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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 Sunday where tickets can be as cheap as R24 882. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where prices are R33 094 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 October, where tickets cost R25 081 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, where the average cost of tickets from New Zealand is R32 721 and R30 090 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is February with an average price of R23 874.

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 R26 110 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Cape Town is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R30 126.

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 154 days before departure.

Good to know

Low season

July

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R17 820
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (21% more expensive on average)
Flight from Auckland to Cape Town

FAQs - booking Cape Town flights

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

    Cape Town Intl Airport is 16 km from the centre of Cape Town.

  • 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 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 723 direct flights from within New Zealand to Cape Town. The most common day for departures is Thursday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Cape Town

  • 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 New Zealand is February.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Cape Town flight deals.

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

New Zealand 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

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Direct returns

Cape Town Intl to New Zealand

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

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Top 3 airlines serving from New Zealand 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.
8,1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3485 reviews
8,2Entertainment
8,0Comfort
7,9Food
8,1Boarding
8,3Crew
Airline reviews

We boarded via a mobile gate in Dubai. I don't care for the bus ride from the gate to the plane

10,0 ExcellentDavid, Oct 2024DXB - VCE
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We boarded via a mobile gate in Dubai. I don't care for the bus ride from the gate to the plane

A very disappointing flight on this Emirates business class. Staff were not efficient and service was not the e usual Emirates experience. Good was particularly bad with very dry chicken and drinks that I had to press call button before getting a drink as my food sat and continue to get cold.

The flight was nice and on time. The comfort can be slightly better in business class

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?

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

Fresh energetic and friendly crew, great food, brand new plane and non stop entertainment

Better entertainment; the lack of it made the very long flight even longer

The food was pretty good and the crew were excellent. It would have been excellent all round but for screaming children. Six hours at least of a 10 hr flight. Mostly 1 child clearly on the spectrum and probably ADHD but I really felt for the parents and grandparents who were obviously struggling and doing the best they could under the circumstances. No reflection on the airline of course and we all need to be more tolerant with these challenges . Slept for 15 hrs when I got home.

The internet connection did was not functioning as per normal.

Always my favourite airline. On time, lovely staff, clean comfortable seats. Well done

Timing very good from sfo to Singapore and service was awesome and economy class seats are great overall very good experience thanks

Food option Hindu veg to Hindu non veg request was unheard

On time, friendly staff and decent food. Would definitely recommend.

My daughter and I had a pleasant trip to Singapore. Reliable and on time.

Didn't like much at all Nowhere near enough legroom, narrow seats. Aisles not wide enough for safe food trolley access and husband had his knee hit cos not enough leg room. Would take a lot to convince us to fly Singapore Airlines again which is a pity cos it was always our go-to airline

A 16 hour flight from Singapore to Los Angeles had only 2 meals. Please make it 3 meals.

The flight was very late, sitting on the plane for over an hour and missed our connecting flight from Singapore to LA. As senior citizens, we were rerouted to Copenhagen and then to LA. They should not do this to senior citizens. They should have given us a hotel voucher for a night, then catch a flight to LA the next day. Singapore Airlines should grant us some kind of credit for the next trip, if they want us to fly with them. I doubt if we will ever hear from them.

They bumped us up. They overbooked the flight and we hurried to the next flight. We are a family of 5 with 13, 10 , and 6 year olds kids. Everybody was running to the next flight. We never been exhausted in our flights hust like we have experienced this week. Mismanagement in scoot and kayak.

I had to change a flight date and it cost me $800.00 dollars. In the past, if there was room on the flight(which there was), Singapore Airlines simply re-booked me. This might have occurred because the office in Bali where I could interface with a human face to face is now closed since COVID. I naively figured the ability to change my flight into my decision to go with Singapore Airlines as it does cost a bit more. I will still fly on them as they are superior to the other carriers by a fairly large margin, especially for my needs.

They ran out of food for breakfast They did not offer tea or coffee The staff appeared very inexperienced The cabin was very cold, even with a blanket

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.

