How To Reach Cape Town From Mumbai

Here is how to reach Cape Town from Mumbai via air, road and rail.

Mumbai to Cape Town By Flight: Mumbai has the fastest flight to Cape Town from India. The best Mumbai to Cape Town flight is operated by Ethiopian Airlines via Addis Ababa in 13 hours 10 minutes. The second best option is the connecting flight by Air Seychelles with British Airways or South African Airways together, both with two stops at Mahe and Johannesburg. If none of these flights are available for you, you can always trust Emirates to fly you via Dubai. Mumbai to Cape Town flight duration by Emirates is longer than the previously mentioned ones, but 15 hours 45 minutes is reasonable enough. The total distance by flight between Mumbai and Cape Town is approx. 8238 kms. 

Cape Town International Airport receives regular flights from Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport via some other airport of the Middle East or Africa. From the airport, there are shuttles and taxis, and the Rapid Bus Transit operated by the airport itself is also there to take you to the city centre. The total distance between Cape Town International airport and city centre is around 20 kms and it takes almost 50 to 60 minutes to cover this distance. 

Mumbai to Cape Town By Road: There is no road connectivity between Mumbai and Cape Town. You can avail buses by Greyhound or Translux from other cities and from Windhoek in Namibia.

Mumbai to Cape Town By Train: Shosholoza Meyl is the common passenger train connecting Cape Town with Johannesburg daily and some other cities with weekly trains. Inside the country, rail connectivity is very good, but obviously there is none from Mumbai.