There are 7 ways to get from Nairobi to Capetown Airport (CPT) by bus, plane, car, shuttle, taxi, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Nairobi, fly
best- Take the bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Fly from Nairobi (NBO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)NBO - CPT
8h 34mR 5,015–8,021Drive 5,117.4 km
- Drive from Nairobi to Capetown-Airport-CPT5,117.4 km
2d 19hR 12,047–17,402Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport
- Fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)WIL - CPT
19h 15mR 11,000–15,000Bus to Kisumu International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Kisumu
- Fly from Kisumu International Airport (KIS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)KIS - CPT
17h 52mR 7,834–11,506Bus to Eldoret International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Nairobi to Eldoret
- Fly from Eldoret International Airport (EDL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)EDL - CPT
19h 44mR 8,753–25,934Shuttle, taxi to Kilimanjaro International Airport, fly
- Take a shuttle bus from Nairobi to Arusha
- Take the taxi from Arusha to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)
- Fly from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)JRO - CPT
17h 29mR 6,305–15,782Drive, car train
- Drive from Nairobi to Klerksdorp
- Take the car train from Klerksdorp to Worcester
- Drive from Worcester to Capetown Airport (CPT)
3d 15hR 9,787–14,231
Nairobi (NBO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nairobi to Capetown Airport (CPT) is to bus and fly which costs R 5 000 - R 8 000 and takes 8h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Nairobi to Capetown Airport (CPT) is to bus and fly which takes 8h 34m and costs R 5 000 - R 8 000.
The distance between Nairobi and Capetown Airport (CPT) is 4142 km. The road distance is 5117.4 km.
It takes approximately 8h 34m to get from Nairobi to Capetown Airport (CPT), including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Nairobi Wilson Airport Airport to Cape Town International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 25h 15m and has two stopovers.
Capetown Airport (CPT) is 1h behind Nairobi. It is currently 4:18 AM in Nairobi and 3:18 AM in Capetown Airport (CPT).
Yes, the driving distance between Nairobi to Capetown Airport (CPT) is 5117 km. It takes approximately 2 days 19h to drive from Nairobi to Capetown Airport (CPT).
Renegade Air, Skyward Express, Safarilink and four other airlines offer flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport Airport to Cape Town International Airport Airport.
There are 7374+ hotels available in Capetown Airport (CPT).
What companies run services between Nairobi, Kenya and Capetown Airport (CPT), South Africa?
Safarilink, Safair, and five other airlines fly from Nairobi Wilson Airport (WIL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) once daily.
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–17,000
Flights from Nairobi to Cape Town International Airport via Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–17,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Kisumu International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–17,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Malindi, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–18,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Ukunda, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–18,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Mombasa, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–18,000
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Kilimanjaro International Airport, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–17,000
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–11,000
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–11,000
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–25,000
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–25,000
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi, Livingstone
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–25,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–8,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–8,500
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–18,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–18,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Harare
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–18,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–17,000
Flights from Kisumu International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–11,000
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–25,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–8,500
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dar es Salaam, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–18,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–18,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Nairobi Wilson Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 4,800–13,000
Flights from Eldoret International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–25,000
Flights from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zanzibar, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–15,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Nairobi to Cape Town International Airport via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–7,000
- Phone
- 080 122 9091
- MLPS.Info@prasa.com
- Website
- res.prasa.com
Car train from Klerksdorp to Worcester
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- R 396–635
- Schedules at
- res.prasa.com
- Economy (Sitter)
- R 396
- Sleeper (Tourist)
- R 635
- Website
- digitalmatatus.com
Bus from Kencom/Ambassadeur to JKIA - Passenger Boarding
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 14–21
- Schedules at
- digitalmatatus.com
- Phone
- +254 726 511 628
- info@theguardiancoach.com
- Website
- theguardian.co.ke
Bus from Nairobi to Kisumu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 90–220
- Schedules at
- theguardian.co.ke
- Book at
- theguardian.co.ke
- Phone
- +254 726 354 300 / 301
- support@easycoachkenya.com
- Website
- easycoachkenya.com
Bus from Nairobi to Eldoret
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 200–240
- Schedules at
- easycoachkenya.com
- Phone
- +254 203 555 780
- info@marangushuttles.com
- Website
- marangushuttles.com
Shuttle from Nairobi to Arusha
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 5–430
- Schedules at
- marangushuttles.com
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- R 300–360
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