CPT - PHL

R12 494 Find Cheap Flights from Cape Town to Philadelphia

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Cape Town to Philadelphia departing on 15/3. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Cape Town to Philadelphia.
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Cheapest return fare
R17 888
Overall average: R16 085
British Airways
Thu 5/2Mon 9/2
CPT - PHL • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
R12 494
Typical prices: R10 409-R13 520
Qatar Airways
Sun 15/3
CPT - PHL • 1 stop
When to travel
February
Cheapest • 16% price drop
January
Most popular
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Cheap Flights from Cape Town to Philadelphia (CPT-PHL)

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

Thu, Feb 5 - Mon, Feb 9
British Airways Logo
20:45 - 16:15
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PHL
26h 30m1 stop
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21:25 - 8:05
PHL
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CPT
27h 40m2 stops
R17 888British Airways
Thu, Feb 5 - Mon, Feb 9
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18:55 - 16:15
CPT
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PHL
28h 20m1 stop
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21:25 - 8:05
PHL
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CPT
27h 40m2 stops
R17 922British Airways
Thu, Feb 5 - Mon, Feb 9
British Airways Logo
20:45 - 18:23
CPT
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PHL
28h 38m2 stops
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21:25 - 8:05
PHL
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CPT
27h 40m2 stops
R18 004British Airways
Thu, Feb 5 - Mon, Feb 9
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22:10 - 18:23
CPT
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PHL
27h 13m2 stops
British Airways Logo
21:25 - 8:05
PHL
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CPT
27h 40m2 stops
R18 037British Airways
Thu, Feb 5 - Mon, Feb 9
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12:35 - 9:00
CPT
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PHL
27h 25m1 stop
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19:45 - 17:25
PHL
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CPT
38h 40m1 stop
R23 167Qatar Airways
Thu, Feb 5 - Mon, Feb 9
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12:35 - 9:00
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PHL
27h 25m1 stop
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19:45 - 17:25
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CPT
38h 40m1 stop
R23 200Qatar Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Cape Town to Philadelphia flights

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to Philadelphia, 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 Philadelphia is February, where tickets cost R16 085 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R24 326 and R22 340 respectively.

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Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flightR12 494
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 12% lower on average.
Flight from Cape Town to Philadelphia

When to book flights from Cape Town to Philadelphia

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Cape Town to Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Cape Town to Philadelphia was R10 508 for a one-way ticket and R17 888 for a return.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Cape Town to Philadelphia, United Airlines or Qatar Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Cape Town to Philadelphia are United Airlines and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of R19 721 and an overall rating of 7,4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R21 513 and an overall rating of 7,4.

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

    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 Philadelphia.

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

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

    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 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia?

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

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Cape Town to Philadelphia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cape Town to Philadelphia. 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.
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7,5
Virgin AtlanticOverall score based on 678 reviews
7,3Comfort
6,9Food
8,2Crew
7,6Entertainment
7,7Boarding
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Food has been disappointing in both legs of flight to india

10,0 ExcellentRanj, Nov 2025
DEL - LHR
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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.

It was very good. It was a long flight and being a tight with little leg room.

I always fly with Qatar air and you are the best. Keep up the good wor, after travelling with Qatar Air More than 80 times, you never offer to upgrade me.but it happened to my friend companion some time. Any how i still enjoying travelling with Qatar air and wait one day to upgrade me too. Best Regards

Paid $10 for wifi for full flight duration and the wifi wasn’t available after initial 2 hours

My baggage is lost. Flight cancelled, Rebooked ticket through long routes. Mental stress, emotional hurt

The flight overall was good. The attendants did a good job except that 1 female had too much fragrance on. The other things that made the flight unpleasant were out of the airlines control.

Nothing to complain. The staff and flight was good especially the seats which was better compared than the cloth ones on Qatar airways

I would love the entertainment center to be updated with more content. The flight to Doha had more options than the one to Miami

Overall the experience was neat with crew being nice and caring especially to parent with kids. The free snacks option was okay. The kiosk at Philly airport didn’t work.

