There are 7 ways to get from Cape Town to Genoa by plane or train
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Fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane CPT - GOA
15h 59m€338–1,311Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane CPT - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principetrain
18h 35m€299–857Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane CPT - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principetrain
18h€329–1,453Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane CPT - LIN
- Take the train from Pavia to Genova Brignoletrain
18h 48m€377–943Fly to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane CPT - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principetrain
18h 8m€332–708Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CPT - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principetrain
17h 28m€335–852Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CPT - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principetrain
18h 37m€432–912
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Genoa is to fly and train which costs €330 - €750 and takes 18h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Genoa is to fly which takes 15h 59m and costs €330 - €1400.
The distance between Cape Town and Genoa is 8801 km.
It takes approximately 15h 59m to get from Cape Town to Genoa, including transfers.
Genoa is 1h behind Cape Town. It is currently 9:28 PM in Cape Town and 8:28 PM in Genoa.
There are 4031+ hotels available in Genoa.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Genoa, Italy?
KLM and Lufthansa fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) once daily.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–1,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Frankfurt, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–650
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–900
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–750
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–950
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–800
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Pavia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pavia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–24
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Pavia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Pavia to Genova Brignole
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–29
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
Train from Torino Lingotto to Genova P.Za Principe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Schedules at
- trenitalia.com
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–16
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- Rail 1st Class
- €11–16
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Bologna centrale to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Smart Economy
- €40–50
- Smart Flex
- €40–55
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–26
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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