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The duration of a direct flight to Cape Town from Washington, D.C. is typically 20h 45m. The journey crosses a distance of 20 472 km.
In normal times, a total of 9 direct flights connect Washington, D.C. to Cape Town weekly. On average, there's 1 departure per day.
The cheapest return flight ticket from Washington, D.C. to Cape Town found by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours was for R16 179 on Turkish Airlines, followed by Ethiopian Air (R18 242). One-way flight deals have also been found from as low as R14 096 on Turkish Airlines and from R14 193 on RwandAir.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Cape Town on a Sunday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Thursday is the most expensive day to fly from Washington, D.C. to Cape Town. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Thursday and avoiding Saturdays for the best deals.
On your way to Cape Town, you’ll fly out from one of these Washington, D.C. airports: Washington, D.C. Reagan-National or Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl. You’ll be landing at Cape Town Intl.
The earliest flight leaves Washington, D.C. at 18:35 and lands in Cape Town at 15:20.
The last flight leaves Washington, D.C. at 18:40 and lands in Cape Town at 15:10.
United Airlines is the only airline operating direct flights from Washington, D.C. to Cape Town.
The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Washington, D.C. to Cape Town flight route.
Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Washington, D.C. and Cape Town.
You can catch a direct flight from Washington, D.C. to Cape Town on on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday.
United Airlines has waived its change and cancellation fees on flights from Washington, D.C. to Cape Town. Confirm policy on booking site.
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 Washington, D.C. to Cape Town.
KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cape Town from Washington, D.C. is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.
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 Washington, D.C. with another airline.
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 Washington, D.C. up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.