R5 957 Find Cheap Flights from the United Arab Emirates to Cape Town

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Cheapest return fare
R9 107
Overall average: R14 490
Ethiopian Air
Fri 3/7Mon 27/7
AUH - CPT • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
R14 523
Typical prices: R16 115-R18 625
Emirates
Tue 27/1Fri 30/1
DXB - CPT • Direct
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CPT
Cheapest
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CPT
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September
Cheapest • 21% price drop
July
Most popular
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Cheap Flights from the United Arab Emirates to Cape Town

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from the United Arab Emirates 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from the United Arab Emirates to Cape Town

Fri, Jul 3 - Mon, Jul 27
Ethiopian Air Logo
4:25 - 14:35
AUH
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CPT
12h 10m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
13:50 - 3:10
CPT
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AUH
11h 20m
1 stop
R9 107Ethiopian Air
Wed, Feb 4 - Thu, Feb 26
Ethiopian Air Logo
4:25 - 14:35
AUH
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CPT
12h 10m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
13:50 - 3:10
CPT
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AUH
11h 20m
1 stop
R10 010Ethiopian Air
Wed, Feb 4 - Wed, Feb 25
Qatar Airways Logo
5:20 - 17:25
AUH
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CPT
14h 05m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
12:35 - 3:50
CPT
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AUH
13h 15m
1 stop
R10 043Qatar Airways
Wed, Feb 4 - Thu, Feb 26
Qatar Airways Logo
5:20 - 17:25
AUH
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CPT
14h 05m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
19:00 - 10:50
CPT
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AUH
13h 50m
1 stop
R10 141Qatar Airways
Sat, Jan 31 - Thu, Feb 26
Ethiopian Air Logo
4:25 - 14:35
AUH
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CPT
12h 10m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
13:50 - 3:10
CPT
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AUH
11h 20m
1 stop
R10 420Ethiopian Air
Mon, Feb 2 - Tue, Feb 24
Qatar Airways Logo
5:20 - 17:30
AUH
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CPT
14h 10m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
19:00 - 10:50
CPT
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AUH
13h 50m
1 stop
R10 535Qatar Airways
Tue, Feb 10 - Mon, Feb 16
Qatar Airways Logo
22:30 - 17:25
AUH
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CPT
20h 55m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
7:00 - 3:50
CPT
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AUH
18h 50m
2 stops
R10 634Qatar Airways
Tue, Feb 10 - Mon, Feb 16
Qatar Airways Logo
22:30 - 17:25
AUH
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CPT
20h 55m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
12:35 - 3:50
CPT
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AUH
13h 15m
1 stop
R10 666Qatar Airways
Sat, Mar 28 - Mon, Apr 20
Multiple Airlines Logo
20:30 - 13:00
AUH
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CPT
42h 30m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:00 - 3:40
CPT
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AUH
12h 40m
1 stop
R10 913Multiple Airlines
Fri, Feb 27 - Sat, Mar 7
Ethiopian Air Logo
4:25 - 14:35
DXB
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CPT
12h 10m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
13:50 - 3:55
CPT
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DXB
12h 05m
1 stop
R11 241Ethiopian Air
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Cape Town

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 round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

If travelling to Cape Town, the cheapest city to fly from in the last 3 days was Abu Dhabi, with flights as low as R5 957 one-way and R9 107 return. Flights from Dubai are the most searched and start at $198 for a return trip.

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 R11 175 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets from the United Arab Emirates is R17 821 and R16 607 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is September with an average price of R11 175.

What is a good deal for flights to Cape Town?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Cape Town, 25% of our users found tickets to Cape Town for the following prices or less: From Dubai R11 529 one-way - R14 893 return.

How far in advance should I book a flight 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 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, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 85 days before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightR5 957
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 18% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (11% more expensive on average)
Flight from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town

FAQs - booking Cape Town flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Cape Town?

    If travelling to Cape Town, the cheapest city to fly from in the last 3 days was Abu Dhabi, with flights as low as R5 957 one-way and R9 107 return. Flights from Dubai are the most searched and start at $198 for a return trip.

  • How far is Cape Town Intl Airport from central Cape Town?

    The distance between Cape Town Intl Airport 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 Intl Airport (CPT). The airport is also known as Cape Town or Cape Town Intl.

  • How much is a flight to Cape Town?

    On average, a flight to Cape Town costs R16 809. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R7 999 and departed from Dubai Intl Airport.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Cape Town?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Cape Town is Wednesday where tickets can be as cheap as R14 873. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are R18 828 on average.

  • 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.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Cape Town?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Cape Town is generally in the morning, when flights cost R17 236 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 R17 499.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Cape Town

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Cape Town? 25% of our users found return tickets to Cape Town for the following prices or less: From Dubai R14 408
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Cape Town flight deals.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from the United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates to Cape Town. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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 verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3467 reviews
8,3Crew
8,2Entertainment
8,1Boarding
7,9Food
8,0Comfort
Airline reviews

I liked everything: the service, the food, the cleanness. I flew last year with Qatar Airways, so I can compare. Emirates did much better! Especially their meals and service.

10,0 ExcellentElena, Dec 2025
DXB - COK
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I liked everything: the service, the food, the cleanness. I flew last year with Qatar Airways, so I can compare. Emirates did much better! Especially their meals and service.

Mostly good and consistent of Emirates service. Christmas menu was great initiative and tasted good. Taking the bus from terminal to the plane spoilt the experience a little.

