How To Reach Cape Town From Bangalore

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) is very well connected with India, and has frequent flights from Kempegowda International Airport Bangalore (BLR). But there are no direct flights, and some have more than one stop and long flight durations.

Bangalore to Cape Town By Flight: The ideal Bangalore to Cape Town flight is by Emirates via Dubai. At 15 hours 40 minutes, this is also the fastest Bangalore to Cape Town flight duration one can get. The next flight is 18 hours 25 minutes long by Air Mauritius and Etihad-Kenya Airways. To avail the first flight, it is better you do your bookings well in advance because due to a lack of faster flights, these tickets get sold early on. The total distance between these two cities is 8160 kms approximate. The main airport in Cape Town is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) which is located at a distance of around 20 kms from the city centre. Subway trains or a metered taxi can be taken to reach the city centre from the airport. 

Bangalore to Cape Town By Road: Going from Bangalore to Cape Town via road is not possible. Only from the other South African cities like Durban, Port Elizabeth or Johannesburg can one avail buses or rented cars to make road journeys, and also from Namibia, Zimbabwe and Botswana, the countries which share a border with SA.

Bangalore to Cape Town By Train: The Blue Train is a very famous luxurious railway journey of 27 hours between Cape Town and Pretoria, and is often considered as the most lavish trip of its kind. Other than that there are daily trains of Shosholoza Meyl doing trips between Johannesburg, Durban, East London and Queenstown.