DXB - CPT
Find cheap flights from Dubai to Cape Town from R7 369
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How much is the cheapest flight from Dubai to Cape Town?
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Dubai 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.Good to know
When to book flights from Dubai to Cape Town
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Flight prices as travel date approaches
Top tips for finding a cheap flight out of Dubai
- Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for R11 394 or less one-way and R18 501 or less round-trip.
- The cheapest flight from Dubai to Cape Town was found, on average, 72 days before departure.
- Book at least 5 weeks before departure in order to get a below-average price.
- High season is considered to be November, December and January. The cheapest month to fly is March.
- Morning departure is around 82% more expensive than an evening flight, on average*.
FAQs for booking flights from Dubai to Cape Town
How long does a flight from Dubai to Cape Town take?
The duration of a direct flight to Cape Town from Dubai is typically 9h 35m. The journey crosses a distance of 12 294 km.
How many flights are there between Dubai and Cape Town?
4 direct flights run between Dubai and Cape Town on a daily basis. On average, there are about 28 departures each week.
Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Dubai to Cape Town?
In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket from Dubai to Cape Town found on KAYAK was with Kenya Airways for R7 594. RwandAir proposed a return connection from R12 357 and Ethiopian Air from R12 826.
What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Dubai to Cape Town?
When flying from Dubai to Cape Town, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Dubai, you’ll find the best rates on Fridays and the most expensive ones on Thursdays.
What’s the earliest departure time from Dubai to Cape Town?
The earliest flight leaves Dubai at 3:50 and lands in Cape Town at 11:35.
What’s the latest departure time from Dubai to Cape Town?
The last flight leaves Dubai at 9:10 and lands in Cape Town at 16:50.
Which airlines fly direct between Dubai and Cape Town?
Emirates, and South African operate direct flights from Dubai to Cape Town.
Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Dubai to Cape Town?
The Boeing 777-300ER is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Dubai to Cape Town flight route.
Which airline alliances offer flights from Dubai to Cape Town?
Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Dubai and Cape Town.
On which days can I fly direct from Dubai to Cape Town?
There are direct flights from Dubai to Cape Town on a daily basis.
Which is the best airline for flights from Dubai to Cape Town, Ethiopian Air or Emirates?
The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Dubai to Cape Town are Ethiopian Air and Emirates. With an average price for the route of R13 866 and an overall rating of 7,0, Ethiopian Air is the most popular choice. Emirates is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R18 021 and an overall rating of 8,3.
Which airlines have a flexible cancellation policy for flights from Dubai to Cape Town due to COVID-19?
Emirates and South African have all waived their change and cancellation fees on flights from Dubai to Cape Town. Confirm policies on booking site.
How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Dubai 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 Dubai to Cape Town.
How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Dubai to Cape Town?
KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cape Town from Dubai 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 Dubai 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 Dubai with another airline.
What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Dubai 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 Dubai up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.
Top 5 airlines serving from Dubai to Cape Town
8,3
Qatar AirwaysOverall score based on 10973 reviews
86crew
83boarding
83entertainment
83overall
80food
82comfort
Airline reviews
Pros: "I am very pleased to travel with Qatar airways. Qatar airways and Singapore Airlines are the best companies."
Cons: "I was a little bit annoyed with the staff at the Doha airport at the boarding gate because she did not let me get in to boardin in priority even though with my privilege club card, I do have to insist after the call for zone 1 to proceed for boarding."
Pros: "I am very pleased to travel with Qatar airways. Qatar airways and Singapore Airlines are the best companies."
Cons: "I was a little bit annoyed with the staff at the Doha airport at the boarding gate because she did not let me get in to boardin in priority even though with my privilege club card, I do have to insist after the call for zone 1 to proceed for boarding."
Cons: "The changed the time of flight had to wait airport for 5 hrs"
Pros: "the attention in general for me was excellent."
Cons: "may be the fact that it was the same kind of food in both of the flights I had, is not that it was bad just in my opinion they should have more option, especially for south american people, thank you"
Pros: "Great crew members. Very friendly and helpful. Qatar Airways is great about providing pillows, blankets, ear plugs and eye masks. Really good food as well."
Cons: "The seats were very close together. With the tray folded out it was right against me without being extended. Leg room was cramped."
Pros: "The airline stewardesses were Fabulous! Especially one from Doha to Cape Town. Food was good and more than enough to eat. I was impressed by the scheduled meals and drink offers , very important for a dietetic"
Cons: "No leg room, can't stretch your legs properly so my bad knee was in pain"
Pros: "Space, food, service, handling"
Cons: "That I could not and cannot retrieve my flight on the Qatar Airlines website."
