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AED 1,186 Find Cheap Flights to Cape Town

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Cheap Flights to Cape Town

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

Sun, 12 Oct - Sun, 19 Oct
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04:25 - 14:35AUH-CPT
12h 10m1 stop
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13:50 - 03:10CPT-AUH
11h 20m1 stop
AED 2,016Ethiopian Air
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Sat, 11 Oct - Sat, 18 Oct
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04:25 - 14:35AUH-CPT
12h 10m1 stop
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13:50 - 03:10CPT-AUH
11h 20m1 stop
AED 2,038Ethiopian Air
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Sat, 11 Oct - Sat, 18 Oct
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04:25 - 14:35AUH-CPT
12h 10m1 stop
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13:50 - 03:10CPT-AUH
11h 20m1 stop
AED 2,075Ethiopian Air
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Wed, 17 Sep - Sat, 27 Sep
Ethiopian Air Logo
04:25 - 13:45AUH-CPT
11h 20m1 stop
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13:50 - 03:10CPT-AUH
11h 20m1 stop
AED 2,123Ethiopian Air
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Mon, 29 Sep - Sat, 11 Oct
Ethiopian Air Logo
04:25 - 13:45AUH-CPT
11h 20m1 stop
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13:50 - 03:10CPT-AUH
11h 20m1 stop
AED 2,178Ethiopian Air
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Fri, 3 Oct - Sat, 11 Oct
Ethiopian Air Logo
04:25 - 13:45AUH-CPT
11h 20m1 stop
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13:50 - 03:10CPT-AUH
11h 20m1 stop
AED 2,200Ethiopian Air
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Mon, 16 Feb - Fri, 27 Feb
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05:20 - 17:30DXB-CPT
14h 10m1 stop
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18:55 - 11:40CPT-DXB
14h 45m1 stop
AED 2,255Qatar Airways
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Fri, 20 Feb - Thu, 5 Mar
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22:25 - 17:25DXB-CPT
21h 00m1 stop
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12:35 - 03:50CPT-DXB
13h 15m1 stop
AED 2,262Qatar Airways
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Thu, 19 Feb - Wed, 4 Mar
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22:25 - 17:25DXB-CPT
21h 00m1 stop
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18:55 - 10:25CPT-DXB
13h 30m1 stop
AED 2,336Qatar Airways
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Mon, 8 Sep - Fri, 12 Sep
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01:50 - 22:35DXB-CPT
22h 45m2 stops
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20:55 - 08:30CPT-DXB
33h 35m2 stops
AED 2,435
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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.

In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Cape Town was found on the route from Abu Dhabi, at AED 2,016 return. The most popular connection is from Dubai to Cape Town and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as AED 2,255 in the last 3 days.

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 May, where tickets cost AED 2,655 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets from the United Arab Emirates is AED 4,554 and AED 3,595 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is May with an average price of AED 2,655.

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 AED 3,443 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 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 13% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know – Book Cheap Cape Town Plane Tickets

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightAED 1,186
Best time to beat the crowds (1% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (32% more expensive on average)
Flight from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town

When to book flights to Cape Town

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Cape Town based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Cape Town based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Cape Town flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Cape Town?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Cape Town was found on the route from Abu Dhabi, at AED 2,016 return. The most popular connection is from Dubai to Cape Town and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as AED 2,255 in the last 3 days.

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

    There are 16 km between Cape Town city centre and Cape Town Intl Airport.

  • 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 AED 3,343. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost AED 2,304 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 round-trip tickets can be as cheap as AED 3,361. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are AED 4,194 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 evening, when round-trip flights cost AED 776 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Cape Town is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is AED 1,133.

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

    Each week there are around 14 direct flights from within United Arab Emirates to Cape Town. The most common day for departures is Saturday, with 14% of flights taking off on this day.

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 AED 7,672
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Cape Town flight deals.

Prefer to fly direct to Cape Town Intl?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop to Cape Town Intl.
Find which airlines fly direct to Cape Town Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

United Arab Emirates to Cape Town Intl

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air France, +49 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +50 more

Tuesday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +48 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +49 more

Wednesday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +50 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +51 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air France, +46 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +47 more

Friday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +50 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +51 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +48 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +49 more

Sunday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +50 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +51 more

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Direct returns

Cape Town Intl to United Arab Emirates

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air France, +49 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +50 more

Tuesday

Aegean Airlines, Air France, Air India, +48 more

Aegean Airlines, Air France, +49 more

Wednesday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +50 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +51 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air France, +46 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +47 more

Friday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +50 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +51 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +48 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +49 more

Sunday

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, Air France, +50 more

Aegean Airlines, Air Botswana, +51 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying 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 3322 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.3Crew
7.9Food
8.2Entertainment
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Can’t complain Only downside was the Kiosk passport check and customs clearance at Melbourne. When will they improve that service🤔

10.0 ExcellentJohn, Aug 2025DXB - MEL
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Can’t complain Only downside was the Kiosk passport check and customs clearance at Melbourne. When will they improve that service🤔

Similar to Hyd->Dubai this too was worst airlines. Bad seats, bad seating arrangement which created lot of confusion since family member were not given seat together. However most of them changed the seat and got with the family. Cheap tactics by Emirates.

Emirates need to improve the boarding process. There is no point calling for all First and Business Class passengers plus Platinum, Gold and Silver Skywards members at one time. Further to this, try channeling all these people into one entry point with no defined lines. It was chaos. The is a common issue on the Dubai to Riyadh flight. Poor effort Emirates.

