ZRH - CPT

R7 382 Find cheap flights from Zurich to Cape Town

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Cheap flight deals from Zurich to Cape Town (ZRH-CPT)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Zurich 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 Zurich to Cape Town

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Zurich to Cape Town.
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19:10 - 9:30ZRH-CPT
14h 20m1 stop
13:00 - 7:55CPT-ZRH
18h 55m1 stop
R12 399
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Sat, Apr 26 - Sat, May 17
14:40 - 8:00ZRH-CPT
17h 20m1 stop
13:00 - 7:55CPT-ZRH
18h 55m1 stop
R12 634
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Wed, Apr 23 - Wed, Jun 11
13:55 - 12:05ZRH-CPT
21h 10m2 stops
17:25 - 13:55CPT-ZRH
20h 30m2 stops
R13 626Egyptair
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Sat, Mar 1 - Fri, Apr 4
20:15 - 14:30ZRH-CPT
17h 15m2 stops
14:35 - 7:40CPT-ZRH
18h 05m2 stops
R13 843Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Jan 22 - Wed, Jan 29
14:55 - 12:10ZRH-CPT
21h 15m2 stops
17:25 - 13:55CPT-ZRH
20h 30m2 stops
R13 987Egyptair
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Sat, May 10 - Fri, May 23
20:15 - 14:30ZRH-CPT
17h 15m2 stops
14:35 - 7:40CPT-ZRH
18h 05m2 stops
R14 041Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Jan 15 - Wed, Jan 29
6:45 - 12:00ZRH-CPT
28h 15m1 stop
17:15 - 22:20CPT-ZRH
30h 05m1 stop
R14 384Turkish Airlines
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Tue, Mar 4 - Mon, Mar 10
14:50 - 12:00ZRH-CPT
20h 10m1 stop
17:15 - 17:10CPT-ZRH
24h 55m1 stop
R14 565Turkish Airlines
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Wed, Feb 26 - Tue, Mar 18
19:10 - 21:30ZRH-CPT
25h 20m1 stop
23:59 - 13:35CPT-ZRH
14h 36m1 stop
R14 799KLM
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Mon, Mar 10 - Sun, Mar 16
17:30 - 21:30ZRH-CPT
27h 00m1 stop
23:59 - 18:25CPT-ZRH
19h 26m1 stop
R14 854KLM
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Mon, Mar 10 - Sun, Mar 16

Flights from Zurich to Cape Town - Travel Insights & Trends

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

The average price of all flights from Zurich to Cape Town clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Zurich to Cape Town, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Zurich, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Zurich to Cape Town?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Zurich 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 Zurich to Cape Town is June, where tickets cost R16 117 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets is R26 025 and R24 581 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Zurich to Cape Town?

The average price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at R22 811 on average

How far in advance should I book a flight from Zurich to Cape Town?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Zurich 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 on the flight from Zurich to Cape Town, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 days before departure.

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Low season

August

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R7 382
Best time to beat the crowds (4% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (32% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Zurich to Cape Town

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Zurich to Cape Town based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Zurich to Cape Town

  • What is the cheapest flight from Zurich to Cape Town?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Zurich to Cape Town was R409 for a one-way ticket and R687 for a return.

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

    The Airbus A340-300 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Zurich to Cape Town flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Zurich to Cape Town?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Zurich and Cape Town.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Zurich to Cape Town?

    You can catch a direct flight from Zurich to Cape Town on on Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Zurich to Cape Town, KLM or Ethiopian Air?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Zurich to Cape Town are KLM and Ethiopian Air. With an average price for the route of R21 517 and an overall rating of 7,8, KLM is the most popular choice. Ethiopian Air is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R17 372 and an overall rating of 7,3.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cape Town from Zurich 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 Zurich 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 Zurich with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Zurich 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 Zurich up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Prefer to fly direct from Zurich to Cape Town Intl?

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

Direct departures

Zurich to Cape Town Intl

Monday

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Wednesday

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Saturday

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Sunday

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

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Direct returns

Cape Town Intl to Zurich

Monday

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Tuesday

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Wednesday

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Sunday

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

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Top 4 airlines serving from Zurich to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Zurich 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.
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7,8
KLMOverall score based on 1342 reviews
8,4Crew
7,2Entertainment
7,9Boarding
7,7Comfort
7,3Food
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Good flight with KLM, friendly staff. Food was good, had much worse on other airlines. Selection of drinks also good enough for us. Entertainment was also good. The economy seats are ok and that’s it. For a 12 hour flight I think a little more comfort in the economy seats in pitch and softness would be highly appreciated by the customers and can makte the difference.

10,0 ExcellentDennis, Nov 2024BKK - AMS
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Good flight with KLM, friendly staff. Food was good, had much worse on other airlines. Selection of drinks also good enough for us. Entertainment was also good. The economy seats are ok and that’s it. For a 12 hour flight I think a little more comfort in the economy seats in pitch and softness would be highly appreciated by the customers and can makte the difference.

