CPT
Airport loungesCape Town International Airport
To Cape Town · one way
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Cape Town
Plan your cruise departure from Cape Town. Explore recommended activities and airport transfer information as verified details become available.
2 things to do1 airport connections
Your day ashore, at a glance
Make the most of your stop
Things to do in Cape Town
Choose an easy wander, a local highlight or a bigger day out. Compare practical details before you head ashore.
Photo: Cape Town Tourism
Recommended ashore
V&A Waterfront
Explore the working harbor, public spaces and museums around the waterfront.
- Distance from port
- Not assessed
- Cost
- Not assessed
- Tourist-trap risk
- Not assessed
- Physical effort
- Not assessed
- Accessibility
- Not assessed
Photo: Danie van der Merwe from Cape Town, South Africa; CC BY 2.0; cropped · License
Recommended ashore
Table Mountain
Plan a mountain outing with enough time for weather changes and the return to your ship.
- Distance from port
- Not assessed
- Cost
- Not assessed
- Tourist-trap risk
- Not assessed
- Physical effort
- Not assessed
- Accessibility
- Not assessed
Getting to your ship
Airport to cruise port
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Arrange your transfer to Cape Town
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Know before you go
Safety ashore
Women travelers
Higher riskGovernment advice describes serious violence against women, including rape and murder in urban areas. Use trusted transport and avoid isolated routes. This is national guidance, not a Cape Town terminal crime statistic. Assessment uses country-level government advice; port-specific conditions may differ.
Reviewed 2026-10-25
LGBTQ+ travelers
Extra caution advisedUK advice states that same-sex activity is legal and sexual-orientation discrimination is prohibited. These protections do not remove the wider serious-crime risk: plan transport and avoid isolated areas, especially after dark. Editorial assessment based on country-level government guidance, not a measured port-specific incident rate.
Reviewed 2026-10-25
Editorial guidance reflects the cited advice and review date. Laws, attitudes and conditions can differ within a destination. No rating guarantees personal safety.
Pick your moment
When to go
- Jan: Shoulder season
- Feb: Shoulder season
- Mar: Shoulder season
- Apr: Shoulder season
- May: Shoulder season
- Jun: Shoulder season
- Jul: Shoulder season
- Aug: Shoulder season
- Sep: Shoulder season
- Oct: Shoulder season
- Nov: Shoulder season
- Dec: Shoulder season
● High season○ Shoulder season◌ Low season
Seasonal guidance is being researched.
Who else is in port?
Port crowding index
100 is average. 150 means 50% more ship passenger capacity than this port’s observed hourly average over the past 30 days; 50 means half the average.
Checking ships in port…
Estimate for tracked catalog ships, based on published passenger capacity, not actual passengers ashore. Port areas are approximate circles around published port coordinates. Only positions reported within an hour at 1 knot or less are counted; ships at anchor may be included. Missing AIS reports and untracked ships can understate crowding. Quiet observed hours count toward the average; collection outages do not.
Set sail
Ships sailing from Cape Town
No ships are currently recorded as based at this port. It may be visited as a port of call.
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