There are 3 ways to get from Townsville to Cape Town by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Townsville Airport to Cape Town International Airport
best- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TSV - CPT
25h 7mR 12,654–39,933Train to Whitsunday Coast Airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport
- Take the train from Townsville to Proserpinetrain
- Fly from Whitsunday Coast Airport (PPP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane PPP - CPT
30h 44mR 20,006–76,479Fly Townsville Airport to George Airport, bus
- Fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to George Airport (GRJ)plane TSV - GRJ
- Take the bus from George Railway Stn to Cape Townbus
38h 34mR 16,529–40,249
Townsville Airport (TSV) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Townsville to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 12 000 - R 40 000 and takes 25h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Townsville to Cape Town is to fly which takes 25h 7m and costs R 12 000 - R 40 000.
The distance between Townsville and Cape Town is 11965 km.
It takes approximately 25h 7m to get from Townsville to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 8h behind Townsville. It is currently 10:32 AM in Townsville and 2:32 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7681+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Townsville, QLD, Australia and Cape Town, South Africa?
Qantas, South African Airways, and two other airlines fly from Townsville Airport (TSV) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 4 times a week.
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Brisbane, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–37,000
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Brisbane, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 23,000–60,000
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Melbourne, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 23,000–60,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to George Airport via Darwin, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–40,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to George Airport via Darwin, Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 35h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–80,000
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Townsville Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Brisbane, Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–40,000
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 19,000–65,000
Flights from Whitsunday Coast Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Brisbane, Sydney, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 19,000–65,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to George Airport via Melbourne, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–44,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Townsville Airport to George Airport via Melbourne, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–44,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to George Airport via Darwin, Perth, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–40,000
Flights from Townsville Airport to George Airport via Darwin, Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–80,000
- Phone
- 1800 872 467
- Website
- queenslandrailtravel.com.au
Train from Townsville to Proserpine
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 420–10,750
- Book at
- https://queenslandrailtravel-booking.opendestinations.com/BookingSite/rail/search
- Website
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/
- Schedules at
- https://www.queenslandrailtravel.com.au/Pages/Timetable.aspx
- BQuick
- R 420–700
- AChoice
- R 500–700
- Gold Class
- R 8,583
- Heritage Class
- R 10,750
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from George Railway Stn to Cape Town
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 500–650
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
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