There are 7 ways to get from Exeter to Cape Town by plane or train
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Fly from Exeter
best- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane EXT - CPT
18h 5mR 10,170–24,211Train to Bristol Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BRS - CPT
18h 23mR 5,996–21,197Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LHR - CPT
16h 24mR 8,167–20,384Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LGW - CPT
17h 23mR 8,018–19,302Train, train to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter Central to Salisburytrain
- Take the train from Salisbury to Southampton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane SOU - CPT
19h 20mR 8,734–29,748Train, train to Cardiff Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CWL - CPT
23h 38mR 10,033–33,407Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Take the train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MAN - CPT
20h 42mR 9,967–22,375
Exeter (EXT) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Exeter to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 8 000 - R 20 000 and takes 17h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Exeter to Cape Town is to train and fly which takes 16h 24m and costs R 8 000 - R 21 000.
The distance between Exeter and Cape Town is 9690 km.
It takes approximately 18h 5m to get from Exeter to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 2h ahead of Exeter. It is currently 5:41 AM in Exeter and 7:41 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7211+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Exeter, England and Cape Town, South Africa?
KLM, Aurigny, and three other airlines fly from Exeter (EXT) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Exeter to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–32,000
Flights from Southampton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–30,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Exeter to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–32,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from Exeter to Cape Town International Airport via Guernsey, London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–24,000
Flights from Exeter to Cape Town International Airport via Jersey, London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–24,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–11,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–24,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–22,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 50m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–20,000
- Phone
- +44 3457 000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- gwr.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,900–3,600
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- R 1,900–2,400
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- R 2,500–3,600
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,500–2,900
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- R 1,500–1,900
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- R 2,000–2,900
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 600–1,200
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- R 600–750
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- R 800–1,200
Train from Salisbury to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 370–700
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- R 370–450
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- R 490–700
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 950–1,800
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- R 950–1,200
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- R 1,200–1,800
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 420–800
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- R 420–550
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- R 550–800
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 850–1,700
- Website
- https://www.gwr.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- R 850–1,100
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- R 1,100–1,700
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Exeter St Davids to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 1,300–3,000
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- R 1,300–1,800
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- R 2,100–3,000
Train from Exeter Central to Salisbury
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 800–2,000
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- R 800–1,200
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- R 1,400–2,000
Train from Salisbury to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 280–650
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- R 280–400
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- R 470–650
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 900–2,300
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- R 900–1,400
- 1st Class
- R 1,600–2,300
Train from Bristol Parkway to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 500–950
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- R 500–800
- 1st Class
- R 650–950
Train from Exeter St Davids to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 850–2,100
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- R 850–1,300
- 1st Class
- R 1,500–2,100
Train from Exeter St Davids to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,600–4,600
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- R 1,600–2,300
- 1st Class
- R 3,300–4,600
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 900–2,300
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Standard
- R 900–1,400
- 1st Class
- R 1,600–2,300
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- tfw.wales
Train from Birmingham New Street to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 650–1,000
- Website
- https://tfw.wales/
- Anytime Day Single
- R 650–1,000
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