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Find cheap flights from Cape Town to Durban from R1 626

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Cheap flight deals from Cape Town to Durban (CPT-DUR)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Cape Town to Durban 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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17:45 - 19:50CPT-DUR
2h 05mdirect
9:05 - 11:25DUR-CPT
2h 20mdirect
R2 047FlySafair
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Sat, May 25 - Mon, May 27
17:45 - 19:50CPT-DUR
2h 05mdirect
7:15 - 9:35DUR-CPT
2h 20mdirect
R2 238FlySafair
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Tue, May 7 - Wed, May 8
6:00 - 8:05CPT-DUR
2h 05mdirect
9:05 - 11:25DUR-CPT
2h 20mdirect
R2 276FlySafair
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Sat, May 18 - Wed, May 22
7:10 - 9:15CPT-DUR
2h 05mdirect
10:00 - 12:15DUR-CPT
2h 15mdirect
R2 965FlexFlight
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Fri, Sep 27 - Sun, Sep 29
6:10 - 8:10CPT-DUR
2h 00mdirect
14:05 - 16:30DUR-CPT
2h 25mdirect
R3 367Cemair
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Fri, May 3 - Thu, May 9
7:10 - 9:15CPT-DUR
2h 05mdirect
10:00 - 12:15DUR-CPT
2h 15mdirect
R3 424Lift
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Fri, Sep 20 - Mon, Sep 23
6:10 - 8:10CPT-DUR
2h 00mdirect
14:05 - 16:30DUR-CPT
2h 25mdirect
R3 577Cemair
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Tue, May 7 - Fri, May 10
7:10 - 9:15CPT-DUR
2h 05mdirect
10:00 - 12:15DUR-CPT
2h 15mdirect
R4 552Lift
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Fri, Aug 9 - Sun, Aug 11
6:50 - 18:40CPT-DUR
11h 50m1 stop
6:30 - 22:40DUR-CPT
16h 10m1 stop
R4 629Airlink
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Tue, May 14 - Sat, May 18
6:05 - 10:40CPT-DUR
4h 35m1 stop
11:15 - 17:20DUR-CPT
6h 05m1 stop
R4 648Airlink
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Thu, Aug 15 - Wed, Aug 21

Flights from Cape Town to Durban - Travel Insights & Trends

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

The average price of all flights from Cape Town to Durban clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Cape Town to Durban, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Durban back to Cape Town, the best deals are generally found on Saturday, with Sunday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Cape Town to Durban, 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 Durban is May, where tickets cost R2 066 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, where the average cost of tickets is R4 304 and R3 673 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Cape Town to Durban, 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 Cape Town to Durban, you should book around 1 day before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 1 day before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Cape Town to Durban?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The best deals for a one-way ticket found by KAYAK users over the last 3 days were on FlySafair (R1 626) and Lift (R2 028). The cheapest round-trip tickets were found on FlySafair (R2 047) and FlexFlight (R2 965).

Which airlines fly most frequently between Cape Town and Durban?

FlySafair connects Cape Town to Durban with up to 6 flights per day. Cemair also offers 2 flights per day, while Global Aviation Operations follows with 2 flights per day.

Which airlines fly direct between Cape Town and Durban?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Cape Town to Durban.
There are 3 airlines that fly direct from Cape Town to Durban. They are: Cemair, FlySafair and Global Aviation Operations. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with FlySafair at R1 627 for a one-way flight. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at FlySafair.

How many flights are there between Cape Town and Durban per day?

Each day, there are between 10 and 12 nonstop flights that take off from Cape Town and land in Durban, with an average flight time of 2h 03m. The most common departure time is 6:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 80 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 15% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Cape Town and Durban?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

How long does a flight from Cape Town to Durban take?

A direct flight to Durban will take on average 2h 00m to travel the 2 054 km flying distance from Cape Town.

What’s the earliest departure time from Cape Town to Durban?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Cape Town at 6:00 and will be landing in Durban at 8:05.

What’s the latest departure time from Cape Town to Durban?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Cape Town to Durban jets off at 19:40 and lands at 21:45.

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Low season

August

High season

March

Cheapest flight

R1 626
Best time to beat the crowds (13% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (11% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Cape Town to Durban

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Cape Town to Durban based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Cape Town to Durban

  • Does Cape Town International have airport lounges?

    Yes, for both international and domestic flights. But, as you're travelling on a domestic flight, the lounges you are looking for are all located in the Domestic Departures Terminal, and include those for SAA, BA, The Premier Lounge and the SLOW Lounge. Budget a minimum of around R300 upwards for a two-hour stay.

  • Where can I hire a car at King Shaka International (DUR)?

    Car hire is definitely something you could consider once you land in Durban. The airport is quite small and therefore rather compact so car hire is not only easy to find but also quick to get to. The plethora of car rental agencies is located in the open parking right next to the terminal, just south of the main terminal entrance. The car rental area is clearly signposted, though any security guard will be able to point you in its direction. If you’re still lost, check out the airport info desk which is located near to the Arrivals Hall on the lower level of the terminal building.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Cape Town to Durban was R85 for a one-way ticket and R107 for a return.

