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How to get fromCape Town to Rotterdamby plane or train

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There are 7 ways to get from Cape Town to Rotterdam by plane or train

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  1. Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

    best
    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane plane CPT - AMS
    14h 39m
    €349–762
  2. Fly to Cologne Bonn Airport, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN)plane plane CPT - CGN
    2. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    18h 24m
    €322–1,279
  3. Fly to Brussels Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane plane CPT - BRU
    2. Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    16h 11m
    €354–897
  4. Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane plane CPT - DUS
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Utrecht Centraaltrain train
    17h 50m
    €362–891
  5. Fly to Rotterdam The Hague Airport

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)plane plane CPT - RTM
    17h 7m
    €446–1,607
  6. Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane plane CPT - CDG
    2. Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    16h 10m
    €401–937
  7. Fly to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO)plane plane CPT - FMO
    2. Take the train from Ibbenbüren, Bahnhof to Hengelotrain train
    3. Take the train from Hengelo to Goudatrain train
    20h 53m
    €530–1,434

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) flights

Calendar39Weekly Planes
Duration13h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket€255Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Rotterdam, Netherlands?

KLM, Edelweiss Air, and three other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) every 4 hours.

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