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R19 907 Find cheap flights from New Zealand to Cape Town

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Flights to Cape Town - Travel Insights & Trends

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 day to fly to Cape Town?

The average price of all flights to Cape Town clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Cape Town is Sunday where tickets can be as cheap as R24 390. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where prices are R32 357 on average.

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 October, where tickets cost R24 523 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, where the average cost of tickets from New Zealand is R31 993 and R29 403 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is February with an average price of R23 043.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Cape Town?

The average price for all flights to Cape Town depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Cape Town is generally at night, when flights cost R25 599 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Cape Town is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R29 456.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Cape Town, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 154 days before departure.

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Low season

July

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R19 907
Best time to beat the crowds (0% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (39% more expensive on average)
Flight from Auckland to Cape Town

FAQs - booking Cape Town flights

  • 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.

  • Which airline offers the most flights to Cape Town?

    Of the 6 airlines that fly to Cape Town, FlySafair offers the most flights, with around 287 per week, followed by Airlink with 133 flights per week.

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

    Each week there are around 648 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.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Cape Town

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Prefer to fly direct to Cape Town Intl?

Find which airlines fly direct to Cape Town Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

New Zealand to Cape Town Intl

Monday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +44 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +45 more

Tuesday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +44 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +45 more

Wednesday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +46 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +47 more

Thursday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +42 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +43 more

Friday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +43 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +44 more

Saturday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +45 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +46 more

Sunday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +46 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +47 more

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Direct returns

Cape Town Intl to New Zealand

Monday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +44 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +45 more

Tuesday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +44 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +45 more

Wednesday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +46 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +47 more

Thursday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +42 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +43 more

Friday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +43 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +44 more

Saturday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +45 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +46 more

Sunday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +46 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +47 more

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Top 3 airlines serving 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.
8,1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3541 reviews
8,3Crew
7,9Food
8,1Boarding
8,2Entertainment
8,0Comfort
Airline reviews

Airline did not have enough vegetarian meals for all guests, and crew were not adequately trained to handle this.

4,0 OkayAnonymous, Oct 2024LAX - DXB
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Airline did not have enough vegetarian meals for all guests, and crew were not adequately trained to handle this.

We boarded via a mobile gate in Dubai. I don't care for the bus ride from the gate to the plane

I wish Emirates had lights to Philadelphia (PHL) in USA.

My favorite airline when traveling to the UAE. Great food and great service.

Fresh energetic and friendly crew, great food, brand new plane and non stop entertainment

I didn't travel from the start I changed my ticket long time ago

Always my favourite airline. On time, lovely staff, clean comfortable seats. Well done

Emirates is still my favorite airline. The good, entertainment, crew, and value are excellent. Unfortunately, the flight was delayed taking off and arriving - which caused me to lose my ground transportation plan. While delays happen, more communication about the delays would be helpful.

I liked everything accept the delay try to improve in that area

The food on this flight was just terrible. I have a wheat allergy so when booking I ask for gluten free options. The food given was inedible. The bread rolls were rock hard. Once board I was given one and the only thing I could do was eat the chicken slice and piece of tomato on it. Also given was 4 small cubes of fruit, 2 watermelon and 2 pineapple and a bottle of water. My husband had a regular meal and found his very average. Then the evening meal was also disappointing! Some dried out fish with spinach and 3 sticks of dry white sweet potato. No sauce …. 😳 again, the same fruit and water. The passengers had to wait a long time for the dinner food to be served. My husband just wanted to eat and go to sleep so he was a bit annoyed about that. We got off the plane and I was feeling quite hangry. Not enough food or a good eating experience. Emirates used to be a flight we looked forward to… now we are considering looking at other companies for the future.

The crew have great customer service but their economy seating isn’t the most comfortable for a 220lbs+ guy and the food wasn’t bad, but wasn’t exceptional, either.

We flew business class. It was excellent. For a 6’4” individual, the seats were slightly uncomfortable for sleeping. But this is only comparison to other business class seats. Otherwise, the crew was incredibly attentive, And the service was impeccable.

Excellent- a lot of food Disappointed with the premium economy pouch- did not have toothbrush and tooth paste or socks. Other airlines provide them

A 16 hour flight from Singapore to Los Angeles had only 2 meals. It would be great to have 3 meals.

Overall good experience, convenient Changi Airport, even the layover was long.

Good airlines, travelled 🧳 n Singapore multiple times and experience is consistent

They bumped us up. They overbooked the flight and we hurried to the next flight. We are a family of 5 with 13, 10 , and 6 year olds kids. Everybody was running to the next flight. We never been exhausted in our flights hust like we have experienced this week. Mismanagement in scoot and kayak.

I was traveling with my 3 minor children, one leg I was seated two aisles behind them. On the longest leg I would have preferred sitting across the aisle from them, not behind. My youngest is 4yos. I understand airplane seating configurations are not the airlines problem but seating the one adult with a reservation apart from the minors was very difficult.

