There are 6 ways to get from Montreal to Cape Town by plane, train, 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.
Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport
best- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane YUL - CPT
23h 53mR 9,793–20,343Fly from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport
cheapest- Fly from Montréal/Saint-Hubert Airport (YHU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane YHU - CPT
26h 26mR 9,337–33,387Train to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Montréal to Ottawatrain
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane YOW - CPT
22h 2mR 15,795–24,117Bus to Burlington International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Montreal to Burlington Downtown Transit Ctrbus
- Fly from Burlington International Airport (BTV) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BTV - CPT
24h 37mR 14,493–49,699Bus to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Montréal Downtown – Métro Papineau to Québecbus
- Fly from Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane YQB - CPT
23h 54mBus to Boston Logan Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Montreal to Bostonbus
- Fly from Boston Logan Airport (BOS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BOS - CPT
29h 27mR 12,056–20,631
Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Montreal to Cape Town is to bus and fly which costs R 12 000 - R 21 000 and takes 29h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Montreal to Cape Town is to train and fly which takes 22h 2m and costs R 15 000 - R 25 000.
The distance between Montreal and Cape Town is 12819 km.
It takes approximately 23h 53m to get from Montreal to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 6h ahead of Montreal. It is currently 6:48 PM in Montreal and 12:48 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7892+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Montreal, QC, Canada and Cape Town, South Africa?
Air France, Air Canada, and two other airlines fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 9m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–55,000
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–49,000
Flights from Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–34,000
Flights from Boston Logan Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–41,000
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Montréal to Ottawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 490–2,800
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- R 490–1,500
- Business
- R 1,000–2,600
- Business Plus
- R 1,200–2,800
- Economy
- R 550–1,600
- Economy Plus
- R 600–1,700
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montreal to Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 240–390
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montreal to Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 800–1,400
- Website
- Greyhound
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