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

    The Airbus A320-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Cape Town to Durban flight route.

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

    There are direct flights from Cape Town to Durban on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Cape Town to Durban, FlySafair or Cemair?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Cape Town to Durban are FlySafair and Cemair. With an average price for the route of R2 564 and an overall rating of 8,3, FlySafair is the most popular choice. Cemair is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R3 570 and an overall rating of 7,6.

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

    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 Durban.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Durban from Cape Town 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 Cape Town to Durban?

    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 Durban with an airline and back to Cape Town with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Cape Town to Durban?

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

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from Cape Town to Durban

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for R1 271 or less one-way and R2 350 or less round-trip.
  • South Africa’s second and third-largest cities respectively, Cape Town and Durban, are well-connected by air, with a number of airlines offering non-stop service between the two. They include FlySafair and CemAir.
  • Cape Town International Airport (CPT) lies to the east of the city, right next to the N2 Freeway, which affords it easy access by car. Although Cape Town has a BRT system, a good option to use when travelling from the city to the airport is a ride-sharing app which should get you to the airport in under an hour.
  • Durban’s King Shaka International Airport (DUR) lies to the north of Durban, also right next to the N2 Freeway. It is located between Umhlanga, which is Durban’s new growth node, and Ballito, which offers a number of hotel options if you are looking for places to stay once you land.
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Prefer to fly direct from Cape Town Intl to Durban King Shaka Intl?

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

Direct departures

Cape Town Intl to Durban King Shaka Intl

Monday

Cemair, FlySafair, Global Aviation Operations

Cemair, FlySafair, +1 more

Tuesday

Cemair, FlySafair, Global Aviation Operations

Cemair, FlySafair, +1 more

Wednesday

Cemair, FlySafair, Global Aviation Operations

Cemair, FlySafair, +1 more

Thursday

Cemair, FlySafair, Global Aviation Operations

Cemair, FlySafair, +1 more

Friday

Cemair, FlySafair, Global Aviation Operations

Cemair, FlySafair, +1 more

Saturday

Cemair, FlySafair, Global Aviation Operations

Cemair, FlySafair, +1 more

Sunday

Cemair, FlySafair, Global Aviation Operations

Cemair, FlySafair, +1 more

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Direct returns

Durban King Shaka Intl to Cape Town Intl

Monday

Cemair, FlySafair, Global Aviation Operations

Cemair, FlySafair, +1 more

Tuesday

Cemair, FlySafair, Global Aviation Operations

Cemair, FlySafair, +1 more

Wednesday

Cemair, FlySafair, Global Aviation Operations

Cemair, FlySafair, +1 more

Thursday

Cemair, FlySafair, Global Aviation Operations

Cemair, FlySafair, +1 more

Friday

Cemair, FlySafair, Global Aviation Operations

Cemair, FlySafair, +1 more

Saturday

Cemair, FlySafair, Global Aviation Operations

Cemair, FlySafair, +1 more

Sunday

Cemair, FlySafair, Global Aviation Operations

Cemair, FlySafair, +1 more

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Top 4 airlines serving from Cape Town to Durban

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cape Town to Durban. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Cape Town to Durban? 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.
8,3
AirlinkOverall score based on 78 reviews
8,9crew
8,3boarding
7,6food
6,4entertainment
8,2comfort
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It was a great experience , it was quick and on time

10,0 ExcellentSimbarashe, Jan 2024GBE - JNB
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It was a great experience , it was quick and on time

this route is more expensive than you would expect. Boarding, disembarking was easy and fast. Cabin crew was friendly. Seats are small

The meal was excellent and well suited to a short journey.

Original flight was delayed due to technical issue. Very poor communication. The manager only appeared when we were climbing on board the plane.This resulted in us missing our follow on flight also with Airlink. No ticket issued from Skukuza and no assistance when we landed to address the issue. We had to make our own arrangements and go to their sales desk. Again they had no knowledge of the flight delay and of any passengers that had connecting flights. The lady (unfortunately with all the STRESS I have forgotten her name) at the counter was extremely helpful and is an excellent example of the type of employee Airlink need to promote and employ. Our luggage was in limbo due to all the missing information and assistance. We had to resort to buying extra tickets from South African Airways who were extremely helpful. I work at an airport so am familiar with its workings. I will infuture be looking for alternative flights.

Airline is the best airline experience I’ve ever had.

My flight was good no comments Crew members were good Flight on schedule even earlier at some point Thanks

Easy boarding, smooth flight, friendly and helpful attendants. As with every other airline, there isn't enough leg room to be comfortable. Food was adequate.

Easy short flight from Johannesburg to Harare. Boarding was slow, flight attendants were friendly. They did a meal service on this short flight, including wine, which was pretty cool.

