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Find cheap flights from Riyadh to Cape Town from R11 575

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Cheap flight deals from Riyadh to Cape Town (RUH-CPT)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Riyadh 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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3:25 - 13:45RUH-CPT
11h 20m1 stop
14:35 - 2:10CPT-RUH
10h 35m1 stop
R11 575Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Sep 18 - Tue, Sep 24
3:25 - 13:45RUH-CPT
11h 20m1 stop
14:35 - 2:10CPT-RUH
10h 35m1 stop
R11 822Ethiopian Air
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Sun, Jul 21 - Mon, Aug 5
14:40 - 10:50RUH-CPT
21h 10m1 stop
13:00 - 3:30CPT-RUH
13h 30m1 stop
R12 299Qatar Airways
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Sat, Jun 8 - Tue, Sep 3
0:10 - 17:15RUH-CPT
18h 05m1 stop
19:15 - 13:10CPT-RUH
16h 55m1 stop
R12 395Qatar Airways
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Tue, Apr 30 - Wed, May 8
5:00 - 19:55RUH-CPT
15h 55m2 stops
13:00 - 10:15CPT-RUH
20h 15m1 stop
R14 587
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Sat, Jun 8 - Tue, Sep 3
5:00 - 20:55RUH-CPT
16h 55m2 stops
13:00 - 18:50CPT-RUH
28h 50m1 stop
R14 626
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Wed, May 15 - Mon, May 20
22:00 - 16:40RUH-CPT
43h 40m2 stops
17:20 - 15:00CPT-RUH
20h 40m2 stops
R15 503Egypt Air
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Wed, May 15 - Mon, May 20
22:00 - 16:40RUH-CPT
43h 40m2 stops
17:20 - 12:00CPT-RUH
17h 40m2 stops
R16 418Egypt Air
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Wed, May 15 - Mon, May 20
7:00 - 21:40RUH-CPT
39h 40m2 stops
14:30 - 21:50CPT-RUH
30h 20m3 stops
R16 590Kenya Airways
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Wed, May 1 - Wed, May 8
9:00 - 12:45RUH-CPT
28h 45m2 stops
23:00 - 21:50CPT-RUH
45h 50m2 stops
R16 609Kenya Airways
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Fri, Jul 12 - Thu, Aug 1

Flights from Riyadh to Cape Town - Travel Insights & Trends

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

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

The average price of all flights from Riyadh to Cape Town clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Riyadh to Cape Town, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Tuesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Riyadh, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Fridays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Riyadh to Cape Town?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Riyadh 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 Riyadh to Cape Town is September, where tickets cost R13 882 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets is R19 202 and R18 020 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Riyadh 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 on the flight from Riyadh to Cape Town, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 44 days before departure.

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Low season

May

High season

July

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R11 575
Best time to beat the crowds (6% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (3% more expensive on average)
Flight from Riyadh to Cape Town

When to book flights from Riyadh to Cape Town

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Riyadh 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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FAQs for booking flights from Riyadh to Cape Town

  • What is the cheapest flight from Riyadh to Cape Town?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Riyadh to Cape Town was R607 for a return ticket.

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

    When flying out of Riyadh you will be using Riyadh King Khaled Intl. You will be landing at Cape Town, also known as Cape Town Intl.

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

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Riyadh to Cape Town?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Riyadh to Cape Town, Ethiopian Air or Qatar Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Riyadh to Cape Town are Ethiopian Air and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of R13 745 and an overall rating of 7,3, Ethiopian Air is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R15 993 and an overall rating of 7,7.

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

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

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

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

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Top airlines flying from Riyadh to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Riyadh 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.
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Qatar AirwaysOverall score based on 4499 reviews
7,7entertainment
7,5food
8,2crew
7,7comfort
7,8boarding
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For a short flight, Qatar Airways offers very good onboard service.

10,0 ExcellentWesley, Apr 2024RUH - DOH
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For a short flight, Qatar Airways offers very good onboard service.

