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If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Cape Town on a Wednesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to fly from Dubai to Cape Town. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Thursday and avoiding Mondays for the best deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Dubai to Cape Town is November, where tickets cost AED 2,968 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is AED 3,963 and AED 3,878 respectively.

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 AED 3,619 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Dubai to Cape Town, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 9% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Dubai to Cape Town were found on Ethiopian Air (AED 2,520) and Qatar Airways (AED 2,857).

There are 2 airlines that fly direct from Dubai to Cape Town. They are Emirates and South African. The cheapest airline for this route is Emirates, with the best return deal found costing AED 2,993. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Emirates.

Weekly flights between Dubai and Cape Town historically see delays in approximately 13% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 126 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving at night tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the morning have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Saturday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Wednesday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Emirates have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 13% of their flights encountering any delays.

Addis Ababa (ADD) is the top choice – 69% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Dubai to Cape Town picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Doha (DOH) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of AED 2,663 for a return.

Consider flying via Johannesburg (JNB) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 12h 45m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Addis Ababa (ADD) often has the shortest stopovers from Dubai to Cape Town, with an average time of 2h 07m.

There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are 3 direct flights that take off from Dubai and land in Cape Town, with an average flight time of 9h 38m. The most common departure time is 03:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 21 flights and there are the same number of flights each day (3).