Flight was moved forward by 2 hours with 3 days notice. This meant I could not connect from flight from Johannesburg. So did not take the flight and drove to Kasane. Will never use Air Botswana unless absolutely necessary. Mark

There was no entertainment, but that is not expected on a flight less than 2 1/2 hours. Uber clean aircraft, good boxed meal and friendly flight attendants. Very please with the experience

Very good experience considering that is low cost company. Good value for money.

Make some provisions for non-disabled elderly people who don't require assistance necessarily but would appreciate not having to walks long distances or stand for prolonged periods of time. For example: Seats close to boarding gates. Not being required to climb down and up stairs to board and deplane if in rows 17 upwards. Not being required to stand in long queues in boarding tunnels waiting to board. Priority fast track through security points to avoid long queues in departure halls.

Great airline. Will use again. Keep up the great work though and maintain your customer retention. And please keep an eye on the bottom line and stay in business for decades to come and grow from strength to strength.

For the first time ever we had a grumpy check in agent. I got told off for not having a lock on my bag and she looked seriously put out that we were checking in as a group of 7. Very unusual as I fly regularly with Safair and all the staff have always been super friendly.

Free or minimal cost water available in recyclable cups on board would be very welcome! Everything else was great!

Seats are small. But I guess that will not change on my behalf. Otherwise their service is great.

Loved our Cabin Crew you could tell they enjoyed there job. The Chief Stuart was a delight. What a great way to start our day with such a positive company.

Pros: "crew insisting everyone covers mouth and nose with the mask"
Cons: "surprised to see no separation between people,"
Pros: "Seat could be wider or a business class option would be welcome"

Plettenberg Bay is a unique airport, so boarding with always have certain quirks. Cemair has zero regard for passengers, and their commitment to adhering to departure times. In two flights we had 3 flight changes, and a 1.5h delay. If you have any kind preceding or follow on plans, do not fly Cemair.

For now everything is good we want access to book direct to camair

send ourt booking confirmation numbers as soon as payment is done to simplify checkin

No A/C on the plane - and it was hot. Unmarked aircraft - looked sketchy.

Flight delayed with no explanation was only made aware lats min when already arrived at the air port

Efficient low cost operation.. Gets you from A to B, not much else.

Pros: "Ok crew and good enough planes. I was on a short flight, so I didn’t mind. Just know what you are getting, budget airlines with little or no service."
Cons: "too many to list"

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Cape Town to Durban found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
1/6Sat
directFlySafair
2h 05mCPT-DUR
R1 626
11/7Thu
directFlySafair
2h 05mCPT-DUR
R1 645
28/5Tue
1 stopFlySafair
6h 50mCPT-DUR
R1 760
22/5Wed
1 stopFlySafair
6h 50mCPT-DUR
R1 817
29/4Mon
1 stopLift
12h 05mCPT-DUR
R2 028
30/5Thu
1 stopAirlink
4h 35mCPT-DUR
R2 238
1/6Sat
1 stopAirlink
4h 35mCPT-DUR
R2 314
8/6Sat
1 stopCemair
20h 15mCPT-DUR
R3 003
20/5Mon
2 stopsCemair
28h 45mCPT-DUR
R4 476
28/4Sun
2 stopsHahn Air Systems
9h 25mCPT-DUR
R5 662

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Last minute flights from Cape Town to Durban

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 Cape Town to Durban that are departing in the next 10 days.
27/4Sat
directFlySafair
2h 05mCPT-DUR
30/4Tue
directFlySafair
2h 20mDUR-CPT
R2 295
28/4Sun
directFlySafair
2h 05mCPT-DUR
5/5Sun
directFlySafair
2h 20mDUR-CPT
R2 582
27/4Sat
directFlySafair
2h 05mCPT-DUR
4/5Sat
directFlySafair
2h 20mDUR-CPT
R2 601
26/4Fri
directFlySafair
2h 05mCPT-DUR
30/4Tue
directFlySafair
2h 20mDUR-CPT
R2 793
25/4Thu
directLift
2h 05mCPT-DUR
28/4Sun
directLift
2h 15mDUR-CPT
R3 041
25/4Thu
directLift
2h 05mCPT-DUR
28/4Sun
directLift
2h 15mDUR-CPT
R3 596
25/4Thu
directCemair
2h 00mCPT-DUR
28/4Sun
multi-stopCemair
8h 30mDUR-CPT
R4 591
26/4Fri
multi-stopSouth African
24h 10mCPT-DUR
1/5Wed
multi-stopSouth African
13h 15mDUR-CPT
R4 801
25/4Thu
multi-stopCemair
21h 15mCPT-DUR
28/4Sun
directCemair
2h 25mDUR-CPT
R5 834
27/4Sat
multi-stopAirlink
20h 40mCPT-DUR
4/5Sat
multi-stopAirlink
6h 10mDUR-CPT
R5 930

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Cape Town - Durban Flights

Departure:

Cape Town (CPT)South Africa

Destination:

Durban (DUR)South Africa

Return flight deals:

Durban - Cape Town

Cabin classes:

R3 118
R5 911
R6 943
R1 932

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