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R8 114 Find Cheap Flights from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town

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Cheap Flight Deals from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town (IST-CPT)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Istanbul Airport 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.

Recent return flight deals from Istanbul to Cape Town

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Istanbul to Cape Town.
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13:50 - 8:30IST-CPT
19h 40m2 stops
12:35 - 12:20CPT-IST
22h 45m1 stop
R12 391Qatar Airways
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Mon, Feb 3 - Mon, Feb 10
10:35 - 17:25IST-CPT
31h 50m1 stop
12:35 - 18:40CPT-IST
29h 05m1 stop
R12 446Qatar Airways
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Tue, Feb 4 - Tue, Feb 18
14:20 - 9:50IST-CPT
20h 30m1 stop
11:45 - 13:35CPT-IST
24h 50m1 stop
R13 015
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Wed, Jan 22 - Tue, Jan 28
20:10 - 20:45IST-CPT
25h 35m2 stops
6:15 - 12:20CPT-IST
29h 05m2 stops
R14 410
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Wed, Jan 22 - Wed, Jan 29
17:55 - 8:30IST-CPT
39h 35m2 stops
15:20 - 16:55CPT-IST
24h 35m2 stops
R14 869KLM
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Mon, Feb 3 - Mon, Feb 10
17:55 - 8:30IST-CPT
39h 35m2 stops
18:10 - 16:55CPT-IST
21h 45m2 stops
R15 530KLM
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Wed, Jan 22 - Mon, Jan 27
0:10 - 13:45IST-CPT
14h 35m1 stop
14:35 - 21:10CPT-IST
29h 35m1 stop
R15 640Ethiopian Air
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Tue, Jun 3 - Mon, Jun 9
23:55 - 14:30IST-CPT
15h 35m1 stop
14:35 - 5:00CPT-IST
13h 25m1 stop
R15 677Ethiopian Air
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Mon, Feb 3 - Mon, Mar 10
1:55 - 12:00IST-CPT
11h 05mdirect
17:15 - 5:35CPT-IST
11h 20mdirect
R16 062Turkish Airlines
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Sat, Jan 25 - Sat, Feb 8
1:55 - 12:00IST-CPT
11h 05mdirect
17:15 - 5:35CPT-IST
11h 20mdirect
R16 099Turkish Airlines
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Sat, Jan 25 - Sat, Feb 8

Flights from Istanbul to Cape Town - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Istanbul Airport, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Istanbul Airport 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 from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town is February, where tickets cost R14 410 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R25 975 and R19 605 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops stopover the cheapest option at R14 947 on average.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below average price on the flight from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

May

High season

January

Cheapest flight

R8 114
Best time to beat the crowds (15% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 11% lower on average.
Flight from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town

When to book flights from Istanbul to Cape Town

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Istanbul 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. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Istanbul Airport to Cape Town flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town was R442 for a one-way ticket and R675 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town?

    When flying out of Istanbul Airport you will be using Istanbul. You will be landing at Cape Town, also known as Cape Town Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town?

    The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Istanbul Airport to Cape Town flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Istanbul Airport and Cape Town.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town?

    There are direct flights from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Istanbul to Cape Town, Turkish Airlines or Qatar Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Istanbul to Cape Town are Turkish Airlines and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of R17 556 and an overall rating of 7,3, Turkish Airlines is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R14 920 and an overall rating of 7,5.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Istanbul Airport 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 from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town.

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

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

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

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

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Istanbul Airport 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 from Istanbul Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for R9 841 or less one-way.

Prefer to fly direct from Istanbul to Cape Town Intl?

