R12 591 Find Cheap Flights from New Zealand to Cape Town

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Cheap Flights from New Zealand to Cape Town

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from New Zealand 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from New Zealand to Cape Town

Thu, Jul 23 - Tue, Aug 18
Singapore Airlines Logo
10:50 - 9:25
CHC
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CPT
32h 35m
2 stops
Singapore Airlines Logo
9:00 - 9:30
CPT
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CHC
38h 30m
2 stops
R18 819Singapore Airlines
Tue, Aug 11 - Tue, Aug 25
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:50 - 9:25
CHC
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CPT
32h 35m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:40 - 0:40
CPT
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CHC
28h 00m
3 stops
R20 664Multiple Airlines
Tue, Aug 11 - Tue, Aug 25
Singapore Airlines Logo
10:50 - 9:25
CHC
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CPT
32h 35m
2 stops
Singapore Airlines Logo
9:00 - 9:30
CPT
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CHC
38h 30m
2 stops
R21 256Singapore Airlines
Wed, May 13 - Wed, Aug 19
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:25 - 11:40
AKL
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CPT
32h 15m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:00 - 11:50
CPT
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AKL
42h 50m
2 stops
R21 544Multiple Airlines
Tue, Aug 11 - Tue, Aug 25
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:00 - 9:25
CHC
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CPT
34h 25m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:40 - 0:40
CPT
-
CHC
28h 00m
3 stops
R21 544Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jul 23 - Tue, Aug 18
Singapore Airlines Logo
10:50 - 9:25
CHC
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CPT
32h 35m
2 stops
Singapore Airlines Logo
10:40 - 0:40
CPT
-
CHC
28h 00m
3 stops
R22 458Singapore Airlines
Sun, Jul 26 - Tue, Aug 18
Singapore Airlines Logo
11:45 - 9:25
AKL
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CPT
31h 40m
3 stops
Singapore Airlines Logo
10:40 - 22:15
CPT
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AKL
25h 35m
2 stops
R22 492Singapore Airlines
Mon, May 11 - Fri, May 15
Qatar Airways Logo
22:05 - 11:30
AKL
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CPT
47h 25m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
13:00 - 19:35
CPT
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AKL
44h 35m
1 stop
R22 543Qatar Airways
Sat, Apr 25 - Sat, May 2
Emirates Logo
8:20 - 16:40
CHC
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CPT
42h 20m
2 stops
Emirates Logo
13:15 - 0:10
CPT
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CHC
48h 55m
2 stops
R23 101Emirates
Sun, Apr 26 - Sun, May 3
Emirates Logo
15:15 - 16:40
AKL
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CPT
35h 25m
2 stops
Emirates Logo
18:25 - 13:20
CPT
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AKL
32h 55m
2 stops
R23 118Emirates
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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 flight to Cape Town?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Cape Town was found on the route from Auckland, at R18 819 return. The most popular connection is from Johannesburg to Cape Town and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as R2 149 in the last 3 days.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights 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 to Cape Town is February, where tickets cost R19 141 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, where the average cost of tickets from New Zealand is R28 585 and R23 863 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is October with an average price of R22 204.

How far in advance should I book a flight 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 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, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 9% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flightR12 591
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 13% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (18% more expensive on average)
Flight from Auckland to Cape Town

FAQs - booking Cape Town flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Cape Town?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Cape Town was found on the route from Auckland, at R18 819 return. The most popular connection is from Johannesburg to Cape Town and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as R2 149 in the last 3 days.

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

    Cape Town Intl Airport is 16 km from the centre of Cape Town.

  • 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 686 direct flights from within New Zealand to Cape Town. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 15% 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 3 airlines flying from New Zealand to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Cape Town. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from New Zealand to Cape Town. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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.
8,2
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1475 reviews
7,8Food
8,0Entertainment
8,6Crew
8,3Boarding
8,0Comfort
Airline reviews

Overall the airline tried to give excellent service. The wheelchair service was bad at SFO. My baggage was also delayed but I thank them for taking the trouble to find it and deliver it to my home.

