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Find cheap flights from Switzerland to Cape Town from R9 160

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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 flight to Cape Town?

These are the best prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Cape Town was found on the route from Basel, at R175 509 one-way and R214 811 return. The most popular connection is from Zurich to Cape Town and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as R14 640 in the last 3 days.

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 Tuesday where tickets can be as cheap as R15 352. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where prices are R22 650 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 May, where tickets cost R14 774 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of tickets from Switzerland is R22 305 and R21 385 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is May with an average price of R17 610.

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 in the evening, when flights cost R18 687 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Cape Town is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R20 311.

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 82 days before departure.

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 246 per week, followed by Airlink with 187 flights per week.

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 Zurich, which takes 11h 25m, Geneva, which takes 14h 05m, and Basel, which takes 16h 55m.

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

There are around 89 direct flights from within Switzerland to Cape Town every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 8:00 the most common departure time and 51% of flights departing in the morning.

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

Each week there are around 621 direct flights from within Switzerland to Cape Town. The most common day for departures is Monday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

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

There are not any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to Cape Town. Instead, there are 6 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Zurich.

How many cities have direct flights to Cape Town?

From Switzerland, there are direct flights to Cape Town from 1 city. This city is Zurich and there are 6 direct flights each week.

Good to know

Low season

June

High season

February

Cheapest flight

R9 160
Best time to beat the crowds (12% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 5% lower on average.
Flight from Basel to Cape Town

FAQs - booking Cape Town flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Cape Town?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Cape Town was found on the route from Basel, at R175 509 one-way and R214 811 return. The most popular connection is from Zurich to Cape Town and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as R14 640 in the last 3 days.

  • How far is Cape Town from central Cape Town?

    The distance between Cape Town and the city centre of Cape Town is 16 km.

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

    When flying to Cape Town, you'll arrive at Cape Town (CPT). The airport is also known 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.

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

Direct departures

Switzerland to Cape Town Intl

Monday

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

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +38 more

Tuesday

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

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +38 more

Wednesday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +39 more

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

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +41 more

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Direct returns

Cape Town Intl to Switzerland

Monday

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

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +38 more

Tuesday

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

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +38 more

Wednesday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +39 more

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

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +41 more

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Top 4 airlines serving from Switzerland 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 Switzerland to Cape Town. 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 1628 reviews
7,3food
7,8boarding
7,6comfort
8,4crew
7,3entertainment
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The food from Lagos to Amsterdam was was very poor compared to AMS-YYZ

8,0 ExcellentJacob Oluleke, Apr 2024LOS - AMS
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The food from Lagos to Amsterdam was was very poor compared to AMS-YYZ

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.

Seats are fair enough for medium tall people. Good food all the trip. Fight attendances are warm

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.

The worst airline. Cancelled flight 30 min before boarding and rebooked on flight after 3 days.

The flight itself it was great nice food the crew were very nice and helpful, Checking in from Birmingham wasn't great long queues for bag dropped, And I had my hand luggage case taken away from me even though I requested to have it with me as I had breakables items. I was told I can not because of the length of the flight with no explanation at all no options was given for me to take my fragile items out of my case it was taken away with hold buggage I find the staff member who was checking me in very unpleasant !! Can we please be advise if the rules have changed about the the carry on hand luggage it will be easier to be advise on booking your tickect if we not allowed to take the hand luggage with me. Overall I had a good flight .

The plane was clean and the staff was friendly. Food and drinks as expected on international flights. The entertainment system was old style, with a pullout controller, and selections not as extensive as on other flights.

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

Overall it was a very good experience. Boarding was efficient and well organized. The cabin crew were excellent. The meals were tasty and quite filling. The warm bread rolls were a nice touch. Seats were comfortable even if they were a little narrow. Entertainment selection was excellent.

This is my first and last flight with Qatar because when we go for boarding pass in Delhi airport the team asked for money charging me for hand baggage which is technically including with my ticket so also we get one our temple pics I ask them to checking in but they tell me I have to pay $500 dollars for that additional which is not make sense than I diseased to throw away because I can’t take with us . For carry in beg also I pay some Indian n currency for the guy who help I already pay 6 passengers ticket cost me $8000 so really I’m not happy . PLUS MY 6 checked baggage was damaged I already claim for four beg at airport but now I’m worried about my stuff inside maybe broken too which is more expensive stuff me really bad experience

It was pretty good overall. I just wish the crew didn't have to interrupt you every five seconds to ask you if you wanted anything, I mean that's what the help button is for. When someone is tired and sleepy and still getting their bearings, turning on DND button is maybe not the first thing on their mind.

Was required to print a boarding pass, which I'd prefer to avoid. Seat (economy x) was comfortable, service was excellent.

Very very bad.. more than 48 hr I didn’t received my baggage yet

The boarding process was unpleasant. We had hardly any checked baggage, but they insisted on weighing the cabin baggage. While the weight of our cabin bag was well within limit, it seemed petty! The food was pretty disgusting. I had such awful food on the way over, that I brought some snacks of my own for the flight back. Glad I did. Qatar was consistent in that food was just as terrible on the way back as it was on the way over. The flight attendants were super-nice, though. If I had an option I would not take Qatar Airways again.

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.

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.

