SYD - CPT
Find cheap flights from Sydney to Cape Town from R13 981
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How much is the cheapest flight from Sydney to Cape Town?
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip 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.Good to know
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.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.
Average price per month
To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for 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.
Flight prices as travel date approaches
To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for 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 month.
Top tips for finding a cheap flight from Sydney to Cape Town
- The cheapest flight from Sydney to Cape Town was found, on average, 89 days before departure.
- Book at least 5 weeks before departure in order to get a below-average price.
- High season is considered to be November, December and January. The cheapest month to fly is May.
- Morning departure is around 13% cheaper than an evening flight, on average*.
FAQs for booking flights from Sydney to Cape Town
How long does a flight from Sydney to Cape Town take?
There are no direct flights for this route. The shortest travel duration to get to Cape Town from Sydney is 18h 10m.
Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Sydney to Cape Town?
In the last 3 days, Singapore Airlines offered the best one-way deal for that route, at R14 405. KAYAK users also found Sydney to Cape Town return flights on Singapore Airlines from R19 939 and on Emirates from R24 066.
What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Sydney to Cape Town?
If you are looking for a flight deal from Sydney to Cape Town, look for departures on Sundays and avoid leaving on a Tuesday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Cape Town, Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.
What’s the earliest departure time from Sydney to Cape Town?
The earliest departure to Cape Town leaves Sydney at 0:00.
What’s the latest departure time from Sydney to Cape Town?
The last departure to Cape Town leaves Sydney at 23:45.
Which airlines fly direct between Sydney and Cape Town?
There are no direct flights connecting Sydney to Cape Town.
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?
Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Sydney and Cape Town, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.
Which is the best airline for flights from Sydney to Cape Town, Singapore Airlines or Emirates?
The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Sydney to Cape Town are Singapore Airlines and Emirates. With an average price for the route of R33 284 and an overall rating of 8,6, Singapore Airlines is the most popular choice. Emirates is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R30 097 and an overall rating of 8,3.
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.
Top 3 airlines serving 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.
8,6
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 3934 reviews
87overall
88boarding
86entertainment
83food
85comfort
89crew
Airline reviews
Pros: "It’s an old plane, so the seats are those older yet more comfortable type of seats!"
Cons: "Better service from the crews."
Pros: "It’s an old plane, so the seats are those older yet more comfortable type of seats!"
Cons: "Better service from the crews."
Pros: "Crew was super nice and the food was good (for plane food)! Really appreciated that they had snacks and chocolate on hand for hungry passengers throughout the flight. A 17 hour plane ride is never the best, but Singapore Air made it as pleasant as possible. Also, we booked on Kayak and was routed through a third party vendor JustFly, which I was a little worried about - but our booking went off without a hitch."
Pros: "Crew very attentive but not intrusive. Food very good."
Cons: "I did not find much to watch on entertainment system. Have to get crew to assemble flat bed, a bit of a nuisance. Also to turn it back into a chair."
Cons: "Having boarded at SYD, during the Canberra stop, we were all required to disembarked. It was a loaded flight so the process was slow"
Pros: "Crew was attentive and made extra effort to meet special requests from passengers."
Pros: "crew were very friendly and helpful. flight was one of the best i’ve had"
Cons: "boarding at sydney was very confusing"
Pros: "Crew were very good. Cabin was also much better than Qantas premium economy cabin."
Cons: "Had premium economy seat. Not the most comfortable on the tailbone for some reason."
Pros: "The crew was great as usual. The food was good"
Cons: "Better seats - really uncomfortable with a packed plane and wailing infants even when seated quite a few rows away."
Pros: "We loved the service, quality of food, entertainment, and cleanliness of Singapore Airlines flight!"
Cons: "Economy is still tightly packed with limited leg room considering the distance traveled."
Pros: "The crew and the little things like blanket, pillow, hot towels etc that is just standard. The food was great except the bread rolls Entertainment system was fantastic"
Cons: "They seemed to miss a whole section with immigration cards which delayed my party of travellers when we landed. The recline of the seat is huge, great for those wo recline, not so great for the person behind them"
Pros: "Great seats, great crew."
Cons: "Was not anything too exciting on Entertainment with regards to movies, but personal choice really."
Pros: "The crew were very helpful and the food was good."
Cons: "There was no soap in the toilets on the stretch from Sydney to Dubai. The film choice also seemed poor."
Pros: "Seat was fixed for such a long flight it is hazardous to the spine ."
Cons: "Allow the seat to slightly recline like any other airline"
Cons: "Info system is not that easy to navigate So hard to find a movie"
Cons: "Everything about the flight was great with the exception that the WiFi was pretty terrible and didnt work the final few hours of the flight. I raise the issue because customers shouldn’t pay $15 for it if it doesn’t work."
Pros: "Boarding and Crew are excellent toilets are clean Gluten Free meals are available, that's a big plus"
Cons: "Lots of movies to choose from however I felt the choices were similar in a way! ( Example: you'll find the Drama movies are almost the same as the Romantic movies or the Comedy movies)"
Cons: "We didn't get to fly from SYDNEY to CHRISTCHURCH when we were supposed to!"
Cons: "You cancelled my return ticket without informing me or giving a refund. Lied about the refund in the emails you sent me."
Cons: "The seats on the 777-300ER were tiny compared to the seats on the A380 from JFK to dubai. My wife and I are both small people and we were cramped. This is very unfair to us and even so to larger people on such a long leg The entertainment screens were also very poor. Small, low res"
Pros: "Crew service, and service at Emirates lounge in Dubai, were outstanding"
Cons: "There is no phone charging or entertainment. Also couldn't bring on carry-on sized bags with wheels and were forced to check them."
