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R9 168 Find Cheap Flights from Cape Town to New York

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Cheapest return fare
R14 160
Typical prices: R15 001-R24 220
Ethiopian Air
Tue 27/1Mon 9/2
CPT - EWR • 2 stops
Cheapest direct flights
R17 369
Typical prices: R23 753-R36 046
United Airlines
Mon 15/12Wed 31/12
CPT - EWR • Direct
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Virgin Atlantic
Cheapest • from R15 756 (return)
Emirates
Best reviews • 8,1 score
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CPT-EWR
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November
Cheapest • 9% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Cape Town to New York (CPT-NYC)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Cape Town to New York 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 New York

Tue, Jan 27 - Mon, Feb 9
Ethiopian Air Logo
13:50 - 8:00
CPT
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EWR
25h 10m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:00 - 13:00
EWR
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CPT
20h 00m1 stop
R14 160Ethiopian Air
Thu, Feb 26 - Fri, Mar 13
Ethiopian Air Logo
13:50 - 8:00
CPT
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EWR
25h 10m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
11:00 - 13:00
EWR
-
CPT
20h 00m1 stop
R14 245Ethiopian Air
Thu, Jan 29 - Fri, Feb 13
Ethiopian Air Logo
13:50 - 8:00
CPT
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EWR
25h 10m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:00 - 14:35
EWR
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CPT
21h 35m1 stop
R14 890Ethiopian Air
Thu, Feb 26 - Fri, Mar 13
Kenya Airways Logo
14:25 - 6:35
CPT
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JFK
23h 10m2 stops
Kenya Airways Logo
13:45 - 13:35
JFK
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CPT
41h 50m2 stops
R15 468Kenya Airways
Wed, Jan 21 - Wed, Jan 28
Virgin Atlantic Logo
20:50 - 15:59
CPT
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JFK
26h 09m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
16:45 - 19:15
JFK
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CPT
19h 30m1 stop
R15 569Virgin Atlantic
Mon, Jan 19 - Mon, Jan 26
Virgin Atlantic Logo
20:50 - 16:30
CPT
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LGA
26h 40m2 stops
Virgin Atlantic Logo
13:00 - 19:15
LGA
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CPT
23h 15m1 stop
R15 756Virgin Atlantic
Sun, Jan 25 - Sun, Feb 8
Delta Logo
21:30 - 11:45
CPT
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LGA
21h 15m1 stop
Delta Logo
14:59 - 19:15
LGA
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CPT
21h 16m1 stop
R15 790Delta
Sun, Jan 25 - Sun, Feb 8
Delta Logo
21:30 - 14:19
CPT
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JFK
23h 49m1 stop
Delta Logo
15:20 - 19:15
JFK
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CPT
20h 55m1 stop
R15 790Delta
Tue, Mar 10 - Sun, Mar 22
Kenya Airways Logo
14:25 - 7:35
CPT
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JFK
23h 10m2 stops
Kenya Airways Logo
13:45 - 13:35
JFK
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CPT
41h 50m2 stops
R15 824Kenya Airways
Fri, Dec 26 - Thu, Jan 1
United Airlines Logo
20:50 - 9:45
CPT
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LGA
19h 55m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
14:50 - 16:10
LGA
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CPT
18h 20m1 stop
R17 505United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Cape Town to New York flights

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

How much is a return flight from Cape Town to New York?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Cape Town to New York departing in January.

What is the cheapest Cape Town to New York flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Cape Town to New York costs R13 674 on the route between Cape Town (CPT) and Newark Airport (EWR). It is also the most popular route.

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to New York on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Saturday. On your return trip to Cape Town, you should consider flying back on a Monday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Cape Town to New York?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to New York, 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 New York is November, where tickets cost R15 960 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R19 695 and R19 576 respectively.

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

The average return 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 R16 285 on average.

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

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 New York, 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 the flight from Cape Town to New York, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flightR9 168
Best time to beat the crowds (7% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (3% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cape Town to Newark Liberty Airport

When to book flights from Cape Town to New York

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

  • How many airports are there in New York?

    New York has three main airports, which are all located outside of the city centre, Manhattan. John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), LaGuardia (LGA), and Newark (EWR) with JFK being the busiest of the three. The three airports are in opposite locations around Manhattan so make sure to check which airport your flight lands at.

