There are 6 ways to get from Santa Rosa to Cape Town by train, subway, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane SJC - CPT
27h 12mR 15,381–55,572Fly from Sonoma County Airport
cheapest- Fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane STS - CPT
35h 32mR 12,377–45,029Train, bus to San Francisco International Airport, fly
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspurtrain
- Take the bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airportbus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane SFO - CPT
27h 39mR 13,655–32,761Train, train to Sacramento International Airport, fly
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane SMF - CPT
28h 35mR 14,644–56,256Train, bus to Oakland International Airport, fly
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airportbus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane OAK - CPT
36h 54mR 12,530–45,131Train, bus, bus to Reno/Tahoe International Airport, fly
- Take the train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafaeltrain
- Take the bus from San Francisco - 16th St to Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstarbus
- Take the bus from Northstar Village Gate # 7 to Reno Tahoe International Airportbus
- Fly from Reno/Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane RNO - CPT
42h 33mR 19,436–63,577
Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santa Rosa to Cape Town is to train and bus and fly which costs R 13 000 - R 33 000 and takes 27h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Santa Rosa to Cape Town is to train and BART and fly which takes 27h 12m and costs R 15 000 - R 60 000.
The distance between Santa Rosa and Cape Town is 16638 km.
It takes approximately 27h 12m to get from Santa Rosa to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 9h ahead of Santa Rosa. It is currently 3:08 PM in Santa Rosa and 12:08 AM in Cape Town.
There are 7364+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Santa Rosa, CA, USA and Cape Town, South Africa?
American Airlines, South African Airways, and four other airlines fly from Sonoma County Airport (STS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) 5 times a week.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 26m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 15,000–55,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–36,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–55,000
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–60,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 33h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–44,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Los Angeles, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 37h 46m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–47,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Los Angeles, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–48,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via San Salvador, Bogota, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 20,000–55,000
Flights from Reno/Tahoe International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–60,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–44,000
Flights from Sonoma County Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Denver, Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 42h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–44,000
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 14,000–55,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–44,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Los Angeles, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 39h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–48,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dallas, Orlando, Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 40h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- R 16,000–49,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–36,000
- Phone
- +1 707-794-3330
- Website
- sonomamarintrain.org
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART San Rafael
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 20–110
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
Train from SMART Santa Rosa Downtown to SMART Larkspur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 21–110
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Website
- https://sonomamarintrain.org/
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from El Cerrito Del Norte to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 120–170
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 360–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 415-461-4222
- Website
- marinairporter.com
Bus from Larkspur - pickup to San Francisco Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 524
- Website
- https://marinairporter.com/
- Adult One-way
- R 524
- Phone
- +1 707-837-8700
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Bus from San Rafael to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- R 400–900
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/sonoma-county/
- First Passenger
- R 400–900
- Phone
- +1 925-382-8320
- office@tahoeskitrips.net
- Website
- tahoeskitrips.net
Bus from San Francisco - 16th St to Tahoe Mountain Resort - Northstar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- R 1,554
- Website
- https://www.tahoeskitrips.net
- Phone
- (833) 709 8080
- Website
- northlaketahoeexpress.com
Bus from Northstar Village Gate # 7 to Reno Tahoe International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 1,619
- Website
- https://northlaketahoeexpress.com
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