Private Transport · Cape Town ↔ Hermanus
Private Cape Town to Hermanus Transfer
Private vehicle · not shared
Cape Town City Centre accommodation
≈ 1.5 – 2 hours each way
No maximum — vehicle to suit
Our Cape Town to Hermanus transfer is a private return service designed specifically for guests travelling to Hermanus for boat-based whale watching. We collect you from your hotel, guesthouse or apartment in the Cape Town City Centre and take you directly to Hermanus New Harbour in time for your whale-watching trip. Once your boat-based whale-watching experience is completed, your private transfer will return you to your accommodation in Cape Town. This is a private transfer for your booking and is not a shared scheduled shuttle.
Private Cape Town ↔ Hermanus Return Transfer
From R3,700 for 1–2 guests
Prices are per private vehicle for the whole group · 7+ guests: custom quotation
Please note
Whale-watching boat tickets are additional. Pickups outside the standard Cape Town City Centre pickup area are quoted on request.
Cape Town to Hermanus Transport for Whale Watching
Most guests booking this service are staying in Cape Town and travelling to Hermanus for boat-based whale watching in Walker Bay. Hermanus is the destination; between June and early December it is one of the best places in the world to see Southern Right Whales — both from the Cliff Path and from the water.
Because your transfer is private, your Cape Town pickup time is coordinated with your whale-watching departure in Hermanus. We collect you from your Cape Town City Centre accommodation and take you directly to Hermanus New Harbour. Once your boat-based whale-watching trip is completed, you will return to Cape Town.
This is transport only: there are no sightseeing stops, lunch stops, Cliff Path stops, wine-tasting stops or guided activities included.
Travelling with us also means your transport and your Hermanus whale watching trip are coordinated by the same team.
Want to spend more time exploring Hermanus?
Our Private Hermanus Whale Watching Day Tour is the better option for guests wanting a more complete guided experience with additional time and stops in Hermanus. For a more affordable shared alternative, see our Small-Group Hermanus Day Tour from Cape Town at R1,400 per person (minimum 4 paying adults).
Cape Town to Hermanus Transfer Prices
Private return transfer prices for the whole group — each price below is the total for one private vehicle, return, from Cape Town City Centre accommodation.
1 guest
R3,700
2 guests
R3,700
3 guests
R3,900
4 guests
R4,100
5 guests
R4,500
6 guests
R5,000
7+ guests
Request custom quotation
Six-passenger private vehicle for 1–6 guests. For 7+ guests a larger vehicle or additional transport is required — request a custom quotation. Additional waiting beyond the agreed arrangements: R500 per hour (not charged during your agreed whale-watching excursion and check-in).
Whale-watching boat tickets are additional. This price covers private road transport only.
Private Cape Town Hotel Pickup and Return
Your driver meets you at your accommodation at the agreed time. We confirm the pickup address, time and contact number by WhatsApp or email the day before. Once your boat-based whale-watching trip is completed, you are collected at the arranged point and returned to the same Cape Town address.
Cape Town City Bowl
V&A Waterfront
Foreshore hotels
Green Point & Mouille Point
Sea Point
Gardens & Tamboerskloof
De Waterkant
Pickups outside the standard Cape Town City Centre pickup area are quoted on request.
Going Whale Watching in Hermanus?
The transfer gets you there — the whales are the reason to go. Our 1.5 to 2 hour boat-based trip departs from Hermanus New Harbour into Walker Bay, the calving ground of the Southern Right Whale. Boat tickets are booked separately from the transfer.
- AdultR1,500
- PensionerR1,400
- StudentR1,400
- Child (3–12)R750
- Child Under 3Free
Transfer or Hermanus Whale Watching Day Tour?
Option A — Private Return Shuttle
Direct transport only
- Private collection from Cape Town City Centre accommodation
- Shortest practical N2/R43 route to Hermanus
- Drop-off at the whale-watching departure/check-in point
- Normal waiting during your agreed whale-watching excursion
- Direct return to Cape Town City Centre
- No guided sightseeing, Clarence Drive or Stony Point; boat tickets, meals and entrance fees excluded
From R3,700 for 1–2 guests
Option B — Private Full-Day Hermanus Tour
Complete guided day experience
- Private vehicle and professional local guide · approx. 9–10 hours
- Clarence Drive — voted one of the most scenic drives in the world
- Betty's Bay and Stony Point Penguin Colony stop
- Hermanus coastal sightseeing and Cliff Path
- Boat tickets, attraction entrance fees, lunch and gratuities excluded
From R5,500 for 1–2 guests
The difference between the two base prices for 1–2 guests is R1,800. Choose the shuttle if you only need transport to your boat trip, or the full-day tour if you'd like a guided scenic day.
Want more than transport?
Private Hermanus Whale Watching Day Tour from Cape Town — From R5,500 for 1–2 guests. Additional guests +R1,000 pp. Whale-watching boat tickets are additional.
Cape Town to Hermanus Transfer — FAQs
Everything you need to know before booking your Hermanus whale watching trip.
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