There are 4 ways to get from Kanpur to Cape Town by train or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Kanpur Central to Lucknowtrain
- Fly from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LKO - CPT
21h 32mR 8,278–25,485Fly from Kanpur Airport
cheapest- Fly from Kanpur Airport (KNU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane KNU - CPT
33h 20mR 5,785–16,341Train to Indira Gandhi International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kanpur Central to New Delhitrain
- Fly from Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane DEL - CPT
23h 39mR 7,303–15,663Train to Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kanpur Central to Ayodhya Cantttrain
- Fly from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport (AYJ) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane AYJ - CPT
29h 54mR 10,316–27,584
Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport (LKO) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kanpur to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 7 000 - R 16 000 and takes 23h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Kanpur to Cape Town is to train and fly which takes 21h 32m and costs R 8 000 - R 26 000.
The distance between Kanpur and Cape Town is 9517 km.
It takes approximately 21h 32m to get from Kanpur to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 3h 30m behind Kanpur. It is currently 00:16 in Kanpur and 20:46 in Cape Town.
There are 7924+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Kanpur, India and Cape Town, South Africa?
IndiGo Airlines, Air Mauritius, and three other airlines fly from Kanpur Airport (KNU) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) once daily.
Airlines
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–25,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Ahmedabad, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–29,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–25,000
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–26,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Bengaluru, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–19,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Mumbai, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–16,000
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–22,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Ahmedabad, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–29,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–20,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Indira Gandhi International Airport, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–27,000
Flights from Maryada Purushottam Shri Ram International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Hyderabad, Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–27,000
- Website
- airmauritius.com
Flights from Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Mumbai, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–29,000
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Mumbai, Mauritius
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–31,000
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Indira Gandhi International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–19,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Kanpur Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Mumbai, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 41h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–24,000
Train operators
- Phone
- 14646
- care@irctc.co.in
- Website
- irctc.co.in
Train from Kanpur Central to Lucknow
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 23–180
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- R 23–28
- Third AC (3A)
- R 65–85
- Second AC (2A)
- R 85–110
- First Class (1A)
- R 140–180
Train from Kanpur Central to New Delhi
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 45–360
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- R 45–55
- Third AC (3A)
- R 120–160
- Second AC (2A)
- R 170–220
- First Class (1A)
- R 280–360
Train from Kanpur Central to Ayodhya Cantt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- R 30–240
- Website
- irctc.co.in
- Sleeper Class
- R 30–40
- Third AC (3A)
- R 85–110
- Second AC (2A)
- R 110–150
- First Class (1A)
- R 190–240
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