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Find cheap flights to Cape Town from $1,269

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Cheap flight deals to Cape Town

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights to Cape Town that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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11:05 - 09:25AKL-CPT
33h 20m2 stops
10:40 - 09:40CPT-AKL
36h 00m2 stops
$2,043Singapore Airlines
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Wed, 16 Oct - Sat, 2 Nov
15:10 - 09:25AKL-CPT
29h 15m2 stops
10:40 - 09:40CPT-AKL
36h 00m2 stops
$2,199Singapore Airlines
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Tue, 15 Oct - Mon, 28 Oct
17:05 - 16:50AKL-CPT
34h 45m2 stops
13:40 - 00:35CPT-AKL
47h 55m2 stops
$2,287Emirates
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Wed, 2 Oct - Tue, 5 Nov
15:15 - 16:50AKL-CPT
36h 35m2 stops
13:40 - 11:05CPT-AKL
34h 25m1 stop
$2,300Emirates
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Tue, 15 Oct - Sat, 2 Nov
16:05 - 16:50AKL-CPT
34h 45m2 stops
13:05 - 09:50CPT-AKL
34h 45m1 stop
$2,342
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Mon, 13 May - Sun, 19 May
13:15 - 08:30AKL-CPT
53h 15m2 stops
13:00 - 04:45CPT-AKL
29h 45m1 stop
$2,385Qatar Airways
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Thu, 16 May - Thu, 23 May
10:45 - 12:40AKL-CPT
35h 55m2 stops
13:00 - 11:55CPT-AKL
36h 55m2 stops
$2,498
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Thu, 16 May - Thu, 23 May
14:15 - 10:50AKL-CPT
31h 35m1 stop
12:35 - 03:55CPT-AKL
28h 20m1 stop
$2,501Qatar Airways
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Wed, 2 Oct - Tue, 5 Nov
00:25 - 13:45AKL-CPT
47h 20m3 stops
15:20 - 23:50CPT-AKL
45h 30m3 stops
$5,349Malaysia Airlines
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Thu, 12 Sep - Thu, 10 Oct
01:25 - 09:25AKL-CPT
43h 00m3 stops
10:40 - 12:05CPT-AKL
38h 25m3 stops
$8,511Malaysia Airlines
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Tue, 1 Oct - Tue, 5 Nov

Flights to Cape Town - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Cape Town to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Cape Town?

The average price of all flights to Cape Town clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Cape Town is Tuesday where tickets can be as cheap as $2,372. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where prices are $2,466 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Cape Town, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to Cape Town is February, where tickets cost $2,227 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of tickets from New Zealand is $3,277 and $2,961 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is February with an average price of $2,234.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Cape Town?

The average price for all flights to Cape Town depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Cape Town is generally in the morning, when flights cost $2,285 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Cape Town is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $2,492.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Cape Town?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Cape Town, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 80 days before departure.

How long is the flight to Cape Town?

The duration of your flight to Cape Town depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Cape Town on KAYAK are from Auckland, which takes 29h 15m, and Christchurch, which takes 32h 35m.

Good to know

Low season

July

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$1,269
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 10% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (21% more expensive on average)
Flight from Auckland to Cape Town

When to book flights to Cape Town

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Cape Town based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Cape Town based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Cape Town flights

  • How far is Cape Town from central Cape Town?

    Central Cape Town is 16 km away from Cape Town.

  • What is the name of Cape Town’s airport?

    When flying to Cape Town, you'll arrive at Cape Town (CPT). The airport is also known as Cape Town or Cape Town Intl.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Cape Town?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Cape Town.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Cape Town?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cape Town is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Cape Town?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Cape Town with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Cape Town?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Cape Town up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airline offers the most flights to Cape Town?

    Of the 6 airlines that fly to Cape Town, FlySafair offers the most flights, with around 263 per week, followed by Airlink with 188 flights per week.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Cape Town

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Prefer to fly direct to Cape Town Intl?

