There are 7 ways to get from Nairobi to Capetown Airport (CPT) by plane, car, bus, shuttle, taxi, or car train
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Fly from Nairobi
best- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane NBO - CPT
8h 34mR 4,913–9,518Drive 5,121.6 km
- Drive from Nairobi to Capetown-Airport-CPTcar 5,121.6 km
2d 18hR 11,618–16,782Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane WIL - CPT
11h 20mR 11,000–26,000Bus to Kisumu International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Kisumubus
- Fly from Kisumu International Airport (KIS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane KIS - CPT
19h 57mR 6,320–17,487Shuttle, taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi to Arusha
- Take the taxi from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)taxi
- Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane JRO - CPT
18h 55mR 6,795–10,257Bus to Eldoret International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Eldoretbus
- Fly from Eldoret International Airport (EDL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane EDL - CPT
19h 39mR 6,695–16,874Drive, car train
- Drive from Nairobi to Klerksdorpcar
- Take the cartrain from Klerksdorp to Worcestercartrain
- Drive from Worcester to Capetown Airport (CPT)car
3d 14hR 9,453–13,753
Nairobi (NBO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Capetown Airport (CPT) is to fly which costs R 4 900 - R 9 500 and takes 8h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Capetown Airport (CPT) is to fly which takes 8h 34m and costs R 4 900 - R 9 500.
The distance between Nairobi and Capetown Airport (CPT) is 4137 km. The road distance is 5121.6 km.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Nairobi to Capetown Airport (CPT), including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Nairobi Wilson Airport Airport to Cape Town International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 17h 20m and has two stopovers.
Capetown Airport (CPT) is 1h behind Nairobi. It is currently 10:12 PM in Nairobi and 9:12 PM in Capetown Airport (CPT).
Yes, the driving distance between Nairobi to Capetown Airport (CPT) is 5122 km. It takes approximately 2 days 18h to drive from Nairobi to Capetown Airport (CPT).
Renegade Air, Safair, Jambojet Limited and four other airlines offer flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport Airport to Cape Town International Airport Airport.
There are 7681+ hotels available in Capetown Airport (CPT).
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Capetown Airport (CPT), South Africa?
Kenya Airways, South African Airways, and Airlink fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 4 times a day.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–16,000
Flights from Nairobi to Cape Town International Airport via Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–16,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Kisumu International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–16,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Ukunda, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–16,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Malindi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–16,000
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–17,000
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–17,000
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Mombasa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–18,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–20,000
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–16,000
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–17,000
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Kisumu International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–17,000
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi, Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–17,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–16,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Arusha, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–16,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Mombasa, Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–16,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zanzibar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–20,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–20,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Entebbe, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–21,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–16,000
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–17,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 4,900–12,000
- Phone
- 011 012 0231
- [email protected]
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Klerksdorp to Worcester
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 396–635
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Economy (Sitter)
- R 396
- Sleeper (Tourist)
- R 635
- Phone
- +254 726 511 628
- [email protected]
- Website
- theguardian.co.ke
Bus from Nairobi to Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 90–210
- Schedules at
- theguardiancoach.com
- Book at
- theguardian.co.ke
- Phone
- +254 203 555 780
- [email protected]
- Website
- marangushuttles.com
Shuttle from Nairobi to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 5–410
- Schedules at
- marangushuttles.com
- Phone
- +254 726 354 300 / 301
- [email protected]
- Website
- easycoachkenya.com
Bus from Nairobi to Eldoret
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 190–230
- Schedules at
- easycoachkenya.com
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- R 290–350
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