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R14 794 Find Cheap Flights from Cape Town to San Diego

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 San Diego departing on 22/12. 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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Cheap Flights from Cape Town to San Diego (CPT-SAN)

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

Fri, Sep 5 - Sat, Sep 13
Virgin Atlantic Logo
20:05 - 17:53CPT-SAN
30h 48m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
10:55 - 17:50SAN-CPT
21h 55m1 stop
R15 335Virgin Atlantic
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Fri, Sep 5 - Sat, Sep 13
Delta Logo
20:05 - 12:48CPT-SAN
25h 43m2 stops
Delta Logo
6:20 - 17:50SAN-CPT
26h 30m2 stops
R17 060Delta
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Tue, Oct 21 - Mon, Nov 10
United Airlines Logo
20:00 - 11:24CPT-SAN
24h 24m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:30 - 16:10SAN-CPT
21h 40m1 stop
R18 924United Airlines
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Wed, Nov 5 - Sun, Nov 9
British Airways Logo
20:35 - 16:10CPT-SAN
29h 35m1 stop
British Airways Logo
13:23 - 8:05SAN-CPT
32h 42m2 stops
R20 231British Airways
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Wed, Nov 5 - Sun, Nov 9
British Airways Logo
20:35 - 16:10CPT-SAN
29h 35m1 stop
British Airways Logo
9:42 - 8:05SAN-CPT
36h 23m2 stops
R20 423British Airways
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Fri, Oct 24 - Thu, Nov 6
United Airlines Logo
20:00 - 11:24CPT-SAN
24h 24m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:30 - 16:10SAN-CPT
21h 40m1 stop
R22 775United Airlines
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Fri, Sep 5 - Sat, Sep 13
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:35 - 15:03CPT-SAN
33h 28m3 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
21:45 - 13:45SAN-CPT
31h 00m2 stops
R24 866Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Oct 1 - Wed, Oct 22
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18:55 - 18:00CPT-SAN
32h 05m1 stop
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19:50 - 11:00SAN-CPT
30h 10m1 stop
R32 447
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Wed, Oct 1 - Wed, Oct 22
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:35 - 15:01CPT-SAN
33h 26m3 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
22:15 - 13:45SAN-CPT
30h 30m2 stops
R33 091Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Oct 8 - Wed, Oct 15
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13:00 - 15:25CPT-SAN
35h 25m2 stops
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17:15 - 13:50SAN-CPT
35h 35m3 stops
R37 884
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Cape Town to San Diego flights

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to San Diego, 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 San Diego is March, where tickets cost R16 485 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R24 797 and R24 239 respectively.

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

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 San Diego, 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 San Diego, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flightR14 794
Best time to beat the crowds (22% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (17% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cape Town to San Diego

When to book flights from Cape Town to San Diego

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Cape Town to San Diego?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Cape Town to San Diego was R849 for a one-way ticket and R880 for a return.

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

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

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Cape Town to San Diego?

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Cape Town to San Diego are United Airlines and KLM. With an average price for the route of R22 054 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 R23 257 and an overall rating of 7,8.

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

    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 San Diego.

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

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

    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 San Diego 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 San Diego?

    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 San Diego 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 3 airlines flying from Cape Town to San Diego

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cape Town to San Diego. 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 San Diego? 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.
7,8
KLMOverall score based on 1388 reviews
7,3Food
7,7Comfort
8,4Crew
7,8Boarding
7,1Entertainment
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Over 1 Hr delay. No APU so no AC on ground. Plane was hot during boarding and then they closed the doors over 20 minutes before engine start so interior of plane was steamy hot and stuffy. Could have been helped by opening doors until ready to depart.

2,0 MediocrePeter, Aug 2025SAN - AMS
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Over 1 Hr delay. No APU so no AC on ground. Plane was hot during boarding and then they closed the doors over 20 minutes before engine start so interior of plane was steamy hot and stuffy. Could have been helped by opening doors until ready to depart.

First of all we couldn’t check in online, then we learn at the airport we were on stand by for KLM’s mistake of overbooking. The seats were not comfy at all. Our luggage got lost.

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.

Short flight so it was okay. Nice crew, all very pleasant and professional. We were near the back in row 27 so just as we got our drinks, we started our descent so had to drink very quickly!

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

I appreciate that KLM was proactive in informing me of the 2 hour delay which enabled me to replan my travel. It was a bit stressful not knowing whether my connection from Montreal to Ottawa was happening. But the ground and air crew did a good job at comforting and assuring me.

Cabin crew professional, polite and friendly, boarding was seemless, but come on KLM surely you can do better than a pack of cheesy biscuits as an inflight snack

Cabin crew were excellent, very proffesional, polite and friendly, in flight snack was underwhelming, a packet of cheese biscuits, im sure KLM could run to a sandwich!

