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Find cheap flights from Saudi Arabia to Cape Town from R6 771

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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 Wednesday where tickets can be as cheap as R13 424. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Thursday, where prices are R16 786 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 September, where tickets cost R12 203 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and July, where the average cost of tickets from Saudi Arabia is R17 974 and R17 314 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is September with an average price of R12 203.

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 R14 650 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Cape Town is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R16 087.

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 41 days before departure.

How long is the flight to Cape Town?

The duration of your flight to Cape Town depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Cape Town on KAYAK are from Jeddah, which takes 10h 50m, Riyadh, which takes 13h 20m, Dammam, which takes 13h 20m, and Tabuk, which takes 17h 00m.

How many direct flights to Cape Town are there each day?

There are around 112 direct flights from within Saudi Arabia to Cape Town every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 8:00 the most common departure time and 48% of flights departing in the morning.

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

Each week there are around 781 direct flights from within Saudi Arabia to Cape Town. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

How many long-haul flights are there to Cape Town each week?

Each week there are around 113 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), 31 medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) and 887 short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to Cape Town. The most long-haul flights depart from London.

How many cities have direct flights to Cape Town?

From Saudi Arabia, there are direct flights to Cape Town from 12 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, with 466 direct flights each week.

Good to know

Low season

March

High season

July

Cheapest flight

R6 771
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 4% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (3% more expensive on average)
Flight from Riyadh to Cape Town

FAQs - booking Cape Town flights

  • How far is Cape Town from central Cape Town?

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

  • What is the name of Cape Town’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in Cape Town, called Cape Town (CPT). 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 7 airlines that fly to Cape Town, FlySafair offers the most flights, with around 333 per week, followed by Airlink with 191 flights per week.

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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, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Saudi Arabia to Cape Town Intl

Monday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +36 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +37 more

Tuesday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +37 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +38 more

Wednesday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +40 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +41 more

Thursday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +36 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +37 more

Friday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +38 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +39 more

Saturday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +36 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +37 more

Sunday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +41 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +42 more

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Direct returns

Cape Town Intl to Saudi Arabia

Monday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +36 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +37 more

Tuesday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +37 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +38 more

Wednesday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +40 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +41 more

Thursday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +36 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +37 more

Friday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +38 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +39 more

Saturday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +36 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +37 more

Sunday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +41 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +42 more

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Top 3 airlines serving from Saudi Arabia to Cape Town

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 KAYAK reviews.
8,1
EmiratesOverall score based on 4215 reviews
83entertainment
83crew
81overall
81comfort
79food
82boarding
Airline reviews

The crew manager let the staff down by not ensuring special dietary requirements meal were coming in drips . The poor cabin crew did not stop . If organised the cabin could take a short break ..The cabin crew were AWESOME UNLIKE THIER TWO MANAGES!

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The crew manager let the staff down by not ensuring special dietary requirements meal were coming in drips . The poor cabin crew did not stop . If organised the cabin could take a short break ..The cabin crew were AWESOME UNLIKE THIER TWO MANAGES!

They had superb boarding (started an hour before flight time). Timely pushback from them gate and an early arrival. Flight and service was very comfortable. I wanted to move my flight to an earlier one, only thing was there was no one at emirates in Heathrow to help. Had to call the call the center and pay to change. There were ample seats on the flight though

Inexperienced e crew, no personal greeting for gold member, not the same emirates service that I know. I take this flight almost weekly

The lounge Emirates uses at Jeddah airport is horrible even with the opening of the new section. Food selection is poor and never enough seating . Staff are not friendly. Boarding process at Jeddah always an absolute mess

More space all around is practically essential on long international fights, and Emirates definitely delivers. But food selection and taste was only average. Otherwise, the flight was smooth and the cabin crew service was fine.

Emirates flights always nice. Service rendered by the staff is superb.I am always comfortable in Emirates flights.

Emirates is usually on time, but not this trip. Also, during the flight the attendants disappear unless called upon. Very strange. I have watched the quality of Emirates service diminish over the last five years.

Quality and tasty Food and service, bigger seat comfort and leg room, etc.

The service was fantastic. Not much could be done better

The amenities offered in the Business class is far away less compared with other Air Companies. Emirates is going down in the competition pricing the same value as Qatar airways for example.

My seat that I booked over a year ago and some other passenger was sitting in it. They said they could not walk and they would not move. I was with my young kid and the crew did nothing to accommodate that. Just disappointed that the airline accepts that excuse from a passenger.

I liked the overall service and comfort. The only annoying thing was paying for excess baggage at the airport. They have limited options and they don't take all cards.

