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Cheap Flights from the United States to Cape Town

 
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Recent return flight deals from the United States to Cape Town

Tue, Nov 10 - Mon, Nov 16
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18:20 - 13:35Washington, D.C.  Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
60h 15m3 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Victoria Falls
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14:25 - 17:28Cape Town  Cape Town Intl-Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
34h 03m3 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl
R16 706Multiple Airlines
3+ days ago
Tue, Nov 10 - Mon, Nov 16
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18:20 - 13:35Washington, D.C.  Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
60h 15m3 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Victoria Falls
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14:25 - 11:52Cape Town  Cape Town Intl-Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
28h 27m3 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl
R16 739Multiple Airlines
13 hours ago
Mon, Oct 19 - Mon, Oct 26
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12:30 - 22:10Washington, D.C.  Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
51h 40m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
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14:25 - 17:33Cape Town  Cape Town Intl-Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
33h 08m3 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl
R16 822Multiple Airlines
1 day ago
Thu, Oct 22 - Mon, Oct 26
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13:26 - 15:20Miami  Miami-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
19h 54m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
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20:50 - 14:36Cape Town  Cape Town Intl-Miami Miami
23h 46m1 stop Newark
R20 325United Airlines
2 days ago
Sat, Oct 24 - Fri, Oct 30
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15:01 - 16:10Charlotte  Charlotte Douglas-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
19h 09m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
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9:30 - 17:55Cape Town  Cape Town Intl-Charlotte Charlotte Douglas
38h 25m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss
R22 126United Airlines
2 days ago
Sat, Oct 24 - Fri, Oct 30
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6:45 - 16:10Charlotte  Charlotte Douglas-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
27h 25m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
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9:30 - 17:55Cape Town  Cape Town Intl-Charlotte Charlotte Douglas
38h 25m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss
R22 209United Airlines
2 days ago
Mon, Oct 19 - Mon, Nov 2
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6:03 - 17:50Charlotte  Charlotte Douglas-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
29h 47m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
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20:50 - 13:55Cape Town  Cape Town Intl-Charlotte Charlotte Douglas
24h 05m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson New York LaGuardia
R23 646Delta
2 days ago
Mon, Oct 19 - Mon, Nov 2
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6:03 - 17:50Charlotte  Charlotte Douglas-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
29h 47m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
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20:50 - 10:10Cape Town  Cape Town Intl-Charlotte Charlotte Douglas
20h 20m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
R23 646Delta
2 days ago
Tue, Dec 8 - Fri, Jan 8
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17:30 - 10:30Dallas  Dallas/Fort Worth-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
33h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
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12:35 - 9:25Cape Town  Cape Town Intl-Dallas Dallas/Fort Worth
28h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
R45 756JetBlue
3+ days ago
Tue, Dec 8 - Mon, Jan 4
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17:30 - 10:30Dallas  Dallas/Fort Worth-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
33h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
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12:35 - 9:25Cape Town  Cape Town Intl-Dallas Dallas/Fort Worth
28h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
R48 515JetBlue
3+ days ago
Booking Insights

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?

In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Cape Town was found on the route from New York, at R16 706 return. The most popular connection is from Dallas to Cape Town, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as R20 688 in the last 5 days.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Cape Town?

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Cape Town is Friday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as R27 211. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are R36 375 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town?

The cheapest month for flights to Cape Town is February, where tickets cost R22 985 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets from the United States is R31 231 and R30 405 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is April with an average price of R16 425.

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

The cheapest time of day to fly to Cape Town is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost R31 238 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 R31 238.

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

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 19 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

October

Cheapest flight

R8 213
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (12% more expensive on average)
Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Cape Town

FAQs - booking Cape Town flights

  • Does Cape Town International Airport have play areas for children?

    Passengers who booked flights to Cape Town and are traveling with small children will want to stop by the play area to let them run around. The Jimmy Jungles Play Zone is located on the top floor of the airport in the Departure Hall. It has a ball pit, trampoline, and a toy airplane. There is a fee to use the play area but if you have young children, it’s a wonderful place to visit.

  • Are there good restaurants in Cape Town International Airport?

    Yes, restaurants are located on the third floor of the airport. You can dine at Spur where you can watch the planes land and take off. Or you can choose from a number of delis and cafes. Most restaurants in the airport close by 9PM so it is important to plan ahead if you have a late arrival or a layover.

  • Are there good shopping places in Cape Town International Airport?

