The Cape Point Funicular

The Flying Dutchman funicular carries you from the Cape Point car park up to the viewing point below the old lighthouse. A return ticket costs R125 for an adult and R65 for a child aged 6 to 16, on rates valid from 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027 (capepoint.co.za, 14 November 2026). It runs from 9:00 AM to 5:30 PM from October to March and to 5:00 PM from April to September. The shared day tours here leave it out of their price (one private option includes it), and you can walk up instead. If you want time for the ride without watching the clock, pick a day with two hours at Cape Point: City Sightseeing South Africa’s double-decker day, from US$36.18 per person on Viator (checked November 2026) or US$35.05 per adult on GetYourGuide (checked November 2026).

See the day with two hours at Cape Point

Fares and hours

capepoint.co.za, rates valid 1 November 2026 to 31 October 2027 (14 November 2026). Pensioner tickets are sold only at the Cape Point ticket office; children must be with an adult.

capepoint.co.za, 14 November 2026. It says the gate is managed by SANParks and that opening times follow daylight hours.

The funicular is Cape Point’s own: capepoint.co.za runs it with the Two Oceans Restaurant and the shops, and SANParks runs the gate and its fee (R592 for an international adult). This website is neither.

Ride or walk

capepoint.co.za says the funicular “saves visitors an uphill walk from the car park to see the old lighthouse”. The walk takes about 15 minutes: Beyond Africa Safaris - Gray Line South Africa’s day offers the funicular “or enjoy a refreshing 15-minute walk up to the lighthouse”, and Kenzi Travel and Tours’ full day a “15-minute walk up that passes a spectacular viewpoint”. SANParks says the lighthouse “is accessible by foot or one can catch the Flying Dutchman funicular to the top” (14 November 2026).

Time for the ride on your tour

A short stop can make the ticket a gamble. On 20 October 2026 a four-star reviewer of Beyond Africa Safaris - Gray Line South Africa’s day wrote: “Shame about the funicular at Cape Point. it was offered by both the itinerary and the guide, but after we bought the tickets we found out we didn’t have time to wait for our ride.” Check the queue before you pay, and know how long your tour gives the point:

Viator checked November 2026; GetYourGuide checked November 2026. The funicular and the park fees are extra on every tour in this table.

With an hour at the lighthouse you can ride if the queue is short, or walk up in about 15 minutes. Cape Point or the Cape of Good Hope covers the rest of the point, and the Cape of Good Hope entrance fee every fee of the day.