There are 7 ways to get from Rotterdam to Capetown Airport (CPT) by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)AMS - CPT
13h 51mR 6,700–15,543Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)BRU - CPT
16h 58mR 6,739–14,263Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport
- Fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)RTM - CPT
19h 30mR 14,000–47,000Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Airport Charles de Gaulle
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)CDG - CPT
16h 27mR 7,301–17,411Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)DUS - CPT
19h 8mR 7,907–17,479Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)FRA - CPT
18h 41mR 7,791–20,315Train, train to London Heathrow Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)LHR - CPT
18h 17mR 8,826–24,935
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Capetown Airport (CPT) is to train and fly which costs R 6 500 - R 16 000 and takes 13h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Capetown Airport (CPT) is to train and fly which takes 13h 51m and costs R 6 500 - R 16 000.
The distance between Rotterdam and Capetown Airport (CPT) is 9740 km.
It takes approximately 13h 51m to get from Rotterdam to Capetown Airport (CPT), including transfers.
There is no direct flight from Rotterdam The Hague Airport Airport to Cape Town International Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 25h 30m and has two stopovers.
Capetown Airport (CPT) is 1h ahead of Rotterdam. It is currently 8:11 AM in Rotterdam and 9:11 AM in Capetown Airport (CPT).
FlexFlight ApS, TAP Portugal, Ethiopian Airlines and three other airlines offer flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport Airport to Cape Town International Airport Airport.
There are 7374+ hotels available in Capetown Airport (CPT).
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Capetown Airport (CPT), South Africa?
Transavia Holland, Ethiopian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 6 times a week.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–29,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–21,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Windhoek
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–15,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–27,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–27,000
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–28,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–13,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–13,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–29,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–30,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–29,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–29,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–12,000
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Rome, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 21,000–50,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–16,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lisboa, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–49,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport via Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–13,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–15,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–26,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
Flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–12,000
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Rotterdam The Hague Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Algiers, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 24,000–65,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 200–550
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- R 200–300
- 1st Class
- R 330–550
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Airport Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- R 1,300–4,500
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- R 1,300–1,900
- 1st Class
- R 2,700–4,500
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duesseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,900
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- R 550–850
- 1st Class
- R 1,100–1,900
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–1,800
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 800–1,800
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- R 800–1,200
- Comfort
- R 900–1,300
- Premium
- R 1,300–1,800
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,700–6,500
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 950–2,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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