There are 2 ways to get from Porto to Cape Town by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Lisbon-Portela Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Porto Campanha to Lisboa Orientetrain
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LIS - CPT
18h 10mR 6,848–14,371Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane OPO - CPT
15h 44mR 8,738–16,285
Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Porto to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 6 500 - R 15 000 and takes 18h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Porto to Cape Town is to fly which takes 15h 44m and costs R 8 500 - R 17 000.
The distance between Porto and Cape Town is 8931 km.
It takes approximately 18h 10m to get from Porto to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 2h ahead of Porto. It is currently 4:51 PM in Porto and 6:51 PM in Cape Town.
There are 8016+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Porto, Portugal and Cape Town, South Africa?
TAP Portugal, TAAG Angola Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–29,000
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Casablanca, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–24,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–23,000
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Porto Campanha to Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 600–1,000
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
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