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Cheap Flights from Cape Town to China

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Guangzhou
Guangzhou3 stopsR11 754
Shanghai
Shanghai2 stopsR13 247
Beijing
Beijing2 stopsR13 353
Guangzhou
Guangzhou3 stopsR11 754
Shanghai
Shanghai2 stopsR13 247
Beijing
Beijing2 stopsR13 353

Book Cheap Cape Town to China Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Cape Town to China 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.
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Recent return flight deals from Cape Town to China

Mon, Sep 29 - Mon, Oct 6
Kenya Airways Logo
6:00 - 19:00CPT-CAN
55h 00m3 stops
Kenya Airways Logo
22:10 - 13:40CAN-CPT
21h 30m3 stops
R11 754Kenya Airways
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Tue, Nov 11 - Sat, Nov 15
Kenya Airways Logo
6:00 - 18:35CPT-CAN
54h 35m3 stops
Kenya Airways Logo
21:40 - 13:35CAN-CPT
21h 55m3 stops
R12 334Kenya Airways
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Wed, Nov 26 - Wed, Jan 21
Singapore Airlines Logo
9:00 - 22:20CPT-PVG
31h 20m2 stops
Singapore Airlines Logo
8:20 - 9:25PVG-CPT
31h 05m2 stops
R13 247Singapore Airlines
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Tue, Feb 10 - Tue, Feb 17
Singapore Airlines Logo
10:40 - 14:50CPT-PEK
22h 10m2 stops
Singapore Airlines Logo
16:40 - 9:25PEK-CPT
46h 45m2 stops
R13 353Singapore Airlines
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Thu, Oct 30 - Thu, Nov 6
Ethiopian Air Logo
13:50 - 5:45CPT-CAN
33h 55m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
7:45 - 13:45CAN-CPT
36h 00m1 stop
R15 004Ethiopian Air
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Tue, Feb 10 - Mon, Feb 16
Ethiopian Air Logo
13:50 - 17:10CPT-PEK
21h 20m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
0:10 - 14:35PEK-CPT
20h 25m1 stop
R15 040Ethiopian Air
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Tue, Nov 11 - Fri, Nov 14
Qatar Airways Logo
12:35 - 14:25CPT-CAN
19h 50m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
0:55 - 17:25CAN-CPT
22h 30m1 stop
R16 603Qatar Airways
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Tue, Nov 25 - Thu, Jan 22
Qatar Airways Logo
12:35 - 14:40CPT-PVG
20h 05m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
23:35 - 17:25PVG-CPT
23h 50m1 stop
R16 603Qatar Airways
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Thu, Sep 4 - Thu, Sep 18
Emirates Logo
13:05 - 15:30CPT-PVG
20h 25m1 stop
Emirates Logo
7:15 - 11:35PVG-CPT
34h 20m1 stop
R16 656Emirates
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Thu, Sep 4 - Thu, Sep 18
Emirates Logo
13:05 - 22:20CPT-PVG
27h 15m1 stop
Emirates Logo
7:15 - 16:50PVG-CPT
39h 35m1 stop
R16 867Emirates
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Cape Town to China flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Cape Town to China to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to China, 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 Cape Town to China is March, when tickets cost R13 458 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of return tickets is R22 471 and R21 119 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Cape Town to China?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Cape Town to China clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Cape Town to China, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Wednesday is the most expensive. Flying from China back to Cape Town, the best deals are generally found on Saturday, with Monday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to China, 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 a flight from Cape Town to China, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 37% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightR8 012
Best time to beat the crowds (7% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 11% lower on average.
Flight from Cape Town to Shanghai Pudong Airport

FAQs - booking China flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Cape Town to China?

    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 Cape Town to China.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Cape Town to China?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Cape Town to China 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 from Cape Town to China?

    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 from Cape Town to China up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to China?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to China is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost R827 on average. Morning departures are around 18% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to China is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R1 013.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Cape Town to China

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Cape Town to China? 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
EmiratesOverall score based on 3315 reviews
8,2Entertainment
8,1Boarding
7,9Food
8,0Comfort
8,3Crew
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They cancelled our flight, rebooked, cancelled that one. We are now flying New Zealand Air and need a refund please. How do we get it?

