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R10 310 Find cheap flights from Australia 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 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 Thursday where tickets can be as cheap as R26 265. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are R30 119 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 R21 314 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and September, where the average cost of tickets from Australia is R31 606 and R29 887 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is May with an average price of R21 314.

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 in the afternoon, when flights cost R28 922 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Cape Town is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R32 497.

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 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 139 days before departure.

How long is the flight to Cape Town?

The duration of your flight to Cape Town depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Cape Town on KAYAK are from Perth, which takes 22h 15m, Brisbane, which takes 23h 15m, Adelaide, which takes 23h 20m, and Sydney, which takes 23h 20m.

How many direct flights to Cape Town are there each day?

There are around 85 direct flights from within Australia to Cape Town every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 8:00 the most common departure time and 51% of flights departing in the morning.

Good to know

Low season

July

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R10 310
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (37% more expensive on average)
Flight from Perth to Cape Town

FAQs - booking Cape Town flights

  • How do I get a taxi from Cape Town Airport into Cape Town?

    Once you’ve collected your luggage, head outside of the terminal building on the arrivals level (Ground Level); here, you will find the taxi stand. Touch Down Taxis is the airport’s authorised taxi provider. A fare into Cape Town should cost somewhere around R 300 to R 400 (approximately A$ 28 to A$ 38). However, if you pre-book your ride, you can often get a cheaper price of around R 260 to R 310 (approximately A$ 24 to A$ 30).

  • Where should I wait if I’m getting picked up from Cape Town Airport?

    Cape Town Airport has a dedicated parking area for passenger pick-up and drop-off. Parkade P1 is close to the terminal building, and the first 20min are free. The area is clearly signposted throughout the airport precinct, so your ride can simply follow the signs to find the car park. Once you’ve cleared customs and collected your bags, head outside the terminal building and you should see Parkade P1 to your right. If your ride is parked for 21-40min, the cost will be around R 22 (approximately A$ 2). For 41-60min, the cost is around R 53 (approximately A$ 5) and for longer stays, the cost is around R 60 (approximately A$ 5.60) per hour or part thereof.

  • What public transport options can bring me to Cape Town centre?

    For a convenient ride into the city, travellers can benefit from the MyCiti Bus Services that departs every 20min from the airport. The drive takes about 30min and travellers can buy their myconnect cards at the ticket kiosk at the Central Terminal building. Alternatively, you can inquire about shuttle buses at the Information Desk in the arrivals area.

  • Does Cape Town Airport have anything in store for children?

    Travelling with children can take its toll on families, but kids can stretch their legs after a long flight to Cape Town at one of the children’s play areas at Cape Town Airport. The easiest way to find them is by enquiring at the Information Desk in the Arrivals Area.

  • Does the Cape Town International Airport feature an onsite hotel?

    If you need a quick rest after a long flight or want to stay close to the airport, you can opt for the Road Lodge Cape Town International Airport. The hotel is situated on the airport grounds, so travellers are as close as it gets.

  • What is the best route to take when driving into Cape Town from the airport?

    With Cape Town only a 20min drive away, driving into the city yourself is a quick and convenient choice. The best route to take is via the N2 that passes the Table Mountain National Park. The exit to get to Cape Town from the N2 is Strand Street.

  • Where can I find the rental car centre at Cape Town Airport?

    A range of car hire agencies are situated onsite the airport grounds, including Avis, Woodford, and Hertz. All companies have their location in front of the Transport Plaza and Central Terminal building, a quick walk from the Arrivals Area. Pedestrian subways guide travellers to the rental centre.

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

    There are 16 km between Cape Town city centre and Cape Town Intl Airport.

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

    Cape Town is served by Cape Town Intl Airport, also commonly referred to as Cape Town or Cape Town Intl. The airport code is CPT.

  • 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.

  • Which airline offers the most flights to Cape Town?

    Of the 6 airlines that fly to Cape Town, FlySafair offers the most flights, with around 275 per week, followed by Airlink with 153 flights per week.

  • How many direct flights to Cape Town are there each week?