Love that you can walk directly to your gate from the Emirates Business class lounge, very convenient

Warm staff, very responsive service. Well furnished cabin and comfortable seat and amenities. Excellent onboard wifi connection and very large comfortable restrooms.

in today's time, an airline like emirates didnt serve drinks as requested, Excuse was full flight.

Very poor boarding experience with these remote gates and buses. Also these 777s bardy need a remodeling. Entertainment is a bit laggy. Food and crew is still among the better, but they seriously have to do something with these remote gates.

I take emirates because of direct flights Otherwise no Cabin crew niot friendly and never friendly across the airlines Planes old inside not renewd .. this is not an issue The issue is the poor service

Wonderful Premium Economy experience. Felt as good as Business Class for food and entertainment. Comfortable sleeping too

The 2 sockets near me didjt work i had my phone by end of the flight on low bat and had issues to book uber thereafter Electrical sockets should work if emirates does not allow batteries Baggage claim in zurich took very long

Crew were excellent and the bar service and chat fantastic. Cheese board delicious. Amenity kit good, very disappointing not getting pyjamas on this leg of the flight and needed to reuse from earlier flight.

Friendly and discreet staff. Could have done with a few more offers of water/snacks overnight. Movie and tv selection notably poor. Seats not especially comfortable

I am a big person and have back pain and swelling in my legs, so this was a challenging flight due to confined space. I didn't find the crew very friendly either. I will think twice before flying long distances with Qatar again, due to the lack of legroom.

It was little disheartening and disappointing. Although flight staff did a good job. But customer service didn’t do anything to resolve my issue.

Qatar maybe considered one of the best ailines in the world but nowadays it is much of a muchness with the rest

Initial booking was confusing and had to get new CC issued.

All good. Over four hours flight if provided snacks like Qatar Airways would be better

The flight overall was good. The attendants did a good job except that 1 female had too much fragrance on. The other things that made the flight unpleasant were out of the airlines control.

The check-in and crew staff were wonderful. The food was reasonable. The online side Qatar was very poor. Seats were very tight and not very comfortable for a 14 hour flight!

The flight was smooth Thank God but the delays and changing gates for 3-4 times made me so tired of walking back and forth with heavy bags I thought I was going to pass out with heavy headaches but Thank God finally found the final gate and home safe. These delays happen anytime for important reasons so just be patient when you come across these situations.

Well organized boarding, efficient and on time. Nice crew on the plane. Thank you!

Boarded almost 48 hrs later after a scheduling change on my initial flight that was not communicated either by kayak of SAA.

I had booked a ticket for a 6:40 am departure in July 2025, but it appears there was a change to 8;00 am, which meant I missed my connecting flight which departed 10 m minutes before I landed. I had seen this problem only the previous day and try to resolve it with South African air, but they are very uncooperative on the phone. All they could say was all flights were fully booked and I ended up buying paying $2,000+ to secure a ticket for my family to ensure we got out of South Africa by Monday, which am currently pursuing with the airline.

Excellent airline. Even with 1.5 hour flight, we got light meal on board

South African Airways on the outside, a very old shabby Qatar Airways plane on the inside

The food options were beef or veg, No alternatives for Hindus, that don't eat beef...

Flight was on time Seats ( business class) are terrible- you keep on slipping down as it doesn’t lie flat Food service is like economy class. Meals ( still wrapped in plastic) are just dropped in front of you

On time flight; otherwise not impressed by the check- in- purchased business class and the aircraft was downgraded; no refund given for the difference. Told I could access the lounge due to the above and was questioned by the lounge check- in person who was not friendly

Flight was cancelled with no notification until I reached the check-in desk at the airport. I also got downgraded and they lost my luggage.

Very bad. Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

Very bad, Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

The plane was old and the luggage racks above us were visibly shaking during turbulence. Water was dripping on our heads during landing. Our flight was over 2 hours late departing but we were not updated or told what to expect as the screen at the gate continued to read “on time”

I had a memorable experience. I dont have any comments at this time regarding waht could be better.

The crew was not helping us in the airports ..Very bad experience..the washrooms are not meeting the expectations..need more good service... The hotel service was good but there is a very long wait time which wasted time to go through..

The Boeing 737 MAX on this route, flown in the middle of the night, is an UTTER FAILURE for business travellers. The whole point of business travel is to arrive alert and recover from travel quickly, and this little aeroplane with its quarter recline uncomfortable business seats does nothing for that. It’s a small step up from economy in that you have decent legroom, but that’s it. Absolute margin at the cost of the traveller.

Good. Crew do seem to be less friendly- management are clearly limiting them or not empowering them as they used to.

The food was terrible and the seating was uncomfortable, but the airline did a great thing letting us board in Abbis Ababa on our connecting flight after our original flight was very delayed.

Traveling with Ethiopian is always a good experience. I also enjoy the stay at skylight hotel in Addis

Were not told that carryon laggage has to be only 12 kgs but my bag was heavier asked to pay an additional $550.00. I could have upgraded to a bussiness class for that price and no one at the gate to upgrade but able to take money for the extra weight. I felt like this was a setup scam.

Forgotten Suite inside of the top compartment but went back to ask and they didn’t leave at the lost and found place. Also the checking in was so horrible. I had multi city and one of the passenger saint have visa go go go Dubai. The Ethiopian airlines never had information about requirement for US permanent resident so couldn’t go to Dubai. And when coming back to US we were told we can not use our Addis to Washington ticket and they forced us to get new ticket. Very horrible experience.

I had a comfortable seat that makes my trip wonderful. I appreciate the Ethiopia crew, they were very helpful

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