There are 4 ways to get from Stanford to Cape Town by plane or train
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Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane SJC - CPT
28h 39mR 11,231–36,308Fly from San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane SFO - CPT
27h 57mR 14,325–25,447Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane SMF - CPT
28h 43mR 12,891–41,787Caltrain to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane OAK - CPT
36h 10mR 12,343–39,480
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Stanford to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 14 000 - R 26 000 and takes 27h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Stanford to Cape Town is to fly which takes 27h 57m and costs R 14 000 - R 26 000.
The distance between Stanford and Cape Town is 16507 km.
It takes approximately 28h 39m to get from Stanford to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 9h ahead of Stanford. It is currently 1:43 PM in Stanford and 10:43 PM in Cape Town.
There are 1164+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Stanford, CA, USA and Cape Town, South Africa?
Delta and Safair fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Los Angeles, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–39,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via San Salvador, Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–41,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dallas, Orlando, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–40,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Los Angeles, Sao Paulo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–44,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–36,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–40,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–36,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–40,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–36,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Los Angeles, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–39,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dallas, Orlando, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–40,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 8m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–40,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Santa Clara Amtrak to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- caltrain.com
Train from Palo Alto Caltrain Northbound to San Francisco Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 110–150
- Website
- https://www.caltrain.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.caltrain.com/?active_tab=route_explorer_tab
- One-way Adult
- R 110–150
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