Ordinary Indian food... Not great. Limited movie and TV selection

for the very long way the flight has to be more confortable it was very dirty the wc was not clean

Quality of service on board was very inconsistent. FA service primarily seemed robotic and they barely engaged with passengers

First class payment but wife’s seat broken, would recline but not lay flat. On previous flight, delays and ground crew malfunctions connecting jetway made us miss flight to Houston. I asked twice for a cart to assist us getting across the massive Istanbul Airport, but was denied. We are both over 70.

Multiple errors by Turkish airlines and Istanbul Airport kept us from making flight. Stuck in Istanbul!

My mother got sick and dying and i have to change my flight and they charged me $2260 that is redisclose.

On line check in needs a lot of improvement. I tried and gave up.

the female flight attendant was racist towards me. I could tell she treated the two other passengers next to me with more softness.

Crew on this flight was terrible. Especially one practicular female , she was harassing us and other families with children. Flight was good overall, if not her being rude and aggressive

No wifi at all during the entire flight from Istanbul to Miami.

Very cheesy food in both options - had to pass. Boarding with open doors (winter)

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Hot, uncomfortable and very rough take off and landing. Very regrettable.

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.

Entertainment system poor - couldn't hear, no flight info etc.

Pros: "We got scammed out of the tickets from Justfly.com and Ethiopian Airlines turned us away without looking at our tickets. I am upset. Now I have to get more Covid Testing done and that will cost approx. $700 and new plane tickets. JustFly.com's customer service is misleading and deceiving. And they blocked my number."
Cons: "Background check your booking agencies and their agents."

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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.
10/6Mon
2 stops
33h 25mGVA-CPT
26/6Wed
1 stop
14h 20mCPT-GVA
R11 210
10/6Mon
2 stopsAir France
24h 45mGVA-CPT
26/6Wed
2 stopsAir France
20h 35mCPT-GVA
R11 823
12/9Thu
1 stopTurkish Airlines
21h 10mGVA-CPT
22/9Sun
1 stopTurkish Airlines
21h 10mCPT-GVA
R12 130
9/9Mon
1 stopTurkish Airlines
16h 45mGVA-CPT
23/9Mon
1 stopTurkish Airlines
16h 25mCPT-GVA
R12 475
10/6Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
25h 25mGVA-CPT
26/6Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
25h 20mCPT-GVA
R12 839
30/5Thu
1 stopEthiopian Air
15h 30mGVA-CPT
9/6Sun
1 stopEthiopian Air
16h 40mCPT-GVA
R14 295
10/6Mon
2 stopsKLM
26h 45mBSL-CPT
25/6Tue
1 stopKLM
22h 25mCPT-BSL
R14 410
13/6Thu
1 stopKLM
26h 00mZRH-CPT
1/7Mon
1 stopKLM
19h 40mCPT-ZRH
R14 640
3/6Mon
1 stopEthiopian Air
17h 15mGVA-CPT
9/6Sun
1 stopEthiopian Air
16h 40mCPT-GVA
R14 851
9/9Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
25h 25mGVA-CPT
19/9Thu
1 stopQatar Airways
18h 35mCPT-GVA
R15 617

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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.
1/6Sat
3 stops
49h 40mBSL-CPT
R9 160
4/6Tue
3 stops
44h 40mZRH-CPT
R9 275
1/6Sat
2 stopsEthiopian Air
17h 00mZRH-CPT
R10 674
14/9Sat
2 stopsEthiopian Air
16h 15mZRH-CPT
R11 076
1/6Sat
1 stopKLM
14h 05mGVA-CPT
R11 114
14/9Sat
1 stopKLM
26h 10mGVA-CPT
R11 153
4/6Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
25h 10mZRH-CPT
R11 383
1/6Sat
1 stopTurkish Airlines
25h 00mZRH-CPT
R12 072
14/9Sat
1 stopQatar Airways
25h 10mZRH-CPT
R12 283
1/6Sat
1 stopTurkish Airlines
16h 55mBSL-CPT
R12 762

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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.
29/4Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
17h 20mZRH-CPT
7/5Tue
multi-stopEthiopian Air
17h 25mCPT-ZRH
R15 426
30/4Tue
multi-stopQatar Airways
25h 10mZRH-CPT
15/5Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
25h 20mCPT-ZRH
R15 962
29/4Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
15h 50mZRH-CPT
5/5Sun
multi-stopEthiopian Air
17h 25mCPT-ZRH
R15 982
28/4Sun
multi-stopEthiopian Air
16h 35mZRH-CPT
5/5Sun
multi-stopEthiopian Air
17h 25mCPT-ZRH
R16 135
26/4Fri
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
16h 45mGVA-CPT
6/5Mon
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
16h 25mCPT-GVA
R17 074
26/4Fri
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
16h 45mGVA-CPT
6/5Mon
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
16h 25mCPT-GVA
R17 457
29/4Mon
multi-stopQatar Airways
25h 10mZRH-CPT
13/5Mon
multi-stopQatar Airways
44h 15mCPT-ZRH
R17 495
29/4Mon
multi-stopKLM
26h 00mZRH-CPT
7/5Tue
multi-stopKLM
33h 20mCPT-ZRH
R19 546
29/4Mon
multi-stopKLM
34h 30mBSL-CPT
7/5Tue
multi-stopKLM
34h 30mCPT-BSL
R20 101
26/4Fri
multi-stopEmirates
37h 20mZRH-CPT
29/4Mon
multi-stopEmirates
24h 15mCPT-ZRH
R26 502

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Flights to Cape Town

Destination:

Cape Town (CPT)South Africa

Return flight deals:

Cape Town - Switzerland

Cabin classes:

R27 728

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