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R11 273 Find cheap flights from Cape Town to Sydney

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 Sydney departing on 10/2. 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 flight deals from Cape Town to Sydney (CPT-SYD)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Cape Town to Sydney 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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10:40 - 7:40CPT-SYD
36h 00m2 stops
8:55 - 9:25SYD-CPT
33h 30m2 stops
R17 931Singapore Airlines
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Mon, Mar 10 - Mon, Mar 31
10:40 - 17:55CPT-SYD
46h 15m2 stops
8:55 - 9:25SYD-CPT
33h 30m2 stops
R18 339Singapore Airlines
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Mon, Mar 10 - Mon, Mar 31
10:40 - 17:55CPT-SYD
22h 15m2 stops
19:10 - 9:25SYD-CPT
23h 15m2 stops
R19 404Singapore Airlines
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Mon, Feb 10 - Mon, Feb 24
9:20 - 14:15CPT-SYD
19h 55m1 stop
9:30 - 19:55SYD-CPT
19h 25m1 stop
R20 487
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Mon, Feb 10 - Mon, Feb 24
10:55 - 14:15CPT-SYD
18h 20m1 stop
9:30 - 19:55SYD-CPT
18h 25m1 stop
R21 233
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Mon, Mar 10 - Mon, Apr 7
13:05 - 18:20CPT-SYD
44h 15m1 stop
21:10 - 11:40SYD-CPT
47h 30m1 stop
R22 351Emirates
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Fri, Oct 25 - Fri, Nov 8
13:05 - 7:25CPT-SYD
33h 20m2 stops
21:10 - 16:45SYD-CPT
28h 35m1 stop
R24 623Emirates
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Thu, Oct 24 - Wed, Nov 6
8:10 - 21:50CPT-SYD
28h 40m2 stops
18:15 - 11:15SYD-CPT
26h 00m2 stops
R26 274South African
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Sun, Oct 20 - Fri, Oct 25
15:20 - 18:50CPT-SYD
42h 30m2 stops
17:30 - 17:25SYD-CPT
32h 55m2 stops
R28 653Qatar Airways
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Mon, Nov 18 - Thu, Dec 12
15:20 - 18:50CPT-SYD
42h 30m2 stops
17:30 - 17:25SYD-CPT
32h 55m2 stops
R29 470Qatar Airways
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Mon, Nov 18 - Thu, Dec 12

Flights from Cape Town to Sydney - Travel Insights & Trends

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

The average price of all flights from Cape Town to Sydney clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Sydney on a Wednesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to fly from Cape Town to Sydney. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Saturday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Cape Town to Sydney, 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 Sydney is February, where tickets cost R21 037 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets is R25 564 and R25 387 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Cape Town to Sydney, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Cape Town to Sydney, you should book around 2 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 143 days before departure.

Good to know

Low season

July

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R11 273
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 7% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (12% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cape Town to Sydney

When to book flights from Cape Town to Sydney

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Cape Town to Sydney was R635 for a one-way ticket and R1 010 for a return.

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

    On your way to Sydney, you’ll fly out from Cape Town Intl. You’ll be landing at Sydney Kingsford Smith.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Cape Town to Sydney, Emirates or Singapore Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Cape Town to Sydney are Emirates and Singapore Airlines. With an average price for the route of R24 060 and an overall rating of 8,1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Singapore Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R21 208 and an overall rating of 8,1.

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

    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 Sydney.

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

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

    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 Sydney 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 Sydney?

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

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Top 5 airlines serving from Cape Town to Sydney

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cape Town to Sydney. 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 Sydney? 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 3617 reviews
8,1Comfort
7,9Food
8,3Crew
8,3Entertainment
8,2Boarding
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Seats are not as easy to move as you would hope in premium econo Y

8,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Aug 2024SYD - DXB
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Seats are not as easy to move as you would hope in premium econo Y

No Vegetarian options onboard, made to wait for a long time for boarding

First time flying Emirates and business class. What a civilized way to travel, everything was wonderful organized and relaxing. Thank you for providing the best first impression!

The boarding experience was worst ever. Single aerobridge used for boarding and deboarding which led to lot of chaos. Food options were not great. First flight delayed by more than 3 hours which led to missing of the next flight we were stuck at Dubai airport by more than 6 hours

The first class experience was great but Frankfurt airport is very confusing. Badly signed all round. Boarding was not pleasant and check in staff was arrogant.

The internet connection did was not functioning as per normal.

All was good. Emirates should restart allowing fast track immigration for business class at Manchester airport. Saves a bit of time

Always my favourite airline. On time, lovely staff, clean comfortable seats. Well done

First Class on A380 was an incredible experience with a group of very attentive crew. The only flaw of this flight was the boarding process at Concourse C of DXB where no one was managing the queue. I was at Zone A but arrived when they were already boarding Zone C & D. There was no separate gate for Zone A & B to go through.

