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R13 600 Find cheap flights from Seattle to Cape Town

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Cheap flight deals from Seattle to Cape Town (SEA-CPT)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Seattle 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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19:00 - 12:00SEA-CPT
31h 00m1 stop
17:15 - 17:05CPT-SEA
33h 50m1 stop
R18 481Turkish Airlines
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Mon, Nov 18 - Mon, Dec 16
19:00 - 12:00SEA-CPT
31h 00m1 stop
17:15 - 18:05CPT-SEA
33h 50m1 stop
R18 792Turkish Airlines
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Mon, Jan 20 - Mon, Mar 10
16:30 - 10:50SEA-CPT
33h 20m1 stop
13:00 - 12:30CPT-SEA
32h 30m1 stop
R22 831Qatar Airways
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Wed, Sep 4 - Wed, Oct 2
16:05 - 10:30SEA-CPT
32h 25m1 stop
12:35 - 12:40CPT-SEA
33h 05m1 stop
R23 142Qatar Airways
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Tue, Jan 21 - Tue, Mar 11
16:30 - 19:55SEA-CPT
42h 25m2 stops
12:35 - 11:40CPT-SEA
33h 05m1 stop
R24 367
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Tue, Oct 8 - Tue, Nov 5
23:50 - 14:30SEA-CPT
28h 40m2 stops
13:50 - 20:10CPT-SEA
39h 20m3 stops
R24 604Ethiopian Air
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Tue, Jan 21 - Tue, Mar 11
16:30 - 10:50SEA-CPT
33h 20m1 stop
18:55 - 17:45CPT-SEA
31h 50m1 stop
R25 372American Airlines
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Mon, Sep 16 - Sun, Sep 22
16:05 - 14:30SEA-CPT
36h 25m2 stops
12:35 - 11:40CPT-SEA
33h 05m1 stop
R25 391
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Sun, Nov 17 - Sat, Dec 14
23:59 - 14:30SEA-CPT
29h 31m2 stops
13:50 - 20:20CPT-SEA
40h 30m3 stops
R25 445Ethiopian Air
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Sun, Oct 13 - Sun, Nov 3
16:05 - 10:30SEA-CPT
32h 25m1 stop
18:45 - 12:41CPT-SEA
50h 56m2 stops
R25 738American Airlines
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Sun, Jan 19 - Thu, Mar 13

Flights from Seattle to Cape Town - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Seattle 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 Seattle to Cape Town?

The average price of all flights from Seattle to Cape Town clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Cape Town on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Friday. On your return trip to Seattle, you should consider flying back on a Monday, and avoid Thursdays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Seattle 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 Seattle to Cape Town is October, where tickets cost R23 672 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of tickets is R35 755 and R34 567 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Seattle 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 Seattle to Cape Town, you should book around 1 day before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 72 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Seattle to Cape Town?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket from Seattle to Cape Town found on KAYAK was with Qatar Airways for R13 600. Turkish Airlines proposed a return connection from R18 481 and Qatar Airways from R22 831.

Good to know

Low season

June

High season

November

Cheapest flight

R13 600
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 19% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 5% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Seattle to Cape Town

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Seattle 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 Seattle to Cape Town

  • What are the benefits of flying First Class from Seattle to Cape Town?

    Delta Air Lines offers Sky Priority privileges like security service and accelerated check-in to their First Class passengers. Delta also offers personalized services like a hearty snack and more baggage allowance. Finnair offers wider, fully-flat seats and more legroom in their First Class cabins. Finnair also offers Business Class flyers preference to choose seats and priority in boarding.

  • What airlines are the most environmentally friendly from Seattle to Cape Town?

    Delta is the most sustainable airline flying to Cape Town from Seattle. Delta offsets 39% of the carbon emitted in this route. Delta Air Lines utilizes compostable stirrers from the cutlery to amenity packages, reducing around 30,000 lb of CO2. Delta Sky Clubs employ environmentally friendly packaging for their foods.

  • What are the common layovers for connecting flights to Cape Town from Seattle?

    Delta Air Lines flies to Cape Town through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). British Airways connects to Cape Town through London Heathrow (LHR) Airport and Vancouver International Airport (YVR). Passengers on American Airlines will fly to Cape Town through Chicago O'Hare (ORD) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL).

