There are 5 ways to get from Rugby to Cape Town by train or plane
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Rugby to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LHR - CPT
15h 31mR 6,992–19,348Fly from Birmingham Airport
cheapest- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BHX - CPT
16h 32mR 5,906–21,683Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rugby to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LCY - CPT
17h 49mR 9,791–34,860Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rugby to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MAN - CPT
17h 46mR 10,084–18,682Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rugby to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane STN - CPT
22h 49mR 8,101–27,390
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rugby to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 7 000 - R 20 000 and takes 15h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Rugby to Cape Town is to train and fly which takes 15h 31m and costs R 7 000 - R 20 000.
The distance between Rugby and Cape Town is 9862 km.
It takes approximately 15h 31m to get from Rugby to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h ahead of Rugby. It is currently 1:15 PM in Rugby and 2:15 PM in Cape Town.
There are 7846+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Rugby, England and Cape Town, South Africa?
Swiss, Edelweiss Air, and two other airlines fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 42m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–33,000
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–33,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 600–1,100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 600–1,100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 750–1,300
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Rugby to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 600–1,100
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
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