Find flights
Insights
When to book
FAQs & Tips
Direct Flights
Airlines
Deals

R6 994 Find cheap flights from the Netherlands to Cape Town

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to Cape Town departing on 15/2. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
1 adult
0 bags

Search hundreds of travel sites at once for deals on flights to Cape Town

 
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results for flights to Cape Town
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results for flights to Cape Town
In the last 7 days, travellers have searched 45 429 437 times on KAYAK, and here's why:

Save 22% or moreCompare multiple travel sites with one search.

Track pricesNot ready to book? Create a price alert for when prices drop.

Free to useThere are no hidden charges or fees.

Filter your dealsChoose cabin class, free Wi-Fi and more.

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 R19 093. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Thursday, where prices are R20 982 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 November, where tickets cost R17 695 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets from the Netherlands is R25 453 and R25 344 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is November with an average price of R17 695.

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 at night, when flights cost R16 921 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Cape Town is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R22 058.

What is a good deal for flights to Cape Town?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Cape Town, 25% of our users found tickets to Cape Town for the following prices or less: From Amsterdam R21 430 one-way - R20 337 return.

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 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 166 days before departure.

Good to know

Low season

June

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R6 994
Best time to beat the crowds (4% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (23% more expensive on average)
Flight from Amsterdam to Cape Town

FAQs - booking Cape Town flights

  • How far is Cape Town Intl Airport from central Cape Town?

    There are 16 km between Cape Town city centre and Cape Town Intl Airport.

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

    All flights to Cape Town land at Cape Town Intl Airport. The airport code is CPT,and it can also be referred to as Cape Town or Cape Town Intl.

  • How much is a flight to Cape Town?

    On average, a flight to Cape Town costs R23 366. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R18 442 and departed from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.

  • 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.

  • How many direct flights to Cape Town are there each week?

    Each week there are around 730 direct flights from within Netherlands to Cape Town. The most common day for departures is Thursday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

See more FAQs

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Cape Town

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Cape Town? 25% of our users found return tickets to Cape Town for the following prices or less: From Amsterdam R20 883
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be January, November and December. The cheapest month to fly from the Netherlands is November.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Cape Town flight deals.
See more tips

Prefer to fly direct to Cape Town Intl?

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

Direct departures

Netherlands to Cape Town Intl

Monday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +43 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +44 more

Tuesday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +43 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +44 more

Wednesday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +46 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +47 more

Thursday

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

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +42 more

Friday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +43 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +44 more

Saturday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +44 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +45 more

Sunday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +46 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +47 more

See more direct flights

Direct returns

Cape Town Intl to Netherlands

Monday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +43 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +44 more

Tuesday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +43 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +44 more

Wednesday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +46 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +47 more

Thursday

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

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +42 more

Friday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +43 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +44 more

Saturday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +44 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +45 more

Sunday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +46 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +47 more

See more direct flights
See more direct flights

Top 5 airlines serving from the Netherlands 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 the Netherlands 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.
8,1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3497 reviews
8,3Crew
7,9Food
8,1Boarding
8,0Comfort
8,2Entertainment
Airline reviews

Enough vegetarian food was not available on the flight for all vegetarian guests on the plane. Crew did not adequately handle this experience

4,0 OkayAnonymous, Oct 2024DXB - DEL
Read more Emirates reviews

Enough vegetarian food was not available on the flight for all vegetarian guests on the plane. Crew did not adequately handle this experience

The food options for children is limited The business class bed is not fully lie flat, and this is an uncomfortable sleep

Usually Emirates is my go to Airline on this flight: 1) All the crew seemed very inexperienced 2) Meal service for 7 hour flight was very slow - slowest I have ever experienced. 3) ONE flight attendant in economy serviced everyone on the left aisle in 2 cabins - thats 6 passengers per row (half the row) and over 30 rows of passengers. The others were no where to be seen. Thats pouring drinks and serving trays and offering options of meal and drinks for 180 passengers. by herself. In most flights it's 2 attendants per cart servicing one section. 4) Meal was not served till 3.5 hours later for some passengers at the back. 5) As a result only one meal was served even though the menu explicitly said 2. 6) Everyone was thirsty and starving 7) There were 2 loud crashes at the back galley 8) One passenger was out cold due to the sleeping tablets he had taken. The Flight attendants in their inexperience chose to try wake him up and create a situation where passengers were panicking and the passenger finally woke up and was annoyed. 9) They chose to wake up every sleeping passenger to feed them rather than move past the sleeping passengers. Do they know how hard it is to actually sleep on a plane?

