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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

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San Francisco2 stopsR17 572

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February

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August

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R11 259
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  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be July, August and September. The cheapest month to fly from Cape Town is October.

Top 5 airlines serving from Cape Town to San Francisco Bay Area

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cape Town to San Francisco Bay Area. 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 Francisco Bay Area? 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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3356 reviews
8,0Comfort
7,9Food
8,1Boarding
8,3Crew
8,2Entertainment
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Good food, real silverware, polite staff, smooth landing, charging plugs, good entertainment options.

10,0 ExcellentAna, Jan 2025BOG - MIA
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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!

The entire crew was amazing. They went out of their way to make us enjoy a great travel experience.

Loved everything! This flight had premium economy and I didn't see an option to upgraded to premium economy OR buy premium economy tickets. How come?

Some Crew were distinguishably fake in their interactions with passengers.

We was missed the flight They doesn’t lest us fly next flight without payment They charge me 606 hundred dollars What is very unacceptable,our first fight ticket was almost 2000 dollars, again paid 700 it’s hurt … airlines need to do something please

They were very pleasant and helpful. My husband and I were sitted apart. We asked if we could be seated together were told flight ws fuly booked but would try. After a while they were able to make it work we got seats together. Their food is good and attendents are very friendly/helpful.

The crew were friendly, dressed professionally and helpful when needed. The food was good to very good. The seats were comfortable and entertainment selections were excellent.   For that long of a flight Athens to Newark Economy is a little tight and the space became uncomfortable about mid-way. Next time I would try and get a Premium Economy seat. Especially for the return flight when one can be less enthused and tired. On the way to a vacation enthusiasm can outweigh discomfort.

The staff were very friendly and helpful. The seats were very comfortable and spacious. The entertainment was amazing, and so was the food!

Excellent staff! Flights were delayed due to technical issues after everyone was boarded and we sat in the flight for almost 2 hours before taking off. Not enough vegetarian food was available despite pre-ordering. The staff did an exceptional job dealing with both the problems neither of their making.

I recently travelled with Qatar Airways from Doha to Dulles in the QSuite, and the experience was nothing short of exceptional. The QSuite truly feels like a First-Class experience, with its luxurious design, privacy, and comfort. The cabin crew, especially the lady in charge of the cabin, was remarkable—professional, attentive, and genuinely kind. The food was excellent, and the comfort of the seat was absolutely first-class, making the journey smooth and enjoyable. While the in-flight experience was outstanding, I have a few points of feedback. Firstly, the content available in the in-flight entertainment system could be expanded and upgraded to include a more diverse and updated collection. This would elevate the entertainment experience to match the premium standards of the QSuite. Secondly, regarding the Wi-Fi service: while QSuite passengers receive one hour of complimentary Wi-Fi, any additional usage requires a fee of USD 10. Considering the premium pricing of QSuite, it would be more fitting to include unlimited Wi-Fi as part of the experience, further enhancing the luxury offered to passengers. Lastly, I must highlight an issue with luggage handling. Unfortunately, my luggage did not make it through the transit, which was disappointing. While the ground crew assured me that it would be delivered to my home on the same day as it was arriving on the next flight, this promise was not fulfilled, and the delay added unnecessary inconvenience to an otherwise excellent experience. Overall, the QSuite experience was exceptional, but addressing these areas would further solidify Qatar Airways’ position as a leader in luxury air travel.

Seating is terrible, having seats so crammed is unacceptable for a 15-hour journey. I cannot stress enough how uncomfortable it is to sit in such an aircraft. Leg space is roomier in a domestic aircraft. I have not experienced this kind of crammy seating in domestic flights either in the US or other international airlines overseas.

Do not overbook flights and kick out confirmed ticketed passengers :-(

Wasn’t allowed to continue with the purchased tickets because I hadn’t been able to go on the first scheduled leg.

Do I need to repeat my complaints about my lost carry on bag?

Noice cancelling headphones would be better since it’s a crowded plane And kids behaviors are unavoidable

More facilities to transport to the gates......felt too much walking distance

Just happy I flew Qatar Airways awesome no wonder they are #1 in the world right now! The food was just delicious, very courteous, professional crew.

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

It was a really long flight from Doha to Philadelphia and it was overall a good one. The one area that I would comment on is that there is a lot of single-use plastic and disposables in the meal service for American Airlines. It would be great to see more circular options in the meal service to reduce the amount of waste.

