There are 3 ways to get from Tallinn 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 Lennart Meri International Airport
best- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TLL - CPT
18h 3mR 8,640–14,167Ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane HEL - CPT
20h 54mR 7,093–20,924Bus to Riga International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane RIX - CPT
22h 38mR 7,690–20,772
Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tallinn to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 8 500 - R 15 000 and takes 18h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Tallinn to Cape Town is to fly which takes 18h 3m and costs R 8 500 - R 15 000.
The distance between Tallinn and Cape Town is 10422 km.
It takes approximately 18h 3m to get from Tallinn to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h behind Tallinn. It is currently 5:07 AM in Tallinn and 4:07 AM in Cape Town.
There are 1164+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Tallinn, Estonia and Cape Town, South Africa?
Lufthansa, Swiss, and five other airlines fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–26,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–26,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–26,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–27,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–26,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–23,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–23,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–23,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–24,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–24,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–26,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–20,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–20,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–20,000
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 500–850
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 380–750
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 550–650
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 370–650
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- R 370–600
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