2,0 MediocreAnonymous, May 2025SYD - WLG
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They cancelled our flight, rebooked, cancelled that one. We are now flying New Zealand Air and need a refund please. How do we get it?

The seating is spaced out nicely, The crew could have offer more drinks.

The best ever, friendly and attentive cabin crew, amazing captains who utilised their expertise for less turbulence, just overall amazing

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

Comfort poor, little leg room, cabin temperature too hot. No free entertainment. No complementary drinks. Overal experience poor and would not travel with them again.

Thay crew was so nice.Air hostess il ham was so nice.my mom was little scray with airplan turbulence she help us alot.

Comfort and customer service from most if the crew was great. The crew reassigning passengers should consider the presence of infants when reassigning seats. Unfortunately a couple of oversized passengers were relocated next to us, making this segment a bit uncomfortable, as there was not only extra leg space required. I ended up swapping seats with my husband so our baby wouldn't be impacted. My husband travelled quite uncomfortable as the reassigned neighbour shoulder and arm ended up on my husband's seat

The service on board was excellent, the flight wasn’t overbooked and we departed and arrived on time.

Poor flight aircraft very old Crew was friendly 1 person though

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

Lounge a access was excellent as was the attentiveness and service from the crew as always. The food and drink supplied were of good quality. The entertainment system had a good selection and I liked the mapping system supplied. However the screen wild have been bigger and the operation a little smoother to navigate. The seats were barely comfortable, but adequate.

Crew and service excellent. 2 hour delay for takeoff. SQ app showed flight on time.

Headwind delayed our flight which wasn’t the airlines fault

The usual excellent experience with Singapore Airlines. The airplane was on time and actually early to Haneda Airport. The onboarding experience was pleasant with no delays, perhaps owing to the fact that the flight was not full. Nevertheless, the air crew were their usual outstanding standards in serving the passengers.

Both the staff at check-in counter and on board were pleasant and helpful. My chicken and mashed potato was good, sauce was tasty, but the zucchini, carrot n other accompanying vegetables were over-cooked a little. (I understand the meal has to be prepared earlier). Yet I would fly on Singapore Airlines again and recommend it to family and friends.

Very good flight from Boarding to landing -efficient and comfortable with decent entertainment options

Crew and service was excellent, but passengers should be offered a welcome drink before take off which did not happen. Food was very good. Unfortunately the lie-flat bed in business class was one of the most uncomfortable I have experienced. The configuration forces you to sleep with your legs at an angle instead of in a straight line, plus there is very little padding on the bed so it wasn't possible to sleep for more than 2-3 hours on an 18 hour flight. For what the airlines charges for a business class ticket their hard product leaves a lot to be desired.

Delayed 1hour due to storm still didn't get window seat for third flight despite paying £240 extra to book them

Check in was easy through self-check-in kiosks just like domestic flights. Staff onboard were fantastic. Some "book the cook" good options weren't great, others really good. Entertainment options a bit limited to what I've experienced on Qantas. Overall a good flight though, especially for the price.

I very much liked and appreciated the service on board. The seating arrangement in Business feels uncomfortable. It's not made for tall people, in any case.

I was travelling 3.5 years after. Agree Economy is no business class but the food was mediocre. Ordered a Hindu meal, the salads were bitter . The food was really below quality and had no tast from what I had in the past. Indian Railways probably have a better quality food when compared. However the kids meal was really nice and really appreciate how they were taken care of. The restrooms were dirty .

Reason for travelling Tampa to Orlando is to fly Qatar Airline. we end up with American Airline. This was the miserable experience I ever had in my entire travel history. Flight attendants were rude. They hit my knee with the food cart and I was holding ice pack for 2 hours. I still have the pain after a week. WE boarded the flight twice because of the temperature inside the plan.

First keep the airline as you promise. Reason for travelling from Orlando to Tampa is to go with Qatar Airline. We end up with American Airline. As expected the service was horrible.

It was excellent in all respects. I don’t think it needs any improvement

Indigo airlines is terrible. Staff is awful and so disorganized. They are so rude and unhelpful. I will never travel on Indigo airlines again!!!!!

The staff was the best I have experienced as a frequent traveller in a long time.

I was unable to pre purchase sear upgrades or internet. Their online site is not user friendly and poor. I felt singled out in customs. Seats are very small even for a small person.

I was denied lounge facility at airport. Explanation was not satisfactory.