Cons: "I did not like the fact that on now 3 flights I have lost miles, as on every flight I have tried to sign on as a member or frequent flyer and on all flights, there were no entry forms. This is also after my attempt to complete one on line, which I have had no response to."
Pros: "The flight went fairly smooth, the staff were courteous and the food was as good as can be expected of airline food. There were several courses and options, which is always appreciated."
Pros: "Crew are great and entertainment options are good."
Cons: "The seats are quite uncomfortable and small. Really struggled to get comfortable."
Cons: "The flight+all Qater air Way services was canceled but I didn't receive any message or update from kayak. So stressful and bad expiarence."
Pros: "I liked the food and the supplies given for the long trip, blanket, eye cover, toothbrush, etc."
Cons: "More comfortable seats"
Pros: "Very friendly staff, prompt service, smooth boarding, clean cabin."
Cons: "I usually love the food on Emirates but this was really not good. Barely edible!"
Pros: "entertainment options"
Cons: "They ran out of chicken for the back part of the plane so we all had salmon"
Pros: "Boarding and Crew are excellent toilets are clean Gluten Free meals are available, that's a big plus"
Cons: "Lots of movies to choose from however I felt the choices were similar in a way! ( Example: you'll find the Drama movies are almost the same as the Romantic movies or the Comedy movies)"
Pros: "I’m glad the connection time was short and reached the destination in good time."
Cons: "The seats on the 777-300ER were tiny compared to the seats on the A380 from JFK to dubai. My wife and I are both small people and we were cramped. This is very unfair to us and even so to larger people on such a long leg The entertainment screens were also very poor. Small, low res"
Pros: "great flight service with accommodating staff. in flight entertainment had awesome variety"
Pros: "The crew was very accommodating , especially important because I was traveling with children"
Pros: "Javier the flight attendant was so welcoming and attentive. Flight got l fit late, but arrived on time. Service was efficient and respectful. Was not as crowded as prior flight and was able to eat the meal"
Cons: "Time of flight really sucked. 4:00 AM departure meant arriving at 1.00 AM. Tough way to start a day"
Pros: "Emirates flight was fine. Problem was booking a South African Airways codebase flight on Kayak. Neither SAA or Emerates were able to look up our booking reference and so we did not get seat assignments until the airport."
Cons: "Codebase flights and no one looking as us as customers."
Cons: "It’s a hop and a skip, just 2 1/2 hours. But. Nice flight"
Pros: "The crew was good and friendly. The seat was good for a domestic business class"
Cons: "The food was not good. Chicken was very overcooked and the mashed potatoes tasted like they came from a box"
Pros: "Business Class on the Code Share, South African Air was superb"
Pros: "There was a female cabin crew (I can't recall her name but I guess she was the only female serving food) on Flight 209 from Accra to Washington on September 3, 2019 - her negative attitude absolutely disqualifies her to be a cabin crew on any flight. Besides that, the seats were comfortable."
Cons: "First time flying SA...generally, I enjoyed the flight just that all the cabin crews need to have intensive training on great customer service and professionalism."
Pros: "Was surprised with a meal and all beverages were free including alcohol."
Cons: "Entertainment limited to predetermined programming on screens every 5th row or so."
Cons: "I was not allowed to bring my carry-on luggage on to the plane. Even though I was permitted to carry it on the in-bound flight. When I surrendered my bag at the plane's door I was assured that it would be safe. Once I got to JFK and passed through customs, I retrieved my bag and the Laptop was gone!"
Pros: "the crew was nice and friendly. the blanket was nice and big"
Cons: "the entertainment screen wasn't very responsive. it would be nice to have more snack options (like chocolate, ice cream, etc.) like other airlines do for such a long flight."
Pros: "I didnt like anything about SAA business class"
Cons: "Seats have this kink in the middle when in flat position. No business class boarding, food was average to bad. Not impressed at all"
Pros: "The last leg of our trip was very comfortable, modern seats, pleasant service, and great food."
Pros: "Staff were friendly"
Cons: "Entertainment was terrible - kept breaking and sound was bad. Person behind me had Tourette’s and spoke and laughed and yelled all night. No sleep."
Pros: "Crew and stewardess were fantastic"
Cons: "Bathrooms needed cleaning on the long trip from Addis Ababa to Houston! They were nasty because guys can’t seem to hit the hole. So there was urine on seat and on floor."
Pros: "The seats were very comfortable and generally this flight is comfy"
Cons: "The queue during boarding is very long, they need to add counters"
Pros: "The staff and flight attendants were pleasant. Good entertainment and comfortable enough seats."