Same problem with very poor food. Gluten free options can taste great, there is not reason to be give suboptimal meals in this situation.

Didn't like much at all Nowhere near enough legroom, narrow seats. Aisles not wide enough for safe food trolley access and husband had his knee hit cos not enough leg room. Would take a lot to convince us to fly Singapore Airlines again which is a pity cos it was always our go-to airline

A 16 hour flight from Singapore to Los Angeles had only 2 meals. Please make it 3 meals.

A 16 hour flight from Singapore to Los Angeles had only 2 meals. It would be great to have 3 meals.

Once again the meal served was delicious - we got chicken rice

Overall good experience, convenient Changi Airport, even the layover was long.

Good airlines, travelled 🧳 n Singapore multiple times and experience is consistent

Singapore Airlines from Mumbai was late, we were rerouted to Copenhagen and then to Los Angeles. As senior citizens, we should have been given a hotel voucher for a night and fly out the next day. I hope Singapore Airlines should give us a credit in good faith if they want us to fly with them. I doubt it, but you never know.

I had to change a flight date and it cost me $800.00 dollars. In the past, if there was room on the flight(which there was), Singapore Airlines simply re-booked me. This might have occurred because the office in Bali where I could interface with a human face to face is now closed since COVID. I naively figured the ability to change my flight into my decision to go with Singapore Airlines as it does cost a bit more. I will still fly on them as they are superior to the other carriers by a fairly large margin, especially for my needs.

Awesome! Was impressed with the hospitality and the thoughtful services. The cabin attendants were superb.

Crews were great but food not much selection just all tailored for Asian passengers.

From BOS to HK, the crew had pushed me to choose the pasta for meal multiple times. It was a bad experience. Without this, everything was good.

The crew is amazing, very attentive. They went above and beyond when we had a small spill. the food on this trip was not nearly as good as other Cathay flights. The economy seats are very comfortable, but when the person in front of yo reclines, you need to recline to see your screen or be comfortable.

From Chicago to Hong Kong was great., but from Hong Kong to manila we had hard time looking for the gate of our connecting flight. There wasn’t hardly any sign.

Cathay Pacific handle my plane delay very well. I will book with Cathay Pacific again in the future trips.

It as great, my in flight entertainment was malfunctioning though.

Flight crew went above and beyond to make sure the flight was enjoyable for us!

Both my husband and I ordered the fish for dinner and we both got sick and throwing up on the plane. I don’t think the seafood was handled properly and I for sure will not order fish the next time around.

Im now late to my appointment because of delayed flight

I like the paper menu with lists of food, so that I don’t need worry about to pick up the food I don’t like, because crews are busy to do food service, mostly not enough food information they can tell. Well, one of the lady was not friendly at all, I asked three times my daughter wants a cup noodle during the flight, she gave me the reason is they have half an hour for serving food three times. There are more than 200 people on the flight, it takes them more than hour and half to do food serving, think about it, how long we can get food, around two hours. I don’t like she gave a stupid reason other than to make a cup noodle right away. Unfriendly and lazy.

Great experience, smooth checking, boarding and flight. Service during flight were great, crew members were very professional. Thank you!

The overall flight experience between Doha and Kolkata was satisfactory. The staff onboard were notably engaged, responsive, and enthusiastic, providing a level of service that stood out, especially when compared to the less attentive crew on the earlier leg from Heathrow to Doha. Their eagerness to assist made the journey more pleasant. Additionally, the time spent at the Silver Lounge in Doha contributed positively to the experience. The lounge offered a comfortable and relaxing environment, with adequate amenities and attentive staff. Overall, both the flight and the lounge experience in Doha met expectations, making for a smooth and satisfactory travel experience.

Check in desk people constrained by fear. Obvious typo on Uganda visa, even though approved, caused loss of flight. Something is definitely wrong with this system.

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

Food was good, attendants were friendly. Seats were not comfortable. Did not receive any amenities such as eyemask or earplugs that would have helped sleep. Additionally a large group of passengers boarded very late into boarding and were a disruption for almost the whole flight. Flight attendants did their best but the kids were making so much noise, kicking seats, and half the time no adult was sat with them so they weren’t being managed.

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

I found it weird that the quality of the flight different from Australia to Doha than the Doha to Berlin leg. The quality of the toiletries pack (was in a box from Australia) and then a proper bag from Doha. The biggest variation was the inflight entertainment, which had a significantly shorter amount of content compared to the Doha flight. My QSuite seat was also broken and did not recline all the way flat. Wasn’t the best and I wouldn’t be happy if I’d paid cash for the flight.

