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BIQ - CPT
19h 10mR 10,242–34,106Train, 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
24h 5mR 5,852–12,601Train to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lourdes to Toulouse Matabiautrain
- Fly from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TLS - CPT
22h 2mR 9,836–16,404Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane PUF - CPT
19h 15mR 11,413–39,550Train 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
22h 21mR 9,658–15,812
Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) 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 13 000 and takes 24h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Lourdes to Cape Town is to train and fly which takes 19h 10m and costs R 10 000 - R 35 000.
The distance between Lourdes and Cape Town is 9021 km.
It takes approximately 19h 10m to get from Lourdes to Cape Town, including transfers.
There are 8028+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Lourdes, France and Cape Town, South Africa?
Air France and Airlink fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–33,000
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–39,000
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–41,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–38,000
Flights from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–25,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–33,000
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–25,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–21,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–33,000
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–30,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–25,000
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 Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 460–800
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lourdes to Toulouse Matabiau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,000
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lourdes to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 850–1,500
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lourdes to Bayonne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 460–800
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lourdes to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–1,500
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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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