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Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg 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 OR Tambo to Cape Town

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from OR Tambo to Cape Town.
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17:40 - 19:55JNB-CPT
2h 15mdirect
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Thu, May 8 - Sun, May 11
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Thu, May 15 - Tue, May 20
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Sun, Mar 23 - Sun, Mar 30
6:30 - 8:40JNB-CPT
2h 10mdirect
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6:30 - 8:40JNB-CPT
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19:50 - 21:55CPT-JNB
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Flights from OR Tambo to Cape Town - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from OR Tambo 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 OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Cape Town?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Cape Town clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Cape Town on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Cape Town. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Wednesday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Johannesburg OR Tambo 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 Johannesburg OR Tambo 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 Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Cape Town is May, where tickets cost R2 214 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R3 564 and R2 862 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Johannesburg OR Tambo 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.
No, with an average price for the route of R2 239, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo 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 Johannesburg OR Tambo 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 Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Cape Town, you should book around 13 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

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Low season

July

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R1 008
Best time to beat the crowds (12% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (37% more expensive on average)
Flight from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Cape Town

When to book flights from OR Tambo to Cape Town

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from OR Tambo to Cape Town based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Cape Town flights

  • Are there direct flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town Airport?

    Yes, you can get a direct flight between Johannesburg and Cape Town, with many airlines operating this route throughout the week. Airlines such Cemair, Kulula and Mango all fly this route. There are also indirect routes too, but due to the efficiency and cost of the direct options, it’s unlikely you’ll choose to fly indirectly unless the time of departure suits you better.

  • Are there hotels near the airport I can stay at?

    Yes, whether you need a hotel to stay at because you have an early flight or you just want to take it easy on the day of your flight, there are plenty of options for you at Johannesburg Airport. Hotels such as Southern Sun or Protea Hotel are situated only a short walk from the terminal building, which is great for those who don't want to be in a rush.

  • Will I have free Wi-Fi on arrival at Cape Town Airport?

    Yes, once you arrive at Cape Town Airport, you will have access to free Wi-Fi, so you can book a journey through a ride-share app, video call a friend or just check your emails. This can be very useful for people who have flown from Johannesburg but do not have a South African phone contract.

  • How can I get from Cape Town Airport to the centre?

    Upon arrival, there are several ways to reach the centre of Cape Town. One of the most efficient options is to get a taxi, which costs about 430 ZAR (21.60 GBP) and takes about 20min. You can also get a MyCiti bus, which costs approximately 50 ZAR (2.50 GBP) and will take you to the centre in about 30min. You can find both the taxi rank and the bus stops on the ground floor at the front of the terminal building.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Cape Town?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Cape Town was R56 for a one-way ticket and R112 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Cape Town?

    OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg airport is called Johannesburg OR Tambo and the only airport in Cape Town is Cape Town Intl.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Cape Town?

    Only South African offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Cape Town flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Cape Town?

    The Boeing 737-800 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Cape Town flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Cape Town?

    SkyTeam, oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg and Cape Town, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Cape Town?

    There are direct flights from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Cape Town on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town, FlySafair or Airlink?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town are FlySafair and Airlink. With an average price for the route of R2 720 and an overall rating of 8,2, FlySafair is the most popular choice. Airlink is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R2 391 and an overall rating of 8,5.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg 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 OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Cape Town.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cape Town from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg 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 OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg 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 OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg 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 OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Cape Town

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for R1 280 or less one-way and R2 160 or less round-trip.
  • It’s easy to reach Johannesburg O.R Tambo Airport from the city centre, making it a great airport for your onward journey. A taxi tends to be one of the most efficient methods, costing about 600 ZAR (30 GBP) and taking around 40min.
  • From Cape Town Airport you can reach some great parts of South Africa, such as Hermanus in about 1h 30min by car and Grotto By in about 1h, which makes it a well located airport to explore the south coast of the country from.
  • At Johannesburg Airport, you can escape the crowds and enjoy some time to yourself ahead of your flight at one of its lounges. Lounges such as Bidvest Premier Premium Lounge provides refreshments in an air-conditioned room, as well as showers, for about 422 ZAR (21 GBP) per person.
  • You can access mobility assistance at Johannesburg Airport if you book in advance with your airline for this service. Whilst there are wheelchairs at the airport, you normally need to wait for one to become available before travelling through, so it's best to pre-arrange this with your airline.
  • If you’re flying from Johannesburg to Cape Town on business then, you might want to opt for an airline that has Business Class seating, such as British Airways.
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Prefer to fly direct from Johannesburg OR Tambo to Cape Town Intl?

