There are 6 ways to get from Nottingham to Cape Town by train or plane
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LHR - CPT
16h 37mR 8,397–24,220Train to Humberside Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Nottingham to Barnetbytrain
- Fly from Humberside Airport (HUY) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane HUY - CPT
19h 11mR 6,829–26,175Train to Manchester Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MAN - CPT
18h 11mR 7,131–21,668Train to Birmingham Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Streettrain
- Fly from Birmingham Airport (BHX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane BHX - CPT
17h 43mR 9,343–14,209Train to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to Leedstrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LBA - CPT
18h 33mR 8,615–30,829Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LGW - CPT
16h 18mR 8,397–18,870
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nottingham to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 9 000 - R 15 000 and takes 17h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Nottingham to Cape Town is to train and fly which takes 16h 18m and costs R 8 000 - R 19 000.
The distance between Nottingham and Cape Town is 9932 km.
It takes approximately 16h 37m to get from Nottingham to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 2h ahead of Nottingham. It is currently 5:36 PM in Nottingham and 7:36 PM in Cape Town.
There are 7342+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Nottingham, England and Cape Town, South Africa?
There is no direct connection from Nottingham to Cape Town. However, you can take the train to London St Pancras Intl, walk to King's Cross St. Pancras station, take the subway to Heathrow Terminals 1-2-3 station, walk to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Cape Town. Alternatively, you can take the train to Manchester Piccadilly, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport (CPT), then take the taxi to Cape Town.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–24,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–25,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–23,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–23,000
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–29,000
Flights from Humberside Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–25,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–24,000
Flights from Birmingham Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–23,000
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–23,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–29,000
Flights from Humberside Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–25,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–25,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–24,000
- Website
- flynorse.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–12,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–27,000
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,400–2,100
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 900–1,400
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Barnetby
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 700–1,100
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
Train from Nottingham to Birmingham New Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 650–950
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Nottingham to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 650–1,300
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 350–650
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
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