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R12 971 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco to Cape Town

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Cheap Flight Deals from San Francisco to Cape Town (SFO-CPT)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from San Francisco 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 San Francisco to Cape Town

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from San Francisco to Cape Town.
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12:35 - 11:50SFO-CPT
38h 15m1 stop
16:35 - 10:30CPT-SFO
26h 55m1 stop
R17 680Turkish Airlines
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Mon, Mar 31 - Tue, Apr 8
18:50 - 12:00SFO-CPT
31h 10m1 stop
17:15 - 12:05CPT-SFO
27h 50m1 stop
R18 092Turkish Airlines
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Sun, Feb 16 - Mon, Mar 10
13:10 - 12:00SFO-CPT
36h 50m1 stop
15:20 - 11:05CPT-SFO
29h 45m2 stops
R19 624
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Tue, Feb 25 - Tue, Mar 4
14:45 - 10:40SFO-CPT
33h 55m1 stop
12:35 - 12:35CPT-SFO
34h 00m1 stop
R19 662Qatar Airways
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Wed, Jan 22 - Wed, Feb 5
14:45 - 17:25SFO-CPT
40h 40m1 stop
19:10 - 12:35CPT-SFO
27h 25m1 stop
R19 718Qatar Airways
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Wed, Feb 5 - Wed, Feb 19
13:10 - 19:55SFO-CPT
44h 45m2 stops
17:15 - 16:45CPT-SFO
33h 30m1 stop
R20 054
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Tue, Feb 4 - Tue, Feb 11
16:10 - 13:35SFO-CPT
59h 25m3 stops
14:30 - 12:52CPT-SFO
32h 22m3 stops
R20 727Kenya Airways
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Sun, Jan 26 - Mon, Feb 10
16:10 - 13:35SFO-CPT
59h 25m3 stops
23:00 - 14:59CPT-SFO
49h 59m2 stops
R20 914Kenya Airways
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Thu, Feb 20 - Tue, Mar 4
16:08 - 8:00SFO-CPT
29h 52m2 stops
18:45 - 15:00CPT-SFO
30h 15m1 stop
R21 101British Airways
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Sun, Jan 26 - Mon, Feb 10
16:08 - 8:00SFO-CPT
29h 52m2 stops
18:45 - 19:06CPT-SFO
34h 21m2 stops
R21 213British Airways
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Sun, Jan 26 - Mon, Feb 10

Flights from San Francisco to Cape Town - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Francisco 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 San Francisco to Cape Town?

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to Cape Town?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco 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 San Francisco to Cape Town is March, where tickets cost R24 427 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R34 165 and R33 025 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco to Cape Town, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

May

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R12 971
Best time to beat the crowds (5% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (17% more expensive on average)
Flight from San Francisco to Cape Town

When to book flights from San Francisco to Cape Town

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Francisco 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 flights from San Francisco to Cape Town

  • Is it necessary for me to obtain a visa before my flight from San Francisco to Cape Town?

    For those travelers that are taking a vacation in Cape Town, there is no need to get a visa to travel to this country so long as you're not going to stay there for more than 90 days. Do you check to make sure that your passport is valid for at least 30 days beyond your date of arrival in South Africa.

  • What are some good transportation choices to get from the Cape Town International Airport (CPT) into Cape Town?

    There is a bus Line A01 operated by My Citi that can take you from the airport to the downtown area in about 30 minutes. If you prefer to travel by taxi, you should expect to travel for about 17min.

  • Does the Cape Town International Airport offer any shower facilities to help get cleaned up after a long flight from San Francisco?

    There are showers available in the Bidvest Lounge location that you will find on the third level of the International Terminal on the Airside.

  • What type of hotel choices are available at the Cape Town International Airport they have a location close to the terminal buildings?

    There are two hotels that have a location either right at the airport or just a short walk from the terminal buildings. The Road Lodge Cape Town International Airport sits right on the airport grounds and is a short walk from the terminal buildings. The Hotel Verde Cape Town Airport is about 1300 feet from the terminal and when passengers want to get to this hotel without walking, there is a free airport shuttle.

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Francisco to Cape Town?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Francisco to Cape Town was R694 for a one-way ticket and R946 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Francisco to Cape Town?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Francisco to Cape Town?

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

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Francisco 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 San Francisco to Cape Town.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from San Francisco 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 San Francisco with another airline.