It was a really long flight from Doha to Philadelphia and it was overall a good one. The one area that I would comment on is that there is a lot of single-use plastic and disposables in the meal service for American Airlines. It would be great to see more circular options in the meal service to reduce the amount of waste.

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.

Overall good but staff in the place looked extremely tired after 8hrs in 14 hrs journey and then service was cut short and response time for calls increased in later part of flight. Food was ok not astonishing

It was the terrific, I was promoted to businessman class, and the service was amazing.

Better service is needed. I booked for Qatar but I was switched to American way after I bought my tickets.

The plane from Dublin to Doha was quite comfortable. I was in economy and the seats and rows were very tight. The man in front of me reclined his seat and it made my screen incredibly close to my face and I wasn’t able to take my tray down and my knees were pressed against the seat. I had to ask three times for him to pull his seat up but in his defence he hadn’t even reclined it far, the rows were just too close. I had a pain in my side by the end of the flight from the chairs which were quite worn and not very padded or supportive. It was a significantly inferior plane to the plane from Doha to Sydney and vice versa.

Transit , Too long for terminal change, for a moment I thought Qatar airlines going to Los Angeles by bus. Please make transit convenient and quick.

Each and every requirement was nicely provided by all staff no very be happy

Ambience of the aircraft was great. Spacious seats with sufficient leg room in economy class. The layover could have been shorter.

The food could be better, the beef was quite tough. The crew were friendly and helpful on this flight, which has not being my experience on other Ethiopian flights.

The flight was one hour late. The food is mediocre and the screen was broken

It is just ok, the sits are very uncomfortable, the temperature too low and there weren’t blankets. The food is mediocre and there are no screens to watch movies.

Seat in front of my wife was broken so it reclined further than normal and without having to push the recline button so my wife had absolutely no room the entire 17 hour flight. My seat was broken and wouldn't recline at all. Also.. my tray table was sticky and dirty right away before I even used it. Also...the floor in the back of the plane from our row of seats on back was totally soaked and both times we landed water came rushing out of the food/servant area like a flood onto the same already wet carpet. It got everything wet that was placed around our feet...including our shoes and socks.

Flight was smooth but unnecessary long because we had to refuel at FCO Rome. Air hostesses service and response to call light could be better. Both planes were old with broken seat arms and toilets. Why Africans had to be given the farthest Gates is what baffles me and why we have to pay for Aisle seats I found really strange. Is there ever an end to ripping people off even after paying over $2300 for one seat.

it was a nice tripe but they need to work on the serving of soda,they should be abled to serve cain soda not on cup.At least each passenger should be entitled to one cain of soda not serving on cup.thanks.

On my return flight the TV did not work the entire flight! They knew it wasn’t working but they let me sit there. The guy sitting nièce to me told me he was ok the previous flight and it wasn’t working. This is business class by the way!

Same but worse than international. The inter African flights are worse.

Entertainment was very poor. Couldn’t watch anything. Ear pieces were the wrong type .

The check in staff was amazing. Best customer service! The plane was old! My entertainment on the first flight didn't work at all, in my seat or in the seat next to me. The bathroom doors were old and troublesome. One of the bathrooms, the whole sink panel was broken. Everything felt old and falling apart. The airline stewardesses were amazing and quite hospitable. When there were delays, they kept us well informed. Transit was GREAT! I wasn't sure how I would make it to my next flight in 1 1/2 hours but the security lines were short and efficient. The C gates in Addis Ababa were CROWDED! That whole space downstairs was too crowded and challenging to manuever. I usually fly Ethiopian within Africa and was interested to see how the experience would be intercontinental. Overall, I would choose it again if it was cheaper than Delta/Air France or Lufthansa/KLM. I wouldn't make it a first choice if the prices were the same because the planes are so old! The food and entertainment also weren't as good. Good selection of movies but as I mentioned, on the first flight they didn't work at all (I slept so it was okay) and the 2nd flight it was glitchy. All in all, I didn't hate it but it would be a first choice only if it's cheaper.

Riyadh - Cape Town Flights

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Riyadh (RUH)Saudi Arabia

Destination:

Cape Town (CPT)South Africa

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