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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 Tuesday where tickets can be as cheap as R14 672. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are R20 976 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 June, where tickets cost R16 090 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 Switzerland is R25 946 and R24 540 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is June with an average price of R16 090.

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 R18 150 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 741.

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 15 days before departure.

Good to know

Low season

August

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R5 207
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 8% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (23% more expensive on average)
Flight from Zurich to Cape Town

FAQs - booking Cape Town flights

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

    The distance between Cape Town Intl Airport and the city centre of Cape Town is 16 km.

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

    When flying to Cape Town, you'll arrive at Cape Town Intl Airport (CPT). The airport is also known as Cape Town or Cape Town Intl.

  • How much is a flight to Cape Town?

    On average, a flight to Cape Town costs R32 178. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R24 594 and departed from Zurich 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 723 direct flights from within Switzerland 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 Switzerland is May.
  • 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

Switzerland 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 Switzerland

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 5 airlines serving from Switzerland 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 Switzerland 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.
7,8
KLMOverall score based on 1350 reviews
7,9Boarding
7,7Comfort
8,4Crew
7,2Entertainment
7,3Food
Airline reviews

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

8,0 ExcellentAdi, Nov 2024AMS - YYZ
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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.

I tried to upgrade to premium economy anis seat online during the checkin process. The payment didn’t work due to a technical glitch on KLM’s website. I wasn’t able to change my seat unless I called Amsterdam. Since I was in Canada and there’s a time difference this wasn’t practical. So when I arrived early to Ottawa airport my seat wasn’t available and I could only get a middle seat in premium economy which isn’t great. These middle seats are priced at the same rate as an aisle seat which makes no sense.

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.

Transavia flight. Couldn't select seat or anything prior to flight. No connection with klm systems. Seats are very crammed. Extremely no frills.

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

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

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.

better announcing at the gate prior to boarding and better organization of various gps

This time, I traveled in the economy, and it was surprisingly better than the eco-premium (food, comfort, and crew were noticeably worse in premium!)

Lots of water brought around by staff which is very important to stay hydrated on a long flight. There provided swiss chocolate icecream! The attention to detail is obvious. They really want to make their passengers entertained and comfortable.

overall the flight was good and we were happy they waited for us. However, our luggage didn t make it and this caused us a lot of problems.

This was an upgrade to business class and really enjoyed the experience. Much better than my earlier flight and thank you.

It was a pleasant experience accept temperature in the plane It was extremely cold in the airplane that I was shivering I got sick because of the extreme cold temperature on my flight

Crew was wonderful, snacks were so good and quite a variety for free, food was mediocre, big selection of movies and they kept lavatories pretty clean throughout the flight

It was unclear that additional passport control was needed before boarding. The seats were cramped and uncomfortable even for small persons. The arm rests were unable to be lifted completely out of the way and the media controls cut-out made them uncomfortable to lean on. One audio channel was not working on one of our seats.

Flight was very full and we had to checkin our carry on. Stuff however promised us that our luggage will be the first one to come out and it did

Great food - movie selection was good. Plane was a few minutes late but got to destination on time.

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.

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

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

Check in desk people constrained by fear. Obvious typo on Uganda visa, even though approved, caused loss of flight. Something is definitely wrong with this system.

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.

Flight was fine overall. What you would expect from economy seats. I did appreciate the amenities (eyemask, earplugs, small toothbrush and toothpaste, thin socks).

Don't be afraid if you board an Oman Air Airbus A330 - it will take you to Colombo and not Muskat. The Aircraft is leased by Qatar Airways ;-)

Operated by American Airlines. Very chaotic and the crew was bit rough responding any enquiries. Restricted leg space.. Qatar would have been better

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

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.

They sell the option to select chairs in extrafly price level, but this is not true. I was not able to select the seats. The food was not the requested option. They suppously offer glutten free menu, but during the fly that was nos availble.

Did not expect no entetainment, food was ok. No alcohol on a. International flight

The internet was not working during the 10 hour. This situation was known by the cabin crew before the flight. If so, information should be given to passangers. Some people should work during the flight.

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

Turkish airlines always is an excellent airline, bottle water, comfort kits were provided. Decent food on board, friendly staffs.

It was good. Turkish Airlines is one of the best airlines companies. I like a lot to travel with them

Very happy with the service, comfort, and food on Turkish Airlines. Security and check in was great.

