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R7 451 Find Cheap Flights from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Istanbul to Cape Town departing on 31/12. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap Flights from Istanbul to Cape Town (IST-CPT)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Istanbul 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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Recent return flight deals from Istanbul to Cape Town

Wed, Nov 12 - Mon, Nov 17
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15:10 - 10:00IST-CPT
19h 50m1 stop
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12:30 - 21:05CPT-IST
31h 35m1 stop
R11 523Multiple Airlines
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Tue, Oct 28 - Mon, Nov 10
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21:20 - 17:25IST-CPT
21h 05m2 stops
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12:30 - 20:05CPT-IST
30h 35m1 stop
R12 026Multiple Airlines
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Wed, Nov 12 - Mon, Nov 17
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21:20 - 14:35IST-CPT
18h 15m2 stops
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12:30 - 20:05CPT-IST
30h 35m1 stop
R12 424Multiple Airlines
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Thu, Nov 20 - Wed, Dec 3
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20:10 - 17:25IST-CPT
22h 15m1 stop
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12:35 - 12:20CPT-IST
22h 45m1 stop
R13 152Qatar Airways
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Thu, Nov 20 - Wed, Dec 3
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13:50 - 10:30IST-CPT
21h 40m1 stop
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12:35 - 12:20CPT-IST
22h 45m1 stop
R13 170Qatar Airways
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Thu, Nov 27 - Fri, Dec 5
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0:05 - 13:45IST-CPT
14h 40m1 stop
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14:35 - 5:00CPT-IST
13h 25m1 stop
R14 140Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Nov 19 - Wed, Dec 3
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1:55 - 11:50IST-CPT
10h 55mdirect
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17:15 - 5:35CPT-IST
11h 20mdirect
R14 469Turkish Airlines
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Wed, Nov 19 - Wed, Dec 3
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1:55 - 11:50IST-CPT
10h 55mdirect
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17:15 - 5:35CPT-IST
11h 20mdirect
R14 504Turkish Airlines
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Sat, Nov 22 - Mon, Dec 1
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4:50 - 5:50IST-CPT
26h 00m1 stop
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7:55 - 3:50CPT-IST
18h 55m1 stop
R14 521Air France
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Tue, Nov 11 - Mon, Nov 17
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0:05 - 13:45IST-CPT
14h 40m1 stop
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14:35 - 21:20CPT-IST
29h 45m1 stop
R14 608Ethiopian Air
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Cheapest • from R13 152 (return)
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Best reviews • 7,4 score
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 3 weeks in advance save around 31% compared to booking last minute.
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May
Cheapest • 14% price drop
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Cheapest return fare
R11 523
Typical prices: R15 648-R18 663
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Typical prices: R16 653-R21 886
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Istanbul to Cape Town flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Istanbul to Cape Town to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a return flight from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town departing in November.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Istanbul Airport, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town is May, where tickets cost R14 105 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R20 863 and R19 910 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at R22 120 on average.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 31% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonDecember
Cheapest flightR7 451
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 20% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
Flight from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town

When to book flights from Istanbul to Cape Town

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Istanbul to Cape Town based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Istanbul Airport to Cape Town flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town was R430 for a one-way ticket and R665 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town?

    When flying out of Istanbul Airport you will be using Istanbul. You will be landing at Cape Town, also known as Cape Town Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town?

    The Airbus A350-900 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Istanbul Airport to Cape Town flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Istanbul Airport and Cape Town, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town?

    There are direct flights from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Istanbul to Cape Town, Turkish Airlines or Qatar Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Istanbul to Cape Town are Turkish Airlines and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of R15 095 and an overall rating of 7,3, Turkish Airlines is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R14 970 and an overall rating of 7,4.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cape Town from Istanbul Airport 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 Istanbul Airport 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 Istanbul Airport with another airline.

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for R15 069 or less one-way.

Prefer to fly direct from Istanbul to Cape Town Intl?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop from Istanbul to Cape Town Intl.
Find which airlines fly direct from Istanbul Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

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Istanbul to Cape Town Intl

Monday

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Saturday

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Sunday

Turkish Airlines

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Cape Town Intl to Istanbul

Monday

Turkish Airlines

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Tuesday

Turkish Airlines

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Wednesday

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Thursday

Turkish Airlines

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Friday

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Saturday

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Sunday

Turkish Airlines

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Reviews of the top airlines flying from Istanbul to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Istanbul 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Istanbul 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.
7,4
Qatar AirwaysOverall score based on 3652 reviews
7,9Crew
7,4Comfort
7,3Food
7,4Entertainment
7,5Boarding
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Seated in row 6 you are separated from business class close to the toilets. The is a high panel in front that obscures forward viewing, coupled with no window view. Service is limited as the area is not in view of the attendants. It is closer in proximity to economy than business class.

