There are 5 ways to get from Cape Town to Kaohsiung by plane, train, bus, or ferry
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 Kao-Hsiung International Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH)plane CPT - KHH
20h 26m$516–1,519Fly to Tainan Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Tainan Airport (TNN)plane CPT - TNN
- Take the train from 臺南 to 高雄train
24h 24m$403–1,130Fly to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport (TPE)plane CPT - TPE
- Take the train from 桃園 to 左營train
22h 38m$552–1,666Fly to Taichung Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Taichung Airport (RMQ)plane CPT - RMQ
- Take the train from 台中 to 左營train
22h 14m$540–1,648Fly to Fuzhou Changle International Airport, bus, ferry, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Fuzhou Changle International Airport (FOC)plane CPT - FOC
- Take the bus from Fuzhou Airport to Pingtanbus
- Take the ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harborferry
- Take the train from 台中 to 左營train
33h 39m$473–1,406
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Kaohsiung is to fly and train which costs $400 - $1,200 and takes 24h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Kaohsiung is to fly which takes 20h 26m and costs $500 - $1,600.
The distance between Cape Town and Kaohsiung is 12453 km.
It takes approximately 20h 26m to get from Cape Town to Kaohsiung, including transfers.
Kaohsiung is 6h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 09:53 in Cape Town and 15:53 in Kaohsiung.
There are 472+ hotels available in Kaohsiung.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Kaohsiung, Taiwan?
South African Airways, Cathay Pacific, and five other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Kao-Hsiung International Airport (KHH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- cathaypacific.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Johannesburg, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Dubai, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Taichung Airport via Doha, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Taichung Airport via Johannesburg, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Taichung Airport via Addis Ababa, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Taichung Airport via Dubai, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- vietjetair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Dubai, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tainan Airport via Doha, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tainan Airport via Dubai, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tainan Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tainan Airport via Johannesburg, Abu Dhabi, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,100
- Website
- xiamenair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Doha, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 38h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Doha, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Dubai, Noi Bai International
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Doha, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Addis Ababa, Xiamen
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,200
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
- Website
- hkexpress.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Dubai, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Taichung Airport via Addis Ababa, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,600
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Taichung Airport via Dubai, Hong Kong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,000
- Website
- csair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Doha, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Fuzhou Changle International Airport via Dubai, Guangzhou Baiyun
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,800
- Website
- china-airlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Kao-Hsiung International Airport via Johannesburg, Singapore Changi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $470–2,500
Train from 桃園 to 左營
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–45
- Website
- thsrc.com
- Non-Reserved
- $38–43
- Standard
- $35–45
- Business
- $68
Train from 台中 to 左營
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–27
- Website
- thsrc.com
- Non-Reserved
- $22–25
- Standard
- $22–27
- Business
- $43
Train from 台中 to 左營
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $22–27
- Website
- thsrc.com
- Non-Reserved
- $22–25
- Standard
- $22–27
- Business
- $43
- Phone
- 0800-765-888
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
Train from 臺南 to 高雄
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Taiwan Railway
- adult
- $2–4
- Phone
- (02) 2516-9788
- Website
- tourking.com.tw
Ferry from Pingtan Port to Taichung Harbor
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- taiwancsf.com
- Adult
- $40–140
- Second class
- $108
- First Class
- $136
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