There are 6 ways to get from New York to Cape Town by plane, train, bus, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane EWR - CPT
17h 24mR 16,614–23,774Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Stationtrain
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane PHL - CPT
22h 31mR 10,640–48,204Fly from Laguardia Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LGA - CPT
21h 27mR 11,343–40,468Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane JFK - CPT
29h 45mR 12,485–18,597Bus to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Scrantonbus
- Fly from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport (AVP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane AVP - CPT
23h 19mR 12,413–44,668Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Take the subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane IAD - CPT
21hR 15,362–29,507
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from New York to Cape Town is to fly which costs R 12 000 - R 19 000 and takes 29h 45m.
The fastest way to get from New York to Cape Town is to fly which takes 17h 24m and costs R 16 000 - R 24 000.
The distance between New York and Cape Town is 12635 km.
It takes approximately 17h 24m to get from New York to Cape Town, including transfers.
Cape Town is 6h ahead of New York. It is currently 17:18 in New York and 23:18 in Cape Town.
There are 7924+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between New York, NY, USA and Cape Town, South Africa?
United Airlines flies from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) once daily.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–32,000
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–33,000
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–40,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–38,000
Flights from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–42,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 7m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
- Website
- latam.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–33,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Sao Paulo
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–33,000
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lagos, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 8,500–31,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 10,000–29,000
- Website
- taag.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Lagos, Luanda
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 12,000–44,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–32,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 800–1,300
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 2,000–3,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 340–10,000
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- R 340–7,500
- First Class
- R 2,200–10,000
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 850–12,000
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- R 850–8,000
- First Class
- R 3,300–12,000
Subway from Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 40–44
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- R 40–44
- Phone
- 570.821.3800
- customerservice@martzbus.com
- Website
- Martz Bus
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Scranton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- R 1,000–1,400
- Website
- Martz Bus
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Scranton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 410–650
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- Trailways
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Scranton
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 460–1,600
- Website
- Trailways
- Schedules at
- Trailways
- Saver
- R 460–1,500
- Flexible
- R 900–1,600
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