The staff on board were excellent. Kind, thoughtful, helpful - not just with me but with others around that I observed. Wonderful service.

Emirates First Class is always a treat with Caviar and service is always personalised.

Very pleasant.The crews are very nice.Food were excellent.

They should resume the fast track for business / first class passengers

Over - amazing. The aircraft is somewhat old on this route.

Everything was great but the food portions and quality was awful

The best ever, friendly and attentive cabin crew, amazing captains who utilised their expertise for less turbulence, just overall amazing

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 flight SA227 on 2nd March Sao Paulo to Cape Town was delayed by 3 hours. All other flights leaving Sao Paulo left on time. We were told that we were waiting for push back and a routing from Air traffic control. I don't believe this, what was the real reason for the flight delay?

I think more immigration officers at Or Tambo- I spent 90 mins in a queue before I can assisted and most people missed their appointments and meetings

Not sure it was a basic airline so nothing much to like but what was annoying was they delayed so much we missed our connecting flight and we had to almost fight to be out on the next flight and also even get food

Everything the crew werr nice and helpful plus the food was good

The Achilles heel of the experience with Qatar Airways is the Doha Airport, especially for travellers arriving into Doha and not transiting. This airport suffers from being ambitiously big and the immigration into Qatar being overly time taking. At the end of my particular flight in which my travel was ending in Doha, the plane parked at a very remote terminal, from where it took me 30 minutes to arrive just at the immigration counter, with fast paced walking and the time on a train inside the airport. Then, at the immigration counter it takes up to a minute or more to process each tourist visitor,due to time taking face and finger scanning processes and langugage barriers if there are questions or information to be exchanged verbally with the officers. If several planes have landed at the same time, it is not unusual that one has to wait 45 to 60 minutes in the immigration queue. In short, the frustration of arriving at Doha takes away all positive vibe of the airline, as the airline and the airport are heavily intertwined and are marketed together.

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

Overall good. Food choice in business class is a concern as same dishes on every flight for months. Crew is great and seats on this sector were fine . They need to have more variety in dining

Qatar Airways in-flight first/business class service is superior to any US airline; excellent meals are served on short haul flights such as between DXB and DOH.

Was downgraded from business to economy due to a faulty seat in business class. However when I boarded the plane there were no less than 5 free business class seats. Will never fly Qatar Airways again

Boston to Doha was great but Doha to Dhaka was the worst experience.

Noice cancelling headphones would be better since it’s a crowded plane And kids behaviors are unavoidable

Staff was very friendly. There is no on board entertainment, but it’s such a short flight that it doesn’t matter. We also got a meal which was nice and unexpected due to the length of the flight.

I had first class service from them. A little late taking off, but no major problem

Just happy I flew Qatar Airways awesome no wonder they are #1 in the world right now! The food was just delicious, very courteous, professional crew.

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.

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.

Lost suite case and pillow that’s used by senior and they didn’t leave it at the airport

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

The hygiene was super bad. Smells bad and air refreshment is highly advisable. The crew made some one else sit in my spot and no one is checking seat number and people are jumping to sit on other people’s allocated seat.

Im if Ethiopian can allow customers to use their mileage for in flight connexion it will be great.

It was wonderful best Air lines covert and all very happy with their service they have been very helpful and friendly

The nice treatment and lovely pilots who accepted my son inside for a photo.So lovely of them

Got delayed for over 24 hours. Fight was cancelled. Was put up at a nice hotel whose kitchen was unfortunately not prepared for the sudden influx of guests The headphone jacks on the seat were loose and sound kept getting dropped over the headphones. Food was good though. Certain items (Amarula) were not available for purchase over the on-plane duty free. Had been told i would pick my luggage at my final destination*wrong* had to pick it up in JFK and recheck it and then got charged for it**** too tired to argue with the Delta staff on the issue.... after a 15 hr flight.

This one is not bad even it is late, but they apologize and every time they announced the update.

I’m very disappointed for this trip and I will never travel again in this airline. In addition, I don’t recommend to any human being to travel to Kenya Airways. They keep me at Nairobi for 4 days without care. I was at Nairobi from 6 a.m Morning up to 10 a:m Thursday. For that reason, I have trouble for my work and may be I will lose my job. During for those 4 days I didn’t have my medicine, I didn’t have clothes to change because all my clothes were in my checked bags. On Thursday, when I got flight, they don’t even apologize for all consequences I had. During for those 4 days, I learned many things for this airline. It is their system to treat passengers like this because they had hundreds or thousands passengers around Nairobi waiting for their flights after their original flights cancelled. If I lose my job, I planned to file claim to the airline. This is not airline to travel with.

They weight duty free goods at check in and count the weight as carry on luggage. Results : for 4 bottles I had to opay $150. rip off. Be careful to avoid any duty free shopping at Dubai airport

The boarding was fast, the food was great; however, the seats & leg space were tight.

I enjoyed my flight I arrived safe with all my luggage

No complaints just improve on the food service. Provide enough dinner. People are complaining about that.

Was very good, was happy with the way staff were smiling and how they were approachable

A child was loud throughout which made the trip less than optimal. Crew was great and professional. They need to change the automatic seat belt announcement which is too loud and had other unneeded words like "this is XYZ announcement number one'

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