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Cheap Flights from Ireland to Cape Town

 
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Recent return flight deals from Ireland to Cape Town

Tue, Dec 1 - Thu, Dec 10
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12:10 - 7:35DUB  Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl
17h 25m1 stop Zurich
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11:30 - 22:55CPT  Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin
37h 25m1 stop London Gatwick
R10 545Multiple Airlines
Sun, Jan 17 - Sun, Jan 31
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12:10 - 10:40DUB  Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl
20h 30m1 stop Zurich
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9:20 - 11:20CPT  Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin
28h 00m1 stop Zurich
R10 756SWISS
Thu, Nov 5 - Wed, Nov 18
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13:25 - 13:35DUB  Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl
22h 10m3 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Victoria Falls
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14:25 - 18:25CPT  Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin
30h 00m3 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Paris Charles de Gaulle
R11 325Kenya Airways
Mon, Nov 16 - Wed, Nov 25
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5:45 - 13:35DUB  Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl
29h 50m3 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Livingstone
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14:25 - 18:25CPT  Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin
30h 00m3 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Paris Charles de Gaulle
R11 357Kenya Airways
Mon, Dec 7 - Wed, Dec 23
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10:40 - 23:00DUB  Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl
34h 20m1 stop Istanbul
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17:15 - 9:35CPT  Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin
18h 20m1 stop Istanbul
R11 471Turkish Airlines
Sun, Nov 1 - Sat, Nov 14
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16:35 - 23:00DUB  Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl
28h 25m1 stop Istanbul
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0:55 - 9:35CPT  Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin
34h 40m1 stop Istanbul
R11 471Turkish Airlines
Thu, Jan 21 - Wed, Feb 10
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11:45 - 10:35DUB  Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl
20h 50m1 stop Frankfurt am Main
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9:30 - 10:05CPT  Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin
26h 35m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss
R11 763Lufthansa
Thu, Jan 21 - Tue, Feb 9
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11:45 - 10:35DUB  Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl
20h 50m1 stop Frankfurt am Main
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9:30 - 10:05CPT  Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin
26h 35m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss
R11 763Lufthansa
Thu, Nov 5 - Wed, Nov 18
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14:05 - 17:25DUB  Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl
25h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
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12:35 - 12:35CPT  Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin
26h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
R11 975Qatar Airways
Thu, Feb 18 - Mon, Mar 8
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14:05 - 17:25DUB  Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl
25h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
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12:35 - 6:00CPT  Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin
19h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
R12 007Qatar Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Cape Town

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights 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 to Cape Town?

The cheapest month for flights to Cape Town is September, where tickets cost R12 884 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets from Ireland is R20 927 and R20 700 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is April with an average price of R6 808.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Cape Town?

To get a below average price, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 15% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

July

Cheapest flight

R5 865
Best time to beat the crowds (7% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (9% more expensive on average)
Flight from Dublin to Cape Town

FAQs - booking Cape Town flights

  • How far is Cape Town Intl Airport from central Cape Town?

    There are 16 km between Cape Town city centre and Cape Town Intl Airport.

  • What is the name of Cape Town’s airport?

    All flights to Cape Town land at Cape Town Intl Airport. The airport code is CPT,and it can also be referred to as Cape Town or Cape Town Intl.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights 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 to Cape Town.

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

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

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Cape Town with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight 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 up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • How many direct flights to Cape Town are there each week?

    Each week there are around 1 472 direct flights from within Ireland to Cape Town. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Cape Town

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Cape Town flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Ireland to Cape Town

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with 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 verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3662 reviews
7,9Food
8,1Boarding
8,2Entertainment
8,0Comfort
8,4Crew
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The staff were fantastic and the food was tasty. My check in experience was good too.

10,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Sept 2026
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The staff were fantastic and the food was tasty. My check in experience was good too.

The 2 sockets near me didjt work i had my phone by end of the flight on low bat and had issues to book uber thereafter Electrical sockets should work if emirates does not allow batteries Baggage claim in zurich took very long

Very pleasant.The crews are very helpful.Food are very good.

Seat 💺 was all the way on last row. Food was okay .

The flight was nice and on time. The comfort can be slightly better in business class

I was not allowed to upgrade with miles whereas others were. That’s a pity

Meals were delicious, however I got hungry between dinner and breakfast.

Absolutely horrible all around especially for such a long 13-14 hour flight - terrible food - ancient entertainment - legroom worse than a short air Asia flight - not enough toilets

The customers before boarding the plane from Dubai was HORRENDOUS. The entire Emirates staff had a stick up their bum. The guy at the check in booth was rude. I don’t understand.

On both legs of my trips (Jhb - Dxb and Dxb - Jhb) the entertainment system did not work.

Flight lead was a gentleman with silver hair and he went out of his way to shake hands and interact with each passenger seated in business class. A medical emergency took place during our flight and he handled it with perfect poise and professionalism. He was gracious and confidently competent. Just what you want from a leader,

As always, it’s a pleasure to travel with KLM. It is one of my favorite airlines.

Delay and had to run between flight to get my connection due to this delay but besides that the overall experience was ok. I arrived with just an hour of delay.

Cabin crew professional, polite and friendly, boarding was seemless, but come on KLM surely you can do better than a pack of cheesy biscuits as an inflight snack

KLM is my favourite airline. Never ever let us down.Staff are first class.

The food from Lagos to Amsterdam was was very poor compared to AMS-YYZ

Booked connecting flights with KlM. My serving flight was the furthest part of the airport. On arrival in Zurich. My two cases arrived but only one carry on belong to my son. His three suitcase didn't arrive. After enquiring we discovered they were still in Amsterdam. We landed at 11.12. We eventually left the airport just after one.

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 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 .

