There are 3 ways to get from Stone Town to Cape Town by plane, ferry, 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.
Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
best- Fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ZNZ - CPT
7h 55mR 4,166–8,270Ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Take the bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to RoadPortbus
- Take the bus from Harare to Cape Townbus
3d 1hR 3,540–5,228Ferry to Julius Nyerere International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaamferry
- Fly from Julius Nyerere International Airport (DAR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane DAR - CPT
11hR 5,909–9,053
Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Stone Town to Cape Town is to ferry and bus which costs R 3 500 - R 5 500 and takes 3 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Stone Town to Cape Town is to fly which takes 7h 55m and costs R 4 100 - R 8 500.
The distance between Stone Town and Cape Town is 3772 km.
The best way to get from Stone Town to Cape Town without a car is to ferry and bus which takes 3 days 1h and costs R 3 500 - R 5 500.
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Stone Town to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h behind Stone Town. It is currently 7:54 PM in Stone Town and 6:54 PM in Cape Town.
There are 8045+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Stone Town, Tanzania and Cape Town, South Africa?
Airlink, Safair, and Kenya Airways fly from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport (ZNZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) once daily.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–15,000
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–15,000
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–14,000
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Abeid Amani Karume International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–14,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Monday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–8,500
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Monday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–7,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Abeid Amani Karume International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–8,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,500–12,000
- Website
- airtanzania.co.tz
Flights from Julius Nyerere International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Victoria Falls
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,600–12,000
- Phone
- +255 22 213 4567
- [email protected]
- Website
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
Bus from Ubungo Intl Bus Terminal to RoadPort
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,252
- Schedules at
- srclassiccoach.co.tz
- Phone
- +27 (81) 505-1990
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tamuka Coaches - Experience our experience as we simply travel
Bus from Harare to Cape Town
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 1,700–2,300
- Website
- Tamuka Coaches - Experience our experience as we simply travel
- Phone
- +255 800 78 5555
- [email protected]
- Website
- azammarine.com
Ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 579–1,654
- Schedules at
- azammarine.com
- Economy
- R 579
- Business
- R 662
- VIP
- R 992
- Royal
- R 1,653–1,654
Ferry from Zanzibar to Dar es Salaam
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 579–1,654
- Schedules at
- azammarine.com
- Economy
- R 579
- Business
- R 662
- VIP
- R 992
- Royal
- R 1,653–1,654
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