  • What transport options are there from New York’s LaGuardia airport to Manhattan centre?

    From LaGuardia, catch the M60 or Q70 bus from the departure exit to the subway. They cost around $2.75 (about R50,00). The subway fare is also $2.75. The trip is about an hour. Taxis are available outside all terminals at LaGuardia with a flat rate fee of around $52,00 (about R915,00), excluding a tip, and will take around an hour. Uber can fetch you from the passenger pick-up area for arrivals and take you to central Manhattan in about an hour for around $32,00 to $50,00 (about R560,00 to R880,00). The GO Airlink shuttle rides, which are always available at all three airports, start at around $13,00 (about R230,00).

  • What is the cheapest flight from Cape Town to New York?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Cape Town to New York was R9 168 for a one-way ticket and R14 160 for a return.

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

    Cape Town is served by only 1 airport and there are 3 airports in New York. You will leave Cape Town from Cape Town Intl and you will be arriving in New York at one of these airports: Newark, New York John F Kennedy Intl, or New York LaGuardia.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Cape Town to New York?

    Only American Airlines offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Cape Town to New York flight route.

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

    The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Cape Town to New York flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Cape Town to New York?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Cape Town and New York, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

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

    You can catch a direct flight from Cape Town to New York on on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Cape Town to New York, United Airlines or KLM?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Cape Town to New York are United Airlines and KLM. With an average price for the route of R18 969 and an overall rating of 7,4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R16 795 and an overall rating of 7,7.

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

    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 New York.

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

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

    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 New York 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 New York?

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Cape Town to New York

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for R20 271 or less one-way and R16 388 or less round-trip.
  • Airlines that fly from Cape Town International Airport to New York include KLM, Lufthansa, Emirates Air, Qatar Air, United Airlines, and Delta Airlines.United Airlines offers a direct flight from Cape Town International Airport to Newark International Airport in New York. Most of the other airlines have stopovers. Emirates has a stop in Dubai, KLM stops in Amsterdam and Boston, and Qatar stops in Doha.
  • Avoid using any unmarked cars outside any of the New York airports if someone offers you a better rate to Manhattan. Rather use the AirTrain, subway and train services, authorised taxis, or a ride-sharing service like Uber.
  • JFK Airport has six terminals connected by the free AirTrain. The terminals are numbered from one to eight, although Terminal 3 and 6 no longer exist. Terminal 4 receives most of the international arrivals and the Arrivals Hall is located on the first floor.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Cape Town to New York

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cape Town to New York. 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 New York? 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 3433 reviews
8,3Crew
8,1Boarding
8,0Comfort
7,9Food
8,2Entertainment
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Sadly I couldn't get the food I requested as it was out. Also, if you don't want to be woken up make sure the crew knows it. My wife was woken on every service.

10,0 ExcellentJason, Sept 2025
DXB - IAD
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Sadly I couldn't get the food I requested as it was out. Also, if you don't want to be woken up make sure the crew knows it. My wife was woken on every service.

This was my first time flying with Emirates. Overall, the experience was very good. I thought the seats in economy would have been a bit more comfortable, but, they seem to be on par with other airlines. The food was excellent and very satisfying. If you can afford it, I would definitely suggest upgrading to at lest premium economy seats for long haul flights.

Three meals on a single flight is disgusting. Even if I reject them all, sleeping is impossible and all that food (especially wasted food) is just antithetical to a pleasant flight experience. People were chucking multiple abandoned trays on the floor in front of my seat.

Similar to Hyd->Dubai this too was worst airlines. Bad seats, bad seating arrangement which created lot of confusion since family member were not given seat together. However most of them changed the seat and got with the family. Cheap tactics by Emirates.

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

Overall I was quite pleased with the experience; the cleanliness; the polite and attentiveness of the cabin crew; and the delicious food options.

I would never have been able to make the transfer in time without asking for a wheelchair

Good food, real silverware, polite staff, smooth landing, charging plugs, good entertainment options.

Loved that I had an exit row seat, and there was no one else in the row! And again, I don' use on-line entertainment at all (I read or sleep) but I very much appreciate that I didn't hear anyone else's entertainment!