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

Direct departures

Johannesburg OR Tambo to Cape Town Intl

Monday

Air France, Air New Zealand, Airlink, +20 more

Air France, Air New Zealand, +21 more

Tuesday

Air France, Air New Zealand, Airlink, +20 more

Air France, Air New Zealand, +21 more

Wednesday

Air France, Air New Zealand, Airlink, +20 more

Air France, Air New Zealand, +21 more

Thursday

Air France, Air New Zealand, Airlink, +19 more

Air France, Air New Zealand, +20 more

Friday

Air France, Air New Zealand, Airlink, +21 more

Air France, Air New Zealand, +22 more

Saturday

Air France, Air New Zealand, Airlink, +21 more

Air France, Air New Zealand, +22 more

Sunday

Air France, Air New Zealand, Airlink, +20 more

Air France, Air New Zealand, +21 more

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Direct returns

Cape Town Intl to Johannesburg OR Tambo

Monday

Air France, Air New Zealand, Airlink, +21 more

Air France, Air New Zealand, +22 more

Tuesday

Air France, Air New Zealand, Airlink, +20 more

Air France, Air New Zealand, +21 more

Wednesday

Air France, Air New Zealand, Airlink, +21 more

Air France, Air New Zealand, +22 more

Thursday

Air France, Air New Zealand, Airlink, +21 more

Air France, Air New Zealand, +22 more

Friday

Air France, Air New Zealand, Airlink, +20 more

Air France, Air New Zealand, +21 more

Saturday

Air France, Air New Zealand, Airlink, +18 more

Air France, Air New Zealand, +19 more

Sunday

Air France, Air New Zealand, Airlink, +20 more

Air France, Air New Zealand, +21 more

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Top 4 airlines serving from OR Tambo to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Johannesburg 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.
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8,5
AirlinkOverall score based on 69 reviews
9,0Crew
7,8Food
8,4Boarding
6,5Entertainment
8,3Comfort
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Airlink is my preferred airline for travel in South and Southern Africa. Upington international airport is small so check in and security screening is a breeze. Boarding is easy and the flight was good. Took a while to get the luggage at OR Tambo airport but all in all a nice experience

8,0 ExcellentGerhard, May 2024UTN - JNB
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Airlink is my preferred airline for travel in South and Southern Africa. Upington international airport is small so check in and security screening is a breeze. Boarding is easy and the flight was good. Took a while to get the luggage at OR Tambo airport but all in all a nice experience

It was a great experience , it was quick and on time

this route is more expensive than you would expect. Boarding, disembarking was easy and fast. Cabin crew was friendly. Seats are small

The meal was excellent and well suited to a short journey.

Original flight was delayed due to technical issue. Very poor communication. The manager only appeared when we were climbing on board the plane.This resulted in us missing our follow on flight also with Airlink. No ticket issued from Skukuza and no assistance when we landed to address the issue. We had to make our own arrangements and go to their sales desk. Again they had no knowledge of the flight delay and of any passengers that had connecting flights. The lady (unfortunately with all the STRESS I have forgotten her name) at the counter was extremely helpful and is an excellent example of the type of employee Airlink need to promote and employ. Our luggage was in limbo due to all the missing information and assistance. We had to resort to buying extra tickets from South African Airways who were extremely helpful. I work at an airport so am familiar with its workings. I will infuture be looking for alternative flights.

Airline is the best airline experience I’ve ever had.

My flight was good no comments Crew members were good Flight on schedule even earlier at some point Thanks

Easy boarding, smooth flight, friendly and helpful attendants. As with every other airline, there isn't enough leg room to be comfortable. Food was adequate.

Easy short flight from Johannesburg to Harare. Boarding was slow, flight attendants were friendly. They did a meal service on this short flight, including wine, which was pretty cool.

Flight was moved forward by 2 hours with 3 days notice. This meant I could not connect from flight from Johannesburg. So did not take the flight and drove to Kasane. Will never use Air Botswana unless absolutely necessary. Mark

Old planes and lack of attention to detail. Horrible experience.

Very good experience considering that is low cost company. Good value for money.

Make some provisions for non-disabled elderly people who don't require assistance necessarily but would appreciate not having to walks long distances or stand for prolonged periods of time. For example: Seats close to boarding gates. Not being required to climb down and up stairs to board and deplane if in rows 17 upwards. Not being required to stand in long queues in boarding tunnels waiting to board. Priority fast track through security points to avoid long queues in departure halls.

