There are 8 ways to get from Montreal to South Africa by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
best- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane YUL - CPT
23h 53mR 9,654–19,174Train to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Montréal to Ottawatrain
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane YOW - CPT
23h 27mR 7,654–24,947Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Pietermaritzburg
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane YUL - PZB
24h 10mR 11,070–32,075Bus to Burlington International Airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport
- 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 41mR 12,344–42,567Train to Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport
- Take the train from Montréal to Ottawatrain
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane YOW - JNB
23h 33mR 8,404–29,257Bus to Burlington International Airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport
- Take the bus from Montreal to Burlington Downtown Transit Ctrbus
- Fly from Burlington International Airport (BTV) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane BTV - JNB
23h 39mR 10,594–36,877Fly Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane YUL - JNB
21h 15mR 9,404–19,484Train to Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport
- Take the train from Montréal to Sainte-Foytrain
- Fly from Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane YQB - JNB
28h 36mR 9,585–34,487
Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Montreal to South Africa is to fly which costs R 9 500 - R 20 000 and takes 23h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Montreal to South Africa is to fly which takes 21h 15m and costs R 9 000 - R 20 000.
The distance between Montreal and South Africa is 12819 km.
It takes approximately 23h 53m to get from Montreal to South Africa, including transfers.
South Africa is 6h ahead of Montreal. It is currently 12:40 AM in Montreal and 6:40 AM in South Africa.
There are 5005+ hotels available in South Africa.
What companies run services between Montreal, QC, Canada and 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 Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–32,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–43,000
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–42,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Newark, Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–36,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–33,000
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–34,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Algiers, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–39,000
Flights from Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–33,000
Flights from Burlington International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–47,000
- Website
- airalgerie.dz
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–30,000
Flights from Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Algiers
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 32m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–36,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–32,000
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Algiers, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–39,000
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–22,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Algiers, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–39,000
- 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
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
Train from Montréal to Sainte-Foy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 650–3,000
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- R 650–1,800
- Business
- R 1,200–2,900
- Business Plus
- R 1,400–3,000
- Economy
- R 750–1,900
- Economy Plus
- R 800–2,100
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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 220–430
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Montreal to Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 220–430
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Montreal to Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 230–380
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Montreal to Burlington Downtown Transit Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 230–380
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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