The Qatar Airways staff pre-boarding and also on the flight from Dallas to Doha were incredibly mediocre and arrogant. Consider retraining these individuals Other flights were ok.

The only thing that could have been better, is that the food trays get left way to long after a meal. We had a snack 8 hrs into the trip, and they left us with the boxes and cups for way too long. It is not fun being trapped in your seat unnecessarily

POSITIVES The hostesses were mostly pleasant, NEGATIVES The full flight wifi was horrible, hardly able to use it. My charger port was not working which made me use my neighbour's port which resulted in an accident which ruined her flight. During dinner, meat ran out when the cart got to us forcing us to eat vegetarian which was not great. We watched everyone around us eating meat. My wifi did not transfer to the second leg of my trip as they promised as they changed the plane. I was thrown off the window seat I booked for the 2nd leg of my journey as they changed planes, all done at my expense. This was not a cheap flight ($2600) which i hurriedly had to book to attend my mother's funeral who passed away suddenly. I was honestly disappointed with the whole saga as I heard Ethiopian Airlines was one of Africa's best.

Delays delays making us miss or next connection to IAD hence having to stay additional 24 hrs in Addis Ababa

Food hardly ever changes Videos not often updated for often travel.

Were not told that carryon laggage has to be only 12 kgs but my bag was heavier asked to pay an additional $550.00. I could have upgraded to a bussiness class for that price and no one at the gate to upgrade but able to take money for the extra weight. I felt like this was a setup scam.

Lost suite case and pillow that’s used by senior and they didn’t leave it at the airport

I had a comfortable seat that makes my trip wonderful. I appreciate the Ethiopia crew, they were very helpful

worst was delayed luggage. could see luggage was still in Singapore but they insist I wait till all luggage are unloaded before filing a report. took 2 days to arrive and I had to collect it myself from the airport

Flight was delayed an hour. Also, I bought an extra legroom seat online; but the actually plane was a different configuration so I didn't get what I paid for . This happened on the Addis to Lusaka leg of my trip.

Needs improvement because some of the tvs and charging ports weren’t working

The plane was overbooked and the crew was very rude. My luggage was never put on the plane. I got to NY and waited 2 hours just to find out that my luggage was left.

Got delayed for over 24 hours. Fight was cancelled. Was put up at a nice hotel whose kitchen was unfortunately not prepared for the sudden influx of guests The headphone jacks on the seat were loose and sound kept getting dropped over the headphones. Food was good though. Certain items (Amarula) were not available for purchase over the on-plane duty free. Had been told i would pick my luggage at my final destination*wrong* had to pick it up in JFK and recheck it and then got charged for it**** too tired to argue with the Delta staff on the issue.... after a 15 hr flight.

This one is not bad even it is late, but they apologize and every time they announced the update.

I’m very disappointed for this trip and I will never travel again in this airline. In addition, I don’t recommend to any human being to travel to Kenya Airways. They keep me at Nairobi for 4 days without care. I was at Nairobi from 6 a.m Morning up to 10 a:m Thursday. For that reason, I have trouble for my work and may be I will lose my job. During for those 4 days I didn’t have my medicine, I didn’t have clothes to change because all my clothes were in my checked bags. On Thursday, when I got flight, they don’t even apologize for all consequences I had. During for those 4 days, I learned many things for this airline. It is their system to treat passengers like this because they had hundreds or thousands passengers around Nairobi waiting for their flights after their original flights cancelled. If I lose my job, I planned to file claim to the airline. This is not airline to travel with.

They weight duty free goods at check in and count the weight as carry on luggage. Results : for 4 bottles I had to opay $150. rip off. Be careful to avoid any duty free shopping at Dubai airport

The boarding was fast, the food was great; however, the seats & leg space were tight.

I enjoyed my flight I arrived safe with all my luggage

No complaints just improve on the food service. Provide enough dinner. People are complaining about that.

Was very good, was happy with the way staff were smiling and how they were approachable

A child was loud throughout which made the trip less than optimal. Crew was great and professional. They need to change the automatic seat belt announcement which is too loud and had other unneeded words like "this is XYZ announcement number one'

Love the dreamliner plane. It's such a smooth ride, I don't notice that it's 15 hours in the air. The staff are great and they don't overstuff you with food.

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