There are 7 ways to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Capetown Airport (CPT) by plane, bus, or train
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Fly from London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)LHR - CPT
13h 38mR 7,547–17,064Bus to London Gatwick Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)LGW - CPT
14h 30mR 5,185–16,447Fly from London City Airport
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)LCY - CPT
17h 49mR 9,926–26,524Train to Southampton Airport, fly
- Take the train from Woking to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Fly from Southampton Airport (SOU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)SOU - CPT
17h 37mR 11,394–42,650Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)MAN - CPT
19h 28mR 8,832–18,980Bus to Luton Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)LTN - CPT
17h 38mR 5,937–19,864Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)AMS - CPT
19h 37mR 9,791–25,205
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Capetown Airport (CPT) is to fly which costs R 7 500 - R 18 000 and takes 13h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Capetown Airport (CPT) is to fly which takes 13h 38m and costs R 7 500 - R 18 000.
The distance between Heathrow Terminal 5 and Capetown Airport (CPT) is 9684 km.
It takes approximately 13h 38m to get from Heathrow Terminal 5 to Capetown Airport (CPT), including transfers.
Capetown Airport (CPT) is 2h ahead of Heathrow Terminal 5. It is currently 1:40 AM in Heathrow Terminal 5 and 3:40 AM in Capetown Airport (CPT).
There are 7440+ hotels available in Capetown Airport (CPT).
What companies run services between Heathrow Terminal 5, England and Capetown Airport (CPT), South Africa?
British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, and two other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) every 4 hours.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–41,000
Flights from Southampton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–42,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–41,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–38,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–30,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–32,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–27,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–29,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–31,000
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–21,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–20,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–28,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
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 8,000–44,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–41,000
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–38,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–32,000
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 7,000–28,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–31,000
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–21,000
- 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 11,000–16,000
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–16,000
- 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 8,000–24,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–34,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–25,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Luton Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–20,000
- Phone
- 0345 6000 650
- Website
- southwesternrailway.com
Train from Woking to Southampton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 390–650
- Website
- https://www.southwesternrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 850–4,300
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,700–6,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,300–2,400
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 330–450
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Bus from Heathrow Central Bus Station to Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 390–800
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 290–360
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 1865 785400
- info@oxfordbus.co.uk
- Website
- oxfordbus.co.uk
Bus from Heathrow Terminal 5 to South Terminal Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 180–250
- Website
- https://www.oxfordbus.co.uk/
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