There are 4 ways to get from Ottawa to Cape Town by plane or train
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Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane YOW - CPT
20h 59mR 9,657–31,177Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane YUL - CPT
25h 15mR 10,071–24,042Train to Toronto Island Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane YTZ - CPT
24h 54mR 16,314–39,793Train to Toronto Pearson International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane YYZ - CPT
24h 53mR 10,314–19,793
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 10 000 - R 20 000 and takes 24h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Cape Town is to fly which takes 20h 59m and costs R 9 500 - R 32 000.
The distance between Ottawa and Cape Town is 12943 km.
It takes approximately 20h 59m to get from Ottawa to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 6h ahead of Ottawa. It is currently 10:42 PM in Ottawa and 4:42 AM in Cape Town.
There are 1164+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Cape Town, South Africa?
United Airlines, Air France, and three other airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) 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 9,500–32,000
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 9,500–31,000
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–31,000
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–31,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
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 Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–33,000
- 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 7,500–25,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–29,000
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 450–2,800
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- R 450–1,400
- Business
- R 950–2,600
- Business Plus
- R 1,100–2,800
- Economy
- R 500–1,500
- Economy Plus
- R 550–1,600
Train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–3,700
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- R 1,200–2,800
- Business
- R 1,700–3,500
- Business Plus
- R 1,900–3,700
- Economy
- R 1,300–2,900
- Economy Plus
- R 1,400–3,100
Train from Ottawa to Toronto Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–3,700
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- R 1,200–2,800
- Business
- R 1,700–3,500
- Business Plus
- R 1,900–3,700
- Economy
- R 1,300–2,900
- Economy Plus
- R 1,400–3,100
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