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Three cabin classes are available on flights from Dublin to Cape Town:

• Economy class
• Premium Economy Class
• Business Class

A direct flight from Dublin to Cape Town takes 00m, covering 16 099 km.

Yes, a valid passport is required for this international route. Many destinations require at least six months of validity beyond your travel dates. Check your passport expiry well before booking.

Return flights from Dublin to Cape Town range from R13 695 to R20 677, with an average of R16 616 over the past 12 months. Anything below R13 695 counts as a good deal.

Last-minute fares on this route (booked within two weeks of departure) run 19% above the R16 616 route average. Book 16 weeks before departure for the lowest fares.

One-way fares from Dublin to Cape Town are currently lower than usual. Average one-way flight prices are about R8 203, which is 18% below the typical average for this route.

Cape Town Intl Airport (CPT) hosts 5 major car hire companies, with daily rates starting from around R449 for economy cars. Top options include:

• Sixt
• Europcar
• Woodford
• GREEN MOTION
• Hertz

Flights from Dublin to Cape Town usually depart from Dublin (DUB) and arrive at Cape Town Intl (CPT).

One-stop flights from Dublin to Cape Town most commonly connect through:

• Doha Hamad Intl (DOH) – 29% of one-stop connections
• Istanbul (IST) – 20% of one-stop connections
• Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) – 17% of one-stop connections
• London Heathrow (LHR) – 11% of one-stop connections

Yes. Flexible dates can save you up to 20% on flights from Dublin to Cape Town. Tuesday is the cheapest departure day at R14 960 return on average, while Friday is the most expensive at R18 567, a difference of R3 607.

KAYAK's flexible dates feature shows options up to three days before and after your selected dates, making it easier to compare nearby fares.

Flying via Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) gives the shortest average 1-stop total travel time of 15h 20m, compared to 15h 31m via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) and 15h 32m via London Heathrow (LHR).

Cape Town is 2 hours ahead of Dublin (South Africa Time vs Irish Time). Plan for the time shift when scheduling connections or first-day activities.

Some of the most popular sights in Cape Town are Sea Point Pavilion, Bloubergstrand Beach, and Camps Bay Beach. These are among the most viewed places in Cape Town on KAYAK.

Unfortunately, there are no non-stop flights from Dublin to Cape Town. However, Cape Town International Airport (CPT) is very well-connected to Europe and the Middle East, so you should be able to get there with a single stopover and plane change. Options on your route include Turkish Airlines via Istanbul Airport (IST), KLM via Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam (AMS), Qatar Airways via Hamad International Airport in Doha (DOH), Emirates via Dubai International Airport (DXB), Air France via Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG), and British Airways via London-Heathrow (LHR).

No, not unless you want to. Thanks to an initiative called Cape Town Air Access, the city and various organisations involved in the tourism industry have worked hard to draw airlines directly to Cape Town. To date, these include British Airways, Turkish Airlines, Emirates, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Qatar Airways, Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airlines. None of these airlines stop in Johannesburg on their way to the Northern Hemisphere, though Kenya Airways stops at Livingstone/Victoria Falls on its way to Nairobi.

The MyCITI Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system offers a connection from Cape Town International Airport to the Cape Town central business district and the V&A Waterfront. The cost is between €3 and €6. As the airport is located next to the N2 national motorway, it’s only a 20min drive into town provided that there’s no traffic. Taxis and e-hailing services cost between about €20 and €25.