Terrible last row seats many seats available but no offer to move to better seat

Delay on my previous leg, had to run to catch my flight. But that happens. Overall ok.

Delay and had to run between flight to get my connection due to this delay but besides that the overall experience was ok. I arrived with just an hour of delay.

At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

Couldn’t get boarding pass in SLC even with help from a redcoat, so had to find a desk in AMS to get boarding pass. Technical problems so not sure why. Very inconvenient. The KLM app is not as user friendly as most apps. Also had to wait almost an hour on the tarmac for a fuel truck, which caused us to miss a connecting bus in LUX.

Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

KLM remains a quality flag carrier airline which maintains its standards whilst all their competitors are lowering theirs.

Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

Food has been disappointing in both legs of flight to india

Great staff great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Great staff, great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Food was the worst I’ve had on a VA flight. Normally it’s a lot better

I was my pleasure to fly virgin on my birthday for my first solo trip ever 🫶🏼

These are one of the older seat arrangements facing away from the windows! Not particularly convenient sets. No storage spaces. NO COAT HANGING HOOKS. Inconvenient business class seat compared to any other airlines of similar class. Staff are excellent! Extremely professional, friendly. Food is good too.

Overall, flight was excellent but check in was very slow for Premium Economy. Economy queue was shorter but we weren't allowed to use it.

The staff was not very polite but the flight was very very nice and comfortable and the entertainment was great

Great crew - old style upper class seats on the older fleet now feels dated

Premium economy more comfortable than economy, but not by much. Did was awful, do not try the omelette. Flight crew were helpful. Flight was delayed by over an hour. Overall but bad, arrived safely and thank God.

They brought an empty plane to the gate. Then a flight delay was announced for maintenance and waiting on a part. I was then put on a flight to San Francisco instead with a connecting flight to my final destination. Arrived at my final destination 2 hours late.

Flight team stood out for perzonal attention, kindness at bright cheery attitudes at 8am. Very helpful.

Quick and seamless boarding. No entertainment but fast Starlink wifi for this short trip and the staff was really friendly.

We boarded late. The crew at the airport was dismissive. The seat cushion on the plane was uncomfortable.

I dread trans-Pacific flights. They are very long. This was my first time on Universal, and it was my best crossing ever. The staff were professional, the hospitality was great, and the food was delicious. The entertainment system filled the long flight hours. I will seek out Universal flights from now onwards. 🙂

Very disappointed with food service. They ran out of entree selections- so for the last 10 rows only option was lentil stew. Not a fan. Then the morning service (pizza twist) was lukewarm at best- I exited my 12 hour flight having eaten a roll and dessert. They knew it was a full flight.

Premium Plus is a really good idea for longer flights

Flight left on time. Boarding was easy. Arrived to EWR 30 mins early. Luggage was deplaned in good time. Overall a very good experience.

The person I bought the ticket for didn’t make the flight.

During booking, I kept trying submitting my payment from the Mexican website and it didn't work. After I had the idea to change it to the Canadian website, it worked but I had to be charged the equivalent of 50 CAD more. I received the clear instruction that I would only be able to check-in at the airport and that it was impossible to select a seat 24 hours before departure, that I had to pay 144 CAD to do so, although not only was I able to check-in 24 hours before departure, but I could have selected my seats for free then. All in all, I almost threw $200 out the window due to misleading information. Besides, the app kept crashing, the information to get to the gate on the app was inaccurate, my gate was switched and I was only informed once in the air (luckily I had noticed the departure pannel), I was not addressed in my language beforehand and even if I tried I was immediately answered in English (which meant the crew understood but didn't want to answer accordingly), there was only one snack & beverage service on my medium haul flight and no beverage service on my short haul flight. To be fair, the planes were comfortable, the crew apart from the language issue was helpful, dynamic and engaging, the plane was clean and the directions were clear and direct. United has a lot of potential to be one of my favourite airlines, but the devil is in the details and a lot of them missed the target.

For a long haul flight, the seats were too narrow. Paid for extra legroom but wish I could have paid for width! I was pressed against another person for the whole donation of the flight.

Delayed flight made my day very long, but other than that KQ got me to my destination in good shape.

The nice treatment and lovely pilots who accepted my son inside for a photo.So lovely of them

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.

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