R6 789 Find Cheap Flights from the United Arab Emirates to Cape Town

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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 flight to Cape Town?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Cape Town was found on the route from Abu Dhabi, at R199 982 return. The most popular connection is from Dubai to Cape Town and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as R10 724 in the last 3 days.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Cape Town?

The average price of all round-trip 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 Thursday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as R15 662. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are R20 066 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 May, where tickets cost R13 036 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets from the United Arab Emirates is R23 163 and R18 221 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is May with an average price of R13 036.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Cape Town?

The average price for all round-trip 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 in the evening, when round-trip flights cost R14 624 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 R20 967.

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 Dubai R17 784 return.

How far in advance should I book a flight 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 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, you should book around 15 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

January

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R6 789
Best time to beat the crowds (7% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (42% more expensive on average)
Flight from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town

FAQs - booking Cape Town flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Cape Town?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Cape Town was found on the route from Abu Dhabi, at R199 982 return. The most popular connection is from Dubai to Cape Town and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as R10 724 in the last 3 days.

  • 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 R19 230. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R10 681 and departed from Dubai Intl 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 642 direct flights from within United Arab Emirates to Cape Town. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

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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 Dubai R36 437
  • 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 United Arab Emirates is May.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Cape Town flight deals.
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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

United Arab Emirates to Cape Town Intl

Monday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +45 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +46 more

Tuesday

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

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +45 more

Wednesday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +49 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +50 more

Thursday

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

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +44 more

Friday

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

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +47 more

Saturday

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

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +47 more

Sunday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +48 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +49 more

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Direct returns

Cape Town Intl to United Arab Emirates

Monday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +45 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +46 more

Tuesday

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

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +45 more

Wednesday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +49 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +50 more

Thursday

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

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +44 more

Friday

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

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +47 more

Saturday

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

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +47 more

Sunday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +48 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +49 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from the United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates 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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3378 reviews
8,0Comfort
8,1Boarding
7,9Food
8,3Crew
8,2Entertainment
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Boarding, seats, entertainment and service were all great. The food was great except for the fact that there were too many sweet items.

10,0 ExcellentAnil, Dec 2024DXB - BOM
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Boarding, seats, entertainment and service were all great. The food was great except for the fact that there were too many sweet items.

Very bad groud crew taking bags less than 7kg Bad food Old plane

Loved that I had an exit row seat, and there was no one else in the row! And again, I don' use on-line entertainment at all (I read or sleep) but I very much appreciate that I didn't hear anyone else's entertainment!

Delayed, Bad American style food (not tasty, horrible cheese for a flight to France). Incompetent cabin crew (I asked how to connect by cable my headphones and the flight attendant suggested me Bluetooth which is not available). Good space

Flight was pathetic, felt like a old plane was modified and brought in service. Didnt like the aircraft at all. Crew and services were good.but aircraft totally dissappointment.

Emirates is always a pleasure to travel on. From the spectacular First and Business Class configurations of your big A380 and 777, to the Bar Lounge to, of course, your impecable on board flight attendance and their iconic uniform, now also even available for young girls. All the destinations that Emirates offers makes it an airline of choice many a time.

Loved everything! This flight had premium economy and I didn't see an option to upgraded to premium economy OR buy premium economy tickets. How come?

Some Crew were distinguishably fake in their interactions with passengers.

We was missed the flight They doesn’t lest us fly next flight without payment They charge me 606 hundred dollars What is very unacceptable,our first fight ticket was almost 2000 dollars, again paid 700 it’s hurt … airlines need to do something please

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

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...

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.

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.

Was downgraded from business to economy due to a faulty seat in business class. However when I boarded the plane there were no less than 5 free business class seats. Will never fly Qatar Airways again

Besides the flight cancellation, everything else was prefect. Kudos to Malaysian Airlines.

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 ;-)

Good staff, good intent, decent entertainment. More seat space would always be of benefit

No towels or tissue and chocolate and mint provided before arrival

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

Qatar airways from Doha to guangzhau was excellent big bird Boeing 777 more room and smoothly flight, I Love it

Suddenly Flight has been change by Qatar and there’s no information is there of us from Bom to Doha and counter person is behaving like Qatar owner next I will not buy Qatar and I will not suggest anyone to fly in Qatar

The ailine departed and arrived late foe every leg of the trip, causing myself and my travel companions to miss every connecting flight. It was very unorganized given theat there was a lot of miscommunication. The flights offered are unrealistic and when you call they assure you that the plane waits for you. I missed an. entire day of my vacation and any entire day of rest back home because of the airline. I do not plan to support the airline again. Thank you

I felt all of the food tasted the same. And we had five meals over the 16 hrs in the air.

