R7 827 Find Cheap Flights from North America to Cape Town

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Cheapest return fare
R12 431
Overall average: R25 537
Delta
Fri 23/1Thu 5/2
EWR - CPT • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
R21 574
Typical prices: R21 952-R22 807
Turkish Airlines
Sun 8/2Wed 18/2
EWR - CPT • Direct
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Cheap Flights from North America to Cape Town

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

Fri, Jan 23 - Thu, Feb 5
Delta Logo
19:30 - 19:15
EWR
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CPT
40h 45m1 stop
Delta Logo
21:30 - 17:29
CPT
-
EWR
26h 59m1 stop
R12 431Delta
Wed, Jan 21 - Mon, Feb 2
Delta Logo
15:59 - 19:15
EWR
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CPT
20h 16m1 stop
Delta Logo
21:30 - 14:54
CPT
-
EWR
24h 24m1 stop
R12 563Delta
Mon, May 11 - Thu, Jun 4
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:55 - 13:00
EWR
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CPT
20h 05m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
13:50 - 8:55
CPT
-
EWR
25h 05m2 stops
R13 665Ethiopian Air
Wed, May 13 - Tue, Jun 2
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:55 - 13:00
EWR
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CPT
20h 05m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
13:50 - 8:55
CPT
-
EWR
25h 05m2 stops
R13 763Ethiopian Air
Tue, Mar 3 - Wed, Mar 11
Turkish Airlines Logo
0:25 - 11:50
EWR
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CPT
28h 25m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:15 - 23:30
CPT
-
EWR
36h 15m1 stop
R15 325Turkish Airlines
Mon, Mar 9 - Mon, Mar 23
Turkish Airlines Logo
1:25 - 11:50
EWR
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CPT
28h 25m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:15 - 23:30
CPT
-
EWR
36h 15m1 stop
R15 391Turkish Airlines
Mon, Feb 2 - Mon, Feb 9
United Airlines Logo
10:30 - 16:10
BOS
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CPT
22h 40m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
20:50 - 9:14
CPT
-
BOS
19h 24m1 stop
R17 660United Airlines
Mon, Jan 19 - Fri, Jan 30
United Airlines Logo
9:30 - 16:10
BOS
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CPT
23h 40m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
20:50 - 17:24
CPT
-
BOS
27h 34m2 stops
R17 743United Airlines
Fri, Feb 6 - Sun, Feb 15
KLM Logo
20:50 - 21:55
BOS
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CPT
42h 05m1 stop
KLM Logo
8:00 - 13:25
CPT
-
BOS
36h 25m1 stop
R17 891KLM
Mon, Jan 19 - Sun, Feb 1
KLM Logo
14:35 - 21:55
DCA
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CPT
24h 20m2 stops
KLM Logo
23:45 - 22:58
CPT
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DCA
30h 13m2 stops
R23 054KLM
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Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flightR7 827
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (10% more expensive on average)
Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Cape Town

FAQs for booking flights from North America to Cape Town

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

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from North America 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 North America with another airline.

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

Prefer to fly direct from North America 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 North America to Cape Town Intl.
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Direct departures

North America to Cape Town Intl

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air France, +53 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +54 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air France, +53 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +54 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +55 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +56 more

Thursday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +51 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +52 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +55 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +56 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air France, +52 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +53 more

Sunday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +54 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +55 more

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Direct returns

Cape Town Intl to North America

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air France, +53 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +54 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air France, +53 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +54 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +55 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +56 more

Thursday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +51 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +52 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +55 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +56 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air France, +52 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +53 more

Sunday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +54 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +55 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from North America to Cape Town

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from North America 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.
7,9
DeltaOverall score based on 8019 reviews
7,8Entertainment
8,1Boarding
8,5Crew
7,9Comfort
7,2Food
Airline reviews

Very good flight crew and very nice people staff were incredible especially the gate agent

10,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Dec 2025
DTW - MSY
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Very good flight crew and very nice people staff were incredible especially the gate agent

Staff was exceptional! Everyone was kind, professional and friendly making the trip very pleasant. Thank you!

We had a lot of really rough weather but that was not Delta's fault. Pilot was amazing.

DELTA does a terrific job making sure you are well taken care of during the flight, gives you assurance before the flight through numerous email notifications about your upcoming flight & lastly good follow up after the flight making sure your needs were mat. It has been, is & will continue to be my carrier of choice in all my future travels. Good Job DELTA

The crew took good care of us. The flight from ATL to SFO is a longer one, and there were multiple beverage offerings. I like the 757's that Delta uses. Good airplane that is comfortable. I do wish Delta would separate Priority boarding from the better seats. I would gladly take a smaller seat in an open row than be jammed into Comfort just to get priority boarding, just to make sure I don't have to check a bag.

My only complaint on any flight is meals but your gnocchi was good. The worst is breakfast. I can’t understand why you don’t just serve something simple like yogurt, fruit and a muffin or cinnamon roll.

Cramped seating for me. Luckily it wasn’t a long flight

Awful. Flight from Cape Town was cancelled, rebooked for another day through Johannesburg, was downgraded to economy

The staff and the boarding procedure were all amazing . The one flight was not equipped with WIFI which now adays seems odd. All in all the experience was good

The food was terrible especially for a 15 hour international flight. The crew was unpleasant as well.

