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Find cheap flights from Cape Town to Lilongwe from R6 361

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Cheap flight deals from Cape Town to Lilongwe

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Cape Town to Lilongwe 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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18:40 - 13:10CPT-LLW
18h 30m1 stop
13:50 - 22:50LLW-CPT
9h 00m1 stop
R12 399Airlink
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Sun, Jun 2 - Wed, Jun 5
19:10 - 15:45CPT-LLW
20h 35m2 stops
8:10 - 20:25LLW-CPT
12h 15m2 stops
R12 683
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Fri, Aug 23 - Sun, Aug 25
9:20 - 13:10CPT-LLW
27h 50m1 stop
8:10 - 17:30LLW-CPT
9h 20m2 stops
R13 232
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Fri, Aug 23 - Sun, Aug 25
6:05 - 13:35CPT-LLW
31h 30m2 stops
2:40 - 17:20LLW-CPT
14h 40m2 stops
R14 236
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Fri, Aug 23 - Sat, Aug 24
14:35 - 9:40CPT-LLW
19h 05m3 stops
10:30 - 13:45LLW-CPT
27h 15m2 stops
R14 482Ethiopian Air
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Fri, Aug 23 - Sun, Aug 25
13:50 - 15:00CPT-LLW
25h 10m3 stops
16:00 - 14:30LLW-CPT
22h 30m3 stops
R14 652Ethiopian Air
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Sun, Jun 2 - Wed, Jun 5
13:50 - 15:00CPT-LLW
25h 10m3 stops
16:45 - 14:30LLW-CPT
21h 45m2 stops
R15 371Ethiopian Air
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Sun, Jun 2 - Wed, Jun 5
13:50 - 15:00CPT-LLW
25h 10m3 stops
16:45 - 14:30LLW-CPT
21h 45m2 stops
R15 390Ethiopian Air
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Sun, Jun 2 - Wed, Jun 5
15:20 - 9:40CPT-LLW
18h 20m3 stops
14:45 - 13:00LLW-CPT
22h 15m1 stop
R15 542Ethiopian Air
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Sun, Jun 2 - Wed, Jun 5
15:20 - 12:50CPT-LLW
21h 30m1 stop
16:00 - 14:30LLW-CPT
22h 30m3 stops
R15 561Ethiopian Air
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Sun, Jun 2 - Wed, Jun 5

Flights from Cape Town to Lilongwe - Travel Insights & Trends

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

The average price of all flights from Cape Town to Lilongwe clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Lilongwe on a Saturday and more expensive on a Wednesday. On your return trip to Cape Town, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Cape Town to Lilongwe, 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 Lilongwe is May, where tickets cost R13 270 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and December, where the average cost of tickets is R18 873 and R16 715 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Cape Town to Lilongwe, 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 Lilongwe, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 88 days before departure.

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

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 Airlink (R6 361) and Ethiopian Air (R12 910). The cheapest round-trip tickets were found on Airlink (R12 399) and Ethiopian Air (R14 482).

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

Flying between Lilongwe and Cape Town will take minimum 18h 20m and will require at least one stop.

Good to know

Low season

May

High season

October

Cheapest flight

R6 361
Best time to beat the crowds (10% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 9% lower on average.
Flight from Cape Town to Lilongwe

When to book flights from Cape Town to Lilongwe

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Cape Town to Lilongwe was R336 for a one-way ticket and R655 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Cape Town to Lilongwe?

    When flying out of Cape Town you will be using Cape Town Intl. You will be landing at Lilongwe, also known as Lilongwe Intl.

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

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Cape Town to Lilongwe are Airlink and Ethiopian Air. With an average price for the route of R12 592 and an overall rating of 8,2, Airlink is the most popular choice. Ethiopian Air is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R16 463 and an overall rating of 7,3.

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

    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 Lilongwe.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Lilongwe 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 Lilongwe?

    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 Lilongwe 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 Lilongwe?

    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 Lilongwe 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 4 airlines serving from Cape Town to Lilongwe

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Cape Town to Lilongwe? 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 KAYAK reviews.
8,2
AirlinkOverall score based on 85 reviews
88crew
64entertainment
76food
84overall
82boarding
82comfort
Airline reviews

It was a great experience , it was quick and on time

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

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...

At the last minute as I boarded the airplane they made me check my carry on bag. When I arrived my Apple Watch, sunglasses, and medications had been stolen. I find this absolutely unacceptable. I will never fly with SAA again.