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

Direct departures

Istanbul to Cape Town Intl

Monday

IndiGo, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines

IndiGo, Thai Airways, +1 more

Tuesday

IndiGo, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines

IndiGo, Thai Airways, +1 more

Wednesday

IndiGo, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines

IndiGo, Thai Airways, +1 more

Thursday

IndiGo, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines

IndiGo, Thai Airways, +1 more

Friday

IndiGo, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines

IndiGo, Thai Airways, +1 more

Saturday

IndiGo, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines

IndiGo, Thai Airways, +1 more

Sunday

IndiGo, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines

IndiGo, Thai Airways, +1 more

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Direct returns

Cape Town Intl to Istanbul

Monday

IndiGo, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines

IndiGo, Thai Airways, +1 more

Tuesday

IndiGo, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines

IndiGo, Thai Airways, +1 more

Wednesday

IndiGo, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines

IndiGo, Thai Airways, +1 more

Thursday

IndiGo, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines

IndiGo, Thai Airways, +1 more

Friday

IndiGo, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines

IndiGo, Thai Airways, +1 more

Saturday

IndiGo, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines

IndiGo, Thai Airways, +1 more

Sunday

IndiGo, Thai Airways, Turkish Airlines

IndiGo, Thai Airways, +1 more

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Top 3 airlines serving from Istanbul to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Istanbul to Cape Town. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Istanbul 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.
7,5
Qatar AirwaysOverall score based on 3787 reviews
7,4Food
7,5Entertainment
7,7Boarding
7,5Comfort
8,0Crew
Airline reviews

I purchased Qatar airways after seeing ads about its service. To my surprise Qatar is marketing gimmick and horrible airlines which I don’t recommend to anyone Flight was dirty including flight from Miami to Doha And Doha airport restrooms are dirty On top of this they use this pathetic cheap indigo From Doha to Hyderabad which I will never fly Also they lost one of my baggage in Indigo and still waiting to receive it. I will never travel Qatar and will never recommend

2,0 MediocreFaiz, Nov 2024DOH - HYD
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I purchased Qatar airways after seeing ads about its service. To my surprise Qatar is marketing gimmick and horrible airlines which I don’t recommend to anyone Flight was dirty including flight from Miami to Doha And Doha airport restrooms are dirty On top of this they use this pathetic cheap indigo From Doha to Hyderabad which I will never fly Also they lost one of my baggage in Indigo and still waiting to receive it. I will never travel Qatar and will never recommend

Worst air experience in whole life . Boarding and checking was hassle as they did 3 times. Crew team was clueless about passengers need. Despite of passengers raising hand , they were resetting the program

Seat experience average as they use old 777 for must flights despite full load. Qr fares are higher than other airlines for same routes so they should at least upgrade the planes . Food is average and same dishes for months on most routes I travelled at least - the Arabian rice dish “Maqboos” on every flight for months - I am sure there are other food Arabian dishes ?? It’s become boring ! Crew is always good which makes up for these things but hey confirm us what we need

Overall good. Food choice in business class is a concern as same dishes on every flight for months. Crew is great and seats on this sector were fine . They need to have more variety in dining

Delayed my flights and no communication. We end up spending 6 hrs in Doha. No food or any concern from the airline. Terrible

Do not overbook flights and kick out confirmed ticketed passengers :-(

Overall experience was OK. Seats were truly uncomfortable for such a long flight. Food quality was mediocre at best. The staff was great though!

Being a platinum member, no attention given. No towel or tissue provided.

From Montreal to Doha , we habe two complaints : 1) They want to charge for Seat Selection, claiming that the Class of ticket bought on Kayak did not cover seat selection. It such a penny pinching rule, I told them, since we paid almost $20,000 our 3 tickets , that rule should never exist. Also I reserved my tickets so many months ahead, I expected they will naturally put the family together or move somebody else to keep our family seating together. I filed a complaint, and NOBODY ANSWERED. 2) In Montreal, Qatar has an arrangement with the National Bank Lounge. It was so overcrowded and the Lounge is so bad in terms of service and food, amenities etc... The WORST lounge . Why Qatar not have another arrangement their Business Class clients in Montreal. The Air France KLM Lounger is better, the Air Canada Lounge is better. Qatar should send somebody to take a look ! Joseph Chung

Overall it was a very good experience. Boarding was efficient and well organized. The cabin crew were excellent. The meals were tasty and quite filling. The warm bread rolls were a nice touch. Seats were comfortable even if they were a little narrow. Entertainment selection was excellent.

The ac did not work and the plane was deployed for the AC BUT IT NEVER WORKED. I have high blood pressure and I was SWEATING AND NEARLY PASSED OUT. Do better.

For me it was a good experience… thank you Turkish Airlines

Old aircraft, very very low business class standards, no privacy between the seats, horrible old TVs, tiny bathrooms.

Seats are not clean inside the very dirty and need to improve

Very good except the boarding process too forever and wasn’t organized by group. I had a heavy pack or I wouldn’t have minded. I was in business. There were no audible announcements in the waiting area about boarding and everyone packed into the boarding area. Then boarding stopped for a long time but the staff made no announcements to update waiting passengers about the holdup. The flight was good after we got on.