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

Very good. I was happy that business seats were in a 1-2-1 configuration for the long haul flight. The shorter flight was a 2-2-2 configuration which I do not like as much, but it was a 3 hour flight that I slept through.

Turkish Airlines lost my reservation!!! I had the ticket, the receipt and they lost it!! Because the flight was fully booked, I had to wait 8 hours!!! Turkish Airlines provided me with NO FOOD, NO WATER!!! Absolutely ridiculous. They were pathetic. They admitted it was their fault for losing my reservation but provided me with nothing.

Not good. I was supposed to be in Mint but got in economy class

Amazing! Big line at Check in was diminished in 10 minutes. Boarding was quick and efficient. Service and food great. Only minor point: seats could be a little broader and for me being small, something to put your feet on during the flight would be great.

Make sure to request a vegetarian meal in advance. They printed out menus for all passengers with the options but by the time they were halfway through (for breakfast and dinner), the vegetarian options were already all taken.

Very good except the boarding process too forever and wasn’t organized by group. I had a heavy pack or I wouldn’t have minded. I was in business. There were no audible announcements in the waiting area about boarding and everyone packed into the boarding area. Then boarding stopped for a long time but the staff made no announcements to update waiting passengers about the holdup. The flight was good after we got on.

Entertainment monitors did not work in the seats & it was so hot in the cabin. One of the most uncomfortable flights I've ever taken.

Crew was not proactive and were busy laughing and talking instead of attending the passenger’s needs. Meals were served in a hurried manner.

This is the first and last time I will be traveling Turkish airlines. The flight was delayed three times. Second time we sat on the aircraft for approximately an hour and a half. Initially told that the delay would only be 15 minutes then no explanation thereafter except that we were deboarding. We missed our connecting flights to Zimbabwe, and had to pay for a overnight hotel stay in addition to paying for a new tickets to our get to our final destination. They allowed us to order food from the airport food court but only from fast food and even that they limited the menu items we could select. I would some to contact me about the refund on the hotel and the connecting flight!

We felt that many passengers where coughing too much and the crew didn’t care. Like come on we got sick because they didn’t make them were a mask and when we say cough we mean cough We wish that they cared more about other passengers

It was very good. It was a long flight and being a tight with little leg room.

I am a big person and have back pain and swelling in my legs, so this was a challenging flight due to confined space. I didn't find the crew very friendly either. I will think twice before flying long distances with Qatar again, due to the lack of legroom.

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

Moved seats, didn't accommodate requests to change seats even though other seats were available.

My seat that I booked over a year ago and some other passenger was sitting in it. They said they could not walk and they would not move. I was with my young kid and the crew did nothing to accommodate that. Just disappointed that the airline accepts that excuse from a passenger.

I didn't understand why I got dropped off at departures on exiting the plane at Doha aiport. I had to find my own way to immigration/baggage reclaim which wasn't easy as staff in the departure section just tell you ti scan your boarding pass. This was very poor b qatar Airways. I spent 2 hours soyung this out and once I got to get my suitcase it was delayed. So instead of getting to the hotel at about midnight I got there at three in the morning. I wonder why I upgraded to business?

The seats are extremely small and very uncomfortable for a long trip , no space to even move the legs or keep the legs little bit folded, very uncomfortable

Everything from start to end was good and easy plus clean i enjoy my trip in qatar airline

Flight delayed, rerouted, communication extremely poor. Crew efficient but robotic, not supportive

Very tight seating. Crew seemed too dis interested and too slow to remove main meal trays.

I was first assigned a seat that could not recline fully and was at the back of the craft. I was not able to select another seat during check-in even when opting to pay for selecting a different seat. I had to contact the airline and spent 25min with a chatbot and was then transferred to an agent who was very helpful and could change my seat (free of charge). The entire process took me one hour. If I happened to not have that hour available this would have been a problem. And that was only to check in. The next problem is that the airport lounge I had access to is located landside. How strange. So it means that you need to allow time for security check and passport control and boarding time when leaving the lounge, which makes it almost pointless having lounge access unless you have a very long layover or arrive 5 hours before the flight. Inflight service was okay. But not up to par with the likes of QA, SQ or CX, even though the price is the same or even more. It was much better than the domestic flight where Lufthansa is actually a low-cost airline with legacy airline prices.

The crew were excellent, smiling and kind. The seats were good for economy though my seat back got a bit sticky from getting out of the reclining position. The food was good for a Kosher meal, better than usual. Entertainment was okay, but there was no Wi-fi available the entire flight. Overall the flight was fine for an overnight flight. The flight attendant in my section was absolutely delightful.

We boarded the plane and waited for 30 minutes ultimately for them to cancel the flight due to engineering issues.

Love the little chocolate bars, and consumer rights in EU regarding stepped refunds when flights are delayed.

Staff are really not attentive. Seem rather disinterested in attending to the customers in general.

Staff was rude in business class. Luggage was damaged and nothing was done about it airlines.

We were helped whenever needed and had a pleasant flight.

Food was OK.. nothing to rave about but it was tasty enough. Many choices to choose from for entertainment. Seats tight but comfortable. Flight attendants cheerful & helpful.

The flight was smooth and on time. Check-in and boarding was very efficient. The flight was very comfortable and there was good entertainment and food on offer.

Narrow, uncomfortable seats with metal structures under the seats that made it impossible to sit normally. You had to put your legs in oblique positions, causing pain in your spine and legs. This type of seats should only be allowed on short local flights of up to 2 hours, not on 10-hour intercontinental flights where you can hardly walk and go to the toilet due to lack of space. There is no question of short "walks" enabling circulation, due to lack of space. The plane's staff did not respond to calls and were engaged in long and loud conversations among themselves. They served only at assigned times to deliver meals. The entertainment system was not working properly and was hanging. The headphones didn't work properly either.

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