There are 6 ways to get from Nice to Cape Town by plane or train
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Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane NCE - CPT
17h 6mR 7,286–14,348Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MXP - CPT
22h 55mR 6,050–11,135Train to Marseille Provence Airport, fly
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charlestrain
- Fly from Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MRS - CPT
19h 46mR 9,097–16,877Train to Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Genova Sestri Ponen.train
- Fly from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane GOA - CPT
23h 36mR 8,210–21,935Fly from Monaco
- Fly from Monaco (MCM) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane MCM - CPT
18h 35mR 6,328–23,403Train, train to Turin Caselle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Savonatrain
- Take the train from Savona to Carmagnolatrain
- Take the train from Carmagnola to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselletrain
- Fly from Turin Caselle Airport (TRN) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane TRN - CPT
21h 37mR 8,470–26,395
Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Cape Town is to train and fly which costs R 6 000 - R 12 000 and takes 22h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Cape Town is to fly which takes 17h 6m and costs R 7 000 - R 15 000.
The distance between Nice and Cape Town is 8738 km.
It takes approximately 17h 6m to get from Nice to Cape Town, including transfers.
There are 7924+ hotels available in Cape Town.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Cape Town, South Africa?
Swiss, Edelweiss Air, and two other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) twice daily.
Airlines
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–24,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–24,000
Flights from Monaco to Cape Town International Airport via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–19,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–16,000
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 11,000–16,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–28,000
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–29,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–26,000
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–25,000
Flights from Marseille Provence Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 9,000–25,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–21,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–21,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Turin Caselle Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–25,000
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–20,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Cairo, Johannesburg
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–21,000
Train operators
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 800–1,200
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Nice Ville to Marseille St Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,100–1,500
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Genova Sestri Ponen.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 290–410
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 220–300
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Savona to Carmagnola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 260–360
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Carmagnola to Torino Aeroporto Di Caselle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 100–150
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- R 600–850
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Savona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 190–360
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- R 550–1,000
- Website
- Trenitalia Intercity
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- R 80–110
- Website
- Trenord
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