  • What is the carry-on and luggage policy for airlines flying to Cape Town from Seattle?

    Turkish Airlines allow passengers to bring one carry-on baggage in their Economy Class cabins with a maximum weight of around 18 lb. Business Class flyers on Turkish Airlines may bring two carry-on bags not exceeding 18 lb each. Delta allows passengers to carry one cabin bag and one personal item with maximum dimensions of around 22 x 14 x 9 inches.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Seattle to Cape Town was R744 for a one-way ticket and R1 011 for a return.

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

    Seattle airport is called Seattle/Tacoma Intl and the only airport in Cape Town is Cape Town Intl.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Seattle to Cape Town, Turkish Airlines or KLM?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Seattle to Cape Town are Turkish Airlines and KLM. With an average price for the route of R19 896 and an overall rating of 7,4, Turkish Airlines is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R43 627 and an overall rating of 7,8.

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

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

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

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

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KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Seattle to Cape Town

  • Passengers landing through Cape Town Aiport (CPT) can access car rental services within the airport facilities. Car rental companies are in front of the transport plaza and central Terminal building. Passengers can access the car rental desks through the pedestrian subway on either side of the Terminal building. They include Hertz, Budget, Avis, Thrifty, SIXT, and Europcar.
  • Cape Town Airport (CPT) is located in Matroosfontein, around 12 miles southeast of Cape Town city center. CPT Airport serves the metropolitan area of Cape Town. This includes Sunset Beach and Constantia around seven and eight miles from CPT Airport, respectively. Atlantis and Stellenbosch are around 25 miles and 26 miles away, respectively.
  • Passengers carrying personal respirators POC/CPAP machines into the cabins of Turkish Airlines must make sure the device is FAA approved. Passengers with diabetes may take their relevant medications without producing any medical reports on Turkish Airlines. Complimentary wheelchairs are available for passengers with mobility limitations.
  • A maximum of two pets are allowed per passenger on Turkish Airlines. However, only one pet is allowed into the cabin, while the other will travel in the hold. Pets in the cabin must be inside a kennel. The total weight of a pet and kennel in Turkish Airlines must not exceed approximately 18 lb.
  • Turkish Airlines does not allow newborn babies under the age of 48 hours on their flights. Passengers above the age of two years must travel in their own seats. Seat extenders are not allowed in Turkish Airlines cabins. Turkish Airlines also offer inflight games and films for children.
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Top 3 airlines serving from Seattle to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Seattle 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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7,8
KLMOverall score based on 1416 reviews
8,4Crew
7,3Food
7,7Comfort
7,2Entertainment
7,9Boarding
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KLM is my favourite airline. Never ever let us down.Staff are first class.

10,0 ExcellentMartin, Jun 2024BHX - AMS
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KLM is my favourite airline. Never ever let us down.Staff are first class.

The plane. Airbus A330-200. Comfortable for a 7-hour flight. Seats seemed to have more legroom. I was in row 17. Flight was operated by Delta but was better than expected.

It was operated by Delta. Boarding took a long time. How difficult can it be? Overall decent trip. Liked the Salt Lake City airport. Better option than Chicago for transfers.

Put some new and several options for entertainment. Do not be rude to customers and avoid serving them an extra coke or something. We paid 1200 GBP for a return flight.. A noisy, crowded, rude and uncomfortable flight.

Pretty bad. Food was awful. drinks were scarce, as if drinking an extra drink would ruin the airline. attendants were not very helpful. likely Dutch "directedness" (I cannot be bothered). Crammed flight. Entertainment in very minimal dosage. Almost all old movies and series with 1-3 episodes only. Very limited number of options available. Jesus!! it seems you need to bring your own entertainment these days even of flights that are 13 hrs long!! I would and I will avoid in the future!

The flight was again delayed for more then 2 hours with some lousy explanation regarding the reason of the delay. Although the flight was delayed for more than 2 hours, no refreshments were offered (according to EU regulations). Last 4 flights on KLM - always at least 2 hrs late. So be prepared that you cannot plan anything with KLM.

