There are 5 ways to get from Chamonix to Cape Town by bus, plane, or train
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Bus to Geneva International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airportbus
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane GVA - CPT
17h 2mR 5,790–13,529Bus to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Milanbus
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MXP - CPT
19h 12mR 5,961–25,791Bus to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LYS - CPT
19h 27mR 6,394–14,794Bus to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Chamonix to Turinbus
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TRN - CPT
25h 16mR 6,598–11,998Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Martigny to Visptrain
- Take the train from Visp to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane ZRH - CPT
19h 13mR 8,314–17,214
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chamonix to Cape Town is to bus and fly which costs R 5 500 - R 14 000 and takes 17h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Chamonix to Cape Town is to bus and fly which takes 17h 2m and costs R 5 500 - R 14 000.
The distance between Chamonix and Cape Town is 9110 km.
It takes approximately 17h 2m to get from Chamonix to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 1h ahead of Chamonix. It is currently 1:52 PM in Chamonix and 2:52 PM in Cape Town.
There are 7211+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Chamonix, France and Cape Town, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Chamonix to Cape Town. However, you can take the bus to Geneva Airport, walk to Geneva International Airport (GVA) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Cape Town. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Milan, walk to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Cape Town.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 4,800–17,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–18,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–24,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–13,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–16,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–18,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Martigny to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 270–600
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 700–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 700–1,300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- info@regionalps.ch
- Website
- regionalps.ch
Train from Martigny to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 470–950
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- R 470–550
- 1st Class Ticket
- R 850–950
- Phone
- +41 24 539 10 17
- info@alpytransfers.com
- Website
- alpytransfers.com
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur to Geneva Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 180–400
- Website
- https://www.alpytransfers.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chamonix to Milan
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 350–700
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 350–490
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix to Turin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 410–800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Chamonix, Av. de Courmayeur (Gare routière Sud) to Lyon - St. Exupéry Airport T1 Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 280–700
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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