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Find cheap flights from Detroit to Cape Town from R12 513

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Cheap flight deals from Detroit to Cape Town

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Detroit to Cape Town 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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21:00 - 11:50DTW-CPT
32h 50m1 stop
16:35 - 19:15CPT-DTW
32h 40m1 stop
R23 852Turkish Airlines
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Thu, Sep 5 - Thu, Sep 26
21:00 - 11:50DTW-CPT
32h 50m1 stop
16:35 - 19:41CPT-DTW
33h 06m2 stops
R25 934
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Wed, May 1 - Mon, May 6
6:18 - 10:50DTW-CPT
46h 32m2 stops
13:00 - 22:43CPT-DTW
39h 43m2 stops
R28 433Qatar Airways
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Thu, Sep 5 - Thu, Sep 26
10:50 - 10:50DTW-CPT
42h 00m2 stops
13:00 - 22:43CPT-DTW
39h 43m2 stops
R28 963Qatar Airways
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Wed, Sep 18 - Wed, Sep 25
16:55 - 21:25DTW-CPT
22h 30m1 stop
23:15 - 16:20CPT-DTW
23h 05m1 stop
R35 551Delta
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Sat, Aug 31 - Sat, Sep 7
12:50 - 21:25DTW-CPT
26h 35m2 stops
23:15 - 16:20CPT-DTW
23h 05m1 stop
R35 646Delta
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Sat, Aug 31 - Sat, Sep 7
6:00 - 15:20DTW-CPT
27h 20m1 stop
19:50 - 9:37CPT-DTW
19h 47m1 stop
R37 595United Airlines
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Thu, Sep 5 - Thu, Sep 26
14:44 - 15:20DTW-CPT
18h 36m1 stop
19:50 - 9:49CPT-DTW
19h 59m1 stop
R38 353United Airlines
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Mon, May 27 - Sat, Jun 15
18:20 - 21:25DTW-CPT
21h 05m1 stop
23:15 - 16:15CPT-DTW
23h 00m1 stop
R39 545KLM
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Sat, Apr 27 - Sat, May 4
15:40 - 21:25DTW-CPT
23h 45m2 stops
23:00 - 16:10CPT-DTW
23h 10m1 stop
R40 227KLM
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Sun, Apr 28 - Mon, May 6

Flights from Detroit to Cape Town - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Detroit to Cape Town to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Cape Town?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Cape Town, 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Cape Town is April, where tickets cost R27 525 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and June, where the average cost of tickets is R51 888 and R40 624 respectively.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Detroit to Cape Town?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets to Cape Town from Detroit were found on Turkish Airlines (R16 696) and Ethiopian Air (R19 082), and the lowest return tickets were found on Turkish Airlines (R23 852) and Qatar Airways (R28 433).

How long does a flight from Detroit to Cape Town take?

This flight route requires at least one stop and takes a minimum of 17h 43m.

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Low season

April

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R12 513
Best time to beat the crowds (12% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (5% more expensive on average)
Flight from Detroit to Cape Town

When to book flights from Detroit to Cape Town

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Cape Town?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Cape Town was R661 for a one-way ticket and R1 260 for a return.

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

    Detroit and Cape Town are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Detroit from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County and will be arriving at Cape Town Intl.

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

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

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

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

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

    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 Detroit to Cape Town.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cape Town from Detroit is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Detroit to Cape Town?

    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 Cape Town with an airline and back to Detroit with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Detroit to Cape Town?

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

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Top airline flying from Detroit to Cape Town

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Detroit to Cape Town? 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 KAYAK reviews.
7,8
KLMOverall score based on 1691 reviews
76comfort
78boarding
79overall
84crew
73food
73entertainment
Airline reviews

The food was ok. The crew seemed like they were cranky. I had one guy get mad at me for passing in between the storage area to get to the other toilet. I can understand if it's not allowed but reprimanding me like I'm a student saying "This is the last time!" was not appropriate. During my meal time, there was a French family around me. No problems there but when we usually have meals, they are supposed to put their chair in the upright position. These people did not do it and the steward did not tell them to raise their seat in the upright position. However, I was told to do so! So, me and another person next to me had to eat with the monitor almost touching our faces. Furthermore, a lady in front of me was putting her feet up and preventing another elder passenger from putting her seat back. To make it worse, she was continuously hitting her back into her seat, shaking my monitor while I was watching a movie. A crew member did speak to her about it but then she accused me of pushing her seat forward! The crew member gave me a death stare and told me to stop pushing the seat forward. I did not even touch her seat at all, if I did, she would know it. Her boyfriend also stood up and tried to push her seat even further past the maximum decline to no avail. None of these people were reprimanded but the steward, some bald guy, was extremely friendly with them and did not even try to instruct them to do anything until it was time to land. I resisted the urge to really argue with them because I would have obviously been seen as the aggressor (I have no idea why). I hardly said anything on this flight except "more wine please" and "sorry" if I bumped into someone accidentally. Overall, it was an annoying flight and I had to resist the urge to yell at the steward and the people he was overly friendly with. The happiest moment of this flight was leaving it.

