CPT - ZRH

R4 828 Find Cheap Flights from Cape Town to Zurich

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Cheap Flights from Cape Town to Zurich (CPT-ZRH)

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

Mon, Jul 28 - Mon, Aug 11
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16:35 - 12:25CPT-ZRH
19h 50m1 stop
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15:00 - 11:50ZRH-CPT
20h 50m1 stop
R11 732Turkish Airlines
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Tue, Aug 19 - Tue, Aug 26
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16:35 - 9:25CPT-ZRH
16h 50m1 stop
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15:00 - 11:50ZRH-CPT
20h 50m1 stop
R11 767Turkish Airlines
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Sat, Nov 22 - Sun, Nov 30
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18:55 - 13:40CPT-ZRH
19h 45m1 stop
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15:40 - 10:30ZRH-CPT
17h 50m1 stop
R11 874Qatar Airways
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Sat, Nov 22 - Sun, Nov 30
Qatar Airways Logo
18:55 - 13:40CPT-ZRH
19h 45m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
15:40 - 10:30ZRH-CPT
17h 50m1 stop
R11 909Qatar Airways
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Thu, Aug 28 - Thu, Nov 13
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13:05 - 13:20CPT-ZRH
24h 15m1 stop
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14:35 - 11:40ZRH-CPT
20h 05m1 stop
R12 247Emirates
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Mon, Jul 28 - Mon, Aug 11
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18:25 - 13:45CPT-ZRH
19h 20m2 stops
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11:50 - 21:25ZRH-CPT
33h 35m1 stop
R12 885KLM
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Mon, Jul 28 - Mon, Aug 11
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18:25 - 16:45CPT-ZRH
22h 20m2 stops
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19:25 - 12:40ZRH-CPT
41h 15m2 stops
R13 063KLM
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Mon, Aug 25 - Mon, Nov 17
Emirates Logo
13:05 - 20:20CPT-ZRH
31h 15m1 stop
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14:35 - 16:45ZRH-CPT
25h 10m1 stop
R13 436Emirates
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Sat, Nov 22 - Sun, Nov 30
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15:25 - 7:40CPT-ZRH
17h 15m2 stops
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20:15 - 13:45ZRH-CPT
16h 30m2 stops
R14 731Ethiopian Air
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Sat, Nov 22 - Sun, Nov 30
Ethiopian Air Logo
15:25 - 7:40CPT-ZRH
17h 15m2 stops
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20:15 - 13:45ZRH-CPT
16h 30m2 stops
R14 998Ethiopian Air
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Cape Town to Zurich flights

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

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to Zurich, 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 Zurich is February, where tickets cost R12 193 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R16 737 and R16 116 respectively.

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

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 Zurich, 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 Zurich, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.


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Low seasonJanuary
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flightR4 828
Best time to beat the crowds (0% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (15% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Cape Town to Zurich

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Cape Town to Zurich was R272 for a one-way ticket and R661 for a return.

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

    Cape Town and Zurich are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Cape Town from Cape Town Intl and will be arriving at Zurich.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Cape Town to Zurich?

    Lufthansa, KLM, and South African offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Cape Town to Zurich flight route.

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

    The Airbus A340-300 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Cape Town to Zurich flight route.

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Cape Town to Zurich, Emirates or Ethiopian Air?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Cape Town to Zurich are Emirates and Ethiopian Air. With an average price for the route of R13 834 and an overall rating of 8,1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Ethiopian Air is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R12 536 and an overall rating of 7,2.

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

    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 Zurich.

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

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

    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 Zurich 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 Zurich?

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Cape Town to Zurich

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for R9 287 or less one-way and R13 721 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Cape Town Intl to Zurich?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop from Cape Town Intl to Zurich.
Find which airlines fly direct from Cape Town Intl Airport to Zurich Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Cape Town Intl to Zurich

Monday

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Wednesday

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Thursday

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

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Direct returns

Zurich to Cape Town Intl

Tuesday

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Wednesday

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Sunday

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

Edelweiss Air, SWISS

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Cape Town to Zurich

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cape Town to Zurich. 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 Zurich? 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 3287 reviews
8,0Comfort
7,8Food
8,1Boarding
8,2Entertainment
8,3Crew
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One of the female staff from the cabin crew, forgot to ask us about what we want to drink and focused more on other specific people rather than treating everyone politely. I asked her about the drinks to which she said oh I forgot.

2,0 MediocreHemshika, Jun 2025MRU - DXB
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One of the female staff from the cabin crew, forgot to ask us about what we want to drink and focused more on other specific people rather than treating everyone politely. I asked her about the drinks to which she said oh I forgot.

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

Boarding for business class passengers can be improved. Also, when debarking the aircraft, Economy passengers are let off first due the way the configuration of the cabin upstairs.

Ove the A380 planes. Comfortable seats. Served great Indian food and Masala Chai!

Comfort poor, little leg room, cabin temperature too hot. No free entertainment. No complementary drinks. Overal experience poor and would not travel with them again.

