London to Cape Town By Air freight, Cargo ship or Road

See the best way to ship your freight from London, United Kingdom to Cape Town, South Africa by various transport modes including Air, Sea and Road. Compare freight rates, transit times, route options and much more.

London to Cape Town by Air freight

The quickest way to get from London to Cape Town by plane will take about 1 day 12h and departs from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and arrives into Cape Town International Airport (CPT). There are flights departing 2-4 times a day on this route. Virgin Atlantic is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with flights departing 1-2 times a day.

Quickest air route

London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport

Departs from

Departs from

1 day 12h

2-4 times a day

9,730 km

6,046 mi.

Direct

No stops

Operating carriersDepartsAircraft types
Carrier Identifier: VSVirgin Atlantic
1-2 times a dayBoeing 787-9+1 others
Carrier Identifier: BABritish Airways
1-2 times a weekBoeing 777-300ER+2 others
Carrier Identifier: KLKLM
1-2 times a weekBoeing 737-800 (winglets)+3 others
Carrier Identifier: ETEthiopian Airlines
1-2 times a weekAirbus A350-900+2 others
Carrier Identifier: WBRwandAir
Every 4-6 weeksAirbus A330-300+2 others
Carrier Identifier: KQKenya Airways
2-4 times a weekBoeing 787-8+2 others
Carrier Identifier: TKTurkish AirlinesF
Every 4-6 weeksBoeing 777 Freighter+6 others
Carrier Identifier: LHLufthansa
Every 1-2 weeksRoad Feeder Service+5 others
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Closest airports

London City Airport to Cape Town International Airport

Departs from

Departs from

1 day 19h

Every 1-2 days

10,057 km

6,249 mi.

1 transfer

No stops

Operating carriersDepartsAircraft types
Carrier Identifier: KLKLM
1-2 times a weekEmbraer 190+3 others
Carrier Identifier: LHLufthansa
Every 1-2 daysEmbraer 190+1 others
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Most frequent

London Heathrow Airport to OR Tambo International Airport

Departs from

Departs from

2 days 1h

2-4 times a day

10,535 km

6,546 mi.

Direct

No stops

Operating carriersDepartsAircraft types
Carrier Identifier: VSVirgin Atlantic
Every 1-2 daysBoeing 787-9
Carrier Identifier: BABritish Airways
Every 4-6 weeksAirbus A380-800+3 others
Carrier Identifier: KLKLM
2-4 times a weekBoeing 737-800 (winglets)+2 others
Carrier Identifier: LXSwiss
1-2 times a weekAirbus A320neo+4 others
Carrier Identifier: MSEgyptAirF
Every 1-2 weeksAirbus A330-200 Freighter+4 others
Carrier Identifier: ETEthiopian AirlinesF
Every 4-6 weeksBoeing 737 Freighter+5 others
Carrier Identifier: KQKenya AirwaysF
2-4 times a weekBoeing 737-300 Freighter+4 others
Carrier Identifier: EYEtihad Airways
Every 1-2 daysAirbus A380-800+1 others
Carrier Identifier: EKEmirates
Every 1-2 daysAirbus A380-800+1 others
Carrier Identifier: QRQatar AirwaysF
1-2 times a weekBoeing 777-200F Freighter+5 others
Carrier Identifier: LHLufthansa
Every 2-4 weeksRoad Feeder Service+3 others
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London to Cape Town by Container ship

The quickest way to get from London to Cape Town by ship will take about 27 days and departs from Southampton (GBSOU) and arrives into Ngqura (ZANGQ). There are ships departing every 1-2 weeks on this route. ONE is one of the carriers that operates regular services on this route with ships departing every 2-4 weeks.

Quickest ocean route

Southampton to Ngqura

Port of loading

Port of loading

27 days

Every 1-2 weeks

13,341 km

8,290 mi.

1 transfer

1 stop

Operating carriersDepartsVessels
Carrier Identifier: ONEYONE
Every 2-4 weeksONE INNOVATION+5 others
Carrier Identifier: HLCUHapag-Lloyd
Every 2-4 weeksMANILA EXPRESS+4 others
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Closest seaports

Tilbury to Ngqura

Port of loading

Port of loading

42 days 19h

Every 2-4 weeks

15,655 km

9,727 mi.

1 transfer

6 stops

Operating carriersDepartsVessels
Carrier Identifier: MSCUMSC
Every 2-4 weeksMSC DENMARK VI+36 others
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Most frequent

Felixstowe to Durban

Port of loading

Port of loading

55 days 16h

1-2 times a week

29,284 km

18,196 mi.

1 transfer

5 stops

Operating carriersDepartsVessels
Carrier Identifier: MSCUMSC
Every 2-4 weeksMSC ARCHIMIDIS+31 others
Carrier Identifier: OOLUOOCL
Every 1-2 weeksOOCL PIRAEUS+6 others
Carrier Identifier: COSUCOSCO
Every 2-4 weeksCOSCO Shipping Kilimanjaro+3 others
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