Cons: "It’s a hop and a skip, just 2 1/2 hours. But. Nice flight"
Pros: "Courteous crew"
Cons: "Entertainment console only partially working. Toilet vacant/occupied indicator not working fully."
Cons: "Wish SAA doesn’t stop their operation, friendly cabin crew and tremendous professional on deck crew"
Pros: "Food and service as well as pilot trying to speak other languages. Great to hear him trying. he put a smile on the teams face. Sounded liked a good leader and that is encouraging, especially as the airline is going through a tough time."
Cons: "Seat comfort and tech access to USB ports etc."

The flight was one hour late. The food is mediocre and the screen was broken

It is just ok, the sits are very uncomfortable, the temperature too low and there weren’t blankets. The food is mediocre and there are no screens to watch movies.

Seat in front of my wife was broken so it reclined further than normal and without having to push the recline button so my wife had absolutely no room the entire 17 hour flight. My seat was broken and wouldn't recline at all. Also.. my tray table was sticky and dirty right away before I even used it. Also...the floor in the back of the plane from our row of seats on back was totally soaked and both times we landed water came rushing out of the food/servant area like a flood onto the same already wet carpet. It got everything wet that was placed around our feet...including our shoes and socks.

Flight was smooth but unnecessary long because we had to refuel at FCO Rome. Air hostesses service and response to call light could be better. Both planes were old with broken seat arms and toilets. Why Africans had to be given the farthest Gates is what baffles me and why we have to pay for Aisle seats I found really strange. Is there ever an end to ripping people off even after paying over $2300 for one seat.

Luggage delayed for one day. I called customer service, and they had no info and no empathy. Boarding was very disorganized and chaotic. We went nearly 7 hours with no food or snacks on the flight. This is not an airline that has respect for its passengers.

it was a nice tripe but they need to work on the serving of soda,they should be abled to serve cain soda not on cup.At least each passenger should be entitled to one cain of soda not serving on cup.thanks.

Same but worse than international. The inter African flights are worse.

The check in staff was amazing. Best customer service! The plane was old! My entertainment on the first flight didn't work at all, in my seat or in the seat next to me. The bathroom doors were old and troublesome. One of the bathrooms, the whole sink panel was broken. Everything felt old and falling apart. The airline stewardesses were amazing and quite hospitable. When there were delays, they kept us well informed. Transit was GREAT! I wasn't sure how I would make it to my next flight in 1 1/2 hours but the security lines were short and efficient. The C gates in Addis Ababa were CROWDED! That whole space downstairs was too crowded and challenging to manuever. I usually fly Ethiopian within Africa and was interested to see how the experience would be intercontinental. Overall, I would choose it again if it was cheaper than Delta/Air France or Lufthansa/KLM. I wouldn't make it a first choice if the prices were the same because the planes are so old! The food and entertainment also weren't as good. Good selection of movies but as I mentioned, on the first flight they didn't work at all (I slept so it was okay) and the 2nd flight it was glitchy. All in all, I didn't hate it but it would be a first choice only if it's cheaper.

Entertainment system poor - couldn't hear, no flight info etc.

I've never been served three bread courses in a single meal before. Was really impressed by the novelty of that.

Good flight. Paid for seats sat the frront section of the economy. Better than rear cabin.

Flight was delayed for 9 hours. We finally arrived ved at 0435hrs instead of 1950hrs the previous day. No compensation was provided.

Apart from delay of 3 hrs in Nairobi for onward flight to Dar all fine. Looked like operational issues caused it.