The crew were friendly, dressed professionally and helpful when needed. The food was good to very good. The seats were comfortable and entertainment selections were excellent.   For that long of a flight Athens to Newark Economy is a little tight and the space became uncomfortable about mid-way. Next time I would try and get a Premium Economy seat. Especially for the return flight when one can be less enthused and tired. On the way to a vacation enthusiasm can outweigh discomfort.

I was not allowed to upgrade with miles whereas others were. That’s a pity

Seats are not as easy to move as you would hope in premium econo Y

‏One of the worst flights I took in My life, delays after delays, then the AC is not working and we were living in a sauna,& we were sweating like pigs. and this even before take off. Next we arrived late one hour late, baggage claims worse than the delay itself add to that one more hour to get our luggage. I am extremely disappointed and my experience is I’m never going to fly on Emirates airline. Immigration was the only good thing about this trip. It took us seven minutes to go through to the luggage claims.

The staff were very friendly and helpful. The seats were very comfortable and spacious. The entertainment was amazing, and so was the food!

Emirates is good airlines. But there plane seats were very small and congested. Need to little good and big seats in economy class.

Good food and staff. Flights were delayed making catching the connecting one tough with no time to stretch in between

Good food. Excellent crew service. Clean aircraft. Narrow seats and isle.

There was fog in Amsterdam so many flights were delayed because of the weather. Air France knew that the flight would be delayed by two hours but still boarded the plane on time. Instead of letting the passengers wait at the gate we were crammed into the plane. It was uncomfortable. No refreshments were given. I couldn’t charge my devices onboard.

Seats were comfortable crew members support was very good but AVML ordered or selected by us needs a lot of improvement.

Transavia flight, was booked as KLM but i couldnt select seat or access boarding pass with KLM at all. Crammed seating and very no frills experience all around. First and last time.

Seats were nice and comfy. Crew was polite and attentive. Business class is awesome and worth the money.

Overall a very pleasant flight. No significant issues on either flight. Amsterdam airport is very convenient for connecting

The IFE was quite old, but it worked fine and the content was good. The cabin crew were excellent and the food was as also very good

It’s chaotic at the bus stop outside of the airport because of the Uber meeting point. You need to be alert and look for the KLM bus which is not branded or labeled. Incorrect information was provided to go to gate 28, when in fact the bus was at gate 27. On the plus side the bus left early and arrived early to Ottawa.

Great flight because I upgraded to Premium Comfort. Made a huge difference in the experience.

The baggage service at Malpensa was the worst ever. We wanted for over an hour without any information, they broke my suitcase, and the services of the local luggage services company was below any usual services level of a KLM partner.

Aircraft was spacious compared to American Airlines, food was great, entertainment was much better with a wide variety of options, and the crew was very polite.

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

Qatar Airways in-flight first/business class service is superior to any US airline; excellent meals are served on short haul flights such as between DXB and DOH.

Wasn’t allowed to continue with the purchased tickets because I hadn’t been able to go on the first scheduled leg.

The rows of seats in economy class are seriously close to one another making eating and resting just about impossible - there is hardly any legroom. Anyone larger than average size would have an incredibly uncomfortable flight. I had to basically share my seat with the lady passenger next to me as she was too big to fit into her allotted seat.

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

Between Air India and Qatar my luggage was lost for three days. I eventually found my own luggage location using the Apple Air Tag. Air India used a paper form to report my lost luggage. I could never get past getting past luggage personnel with my report number before they would hang up on me. Only after them specifically telling Air India at Chandigarh airport where my luggage was located which was right under their noses did they react. After three days I finally received my luggage. The Air India luggage folks didn’t seem proactive in finding the luggage’s rightful owner.

