There are 6 ways to get from Bournemouth to Observatory by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)LHR - CPT
15h 43mR 6,283–18,208Train to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)SOU - CPT
16h 35mR 8,713–31,537Train to London City Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bournemouth to London Waterloo
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)LCY - CPT
19h 1mR 9,044–26,911Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junction
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)LGW - CPT
16h 2mR 6,370–18,189Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)MAN - CPT
21h 9mR 8,412–22,141Train, train to Cardiff Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bournemouth to Reading
- Take the train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)CWL - CPT
23h 3mR 11,178–39,333
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bournemouth to Observatory is to train and fly which costs R 6 000 - R 19 000 and takes 16h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Bournemouth to Observatory is to bus and fly which takes 15h 43m and costs R 6 000 - R 19 000.
The distance between Bournemouth and Observatory is 9846 km.
It takes approximately 15h 43m to get from Bournemouth to Observatory, including transfers.
Observatory is 2h ahead of Bournemouth. It is currently 2:28 PM in Bournemouth and 4:28 PM in Observatory.
There are 7532+ hotels available in Observatory.
What companies run services between Bournemouth, England and Observatory, Western Cape, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Bournemouth to Observatory. However, you can take the bus to Heathrow Central Bus Station, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Observatory. Alternatively, you can take the train to Southampton Airport Parkway, walk to Southampton Airport (SOU) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Observatory.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–30,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–32,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–26,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–28,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dublin, London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–44,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Southampton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–35,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 18,000–34,000
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–20,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–34,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–16,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–25,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–25,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 18,000–34,000
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–17,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 120–270
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to London Waterloo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 370–1,700
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Clapham Junction
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 500–1,600
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
Train from Bournemouth to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 210–440
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bournemouth to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 750–9,000
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
Train from Bournemouth to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 480–1,400
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Reading to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–2,800
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 370–1,200
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Bournemouth Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 190–650
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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