There are 6 ways to get from Mafia Island to Cape Town by unknown, plane, car ferry, car, bus, or car train
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Travel to Julius Nyerere International Airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport
best- Walk from Mafia Island to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)unknown
- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane DAR - CPT
9h 48mTravel, car ferry, drive, bus
- Walk from Mafia Island to Kilindoniunknown
- Take the car ferry from Kilindoni to Nyamisaticarferry
- Drive from Nyamisati to Mbagala Rangi 3car
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to RoadPortbus
- Take the bus from Harare to Cape Townbus
3d 8hTravel, car train
- Walk from Mafia Island to Potchefstroomunknown
- Take the car train from Potchefstroom to Cape Towncartrain
3d 12hTravel to Mafia Island, fly to Cape Town International Airport
- Walk from Mafia Island to Mafia Island (MFA)unknown
- Fly from Mafia Island (MFA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MFA - CPT
12h 10mTravel to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport
- Walk from Mafia Island to Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ)unknown
- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ZNZ - CPT
10h 27mTravel to Julius Nyerere International Airport, fly to George Airport, bus
- Walk from Mafia Island to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR)unknown
- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to George Airport (GRJ)plane DAR - GRJ
- Take the bus from George Railway Stn to Cape Townbus
17h 39m
Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Mafia Island and Cape Town is 3827 km.
The best way to get from Mafia Island to Cape Town without a car is to travel and car train which takes 3 days 12h and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Mafia Island to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h behind Mafia Island. It is currently 6:49 AM in Mafia Island and 5:49 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7678+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Mafia Island, Tanzania and Cape Town, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Mafia Island to Cape Town. However, you can travel to Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Cape Town. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Mafia Island to Cape Town via Kilindoni, Nyamisati, Mbagala Rangi 3, Magufuli Bus Terminal, Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal, Harare, Cape Town, and Bellville in around 3d 8h.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–14,000
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,400–12,000
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–14,000
Flights from Mafia Island to Cape Town International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–16,000
Flights from Mafia Island to Cape Town International Airport via Julius Nyerere International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–16,000
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–14,000
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–14,000
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to George Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–15,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–7,500
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to George Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,600–15,000
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to George Airport via Blantyre, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–17,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,300–12,000
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to George Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,900–13,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 4,800–6,500
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–8,000
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,400–12,000
- Phone
- 011 012 0231
- [email protected]
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Potchefstroom to Cape Town
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 430–690
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Economy (Sitter)
- R 430
- Sleeper (Tourist)
- R 690
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,223
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +27 84 575 4609
- [email protected]
- Website
- tamukacoaches.com
Bus from Harare to Cape Town
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 1,700–2,300
- Website
- https://tamukacoaches.com/
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from George Railway Stn to Cape Town
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 500–650
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
- Phone
- +255 737 962 496
- Website
- temesa.go.tz
Car ferry from Kilindoni to Nyamisati
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 98
- Schedules at
- temesa.go.tz
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