From Montreal to Doha , we habe two complaints : 1) They want to charge for Seat Selection, claiming that the Class of ticket bought on Kayak did not cover seat selection. It such a penny pinching rule, I told them, since we paid almost $20,000 our 3 tickets , that rule should never exist. Also I reserved my tickets so many months ahead, I expected they will naturally put the family together or move somebody else to keep our family seating together. I filed a complaint, and NOBODY ANSWERED. 2) In Montreal, Qatar has an arrangement with the National Bank Lounge. It was so overcrowded and the Lounge is so bad in terms of service and food, amenities etc... The WORST lounge . Why Qatar not have another arrangement their Business Class clients in Montreal. The Air France KLM Lounger is better, the Air Canada Lounge is better. Qatar should send somebody to take a look ! Joseph Chung

I didn't understand why I got dropped off at departures on exiting the plane at Doha aiport. I had to find my own way to immigration/baggage reclaim which wasn't easy as staff in the departure section just tell you ti scan your boarding pass. This was very poor b qatar Airways. I spent 2 hours soyung this out and once I got to get my suitcase it was delayed. So instead of getting to the hotel at about midnight I got there at three in the morning. I wonder why I upgraded to business?

Boarding delayed, no communication. I left the lounge, and heard a final call, boarding started after a 30 minutes.

Okay not so good or great. The flight operated by Indigo is worst from boarding to luggage handling and food. Damaged one luggage and delayed another luggage. Still did not get it, since 2 days.

The experience was amazing! Many thanks to the pilot who informed us that we were passing mt Kilimanjaro and we had the chance to see it !

I like the leg room. I did not like the plane from Chicago to Addis. It was dirty and smelly and toilet area filthy. My screen was not working and kept saying loading. The plane from Addis to Harare was clean , more modern and food looked much fresher and tasted better. Boarding at Addis was a nightmare, long queues and lots of confusion,International space has no seating are and one is standing all the time.

It’s good alternative flight out from Mogadishu, especially for the timing

My suitcase 🧳 got missing we still looking for it This not good for them 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾🤦🏽‍♀️

Lost our bags. They didn’t make it to Lilongwe

Movie channels was great. Air hostess could be a little more caring

I still cannot find my luggage. I need my luggage.

The cabin crew members were so exceptionally good. They were always respectful to us the passengers and were professional. I also enjoyed the meals.

Customer service and the food was great. If the announcements in English could be said slower for the customer to understand what is being said. Due to ascent, it is difficult to understand. repaeting would help.

Again, entertainment system didn't work. 50% of aircraft don't seem to have a functional entertainment system and the crew is absolutely uninterested in fixing. They just say Addis needs to fix it. Well, Addis had better get off it's butt and fix their aircraft.

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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 Sydney found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
10/2Mon
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
40h 10mCPT-SYD
R11 273
21/10Mon
2 stops
56h 10mCPT-SYD
R11 770
21/10Mon
3 stops
33h 20mCPT-SYD
R12 445
10/2Mon
1 stop
19h 55mCPT-SYD
R13 031
18/12Wed
3 stops
33h 40mCPT-SYD
R14 131
25/12Wed
1 stopEmirates
32h 20mCPT-SYD
R14 273
10/2Mon
3 stops
35h 10mCPT-SYD
R14 522
26/12Thu
1 stopQatar Airways
38h 55mCPT-SYD
R16 351
18/12Wed
1 stopEmirates
39h 10mCPT-SYD
R18 907
9/2Sun
2 stopsAir France
44h 55mCPT-SYD
R35 009

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Last minute flights from Cape Town to Sydney

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 Sydney that are departing in the next 10 days.
17/9Tue
multi-stop
59h 55mCPT-SYD
17/10Thu
multi-stop
21h 20mSYD-CPT
R35 808
17/9Tue
multi-stopKLM
47h 10mCPT-SYD
17/10Thu
multi-stopKLM
43h 10mSYD-CPT
R36 553
17/9Tue
multi-stop
33h 40mCPT-SYD
17/10Thu
multi-stop
43h 45mSYD-CPT
R37 725
17/9Tue
multi-stop
18h 50mCPT-SYD
17/10Thu
multi-stop
21h 20mSYD-CPT
R44 205
19/9Thu
multi-stop
54h 15mCPT-SYD
30/9Mon
multi-stop
59h 50mSYD-CPT
R46 282
17/9Tue
multi-stop
33h 40mCPT-SYD
17/10Thu
multi-stop
34h 35mSYD-CPT
R47 241
19/9Thu
multi-stopEmirates
43h 45mCPT-SYD
26/9Thu
multi-stopEmirates
37h 35mSYD-CPT
R58 035
20/9Fri
multi-stopEmirates
33h 00mCPT-SYD
26/9Thu
multi-stopEmirates
33h 45mSYD-CPT
R180 140
20/9Fri
multi-stopEmirates
27h 45mCPT-SYD
26/9Thu
multi-stopEmirates
37h 35mSYD-CPT
R180 157
20/9Fri
multi-stopEmirates
33h 50mCPT-SYD
26/9Thu
multi-stopEmirates
33h 45mSYD-CPT
R180 211

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