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There are 7 ways to get from St Helens to Cape Town by train or plane

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  1. Train to Manchester Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from Lea Green to Manchester Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane MAN - CPT
    16h 58m
    R 6,428–13,652

  2. Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Lea Green to Leedstrain train
    2. Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane LBA - CPT
    20h 19m
    R 7,690–27,042

  3. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane LHR - CPT
    18h 4m
    R 7,965–17,249

  4. Train to Birmingham Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Wigan North Western to Birmingham Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane BHX - CPT
    20h 1m
    R 8,556–20,653

  5. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to London Eustontrain train
    2. Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane LGW - CPT
    17h 47m
    R 7,963–15,267

  6. Fly from Liverpool

    1. Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane LPL - CPT
    17h 24m
    R 6,547–22,675

  7. Train to Humberside Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Liverpool Lime Street to Barnetbytrain train
    2. Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane plane HUY - CPT
    22h 53m
    R 7,073–24,787

Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights

Calendar14Weekly Planes
Duration18h 12mAverage Duration
TicketR 5,611Cheapest Price
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Map of how to get from St Helens to Cape Town.ExpandLaunch map view
  • Distance: 9,987.9 km
  • Duration: 16h 58m

What companies run services between St Helens, England and Cape Town, South Africa?

easyJet and KLM fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 5 times a week.

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