ZRH - CPT

R6 486 Find Cheap Flights from Zurich to Cape Town

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Cheapest return fare
R13 004
Typical prices: R18 851-R15 469
Multiple Airlines
Sun 24/5Sun 31/5
ZRH - CPT • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
R20 669
SWISS
Fri 11/9Fri 18/9
ZRH - CPT • Direct
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Tue, Thu, Sat
You can fly direct with Edelweiss Air. Average duration is 11h 07m
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Cheapest • from R13 774 (return)
Best reviews • 7,8 score
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Cheapest • Avg R16 409 (return)
Shortest trip • 14h 25m (one-way)
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Most punctual • 85% on-time
Best time • Fewest delays
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 5 weeks in advance save around 18% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from Zurich to Cape Town (ZRH-CPT)

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

Sun, May 24 - Sun, May 31
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20:40 - 21:30
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24h 50m
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18:25 - 20:05
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ZRH
25h 40m
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R13 004Multiple Airlines
Sun, May 3 - Sun, May 10
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20:40 - 21:30
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CPT
24h 50m
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18:25 - 20:05
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25h 40m
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R13 512Multiple Airlines
Sun, May 3 - Mon, May 11
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16:45 - 21:30
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CPT
28h 45m
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18:25 - 20:05
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25h 40m
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R13 528Multiple Airlines
Wed, Sep 23 - Sun, Oct 4
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11:20 - 8:25
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21h 05m
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17:45 - 8:50
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15h 05m
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R13 774Condor
Sun, May 17 - Fri, May 22
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23h 40m
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18:25 - 20:05
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25h 40m
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R13 823Multiple Airlines
Sun, May 3 - Mon, May 11
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24h 50m
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18:25 - 20:05
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25h 40m
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R14 003Multiple Airlines
Sun, May 24 - Sun, May 31
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9:25 - 21:30
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CPT
36h 05m
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13:15 - 20:05
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30h 50m
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R14 019Multiple Airlines
Fri, May 15 - Thu, May 21
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24h 30m
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18:25 - 20:05
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R14 199Multiple Airlines
Sun, May 3 - Wed, May 20
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20:40 - 21:30
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24h 50m
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6:45 - 10:05
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27h 20m
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R14 216Multiple Airlines
Sun, May 24 - Sun, May 31
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9:20 - 21:30
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CPT
36h 10m
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13:15 - 20:05
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30h 50m
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R14 298Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Zurich to Cape Town flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Zurich 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 Zurich to Cape Town?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Zurich to Cape Town departing in May.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Zurich 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 Zurich to Cape Town is April, where tickets cost R13 970 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R22 208 and R20 226 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Zurich to Cape Town?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at R8 122 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Zurich 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 Zurich 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 Zurich to Cape Town, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 18% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonJune
Cheapest flightR6 486
Best time to beat the crowds (1% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (12% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Zurich to Cape Town

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Zurich to Cape Town was R6 486 for a one-way ticket and R13 004 for a return.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Zurich to Cape Town?

    Only Lufthansa offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Zurich to Cape Town flight route.

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

    The Airbus A350-900 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Zurich to Cape Town flight route.

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

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

  • On which days can I fly direct from Zurich to Cape Town?

    You can catch a direct flight from Zurich to Cape Town on on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Zurich to Cape Town, Condor or KLM?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Zurich to Cape Town are Condor and KLM. With an average price for the route of R15 495 and an overall rating of 6,5, Condor is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R17 242 and an overall rating of 7,8.

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

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

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

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

Prefer to fly direct from Zurich to Cape Town Intl?

 
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Direct departures

Zurich to Cape Town Intl

Tuesday

Edelweiss Air

Edelweiss Air

Thursday

Edelweiss Air

Edelweiss Air

Saturday

Edelweiss Air

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Direct returns

Cape Town Intl to Zurich

Tuesday

Edelweiss Air

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Thursday

Edelweiss Air

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Saturday

Edelweiss Air

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Sunday

Edelweiss Air

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Zurich to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Zurich 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.
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KLMOverall score based on 1502 reviews
8,4Crew
7,1Entertainment
7,7Comfort
7,3Food
7,8Boarding
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The flight was delayed. The aircraft was unclean. Promised seat was not given due to change in Aircraft. Not one crew on ground was in a position to give any response. Amsterdam Airport is AVIODABLE Over crowded. Over Expensive. Poor Services.