Booked connecting flights with KlM. My serving flight was the furthest part of the airport. On arrival in Zurich. My two cases arrived but only one carry on belong to my son. His three suitcase didn't arrive. After enquiring we discovered they were still in Amsterdam. We landed at 11.12. We eventually left the airport just after one.

no issues at all... Kudos to the food. This time was really really good

The food was ok. The crew seemed like they were cranky. I had one guy get mad at me for passing in between the storage area to get to the other toilet. I can understand if it's not allowed but reprimanding me like I'm a student saying "This is the last time!" was not appropriate. During my meal time, there was a French family around me. No problems there but when we usually have meals, they are supposed to put their chair in the upright position. These people did not do it and the steward did not tell them to raise their seat in the upright position. However, I was told to do so! So, me and another person next to me had to eat with the monitor almost touching our faces. Furthermore, a lady in front of me was putting her feet up and preventing another elder passenger from putting her seat back. To make it worse, she was continuously hitting her back into her seat, shaking my monitor while I was watching a movie. A crew member did speak to her about it but then she accused me of pushing her seat forward! The crew member gave me a death stare and told me to stop pushing the seat forward. I did not even touch her seat at all, if I did, she would know it. Her boyfriend also stood up and tried to push her seat even further past the maximum decline to no avail. None of these people were reprimanded but the steward, some bald guy, was extremely friendly with them and did not even try to instruct them to do anything until it was time to land. I resisted the urge to really argue with them because I would have obviously been seen as the aggressor (I have no idea why). I hardly said anything on this flight except "more wine please" and "sorry" if I bumped into someone accidentally. Overall, it was an annoying flight and I had to resist the urge to yell at the steward and the people he was overly friendly with. The happiest moment of this flight was leaving it.

Overall a good experience. We were disappointed when we had to check our carry on due to the plane being full. KLM hadn’t notified us and we had valuable items in the carry on but they still made us check it. Some of the food was great and some was mediocre. Crew is really kind and funny.

Check in desk people constrained by fear. Obvious typo on Uganda visa, even though approved, caused loss of flight. Something is definitely wrong with this system.

Between Air India and Qatar my luggage was lost for three days. I eventually found my own luggage location using the Apple Air Tag. Air India used a paper form to report my lost luggage. I could never get past getting past luggage personnel with my report number before they would hang up on me. Only after them specifically telling Air India at Chandigarh airport where my luggage was located which was right under their noses did they react. After three days I finally received my luggage. The Air India luggage folks didn’t seem proactive in finding the luggage’s rightful owner.

Besides the flight cancellation, everything else was prefect. Kudos to Malaysian Airlines.

Operated by American Airlines. Very chaotic and the crew was bit rough responding any enquiries. Restricted leg space.. Qatar would have been better

Qatar airways from Doha to guangzhau was excellent big bird Boeing 777 more room and smoothly flight, I Love it

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

The made us waiting and held our passports and boarding pass making us miss our flights

Not impressed. Only allowed one carry on on such a long flight.

The flight was good but my neighbor had the vent open full power for the whole flight and because the air was blowing from the side instead of from the top and I got very cold and ended up with a sore throat.

Bad experience with the delay n long wait time for connecting flight after missing the connection flight from Doha.

Awful. They cancelled my seats and demanded $1360 to rebook me

United failed me in cancelling flight to Chicago. Then put me on American Airlines standby to Miami for onward connection to RMO via IST. Standby failed. They looked me for Sunday morning 24 hours late at this point). Made it to Miami but Turkish airlines cancelled my seats and demanded $1360 to rebook the flights for the following day ! I went to United, spent two hours negotiating with Mr Ruis ? Who said he could do anything for me as he could fix problems that United caused in Miami. He suggested I call the 800 number. When I managed to.get through on my 6th call, I was on hold 2 hours and 30 minutes waiting for an agent when the call was cut off by United phone system. I went back to American. At last a lady , who had zero responsibility in this fiasco, helped me to find a replacement flight that night with Polish airlines to RMO through Warsaw at a cost of $968 including bag charge. I booked it with only a few hours to spare. The lady at American helped to recover and redirect my checked suitcase that had arrived in Miami a day earlier United customer service were awful. United partner Turkish airlines were horrendous and took zero responsibility. I ended up being late to my appointment overseas by 45 hours with zero compensation, no food vouchers, no replacement flights until I found one and paid for it myself. I reporting the entire fiasco to the secretary of state for Tennessee for law violations and refusal to remedy and compensate. I now need help to extend the trip by two days but United are not responding to communications

