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Cheap Flights from Cape Town to Seattle (CPT-SEA)

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

Tue, Dec 2 - Tue, Dec 9
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21:30 - 17:48CPT-SEA
30h 18m1 stop
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19:20 - 12:05SEA-CPT
30h 45m1 stop
R16 767Virgin Atlantic
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Mon, Dec 1 - Mon, Dec 8
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20:50 - 14:58CPT-SEA
28h 08m1 stop
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6:00 - 19:15SEA-CPT
27h 15m1 stop
R16 784Virgin Atlantic
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Mon, Feb 16 - Fri, Feb 27
Delta Logo
20:50 - 16:50CPT-SEA
30h 00m1 stop
Delta Logo
15:20 - 19:15SEA-CPT
41h 55m1 stop
R16 992Delta
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Mon, Feb 16 - Fri, Feb 27
Delta Logo
20:50 - 16:50CPT-SEA
30h 00m1 stop
Delta Logo
14:05 - 5:50SEA-CPT
29h 45m1 stop
R17 027Delta
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Mon, Feb 16 - Fri, Feb 27
United Airlines Logo
20:50 - 18:26CPT-SEA
31h 36m2 stops
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7:00 - 18:00SEA-CPT
25h 00m2 stops
R17 079United Airlines
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Mon, Feb 16 - Fri, Feb 27
KLM Logo
7:55 - 11:25CPT-SEA
37h 30m1 stop
KLM Logo
14:05 - 5:50SEA-CPT
29h 45m1 stop
R17 792KLM
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Wed, Dec 17 - Wed, Jan 7
KLM Logo
7:55 - 11:25CPT-SEA
37h 30m1 stop
KLM Logo
14:10 - 5:50SEA-CPT
29h 40m1 stop
R18 382KLM
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Tue, Dec 2 - Tue, Dec 9
United Airlines Logo
20:50 - 23:15CPT-SEA
36h 25m3 stops
United Airlines Logo
17:11 - 7:40SEA-CPT
28h 29m2 stops
R20 641United Airlines
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Thu, Nov 20 - Mon, Nov 24
British Airways Logo
20:45 - 11:30CPT-SEA
24h 45m1 stop
British Airways Logo
18:50 - 8:05SEA-CPT
27h 15m1 stop
R22 014British Airways
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Thu, Nov 20 - Mon, Nov 24
British Airways Logo
18:55 - 16:55CPT-SEA
32h 00m1 stop
British Airways Logo
18:50 - 8:05SEA-CPT
27h 15m1 stop
R22 083British Airways
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Virgin Atlantic
Cheapest • from R16 766 (return)
Emirates
Best reviews • 8,1 score
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February
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Cheapest return fare
R16 767
Overall average: R19 946
Virgin Atlantic
Tue 2/12Tue 9/12
CPT - SEA • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
R11 398
Typical prices: R12 492-R15 828
Qatar Airways
Fri 7/11
CPT - SEA • 1 stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Cape Town to Seattle flights

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Cape Town to Seattle, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Seattle, Monday is the cheapest day to fly and Saturday is the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to Seattle, 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 Seattle is February, where tickets cost R16 419 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R23 907 and R22 240 respectively.

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

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 Seattle, 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 Seattle, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 18% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightR11 398
Best time to beat the crowds (1% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (11% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Cape Town to Seattle

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Cape Town to Seattle was R656 for a one-way ticket and R965 for a return.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Cape Town to Seattle are United Airlines and KLM. With an average price for the route of R18 224 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 R20 237 and an overall rating of 7,7.

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

    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 Seattle.

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

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

    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 Seattle 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 Seattle?

    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 Seattle 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 5 airlines flying from Cape Town to Seattle

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cape Town to Seattle. 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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EmiratesOverall score based on 3375 reviews
8,1Boarding
8,0Comfort
8,3Crew
8,2Entertainment
7,9Food
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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 2025DXB - 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!

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

Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

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.

The immigration hall in Amsterdam was understaffed, so passport checking was slower than it should be for a major airport. They need to get the automatic readers up and running for non EU passport holders. Waiting in line after a long flight feels a bit abusive.

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.

The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

The service was great. However the lounge only gets passing grade

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.

We Left Calgary 1/2 hour late and that made for a tight connection in Denver. After arriving everything was done to help us make our connection. That was a great effort. Thank You United

Efficient all round, very good crew. Short flight so the food, of course, was just snacks

The flight attendants were great, I joked with one I can’t remember her name, a blond, really sweet. I thought it was run well very professional. This was great i survived Spirit, I know for which I speak.