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

The made us waiting and held our passports and boarding pass making us miss our flights

Cross Atlantic flight terrible aircraft TK10 on the way back : Old configuration tacky . The boarding in Istanbul at the gate fly TK686 was a mess unorganized , very rude ground staff . Overall never again

The food served was frozen salad and hummus. The hot meal was fine. Crew was doing bare minimum

Good food and wine. Some of the Guy who are in charge to board Passengers on the plane couldn’t use the word “Please” to direct them drop their hand luggage to be loaded on Plane bcos he said the inside storage may not have enough room for all.

Turkish Airlines apparently no longer gives you 2 checked bags allowance on international flights, so that pleasure cost me $165 for my second suitcase at the airport. On top of that, they damaged that very suitcase, which happens to be a designer one and part of a set - ripped one of the four wheels right off.

Plane was hot in our section of aircraft making it difficult to rest. We informed the staff but adjustments were not made. Seats were terribly uncomfortable- unlike the other long haul flights we have flown on Turkish Airlines. It seems both issues are due to plane being an older Airbus

Unfortunately internet was down and they couldn’t fix it in a time I needed it so urgent to stay in touch with work

Awful seats, poor air circulation. Smelled like poop for 3-5 mins after someone used the bathroom. Child screaming for 13 hours

Connection was a headache due to a delay on arrival flight

Amazing, great airlines to go in business class. Hospitality is amazing. Food is great and lounge in Istanbul is at another level.

Flight was overbooked. Luckily there was room in Business so several people got free upgrade.

The kindness and good humor of all the people who this flight possible was a joy.

Awful, we had a delay of 3 hrs, impacting in my transfer flight to Cape town, and Kenya airways didnt do anything. They sent me twice to transfer services in Nairobi, not been available to sleep (from 1 am to 5 am); without any update.

It's the only direct flight between Accra and Nairobi, and you pay for it! Food is better on Asky. No entertainment on flight from Accra to Nairobi, but there other way did have screens. Generally timely boarding and departure.

They fed me at the right time the flight was smooth and the captain explain everything

Flying portion was fine. Below average comfort. We had 2 canceled flights and got stuck in 2 cities which took us 3 days to get home. Kenya hasn’t done anything or even reached out to us after complaining.

We were delayed about 5 hours each way from JFK to Nairobi. On the way out, we sat on the tarmac for 5 hours making for almost 20 hours on the plane. And the seats are so uncomfortable. My bottom has never been so sore on a long flight before. Bring a pad if you can. On the return, we were delayed 5 hours in the airport. It was reported as a 3 hour delay on the board and website but at the gate it was 5 hours. So, we waited with 3 kids in the airport when we could have been at the hotel resting instead. The flight was completely full probably due to the cancelled flight the night before. I wonder if the airline is in such shambles because of their possible impending bankruptcy. The staff were pleasant and the vegan meals we requested were impressive for an airplane tv dinner style tray.

Service was good, but I lost my baggage. There should be more accountability to passengers, and more concern to help find lost baggage.

Was too pissed about my luggage not being with me even though they assured me at the gate it was to recall any other problems. Planes on the inside are in terrible shape. Thank goodness the engines seem to run okay.

Terrible. Flew from Rwanda to Nairobi for transfer then on to Madagascar. Kenya Airways does not like to park at a gate. They park on the outskirts requiring a bus shuttle. That part is okay, but the bus drops you off outside of security. If I did not skip to the front of the line with my remaining half hour connection, I would have missed my flight. Complete security check plus taking off of shoes had to be completed (again). I made it to Madagascar, but my checked bag decided to take a trip to Dubai. I know tag on luggage was to Madagascar. No one can figure out how it made it to Dubai, except for incompetence. Even though I knew it was in Dubai, they would not allow a tracking to be done until Kenya Airways had the opportunity to get it on the next flight to Madagascar. Did not happen of course! I took 3 flights with Kenya Airways during this journey. Everyone of them had something go wrong. Please look elsewhere for another airline which I will be doing in the future.

Terrible. 6 hours late and zero urgency after the fact. Took over an hour to board and then an hour plus on the runway.

