There are 3 ways to get from Vancouver Airport (YVR) to Cape Town by plane or bus
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Fly Vancouver International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
best- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane YVR - CPT
24h 17mR 14,002–23,133Fly Vancouver Airport YVR South to Ganges Harbor, fly to Cape Town International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Vancouver Airport YVR South to Salt Springplane
- Fly from Ganges Harbor (YGG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane YGG - CPT
31h 46mR 8,525–28,197Fly Vancouver International Airport to George Airport, bus
- Fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to George Airport (GRJ)plane YVR - GRJ
- Take the bus from George Railway Stn to Cape Townbus
37h 54mR 11,137–26,480
Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Vancouver Airport (YVR) to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 8 500 - R 29 000 and takes 31h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Vancouver Airport (YVR) to Cape Town is to fly which takes 24h 17m and costs R 14 000 - R 24 000.
The distance between Vancouver Airport (YVR) and Cape Town is 16484 km.
It takes approximately 24h 17m to get from Vancouver Airport (YVR) to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 9h ahead of Vancouver Airport (YVR). It is currently 10:02 AM in Vancouver Airport (YVR) and 7:02 PM in Cape Town.
There are 7710+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Vancouver Airport (YVR), Canada and Cape Town, South Africa?
Air France, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Vancouver International Airport (YVR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 27h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–33,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to George Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to George Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
Flights from Ganges Harbor to Cape Town International Airport via Vancouver International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to George Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to George Airport via Munich, Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–37,000
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to George Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–26,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–41,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–32,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–32,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Vancouver International Airport to George Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–31,000
- 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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