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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

Wed, Nov 5 - Wed, Nov 12
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8:45 - 10:40CPT-ZRH
26h 55m1 stop
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17:05 - 10:00ZRH-CPT
15h 55m1 stop
R12 332
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Sun, Nov 2 - Fri, Nov 7
Ethiopian Air Logo
15:25 - 7:40CPT-ZRH
17h 15m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
20:15 - 14:35ZRH-CPT
17h 20m2 stops
R12 366Ethiopian Air
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Mon, Oct 6 - Tue, Nov 18
Turkish Airlines Logo
16:35 - 9:50CPT-ZRH
17h 15m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
6:45 - 11:50ZRH-CPT
28h 05m1 stop
R12 436Turkish Airlines
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Sun, Oct 26 - Sun, Nov 2
Ethiopian Air Logo
13:50 - 7:40CPT-ZRH
18h 50m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
20:15 - 13:45ZRH-CPT
16h 30m2 stops
R12 488Ethiopian Air
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Sat, Mar 7 - Sat, Mar 14
Emirates Logo
18:30 - 19:50CPT-ZRH
26h 20m1 stop
Emirates Logo
14:35 - 11:40ZRH-CPT
20h 05m1 stop
R12 627Emirates
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Tue, Oct 7 - Mon, Nov 17
Turkish Airlines Logo
16:35 - 9:25CPT-ZRH
16h 50m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
6:45 - 11:50ZRH-CPT
28h 05m1 stop
R12 731Turkish Airlines
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Wed, Oct 22 - Wed, Oct 29
KLM Logo
23:15 - 18:40CPT-ZRH
19h 25m1 stop
KLM Logo
6:50 - 9:45ZRH-CPT
25h 55m2 stops
R12 888KLM
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Sun, Mar 8 - Sat, Mar 14
Emirates Logo
13:40 - 12:25CPT-ZRH
23h 45m1 stop
Emirates Logo
21:50 - 11:40ZRH-CPT
36h 50m1 stop
R12 905Emirates
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Mon, Nov 3 - Sun, Nov 9
SWISS Logo
23:35 - 10:05CPT-ZRH
11h 30mdirect
SWISS Logo
22:40 - 16:45ZRH-CPT
17h 05m1 stop
R13 443SWISS
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Sun, Nov 2 - Sat, Nov 8
SWISS Logo
15:55 - 6:10CPT-ZRH
15h 15m1 stop
SWISS Logo
22:40 - 15:15ZRH-CPT
15h 35m1 stop
R13 617SWISS
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Top airlines
Ethiopian Air
Cheapest • from R12 366 (return)
Emirates
Best reviews • 8,1 score
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When to book
4 weeks
in advance
Our data shows that travellers who book at least 4 weeks in advance save around 25% compared to booking last minute.
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When to travel
February
Cheapest • 15% price drop
December
Most popular
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Direct flights
5 days a week
There are direct flights from Cape Town to Zurich 5 days a week: Mon, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun.
Direct flights
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Direct flights
Direct flights
Cheapest return fare
R12 332
Overall average: R12 835
Multi-carrier
Wed 5/11Wed 12/11
CPT - ZRH • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
R13 322
SWISS
Mon 3/11Mon 17/11
CPT - ZRH • Direct
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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, Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday 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 R11 932 (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 188 and R15 406 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, which saves you about 25% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightR4 481
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (14% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cape Town to Zurich

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.
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 Zurich

  • How many flights are there between Cape Town and Zurich per day?

    There is a maximum of 1 direct flight a day that takes off from Cape Town and lands in Zurich, with an average flight time of 11h 27m. The most common departure time is 19:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 3 flights.

  • 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 R258 for a one-way ticket and R710 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?

    KLM, Lufthansa, 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 Boeing 777-300ER 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?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Cape Town and Zurich.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Cape Town to Zurich?

    You can catch a direct flight from Cape Town to Zurich on on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

  • 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 405 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 034 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 R8 364 or less one-way and R12 021 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

Edelweiss Air

Wednesday

Edelweiss Air

Edelweiss Air

Thursday

Edelweiss Air

Edelweiss Air

Friday

Edelweiss Air

Edelweiss Air

Sunday

Edelweiss Air

Edelweiss Air

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Direct returns

Zurich to Cape Town Intl

Monday

Edelweiss Air

Edelweiss Air

Tuesday

Edelweiss Air

Edelweiss Air

Wednesday

Edelweiss Air

Edelweiss Air

Thursday

Edelweiss Air

Edelweiss Air

Saturday

Edelweiss Air

Edelweiss Air

Sunday

Edelweiss Air

Edelweiss Air

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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 3334 reviews
7,9Food
8,3Crew
8,1Boarding
8,0Comfort
8,2Entertainment
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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.

8,0 ExcellentCarlton, Sept 2025CPT - DXB
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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.

Can’t complain Only downside was the Kiosk passport check and customs clearance at Melbourne. When will they improve that service🤔

The staff on board were excellent. Kind, thoughtful, helpful - not just with me but with others around that I observed. Wonderful service.

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.

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

Food used to be better and comfort was not attainable after 5 hours everything starts hurting.