Good service, the airline also provided a traveling kit bag (tooth brush, socks, slippers, visor for sleeping).

The seats have to be one of the worst when it comes to comfort and you have to scramble around to out your handbag in the overhead. The food is still awful. Definitely will not travel on Turkish again and wouldn’t recommend it to anyone for sure.

Everything needs improvement. Old plane, bad interior, business class seats don't function easily / properly, food is awful, chicken / fish were tough & hard, couldn't eat. Avoid Turkish Airlines.

It was very good and it was not my first time I always take Turkish air line for my travels

Food excellent Bathrooms improve cleanliness needed Staff fairly well attentive Entertainment fair Seats lie flat worked well

The flight delayef for over 2 hours so my route was changed leading to arriving to my destination without my luggage

I felt all of the food tasted the same. And we had five meals over the 16 hrs in the air.

The use of a domestic carrier without entertainment was disappointing and a let down

Like: Plane made it to the destination. Dislike: Food is terrible, no entertainment, very dirty airplane.

There where no ear phones provided and the food needs to improve.

The food needs to improve especially the fish as there where only 3 fish cubes in my plate.

I have been flew with ET since 2013 and I wish the service can be reach standard airlines as Star Alliance member please ET you need to improve many thing on the services learn from SQ and other member

Flight was delayed resulting in a series of unfortunate events. I ran the airport as people were yelling my flight anyone who can’t run wouldn’t have made it! Then the luggage is missing. Good company, execution needs fine tuning.

The boarding area was too small with only one agent checking passengers into their standing bus

My experience was with Ethiopian airlines was pathetic. I would not recommend anyone to travel with Ethiopian air. Customer Service was very poor, rude stuff and flight attendants. Unwilling to offer help when asked either not able to articulate English properly or adamantly rude. Bole airport is dirty and unpleasant. Many passengers going through the airport but inadequate staff to offer service. Passengers in the flight very unkempt. Noisy flight. flight attendants unable to make order during flight. Passengers with kids unable to control their kids. The kids kept screaming, and shouting during the flight making everyone uncomfortable. Overall the flight was not comfortable.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Istanbul to Cape Town found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
15/4Tue
1 stop
28h 45mIST-CPT
R8 114
14/4Mon
1 stop
40h 35mIST-CPT
R8 334
15/4Tue
directTurkish Airlines
11h 05mIST-CPT
R9 197
9/4Wed
directTurkish Airlines
11h 05mIST-CPT
R9 215
21/1Tue
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 40mIST-CPT
R9 711
15/4Tue
2 stopsEgyptair
23h 10mIST-CPT
R9 784
15/4Tue
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 35mIST-CPT
R10 078
5/2Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
21h 50mIST-CPT
R11 638
14/3Fri
2 stopsEgyptair
33h 15mIST-CPT
R11 785
5/2Wed
2 stopsQatar Airways
27h 40mIST-CPT
R14 924

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Last minute flights from Istanbul 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 from Istanbul to Cape Town that are departing in the next 10 days.
24/12Tue
multi-stop
45h 35mIST-CPT
27/12Fri
direct
11h 20mCPT-IST
R23 680
24/12Tue
multi-stop
16h 40mIST-CPT
27/12Fri
direct
11h 20mCPT-IST
R24 139
24/12Tue
multi-stop
13h 45mIST-CPT
27/12Fri
multi-stop
24h 00mCPT-IST
R25 076
25/12Wed
multi-stop
22h 00mIST-CPT
27/12Fri
direct
11h 20mCPT-IST
R25 626
24/12Tue
multi-stop
16h 20mIST-CPT
27/12Fri
multi-stop
29h 15mCPT-IST
R28 013
24/12Tue
multi-stop
34h 35mIST-CPT
27/12Fri
multi-stop
29h 30mCPT-IST
R29 041
22/12Sun
multi-stopBritish Airways
28h 40mIST-CPT
1/1Wed
multi-stopBritish Airways
28h 45mCPT-IST
R35 961
22/12Sun
multi-stopKLM
29h 15mIST-CPT
1/1Wed
multi-stopKLM
31h 50mCPT-IST
R37 723
22/12Sun
multi-stopEthiopian Air
50h 00mIST-CPT
1/1Wed
multi-stopEthiopian Air
35h 15mCPT-IST
R39 137
22/12Sun
multi-stopEthiopian Air
50h 00mIST-CPT
1/1Wed
multi-stopEthiopian Air
35h 15mCPT-IST
R40 367

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