There are 4 ways to get from Manchester to Cape Town by plane or train
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Fly from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MAN - CPT
16h 44mR 9,329–17,455Train to Liverpool, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LPL - CPT
17h 23mR 7,011–24,847Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LHR - CPT
16h 45mR 7,962–20,254Train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Manchester Victoria to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane NCL - CPT
18h 55mR 8,493–27,367
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 7 500 - R 21 000 and takes 16h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Cape Town is to fly which takes 16h 44m and costs R 9 000 - R 18 000.
The distance between Manchester and Cape Town is 9954 km.
It takes approximately 16h 44m to get from Manchester to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 8:23 AM in Manchester and 9:23 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7710+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Cape Town, South Africa?
British Airways, Air France, and two other airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.
- 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 6,000–22,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Liverpool to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Liverpool to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–27,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–32,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–33,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–31,000
- 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 6,000–22,000
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 7,000–25,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Liverpool to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Liverpool to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- 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 6,000–22,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
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 7,000–25,000
- 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 11,000–28,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–2,400
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Victoria to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,100–2,000
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 220–380
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 330–480
- Website
- East Midlands Railways
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