    Each week there are around 595 direct flights from within Australia 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

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Cape Town flight deals.
  • Cape Town International Airport (CPT) has a single terminal building divided into three concourses. The international concourse and domestic concourse are connected via the central terminal.
  • If you need a quiet moment of devotion after arriving in Cape Town, you will find a prayer room and mosque beside the airport’s police station.
  • Cape Town Airport is equipped to welcome passengers with special needs. The entire airport precinct is wheelchair accessible, with lifts, ramps, modified bathrooms and more. If you require special assistance, be sure to inform your airline at least 48h before you’re due to fly to Cape Town.
  • Various airlines flying to Cape Town start from different Australian cities, including Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide. However, if you want to fly with only one stop on the way, consider Qatar Airways or Emirates airlines for a more direct route.
  • Cape Town International Airport (CPT) not only puts you within a convenient driving distance from the South African capital, it's also only 40min by car from the university town of Stellenbosch. Additionally, the airport is also situated only 25min drive from the Wolfgat Nature Reserve and False Bay in the south.
  • When you arrive in Cape Town hungry and in need of good fix, head to the third floor where one of the largest Spur restaurants of the African Continent is located. The South African steakhouse overlooks the airside of the terminal, allowing you to watch planes take off and land while eating.
  • If you need additional information on bus departures, sleeping options, or anything else, head to the Information Desk that is located in Domestic Arrivals on the ground floor of the airport. Although many shops and the security check-in close in the evening, the information desk is available 24/7.
  • There are ample parking spaces available at the airport, both long- and short-term. Fares are approximately 150 Rand (A$ 15) per 24h. Valet parking services are also offered for your convenience.
  • Regardless of which terminal you arrive at, your baby can be taken care of. Baby-changing facilities are located in almost every women’s washroom of the Domestic and International Terminal.
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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

Australia to Cape Town Intl

Monday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +38 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +39 more

Tuesday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +41 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +42 more

Wednesday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +42 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +43 more

Thursday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +39 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +40 more

Friday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +40 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +41 more

Saturday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +39 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +40 more

Sunday

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

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +44 more

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Direct returns

Cape Town Intl to Australia

Monday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +38 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +39 more

Tuesday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +41 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +42 more

Wednesday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +42 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +43 more

Thursday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +39 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +40 more

Friday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +40 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +41 more

Saturday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +39 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +40 more

Sunday

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

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +44 more

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Top 4 airlines serving from Australia 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 Australia 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
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1370 reviews
8,6Crew
8,3Boarding
8,0Comfort
8,1Entertainment
7,7Food
Airline reviews

Awesome! Was impressed with the hospitality and the thoughtful services. The cabin attendants were superb.

10,0 ExcellentKumi, Jul 2024JFK - FRA
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Awesome! Was impressed with the hospitality and the thoughtful services. The cabin attendants were superb.

Crews are not allowed to perform any service whenever the captain deems there’s a chance of turbulence. Even if it is perfectly smooth air.

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

If I made the connection in Singapore I was stuck there for 24 hours you owe me 355.00 for accommodations

Leg room and flight sound insulation is very bad. They broke 3 of my bags with bad handling

Crews were great but food not much selection just all tailored for Asian passengers.

My experience with Scoot is very good. Will have no issue flying with Scoot again.

My overall experience with Singapore Airlines is great. Will definitely fly Singapore airline again.

Good flight. Fiod was ready a bit late hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

Good flight. The food was served a bit late, hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

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 plane was very old and uncomfortable. Service was very slow!

Vegetarian food was unpalatable! Definitely need to look into this. The crew were prompt and helpful and the flight as one would want was uneventful. It was a comfortable flight, with new aircraft more legroom and seating space. Would recommend travel with Emirates to others as well.

I see I gave my review for this flight on my flight Zürich to Dubai rather than Dubai to Singapore.

very nice experience…….we had a comfortable fly with emirates…this is 6 th time flying with emirates….i recommend friends to fly with emirates…….

Flight was delayed and no information was provided what was new time Change gate 3 times at Madina airport First gate was 113 Second gate was 204 And last gate was 113 again

Flight from Dubai to Zagreb very bad cabin crew. Bad food

Food is really bad, not to the Emirates standards. Coming out of Houston airport is very confusing,

This airline is one of the best Ihave travel around the world well use them again in the future the food was higher quality plus your personal aboard communicated in many languages on our flights 13 this was amazing 👏 🤩 😀 👌 😄 thank you

Great flight. Comfortable seats, courteous service, and excellent selection for entertainment.

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

Staff was very friendly. There is no on board entertainment, but it’s such a short flight that it doesn’t matter. We also got a meal which was nice and unexpected due to the length of the flight.

More facilities to transport to the gates......felt too much walking distance

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

They made us deliberate waste time by holding our passports and boarding passes making us miss the flight

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

There’s lots of problem I faced from Bom to Doha that experience was worst I never faced before like this

I found it weird that the quality of the flight different from Australia to Doha than the Doha to Berlin leg. The quality of the toiletries pack (was in a box from Australia) and then a proper bag from Doha. The biggest variation was the inflight entertainment, which had a significantly shorter amount of content compared to the Doha flight. My QSuite seat was also broken and did not recline all the way flat. Wasn’t the best and I wouldn’t be happy if I’d paid cash for the flight.

