There are 6 ways to get from Nice to Cape Town by plane 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 Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane NCE - CPT
17h 6mR 6,786–14,348Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MXP - CPT
22h 25mR 6,052–11,136Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MRS - CPT
19h 45mR 9,585–15,885Train to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova Sestri Ponen.train
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane GOA - CPT
23h 36mR 8,712–28,936Fly from Monaco
- Fly from Monaco (MCM) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MCM - CPT
18h 35mR 6,328–24,403Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Savonatrain
- Take the train from Savona to Carmagnolatrain
- Take the train from Carmagnola to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselletrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TRN - CPT
21h 37mR 8,472–27,396
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 6 000 - R 12 000 and takes 22h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Cape Town is to fly which takes 17h 6m and costs R 6 500 - R 15 000.
The distance between Nice and Cape Town is 8738 km.
It takes approximately 17h 6m to get from Nice to Cape Town, including transfers.
There are 7855+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Cape Town, South Africa?
Swiss, Edelweiss Air, and two other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Monaco to Cape Town International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–24,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 800–1,200
- Website
- TGV inOui
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