Book cheap flights from the Netherlands to Cape Town

Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Cape Town found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
28/1Tue
2 stops
18h 50mAMS-CPT
11/2Tue
2 stops
20h 40mCPT-AMS
R10 519
5/3Wed
2 stops
19h 35mAMS-CPT
13/3Thu
2 stops
20h 40mCPT-AMS
R10 592
2/12Mon
1 stopKenya Airways
25h 05mAMS-CPT
6/12Fri
2 stopsKenya Airways
26h 05mCPT-AMS
R14 352
20/1Mon
1 stopKenya Airways
25h 05mAMS-CPT
28/1Tue
1 stopKenya Airways
17h 35mCPT-AMS
R14 734
28/1Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
18h 25mAMS-CPT
11/2Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
25h 45mCPT-AMS
R14 988
23/1Thu
1 stopQatar Airways
24h 50mAMS-CPT
13/2Thu
1 stopQatar Airways
23h 40mCPT-AMS
R15 025
20/1Mon
1 stopEmirates
20h 00mAMS-CPT
23/1Thu
1 stopEmirates
31h 20mCPT-AMS
R16 096
2/2Sun
1 stopEmirates
29h 10mAMS-CPT
26/2Wed
1 stopEmirates
24h 05mCPT-AMS
R16 151
19/1Sun
1 stopTurkish Airlines
36h 40mAMS-CPT
29/1Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
24h 55mCPT-AMS
R16 514
31/1Fri
1 stopTurkish Airlines
16h 25mAMS-CPT
8/2Sat
1 stopTurkish Airlines
21h 15mCPT-AMS
R16 660

Search by stops

Search by airline

Search by price

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.
15/2Sat
2 stops
36h 25mAMS-CPT
R6 994
10/2Mon
2 stops
24h 20mAMS-CPT
R8 430
27/11Wed
1 stopKenya Airways
25h 05mAMS-CPT
R9 029
15/1Wed
2 stopsKenya Airways
20h 05mAMS-CPT
R9 175
21/1Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
24h 50mAMS-CPT
R11 373
26/11Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
18h 25mAMS-CPT
R11 391
2/1Thu
1 stopTurkish Airlines
21h 00mAMS-CPT
R13 498
29/4Tue
1 stopTurkish Airlines
24h 40mAMS-CPT
R13 807
12/2Wed
directKLM
11h 20mAMS-CPT
R18 495
6/2Thu
directKLM
11h 25mAMS-CPT
R18 731

Search by stops

Search by airline

Search by price

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.
20/11Wed
multi-stopKenya Airways
17h 00mAMS-CPT
4/12Wed
multi-stopKenya Airways
26h 05mCPT-AMS
R13 825
20/11Wed
multi-stopKenya Airways
17h 00mAMS-CPT
29/11Fri
multi-stopKenya Airways
26h 05mCPT-AMS
R14 280
20/11Wed
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
16h 25mAMS-CPT
4/12Wed
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
21h 15mCPT-AMS
R16 932
18/11Mon
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
36h 40mAMS-CPT
4/12Wed
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
28h 40mCPT-AMS
R17 840
21/11Thu
multi-stopAir France
15h 35mAMS-CPT
8/12Sun
multi-stopAir France
31h 20mCPT-AMS
R18 204
18/11Mon
directKLM
11h 20mAMS-CPT
27/11Wed
directKLM
11h 55mCPT-AMS
R18 731
18/11Mon
directKLM
11h 20mAMS-CPT
4/12Wed
directKLM
11h 55mCPT-AMS
R18 749
20/11Wed
multi-stopAir France
32h 55mAMS-CPT
29/11Fri
multi-stopAir France
14h 10mCPT-AMS
R19 585
21/11Thu
multi-stopQatar Airways
18h 10mAMS-CPT
4/12Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
31h 30mCPT-AMS
R23 454
21/11Thu
multi-stopQatar Airways
18h 10mAMS-CPT
29/11Fri
multi-stopQatar Airways
25h 35mCPT-AMS
R24 544

Search by stops

Search by airline

Search by price

Everything you need to know for your flight to Cape Town

Information on the airport you'll fly into in Cape Town