    If you want to shop once you arrive at the airport, you can choose from regular and duty free shops. You can also find local specialties and handmade souvenirs at stores like Africa Eco, Out of Africa, Made in SA, and Cape Farm & Wine.

  • Are there airport hotels in Cape Town International Airport?

    If you’re looking for airport hotels, you are in luck. The Road Lodge Cape Town International Airport is located on the airport grounds. Or, if you prefer, the Hotel Verde is located only two minutes from the airport. There is a free airport shuttle that is available from 4AM to midnight every day. The airport shuttle leaves every 30 minutes.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Cape Town?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Cape Town was found on the route from New York, at R16 706 return. The most popular connection is from Dallas to Cape Town, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as R20 688 in the last 5 days.

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

    Central Cape Town is 16 km away from Cape Town Intl Airport.

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

    There is only 1 airport in Cape Town, called Cape Town Intl Airport (CPT). It can also be referred to as Cape Town or Cape Town Intl.

  • How much is a flight to Cape Town?

    On average, a flight to Cape Town costs R38 931. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R26 628 and departed from Newark Airport.

  • 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.

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

    Each week there are around 1 405 direct flights from within United States to Cape Town. The most common day for departures is Monday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Cape Town

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Cape Town flight deals.
  • If you have booked flights to Cape Town and you want to relax before your connecting flight, stop by the Yemaya Express Nail Bar in domestic departures to touch up your manicure. Or, you can visit Gloss in the central terminal for a trim.
  • Passengers that are flying to Cape Town for business reasons will be happy to learn there are several services available. Conference rooms are available for passengers who need them. There is also free WiFi throughout the airport for up to 4 hours or 1 GB. Mobile phone rentals are available from Vodafone’s Vodashop Rent A Phone. There is also a post office on the ground floor past the permit office.
  • Looking for an easy way to get from the airport to your hotel or local attractions? You will find that an Uber is generally more affordable than a taxi. Be sure that you ask about recommended taxi services at the airport if you choose to use one. If you’d prefer to take public transportation, you can take the MyCiti Bus from the airport to the Civic Center.
  • If you have at least 6 hours between connecting flights, you might want to see a little bit of Cape Town while you wait. Drop your luggage at the A-Teck in Parkade 2 so you can explore hands-free. You can then take a short 25-minute ride via an Uber or a taxi to the city center where you can explore the local attractions.
  • If you want to freshen up between flights, consider paying for access to one of the VIP lounges. These lounges offer members access to shower facilities. Or, you can buy a special package from Hotel Verde that provides access to showers, a gym, pools, walking trails and restaurants.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from the United States to Cape Town

 
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.
7,8
DeltaOverall score based on 8652 reviews
7,8Entertainment
8,1Boarding
8,5Crew
7,2Food
7,8Comfort
Airline reviews

Very crowded and the economy seats were the smallest and with the least legroom I have ever experienced. Cabin staff were excellent although the food service was chaotic as they were being each person their food individually instead of from the wagon.

8,0 ExcellentGary, Oct 2026
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Very crowded and the economy seats were the smallest and with the least legroom I have ever experienced. Cabin staff were excellent although the food service was chaotic as they were being each person their food individually instead of from the wagon.

Delta is the best. It was all very easy and on time.

The cabin and bathroom experience was poor as the cabin and bathroom were dirty and showed signs of an older plane that had not been updated for Customer’s, comfort and health. There was gum on my seat when I arrived and dirt spots around the fan and light controls. The flight was almost entirely full, so there was no way I could be moved from my seat. Th bathroom had the peeling paint.

Wifi worked inconsistently; outlet to charge computer did not work.

Gate agent in LAS named Juliett should win an award for excellent customer service.

Gate agent and flight attendants were efficient, but more stern than warm.

The only issue is that the plane was HOT. This was not the case on my first flight so not sure why, but thankfully I had a portable fan with me. Everything else was great!

13 hour delay stuck in Detroit and missed a day of meetings. It was terrible

My flight was so delayed I would’ve missed my connection and had to cancel my trip

The food was terrible especially for a 15 hour international flight. The crew was unpleasant as well.

Return flight was perfect. All on time and no hiccups. However, going was another story. I don't blame United for the weather, but I am rather disappointed in its response to my getting stranded in my layover city for the night. United gave me a $20 food voucher. That's it. But besides this policy, the employees were incredibly helpful rerouting me to my final destination in Fort Lauderdale, FL. So overall, 8 out of 10. 10 out of 10 for flight comfort, inflight service and before flight service. 5 out of 10 for layover handling.

