There are 5 ways to get from Marseille to Cape Town by plane 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 Marseille Provence Airport
best- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MRS - CPT
17h 13mR 8,741–14,365Train to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgvtrain
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LYS - CPT
18hR 7,389–24,916Train to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Antibestrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane NCE - CPT
19h 46mR 7,524–16,636Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane GVA - CPT
19h 50mR 8,028–16,924Train, train to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Villetrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova Sestri Ponen.train
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane GOA - CPT
26h 44mR 8,499–22,319
Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Marseille to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 8 000 - R 17 000 and takes 19h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Marseille to Cape Town is to fly which takes 17h 13m and costs R 8 500 - R 15 000.
The distance between Marseille and Cape Town is 8758 km.
It takes approximately 17h 13m to get from Marseille to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h ahead of Marseille. It is currently 11:37 PM in Marseille and 12:37 AM in Cape Town.
There are 8001+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Marseille, France and Cape Town, South Africa?
Ethiopian Airlines, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) once daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–15,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–15,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–28,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–30,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Saturday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 42m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–25,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–25,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–24,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–20,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 750–1,200
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 1,700–2,700
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 800–1,300
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Antibes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 950–1,400
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Marseille St Charles to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–1,500
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
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 Marseille St Charles to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–1,700
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Marseille St Charles to Lyon-Saint Exupery Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 650–950
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Sestri Ponen.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 300–410
- Website
- Trenitalia
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