I was flying with Turkish Airlines from Tashkent to Dallas and from Dallas to Tashkent. In both directions the flights were late. I missed my connecting flight from Istanbul to Dallas in Istanbul airport because of that. That led to a no show case with a rental company in Dallas and I lost 460 US dollars. On the way from Dallas to Tashkent with a layover in Istanbul the plane was also late and I almost missed my connecting flight to Tashkent. Then my bag did not arrive with the same plane and only on the next morning flight from Istanbul. I was about to leave Tashkent the same day to Astana in Kazakhstan and then from there for work in Saudi Arabia. Luckily I had an excess in time before the next flight and I manage to get my bag back. Otherwise I would have missed 3 flights automatically because I couldn't travel for work without my bag and all valuables in it. So, overall, very bad experience with Turkish Airlines. Will never use these airlines again.

On my flight the menus showed different food and different was available. I think that was a miscommunication maybe. Other than that flight was wonderful.

Request for “strict vegan” as in the airlines meal selection was not strictly adhered to. My two travelling partners with their Asian vegetarian meals said that their meals were not Asian.

We waited 4 hours in the flight to take off but then the flight was cancelled.

It was ok. This flight was for my 80 year old grandparents and when they arrived to Beirut no wheelchair (as requested) was waiting for them. My grandpa had to pick up his own luggage, he got soooo tired. No one to help him as we submitted the request ahead of time

Terrible seats are very uncomfortable and narrow. Really hard time eating and painful buttons.. crew was very rud not allow anyone to stand not even to go to the toilets

Overnight flight in the old style Business class, but still very good.

I was in business class, without the business class amenities. Large seat with lots of legroom, but no TV or bed. Food was okay, but I did enjoy the Turkish red wine.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Seattle to Cape Town found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
14/10Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
33h 20mSEA-CPT
R13 600
24/8Sat
3 stops
58h 47mSEA-CPT
R13 765
24/8Sat
2 stopsQatar Airways
38h 17mSEA-CPT
R14 094
22/9Sun
1 stopAmerican Airlines
33h 20mSEA-CPT
R15 008
24/8Sat
1 stopAmerican Airlines
30h 20mSEA-CPT
R16 050
6/8Tue
2 stopsEthiopian Air
30h 15mSEA-CPT
R22 557
6/8Tue
1 stopEmirates
33h 20mSEA-CPT
R24 038
6/8Tue
1 stopEmirates
33h 20mSEA-CPT
R24 056
22/9Sun
1 stopKLM
22h 40mSEA-CPT
R55 095
22/9Sun
2 stopsKLM
29h 00mSEA-CPT
R55 186

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Last minute flights from Seattle 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 from Seattle to Cape Town that are departing in the next 10 days.
29/7Mon
multi-stop
29h 02mSEA-CPT
6/8Tue
multi-stop
34h 12mCPT-SEA
R47 088
29/7Mon
multi-stop
30h 15mSEA-CPT
6/8Tue
multi-stop
28h 05mCPT-SEA
R47 948
29/7Mon
multi-stop
45h 09mSEA-CPT
6/8Tue
multi-stop
34h 12mCPT-SEA
R49 830
29/7Mon
multi-stopBritish Airways
30h 20mSEA-CPT
6/8Tue
multi-stopBritish Airways
25h 40mCPT-SEA
R50 159
29/7Mon
multi-stop
29h 02mSEA-CPT
6/8Tue
multi-stop
49h 22mCPT-SEA
R54 163
28/7Sun
multi-stopDelta
35h 50mSEA-CPT
6/8Tue
multi-stopDelta
23h 53mCPT-SEA
R71 474
31/7Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
29h 50mSEA-CPT
12/8Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
24h 08mCPT-SEA
R206 944
28/7Sun
multi-stopDelta
35h 50mSEA-CPT
6/8Tue
multi-stopDelta
30h 30mCPT-SEA
R283 774

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