There are 3 ways to get from Tallinn to Cape Town by plane, ferry, or bus
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Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport
best- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TLL - CPT
19h 7mR 7,280–14,337Ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane HEL - CPT
20h 52mR 7,681–21,010Bus 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 33mR 7,834–20,946
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 7 000 - R 15 000 and takes 19h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Tallinn to Cape Town is to fly which takes 19h 7m and costs R 7 000 - R 15 000.
The distance between Tallinn and Cape Town is 10422 km.
It takes approximately 19h 7m to get from Tallinn to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h behind Tallinn. It is currently 10:26 AM in Tallinn and 9:26 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7868+ 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, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Riga International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 480–750
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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 315–600
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- R 370–600
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