10,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Mar 2026
BLR - SIN
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Overall the airline tried to give excellent service. The wheelchair service was bad at SFO. My baggage was also delayed but I thank them for taking the trouble to find it and deliver it to my home.

I felt that the whole experience went very smoothly. The aircraft was extremely clean and tidy on boarding. The cabin crew were beautifully turned out very, very efficient and were a credit to Singapore Airlines who are now my favourite carrier.

Service was very good, food and entertainment systems were good

Food was served to different people at different times and it wasn't clear why. The crew apologized for the wait. But it felt odd and inconsistent. They could use charging ports on each of the seats. Mine didn't have any. Also, they could've offered more snacks. It was a 12+ hour flight and no snacks were ever offered. Everything else was OK.

toilets could be cleaned more frequently, everything else was pretty good.

Food was just okay, need to improve for other menu variations

SQ service is great as always. However, the food quality seems to have gotten a lot worse recently.

The consistency with Singapore Airlines is fantastic. Crew are always brilliant and food delicious in business class

Best airline I think. No problems with anything. Crew were great, no problems with the airline food and entertainment and a smooth flight.

Lounge a access was excellent as was the attentiveness and service from the crew as always. The food and drink supplied were of good quality. The entertainment system had a good selection and I liked the mapping system supplied. However the screen wild have been bigger and the operation a little smoother to navigate. The seats were barely comfortable, but adequate.

Very nice experience in business class. Flight attendants were attentive. Foods and beverages were very good.

Seat did not recline at all, wi-FI did not work at all. Those are both very unfortunate for a 14 hour flight. Crew and food was of course very nice as always.

This777-300 is configured 2/3/2 for Biz class straight out of the 80s!!! Not to mention seats are narrow, bed does NOT FULLY RECLINE FLAT as advertised, and purser didn’t know that!! ARM REST HAS A REMOTE TABLET ON IT FURTHER CONFINING THE ALREADY NARROW SPACE!!! WHO thought this was a good design?? After flying the new A350-900 biz class Montreal to Dubai , this was a total let down!!

The stewardess took a picture as a gift , if you asked for it. Every thing was very good, Especially the food, big and tasty. The service was good, they served water several times, very frequent.

The crew were absolutely fantastic. They actively asked if passengers wanted refills and if they were comfortable. I was extremely impressed.

I liked the newer aircraft CRJ-550 since it had WIFI and the seats are more spacious.

Emirates A380s are always wonderful to fly on. Their crews, food and service are always excellent. They are typically on time and the only thing I would change (maybe newer or upgraded aircraft have this) is bluetooth so I can pair my noise cancelling headphones without a cable.

Love that you can walk directly to your gate from the Emirates Business class lounge, very convenient

Premium economy was worth it-comfort was definitely better than economy class. The seats were more comfortable, blankets and pillows thicker

The journey was nice, all the crews were very good and services are excellent

I had a very good experience from boarding to arrivals.

Boarded almost 48 hrs later after a scheduling change on my initial flight that was not communicated either by kayak of SAA.

I had booked a ticket for a 6:40 am departure in July 2025, but it appears there was a change to 8;00 am, which meant I missed my connecting flight which departed 10 m minutes before I landed. I had seen this problem only the previous day and try to resolve it with South African air, but they are very uncooperative on the phone. All they could say was all flights were fully booked and I ended up buying paying $2,000+ to secure a ticket for my family to ensure we got out of South Africa by Monday, which am currently pursuing with the airline.

Excellent airline. Even with 1.5 hour flight, we got light meal on board

South African Airways on the outside, a very old shabby Qatar Airways plane on the inside

The food options were beef or veg, No alternatives for Hindus, that don't eat beef...

Flight was on time Seats ( business class) are terrible- you keep on slipping down as it doesn’t lie flat Food service is like economy class. Meals ( still wrapped in plastic) are just dropped in front of you

On time flight; otherwise not impressed by the check- in- purchased business class and the aircraft was downgraded; no refund given for the difference. Told I could access the lounge due to the above and was questioned by the lounge check- in person who was not friendly

Flight was cancelled with no notification until I reached the check-in desk at the airport. I also got downgraded and they lost my luggage.

Very bad. Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

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