Pros: "The seats were very comfortable and generally this flight is comfy"
Cons: "The queue during boarding is very long, they need to add counters"
Pros: "The crew was very attentive, although it did help I was the only passenger in business and the food was definitely better than expected and an improvement on last time I flew with them, around a year ago."
Cons: "The cabin was looking a little tired."
Pros: "The staff and flight attendants were pleasant. Good entertainment and comfortable enough seats."
Cons: "I wasn't looking forward to the 11 hour flight, however the 4+ hour delay was a significant inconvenience. We were on the tarmac in Abidjan for almost an hour, before we were informed that there were some technical issues. We were told it was a minor issue, until clearly it was a large enough issue as a lot of time passed by. Air stopped flowing so many passengers including myself became uncomfortably hot and dehydrated. The flight attendants only came down the aisle once with water, which was not considerate enough given that the air stopped flowing. Finally close to two hours later passengers we instructed to disembark without mention of how long the wait would be. We re-boarded the flight after about an hour and only then were informed that there was not enough power to fly the plane. Once we took off the air flow returned and the flight overall was pleasant. While safety of course is a priority, especially for a long overnight flight, communication could have been much better."
Pros: "The ravioli was great, some of the other food was not great. Otherwise, the flight was easy."
Cons: "More entertainment options, the movies and TV shows offered are not varied or very good."
Pros: "Food was of high standard Crew were polite and made the effort to make passengers feel comfortable"
Cons: "Boarding - Two last minute changes to departure gates, which confused the hell out of everyone. No announcement, just one staff shouting out to passengers."
Pros: "Although we had abou an hour delay, we arrived only thirty minutes after the scheduled time. The flight crew was very nice and friendly."
Cons: "The touchscreen did not work very well; was only able I o see one movie but is was an overnight flight so it wasn’t too much at a hassle."
Cons: "Flight was delayed again. No priority boarding for Star Alliance members. Staff was unfriendly."
Pros: "Flight time changed without notice. Delays in Medinah caused us to miss our connecting flight to Johannesburg. Really poor communication. No agents would take calls in Jeddah. Really terrible service. Would avoid using this airline at all cost. Not the first time I've been delayed by them"
Cons: "Flight time changed without notice. Delays in Medinah caused us to miss our connecting flight to Johannesburg. Really poor communication. No agents would take calls in Jeddah. Really terrible service. Would avoid using this airline at all cost. Not the first time I've been delayed by them"
Pros: "I liked the crew. They are kind."
Cons: "The boarding in Addis was an absolute nightmare. No one could figure out where to go and when. Mombasa and Nairobi flight boarding was mixed. I've never seen anything like this. There was not enough room in the boarding area so everyone was pushing and shoving. I can't recommend Ethiopian airways to anyone after this experience."
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Recent one-way flight deals
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Sydney to Cape Town found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
19/10Thu
3 stopsMultiple Airlines
57h 40mSYD-CPT
R13 981
13/2Tue
1 stopSingapore Airlines
30h 10mSYD-CPT
R14 405
10/2Sat
1 stopQatar Airways
28h 10mSYD-CPT
R14 598
24/2Sat
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
26h 15mSYD-CPT
R14 694
19/10Thu
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
48h 15mSYD-CPT
R15 138
19/10Thu
1 stopMultiple Airlines
18h 20mSYD-CPT
R15 292
24/2Sat
1 stopMultiple Airlines
31h 55mSYD-CPT
R16 005
10/2Sat
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
49h 25mSYD-CPT
R16 507
7/1Sun
2 stopsEthiopian Air
36h 30mSYD-CPT
R17 683
10/2Sat
3 stopsQatar Airways
40h 40mSYD-CPT
R18 011
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Last minute flights from Sydney 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 Sydney to Cape Town that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/10Wed
multi-stopMultiple Airlines
34h 35mSYD-CPT
11/10Wed
multi-stopMultiple Airlines
35h 10mCPT-SYD
R42 848
4/10Wed
multi-stopMultiple Airlines
34h 35mSYD-CPT
11/10Wed
multi-stopMultiple Airlines
35h 10mCPT-SYD
R43 234
4/10Wed
multi-stopMultiple Airlines
34h 30mSYD-CPT
11/10Wed
multi-stopMultiple Airlines
33h 20mCPT-SYD
R43 407
4/10Wed
multi-stopMultiple Airlines
18h 40mSYD-CPT
7/10Sat
multi-stopMultiple Airlines
37h 50mCPT-SYD
R44 275
4/10Wed
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
33h 30mSYD-CPT
7/10Sat
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
35h 15mCPT-SYD
R44 988
4/10Wed
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
30h 25mSYD-CPT
7/10Sat
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
35h 15mCPT-SYD
R46 107
4/10Wed
multi-stopEmirates
28h 05mSYD-CPT
11/10Wed
multi-stopEmirates
33h 20mCPT-SYD
R48 209
4/10Wed
multi-stopEmirates
28h 05mSYD-CPT
11/10Wed
multi-stopEmirates
33h 20mCPT-SYD
R48 459
4/10Wed
multi-stopMultiple Airlines
48h 35mSYD-CPT
11/10Wed
multi-stopMultiple Airlines
35h 10mCPT-SYD
R48 864
4/10Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
45h 50mSYD-CPT
11/10Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
44h 10mCPT-SYD
R55 594
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Sydney - Cape Town Flights
Departure:
Sydney (SYD)Australia
Destination:
Cape Town (CPT)South Africa
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