There are 7 ways to get from Toronto to South Africa by plane, shuttle, or train
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Fly Toronto Island Airport to Cape Town International Airport
best- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane YTZ - CPT
18h 12mR 15,518–36,234Fly Toronto Island Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane YTZ - JNB
19h 34mR 8,187–26,013Fly Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Fly from Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane YYZ - CPT
20h 20mR 9,297–16,387Fly Toronto Island Airport to Pietermaritzburg
- Fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane YTZ - PZB
32h 54mR 10,380–33,780Shuttle to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BUF - CPT
23h 42mR 13,613–43,981Shuttle to Buffalo Niagara International Airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Fly from Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane BUF - JNB
28h 54mR 11,863–38,291Train to Rochester, fly to Johannesburg International Airport
- Take the train from Toronto Union Station to Rochestertrain
- Fly from Rochester (ROC) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane ROC - JNB
24h 50mR 11,458–38,962
Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Toronto to South Africa is to fly which costs R 9 000 - R 17 000 and takes 20h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Toronto to South Africa is to fly which takes 18h 12m and costs R 15 000 - R 37 000.
The distance between Toronto and South Africa is 13137 km.
It takes approximately 18h 12m to get from Toronto to South Africa, including transfers.
South Africa is 6h ahead of Toronto. It is currently 6:17 PM in Toronto and 12:17 AM in South Africa.
There are 4975+ hotels available in South Africa.
What companies run services between Toronto, ON, Canada and South Africa?
Air Canada, United Airlines, and Porter Airlines fly from Toronto Island Airport (YTZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–31,000
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–30,000
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Washington Dulles, Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–28,000
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Newark, Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 46m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–28,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–42,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–42,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–36,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Washington Dulles, Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–38,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Newark, Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–38,000
Flights from Rochester to Johannesburg International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
Flights from Rochester to Johannesburg International Airport via Newark, Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Newark, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–34,000
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Newark, Cape Town International Airport, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–36,000
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Montreal, Madrid, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–34,000
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Washington Dulles, Accra, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
Flights from Toronto Island Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Washington Dulles, Lagos, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Toronto Pearson International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–29,000
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Washington Dulles, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–36,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–45,000
- Website
- aircotedivoire.com
Flights from Buffalo Niagara International Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Washington Dulles, Lagos
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 41m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Toronto Union Station to Rochester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 750–3,200
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Escape
- R 750–2,000
- Business
- R 1,300–3,000
- Business Plus
- R 1,500–3,200
- Economy
- R 850–2,100
- Economy Plus
- R 950–2,200
- Phone
- +1 905 374 8111
- [email protected]
- Website
- niagaraairbus.com
Shuttle from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R 1,500–1,900
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com/
Shuttle from Pearson International Airport Terminal 1 to Buffalo Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R 1,500–1,900
- Website
- https://www.niagaraairbus.com/
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