There are 8 ways to get from Mutare to Cape Town by car, plane, bus, car train, or train
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Drive to Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport, fly
best- Drive from Mutare to Harare-Airport-HREcar
- Fly from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane HRE - CPT
6h 11mR 3,591–7,758Train, bus via Johannesburg
cheapest- Take the train from Mutare to Hararetrain
- Take the bus from Harare to Johannesburgbus
- Take the bus from Park Station to Cape Town Stnbus
2d 3hR 1,374–2,284Bus
- Take the bus from Mutare to Mbare Musika Bus Stnbus
- Take the bus from Harare to Bellvillebus
43h 57mR 1,936–3,132Drive, car train
- Drive from Mutare to Potchefstroomcar
- Take the car train from Potchefstroom to Cape Towncartrain
2d 1hR 4,049–5,927Drive 2,513 km
- Drive from Mutare to Cape Towncar 2,513 km
26h 20mR 7,378–10,657Drive to Beira, fly
- Drive from Mutare to Beira (BEW)car
- Fly from Beira (BEW) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BEW - CPT
9h 52mR 8,969–27,371Drive to Chimoio, fly
- Drive from Mutare to Chimoio (VPY)car
- Fly from Chimoio (VPY) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane VPY - CPT
7h 52mR 4,500–13,549Train, bus
- Take the train from Mutare to Hararetrain
- Take the bus from Harare to Cape Townbus
44h 55mR 1,788–2,398
Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport (HRE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Mutare to Cape Town is to train and bus which costs R 1 700 - R 2 400 and takes 44h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Mutare to Cape Town is to drive and fly which takes 6h 11m and costs R 3 500 - R 8 000.
The distance between Mutare and Cape Town is 2460 km. The road distance is 2513 km.
The best way to get from Mutare to Cape Town without a car is to bus which takes 43h 57m and costs R 1 900 - R 3 200.
It takes approximately 6h 11m to get from Mutare to Cape Town, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Mutare to Cape Town is 2513 km. It takes approximately 26h 20m to drive from Mutare to Cape Town.
There are 7290+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Mutare, Zimbabwe and Cape Town, South Africa?
You can take a bus from Mutare to Cape Town Stn via Mbare Musika Bus Stn, Mbare Rank, Coppacabana Rank, Fourth Street Rank, Harare, and Bellville Bus Stn in around 43h 57m.
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 2,700–7,500
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 2,700–7,500
Flights from Beira to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–26,000
Flights from Beira to Cape Town International Airport via Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–26,000
Flights from Beira to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg, Kimberley
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–26,000
Flights from Beira to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg, Bloemfontein
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–26,000
Flights from Chimoio to Cape Town International Airport via Maputo
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 4,100–13,000
Flights from Chimoio to Cape Town International Airport via Maputo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 4,200–13,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 2,500–6,500
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 3,000–7,000
- Website
- flycemair.co.za
Flights from Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–11,000
- Phone
- 011 012 0231
- MLPS.Info@prasa.com
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Potchefstroom to Cape Town
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 430–690
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Economy (Sitter)
- R 430
- Sleeper (Tourist)
- R 690
- Phone
- +263-029-2363521
- pubreloffice@nrz.co.zw
- Website
- nrz.co.zw
Train from Mutare to Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 81
- Schedules at
- nrz.co.zw
- Economy
- R 81
- Phone
- +263 78 694 9273
- cagtcoaches@gmail.com
- Website
- cagtours.co.zw
Bus from Mutare to Mbare Musika Bus Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 200–220
- Schedules at
- cagtours.co.zw
- Phone
- +27 84 575 4609
- info@tamukacoaches.com
- Website
- tamukacoaches.com
Bus from Harare to Bellville
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 1,700–2,300
- Website
- https://tamukacoaches.com/
Bus from Harare to Cape Town
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,700–2,300
- Website
- https://tamukacoaches.com/
- Phone
- +(263) 77 608 6257
- ask@citybuscoaches.com
- Website
- citybuscoaches.com
Bus from Harare to Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 804
- Website
- https://citybuscoaches.com/
- Phone
- 010 822 9000
- customercare@intercity.co.za
- Website
- eagleliner.co.za
Bus from Park Station to Cape Town Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 490–1,300
- Schedules at
- eagleliner.co.za
- Single
- R 850–1,200
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from Park Station to Cape Town Stn
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 600–1,400
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
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