There are 5 ways to get from Busan to Cape Town by plane, train, bus, ferry, or car ferry
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Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport
best- Fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane PUS - CPT
25h 4mR 8,627–26,149Train, bus to Incheon International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1bus
- Fly from Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ICN - CPT
26h 38mR 7,759–15,313Train to Daegu International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Stationtrain
- Fly from Daegu International Airport (TAE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TAE - CPT
29h 59mR 10,290–32,671Ferry to Tsushima Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Izuhara Ferry Terminalferry
- Fly from Tsushima Airport (TSJ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TSJ - CPT
29h 23mR 11,727–35,048Ferry, car ferry, ferry to Fukuoka Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsuferry
- Take the car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakatacarferry
- Take the ferry from 博多旅客待合所 to 西戸崎旅客待合所ferry
- Fly from Fukuoka Airport (FUK) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane FUK - CPT
33h 46mR 9,814–27,163
Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Busan to Cape Town is to train and bus and fly which costs R 7 500 - R 16 000 and takes 26h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Busan to Cape Town is to fly which takes 25h 4m and costs R 8 500 - R 27 000.
The distance between Busan and Cape Town is 13800 km.
It takes approximately 25h 4m to get from Busan to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 7h behind Busan. It is currently 6:48 PM in Busan and 11:48 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7211+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Busan, South Korea and Cape Town, South Africa?
Singapore Airlines, Jeju Air, and five other airlines fly from Busan / Gimhae International Airport (PUS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Hong Kong, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–26,000
Flights from Tsushima Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Fukuoka Airport, Hong Kong, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–33,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Hong Kong, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–25,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–31,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Incheon International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–31,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–23,000
Flights from Tsushima Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nagasaki, Incheon International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–32,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Shanghai Pudong, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–25,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–26,000
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–50,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–47,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–50,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Suvarnabhumi, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–26,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Hong Kong, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–26,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Hong Kong, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–32,000
Flights from Tsushima Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Fukuoka Airport, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Kimberley
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–33,000
- Website
- g-airways.com
Flights from Busan / Gimhae International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–50,000
Flights from Tsushima Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Fukuoka Airport, Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–65,000
Flights from Fukuoka Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Singapore Changi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–50,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Upington
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–32,000
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–28,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Upington
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–32,000
Flights from Daegu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Kimberley
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–32,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Incheon International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–30,000
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- letskorail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 170–330
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- R 170–240
- First Class
- R 230–330
Train from Busan Station to Gwangmyeong Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 470–1,000
- Website
- https://www.letskorail.com/ebizbf/EbizbfForeign_pr16100.do?gubun=1
- Economy
- R 470–650
- First Class
- R 700–1,000
- Economy Class
- R 662
- Non-reserved Seat
- R 504
- Phone
- +82 1800 1472
- Website
- srail.or.kr
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 200–440
- Website
- https://www.srail.or.kr/main.do?language=EN
- Standard Class
- R 200–440
- First Class
- R 300–420
- Phone
- +82 1599 7777
- Website
- korail.com
Train from Busan Station to Dongdaegu Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 95–197
- Website
- https://www.korail.com/global/eng/main
- Economy Class
- R 95–96
- Economy class
- R 197
- Non-reserved Seat
- R 168
- Phone
- +82 1544 7788
- Website
- korail.com
Bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 177
- Schedules at
- korail.com
- Phone
- +82 2 2664-9898
- Website
- airportlimousine.co.kr
Bus from Gwangmyeong Station Exit 4 to Incheon Int'l Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 170–190
- Schedules at
- airportlimousine.co.kr
- Phone
- +82 1599 0255
- Website
- thenina.co.kr
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Izuhara Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,328
- Schedules at
- daea.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,107
- Schedules at
- thenina.co.kr
- Website
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Izuhara Ferry Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–1,500
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
Ferry from Busan port Int'l Passenger Terminal to Hitakatsu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 996–1,217
- Schedules at
- panstarcruise.com
- Weekend/Peak Season
- R 1,217
- Weekday
- R 996
- Phone
- 092-281-0831
- Website
- kyu-you.co.jp
Car ferry from Hitakatsu to Fukuoka, Hakata
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 534
- Schedules at
- kyu-you.co.jp
- Second Class
- R 534
- Vehicle
- R 1,900–9,500
- Website
- city.fukuoka.lg.jp
Ferry from 博多旅客待合所 to 西戸崎旅客待合所
- Ave. Duration
- 15 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 41–47
- Website
- city.fukuoka.lg.jp
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