There are 7 ways to get from Cape Town to Cinque Terre by plane or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Pisa International Airport, train
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Pisa International Airport (PSA)plane CPT - PSA
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centraletrain
17h 22m€338–990Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane CPT - LIN
- Take the train from Pavia to Monterossotrain
20h 9m€327–1,200Fly to Florence Peretola Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR)plane CPT - FLR
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centraletrain
18h 32m€464–798Fly to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA)plane CPT - GOA
- Take the train from Genova Brignole to Monterossotrain
17h 18m€383–1,333Fly to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ)plane CPT - BLQ
- Take the train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.train
- Take the train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centraletrain
- Take the train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centraletrain
18h 45m€361–918Fly to Verona Villafranca Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Verona Villafranca Airport (VRN)plane CPT - VRN
- Take the train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Levantotrain
22h 28m€412–1,150Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane CPT - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovannitrain
- Take the train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Levantotrain
20h 35m€443–1,078
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Pisa International Airport (PSA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Cinque Terre is to fly and train which costs €360 - €950 and takes 18h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Cinque Terre is to fly and train which takes 17h 18m and costs €380 - €1400.
The distance between Cape Town and Cinque Terre is 8782 km.
It takes approximately 17h 22m to get from Cape Town to Cinque Terre, including transfers.
There are 5126+ hotels available in Cinque Terre.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Cinque Terre, Italy?
There is no direct connection from Cape Town to Cinque Terre. However, you can take the taxi to Capetown-Airport-CPT airport, fly to Pisa International Airport (PSA), walk to Pisa Aeroporto, take the train to Pisa Centrale, take the train to La Spezia Centrale, then take the line 3266 train to Corniglia. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Capetown-Airport-CPT airport, fly to Florence Peretola Airport (FLR), walk to Florence Airport (FLR), take the vehicle to Alamanni - Stazione Smn, walk to Firenze S.M.N., take the train to Pisa Centrale, take the train to La Spezia Centrale, then take the line 3266 train to Corniglia.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Zurich Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Pisa International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Pisa International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €350–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via Zurich Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Pisa International Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,000
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Verona Villafranca Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,200
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Florence Peretola Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–950
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,100
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Genova Brignole to Monterosso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Firenze S.M.N. to Pisa Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Frecce
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Genova Brignole to Monterosso
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–14
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Pavia to Monterosso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Levanto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Milano Centrale to Levanto
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €23–35
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €23–35
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €23–65
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €45–65
- 2nd Class
- €23–35
Train from Verona Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–50
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Pisa Centrale to La Spezia Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Pavia to Monterosso
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Como S. Giovanni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Como S. Giovanni to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Bologna Centrale to Firenze S.M.N.
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–18
- Website
- Italo Treno
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