Comfort good. Service as usual poor. Cabin temperature as usual too cold, about 15 degrees

Flight was delayed by and hour but were informed beforehand

Good food, real silverware, polite staff, smooth landing, charging plugs, good entertainment options.

Seat 💺 was all the way on last row. Food was okay .

Delayed, Bad American style food (not tasty, horrible cheese for a flight to France). Incompetent cabin crew (I asked how to connect by cable my headphones and the flight attendant suggested me Bluetooth which is not available). Good space

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

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.

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

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

You should not have to pay for WiFi in business class

Transfer at Amsterdam airport is very convenient and the airport is easy to navigate. Boarding was also quick and easy. Cabin crew were excellent and the meals were good, although lacking in options.

Overall very positive. Boarding was quick and organized. Cabin was clean and seats were reasonably comfortable. Cabin crew was excellent and the meals provided were also of good quality

This fight left ahead of time which meant it arrived early which was great. Staff were very professional, but as with all these Short hop Flights the food was a disappointing snack There was no entertainment on this flight, but I did not expect any

Delay more than hour created pressure to catch the connecting flight

I purchased a one way business class ticket from Geneva to Miami but the check in agent said I had an economy ticket and later upgraded to business class. This was not the case, I had a single business class transaction. I was forced to pay for my second checked bag. I am unsure of why this happened. But I won’t use Kayak again for business class tickets.

The seats were so close together, when the man in front of me put his seat back, the screen in front of me was 9 inches from my face. There is no way to lean forward if I needed to pick something up. It was pretty uncomfortable for a ten hour flight. I was very surprised.

The food was good. Most the staff was pleasant. The flight would be drastically improved with WiFi on a long international flight.

The whole experience was positive. Crew very friendly and helpful. Very greedy with pre-seat allocation. Web site too complicated

Each flight we took was late with little or no updates or information.

Swiss airline do not allow online check-in before 24 hrs, this is very inconvenient to us. I tried many ways such as booking code(6 numbers) or 13 booking numbers , neither of them work, Lufthansa is better which allow us to check in even before 30 hrs, so we can assign our seats( not many people want spend extra money to assign seats on top of airfare which is already spent.)

Clean, efficient and quick response time when we missed our connecting flight.

When I needed to get my bag off of the plane so that I could take a train because the connection was 4 hours later, they took 2 hours to take my bag off making me take the train and miss my flight simultaneously. The seat size on the plane is too small for an average aged woman let alone a middle-aged man. It's unacceptable and I will not fly Boeing again.

The flight was generally good but was delayed departure meant a very late arrival for a connecting flight.

This trip was the most comfortable one I have ever experienced, the team was excellent and very helpful. I am so glad I picked Qatar Airways.

The space was tight, hardly any leg room and the crew surprisingly were busy and did not take the time to attend to passengers, felt rushed. There was a delay for check in since the systems were down the airport staffs were accommodating

The Qatar Airways staff pre-boarding and also on the flight from Dallas to Doha were incredibly mediocre and arrogant. Consider retraining these individuals Other flights were ok.

My experience with Qatar airway was very unsatisfactory. They lost my child’s stroller and I was told they found it and will send it to the hotel which was a lie. I had to go back to the airport baggage claim and pick up myself after trying to contact them many times!. There was a lack professional and communication. I am very disappointed in Qatar airway and will not be recommending them to friends and family nor will I be flying with them in the future.

I purchased Qatar airways after seeing ads about its service. To my surprise Qatar is marketing gimmick and horrible airlines which I don’t recommend to anyone Flight was dirty including flight from Miami to Doha And Doha airport restrooms are dirty On top of this they use this pathetic cheap indigo From Doha to Hyderabad which I will never fly Also they lost one of my baggage in Indigo and still waiting to receive it. I will never travel Qatar and will never recommend

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.

There was frequent beverage ,meal and snack service. The crew was very hospitable and professional.

Delayed my flights and no communication. We end up spending 6 hrs in Doha. No food or any concern from the airline. Terrible

Doha airport is huge , takes long time to reach gate .

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

No Asian Vegetarian food was available on this sector but only fish and chicken and pasta were offered.

Flight was delayed an hour. Also, I bought an extra legroom seat online; but the actually plane was a different configuration so I didn't get what I paid for . This happened on the Addis to Lusaka leg of my trip.

My experience was great. The flight attendants were very helpful and nice, and the food was very good.

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .

Like: It arrived, Dislike: Boarding was a separate corridor with no counter announcements at the passenger waiting area. Very dirty airplane and toilets, food options were terrible - everything even the vegetarian option was a curry spice. Many other passengers using the toilets would not lock the door and kept door partially open during use - flight attendants would not enforce or direct them to lock it and light turns on, no entertainment options at all, other passengers would be singing and not peaceful. Atrocious flight experience.

Like: Plane made it to the destination. Dislike: Food is terrible, no entertainment, very dirty airplane.

I have been flew with ET since 2013 and I wish the service can be reach standard airlines as Star Alliance member please ET you need to improve many thing on the services learn from SQ and other member

I had a full row so can't imagine how this could be better

Boarding was delayed and people were just sitting there like lost.

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