Cheapest€754.16
- Air France AF450714:2713h 15m03:42Paris CDGCape Town CPT
Door to door 16h 25mCO2 1424.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Paris to Cape Town costs €754.16 at the cheapest and takes 15h 50m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 1 operator. The route covers 9,622 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 9,622 km
- Fastest
- 15h 50m
- Average
- 16h 44m
- Services per day
- 6
- Cheapest
- €754.16
- CO2 per passenger
- 1424.1 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 16h 25m | 13h 15m | 3h 10m | €982.49 | 1424.1 kg | 4 |
- 16h 25mFastest, by Flight
- €982.49Cheapest, by Flight
- 1424.1 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 9,622 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Lowest CO2€1,016.19
- SNCF SN467507:303h 47m11:17Paris Gare de LyonZurich Hauptbahnhof
- Edelweiss Air EA191912:4613h 28m02:14Zürich ZRHCape Town CPT
Changes at Zürich, with 89 minutes between services and a walk of about 14 minutes.
Door to door 20h 41mCO2 1402.3 kgChanges 1Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Paris to Cape Town | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | €1,640.44 | €1,863.19 | €1,232.89 | €1,203.19 | €1,731.74 | €1,356.64 | €1,409.99 | €1,080.54 | €895.19 | €960.64 | €1,013.44 | €1,250.49 | €1,248.84 | €972.19 |
| Flight | €1,693.44 | €1,509.36 | €1,342.98 | €1,601.99 | €1,668.66 | €1,373.66 | €1,167.16 | €1,112.29 | €1,030.28 | €982.49 | €1,058.01 | €1,188.99 | €1,100.49 | €1,182.50 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €754.16
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Cape Town is not something we sell.
Rooms within reach of Cape Town railway station
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Paris to Cape Town
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €922.6990 days
- €604.3060 days
- €616.8945 days
- €593.0930 days
- €921.0421 days
- €972.1914 days
- €1,167.167 days
- €1,232.893 days
- €1,640.441 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €593.09.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 177 percent. The most expensive point is €1,640.44, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €1,080.54Sun
- €895.19Mon
- €960.64Tue
- €1,013.44Wed
- €1,188.99Thu
- €1,100.49Fri
- €972.19Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €1,232.89Sep
- €847.38Oct
- €784.84Nov
- €778.94Dec
- €783.07Jan
- €592.14Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 9,622 km against 9,342 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Johannesburg, Zürich, Luanda, Frankfurt am Main. The gap between arriving and leaving is 81 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 12 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Paris at 06:40 and the last at 14:27, across 4 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Paris
Rail
- Paris Gare de Lyon
- Massy TGV
- Paris Gare du Nord
Bus
- Paris Bercy Seine
- Gare de Cormeilles-en-Parisis
Air
- CDG
- ORY
- BVA
Ferry
- Paris-Canal
- Bateaux parisiens
Cape Town
Rail
- Cape Town railway station
- Langa
- Parow
Bus
- Grey
- Gardens
Air
- CPT
Ferry
- Nelson Mandela Gateway to Robben Island
Cape Town is large, and the road in from CPT can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
Getting from CPT into Cape Town
Settled in advance, so the ride into Cape Town costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Air France | €754.16 | 15h 50m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €631.50 | 84% |
| Taxes | €113.67 | 15% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 1% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 0% |
| Total you pay | €754.16 | 100% |
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Cape Town?
Priced by the bag and by the day, booked before you get there, and insured while it sits.
Check Cape Town on StasherOr try Bounce
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Questions about Paris to Cape Town
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Paris to Cape Town?
The fastest journey from Paris to Cape Town takes 15h 50m door to door, of which 13h 15m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 16h 44m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Paris to Cape Town?
The cheapest fare from Paris to Cape Town is €754.16, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €1,174.83. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Paris to Cape Town?
The cheapest way from Paris to Cape Town is by Flight, at €982.49 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 16h 25m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Paris to Cape Town?
Fares from Paris to Cape Town bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €593.09. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 177 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Paris to Cape Town?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Paris to Cape Town, at €895.19. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Paris to Cape Town?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Paris to Cape Town, at €592.14 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Paris to Cape Town?
1 operators sell services from Paris to Cape Town across 1 modes: Air France. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Paris to Cape Town?
33 percent of the services we sell from Paris to Cape Town are direct. The rest connect at Johannesburg, Zürich, Luanda, Frankfurt am Main, with about 81 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Paris to Cape Town use?
Services from Paris to Cape Town by Flight leave from Paris CDG and arrive at Cape Town CPT. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Paris to Cape Town?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Paris to Cape Town allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Paris to Cape Town on September 12, 2026: 9622 km of route against 9342 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 1 operators, a cheapest fare of €754.16, and 15h 50m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Cape Town and elsewhere in South Africa. None of it is ours to sell.
What to book in Cape Town before you go
The tickets worth having in advance, because the line at the door is usually the whole morning.
See Cape Town on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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Other ways to make this journey
Arriving in Cape Town
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- 25Operators
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