Cons: "I wasn't looking forward to the 11 hour flight, however the 4+ hour delay was a significant inconvenience. We were on the tarmac in Abidjan for almost an hour, before we were informed that there were some technical issues. We were told it was a minor issue, until clearly it was a large enough issue as a lot of time passed by. Air stopped flowing so many passengers including myself became uncomfortably hot and dehydrated. The flight attendants only came down the aisle once with water, which was not considerate enough given that the air stopped flowing. Finally close to two hours later passengers we instructed to disembark without mention of how long the wait would be. We re-boarded the flight after about an hour and only then were informed that there was not enough power to fly the plane. Once we took off the air flow returned and the flight overall was pleasant. While safety of course is a priority, especially for a long overnight flight, communication could have been much better."
Pros: "The ravioli was great, some of the other food was not great. Otherwise, the flight was easy."
Cons: "More entertainment options, the movies and TV shows offered are not varied or very good."
Pros: "Not much, actually."
Cons: "None of the air stewardess has a smile on their face when talking to or serving passengers. I’m not sure they know how to engage with passengers in a friendly way. My entertainment screen wasn’t working. After resetting, it took them an hour to inform me that I could move to another seat if I wanted to, as they couldn’t resolve the problem with the screen. The food lacked in flavour and the sausage served for breakfast was undercooked."
Cons: "Flight was delayed again. No priority boarding for Star Alliance members. Staff was unfriendly."
Pros: "The crew was professional yet very friendly. Everything was great. Enjoyed my trip"
Cons: "Nothing"
Cons: "They didn’t announce when boarding started/what zones were to go."
Pros: "Everything"
Cons: "No Wifi at Lome gate. I don't understand why there is no wifi in West African airports."
Pros: "It is an African airline so I am doing my best to support it. I am grateful I was allocated to a hotel for my long layover"
Cons: "I had a long layover in Addis and the hotel I was allocated to could improve its service. I was expected to be served breakfast in the morning. My flight was at 820 am There could be some improvement on food"
Pros: "The crew was amazing, and the flight was really short and comfortable."
Cons: "Update the movies and music on the passengers's TV"
Pros: "Crew was attentive, punctual, and third meal on a 14 hour flight is right."
Cons: "Movies are badly dated, and a bit limited in choice. System was a bit difficult to navigate, and slow to respond."
Pros: "Nothing - we were stuck at the airport for over 10 hours due to a strike. Missed all connecting flights. They didn’t even offer accommodation or reimbursement on air tickets for our next destination."
Cons: "I really do not care. I am never flying with Kenya airways again."
Cons: "Flight was delayed for 2 hours. I missed my connection flight to Lilongwe and had to spend a night in nairobi. What n incovinienve!"
Pros: "The journey from Yaoundé was great. The crew was excellent. Part of food needs improvement. The journey from Nairobi was good and we arrived earlier than expected."
Cons: "The flight for on Nairobi, had no entertainment, nowhere to charge cellphones."
Cons: "I find your company canceled my ticket from Kenya to Cairo for all my 7 tickets"
Cons: "Seat didn't recline and I didn't know that at time of choosing a seat."
Pros: "Lie Flat beds in Business Class."
Cons: "Meal service was very slow, and food was uninspiring. Essentially economy meals placed on proper plates."
Cons: "According to the KQ App the flight was direct to Cape Town but when we got to the airport we found the plane was stopping in Livingston’s. The result was we were an hour late. Most annoying. Surely the App can be amended to alert us of such changes"
Cons: "As our first flight was late, we missed our connecting flight in Nairobi. They had us wait for nearly 2 hours to finally get our VISA and take us to a hotel to wait for the next flight. However, after waiting for 2 hours (with a 1-year old child), they took us to a hotel which didn't have any room"
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Recent one-way flight deals
3/10mar.
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
36h 45mDXB-CPT
R7 369
30/10lun.
2 stopsKenya Airways
32h 40mDXB-CPT
R7 594
25/10mer.
1 stopQatar Airways
13h 45mDXB-CPT
R7 988
27/10ven.
1 stopQatar Airways
13h 45mDXB-CPT
R8 157
27/10ven.
2 stopsEthiopian Air
16h 25mDXB-CPT
R9 882
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11h 20mDXB-CPT
R9 919
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directEmirates
9h 45mDXB-CPT
R12 132
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directEmirates
9h 45mDXB-CPT
R12 263
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9h 45mDXB-CPT
R13 294
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R13 876
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Dubai - Cape Town Flights
Departure:
Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates
Destination:
Cape Town (CPT)South Africa
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Dubai to Cape Town