Great airline. Will use again. Keep up the great work though and maintain your customer retention. And please keep an eye on the bottom line and stay in business for decades to come and grow from strength to strength.

For the first time ever we had a grumpy check in agent. I got told off for not having a lock on my bag and she looked seriously put out that we were checking in as a group of 7. Very unusual as I fly regularly with Safair and all the staff have always been super friendly.

Free or minimal cost water available in recyclable cups on board would be very welcome! Everything else was great!

Seats are small. But I guess that will not change on my behalf. Otherwise their service is great.

Loved our Cabin Crew you could tell they enjoyed there job. The Chief Stuart was a delight. What a great way to start our day with such a positive company.

Pros: "crew insisting everyone covers mouth and nose with the mask"
Cons: "surprised to see no separation between people,"
Pros: "Seat could be wider or a business class option would be welcome"

Flight was on time Seats ( business class) are terrible- you keep on slipping down as it doesn’t lie flat Food service is like economy class. Meals ( still wrapped in plastic) are just dropped in front of you

On time flight; otherwise not impressed by the check- in- purchased business class and the aircraft was downgraded; no refund given for the difference. Told I could access the lounge due to the above and was questioned by the lounge check- in person who was not friendly

Flight was cancelled with no notification until I reached the check-in desk at the airport. I also got downgraded and they lost my luggage.

Very bad. Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

Very bad, Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

The flight SA227 on 2nd March Sao Paulo to Cape Town was delayed by 3 hours. All other flights leaving Sao Paulo left on time. We were told that we were waiting for push back and a routing from Air traffic control. I don't believe this, what was the real reason for the flight delay?

I think more immigration officers at Or Tambo- I spent 90 mins in a queue before I can assisted and most people missed their appointments and meetings

Not sure it was a basic airline so nothing much to like but what was annoying was they delayed so much we missed our connecting flight and we had to almost fight to be out on the next flight and also even get food

Everything the crew werr nice and helpful plus the food was good

First row in business class is terrible - no storage space with video screen folded down between seats. Entertainment system didn't show flight info...

Female pilot and co-pilot handle themselves very well. Professional.

They canceled my flight didn't inform me , while I was had already checked in , this was worst experience ever

Plettenberg Bay is a unique airport, so boarding with always have certain quirks. Cemair has zero regard for passengers, and their commitment to adhering to departure times. In two flights we had 3 flight changes, and a 1.5h delay. If you have any kind preceding or follow on plans, do not fly Cemair.

For now everything is good we want access to book direct to camair

send ourt booking confirmation numbers as soon as payment is done to simplify checkin

No A/C on the plane - and it was hot. Unmarked aircraft - looked sketchy.

Flight delayed with no explanation was only made aware lats min when already arrived at the air port

Efficient low cost operation.. Gets you from A to B, not much else.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Johannesburg to Cape Town found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
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2h 15mJNB-CPT
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10/2Mon
directAirlink
2h 15mJNB-CPT
R1 026
12/1Sun
directFlySafair
2h 20mJNB-CPT
R1 044
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directFlySafair
2h 15mJNB-CPT
R1 098
8/1Wed
directLift
2h 10mJNB-CPT
R1 296
9/1Thu
directLift
2h 10mJNB-CPT
R1 332
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directSouth African
2h 10mJNB-CPT
R1 350
1/1Wed
directSouth African
2h 10mJNB-CPT
R1 404
23/12Mon
directCemair
2h 15mJNB-CPT
R2 700
22/12Sun
directCemair
2h 15mJNB-CPT
R3 006

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These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town that are departing in the next 10 days.
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directLift
2h 10mJNB-CPT
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R2 070
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2h 05mCPT-JNB
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2h 15mJNB-CPT
25/12Wed
directFlySafair
2h 05mCPT-JNB
R2 772
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2h 15mJNB-CPT
26/12Thu
directCemair
2h 00mCPT-JNB
R3 726
19/12Thu
directCemair
2h 15mJNB-CPT
24/12Tue
directCemair
2h 00mCPT-JNB
R4 428
19/12Thu
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4h 10mJNB-CPT
24/12Tue
directAirlink
2h 05mCPT-JNB
R4 770
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2h 10mJNB-CPT
28/12Sat
directSouth African
2h 00mCPT-JNB
R5 004
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directSouth African
2h 10mJNB-CPT
28/12Sat
directSouth African
2h 00mCPT-JNB
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directAirlink
2h 05mCPT-JNB
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