Well it was a 2h delay flight so that said it all. With very little if any information. Boarding took for ever with long waits at the terminal and then in the finger. To top it off and increase the delay we had to take a bus in Zurich. A trip to forget

The flight did not take place because the flight was canceled and I still have not received a refund for the flight.

Zürich to Boston was great. Nice to Zurich was not bad

The return was painful because of the flight that was canceled. Nobody was able to help us out. It took hours and a lot of walking on two different airports to get a new flight

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

My entire row did not have power for the full duration of a 14.5 hour flight. Could not charge any devices such as laptop or phones for the entirety of the long flight. The flight attendants tried to remedy the issue by resetting the power, but were not successful. The only other solution provided was to move me to another seat on the plane which was in the middle row. I had paid for a “preferred” seat that was a window seat. This was a downgrade being offered due to the power issue.

I would love the entertainment center to be updated with more content. The flight to Doha had more options than the one to Miami

The check-in and crew staff were wonderful. The food was reasonable. The online side Qatar was very poor. Seats were very tight and not very comfortable for a 14 hour flight!

The flight was operated by IndiGo and not Qatar, which is a budget airline from India. Nevertheless, the flight was uneventful.

Overall the experience was neat with crew being nice and caring especially to parent with kids. The free snacks option was okay. The kiosk at Philly airport didn’t work.

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

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

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

Outdated business class on this aircraft, no flat bed, and even minimal recline. Couldn’t sleep at all. Laggy and outdated entertainment system. Food sub standard.

The economy seat was so uncomfortable, had not enough leg room for 13 hours flight, front seat basket was broken and couldn’t hold anything, food quality was horrible( we got food poisoned ) we charged for logged which used to be free. We paid too much for this flight and very disappointed. Turkish air line better to make satisfy and respect people instead of find different way to scam people.

With a 4 hour delay its was a very basic flight which was just bearable. We were offered food vouchers for the delay and then they didnt work, so that was annoying. Also poor communication about the delay which got pushed out 3 times.

It was great except my luggage was C severely damaged over i picked it up off the carousel in London. . A suit case that had been used once does no longer have the use of the extendable arm as it’s broken

I use a wheelchair for mobility. Both in my flight from Houston and back to Houston from Istanbul, the Turkish airline staff asked that I claim my wheelchair at the luggage area. On arrival to Istanbul, parts of the wheelchair were in disarray at that time I raised no objection however upon claiming my wheelchair in Houston parts where outright missing. In both occasions, upon arriving in Houston and arriving in Istanbul, I asked multiple times why am made to pick up my wheelchair in the baggage claim rather than at the jet bridge. Getting the wheelchair at the jet bridge minimizes the probability of loosing parts because they can be hopefully reclaimed on the spot. I was told in Houston that a manager turned down my request to claim the wheelchair at the jet bridge in Houston. This is extremely frustrating because a wheelchair is not a set of clean underwear or a toothbrush- this is the way I move. A Turkish Arline staff took my complaint at the luggage claim area in Houston but as of the writing of this review the only contact I have received from the airline is because I initiated a claim rather than her as she told me she would.

It was an old airline with the old configuration of business class seats. Not really what we signed up for for the longest leg of the trip. Disappointing.

flight with heavy turbulence old boeing 777 rest wasnt clean dashboard doesn’t work

Light and recline did not work on my seat. Very uncomfortable and could not read in the dark

My wife and 7 months old baby had a terrible experience traveling, we paid extra for bassinet they didn’t provided.she missed her flight due to late landing of the flight, they were unsupportive to my family due to that my wife and kid suffered a lot.

Both my luggages were never sent from Istanbul. After 10 hour flight from DC to Turkey and another 12 hour layover in Istanbul Airport, I would’ve at least expected to find my luggages when I arrived in Addis Ababa, but that wasn’t the case. After 2 hours of waiting at the luggage carousel, we were told that our luggages would be arriving the next day after midnight. I was already so exhausted, that I hated having to come back to the airport the next day. Thankfully, I received both my luggages the following day. It’s just, the whole experience was exhausting.

They only gave us 30 minutes to make an international connecting flight. We didn’t make the connection but they did do a good job rebooking us despite the chaos. Our bags didn’t make it back and their process for customer support is pretty bad when it comes to luggage.

Delays delays making us miss or next connection to IAD hence having to stay additional 24 hrs in Addis Ababa

Were not told that carryon laggage has to be only 12 kgs but my bag was heavier asked to pay an additional $550.00. I could have upgraded to a bussiness class for that price and no one at the gate to upgrade but able to take money for the extra weight. I felt like this was a setup scam.

Lost suite case and pillow that’s used by senior and they didn’t leave it at the airport

The hygiene was super bad. Smells bad and air refreshment is highly advisable. The crew made some one else sit in my spot and no one is checking seat number and people are jumping to sit on other people’s allocated seat.

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

It was very bad experience with Ethiopian airlines . The flight was delayed in both ways . On the way coming back one of the crews dropped hot coffee on my whole body and other crew dropped used dirty glasses on top of me . The same crew that dropped hot coffee on me hit me with the food trolley on my knee while I was sleeping . I couldn’t sit properly due to the pain on my knee caused by those irresponsible crews . Very unprofessional airlines

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.

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