There are 5 ways to get from Utrecht to Cape Town by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
best- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane AMS - CPT
14h 4mR 6,340–13,535Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane DUS - CPT
17h 46mR 8,131–14,496Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to 's-Hertogenboschtrain
- Take the train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Bredatrain
- Take the train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BRU - CPT
18h 56mR 7,122–14,207Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane FRA - CPT
16h 41mR 7,035–17,847Train, train to Bremen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Hengelotrain
- Take the train from Hengelo to Osnabrueck Hbftrain
- Take the train from Osnabrück Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Fly from Bremen Airport (BRE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BRE - CPT
20h 30mR 10,367–37,276
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Utrecht to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 7 000 - R 15 000 and takes 18h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Utrecht to Cape Town is to train and fly which takes 14h 4m and costs R 6 000 - R 14 000.
The distance between Utrecht and Cape Town is 9751 km.
It takes approximately 14h 4m to get from Utrecht to Cape Town, including transfers.
There are 7878+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Utrecht, Netherlands and Cape Town, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Utrecht to Cape Town. However, you can take the train to Schiphol Airport Train Station, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Cape Town. Alternatively, you can take the train to Duesseldorf Hbf, take the train to D-Flughafen Terminal S, walk to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Cape Town.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–37,000
Flights from Bremen Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–38,000
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 85–180
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 360–750
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to 's-Hertogenbosch
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 95–200
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from 's-Hertogenbosch to Breda
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 85–180
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Breda to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 190–380
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 750–1,600
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 260–550
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hengelo to Osnabrueck Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 190–380
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
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