There are 7 ways to get from Pennsylvania to Cape Town by plane, train, subway, or bus
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 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport
best- Fly from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane AVP - CPT
18h 42mR 8,812–28,963Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane IAD - CPT
19h 47mR 8,790–38,799Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane PIT - CPT
20h 34mR 10,526–34,631Fly from Philadelphia International Airport
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane PHL - CPT
20h 49mR 12,248–41,305Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airporttrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane EWR - CPT
18h 57mR 8,945–30,401Bus to Toronto Island Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Erie to Torontobus
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane YTZ - CPT
24h 23mR 14,725–33,192Train to Harrisburg International Airport, fly
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Harrisburgtrain
- Fly from Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MDT - CPT
24h 43mR 9,159–29,831
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Pennsylvania to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 9 000 - R 30 000 and takes 24h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Pennsylvania to Cape Town is to fly which takes 18h 42m and costs R 8 500 - R 29 000.
The distance between Pennsylvania and Cape Town is 12773 km.
It takes approximately 18h 42m to get from Pennsylvania to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 7h ahead of Pennsylvania. It is currently 5:46 PM in Pennsylvania and 12:46 AM in Cape Town.
There are 8005+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Pennsylvania, USA and Cape Town, South Africa?
United Airlines flies from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 5 times a week.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 38m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–41,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 47m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
Flights from Harrisburg International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 39m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–40,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–31,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 700–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–1,900
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Harrisburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 900–1,500
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 500–11,000
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- R 500–8,000
- First Class
- R 2,500–11,000
Subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 40–44
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- R 40–44
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Erie to Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 490–750
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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