There are 5 ways to get from Portland to Cape Town by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Portland International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane PDX - CPT
26h 7mR 14,156–50,176Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane SEA - CPT
29h 43mR 12,811–27,568Train to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport
- Take the train from Portland to Eugenetrain
- Fly from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (EUG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane EUG - CPT
32h 3mR 14,188–48,013Train to Spokane International Airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport
- Take the train from Portland to Spokanetrain
- Fly from Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane GEG - CPT
30h 57mR 21,888–74,227Fly Portland International Airport to George Airport, bus
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to George Airport (GRJ)plane PDX - GRJ
- Take the bus from George Railway Stn to Cape Townbus
42h 54mR 16,621–60,786
Portland International Airport (PDX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Portland to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 12 000 - R 28 000 and takes 29h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Cape Town is to fly which takes 26h 7m and costs R 14 000 - R 50 000.
The distance between Portland and Cape Town is 16534 km.
It takes approximately 26h 7m to get from Portland to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 9h ahead of Portland. It is currently 6:55 AM in Portland and 3:55 PM in Cape Town.
There are 7355+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Cape Town, South Africa?
KLM and British Airways fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–50,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–37,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–37,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–46,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Portland International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–46,000
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 20,000–70,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–50,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–37,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 54m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–46,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to George Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 18,000–65,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–37,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Portland International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–46,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–65,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–46,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to George Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–80,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to George Airport via London Heathrow, Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–80,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–50,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–37,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 52m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–46,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–45,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–45,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 32m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–60,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from Portland International Airport to George Airport via London Heathrow, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–80,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to George Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 18,000–65,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to George Airport via London Heathrow, Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–80,000
Flights from Portland International Airport to George Airport via Washington Dulles, Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–60,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–28,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–46,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Portland to Tacoma
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 650–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,700–3,800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +27 11 611 8000
- bookings@greyhound.co.za
- Website
- greyhound.co.za
Bus from George Railway Stn to Cape Town
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 500–650
- Schedules at
- greyhound.co.za
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