There are 6 ways to get from Vigo to Cape Town by bus, plane, 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.
Bus to Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Vigo to Portobus
- Fly from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane OPO - CPT
17h 12mR 8,875–17,117Train, train to Lisbon-Portela Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Vigo Guixar to Porto Campanhatrain
- Take the train from Porto Campanha to Lisboa Orientetrain
- Fly from Lisbon-Portela Airport (LIS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LIS - CPT
20h 51mR 6,737–17,054Train to Santiago De Compostela Airport, fly
- Take the train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostelatrain
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane SCQ - CPT
20h 2mR 10,438–29,684Fly from Vigo
- Fly from Vigo (VGO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane VGO - CPT
18h 31mR 13,230–37,270Train to A Coruña Airport, fly
- Take the train from Vigo Urzaiz to La Coruna-San Cristobaltrain
- Fly from A Coruña Airport (LCG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LCG - CPT
20h 11mR 12,582–35,788Train to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, fly
- Take the train from Vigo Urzaiz to Madrid Chamartíntrain
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MAD - CPT
19h 52mR 8,208–18,157
Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport (OPO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Vigo to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 6 500 - R 18 000 and takes 20h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Vigo to Cape Town is to bus and fly which takes 17h 12m and costs R 8 500 - R 18 000.
The distance between Vigo and Cape Town is 8978 km.
It takes approximately 17h 12m to get from Vigo to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h ahead of Vigo. It is currently 10:33 AM in Vigo and 11:33 AM in Cape Town.
There are 8034+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Vigo, Spain and Cape Town, South Africa?
Air Europa, Safair, and Airlink fly from Vigo (VGO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 5 times a week.
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisbon-Portela Airport, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–28,000
Flights from Lisbon-Portela Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–29,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–37,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–22,000
Flights from Vigo to Cape Town International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–37,000
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–35,000
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–20,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Francisco De Sá Carneiro Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–37,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–41,000
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–42,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Vigo to Cape Town International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Johannesburg, Kimberley
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–37,000
Flights from Vigo to Cape Town International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–37,000
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport, Johannesburg, Bloemfontein
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–35,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–29,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–21,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Vigo Guixar to Porto Campanha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 400–600
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 220–320
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 360–550
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–2,200
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +351 210 900 032
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Train from Porto Campanha to Lisboa Oriente
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 600–1,100
- Website
- Comboios de Portugal
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Santiago De Compostela
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 250–430
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Vigo Urzaiz to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 1,700–2,900
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vigo to Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 230–350
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- Rede Expressos
Bus from Vigo to Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 170–320
- Website
- Rede Expressos
- Phone
- +34 (0) 986 288 030
- [email protected]
- Website
- Autna S.L.
Bus from Vigo to Porto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 360–900
- Website
- Autna S.L.
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