Was not good experience going to Houston from Istanbul, had to wait about an hour and a half to just takeoff. Disappointed in that part.

Love that they had a bassinet for our child during the flight. Thank you for that big time.

Boarding from Accra was chaotic and disorganized. Otherwise, it was a good flight with good food and customer service

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

Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .

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.

Good was great, but no vegetarian option: only beef or chicken. In business class please add a vegetarian option. Thanks

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.

1. They messed up my baby food order. 2. They messed up my confirmed seats. 3. The screen on my seat was not working at all. So, it’s a horrible experience

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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.
23/3Sun
1 stop
15h 20mGVA-CPT
10/4Thu
1 stop
15h 20mCPT-GVA
R11 135
23/3Sun
1 stop
14h 55mZRH-CPT
10/4Thu
1 stop
14h 20mCPT-ZRH
R11 477
23/1Thu
1 stopQatar Airways
25h 00mGVA-CPT
6/2Thu
1 stopQatar Airways
18h 40mCPT-GVA
R13 189
22/1Wed
2 stopsKLM
34h 05mGVA-CPT
31/1Fri
1 stopKLM
15h 40mCPT-GVA
R13 730
9/2Sun
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 30mGVA-CPT
19/2Wed
1 stopEthiopian Air
16h 40mCPT-GVA
R13 910
29/1Wed
2 stopsEthiopian Air
17h 15mZRH-CPT
19/2Wed
2 stopsEthiopian Air
18h 05mCPT-ZRH
R14 072
8/12Sun
1 stopSWISS
14h 45mGVA-CPT
22/12Sun
1 stopSWISS
15h 35mCPT-GVA
R14 180
9/2Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
18h 05mGVA-CPT
19/2Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
19h 35mCPT-GVA
R14 288
19/2Wed
1 stopSWISS
13h 15mGVA-CPT
4/3Tue
2 stopsSWISS
19h 30mCPT-GVA
R14 342
1/12Sun
1 stopKLM
27h 00mZRH-CPT
24/12Tue
1 stopKLM
19h 26mCPT-ZRH
R14 667

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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.
17/4Thu
1 stop
14h 25mZRH-CPT
R5 207
17/1Fri
3 stops
44h 50mBSL-CPT
R8 054
26/3Wed
3 stopsSWISS
26h 40mGVA-CPT
R9 009
3/12Tue
2 stopsEthiopian Air
16h 30mZRH-CPT
R9 856
24/1Fri
2 stopsEthiopian Air
17h 15mZRH-CPT
R9 910
3/12Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
24h 45mZRH-CPT
R10 541
20/1Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
24h 55mZRH-CPT
R10 937
16/1Thu
1 stopKLM
14h 55mZRH-CPT
R11 964
17/1Fri
2 stopsKLM
20h 30mZRH-CPT
R12 486
18/1Sat
directSWISS
11h 25mZRH-CPT
R25 045

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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.
25/11Mon
multi-stopQatar Airways
25h 05mGVA-CPT
28/1Tue
multi-stopQatar Airways
18h 40mCPT-GVA
R13 694
21/11Thu
multi-stopEthiopian Air
16h 30mZRH-CPT
3/12Tue
multi-stopEthiopian Air
17h 20mCPT-ZRH
R14 144
25/11Mon
multi-stopQatar Airways
25h 05mGVA-CPT
25/1Sat
multi-stopQatar Airways
26h 10mCPT-GVA
R14 360
21/11Thu
multi-stop
14h 25mBSL-CPT
5/12Thu
multi-stop
23h 45mCPT-BSL
R14 378
24/11Sun
multi-stopKLM
14h 15mZRH-CPT
20/12Fri
multi-stopKLM
33h 16mCPT-ZRH
R14 667
22/11Fri
multi-stopKLM
27h 00mZRH-CPT
28/11Thu
multi-stopKLM
18h 25mCPT-ZRH
R14 685
21/11Thu
multi-stop
23h 00mZRH-CPT
28/11Thu
multi-stop
24h 10mCPT-ZRH
R14 703
24/11Sun
multi-stopSWISS
22h 55mGVA-CPT
27/1Mon
multi-stopSWISS
27h 00mCPT-GVA
R16 036
21/11Thu
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
16h 55mZRH-CPT
4/12Wed
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
24h 55mCPT-ZRH
R18 829
25/11Mon
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
16h 55mBSL-CPT
2/12Mon
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
17h 50mCPT-BSL
R19 856

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