There are 4 ways to get from Seoul to Cape Town by train, plane, 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.
Train to Incheon International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1train
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ICN - CPT
24h 23mR 9,756–27,310Fly from Gimpo International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane GMP - CPT
27h 50mR 5,726–16,280Train to Daegu International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TAE - CPT
32h 4mR 13,757–34,176Train, bus to Busan / Gimhae International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Suseo SRT to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Dongdaegu Terminal to Gimhae Int'l Airportbus
- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane PUS - CPT
28h 14mR 10,292–31,236
Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Seoul to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 5 500 - R 17 000 and takes 27h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Seoul to Cape Town is to train and fly which takes 24h 23m and costs R 9 500 - R 28 000.
The distance between Seoul and Cape Town is 13732 km.
It takes approximately 24h 23m to get from Seoul to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 7h behind Seoul. It is currently 2:46 PM in Seoul and 7:46 AM in Cape Town.
There are 8034+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Seoul, South Korea and Cape Town, South Africa?
China Southern Airlines, Xiamen Airlines, and 10 other airlines fly from Gimpo International Airport (GMP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 5 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–47,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–50,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Beijing Capital, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–23,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Cheju, Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–42,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Busan / Gimhae International Airport, Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–42,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–26,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–33,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Beijing Capital, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–23,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Friday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–27,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–23,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Hong Kong, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–36,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Hong Kong, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–30,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–50,000
- Website
- g-airways.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Hong Kong, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–36,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Hong Kong, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–30,000
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–50,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–50,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Busan / Gimhae International Airport, Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–42,000
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Abu Dhabi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–16,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–31,000
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Gimpo International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Beijing Daxing, Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–23,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +82 1599 7788
- Website
- Arex
Train from Seoul Station to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 55–70
- Website
- Arex
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- SRT
Train from Suseo SRT to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- R 460–600
- First Class
- R 650–850
Train from Suseo SRT to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 460–600
- Website
- SRT
- Standard Class
- R 460–600
- First Class
- R 650–850
Bus operators
- Phone
- +82 1644 2992
- Website
- Bus Tago
Bus from Dongdaegu Terminal to Gimhae Int'l Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 130–180
- Website
- Bus Tago
- Road
- R 130–180
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