There are 6 ways to get from Napier to Cape Town by plane, bus, or towncar
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Fly from Napier Hastings Airport Heliport
best- Fly from Napier Hastings Airport Heliport (NPE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane NPE - CPT
27h 42mR 13,534–38,838Bus to Auckland, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Napier to Manukau Citybus
- Fly from Auckland (AKL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane AKL - CPT
32h 58mR 11,426–19,181Bus to Gisborne Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Napier to Sycamore Lodgebus
- Fly from Gisborne Airport (GIS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane GIS - CPT
34h 31mR 13,379–39,789Bus, bus to Wellington, fly
- Take the bus from Napier to Palmerston Northbus
- Take the bus from Palmerston North to Wellington Airportbus
- Fly from Wellington (WLG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane WLG - CPT
33h 12mBus, bus to Hamilton International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Napier to Tokoroabus
- Take the bus from Tokoroa Bus Hub, Tokoroa to Devine Rd, Tamaherebus
- Fly from Hamilton International Airport (HLZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane HLZ - CPT
35h 35mBus, towncar to Taupo, fly
- Take the bus from Napier to Taupobus
- Take the bus from Taupo to Turangibus
- Take a town car from Tūrangi to Taupo Airporttowncar
- Fly from Taupo (TUO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TUO - CPT
40h 31m
Napier Hastings Airport Heliport (NPE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Napier to Cape Town is to bus and fly which costs R 11 000 - R 20 000 and takes 32h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Napier to Cape Town is to fly which takes 27h 42m and costs R 13 000 - R 39 000.
The distance between Napier and Cape Town is 11568 km.
It takes approximately 27h 42m to get from Napier to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 11h behind Napier. It is currently 9:45 PM in Napier and 10:45 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7868+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Napier, New Zealand and Cape Town, South Africa?
Air New Zealand and South African Airways fly from Napier Hastings Airport Heliport (NPE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice a week.
- Website
- airnewzealand.com
Flights from Napier Hastings Airport Heliport to Cape Town International Airport via Auckland, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–39,000
Flights from Gisborne Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Auckland, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–39,000
Flights from Auckland to Cape Town International Airport via Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–33,000
Flights from Auckland to Cape Town International Airport via Melbourne, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–33,000
Flights from Wellington to Cape Town International Airport via Christchurch, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 25m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–34,000
Flights from Hamilton International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Christchurch, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 20,000–60,000
Flights from Taupo to Cape Town International Airport via Auckland, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–39,000
- Phone
- +64 9 583 5780
- [email protected]
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Napier to Sycamore Lodge
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 120–490
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Napier to Manukau City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 150–850
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Napier to Palmerston North
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Palmerston North to Wellington Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 140–550
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Napier to Tokoroa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Napier to Taupo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- InterCity
Bus from Taupo to Turangi
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- InterCity
- Phone
- +64 021 146 7654
- [email protected]
- Website
- My Waka Your Waka
Towncar from Tūrangi to Taupo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R 923
- Schedules at
- My Waka Your Waka
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