I’m grateful for the KLM Air France shuttle bus service to Ottawa. However due to construction and other issues related to the chaotic Uber pickup system at YUL, it’s a challenge to find the Kelios bus service to Ottawa. The signs are not clear or even available. No staff to guide passengers. It’s a stressful experience.

Terrible last row seats many seats available but no offer to move to better seat

Delay on my previous leg, had to run to catch my flight. But that happens. Overall ok.

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.

At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

Couldn’t get boarding pass in SLC even with help from a redcoat, so had to find a desk in AMS to get boarding pass. Technical problems so not sure why. Very inconvenient. The KLM app is not as user friendly as most apps. Also had to wait almost an hour on the tarmac for a fuel truck, which caused us to miss a connecting bus in LUX.

Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

KLM remains a quality flag carrier airline which maintains its standards whilst all their competitors are lowering theirs.

The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

I’m so sorry, I can’t remember her name, I believe it was Dimpti. She was stellar, also a mature Asian flight attendant, lots of flowers in her hair, just as amazing! But literally the crew was AWESOME . Only downside is there weren’t any charging outlets. Maybe I needed to ask a flight attendant , but it would’ve been nice to have one easily accessible.

In Liberia airport 5 min before our departure the airport was closed for takeoff for 30 min. Upon arrival to IAH we didn’t have any available gate and waited taxing another 40 min. As a result we arrived for 1+ h later. The walkway to the passport control in IAH is about 1-2 ml long. After the passport control you have to pass the security check again. Only 3 out of 16 checkpoints were open and the line was enormously long. As a result, even though we supposed to have 2.5 hrs gap in between the flights we missed our transfer. United rebooked us for the next available flight early morning and provided free hotel and meal vouchers through.

I liked the snacks and the flight attendants were friendly.

I had two piece luggage allowance and yet I had to pay for one of them.

Premium Plus is a really good idea for longer flights

We Left Calgary 1/2 hour late and that made for a tight connection in Denver. After arriving everything was done to help us make our connection. That was a great effort. Thank You United

Better WiFi. I cannot understand that in 2025, United is so behind on a technology that is now a necessity and still painfully unreliable, slow and keeps disconnecting.

How cheap can Lufthansa get? Are they becoming Spirit airlines?

Flight was delayed 3 hours. No food and drink vouchers was provided. They offered a mini pretzel bag and water .

The attendant were friendly. I suggest you have a medical attendant on board every flight so that in case someone is sick , he/she will help them.

Bad chairs in business class like economy ( not turning into bed )

Space between seats is challenging but otherwise excellent service in every way.

PLEASE GIVRE US PERMISSION TO BOOK SEAT NUMBER EVEN WITH FEES

Awful seating. Bad food. Staff only have one bottle of water and no cans.

Horrible, hated every part of it. They do not have business class- just tried to make one row. Boarding was a mess- felt like hungry people fighting for food. Will never ever travel in Indigo

As a big guy the seats are way too small for me. Would prefer more comfortable seats on these long haul flights.

Bad confort, bad seat take advantage of the political conflict to double the price

the flight was cancelled and I was rebooked twice, once 26 hours later, then another 24 hours later. In total the flight was delayed for 40 hours. Never again will I use kayak or Turkish Airlines for my travel.

Turkish Airlines will be my first choice to fly in the future.

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.

Getting the boarding passes between the BA and AA apps was very clunky.

Awful it always is unfortunately is the only way to fly direct to london

Why don't they board from the back of the plane to the front. We have to move by all the people and their luggage to get to the seats.

When we arrived at the airport - 1st step - printing out your boarding pass - no issue. Not long lines as these machines. 2nd step - processing your bag drop off. There was only one associate there to help 10 kiosks. We had a family in front of us for 20 minutes trying to work on the machine and figure out every step for 4 pieces of luggage. My husband alerted the associate who was able to assist the family. Highly suggest that there are more associates to assist in this process. Besides this issue, security check went very quickly. Our flight was direct to Philadelphia. We had to carry our bags down two flights of steps, then out to the tarmac to a bus, then carry our bags up two flights of stairs to the plane. No one on the flight was expecting that long trek. I could see some people were struggling a bit. All in all - great flight crew, plane was clean and food was great!

Crew were fantastic can’t fault them at all. Couldn’t do enough for us

The staff were fantastic and couldn't have been more accomodating; however, the air-conditioning was broken in our section of the aircraft, leaving us feeling extremely cold and unwell on arrival in Johannesbury. The head sets were also faulty, causing difficulty when listening to announcements and entertainment.

Everything about the flight check-in was smooth no line the plane is clean and bathroom

Check in was not the greatest as had to talk to an agent to clarify things and then he transferred us to another agent who had difficulty processing my credit card as there was a system glitch and not a card error.

They damaged my check in bag and when I filled complaint they gave some minimal amount which is not even sufficient to buy new bag. Vey unhappy with this experience.

The on flight entertainment system touch screen system and the USB charger did not work on multiple seats on least 4 seats an in different rows. The attendant tried to reset the system but was un successful. I couldn't change my phone to get my ticket for my next flight. This was an international flight I changed seats and the problem was the same. the flight attendant offered his power bank

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