R7 738 Find Cheap Flights from Istanbul to Cape Town

The cheapest return flight from Istanbul to Cape Town costs R18 761 on the route between Istanbul Airport (IST) and Cape Town (CPT). It is also the most popular route.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Istanbul to Cape Town, look for departures on Mondays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Cape Town, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Saturday is the most expensive.

The cheapest month for flights from Istanbul to Cape Town is January, where tickets cost R6 240 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R14 817 and R13 088 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from Istanbul to Cape Town, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 69% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

In the past 3 days, the cheapest return tickets from Istanbul to Cape Town were found on Qatar Airways (R13 977) and Emirates (R14 537).

There is just one airline that flies from Istanbul to Cape Town direct and that is Turkish Airlines. The best return deal found from Turkish Airlines for the route is R8 236.

Weekly flights between Istanbul and Cape Town historically see delays in approximately 22% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 259 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving at night tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights at night have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Wednesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Thursday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Turkish Airlines have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 22% of their flights encountering any delays.

There is only one cabin class option available for the route, which is Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

There is a maximum of 1 direct flight a day that takes off from Istanbul and lands in Cape Town, with an average flight time of 11h 05m. The most common departure time is 1:00 and most flights take off at night. Each week, there are 7 flights.