Our male flight attendant was top notch - wish I could remember his name. Boarding is never fun when I have to ride the shuttle to the middle of the tarmac and pull my carry on bags up the stairs to my seat. My knees are banged up and my shoulders give me pain, so the flight started off poorly. The seat leg rests don’t recline completely so that makes is difficult if not dangerous to get in and out of the middle seats. The entertainment system touch screens prevented one from seeing the options. They are old and the software needs to be updated. I was on six planes in the last two weeks and able to see the flight progress without any stress. Couldn’t watch anything else. I do like Qatar Airways, just not a fan of a few things.

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

Very unimpressed that I was dumped from the seat I had booked and paid for after check in. Apparently a family wanted to sit together, however as they all were adults I think they should have pre booked their seats like I did. I will be approaching Qatar for a refund. That and the dreadful state of the flooding toilets made me wonder how they managed to be voted the best airline. Not worth the money.

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

Being a QR Platinum member traveling in business class, I expected the staff to be more courteous. Unfortunately, the lady staff was rude attending business class 1K side.

Noice cancelling headphones would be better since it’s a crowded plane And kids behaviors are unavoidable

For a short flight, Qatar Airways offers very good onboard service.

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

Not good. Expected a lot more as far as excellence.

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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.
3/2Mon
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
29h 10mAKL-CPT
6/5Tue
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
39h 40mCPT-AKL
R21 153
3/2Mon
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
29h 10mAKL-CPT
6/5Tue
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
39h 40mCPT-AKL
R21 676
2/2Sun
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
43h 30mAKL-CPT
6/5Tue
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
39h 40mCPT-AKL
R23 279
11/4Fri
2 stopsSouth African
32h 20mAKL-CPT
25/4Fri
2 stopsSouth African
47h 55mCPT-AKL
R23 946
3/2Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
31h 00mAKL-CPT
6/5Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
27h 45mCPT-AKL
R24 558
3/2Mon
2 stopsEmirates
44h 45mAKL-CPT
6/5Tue
1 stopEmirates
29h 30mCPT-AKL
R24 576
3/2Mon
2 stopsEmirates
63h 40mAKL-CPT
6/5Tue
1 stopEmirates
29h 30mCPT-AKL
R24 721
23/1Thu
3 stops
34h 30mAKL-CPT
30/1Thu
3 stops
41h 10mCPT-AKL
R27 099
12/4Sat
1 stopQatar Airways
38h 00mAKL-CPT
26/4Sat
1 stopQatar Airways
29h 45mCPT-AKL
R27 261
1/12Sun
2 stops
23h 50mAKL-CPT
24/12Tue
2 stops
40h 00mCPT-AKL
R29 748

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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.
1/1Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
37h 45mAKL-CPT
R17 820
1/1Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
37h 45mAKL-CPT
R18 090
1/1Wed
3 stopsEmirates
54h 50mAKL-CPT
R20 234
31/12Tue
2 stopsEmirates
38h 30mAKL-CPT
R20 324
30/12Mon
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
29h 10mAKL-CPT
R20 414
31/12Tue
3 stops
48h 55mAKL-CPT
R21 027
31/12Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
37h 45mAKL-CPT
R21 099
29/12Sun
3 stops
56h 20mAKL-CPT
R21 171
29/12Sun
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
27h 25mAKL-CPT
R21 604
28/12Sat
3 stopsMalaysia Airlines
47h 05mAKL-CPT
R40 937

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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.
24/11Sun
multi-stop
24h 20mAKL-CPT
1/12Sun
multi-stop
30h 00mCPT-AKL
R28 324
24/11Sun
multi-stop
49h 35mAKL-CPT
1/12Sun
multi-stop
30h 10mCPT-AKL
R29 009
24/11Sun
multi-stop
36h 30mAKL-CPT
1/12Sun
multi-stop
40h 20mCPT-AKL
R29 351
24/11Sun
multi-stop
64h 00mAKL-CPT
1/12Sun
multi-stop
40h 20mCPT-AKL
R29 477
24/11Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
30h 50mAKL-CPT
1/12Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
28h 20mCPT-AKL
R38 486
23/11Sat
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
43h 15mAKL-CPT
1/12Sun
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
63h 40mCPT-AKL
R47 495
23/11Sat
multi-stop
44h 45mAKL-CPT
1/12Sun
multi-stop
34h 35mCPT-AKL
R172 162

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