There are 5 ways to get from Portland to Cape Town by plane, train, or bus
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Fly from Portland International Airport
best- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane PDX - CPT
26h 7mR 12,156–41,176Train to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Portland to Tacomatrain
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane SEA - CPT
29h 45mR 12,780–27,515Train to Mahlon Sweet Field Airport, fly
- 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 13,161–45,966Train to Spokane International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Portland to Spokanetrain
- Fly from Spokane International Airport (GEG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane GEG - CPT
30h 57mR 19,806–69,086Bus to Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Cleveland Avenue MAX Station, Gresham to Redmond Hubbus
- Fly from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport (RDM) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane RDM - CPT
35h 2mR 18,093–61,231
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 45m.
The fastest way to get from Portland to Cape Town is to fly which takes 26h 7m and costs R 12 000 - R 42 000.
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 2:47 AM in Portland and 11:47 AM in Cape Town.
There are 3414+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Portland, OR, USA and Cape Town, South Africa?
KLM, British Airways, and Condor Flugdienst 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 14,000–48,000
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 10,000–36,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–44,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Portland International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–44,000
Flights from Spokane International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 18,000–65,000
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–60,000
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Portland International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–60,000
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Portland International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–60,000
- 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 14,000–48,000
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 10,000–36,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–44,000
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–60,000
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Portland International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–60,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–35,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Portland International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–44,000
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Portland International Airport, London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–60,000
- 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 14,000–48,000
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 10,000–36,000
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 12,000–44,000
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–60,000
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Portland International Airport, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 17,000–60,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–46,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–46,000
Flights from Mahlon Sweet Field Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–60,000
Flights from Roberts Field-Redmond Municipal Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 47m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 19,000–80,000
- 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 10,000–55,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–39,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Portland International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–41,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–30,000
- 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 12,000–44,000
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 600–1,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Eugene
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Portland to Spokane
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,600–3,600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (541) 389-7469
- info@cobreeze.com
- Website
- cobreeze.com
Bus from Cleveland Avenue MAX Station, Gresham to Redmond Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 930–980
- Website
- https://cobreeze.com/
- Schedules at
- https://cobreeze.com/schedule/
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