If I made the connection in Singapore I was stuck there for 24 hours you owe me 355.00 for accommodations

Leg room and flight sound insulation is very bad. They broke 3 of my bags with bad handling

Overall good. Food choice in business class is a concern as same dishes on every flight for months. Crew is great and seats on this sector were fine . They need to have more variety in dining

The overall flight experience between Doha and Kolkata was satisfactory. The staff onboard were notably engaged, responsive, and enthusiastic, providing a level of service that stood out, especially when compared to the less attentive crew on the earlier leg from Heathrow to Doha. Their eagerness to assist made the journey more pleasant. Additionally, the time spent at the Silver Lounge in Doha contributed positively to the experience. The lounge offered a comfortable and relaxing environment, with adequate amenities and attentive staff. Overall, both the flight and the lounge experience in Doha met expectations, making for a smooth and satisfactory travel experience.

Staff was very friendly. There is no on board entertainment, but it’s such a short flight that it doesn’t matter. We also got a meal which was nice and unexpected due to the length of the flight.

I had first class service from them. A little late taking off, but no major problem

For a short flight, Qatar Airways offers very good onboard service.

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

Not good. Expected a lot more as far as excellence.

They shld improve and provide a lunch or dinner in an international leg

The crew was great and the food and liquor offerings were good. Seats were a bit cramped. Flight arrived early at destination. That's a plus.

All over with Qatar airlines my experience was really bad due to delays and then putting me on different airlines and after 8 hours of wait I had to listen to their is no plane to fly for another 24 hours. Wore experience ever.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Cape Town found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
3/3Mon
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
43h 15mAKL-CPT
13/3Thu
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
39h 25mCPT-AKL
R19 907
1/3Sat
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
29h 10mAKL-CPT
31/5Sat
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
63h 40mCPT-AKL
R20 577
27/1Mon
2 stopsSouth African
32h 05mAKL-CPT
27/3Thu
2 stopsSouth African
33h 25mCPT-AKL
R20 753
28/1Tue
2 stopsSouth African
30h 15mAKL-CPT
28/3Fri
2 stopsSouth African
46h 55mCPT-AKL
R20 806
28/1Tue
1 stop
37h 45mAKL-CPT
28/3Fri
2 stops
46h 55mCPT-AKL
R21 546
27/1Mon
1 stop
31h 00mAKL-CPT
27/3Thu
2 stops
28h 45mCPT-AKL
R22 145
3/2Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
31h 00mAKL-CPT
6/5Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
27h 45mCPT-AKL
R22 391
29/1Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
31h 00mAKL-CPT
29/3Sat
1 stopQatar Airways
29h 25mCPT-AKL
R22 691
1/3Sat
2 stopsEmirates
38h 30mAKL-CPT
31/5Sat
1 stopEmirates
34h 45mCPT-AKL
R23 889
27/1Mon
1 stopEmirates
30h 40mAKL-CPT
27/3Thu
1 stopEmirates
34h 35mCPT-AKL
R24 012

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Cape Town found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
28/12Sat
3 stopsEmirates
69h 40mAKL-CPT
R20 506
26/12Thu
3 stops
34h 55mAKL-CPT
R20 771
27/12Fri
1 stopQatar Airways
37h 45mAKL-CPT
R21 000
25/12Wed
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
33h 25mAKL-CPT
R21 493
28/12Sat
2 stopsEmirates
68h 45mAKL-CPT
R21 969
29/12Sun
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
27h 25mAKL-CPT
R22 021
28/12Sat
1 stopQatar Airways
37h 45mAKL-CPT
R22 180
27/12Fri
2 stopsEmirates
68h 45mAKL-CPT
R22 198
7/1Tue
2 stopsAir New Zealand
27h 25mAKL-CPT
R28 927
22/12Sun
2 stopsAir New Zealand
43h 15mAKL-CPT
R29 967

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Last minute flights to Cape Town

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Cape Town that are departing in the next 10 days.
6/11Wed
multi-stop
34h 50mAKL-CPT
13/11Wed
multi-stop
28h 20mCPT-AKL
R24 382
6/11Wed
multi-stop
47h 10mAKL-CPT
13/11Wed
multi-stop
36h 00mCPT-AKL
R24 840
6/11Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
30h 50mAKL-CPT
13/11Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
28h 20mCPT-AKL
R26 109
6/11Wed
multi-stop
39h 55mAKL-CPT
13/11Wed
multi-stop
38h 05mCPT-AKL
R26 954
3/11Sun
multi-stop
36h 25mAKL-CPT
1/12Sun
multi-stop
30h 10mCPT-AKL
R27 500
5/11Tue
multi-stopQatar Airways
43h 50mAKL-CPT
13/11Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
28h 20mCPT-AKL
R30 513
5/11Tue
multi-stop
43h 50mAKL-CPT
13/11Wed
multi-stop
34h 50mCPT-AKL
R30 707
3/11Sun
multi-stop
36h 05mAKL-CPT
1/12Sun
multi-stop
46h 00mCPT-AKL
R30 936
3/11Sun
multi-stopEmirates
30h 40mAKL-CPT
1/12Sun
multi-stopEmirates
34h 35mCPT-AKL
R37 789
5/11Tue
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
43h 25mAKL-CPT
13/11Wed
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
40h 55mCPT-AKL
R43 233

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Everything you need to know for your flight to Cape Town

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