Find which airlines fly direct to Cape Town Intl, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

New Zealand to Cape Town Intl

Monday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +38 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +39 more

Tuesday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +38 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +39 more

Wednesday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +40 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +41 more

Thursday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +37 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +38 more

Friday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +39 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +40 more

Saturday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +37 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +38 more

Sunday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +41 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +42 more

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Direct returns

Cape Town Intl to New Zealand

Monday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +38 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +39 more

Tuesday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +38 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +39 more

Wednesday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +40 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +41 more

Thursday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +37 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +38 more

Friday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +39 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +40 more

Saturday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +37 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +38 more

Sunday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +41 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +42 more

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Top 5 airlines flying to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Cape Town. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from New Zealand to Cape Town. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Cape Town? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.2
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 664 reviews
8.1comfort
8.8crew
8.4boarding
7.6food
7.9entertainment
Airline reviews

Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

8.0 ExcellentMichelle, Apr 2024NPL - AKL
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Short flight so no entertainment, turbulence so no food service - overall flight as expected

All was good, the only thing was it didn't run on time.

Great meal. Best seats ever! They need to teach other airlines how to do that.

The staff and crew on board were excellent. Business class however, was very weird. I thought we would have individual pods, but the way it was set up was unexpected. Not very private and If you wanted to lay down, you had to have an entire bed made up for you by the crew, rather than how Delta one works where you could just lie down whenever you feel like it. It was a 16 hour flight. I chose not to have my bed made, and that turned out to be a good idea because everybody who had their bed made had to wait for the crew to roll up their mattresses. So strange!

Crew were pleasant, happy to be there and were a joy to be around. Entire operation was professional, well thought out and ran like a Swiss clock.

United flight from SFO to PDX was cancelled. I will ask for a refund. Had to book on Alaska

Good food and entertainment options. Great Staff that were all welcoming and caregiving.

Flight was canceled due to technical issue shortly before the check-in counters opened. Passengers were rebooked on a flight three days later. Request to be accommodated on Air Tahiti Nui could not be processed. Customer service sorted out the refund after calling and being put on hold for almost an hour.

Carring crew, nice ambiance of the cabin, comfortable beds, good food well served. We liked everything.

2 of the 6 economy toilets were out of order. Drinks were not offered often enough - you have to order on-screen, which is often unavailable. Snacks and Milo ran out very early. Crew was fine but I think there was a sticking issue

I requested an aisle seat and got a middle seat The flight gate was changed and the flight was delayed

Cabin Crew always friendly and helpful. Seating cramped - foul smelling from toilets, high risk of disease. Guard personal property such as expensive sunglasses Coffee always awful and cold Meal trays toddler sized Not worth the extra cost to fly SQ - use a budget airline, same if not better experience

Every thing was fine. Some ild classical Hindi movies should be add

People were so nice! Economy seats were small and cramped feeling for me. I’m slender and 6 feet tall

The singapore airline now compared before covid, I like the service before covid. SQ was the best of all airlines but now I am going to look for different airline if I am travelling in asia.

A pc of cake or biscuit at least. The airport was like a maze need to take another bus to the main terminal to immigration.

Perfect experience from boarding through to leaving the flight, comfortable and personalised service from all staff, highly recommended

They are great with every aspect of customer service. Helped my elderly father and aided him with using the restroom.

Even though it was a very full flight, the service was still excellent, the plane did not feel too cramped and cabin crew made a sincere effort to help passengers find overhead space for stowing luggage.

The seat comfort, the food and of course the crew, they made you feel welcome and relaxed 😊

The crew manager let the staff down by not ensuring special dietary requirements meal were coming in drips . The poor cabin crew did not stop . If organised the cabin could take a short break ..The cabin crew were AWESOME UNLIKE THIER TWO MANAGES!

Very bad !! My confirmed ticket got canceled with out notifying me in hyd airport , crew didn’t help us out !! They were very rude!! They made me pay for the confirmed ticket again !! Can you please let us know how I can get the refund for the ticket I paid

Amazing service and food. However I didn’t get chance to choose my own seat which bothered me a little.

Food was not eadable. Testless and not apealing. order for indian vegitarian, recived spice less. combination of main course and side iteams are far away from traditonal food, serve less iteams. , but eadoble. Thanks

Overall emirates continues to amaze me with their. Awesome service . I had shifted away from emirates , because I lost luggage and watch in emirates in 2019 that drifted me away from this airline , but I am willing to give it try

The amenities offered in the Business class is far away less compared with other Air Companies. Emirates is going down in the competition pricing the same value as Qatar airways for example.