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.

Not sure how we end up with American Airlines instead of Qatar Airways. From Philadelphia to Qatar they boarded us then they asked us to unload. After 30 minutes later they board us again. The inside the plane it was burning hot and we were sweating like crazy. Crew members are absolute rude. The way they served the passengers were horrible. One of the crew members hit my knee with food cart and kept going. I was holding an ice pack for almost 2 hours. I am still with the pain.

In Liberia airport 5 min before our departure the airport was closed for takeoff for 30 min. Upon arrival to IAH we didn’t have any available gate and waited taxing another 40 min. As a result we arrived for 1+ h later. The walkway to the passport control in IAH is about 1-2 ml long. After the passport control you have to pass the security check again. Only 3 out of 16 checkpoints were open and the line was enormously long. As a result, even though we supposed to have 2.5 hrs gap in between the flights we missed our transfer. United rebooked us for the next available flight early morning and provided free hotel and meal vouchers through.

The flight was delayed by two de-icings. The seatbelt did not work correctly. It did not stay tight.

Everything was absolutely wonderful from check in to baggage claim. Staff was very professional and sweet. Will definitely recommend United to family and friends.

The staff was nice, however boarding taking 2 hours. That’s insane. Overall very bad experience, a lot of turbulence and when landed in Chicago was horrible. I don’t think I’ll flight with UA again.

Sitting on the runway after we land for almost two hours! Not sure if we should blame United or Just Dumpy Vance.

Hotter than Hades in August. Why, why do crews think that in the winter when we are already dressed for cold weather we need a cabin that is 82 degrees. Even the vents were blowing hot air.

Unbelievably poor service from flight attendants. They didn’t even do water service on a four hour flight. Just disrespectful.

United is an incompetent airline. They parked the plane on the tarmac for an hour after arriving because they “didn’t have a gate available” it was actually some sort of lie because as we de planed there were approximately 9 open and manned and empty gates that we walked past. Many people on the flight missed connections for the hour long sit on the tarmac. Utterly baffling and incompetent behavior from United flight ops.

Flight was delayed. De-icing took a while. When we landed had to wait for another plane to vacate our gate. Just an overall bad experience.

I understand weather is an issue, but making us chase our plane down at five scheduled gates across three terminals in an airport the size of O'Hare was unfair. They'd have probably been better off to leave gates as TBD until the inbound plane is in final approach instead of running us all over the place. Also, props to the consistently-unprepared ground crew in Richmond for once again leaving my lane parked short of the gate because they couldn't have a crew in place on time with 2 hours notice...

Everything. Employees offered to help me because I had to use a cane.

Check-in and boarding were great. On flight staff were rude and disrespectful. Paid for extra room and found it incredibly cramped. Bathrooms kept in poor condition. Overall negative experience.

Great seat in premium economy, great food and drinks throughout lots of in flight entertainment. 1 hour 40 min delayed flying out , 2 1/2 hour wait at passport control in tampa

Plane was extremely delayed, but not all of it was BA fault (some was). Worst part was lack of room - this had as much space as an Allegiant flight. I thought transatlantic usually gave you an extra inch or two, but not this one. Entertainment system sporadically worked and didn’t have great options. Overhead bins are old and tiny, not as good as aunties new planes.

My seat cushion was poor. The cushion was compressed and was uncomfortable for such a long flight.

Besides having a LONG layover in Philadelphia to begin with, our flight was delayed and left late. We spent 7 hours in the Philadelphia airport after being in the air 7 hours from Portugal to Philly. It turned into a 24 hour day of travel which was exhausting. I know you can't help weather but our layover was difficult as my husband is handicapped. The staff was EXTREMELY helpful with his wheelchair tho!!

I was in a bulkhead seat and my tray table wasn't level. Eating was difficult.

Audi visual not working for a whole group of seats in first class. How does a plane leave the main hub in such poor condition? How much that we can’t see so immediately is also compromised?

main meals are horrible but then you dont fly for the food

It was good. Couldn’t Check in online and select seats

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