There are 7 ways to get from Baton Rouge 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 Lafayette Regional Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayette Transit Systembus
- Fly from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LFT - CPT
22h 29mR 8,947–31,643Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
cheapest- Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BTR - CPT
20h 50mR 8,614–31,300Bus to Alexandria International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Boyce, LAbus
- Fly from Alexandria International Airport (AEX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane AEX - CPT
24h 12mR 9,347–32,239Bus to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MSY - CPT
22h 8mR 15,295–23,567Bus to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Albertson's to Love's Travel Stop - Biloxibus
- Fly from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport (GPT) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane GPT - CPT
24h 39mR 10,476–36,259Bus to Mobile Regional Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Mobile Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MOB - CPT
25h 36mR 9,004–32,132Bus, train to Jackson/Vicksburg, fly
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Jacksontrain
- Fly from Jackson/Vicksburg (JAN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane JAN - CPT
25h 48mR 15,673–58,045
Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Baton Rouge to Cape Town is to bus and fly which costs R 15 000 - R 24 000 and takes 22h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Baton Rouge to Cape Town is to fly which takes 20h 50m and costs R 8 500 - R 32 000.
The distance between Baton Rouge and Cape Town is 13702 km.
It takes approximately 22h 29m to get from Baton Rouge to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 7h ahead of Baton Rouge. It is currently 1:29 AM in Baton Rouge and 8:29 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7211+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Baton Rouge, LA, USA and Cape Town, South Africa?
Delta flies from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) once daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
Flights from Alexandria International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–33,000
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
Flights from Jackson/Vicksburg to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 29m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–55,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–32,000
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–32,000
Flights from Mobile Regional Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–32,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Jackson
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 750–1,700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayette Transit System
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 150–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Boyce, LA
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 360–700
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 230–420
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Mobile Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,000
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 160–280
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Mobile Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 390–700
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Albertson's to Love's Travel Stop - Biloxi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 800–2,400
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- R 800–2,400
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