There are 7 ways to get from Ellesmere to Crossroads by train or plane
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Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LHR - CPT
18h 2mR 8,054–24,677Train to Manchester Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MAN - CPT
19h 18mR 6,499–20,853Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham Internationaltrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BHX - CPT
19h 51mR 8,463–13,777Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LGW - CPT
17h 58mR 8,123–21,942Train, train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LBA - CPT
21h 4mR 9,422–32,595Train, train to Newcastle, fly
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane NCL - CPT
22h 19mR 9,735–17,035Train, train to Liverpool, fly
- Take the train from Shrewsbury to Crewetrain
- Take the train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LPL - CPT
18h 42mR 7,583–27,183
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ellesmere to Crossroads is to train and fly which costs R 8 000 - R 14 000 and takes 19h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Ellesmere to Crossroads is to train and fly which takes 17h 58m and costs R 8 000 - R 22 000.
The distance between Ellesmere and Crossroads is 9995 km.
It takes approximately 18h 2m to get from Ellesmere to Crossroads, including transfers.
Crossroads is 1h ahead of Ellesmere. It is currently 3:26 PM in Ellesmere and 4:26 PM in Crossroads.
There are 3341+ hotels available in Crossroads.
What companies run services between Ellesmere, Shropshire, England and Crossroads, Western Cape, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Ellesmere to Crossroads. However, you can take the line 501 bus to Bus Station, walk to Shrewsbury, take the train to Birmingham New Street, take the train to London Euston, walk to Euston station, take the subway to Tottenham Court Road station, walk to Tottenham Court Road Station, take the train to Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Crossroads. Alternatively, you can take the line 501 bus to Bus Station, walk to Shrewsbury, take the train to Wilmslow, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Crossroads.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–33,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–36,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–32,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–34,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–35,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–37,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Liverpool to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Liverpool to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
Flights from Liverpool to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Liverpool to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newcastle to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–35,000
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 360–650
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 430–750
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 430–750
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 500–950
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
Train from Shrewsbury to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 270–480
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Phone
- +44 333 311 0039
- contact.wmr@wmtrains.co.uk
- Website
- westmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Shrewsbury to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 340–850
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 900–2,200
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 240–600
- Website
- https://www.westmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Birmingham New Street to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 900–1,500
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Train from Crewe to Liverpool South Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 240–390
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 300–650
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 400–700
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 330–600
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,100–2,000
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
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