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

Like: Plane made it to the destination. Dislike: Food is terrible, no entertainment, very dirty airplane.

There where no ear phones provided and the food needs to improve.

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.

Boarding was delayed and people were just sitting there like lost.

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

Kenya Airways delayed my flights for 7 days. Each delayed, they notified me last minute. This is ridiculous.

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.

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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.
11/3Tue
1 stopEthiopian Air
12h 05mDXB-CPT
20/3Thu
1 stopEthiopian Air
11h 05mCPT-DXB
R10 724
27/1Mon
1 stopEthiopian Air
12h 05mDXB-CPT
4/2Tue
1 stopEthiopian Air
11h 05mCPT-DXB
R10 742
29/1Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
14h 05mDXB-CPT
2/2Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
13h 15mCPT-DXB
R10 910
4/2Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
20h 35mDXB-CPT
13/2Thu
1 stopQatar Airways
21h 20mCPT-DXB
R10 929
17/3Mon
2 stops
17h 35mDXB-CPT
16/4Wed
2 stops
21h 40mCPT-DXB
R11 768
11/2Tue
2 stops
31h 20mDXB-CPT
18/2Tue
2 stops
18h 40mCPT-DXB
R11 899
4/2Tue
2 stopsKenya Airways
32h 40mDXB-CPT
13/2Thu
2 stopsKenya Airways
32h 05mCPT-DXB
R13 241
4/3Tue
1 stopKenya Airways
16h 45mDXB-CPT
19/3Wed
2 stopsKenya Airways
13h 15mCPT-DXB
R13 279
4/2Tue
directEmirates
9h 50mDXB-CPT
12/2Wed
directEmirates
9h 30mCPT-DXB
R15 908
23/3Sun
directEmirates
9h 50mDXB-CPT
1/4Tue
directEmirates
9h 30mCPT-DXB
R15 927

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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.
16/2Sun
1 stop
19h 35mAUH-CPT
R6 789
9/4Wed
2 stops
27h 50mDXB-CPT
R6 863
31/1Fri
1 stopEthiopian Air
12h 05mDXB-CPT
R7 217
18/2Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
20h 35mDXB-CPT
R7 870
9/4Wed
1 stopEthiopian Air
21h 50mDXB-CPT
R8 392
2/2Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
14h 05mDXB-CPT
R8 654
17/3Mon
directEmirates
9h 50mDXB-CPT
R11 843
1/2Sat
directEmirates
9h 50mDXB-CPT
R12 122
22/2Sat
directSouth African
9h 50mDXB-CPT
R13 036
8/4Tue
directSouth African
9h 45mDXB-CPT
R13 055

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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.
30/12Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
52h 10mDXB-CPT
20/1Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
11h 35mCPT-DXB
R17 270
30/12Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
52h 10mDXB-CPT
20/1Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
20h 25mCPT-DXB
R18 706
30/12Mon
multi-stopSouth African
19h 35mDXB-CPT
20/1Mon
directSouth African
9h 30mCPT-DXB
R22 100
1/1Wed
multi-stop
20h 15mDXB-CPT
7/1Tue
multi-stop
25h 10mCPT-DXB
R22 473
1/1Wed
multi-stop
20h 15mDXB-CPT
7/1Tue
multi-stop
30h 45mCPT-DXB
R22 548
1/1Wed
directSouth African
9h 50mDXB-CPT
11/1Sat
directSouth African
9h 30mCPT-DXB
R22 809
3/1Fri
directEmirates
9h 35mDXB-CPT
12/1Sun
directEmirates
9h 25mCPT-DXB
R31 593
2/1Thu
directEmirates
9h 35mDXB-CPT
12/1Sun
directEmirates
9h 25mCPT-DXB
R32 246
1/1Wed
multi-stopKenya Airways
13h 35mDXB-CPT
10/1Fri
multi-stopKenya Airways
40h 30mCPT-DXB
R34 614
1/1Wed
multi-stopKenya Airways
13h 35mDXB-CPT
12/1Sun
multi-stopKenya Airways
13h 20mCPT-DXB
R37 206

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