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How to get fromNairobi to Capetown Airport (CPT)by bus, plane, car, shuttle, taxi or car train

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There are 7 ways to get from Nairobi to Capetown Airport (CPT) by bus, plane, car, shuttle, taxi, or car train

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  1. Bus to Nairobi, fly

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    1. Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boardingbus
    2. Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)planeNBO - CPT
    8h 34m
    R 5,515–8,521

  2. Drive 5,117.4 km

    1. Drive from Nairobi to Capetown Airport (CPT)car5,117.4 km
    2d 19h
    R 12,404–17,916

  3. Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport

    1. Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)planeWIL - CPT
    14h 23m
    R 12,236–16,278

  4. Bus to Kisumu International Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Nairobi to Kisumubus
    2. Fly from Kisumu International Airport (KIS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)planeKIS - CPT
    20h 2m
    R 7,846–11,522

  5. Shuttle, taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly

    1. Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi to Arushashuttle
    2. Take the taxi from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)taxi
    3. Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)planeJRO - CPT
    18h 54m
    R 6,315–15,804

  6. Bus to Eldoret International Airport, fly

    1. Take the bus from Nairobi to Eldoretbus
    2. Fly from Eldoret International Airport (EDL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)planeEDL - CPT
    19h 39m
    R 8,258–24,940

  7. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Nairobi to Klerksdorpcar
    2. Take the car train from Klerksdorp to Worcestercartrain
    3. Drive from Worcester to Capetown Airport (CPT)car
    3d 15h
    R 10,058–14,632

Nairobi (NBO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights

Calendar30Weekly Planes
Duration7h 51mAverage Duration
TicketR 5,857Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Capetown Airport (CPT), South Africa?

Renegade Air, Kenya Airways, and seven other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.

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