Excellent will be flying again in May with Qatar. to Botswana.

The business class experience was awesome - I will be using QATAR airways again and it'll be business class again - appreciate the privileges afforded to the business class clients - thank you.

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

They ran out of some of the popular food items. 😞

Fine. Don’t think I would fly with them again

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.

If you want to make money pls charge it in the ticket, Chennai check in crew simply forcing travelers make payment for unnecessary. Second, Chennai crew not even listening travelers request. Poor service and not sure you will improve with my feedback.

You're like a poor man's Emirates Airlines. The Asian vegetarian food was awful. The entertainment selection was very limited and not contemporary at all. The seats were cramped. There was no plug for charging my phone (I refuse to plug into a USB port - A security risk). The plane itself was aged.

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.

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.

The wifi service was really poor I try to use it the service was extremely poor if that could be improved that will go a long way

The seats were quite uncomfortable despite having good legroom. The 350s are quite nice but the problem is on the old 777 aircraft. Special meal requests are not catered for as they should. They never had any ice for drinks.

Cons: "First of all, my flight had no option to plug my cellphone, there was no TV screen and no WiFi.. they served some loaf of bread cut in half with some spices inside and called it dinner! But the most disappointing thing is the fact is that they LOST BOTH OF MY LUGGAGE BAGS, and the most they could offer me is $50 compensation (my belongings worth thousands of dollars) And even this I would have to claim from my “home country” which is completely unreasonable as my home country isn’t the one lost my luggage, the airlines had! Beyond shocked, disappointed and aggravated, this was my first time flying this airlines and I promise you it’s the last. Won’t recommend to anyone."
Pros: "The food!! The flight was in time and also the flight attendant were so available and caring"
Cons: "I have wifi in board for an hour for whatsapp messaging I would have beloved to have it all flight"
Pros: "When we were unable to travel due to Corona Virus restrictions, Ethiopian gave us a full refund even though we had a non-refundable ticket, and they were lovely about it when they did it. A+, hope I'll get a chance to actually fly with them soon."

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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.
2/5Thu
1 stop
10h 40mJED-CPT
11/5Sat
1 stop
14h 05mCPT-JED
R11 316
1/8Thu
2 stopsEthiopian Air
16h 25mRUH-CPT
21/8Wed
1 stopEthiopian Air
10h 35mCPT-RUH
R11 957
10/4Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
24h 05mRUH-CPT
17/4Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
14h 00mCPT-RUH
R12 410
25/5Sat
1 stopQatar Airways
13h 20mRUH-CPT
28/5Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
20h 15mCPT-RUH
R12 655
17/5Fri
2 stopsEgypt Air
39h 05mRUH-CPT
22/5Wed
2 stopsEgypt Air
26h 40mCPT-RUH
R15 616
17/5Fri
2 stopsEgypt Air
36h 35mJED-CPT
20/5Mon
2 stopsEgypt Air
34h 25mCPT-JED
R16 974
14/5Tue
3 stopsKenya Airways
25h 20mMED-CPT
29/5Wed
3 stopsKenya Airways
34h 45mCPT-MED
R17 333
11/4Thu
2 stopsKenya Airways
35h 15mRUH-CPT
19/4Fri
3 stopsKenya Airways
29h 20mCPT-RUH
R19 162
22/5Wed
2 stopsEmirates
16h 45mDMM-CPT
26/5Sun
2 stopsEmirates
16h 20mCPT-DMM
R22 576
22/5Wed
2 stopsEmirates
16h 45mDMM-CPT
26/5Sun
2 stopsEmirates
16h 20mCPT-DMM
R22 595

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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.
17/5Fri
2 stopsEgypt Air
39h 05mRUH-CPT
R6 771
20/4Sat
2 stopsEgypt Air
43h 40mRUH-CPT
R6 884
27/3Wed
1 stopEthiopian Air
13h 30mJED-CPT
R7 073
28/3Thu
1 stopEthiopian Air
10h 50mJED-CPT
R7 091
16/4Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
19h 45mRUH-CPT
R7 129
20/4Sat
1 stopQatar Airways
19h 45mRUH-CPT
R7 148
16/4Tue
2 stops
43h 30mRUH-CPT
R7 205
19/5Sun
2 stops
22h 30mRUH-CPT
R7 280
18/5Sat
1 stopEmirates
13h 55mRUH-CPT
R14 824
7/4Sun
2 stopsEmirates
38h 35mMED-CPT
R17 370

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Flights to Cape Town

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Cape Town (CPT)South Africa

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Cape Town - Saudi Arabia

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