There are 3 ways to get from Stockholm to Cape Town by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
best- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ARN - CPT
18h 22mR 6,803–21,843Train to Linköping City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain
- Fly from Linköping City Airport (LPI) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LPI - CPT
20h 14mR 7,111–25,293Train to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, fly
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane GOT - CPT
21h 19mR 8,098–18,081
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stockholm to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 8 000 - R 19 000 and takes 21h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Stockholm to Cape Town is to fly which takes 18h 22m and costs R 6 500 - R 22 000.
The distance between Stockholm and Cape Town is 10468 km.
It takes approximately 18h 22m to get from Stockholm to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h ahead of Stockholm. It is currently 7:35 PM in Stockholm and 8:35 PM in Cape Town.
There are 7992+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Stockholm, Sweden and Cape Town, South Africa?
Lufthansa, Ethiopian Airlines, and South African Airways fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–20,000
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–20,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Linköping City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–16,000
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 430–650
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 950–1,400
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- [email protected]
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 410–1,100
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +46 8 580 971 66
- [email protected]
- Website
- VR Snabbtåg
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 858
- Website
- VR Snabbtåg
- Phone
- 0550-875 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- tagakeriet.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
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