There are 5 ways to get from Germany to Durban by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Frankfurt to King Shaka International Airport
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane FRA - DUR
16h 43mR 6,832–13,413Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to King Shaka International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane ZRH - DUR
19h 55mR 6,051–18,619Fly Munich International Airport to King Shaka International Airport
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane MUC - DUR
17h 18mR 7,384–13,485Fly Munich International Airport to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Fly from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane MUC - PZB
- Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durbanbus
20h 27mR 9,660–16,886Fly Frankfurt to Pietermaritzburg, bus
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane FRA - PZB
- Take the bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durbanbus
18h 57mR 9,108–15,814
Frankfurt (FRA) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Germany to Durban is to fly which costs R 6 500 - R 14 000 and takes 16h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Germany to Durban is to fly which takes 16h 43m and costs R 6 500 - R 14 000.
The distance between Germany and Durban is 9179 km.
It takes approximately 16h 43m to get from Germany to Durban, including transfers.
There are 2168+ hotels available in Durban.
What companies run services between Germany and Durban, South Africa?
Lufthansa, South African Airways, and three other airlines fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR) twice daily.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–28,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Zurich Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Windhoek, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–16,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–33,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–29,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–27,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Pietermaritzburg via Zurich Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Pietermaritzburg via Windhoek, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–15,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Pietermaritzburg via Luanda, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–28,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Pietermaritzburg via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–26,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–26,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–20,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–28,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Zurich Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–23,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Windhoek, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–16,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Capetown, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–33,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–29,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Istanbul, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–27,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Pietermaritzburg via Zurich Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Pietermaritzburg via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–26,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–22,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–23,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Zurich Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Windhoek, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–13,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–17,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Frankfurt to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–16,000
Flights from Frankfurt to King Shaka International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
- Website
- g-airways.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–26,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Munich International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–26,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Capetown
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Munich International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Zurich Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
Flights from Munich International Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Windhoek, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–13,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Munich International Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–21,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–22,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Frankfurt to King Shaka International Airport via Luanda, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–23,000
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 380–850
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 470–550
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Pietermaritzburg to Durban
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 450–600
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
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