There are 5 ways to get from Murmansk to Cape Town by plane, bus, 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 Murmansk Airport
best- Fly from Murmansk Airport (MMK) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MMK - CPT
26h 10mR 7,720–26,260Bus, bus to Kirkenes Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarnybus
- Take the bus from Zapolyarny to Kirkenes Airportbus
- Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane KKN - CPT
31h 52mTrain to Khibiny Airport, fly
- Take the train from Murmansk to Apatity 1train
- Fly from Khibiny Airport (KVK) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane KVK - CPT
28h 18mR 8,248–27,149Bus, bus to Vadsø Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarnybus
- Take the bus from Zapolyarny to Kirkenes Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kirkenes lufthavn Høybuktmoen to Vadsø lufthavnbus
- Fly from Vadsø Airport (VDS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane VDS - CPT
2d 2hBus, bus to Alta, fly
- Take the bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarnybus
- Take the bus from Zapolyarny to Kirkenes Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kirkenes lufthavn Høybuktmoen to Varangerbotn bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Varangerbotn bussterminal to Alta lufthavnbus
- Fly from Alta (ALF) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ALF - CPT
35h 55m
Murmansk Airport (MMK) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Murmansk to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 8 000 - R 28 000 and takes 28h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Murmansk to Cape Town is to fly which takes 26h 10m and costs R 7 500 - R 27 000.
The distance between Murmansk and Cape Town is 11534 km.
It takes approximately 26h 10m to get from Murmansk to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h behind Murmansk. It is currently 1:31 AM in Murmansk and 12:31 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7995+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Murmansk, Russia and Cape Town, South Africa?
Smartavia, Qatar Airways, and two other airlines fly from Murmansk Airport (MMK) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 5 times a week.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Ivalo, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–33,000
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Oslo, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–33,000
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Oslo, Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
Flights from Vadsø Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Tromso, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
Flights from Vadsø Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Kirkenes Airport, Ivalo, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
Flights from Vadsø Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Tromso, Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
Flights from Alta to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–37,000
Flights from Alta to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–38,000
Flights from Alta to Cape Town International Airport via Kittila, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–37,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Murmansk Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Pulkovo, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Khibiny Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Pulkovo, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Khibiny Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Moscow Domodedovo, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–25,000
Flights from Khibiny Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Moscow Domodedovo, Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–25,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Vadsø Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Tromso, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 43h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
Flights from Vadsø Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Tromso, Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 1h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Murmansk Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Moscow Sheremetyevo, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–25,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Alta to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–24,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Alta to Cape Town International Airport via Kittila, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–33,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Murmansk to Apatity 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 180–550
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- R 1,200–1,800
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- R 180–240
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- R 380–550
- Phone
- 105
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
Train from Murmansk to Apatity 1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 490–839
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- Website
- Belarusian Railway
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- R 490–540
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- R 839
- 1nd Class (SW)
- R 1,500–1,800
- Website
- route51.ru
Bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 61
- Schedules at
- route51.ru
Bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 61
- Schedules at
- route51.ru
Bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 61
- Schedules at
- route51.ru
- Phone
- +7 (8152) 400-205
- [email protected]
- Website
- Borodin Bus
Bus from Zapolyarny to Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Borodin Bus
- Schedules at
- Borodin Bus
Bus from Zapolyarny to Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Borodin Bus
- Schedules at
- Borodin Bus
Bus from Zapolyarny to Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Borodin Bus
- Schedules at
- Borodin Bus
- Phone
- 177
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snelandia
Bus from Kirkenes lufthavn Høybuktmoen to Vadsø lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 430–600
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
Bus from Kirkenes lufthavn Høybuktmoen to Varangerbotn bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 310–440
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
Bus from Varangerbotn bussterminal to Alta lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 950–1,400
- Schedules at
- Snelandia
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