There are 3 ways to get from Riga to Cape Town by plane, train, or bus
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Fly from Riga International Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane RIX - CPT
17h 58mR 7,267–19,317Train to Vilnius Airport, fly
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Vilniustrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane VNO - CPT
21h 50mR 8,077–23,724Bus to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TLL - CPT
23h 31mR 7,844–13,967
Riga International Airport (RIX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Cape Town is to bus and fly which costs R 7 500 - R 14 000 and takes 23h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Cape Town is to fly which takes 17h 58m and costs R 7 000 - R 20 000.
The distance between Riga and Cape Town is 10150 km.
It takes approximately 17h 58m to get from Riga to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 3:57 PM in Riga and 2:57 PM in Cape Town.
There are 7798+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Cape Town, South Africa?
Turkish Airlines, Air Baltic, and four other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–23,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–24,000
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–23,000
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–24,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–22,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–23,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–27,000
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–19,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–18,000
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 310–410
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 370–700
- Website
- Lux Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 430–700
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 550–650
- Website
- TransTempo
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