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.

Flight was timely, relatively comfortable, with decent entertainment and food served. Only problem encountered was with the free messaging which I highly appreciate, but it did not work from iphone to non-iphones.

Better WiFi. I cannot understand that in 2025, United is so behind on a technology that is now a necessity and still painfully unreliable, slow and keeps disconnecting.

The entertainment available didn’t work for anyone on the flight. Long 6 hr flight with no entertainment option and the staff didn’t know until an hour into the flight when we made sure they knew about it. They had no way to fix it.

Crew seemed a bit cranky. No seatback screens. But boarding was efficient and on time and we arrived early.

The worst landing I have ever had on a domestic flight. Thought we would lose the landing gear on landing in Newark. Then we spent 40 minutes trying to position the plane in the right place to be able to get the jet way to the plane. The plane arrived stopped. The announcer was that we were there. Everybody got up, then we were told to sit back down because they had to have us towed to a different position. We got towed and then everyone stood up and they told us we were in the wrong position to sit back down again, and then we got towed to a different position This did not happen immediately. It was 30 minutes while we wandered around a small section of the tarmac in Newark close to the gate, but apparently not close enough. Horrifying experience The CAB should be investigating that flight

Boarding was organized. Plane seats comfortable and service was attentive. Food options were good.

The best airline for international travel in terms of value you get in business class (service/cost)

I liked the overall flight experience. However, Turkish officials could do a better job at guiding non-Turkish speakers to their connecting flight gates in such a huge & vast airport.

Very small and cramped aisles and seats. Food was poor but the fresh hot roll and hummus was good. No cans of soda given but they had small bottles of water. Crew was nice and pleasant and kept bathroom clean.

We couldn’t fly to Chicago on our booked flight. The flight was overbooked.

Small seat space for 13 hours flight, they charged for baggage , very bad quality of food,

I was sitting almost in the back, the seats are very tight and there’s no legroom, it’s uncomfortable for a long distance

Absolute worst airline. Charged us $720 to check 4 bags (2 of which were carry-on). Entertainment systems didnt work. And on a 12 hour flight they served 2 meals and never once came around outside of those 2 meals with a beverage or cup of water. Will never fly them again.

Took forever to board. They made announcements without the loudspeaker and since the waiting room was full of screaming kids, no one could hear what they were saying. The business class sleeper seats were designed for tall skinny people. When partially reclined there was nowhere to rest my feet because they did not reach the footrest. and when fully reclined there wasn't room at my sides for my arms. Definitely one of the worst sleeper seats I have ever had.

About an hour delay but we made it to Chicago. I feel that the smaller connecting flights are the ones that cause the delays on the bigger planes that fly international.

Amazing trip! No delays, no broken or lost luggage, and amazing food.

One of the worst experience given the middle seat even asked for the change no one honored,boarded at the end and overall one of the worst experience

It was good although our flight to the UK was cancelled and rescheduled for two days later. This was after we were already seated on the plane. We missed the first leg of our trip. BA did put us up at a hotel and paid for our meals but we lost our hotel costs in Glasgow.

The crew was very nice and pleasant. We were very reluctant to book our flight with British Airlines because we had bad experience with their flight attendants on the previous trips, they were rude and not helpful.

I am a 25+ years American Airlines member. British Airways is simply above and beyond in every customer satisfaction category.

The seat pads are past there sell by date now and are uncomfotable. Also, with screens in the back of the seat, the seats shouldnt be able to recline as this puts rhe screen in your face.

1. The website didn’t allow me to checkin from London as I have Bangladesh passport with US permanent resident card. This pushed me to sit with my wife in the middle of two aisle seats, terrible experience! 2. BA should allow within 24 hours to checkin with other passport holders to choose better seats. A 2nd verification of travel documents can be done at the desk about immigration status. 3. Food options were poor for vegetarian passengers, try to introduce healthy options avoiding carb-dense food ingredients.

Cabin crew lovely and accommodating and I'll always fly BA in the future

It was perfect. The service was exceptional. I would never want to cross the Atlantic in anyone else's sardine tins.

As I have said it sucked, the ticket counter to have to find and pay for another airline to get home. Now I understand this happened over the weekend but they should have someone there to talk to us instead of throwing the regular crew under the bus.

Everything excellent except for bag drop off. We started at the D area and that was so slow that it was eventually closed just as we were about to go to a station. We then went to F. We got one suitcase checked and then the screen showed that the station was no longer operable. There were long lines everywhere so we had to ask if we could butt in to the next station to finish. Again, this was the only incident, otherwise it was an excellent flying experience

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