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

  • One of the most convenient ways to get from the downtown San Francisco area to San Francisco International Airport (SFO) before a flight that does not involve driving your car is to take the Yellow or Red Line BART train that makes the trip from Civic Center in downtown San Francisco to the airport in around 30min.
  • If someone plans on dropping you off at San Francisco International Airport before a flight, a very convenient option is to do so at the Kiss and Fly drop-off point that sits right at the rental car center adjacent to the airport property. Once drivers and passengers have said get their goodbyes, travelers can ride aboard the Blue Line AirTrain to all of the terminal buildings at the airport.
  • Passengers that plan on driving their own car to the San Francisco International Airport should consider booking their parking online with ParkRight@SFO. Some of the advantages of using the service are that you can book your parking up to you 2 hours before your arrival time, you can choose any parking area on the airport property, plus you get sent a QR code that means contactless entry and exit from the parking lots.
  • If you plan on taking a service animal for a pet with you from the San Francisco International Airport, it is good to know that this airport offers seven different pet relief areas with two outdoor locations marked with painted paw prints to show travelers where these pet relief areas sit.
  • If you are going to ride your bicycle to the San Francisco International Airport before a flight, you can do so for up to 14 days. Passengers will find bike lock-up locations outside the International Terminal, the Westfield Garage, the Rental Car Center, and at the valet parking location in the Domestic Garage on Level Four.
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Top airline flying from San Francisco to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Francisco 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 San Francisco 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.
7,3
Turkish AirlinesOverall score based on 3902 reviews
7,3Boarding
7,4Entertainment
7,4Food
7,7Crew
7,3Comfort
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Cleanliness of seats, trays, storage pockets need more attention, but everything else was good.

8,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jan 2025IAD - IST
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Cleanliness of seats, trays, storage pockets need more attention, but everything else was good.

A great airline, no complaints at all. My experience with Cheap Tickets was very disappointing however. Two hours after purchasing the flight they called to tell me that the ticket price had gone up. I’ve never heard of such a thing. That is called false advertising; I will never use this ticketing service again and will warn all friends to never use it.

One of the worst check in process at the DIA as well as the boarding counter Changed seat at the last minute and assigned middle seat while I paid for window seat. Requested many times but to no avail . horrible customer service and very poor process Requesting refund for seat that was changed last minute

Good overall flight. Excellent crew. Food options could be improved.

Vegan food tasted good. Restroom could be kept cleaner. Seat tray table was a bit tilted so food tray kept sliding down a bit. Flight crew can be a little more friendly, caring and approachable. Their faces lacked smiles and tone was stern.

Flight was delayed then we had to redirect for medical emergency during which time we had no information on what is the plan. The connecting flight was also delayed.

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.

Professional & courteous cabin crew. Food was very good even in economy class

7 stars hospitality and an excellent service by the Turkish Airline entire team. Somehow, our membership numbers for mileage points were not indicated on our boarding passes issued at O’Hare Airport by the Turkish Airlines check in desk. During transit in Istanbul, I brought to attention of customer service Turkish Airlines. Please have our mileage points posted to our membership account from O’Hare Chicago to Lahore for both my wife Kaukab Shirazi Thank you

Terrible boarding experience, with an incomprehensible assignment of priorities. “Fast track” was the slowest. Poor system planning.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from San Francisco to Cape Town found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
20/2Thu
1 stopQatar Airways
33h 45mSFO-CPT
R12 971
24/4Thu
1 stopQatar Airways
33h 40mSFO-CPT
R13 363
24/4Thu
3 stops
49h 41mSFO-CPT
R13 419
20/2Thu
3 stops
52h 15mSFO-CPT
R13 643
16/5Fri
2 stopsLufthansa
27h 25mSFO-CPT
R17 568
13/2Thu
1 stopAlaska Airlines
33h 45mSFO-CPT
R17 643
22/5Thu
2 stopsLufthansa
39h 35mSFO-CPT
R17 699
22/5Thu
1 stopAlaska Airlines
33h 40mSFO-CPT
R19 381
11/4Fri
1 stopTurkish Airlines
32h 00mSFO-CPT
R59 246
8/6Sun
1 stopTurkish Airlines
32h 00mSFO-CPT
R64 218

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Last minute flights from San Francisco 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 San Francisco to Cape Town that are departing in the next 10 days.
10/1Fri
multi-stopBritish Airways
32h 40mSFO-CPT
22/1Wed
multi-stopBritish Airways
27h 00mCPT-SFO
R26 203
10/1Fri
multi-stopIberia
35h 25mSFO-CPT
20/1Mon
multi-stopIberia
30h 15mCPT-SFO
R28 035
10/1Fri
multi-stopIberia
38h 10mSFO-CPT
20/1Mon
multi-stopIberia
36h 05mCPT-SFO
R28 221
10/1Fri
multi-stop
34h 50mSFO-CPT
21/1Tue
multi-stop
33h 00mCPT-SFO
R32 595
10/1Fri
multi-stop
27h 55mSFO-CPT
18/1Sat
multi-stop
39h 20mCPT-SFO
R32 856
10/1Fri
multi-stopKenya Airways
52h 45mSFO-CPT
21/1Tue
multi-stopKenya Airways
32h 27mCPT-SFO
R33 305
6/1Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
28h 35mSFO-CPT
19/1Sun
multi-stopEthiopian Air
35h 52mCPT-SFO
R34 333
7/1Tue
multi-stopKenya Airways
36h 50mSFO-CPT
22/1Wed
multi-stopKenya Airways
32h 22mCPT-SFO
R34 632
6/1Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
28h 35mSFO-CPT
13/1Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
35h 07mCPT-SFO
R44 052
6/1Mon
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
31h 10mSFO-CPT
19/1Sun
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
33h 30mCPT-SFO
R114 082

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Everything you need to know for your flight from San Francisco to Cape Town

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Cape Town (CPT)
San Francisco (SFO)

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