I feel bad, but Swiss airlines is not an airlines I will ever fly again. Their cabins are basic, seats are extremely uncomfortable, crew is a hit or a miss with service. What's worse is how they make you feel they are there to make money and not make your travel needs be met or make your travel a pleasure. They charge for 2nd bags, seat selection and felt like a budget arinines frontier/spirit airline attitude and approach. Their business class is from the early 2000s, basic. Additionally, planes going to India, are old, falling apart and not maintained. Even the crew mentioned this is typical of the airline having older planes going to India. Panels detached and loose or stuck with duct tape, seats scruffed up and dirty, seatbelts roughed up. The scariest thing was when I saw a window panel next to where I was sitting loose and dangling. The crew mentioned it's only cosmetic and assured the integrity of the plane was inspected by the maintenance crew. This is where they confessed about planes going to India being old. I UNFORTUNATELY would NOT recommend Swiss airlines to anyone and will NEVER fly with them again!

The ANA crew and their members were all extremely nice and caring. Shout out to the crews for working on Christmas and New Years. Y'all the real MVP

Awful. Worst airline I have ever been on. Crew were among the rudest people I have ever dealt with. United staff members were rude and disrespectful. My flight was delayed, causing me to miss a connecting flight. I understand things happen, but when staff start lying about what actually happened, that is when I have an issue. Just be honest, really it isn’t that hard. I’m being very honest with this review and I don’t find this difficult what so ever. In fact, because of United Airlines, my Christmas holiday was off to a really rocky start. As someone who has traveled across the world, it has only been United that I have had a truly awful experience.

Boarding always seems a bit chaotic. Seat spacing could leave more for leg room.

Good flight. On time. Boarding and seating was easy. Crew were really friendly, yet professional. Bathroom (by cockpit) was small but serviceable. Some the seats were showing some notable wear & tear, but were comfy. Very happy UA customer. TY! 🤛🏽💗

We arrived early and finally made it to our gate almost an hour after.

We were delayed 3x and because I didn’t purchase my tickets directly from United Airlines I was told I Have to take care of it myself so I called Underpricer and they helped me but before I changed my flights I took the risk of sticking by what my tickets were and was lucky to have gotten on the original all flight with only 15 mins before take off. not sure if I will do this again

The flight was delayed so the people from a late connecting flight was able to still make the connection.

Everything good until we waited for jet bridge at SFO. Then pilot gets on speaker & said it won’t reach plane- too short, need to go to different gate. Then 5 min later, adjusted plane/jetbridge & all ok?!?

Was a pain having to leave the plane and reboard but glad the plane was fixed

Service and food were decent, seats are a bit too narrow. Leg room is normal. Bathroom should be cleaned more frequently. WiFi is cumbersome and should be simplified.

they have cancell the flight with no reasons, My parents were in the cold weather in the airport for 24 hours they did not give any hotel and food. I hate Turkish Airline, this is our last time that we ha ve chosen Turkish Airline.

Same as before boarding process and lack of crew experience in the process

Turkish Airlines is amazing. I have a problem with the ticket I purchased through the kayak website. I have filed a complaint related to the fact that I was contacted by phone on the day I purchased the ticket and told that the amount that the ticket had been advertised for was not accurate and that I had to pay more. This is totally fraudulent. I will look into addressing this further tomorrow and will never ever use kayak again.

Bad service and food was not good. Give very less food.

Crew members, pilots and flight attendants are excellent. Beside, that, customer service is very lacking in all aspects of Turkish airlines

Their weakness is in boarding. Business class rarely boards first and there are no announcements explaining delays, so customers are always left waiting and wondering why boarding has paused.

The ac did not work and the plane was deployed for the AC BUT IT NEVER WORKED. I have high blood pressure and I was SWEATING AND NEARLY PASSED OUT. Do better.

For me it was a good experience… thank you Turkish Airlines

Old aircraft, very very low business class standards, no privacy between the seats, horrible old TVs, tiny bathrooms.

They did not provide free WiFi, It could be purchased for, I think, around $25, This seemed excessive.

It was just ok. Half the bathrooms were broke on the flight.

Less than average, low level of shared required information needed during the transfer from airport to another, also the used team during boarding In Indianapolis station is Not Professional

Reliable, great value, but not outstanding in any aspect. This is similar to the experience you get in most international carriers like Etihad or Delta.

Flight got diverted because of an emergency and the crew were fantastic and probably saved that passenger’s life. While in emergency landing some measures could have been taken to prevent additional delays. In general not great experience with BA. I used to fly BA years ago all the time, very disappointed by the whole experience, seats were tight, bathrooms tight.

Business class area too small and chair and equipment not comfortable .