Quinoa chocolate cookies are my favorite! Would be nice to have internet service like American

Better management of the boarding process. Is there any way you could forward all the window seats first? That's the Way Reno Air used to do it, and they had the fastest boarding in the industry!

Old plane, no amenities. Very abrupt landing. Unnecessarily long taxi time.

The flight was for my mom in wheelchair the staff in Newark wer not friendly took a long time to even get a wheelchair she almost missed her flight because they finally got a chair few minutes before boarding they had to rush her to the gate. They took her carryon and checked it as a bag told her don’t worry free of charge but they charge the credit card anyway. She also told me the seats are not comfortable at all as if they were broken she could feel the bars in the seat SFO staff was much better overall she had the worst experience

Wifi is very frustrating - could not connect and therefore unable to work on the trip

Entertainment was great. Seats were good. They did not have my pre-ordered hot food product available but did comp me something cold in place of the item.

Staff on the plane was incredible. Check-in was very complicated with no staff to help at the airport. I was charged for a second bag even though my ticket says 2 bags are free

Staff could’ve been a little more cordial. The men were much more friendlier than the women. My daughter and I also missed the 2nd to last meal as we were sleeping but that is on us.

The food needs to be improved, up to the standard of the people and the accommodation.

The crew was friendly and helpful. The entertainment system in my row did not work for movies and TV shows and the Direct TV cut off in parts and stopped showing the baseball playoff game.

Non-stop commercials were frustrating when trying to view direct TV

Forced to check bag, even though plenty of space in overhead bins. Did not appreciate having to wait at baggage claim to retrieve suitcase.

Great. I was in mint class. Security was spectacular. A lot of room on the flight! And the WiFi worked this time- it didn’t work the last time and I am on a business trip so that was a problem.

There was more leg room in what was most likely a basic assigned seat (row 25) then on other airlines I've flown lately.

They lost my luggage and have ruined first day of my vacation. Still don’t have it. I have nothing. I also paid for a seat I did not get. They changed both our seats with no notice. Will never fly this airline again.

My overall experience with JetBlue was pretty poor and disappointing. We originally booked a DIRECT flight home from Boston on 9/28 at 8:00pm even though it cost more than the non direct flights. With no reason other than "unforeseen circumstances", our flight home Monday was cancelled and we were rebooked on a 7:00am flight on 9/29 with a layover in JFK. We were traveling with sick kids coming home from a funeral of a loved one and needed to be at work on Tuesday so paying extra for a flight home Monday was something we had to do. The original direct flights were considerably more expensive than the non direct flights- so I don't understand how Jetblue did absolutely NOTHING to compensate or right their mistake. We will not be booking with them in the future because they are not reliable and they showed no remorse nor did they make any attempt to make things right. The least they could have done was credit the difference in cost of flight because I know our original flights cost more than the one we were rebooked on. Once again- we will not be flying with them in the future and will advise family and friends to be aware of the risk you run when giving them your business. Do better.

The flight attendant was snarky and the flight took off very late. I know it was an issue with air traffic control and the runways in Boston, so not really anyone's fault, but very frustrating, I missed an important meeting because of rgr delay. They didn't offer headphones to watch the TV, but luckily I remembered my own and was able to enjoy watching a movie.

Terrible. We originally booked a direct flight from BOS to MCO on 9/28 at 8:00pm and it was cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances and the flight we were rebooked on was on 9/29 at 7:00am with a layover in JFK. We were traveling with sick kids so leaving at such an early hour was absolutely miserable, and on top of that we all missed work which we couldn’t afford. On top of that- we paid a fortune for our flights to be direct without a layover and the flights with layovers were cheaper so at the very minimum we should have been refunded the difference. With absolutely no explanation or sympathy from JetBlue- we will avoid using them in the future due to the fact they aren’t reliable nor do they correct their mistakes.

Experience with JetBlue was poor. We were originally suppose to fly home on a direct flight on Monday the 28th at 8:00pm and we it was canceled due to “unforeseen circumstances” and we were rebooked on a 7am flight on Tuesday the 29th with a layover in JFK. Traveling with sick kids and waking up at an ungodly hour was miserable, and not only that it caused all of us to miss work. We intentionally flew our Monday on a direct flight and the direct flight was far more than the non direct flights on any given day. There was no compensation provided let alone a reasonable explanation. When you are charging people those type of prices for domestic same coast flights- you should be at least refunding the cost difference of the flights if you are rebooking them on a cheaper flight. I will never fly JetBlue again because they are unreliable and don’t correct their mistakes.

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