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.

The food & entertainment really stood out in terms of quality. The nasi goreng & chicken satay were absolutely delicious. It’s great that KLM feature international cuisine.

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.

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.

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.

riding in first class, you don't expect every time you order your dinner or breakfast that the first thing the stewardess says is Let me see if we have any left. Also, the food selection was not great: 3 of 4 entrees had mushrooms and I dont eat mushrooms, the 4th item was 'let me see if we have any left' and this was within 30 mins of entering the flight! Same experience level, it didn't feel first class this round.

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

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.

My carry on bag was taken by Alaska Air as we boarded in LAX! She said there was not room. There was plenty of room. I told her that my meds and personal items were in it. She did not care. She said it would be sent to my final destination, Nairobi. Well it got to Nairobi the day I was to fly home. The handle of my bag was crushed so could not retract. So I had to remove it. I had to buy converters, malaria medication. personal items. I filled out the missing form at the Nairobi airport. I asked that it be shipped to the Kisumu airport. When it was obviously not going to make it for my time in Kenya. I asked that it be sent to John Wayne Airport. NONE of that happened. I only knew it was at Nairobi because my air tag indicated it was finally in Nairobi the day I was leaving Kenya! Now I need to purchase a new carry on bag!!!

Food was good, attendants were friendly. Seats were not comfortable. Did not receive any amenities such as eyemask or earplugs that would have helped sleep. Additionally a large group of passengers boarded very late into boarding and were a disruption for almost the whole flight. Flight attendants did their best but the kids were making so much noise, kicking seats, and half the time no adult was sat with them so they weren’t being managed.

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 ;-)

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

Online check-in doesn't work. That's why I couldn't give it full Star.

Bad experience with the delay n long wait time for connecting flight after missing the connection flight from Doha.

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: It arrived, Dislike: Boarding was a separate corridor with no counter announcements at the passenger waiting area. Very dirty airplane and toilets, food options were terrible - everything even the vegetarian option was a curry spice. Many other passengers using the toilets would not lock the door and kept door partially open during use - flight attendants would not enforce or direct them to lock it and light turns on, no entertainment options at all, other passengers would be singing and not peaceful. Atrocious flight experience.

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.

I had a full row so can't imagine how this could be better

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

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.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Zurich to Cape Town found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
15/3Sat
1 stop
23h 25mZRH-CPT
R7 382
20/1Mon
1 stop
22h 45mZRH-CPT
R8 320
15/3Sat
2 stopsEgyptair
21h 10mZRH-CPT
R8 555
28/1Tue
2 stops
35h 55mZRH-CPT
R8 880
29/1Wed
2 stopsEthiopian Air
17h 15mZRH-CPT
R9 042
27/1Mon
2 stopsEthiopian Air
17h 15mZRH-CPT
R9 331
21/1Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
18h 20mZRH-CPT
R10 522
12/3Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
18h 30mZRH-CPT
R10 684
3/5Sat
1 stopKLM
14h 25mZRH-CPT
R12 291
16/1Thu
1 stopKLM
27h 00mZRH-CPT
R13 103

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Last minute flights from Zurich 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 Zurich to Cape Town that are departing in the next 10 days.
3/12Tue
multi-stopKLM
27h 00mZRH-CPT
11/12Wed
multi-stopKLM
18h 25mCPT-ZRH
R14 926
7/12Sat
multi-stopKLM
25h 45mZRH-CPT
23/12Mon
multi-stopKLM
19h 26mCPT-ZRH
R14 962
3/12Tue
multi-stop
25h 40mZRH-CPT
11/12Wed
multi-stop
15h 15mCPT-ZRH
R15 269
7/12Sat
multi-stop
25h 45mZRH-CPT
23/12Mon
multi-stop
18h 56mCPT-ZRH
R15 431
7/12Sat
multi-stop
30h 55mZRH-CPT
14/12Sat
multi-stop
15h 00mCPT-ZRH
R15 792
3/12Tue
multi-stopEthiopian Air
16h 30mZRH-CPT
17/12Tue
multi-stopEthiopian Air
17h 20mCPT-ZRH
R18 607
7/12Sat
multi-stopSWISS
19h 35mZRH-CPT
24/12Tue
directSWISS
11h 30mCPT-ZRH
R29 779
7/12Sat
directSWISS
11h 25mZRH-CPT
24/12Tue
directSWISS
11h 30mCPT-ZRH
R29 815
7/12Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
17h 15mZRH-CPT
23/12Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
47h 45mCPT-ZRH
R33 262
3/12Tue
multi-stopQatar Airways
26h 40mZRH-CPT
17/12Tue
multi-stopQatar Airways
24h 05mCPT-ZRH
R35 753

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