2,0 MediocreDavid, Oct 2025IST - DOH
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Seated in row 6 you are separated from business class close to the toilets. The is a high panel in front that obscures forward viewing, coupled with no window view. Service is limited as the area is not in view of the attendants. It is closer in proximity to economy than business class.

Food was absolutely pathetic. I wasted so much food which I thought was inedible. I also loathe the inflight entertainment system which has very little content

Good. It would be great if comfort seats were available

The flight was delayed and one member of the crew was a bit rude. But apart from that all good.

It never happened. Me flight from Doha to São Paulo was lated and the time of waiting for the luggage arrives when we arrived in São Paulo was about 1 hour and half. So it took a lot of time just waiting the luggage of flight that was already late, consequently we lost the flight to Recife with Latam Airlines and had to go to the Qatar office to arrange another flight to us to Recife, that one with Azul Airlines. It was more 4 hours waiting to this other flight to knows that this other flight was delayed too, total of 5 hours more at the airport to waiting to go home :/

I prebooked a comfort plus seat on this flight and therefore the flight was comfy. I got the correct seat in the correct section of the plane that I have booked, that's this. Flight was comfortable. Staff were average on the flight, appearing to be rushed and short in engagement with travellers, perhaps this to maximise there rest time on the flight.

I was travelling 3.5 years after. Agree Economy is no business class but the food was mediocre. Ordered a Hindu meal, the salads were bitter . The food was really below quality and had no tast from what I had in the past. Indian Railways probably have a better quality food when compared. However the kids meal was really nice and really appreciate how they were taken care of. The restrooms were dirty .

Reason for travelling Tampa to Orlando is to fly Qatar Airline. we end up with American Airline. This was the miserable experience I ever had in my entire travel history. Flight attendants were rude. They hit my knee with the food cart and I was holding ice pack for 2 hours. I still have the pain after a week. WE boarded the flight twice because of the temperature inside the plan.

Indigo airlines is terrible. Staff is awful and so disorganized. They are so rude and unhelpful. I will never travel on Indigo airlines again!!!!!

The Achilles heel of the experience with Qatar Airways is the Doha Airport, especially for travellers arriving into Doha and not transiting. This airport suffers from being ambitiously big and the immigration into Qatar being overly time taking. At the end of my particular flight in which my travel was ending in Doha, the plane parked at a very remote terminal, from where it took me 30 minutes to arrive just at the immigration counter, with fast paced walking and the time on a train inside the airport. Then, at the immigration counter it takes up to a minute or more to process each tourist visitor,due to time taking face and finger scanning processes and langugage barriers if there are questions or information to be exchanged verbally with the officers. If several planes have landed at the same time, it is not unusual that one has to wait 45 to 60 minutes in the immigration queue. In short, the frustration of arriving at Doha takes away all positive vibe of the airline, as the airline and the airport are heavily intertwined and are marketed together.

I liked the overall flight experience. However, Turkish officials could do a better job at guiding non-Turkish speakers to their connecting flight gates in such a huge & vast airport.

The food and drinks were below the normal standard we expect from Turkish Airlines. On a 4 hour flight we received 1 drinks service and 1 food service, the latter was a cheese omlete, which is well below what we have received in the past, such a shame we always recommend this airline..

Very small and cramped aisles and seats. Food was poor but the fresh hot roll and hummus was good. No cans of soda given but they had small bottles of water. Crew was nice and pleasant and kept bathroom clean.

The only hiccup was a change of plane and the resulting delayed departure, otherwise everything was more than OK.

I had a bad experience with the Airline company. I still did not get one of my baggages. I went several times at the Airport looking for the missing luggage.

It was pleasant except for the boarding at Istanbul and long wait for the wheel chair almost missed the flight Itambul to Dubai

The prices and many to choose from: Very unfriendly unprofessional and difficult staff and lacked English skills. Had the pleasure to go to Istanbul in 2022 but went on Jordan Airlines and found Turkey a wonderful place with kind people. The experience as a first time flyer on Turkish Airlines was so disappointing that received not to go into Turkey was so upset about this cruel treatment

We couldn’t fly to Chicago on our booked flight. The flight was overbooked.

Outdated business class on this aircraft, no flat bed, and even minimal recline. Couldn’t sleep at all. Laggy and outdated entertainment system. Food sub standard.

Small seat space for 13 hours flight, they charged for baggage , very bad quality of food,

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