On both legs of my trips (Jhb - Dxb and Dxb - Jhb) the entertainment system did not work.

I wish any of the US airlines operated like Emirates

We had a connecting flight which is got delayed they didn’t transfer me to another flight and up I have to by 3 new tickets and I have to pay extra luggage fees cost me rs 100000

Cabin crew were not welcoming.was expecting excellent after traveling in Emirates from Houston to Dubai.

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

They shld improve and provide a lunch or dinner in an international leg

All over with Qatar airlines my experience was really bad due to delays and then putting me on different airlines and after 8 hours of wait I had to listen to their is no plane to fly for another 24 hours. Wore experience ever.

They have misplaced my one checked bag which I have not received in Philadelphia and have lodged complaint with American Airlines, the staff of Indigo was rude with us, at the checking counter, I think she purposely withheld my one of the checked bag, because the American Airlines staff told me that bag was not received at Doha airport. Kindly help me with one of my checked bag to get it. My flight was from Mumbai to Doha and then Doha to Philadelphia.

Boarding delayed, no communication. I left the lounge, and heard a final call, boarding started after a 30 minutes.

Very bad. We booked 8 months in advance for 2 people but couldn’t get seats together. Food was so bad I couldn’t even eat.

Okay not so good or great. The flight operated by Indigo is worst from boarding to luggage handling and food. Damaged one luggage and delayed another luggage. Still did not get it, since 2 days.

The staffs were very good and helpful especially since we were traveling with a toddler

If you want to make money pls charge it in the ticket, Chennai check in crew simply forcing travelers make payment for unnecessary. Second, Chennai crew not even listening travelers request. Poor service and not sure you will improve with my feedback.

need to improve management and air hostess services. Rest of it’s OK.

The food could be better, the beef was quite tough. The crew were friendly and helpful on this flight, which has not being my experience on other Ethiopian flights.

The flight was one hour late. The food is mediocre and the screen was broken

Same but worse than international. The inter African flights are worse.

The entertainment (movies) blockbuster and classics never change. I am a frequent Ethiopian flyer and this should be addressed. Not much changed from my summer flight and my December flight. It is annoying - surely you can update the selections more often. Same with food options. It becomes extremely boring to be offered the same exact meals from Washington to Addis to Maputo every trip, each time. AS

Entertainment was very poor. Couldn’t watch anything. Ear pieces were the wrong type .

The wifi service was really poor I try to use it the service was extremely poor if that could be improved that will go a long way

The food really sucks And they really need to work on entertainment The movie selection is herendous .

Hot, uncomfortable and very rough take off and landing. Very regrettable.

Entertainment system poor - couldn't hear, no flight info etc.

I've never been served three bread courses in a single meal before. Was really impressed by the novelty of that.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Cape Town found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
16/10Wed
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
33h 20mAKL-CPT
2/11Sat
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
36h 00mCPT-AKL
$2,043
15/10Tue
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
29h 15mAKL-CPT
28/10Mon
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
36h 00mCPT-AKL
$2,199
2/10Wed
2 stopsEmirates
34h 45mAKL-CPT
5/11Tue
2 stopsEmirates
47h 55mCPT-AKL
$2,287
15/10Tue
2 stopsEmirates
36h 35mAKL-CPT
2/11Sat
1 stopEmirates
34h 25mCPT-AKL
$2,300
13/5Mon
2 stops
34h 45mAKL-CPT
19/5Sun
1 stop
34h 45mCPT-AKL
$2,342
16/5Thu
2 stopsQatar Airways
53h 15mAKL-CPT
23/5Thu
1 stopQatar Airways
29h 45mCPT-AKL
$2,385
16/5Thu
2 stops
35h 55mAKL-CPT
23/5Thu
2 stops
36h 55mCPT-AKL
$2,498
2/10Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
31h 35mAKL-CPT
5/11Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
28h 20mCPT-AKL
$2,501
12/9Thu
3 stopsMalaysia Airlines
47h 20mAKL-CPT
10/10Thu
3 stopsMalaysia Airlines
45h 30mCPT-AKL
$5,349
1/10Tue
3 stopsMalaysia Airlines
43h 00mAKL-CPT
5/11Tue
3 stopsMalaysia Airlines
38h 25mCPT-AKL
$8,511