Legroom not all it could be, especially when the seat in front is reclined. Otherwise it was good, food and beverage were nice.

This portion of the flight was through Indigo. A local carrier. So all economy seating. No real service some refreshments for purchase standard economy stuff.

The flight was comfortable with the exit row and great service

Plane was crowded and even when we hit altitude, the plane was hot, not enough air flow.

1. when we went to check in, our 2 first class seats had been CANCELED and the flight was sold out. This was done without our prior knowledge. It was all we could do to restore one first class seat for my wife and I flew economy. 2, Our flight home was scheduled to leave at 10:30 pm. Due to tsunami warnings, the roads were closed and our flight status was uncertain as to whether it would leave as scheduled. It was announced that it would now leave at 11:20 pm and the roads were now open since the tsunami had come and gone. We made a mad dash to the airport and checked in. Delays were announced at 12:30 pm, 1:30 am, 2:30 am and at 3:30 am it was canceled. Since this was a flight due to natural (tsunami) causes, there was no compensation. We were told to return at 1:00 pm the next day and our baggage would be kept on the plane since the same plane was going to leave at 1:00 pm. We had to return to our hotel for the rest of the night. The same plane did not leave at 1:00 pm and our baggage was gone! All in all, it was a miserable performance by UA. Information was hard to obtain and no one knew what was going on and what was going to happen. Hundreds of passengers slept on the floor, chairs, etc. No food and no water was made available to the passengers. It was a situation where UA could care less what was going on. As a one million mile flyer, I had not experienced anything like this before and it was hugely disappointing!

I found the staff to not be very attentive at all. When paying for Business Class you expect a certain type of service and that was not found. They were almost rude even

Ok. Get a different kosher caterer. The food was odd.

Our experience on United Airlines was extremely poor. The plane was extremely cold throughout our entire flight- which multiple people complained about- and we had to wait 2 hours to get a blanket which was too thin and barely helped warm us up. As well as this, none of the entertainment features were working so we had to sit through a roughly 10 hour flight with nothing to keep our attention, including the actual flight path screen. It was an extremely disappointing experience and I would hope that this gets fixed if we ever choose United Airlines again.

I really enjoyed flying with United airlines amazing experience , good customer service and great food

1.It will be better if sandwich is warm. 2.The food is too salty. 3.Breakfast needs some vegetables or fruits.

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

It was all good flight was on time, service was good I enjoyed a few movies and everything was smooth

Friendly hosts/hostesses; dinner was of acceptable, but mediocre standard

When we arrived at the airport - 1st step - printing out your boarding pass - no issue. Not long lines as these machines. 2nd step - processing your bag drop off. There was only one associate there to help 10 kiosks. We had a family in front of us for 20 minutes trying to work on the machine and figure out every step for 4 pieces of luggage. My husband alerted the associate who was able to assist the family. Highly suggest that there are more associates to assist in this process. Besides this issue, security check went very quickly. Our flight was direct to Philadelphia. We had to carry our bags down two flights of steps, then out to the tarmac to a bus, then carry our bags up two flights of stairs to the plane. No one on the flight was expecting that long trek. I could see some people were struggling a bit. All in all - great flight crew, plane was clean and food was great!

There were no gluten-free vegan options available, so food was very limited on this flight, and some of the crew weren’t especially helpful about it. To make matters worse, a passenger was sick on board, and although the area was cleaned, the smell lingered for the rest of the journey. On top of that, we ended up circling for an extra hour, which only made the unpleasant situation drag on even longer.

Checking in prior on line and wait time at Gatwick was terrible. I would rate a big fat ZERO.

There was a slight delay. Otherwise, everything else was satisfactory.

The company that I bought my tickets through, Cheapflightsfares, failed to provide my confirmation information in a timely manner, so I was unable to check on at the country and therefore unable to make my flight. As a matter of fact, I STILL have not received the confirmation. After having read more and more reviews about the company, Cheapflightsfares appears to have scammed hundreds of hopeful travelers out of thousands of dollars. Please look into this company and, for the sake of anyone planning their next trip, stop allowing them to do business through you.

I checked in to bags, one arrived one was delayed. I did not receive the bag for 4 days - arrived on Tuesday, received bag on Saturday!

It was ok. Our flight was delayed 2 hours, and then again on arrival. The explanation given felt feeble.

The plane was known to be late in advance of takeoff. My guess is that it was known to be late at 11am or 5 hours before scheduled takeoff time. We were late to leave and with a wheelchair and the a cart, we only made it to gate. We raced! Inside plane, all was great

The booking agent, cheapflightsfares, messed up, and the information for the seats we paid extra for was not sent to American Airlines. We were separated on the return flight and sent to the lowest economy section. The flight attendant helped arrange seating at the back of the plane to allow my wife and me to sit together.

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