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The food was ok. The crew seemed like they were cranky. I had one guy get mad at me for passing in between the storage area to get to the other toilet. I can understand if it's not allowed but reprimanding me like I'm a student saying "This is the last time!" was not appropriate. During my meal time, there was a French family around me. No problems there but when we usually have meals, they are supposed to put their chair in the upright position. These people did not do it and the steward did not tell them to raise their seat in the upright position. However, I was told to do so! So, me and another person next to me had to eat with the monitor almost touching our faces. Furthermore, a lady in front of me was putting her feet up and preventing another elder passenger from putting her seat back. To make it worse, she was continuously hitting her back into her seat, shaking my monitor while I was watching a movie. A crew member did speak to her about it but then she accused me of pushing her seat forward! The crew member gave me a death stare and told me to stop pushing the seat forward. I did not even touch her seat at all, if I did, she would know it. Her boyfriend also stood up and tried to push her seat even further past the maximum decline to no avail. None of these people were reprimanded but the steward, some bald guy, was extremely friendly with them and did not even try to instruct them to do anything until it was time to land. I resisted the urge to really argue with them because I would have obviously been seen as the aggressor (I have no idea why). I hardly said anything on this flight except "more wine please" and "sorry" if I bumped into someone accidentally. Overall, it was an annoying flight and I had to resist the urge to yell at the steward and the people he was overly friendly with. The happiest moment of this flight was leaving it.

Overall a good experience. We were disappointed when we had to check our carry on due to the plane being full. KLM hadn’t notified us and we had valuable items in the carry on but they still made us check it. Some of the food was great and some was mediocre. Crew is really kind and funny.

One of the vstewardeses wanted to bump me of the plane for absolutely nothing. There is CCTV in the plane ans everything can be verified. Very disappointing , you all will see, o other 5 years and the passangers who does not smile to flight attendent will be bumped off...

The flight itself it was great nice food the crew were very nice and helpful, Checking in from Birmingham wasn't great long queues for bag dropped, And I had my hand luggage case taken away from me even though I requested to have it with me as I had breakables items. I was told I can not because of the length of the flight with no explanation at all no options was given for me to take my fragile items out of my case it was taken away with hold buggage I find the staff member who was checking me in very unpleasant !! Can we please be advise if the rules have changed about the the carry on hand luggage it will be easier to be advise on booking your tickect if we not allowed to take the hand luggage with me. Overall I had a good flight .

The plane was clean and the staff was friendly. Food and drinks as expected on international flights. The entertainment system was old style, with a pullout controller, and selections not as extensive as on other flights.

I requested wheel chair assistance , it was confirmed via email that inwoood get it but I didn’t get it . The last leg of my trip to Nigeria was the worst.

One of their staff was so rude with discriminative. Such a reputed airline shouldn't hire such kind of arrogant attendants.

Amazing KLM service and brilliant economy comfort seats. Well worth the extra.

The boarding was one of the worst I’ve ever experienced. The fault lays on Ohare Airport and not so much the airline. The waiting area by the gate was the size to accommodate a regional flight for 20-30 people and right next to a busy walkway. When you cramped nearly 300 passengers into that space is was unbearable.

one of my bags was drenched with fish smelling water and all my new clothes bought at dublin and the 23kg checked in bag were all gone waste with very pungent fish smell and also having stains

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Detroit to Cape Town found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
1/5Wed
2 stops
32h 27mDTW-CPT
R12 513
1/5Wed
3 stops
58h 19mDTW-CPT
R13 308
14/9Sat
1 stopTurkish Airlines
32h 50mDTW-CPT
R16 696
14/9Sat
2 stops
58h 10mDTW-CPT
R17 870
14/9Sat
3 stopsEthiopian Air
43h 30mDTW-CPT
R19 082
1/5Wed
1 stopKLM
21h 06mDTW-CPT
R31 027

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Last minute flights from Detroit to Cape Town

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 Detroit to Cape Town that are departing in the next 10 days.
1/4Mon
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
32h 50mDTW-CPT
30/4Tue
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
37h 22mCPT-DTW
R28 698
1/4Mon
multi-stop
60h 10mDTW-CPT
30/4Tue
multi-stop
34h 11mCPT-DTW
R29 853
1/4Mon
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
32h 50mDTW-CPT
30/4Tue
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
32h 40mCPT-DTW
R30 175
1/4Mon
multi-stop
29h 35mDTW-CPT
30/4Tue
multi-stop
32h 53mCPT-DTW
R37 198
1/4Mon
multi-stop
33h 20mDTW-CPT
30/4Tue
multi-stop
32h 53mCPT-DTW
R41 571

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Detroit - Cape Town Flights

Departure:

Detroit (DTW)United States

Destination:

Cape Town (CPT)South Africa

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Cape Town - Detroit

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