I booked a round trip flight and boarded a Kenya Airways trip from New York (JFK) to Nairobi (JKIA). First flight from New York to Nairobi was uneventful with no issues. However, the return flight was beyond disappointing. To begin with I had paid an extra $60 each for premium seats (me and my wife) in economy aisle 15 (B & A). However, upon settling down in the middle seat, I noticed that the controller had been ripped off meaning I would not have access to some of the seat functionalities like the individual lighting etc. I proceeded to alert a flight attendant that the controller was missing and she politely responded to me by telling me if I need anything, to use my wife’s seat controller (on the window seat) to call for assistance and I would be assisted accordingly. I was surprised by the response that she gave as it felt like my comfort and request for a service that I paid for was undermined, but nonetheless I opted to play it nice and kept my calm. After this I engaged in a conversation with a passenger (Caucasian / White male) who sat next to me on the aisle seat. In the process of having this conversation I asked him if he had paid for his seat. He went ahead to politely tell me that he had been moved from a seat in the back by one of the flight attendants and had not paid any extra fees. During this conversation, he noticed that the charging docks were not working and he needed to charge his iPad to watch his Netflix show (it was on pause). Alarmed by this, he went ahead and flagged one of the flight attendants who without wasting any time acted astonished and as fast as lightning was able to find him a better seat a few rows in front. Please note, all the charging plugs were not working for the three seats. In summary, below are the reasons for the low rating: 1. Charging for a broken seat: Kenya Airways should not charge for a defective seat. If a seat is defective and is paid for, the airlines should work out a way to either refund the customer or move the customer to a better seat – regardless of skin color. 2. Below Par Customer Service: Do not debilitate a customer’s request especially when a paid for service is not delivered – regardless of skin color. Assuming that I am comfortable with having to either keep alerting the flight attendant or relying on my wife’s seat to perform some of the functionality I may need is ridiculous. 3. Biasness / Inequality / Prejudiced Behavior: The Caucasian/ White male was treated with more favor. Not only was he moved around to make sure he was comfortable (free of charge) but all his complaints were resolved immediately without any hesitance. On the contrary, I being a black man of African descent who had paid an additional premium for his seat, I was completely ignored and told to settle for what I got.

It has been 1 week since arriving at my destination and I still have not recieved my kite surfing bags. Office will not communicate properly on location or when my bags will arrive. No advice on what to do on luggage that has not arrived in over a week. Simply not happy with Kenya airways at the moment.

Excellent. They canceled our flight & put us up for the night. Then upgraded us. We are impressed

On a long flight us customers need more rehydration by the crew. Some of us have water bottles but no crew is coming around to offer water. I’m not saying issue us all with plastic water bottles.

My flight from Nairobi to nyc. My seat made noise and moved around. The two toilets in the back didn’t work well cause you didn’t know if someone was in there cause the light didn’t work. The bathroom doors didn’t lock well either, so I walked in on someone. The crew wasn’t quick or super helpful. When I went to get something they were chatting and they would look at me, continue on with their conversation and finally I would interrupt to get a drink.

If my flight from Heathrow to Nairobi had not been cancelled I would’ve been in kisumu to fly back! And I have still not had my refund! So you have my cash and I’ve got nothing in return. Wonderful!

Great job in making sure that the customer is always having a great time

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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 Lilongwe found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
11/5Sat
1 stopAirlink
7h 05mCPT-LLW
R6 361
11/5Sat
2 stops
15h 20mCPT-LLW
R9 560
11/5Sat
3 stopsEthiopian Air
19h 50mCPT-LLW
R12 910
11/5Sat
3 stopsEthiopian Air
19h 50mCPT-LLW
R12 948
11/5Sat
2 stopsEthiopian Air
25h 10mCPT-LLW
R14 311

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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 Lilongwe that are departing in the next 10 days.
1/4Mon
multi-stop
20h 30mCPT-LLW
12/4Fri
multi-stop
26h 05mLLW-CPT
R14 898
1/4Mon
multi-stopAirlink
7h 05mCPT-LLW
12/4Fri
multi-stopAirlink
27h 30mLLW-CPT
R15 125
1/4Mon
multi-stop
7h 00mCPT-LLW
12/4Fri
multi-stop
28h 25mLLW-CPT
R15 220
1/4Mon
multi-stop
9h 55mCPT-LLW
12/4Fri
multi-stop
18h 40mLLW-CPT
R15 409
1/4Mon
multi-stop
20h 30mCPT-LLW
12/4Fri
multi-stop
18h 40mLLW-CPT
R15 882
1/4Mon
multi-stopKenya Airways
50h 40mCPT-LLW
12/4Fri
multi-stopKenya Airways
28h 25mLLW-CPT
R17 037
1/4Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
43h 05mCPT-LLW
12/4Fri
multi-stopEthiopian Air
28h 00mLLW-CPT
R19 138
1/4Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
41h 45mCPT-LLW
12/4Fri
multi-stopEthiopian Air
22h 30mLLW-CPT
R19 555

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Cape Town - Lilongwe Flights

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Cape Town (CPT)South Africa

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Lilongwe (LLW)Malawi

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