There are 4 ways to get from Cape Town to Sumatra by plane, bus, or ferry
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Fly to Simpang Tiga Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU)plane CPT - PKU
19h 7mRp 6,615,518–39,136,522Fly to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II (PLM)plane CPT - PLM
23h 47mRp 6,115,518–36,136,522Fly to Minangkabau International Airport
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Minangkabau International Airport (PDG)plane CPT - PDG
19h 37mRp 6,615,518–38,136,522Fly to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, bus, ferry
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)plane CPT - KUL
- Take the bus from Klia to Malacca Mahkota Medical Centrebus
- Take the ferry from Melaka to Dumaiferry
21h 30mRp 8,605,518–10,856,522
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Sumatra is to fly and bus and ferry which costs Rp8500000 - Rp11000000 and takes 21h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Sumatra is to fly which takes 19h 7m and costs Rp6500000 - Rp40000000.
The distance between Cape Town and Sumatra is 9397 km.
It takes approximately 19h 7m to get from Cape Town to Sumatra, including transfers.
Sumatra is 5h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 11:10 AM in Cape Town and 4:10 PM in Sumatra.
There are one+ hotels available in Sumatra.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Sumatra, Indonesia?
Singapore Airlines, Scoot Tigerair, and two other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Simpang Tiga Airport (PKU) 6 times a week.
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,500,000–39,000,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–36,000,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II via Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,000,000–36,000,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,500,000–38,000,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 4,800,000–28,000,000
- Website
- flyscoot.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Simpang Tiga Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,500,000–39,000,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Minangkabau International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 6,500,000–38,000,000
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Rp 7,000,000–22,000,000
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Rp 8,000,000–21,000,000
- Phone
- +65 6396 5681
- CustomerService@starmartbus.com
- Website
- omio.com
Bus from Klia to Malacca Mahkota Medical Centre
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Rp 140,000–170,000
- Book at
- https://www.omio.com/companies/buses/starmart-express-7ne0r
- Phone
- +62 853-7567-0000
- indomal_dumai@yahoo.com
- Website
- indomalfastferry.com
Ferry from Melaka to Dumai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 550,000
- Schedules at
- indomalfastferry.com
- Phone
- 06-2832506
- tunasrupat@hotmail.com
Ferry from Melaka to Dumai
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Rp 350,000
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