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Cape Town found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
20/9Fri
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
29h 15mAKL-CPT
$1,269
28/5Tue
3 stopsSingapore Airlines
37h 15mCHC-CPT
$1,335
27/5Mon
3 stopsSingapore Airlines
36h 50mCHC-CPT
$1,445
28/5Tue
2 stopsEmirates
63h 10mCHC-CPT
$1,499
27/5Mon
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
32h 35mCHC-CPT
$1,573
29/5Wed
2 stopsEmirates
53h 45mCHC-CPT
$1,651
20/9Fri
3 stopsEmirates
49h 35mAKL-CPT
$1,685
20/9Fri
1 stopEmirates
30h 20mAKL-CPT
$1,726
19/9Thu
3 stopsMalaysia Airlines
47h 20mAKL-CPT
$2,736

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Recent domestic flight deals

6/6Thu
directAirlink
1h 25mPLZ-CPT
9/6Sun
directAirlink
1h 10mCPT-PLZ
$183
31/5Fri
directAirlink
1h 25mPLZ-CPT
2/6Sun
directAirlink
1h 10mCPT-PLZ
$186
22/4Mon
directLift
2h 10mJNB-CPT
23/4Tue
directLift
2h 00mCPT-JNB
$193
21/5Tue
directLift
2h 10mJNB-CPT
28/5Tue
directLift
2h 00mCPT-JNB
$203
23/4Tue
directLift
2h 10mJNB-CPT
30/4Tue
directLift
2h 00mCPT-JNB
$204
11/5Sat
directFlySafair
2h 20mHLA-CPT
15/5Wed
directFlySafair
2h 05mCPT-HLA
$228
11/5Sat
directFlySafair
2h 15mHLA-CPT
15/5Wed
directFlySafair
2h 05mCPT-HLA
$243
27/5Mon
directFlexFlight
2h 15mDUR-CPT
3/6Mon
directFlexFlight
2h 05mCPT-DUR
$262
15/5Wed
directCemair
2h 25mDUR-CPT
22/5Wed
directCemair
2h 00mCPT-DUR
$264
29/4Mon
directCemair
2h 25mDUR-CPT
3/5Fri
directCemair
2h 00mCPT-DUR
$301

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Last minute flights to Cape Town

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Cape Town that are departing in the next 10 days.
21/4Sun
multi-stopEmirates
68h 40mAKL-CPT
30/4Tue
multi-stopEmirates
42h 35mCPT-AKL
$2,363
22/4Mon
multi-stopEmirates
51h 50mCHC-CPT
30/4Tue
multi-stopEmirates
48h 50mCPT-CHC
$2,368
22/4Mon
multi-stop
51h 50mCHC-CPT
30/4Tue
multi-stop
35h 40mCPT-CHC
$2,412
21/4Sun
multi-stopEmirates
49h 35mAKL-CPT
30/4Tue
multi-stopEmirates
47h 50mCPT-AKL
$2,435
21/4Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
31h 35mAKL-CPT
30/4Tue
multi-stopQatar Airways
27h 45mCPT-AKL
$3,008
20/4Sat
multi-stop
44h 25mAKL-CPT
30/4Tue
multi-stop
27h 45mCPT-AKL
$3,351
21/4Sun
multi-stopEmirates
38h 35mAKL-CPT
30/4Tue
multi-stopEmirates
37h 35mCPT-AKL
$3,502
22/4Mon
multi-stop
60h 50mCHC-CPT
30/4Tue
multi-stop
33h 35mCPT-CHC
$3,595
20/4Sat
multi-stop
68h 25mAKL-CPT
30/4Tue
multi-stop
58h 55mCPT-AKL
$3,792
20/4Sat
multi-stop
47h 20mAKL-CPT
30/4Tue
multi-stop
41h 40mCPT-AKL
$3,944

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Flights to Cape Town

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Cape Town (CPT)South Africa

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