There are 6 ways to get from Paris to Cape Town by plane or train
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Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CDG - CPT
14h 36mR 6,965–17,515Fly from Paris Orly Airport
- Fly from Paris Orly Airport (ORY) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ORY - CPT
20h 19mR 8,185–26,775Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BRU - CPT
17h 56mR 7,742–15,155Train to Luxembourg, fly
- Take the train from Paris Est to Thionvilletrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LUX - CPT
19h 8mR 9,637–19,527Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LHR - CPT
17h 16mR 8,995–22,233Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane AMS - CPT
16h 40mR 7,286–15,415
Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 7 000 - R 16 000 and takes 16h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Cape Town is to fly which takes 14h 36m and costs R 6 500 - R 18 000.
The distance between Paris and Cape Town is 9410 km.
It takes approximately 14h 36m to get from Paris to Cape Town, including transfers.
There are 7779+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Cape Town, South Africa?
Air France and Kenya Airways fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 5 times a week.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–28,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–22,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–24,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–29,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–28,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–29,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–31,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–28,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Casablanca, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–32,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–29,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–31,000
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Casablanca, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–32,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–28,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–29,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–25,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–28,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–16,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Paris Orly Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–32,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 1,600–2,800
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 2,400–4,100
- Website
- Eurostar
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 900–1,900
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Est to Thionville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–2,100
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Paris Nord to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–2,200
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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