There are 7 ways to get from Tangier to Cape Town by plane, car, bus, car ferry, 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 Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport
best- Fly from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TNG - CPT
16h 52mR 9,399–19,476Car ferry, bus, bus to Málaga Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the carferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Marbellabus
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airportbus
- Fly from Málaga Airport (AGP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane AGP - CPT
23h 59mR 6,350–17,067Drive 11,959.5 km
- Drive from Tangier to Cape Towncar 11,959.5 km
7d 13hR 30,879–44,603Bus to Sania Ramel Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Tangier to Tetouanbus
- Fly from Sania Ramel Airport (TTU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TTU - CPT
20h 18mR 8,885–31,475Car ferry to Gibraltar International Airport, fly
- Take the carferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
- Fly from Gibraltar International Airport (GIB) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane GIB - CPT
25h 9mR 11,527–45,633Train to Mohammed V International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tanger Ville station to Gare Casa Voyageurstrain
- Fly from Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CMN - CPT
21h 5mR 11,495–16,786Car ferry, bus, train to Jerez Airport, fly
- Take the carferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifacarferry
- Take the bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádizbus
- Take the train from Cadiz to La Parratrain
- Fly from Jerez Airport (XRY) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane XRY - CPT
26h 29mR 9,730–30,057
Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tangier to Cape Town is to car ferry and bus and fly which costs R 6 000 - R 18 000 and takes 23h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Tangier to Cape Town is to fly which takes 16h 52m and costs R 9 000 - R 20 000.
The distance between Tangier and Cape Town is 8189 km. The road distance is 11959.5 km.
It takes approximately 16h 52m to get from Tangier to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 2h ahead of Tangier. It is currently 11:48 PM in Tangier and 1:48 AM in Cape Town.
Yes, the driving distance between Tangier to Cape Town is 11960 km. It takes approximately 7 days 13h to drive from Tangier to Cape Town.
There are 8028+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Tangier, Morocco and Cape Town, South Africa?
Air France flies from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport (TNG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 3 times a week.
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Sania Ramel Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Mohammed V International Airport, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–34,000
Flights from Mohammed V International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–23,000
Flights from Mohammed V International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Accra, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–25,000
Flights from Mohammed V International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lagos, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–25,000
Flights from Jerez Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–35,000
Flights from Jerez Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–34,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–35,000
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–36,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Jerez Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–34,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Jerez Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 2m
- When
- Friday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–34,000
Flights from Jerez Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–35,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Tangier Ibn Battouta Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Sania Ramel Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–35,000
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from Sania Ramel Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–41,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Sania Ramel Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Mohammed V International Airport, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–34,000
Flights from Mohammed V International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–23,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Gibraltar International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–48,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Málaga Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Madrid, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–20,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Jerez Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–25,000
- Phone
- 2255
- [email protected]
- Website
- oncf-voyages.ma
Train from Tanger Ville station to Gare Casa Voyageurs
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 220–440
- Schedules at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- Book at
- oncf-voyages.ma
- 2nd Class
- R 220–310
- 1st Class
- R 320–440
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Cadiz to La Parra
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 130–200
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- 0 800 0900 30
- [email protected]
- Website
- ctm.ma
Bus from Tangier to Tetouan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 65–90
- Schedules at
- ctm.ma
- Phone
- +34 956 807 059
- [email protected]
- Website
- tgcomes.es
Bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 270–360
- Schedules at
- tgcomes.es
- Phone
- +34 91 272 28 32
- [email protected]
- Website
- avanzabus.com
Bus from Tarifa to Marbella
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 350–430
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Estación de Autobuses de Marbella to Malaga Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 140–220
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 360–440
- Schedules at
- malaga.avanzagrupo.com
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Tarifa to Terminal de Autobuses de Cádiz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 160–260
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +34 912 66 02 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- balearia.com
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 180–4,113
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- R 745
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- R 931
- Sirena Seat Car
- R 3,927
- Neptuno Seat Car
- R 4,113
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 180–4,113
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- R 745
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- R 931
- Sirena Seat Car
- R 3,927
- Neptuno Seat Car
- R 4,113
Car ferry from Port of Tangier Ville to Tarifa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 180–4,113
- Schedules at
- balearia.com
- Sirena Seat No Car
- R 745
- Neptuno Seat No Car
- R 931
- Sirena Seat Car
- R 3,927
- Neptuno Seat Car
- R 4,113
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