SYD - CPT

R10 543 Find Cheap Flights from Sydney to Cape Town

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Sydney to Cape Town departing on 17/11. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap Flights from Sydney to Cape Town (SYD-CPT)

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

Thu, Jan 22 - Sun, Feb 1
Qatar Airways Logo
15:50 - 10:30SYD-CPT
27h 40m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
12:35 - 6:50CPT-SYD
33h 15m1 stop
R22 375Qatar Airways
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Mon, Oct 20 - Thu, Oct 30
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15:50 - 10:50SYD-CPT
28h 00m1 stop
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5:45 - 20:50CPT-SYD
30h 05m2 stops
R22 444
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Tue, Oct 7 - Tue, Oct 14
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15:50 - 10:50SYD-CPT
28h 00m1 stop
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16:35 - 20:00CPT-SYD
42h 25m2 stops
R22 601
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Mon, Sep 8 - Thu, Sep 11
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10:15 - 13:00SYD-CPT
34h 45m3 stops
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5:50 - 20:10CPT-SYD
30h 20m2 stops
R22 636
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Wed, Oct 22 - Tue, Oct 28
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10:15 - 13:00SYD-CPT
35h 45m3 stops
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7:00 - 20:50CPT-SYD
28h 50m2 stops
R22 758
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Tue, Nov 18 - Mon, Dec 29
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16:35 - 22:45SYD-CPT
39h 10m2 stops
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17:15 - 19:50CPT-SYD
41h 35m2 stops
R22 775
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Sat, Oct 25 - Fri, Oct 31
Emirates Logo
6:00 - 16:45SYD-CPT
43h 45m1 stop
Emirates Logo
13:40 - 18:35CPT-SYD
43h 55m1 stop
R23 403Emirates
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Sat, Oct 25 - Fri, Oct 31
Emirates Logo
21:10 - 16:45SYD-CPT
28h 35m1 stop
Emirates Logo
13:40 - 18:35CPT-SYD
43h 55m1 stop
R23 490Emirates
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Tue, Oct 21 - Sat, Oct 25
Qantas Airways Logo
10:30 - 17:20SYD-CPT
39h 50m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
7:00 - 15:45CPT-SYD
23h 45m1 stop
R24 291Qantas Airways
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Tue, Oct 21 - Sat, Oct 25
Qantas Airways Logo
10:30 - 17:20SYD-CPT
39h 50m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
7:00 - 15:45CPT-SYD
23h 45m1 stop
R24 448Qantas Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Sydney to Cape Town flights

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

How much is a return flight from Sydney to Cape Town?

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Sydney to Cape Town clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Sydney to Cape Town, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Wednesday is the most expensive. Flying from Cape Town back to Sydney, the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Saturday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Sydney 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 Sydney to Cape Town is February, where tickets cost R18 785 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R37 727 and R24 727 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Sydney to Cape Town, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Sydney to Cape Town, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 8% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flightR10 543
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 7% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (63% more expensive on average)
Flight from Sydney to Cape Town

When to book flights from Sydney to Cape Town

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Sydney to Cape Town was R605 for a one-way ticket and R1 284 for a return.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Sydney to Cape Town, Qantas Airways or Emirates?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Sydney to Cape Town are Qantas Airways and Emirates. With an average price for the route of R23 875 and an overall rating of 7,5, Qantas Airways is the most popular choice. Emirates is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R26 418 and an overall rating of 8,1.

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

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

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

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

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Sydney to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Sydney 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Sydney 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.
8,1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3318 reviews
8,1Boarding
8,0Comfort
8,2Entertainment
8,3Crew
7,9Food
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Food was excellent. Leg room in economy, not so good; I’m 6’-1”.

8,0 ExcellentCarlton, Aug 2025MLE - DXB
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Food was excellent. Leg room in economy, not so good; I’m 6’-1”.

Emirates need to improve the boarding process. There is no point calling for all First and Business Class passengers plus Platinum, Gold and Silver Skywards members at one time. Further to this, try channeling all these people into one entry point with no defined lines. It was chaos. The is a common issue on the Dubai to Riyadh flight. Poor effort Emirates.

The flight from Beijing to Dubai was good. The flight from Dubai to Barcelona was excellent because of the staff on board.

Very pleasant.The crews are very nice.Food were excellent.

They should resume the fast track for business / first class passengers

They cancelled our flight, rebooked, cancelled that one. We are now flying New Zealand Air and need a refund please. How do we get it?

Wifi was not operational for the whole trip. Other than this, flight was well received .

Premium Economy is not worth the extra money you pay. You are neither economy nor business. The seat doesn’t recline enough to relax your legs. Maneuvering while seated is cumbersome. Don’t recommend Premium Economy at all.

Over - amazing. The aircraft is somewhat old on this route.

Food no so good. Extra charge to much for front seats cost me £163 then other people sat near me for nothing 🤬

by the time they got to our row, they were out of some of the food options. games and movies were great but maybe more game options like tetris or pac man would be great

A few more inches of legroom is all i ask

Great as usual, some delays but well communicated and made up for in the air

Business class points redemption - good value for points paid, dubious value if out of your own pocket, domestic class business product okay for this length of flight. The flight left and arrived on time, crew were good, aircraft was a bit old and tired, but still miles ahead of their competitors in Virgin and Jetstar.

Airline running better than post Covid, proper boarding process now implemented, some aircraft feeling a bit old and tired, crew fine, online experience better.

We were upgraded and after just a short delay in attending to a safety check we were on our way. Would definately fly Qantas International on their Dreamliner again.

Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

I tried to check in online but was unable to do so. I stood in line for nearly two hours to check in. American Airlines was understaffed. When I finally got to the kiosk to check in, I was still unable to check in. No AA staff was available to help. Finally one of the airport security agents who was helping passengers became of lack of AA Staff told me: “I think the reason you can’t check in is that you are starting your name with an upper case letter when you write it. Just write it with all lower case letters.” That did allow me to check in. HOW COULD ANYONE POSSIBLY KNOW THAT IF THEY USE AN INITIAL UPPER CASE LETTER TO SPELL THEIR OWN NAME, AA WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO CHECK IN?????? Then I had to wait in line over half an hour again to drop off my baggage. Although I arrived at the airport 3 hours early, by the time I got to the gate, they had already started boarding.

One of the oldest most uncomfortable "lay down" seats I've ever experienced. Old plane and old seats that don't lay flat. The seat back does not even recline - at all. Instead the legrest awkwardly extends to fill the gap between a small cubby into which you must insert your feet/legs. I am 5' 11" and could not lay straight but had to tuck my knees. Ticket was also very expensive. Would not recommend flying business/first on Finair from Melbourne to Bangkok and will not do so again myself.

The wifi was out. Otherwise it was great flight. Richard, as CSM, was excellent.

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