2,0 MediocreRakesh, Mar 2026
AMS - BOM
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The flight was delayed. The aircraft was unclean. Promised seat was not given due to change in Aircraft. Not one crew on ground was in a position to give any response. Amsterdam Airport is AVIODABLE Over crowded. Over Expensive. Poor Services.

It was really nice experience by flying this klm flight.I personally recommend everyone to please try this klm flight

Crew is not the cheerful type. very slow meal service (this is their style as have flown this many times)

Flight was on time, staff are friendly and helpful onboard.

Delay and had to run between flight to get my connection due to this delay but besides that the overall experience was ok. I arrived with just an hour of delay.

At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

The immigration hall in Amsterdam was understaffed, so passport checking was slower than it should be for a major airport. They need to get the automatic readers up and running for non EU passport holders. Waiting in line after a long flight feels a bit abusive.

Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

KLM remains a quality flag carrier airline which maintains its standards whilst all their competitors are lowering theirs.

Food and crew were superb. I flu with a 777 which has old TV screens. Although the movie selection was very good, screen was not sharp enough to wacht a movie

the cabin was kept too hot. couldn't sleep as a result

Majority of the staff were simply awesome and very very supportive and helpful

Business Class pods are horrible. If you're petite, you might be able to sleep on the uncomfortable seat and bed. Crew and food are fantastic.

Excellent staff despite some trying passenger situations. Very impressed with their good attitudes and kindness.

Awful experience in Indigo, check in lines were very long with inadequate staffing. Had to wait in a warm stuffy plane on the tarmac as the flight was delayed.

Went great, they even reopened the gate for me when I arrived late.

Everything about that day was great I was happy with how things went as a first time traveling with the airline thank you for all that you’ve doing by taking us there to our various destinations thanks.

Not good. I was supposed to be in Mint but got in economy class

Requested food options were always finished. Supplied food items were good but of course not the desired choices.

My flight was delayed twice. It finally left 24 hours later. In addition there were conflicting messages between kayak and condor that made the experience worse.

Upgraded to premium economy at the gate. Well worth it!

The flight was canceled and airlines did nothing to accommodate the passengers. After few hours they booked me randomly on a flight that had long layover and didn’t provide any compensation or effort to help. The crew was rude, no representation on the airport. Everything needs to be on call and agents there had no knowledge or control. For everything, they were like we can’t do it and you need to file a claim later. That was not helpful at all and will not make my travel experience any easier. Very disappointed in their service.

Great plane and flight attendants. The person next to me had a DISGUSTING smelling mouth and breath, so that was nasty to deal with the whole flight. Brush your teeth, people! Condor was amazing, though :-)

It would be nice to have a cleaner facility, it was hard to access it. It was always full of people working in that space. The covers and especially the matt of bad quality and old. Many times reused. I would not use it. Food: the bread rolls were old, and food had strange choices. Chicken was terrible.

There was some nice staff when I entered and left, but the thrre flight attendants who served us were very brusque and rude. I have celiac and when I checked in, I tried to find the option to make sure my meals (stick on a 10+ hour flight after a 3 hour flight and short layover) were gluten free because I didn’t have time to get anything. Couldn’t find the selection for it, and every part of the meal and purchase options were gluten, so I didn’t get to eat. During check in the allergies section should be easy to identify and check so this doesn’t happen. Having more options for gluten free at this time should be easy.

Internet was advertised in-flight but not accessible. The foot rest in premium economy was stuck. For both nobody I asked was able to provide an answer/solution. However, this will not stop me from booking premium economy again, which I upgraded from my initial economy I had booked for my outbound flight YYZ to FRA.

Great flight, nice options for food and beverages. Fairly comfortable seats for a large person

Business class: or fist class: Seating absolutely terrible, same seats as everyone else , no space, we could not fit our knees in. I was sitting sideways since nobody else booked this business class. I wish we would have an option to select a business class for the main journey between USA and Europe, but regular class for the short flights in Europe.

The seating was exactly same as the rest of the plane. We had no space for our knees. In fact it was the tightest spacing of the seats I ever flew with, on a very old plane. (and we flew all over Asia and Europe) The same chairs. We were the only passengers in business or first class. Obviously funny.... The only difference was, we got a sendwich and we were offered a drink. Rest of the plane got a bottle of water.

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