There are 6 ways to get from Zagreb to Cape Town by plane, shuttle, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport
best- Fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ZAG - CPT
16h 52mR 6,710–23,277Bus to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Zagreb to Budapest Airportbus
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BUD - CPT
20h 38mR 6,296–20,116Shuttle to Graz Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Graz Airport
- Fly from Graz Airport (GRZ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane GRZ - CPT
19h 22mR 14,333–33,674Shuttle to Rijeka Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Rijeka Airport
- Fly from Rijeka Airport (RJK) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane RJK - CPT
18h 47mR 14,139–44,559Shuttle to Venice Marco Polo Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Zagreb to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Fly from Venice Marco Polo Airport (VCE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane VCE - CPT
20h 54mR 8,056–29,718Bus, shuttle to Vienna International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postajabus
- Take a shuttle bus from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane VIE - CPT
20h 17mR 8,347–17,551
Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zagreb to Cape Town is to bus and shuttle and fly which costs R 8 000 - R 18 000 and takes 20h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Zagreb to Cape Town is to fly which takes 16h 52m and costs R 6 500 - R 24 000.
The distance between Zagreb and Cape Town is 8900 km.
It takes approximately 16h 52m to get from Zagreb to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h ahead of Zagreb. It is currently 8:52 AM in Zagreb and 9:52 AM in Cape Town.
There are 8001+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Zagreb, Croatia and Cape Town, South Africa?
Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport (ZAG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Graz Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–35,000
Flights from Graz Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–37,000
Flights from Graz Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–39,000
Flights from Graz Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–37,000
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–38,000
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–40,000
Flights from Rijeka Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–40,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Graz Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–33,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–21,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–23,000
Flights from Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
Flights from Venice Marco Polo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–12,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–22,000
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–22,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Graz Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–26,000
- Phone
- +386 1 320 4530
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zagreb to Graz Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R 4,600–7,500
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- R 5,172
Shuttle from Zagreb to Rijeka Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R 3,900–6,500
- Website
- GoOpti
Shuttle from Zagreb to Venezia, Aeroporto Marco Polo di Venezia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R 856–14,000
- Website
- GoOpti
- Shared
- R 856
- Private
- R 4,818
Bus from Zagreb to Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R 850–4,600
- Website
- GoOpti
- Private
- R 2,419
- Shared
- R 850–1,300
- Phone
- +386 070740450
- [email protected]
- Website
- easydrive.si
Shuttle from Maribor, Avtobusna Postaja to Flughafen Wien
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R 754
- Schedules at
- easydrive.si
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zagreb to Budapest Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 550–900
- Website
- Flixbus
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