Lost my luggage in London Was double charged for luggage

Boarding could have been better organized. The one member of staff disappeared for a while so boarding by group relied on honesty.

I never made this flight but the staff helped to get me rebooked (see previous review)

No land services during boarding, specially while moving from terminal to another

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights from Cape Town to San Francisco Bay Area found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/3Sun
2 stops
31h 50mCPT-SFO
30/3Sun
1 stop
22h 25mSFO-CPT
R17 572
9/3Sun
1 stopSWISS
41h 25mCPT-SFO
30/3Sun
1 stopSWISS
29h 55mSFO-CPT
R19 015
9/3Sun
2 stopsSWISS
34h 35mCPT-SFO
30/3Sun
2 stopsSWISS
34h 25mSFO-CPT
R20 008
9/3Sun
3 stops
41h 55mCPT-SFO
30/3Sun
2 stops
37h 50mSFO-CPT
R21 488
9/3Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
33h 23mCPT-SFO
29/3Sat
2 stopsUnited Airlines
31h 27mSFO-CPT
R23 324
9/3Sun
3 stops
53h 14mCPT-SFO
30/3Sun
3 stops
60h 35mSFO-CPT
R24 747
1/3Sat
2 stopsKenya Airways
32h 37mCPT-SFO
15/3Sat
3 stopsKenya Airways
53h 45mSFO-CPT
R82 148
1/3Sat
2 stopsKenya Airways
32h 37mCPT-SFO
15/3Sat
3 stopsKenya Airways
53h 45mSFO-CPT
R82 223
1/3Sat
2 stopsBritish Airways
33h 00mCPT-SFO
15/3Sat
1 stopBritish Airways
32h 40mSFO-CPT
R119 091
1/3Sat
2 stopsBritish Airways
31h 50mCPT-SFO
15/3Sat
1 stopBritish Airways
32h 40mSFO-CPT
R119 204

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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 San Francisco Bay Area found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
4/3Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
34h 00mCPT-SFO
R11 259
6/6Fri
1 stopQatar Airways
33h 50mCPT-SFO
R11 353
5/6Thu
1 stopTurkish Airlines
33h 10mCPT-SFO
R12 364
30/1Thu
1 stopTurkish Airlines
27h 50mCPT-SFO
R12 964
26/2Wed
1 stopEmirates
33h 10mCPT-SFO
R16 842
28/2Fri
1 stopEmirates
33h 10mCPT-SFO
R19 633
13/4Sun
3 stopsUnited Airlines
36h 57mCPT-SFO
R22 087
2/2Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
24h 39mCPT-SFO
R57 382
12/3Wed
2 stopsBritish Airways
33h 20mCPT-SJC
R75 198
2/3Sun
1 stopBritish Airways
27h 00mCPT-SFO
R82 654

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Last minute flights from Cape Town to San Francisco Bay Area

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 San Francisco Bay Area that are departing in the next 10 days.
22/1Wed
multi-stopDelta
37h 45mCPT-SFO
26/2Wed
multi-stopDelta
29h 05mSFO-CPT
R17 423
22/1Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
51h 09mCPT-SFO
26/2Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
25h 30mSFO-CPT
R17 516
22/1Wed
multi-stopKenya Airways
34h 29mCPT-SFO
26/2Wed
multi-stopKenya Airways
58h 45mSFO-CPT
R23 286
22/1Wed
multi-stopDelta
45h 52mCPT-SFO
26/2Wed
multi-stopDelta
36h 40mSFO-CPT
R35 800
22/1Wed
multi-stopBritish Airways
31h 17mCPT-SFO
26/2Wed
multi-stopBritish Airways
32h 40mSFO-CPT
R42 657
22/1Wed
multi-stopBritish Airways
28h 20mCPT-SFO
26/2Wed
multi-stopBritish Airways
29h 30mSFO-CPT
R43 144
24/1Fri
multi-stopKenya Airways
32h 22mCPT-SFO
16/2Sun
multi-stopKenya Airways
59h 25mSFO-CPT
R74 655
24/1Fri
multi-stopKenya Airways
32h 22mCPT-SFO
16/2Sun
multi-stopKenya Airways
36h 50mSFO-CPT
R78 626
22/1Wed
multi-stopKenya Airways
32h 22mCPT-SFO
26/2Wed
multi-stopKenya Airways
52h 05mSFO-CPT
R80 781
24/1Fri
multi-stopBritish Airways
32h 21mCPT-SFO
16/2Sun
multi-stopBritish Airways
36h 45mSFO-CPT
R103 205

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