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R16 224 Find cheap flights from Detroit to Cape Town

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Cheap flight deals from Detroit to Cape Town (DTW-CPT)

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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20:10 - 12:00DTW-CPT
32h 50m1 stop
17:15 - 18:15CPT-DTW
32h 00m1 stop
R18 647Turkish Airlines
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Sun, Nov 17 - Wed, Dec 4
20:10 - 12:00DTW-CPT
32h 50m1 stop
17:15 - 18:15CPT-DTW
32h 00m1 stop
R20 207Turkish Airlines
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Mon, Nov 11 - Mon, Nov 25
17:26 - 12:10DTW-CPT
35h 44m2 stops
18:45 - 16:49CPT-DTW
29h 04m2 stops
R23 052American Airlines
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Mon, Nov 11 - Mon, Nov 25
6:05 - 15:20DTW-CPT
27h 15m2 stops
19:50 - 20:19CPT-DTW
30h 29m2 stops
R24 006United Airlines
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Sat, Aug 24 - Mon, Sep 9
6:00 - 13:45DTW-CPT
25h 45m2 stops
13:50 - 23:59CPT-DTW
40h 09m3 stops
R26 998Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Sep 25 - Sun, Oct 6
6:00 - 13:00DTW-CPT
48h 00m2 stops
14:35 - 18:52CPT-DTW
35h 17m3 stops
R27 457Ethiopian Air
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Tue, Nov 26 - Mon, Dec 2
7:25 - 16:10DTW-CPT
25h 45m2 stops
20:50 - 19:05CPT-DTW
29h 15m1 stop
R33 311United Airlines
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Mon, Nov 11 - Mon, Nov 25
18:25 - 21:25DTW-CPT
21h 00m1 stop
23:15 - 16:20CPT-DTW
23h 05m1 stop
R35 147KLM
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Thu, Sep 5 - Thu, Sep 26
14:05 - 21:30DTW-CPT
24h 25m2 stops
23:20 - 16:05CPT-DTW
23h 45m1 stop
R37 477KLM
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Fri, Nov 15 - Tue, Dec 3
17:00 - 10:50DTW-CPT
35h 50m2 stops
13:00 - 16:03CPT-DTW
33h 03m2 stops
R159 343American Airlines
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Tue, Sep 17 - Tue, Sep 24

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.

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 Ethiopian Air (R16 224) and Turkish Airlines (R16 518), and the lowest return tickets were found on Turkish Airlines (R18 647) and American Airlines (R23 052).

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February

High season

September

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R16 224
Best time to beat the crowds (2% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (1% more expensive on average)
Flight from Detroit to Cape Town

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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 R884 for a one-way ticket and R1 016 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, oneworld, and SkyTeam 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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Detroit to Cape Town. 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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7,8
KLMOverall score based on 1417 reviews
7,3Food
8,4Crew
7,7Comfort
7,2Entertainment
7,9Boarding
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Delay, luggage didn’t arrive. Had to go the next day to collect it

2,0 MediocreEmrah, Jul 2024AMS - MUC
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Delay, luggage didn’t arrive. Had to go the next day to collect it

The plane. Airbus A330-200. Comfortable for a 7-hour flight. Seats seemed to have more legroom. I was in row 17. Flight was operated by Delta but was better than expected.

It was operated by Delta. Boarding took a long time. How difficult can it be? Overall decent trip. Liked the Salt Lake City airport. Better option than Chicago for transfers.

Put some new and several options for entertainment. Do not be rude to customers and avoid serving them an extra coke or something. We paid 1200 GBP for a return flight.. A noisy, crowded, rude and uncomfortable flight.

Quick and efficient as always. Air France managed to loose and damage my luggage that never made it onto my KLM flight.

The flight was again delayed for more then 2 hours with some lousy explanation regarding the reason of the delay. Although the flight was delayed for more than 2 hours, no refreshments were offered (according to EU regulations). Last 4 flights on KLM - always at least 2 hrs late. So be prepared that you cannot plan anything with KLM.

The flight was delayed for 2 hrs. Because they didn’t have a crew to fly. And it is not a first time for klm to do that. Last time they cancelled my filght and rebooked me 3 days later. Not reliable airline

Seats are fair enough for medium tall people. Good food all the trip. Fight attendances are warm

I thought KLM was the best airline but the Lima - Amsterdam was 1 hours late, the Brussels - Amsterdam was 2.30 hours late and the Amsterdam - Lima was 30 minutes late

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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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.
22/11Fri
2 stopsEthiopian Air
25h 45mDTW-CPT
R16 224
22/11Fri
1 stopTurkish Airlines
32h 50mDTW-CPT
R16 518
22/11Fri
3 stopsEthiopian Air
48h 00mDTW-CPT
R21 253

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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.
27/7Sat
multi-stop
33h 40mDTW-CPT
20/8Tue
multi-stop
49h 42mCPT-DTW
R41 680
27/7Sat
multi-stop
33h 40mDTW-CPT
17/8Sat
multi-stop
53h 04mCPT-DTW
R42 102
30/7Tue
multi-stopEthiopian Air
25h 45mDTW-CPT
17/8Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
39h 23mCPT-DTW
R46 783
30/7Tue
multi-stopEthiopian Air
45h 00mDTW-CPT
17/8Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
39h 23mCPT-DTW
R49 352
30/7Tue
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
33h 40mDTW-CPT
8/8Thu
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
31h 50mCPT-DTW
R50 417
30/7Tue
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
33h 40mDTW-CPT
11/8Sun
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
31h 50mCPT-DTW
R51 793
29/7Mon
multi-stopBritish Airways
58h 42mDTW-CPT
10/8Sat
multi-stopBritish Airways
27h 44mCPT-DTW
R57 262
29/7Mon
multi-stopBritish Airways
35h 43mDTW-CPT
20/8Tue
multi-stopBritish Airways
27h 44mCPT-DTW
R62 163
28/7Sun
multi-stopKLM
22h 35mDTW-CPT
9/8Fri
multi-stopKLM
23h 05mCPT-DTW
R70 018
28/7Sun
multi-stopKLM
20h 50mDTW-CPT
10/8Sat
multi-stopKLM
23h 05mCPT-DTW
R85 618

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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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