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 7,898–27,448Train 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 57mR 7,733–16,155Train 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 9,635–19,523Train 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 8,981–22,283Train 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 7,300–15,589
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 7818+ 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 7,500–23,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Luxembourg to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–25,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Paris Nord to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- 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
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