There are 4 ways to get from Amsterdam to Observatory by plane or train
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Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
best- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane AMS - CPT
13h 54mR 6,670–15,257Train to Brussels Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BRU - CPT
17h 57mR 6,148–17,370Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane DUS - CPT
18h 5mR 6,323–15,430Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane FRA - CPT
17h 38mR 8,330–19,320
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Amsterdam to Observatory is to train and fly which costs R 6 000 - R 18 000 and takes 17h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Amsterdam to Observatory is to fly which takes 13h 54m and costs R 6 500 - R 16 000.
The distance between Amsterdam and Observatory is 9718 km.
It takes approximately 13h 54m to get from Amsterdam to Observatory, including transfers.
Observatory is 1h ahead of Amsterdam. It is currently 1:05 PM in Amsterdam and 2:05 PM in Observatory.
There are 7529+ hotels available in Observatory.
What companies run services between Amsterdam, Netherlands and Observatory, Western Cape, South Africa?
KLM, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 3 times a day.
Airlines
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 41m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–27,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–26,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–26,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–27,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–13,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–13,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–13,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–13,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–27,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–18,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–13,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–14,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–12,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–13,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 850–1,800
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- R 850–1,300
- Comfort
- R 950–1,400
- Premium
- R 1,400–1,800
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 490–1,600
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- R 490–750
- 1st Class
- R 950–1,600
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 650–2,200
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- R 650–1,000
- 1st Class
- R 1,300–2,200
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–4,300
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- R 1,200–1,900
- 1st Class
- R 2,600–4,300
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 340–380
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Seats - Budget
- R 340–380
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