From Montreal to Doha , we habe two complaints : 1) They want to charge for Seat Selection, claiming that the Class of ticket bought on Kayak did not cover seat selection. It such a penny pinching rule, I told them, since we paid almost $20,000 our 3 tickets , that rule should never exist. Also I reserved my tickets so many months ahead, I expected they will naturally put the family together or move somebody else to keep our family seating together. I filed a complaint, and NOBODY ANSWERED. 2) In Montreal, Qatar has an arrangement with the National Bank Lounge. It was so overcrowded and the Lounge is so bad in terms of service and food, amenities etc... The WORST lounge . Why Qatar not have another arrangement their Business Class clients in Montreal. The Air France KLM Lounger is better, the Air Canada Lounge is better. Qatar should send somebody to take a look ! Joseph Chung

I had already opted for Vegan food before 2 months yet they say we have no record for it,

Movie channels was great. Air hostess could be a little more caring

Business and economy lines were common for most of the journey including check in and security control in Addis Abbeba. Food choice was fine, however there was a hair in my rice

Again, entertainment system didn't work. 50% of aircraft don't seem to have a functional entertainment system and the crew is absolutely uninterested in fixing. They just say Addis needs to fix it. Well, Addis had better get off it's butt and fix their aircraft.

Bathrooms were absolutely atrocious. Absolutely third world. Unusable. From non-flushing toilets to poor maintenance - missing toilet paper, dirty with mess, etc. Horrifying. Does Ethiopian Airways expect customers to clean the bathroom before use. For sure inconsiderate passengers don't do anything to clear/clean after use.

Boarding was mayhem. Entertainment system wasn't operational. Food was poor. It was like flying in the 1990's. For the price of the ticket, this was not value for money. It felt much more like an extreme discount airline.

It might have nothing to do with the airline but the only problem was the long waiting for baggage claim at Entebbe

My entertainment screen wasn't working and they couldn't fix it.

I was a good, but long trip. The airline did a good job. I would use them again.

Choice of Vegetarian Food in Economy class needs overhaul improvement

The gate was changed at the very last moment and no one informed us. The flight was one hour late and the screen broken, the remote control not working. One toilet was out of order . the other toilets were also not totally functioning, because the washbasin was plugged and the water couldn't flow away.

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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.
4/11Mon
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
32h 45mPER-CPT
8/11Fri
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
19h 55mCPT-PER
R17 055
3/11Sun
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
38h 15mPER-CPT
8/11Fri
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
22h 05mCPT-PER
R17 969
14/10Mon
3 stops
43h 25mSYD-CPT
18/11Mon
2 stops
22h 15mCPT-SYD
R20 784
14/10Mon
3 stops
43h 25mSYD-CPT
18/11Mon
3 stops
25h 25mCPT-SYD
R21 808
4/11Mon
2 stopsQatar Airways
39h 45mPER-CPT
8/11Fri
1 stopQatar Airways
24h 10mCPT-PER
R23 233
1/12Sun
2 stopsEmirates
51h 45mMEL-CPT
30/1Thu
1 stopEmirates
24h 40mCPT-MEL
R23 946
1/12Sun
2 stopsEmirates
51h 45mMEL-CPT
2/2Sun
2 stopsEmirates
31h 10mCPT-MEL
R24 056
13/11Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
26h 20mMEL-CPT
28/11Thu
1 stopQatar Airways
44h 50mCPT-MEL
R24 403
18/9Wed
3 stopsCathay Pacific
36h 50mBNE-CPT
25/9Wed
3 stopsCathay Pacific
42h 35mCPT-BNE
R33 854
18/9Wed
3 stopsCathay Pacific
36h 50mBNE-CPT
26/9Thu
3 stopsCathay Pacific
36h 35mCPT-BNE
R35 591

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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.
3/9Tue
3 stops
58h 00mPER-CPT
R10 310
24/8Sat
3 stops
59h 30mSYD-CPT
R11 078
26/10Sat
1 stopQatar Airways
28h 40mSYD-CPT
R12 522
15/1Wed
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
32h 45mPER-CPT
R12 686
12/11Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
41h 45mPER-CPT
R13 289
22/11Fri
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
33h 20mSYD-CPT
R13 637
31/7Wed
1 stopSouth African
22h 50mPER-CPT
R16 598
25/12Wed
1 stopSouth African
16h 25mPER-CPT
R17 512
20/8Tue
1 stopEmirates
37h 35mSYD-CPT
R20 053
4/9Wed
2 stopsEmirates
41h 10mMEL-CPT
R20 144

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