Which airlines fly to Cape Town?

Singapore Airlines, South African and Qatar Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Cape Town from Australia according to our data. Singapore Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 43% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Cape Town. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to Cape Town on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

How long does it take to fly to Cape Town?

On average, it takes 21h 50m to fly from Australia to Cape Town if you fly out of Sydney (the most popular airport in Australia) and into Cape Town (the most popular airport in Cape Town). If you’re flying out of Brisbane and into Cape Town, then the flight time is around 21h 55m.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Australia to Cape Town Intl?

Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways, and Etihad Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Australia to Cape Town Intl

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Australia to Cape Town Intl Airport?

Prices for flights from Australia to Cape Town Intl Airport are updated daily.

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As of August 2026, there are 7 operators available to choose from for flights from Australia to Cape Town Intl Airport.

How old do you have to be to fly from Australia to Cape Town Intl Airport?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and stopovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from Australia to Cape Town Intl Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Cape Town Intl Airport?

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Cape Town Intl Airport may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Cape Town Intl Airport. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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14:00 - 12:40MEL Melbourne-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 40m3 stops Singapore Changi Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

12:35 - 17:50CPT Cape Town Intl-MEL Melbourne

44h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,687Multiple Airlines

Wed, 21 Oct - Mon, 26 Oct

14:00 - 14:35MEL Melbourne-CPT Cape Town Intl

33h 35m3 stops Singapore Changi Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

17:20 - 17:00CPT Cape Town Intl-MEL Melbourne

62h 40m2 stops Istanbul Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$1,698Multiple Airlines

Tue, 13 Oct - Tue, 3 Nov

08:05 - 09:25SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 20m2 stops Singapore Changi Johannesburg OR Tambo

10:40 - 11:50CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

40h 10m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Singapore Changi

$1,726Singapore Airlines

Mon, 25 Jan - Sun, 28 Feb

08:05 - 09:25SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 20m2 stops Singapore Changi Johannesburg OR Tambo

10:40 - 07:40CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

36h 00m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Singapore Changi

$1,811Singapore Airlines

Fri, 19 Feb - Sun, 28 Feb

15:50 - 17:25SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

12:35 - 06:50CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

33h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,866Qatar Airways

Tue, 10 Nov - Wed, 18 Nov

15:50 - 17:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

12:35 - 06:50CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

33h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,866Qatar Airways

Tue, 20 Oct - Tue, 27 Oct

23:50 - 11:10PER Perth-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 20m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

11:05 - 12:10CPT Cape Town Intl-PER Perth

19h 05m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

$2,030South African

Fri, 6 Nov - Tue, 17 Nov

22:20 - 18:05PER Perth-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 45m1 stop Dubai Intl

20:00 - 17:35CPT Cape Town Intl-PER Perth

39h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

$2,037Emirates

Mon, 14 Sep - Wed, 30 Sep

22:20 - 18:05PER Perth-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 45m1 stop Dubai Intl

13:15 - 17:35CPT Cape Town Intl-PER Perth

22h 20m1 stop Dubai Intl

$2,038Emirates

Tue, 22 Sep - Tue, 29 Sep

23:50 - 10:25PER Perth-CPT Cape Town Intl

16h 35m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

14:15 - 12:10CPT Cape Town Intl-PER Perth

15h 55m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

$2,175South African

Mon, 9 Nov - Tue, 17 Nov

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06:00 - 11:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

37h 30m1 stop Dubai Intl

13:15 - 18:05CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

44h 50m1 stop Dubai Intl

$2,059Emirates

Thu, 27 Aug - Wed, 2 Sep

05:15 - 18:05MEL Melbourne-CPT Cape Town Intl

44h 50m1 stop Dubai Intl

13:15 - 05:30CPT Cape Town Intl-MEL Melbourne

32h 15m1 stop Dubai Intl

$2,107Emirates

Thu, 27 Aug - Tue, 15 Sep

20:45 - 17:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

28h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

07:00 - 06:30CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

39h 30m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Doha Hamad Intl

$2,129Qatar Airways

Thu, 27 Aug - Wed, 2 Sep

08:45 - 17:30BNE Brisbane-CPT Cape Town Intl

40h 45m2 stops Adelaide Doha Hamad Intl

13:15 - 16:20CPT Cape Town Intl-BNE Brisbane

43h 05m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Melbourne

$2,129Qatar Airways

Sat, 29 Aug - Tue, 8 Sep

07:15 - 17:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

42h 15m2 stops Adelaide Doha Hamad Intl

16:35 - 06:10CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

53h 35m2 stops Istanbul Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

$2,135Multiple Airlines

Thu, 27 Aug - Sun, 6 Sep

20:50 - 17:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

52h 40m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

13:15 - 06:30CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

33h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$2,135Multiple Airlines

Mon, 31 Aug - Mon, 7 Sep

07:10 - 17:30MEL Melbourne-CPT Cape Town Intl

42h 20m2 stops Adelaide Doha Hamad Intl

13:15 - 22:05CPT Cape Town Intl-MEL Melbourne

24h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$2,150Virgin Australia

Thu, 27 Aug - Tue, 15 Sep

07:45 - 10:15SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 30m2 stops Melbourne Doha Hamad Intl

13:15 - 08:55CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

35h 40m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Melbourne

$8,772Virgin Australia

Thu, 27 Aug - Sun, 6 Sep

09:35 - 22:50SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 15m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

09:00 - 14:55CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

21h 55m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

$12,858Qantas Airways

Thu, 27 Aug - Mon, 31 Aug

07:25 - 09:25SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 00m2 stops Singapore Changi Johannesburg OR Tambo

10:40 - 10:25CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

39h 45m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Singapore Changi

$13,164Singapore Airlines

Thu, 27 Aug - Mon, 31 Aug

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Singapore Airlines

25 Jan

SYD08:05Sydney Kingsford Smith

34h 20m

2 stops

CPT09:25Cape Town Intl

28 Feb

CPT10:40Cape Town Intl

40h 10m

2 stops

SYD11:50Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,726

Singapore Airlines

19 Feb

SYD08:05Sydney Kingsford Smith

34h 20m

2 stops

CPT09:25Cape Town Intl

28 Feb

CPT10:40Cape Town Intl

36h 00m

2 stops

SYD07:40Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,811

Singapore Airlines

19 Feb

SYD08:05Sydney Kingsford Smith

34h 20m

2 stops

CPT09:25Cape Town Intl

28 Feb

CPT10:40Cape Town Intl

36h 00m

2 stops

SYD07:40Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,814

Qatar Airways flights from Australia to Cape Town

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Qatar Airways

20 Oct

SYD15:50Sydney Kingsford Smith

34h 40m

1 stop

CPT17:30Cape Town Intl

27 Oct

CPT12:35Cape Town Intl

33h 15m

1 stop

SYD06:50Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,866

Qatar Airways

11 Oct

SYD15:50Sydney Kingsford Smith

27h 25m

1 stop

CPT10:15Cape Town Intl

26 Oct

CPT12:35Cape Town Intl

33h 15m

1 stop

SYD06:50Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,895

Qatar Airways

1 Nov

SYD15:50Sydney Kingsford Smith

27h 40m

1 stop

CPT10:30Cape Town Intl

15 Nov

CPT12:35Cape Town Intl

33h 15m

1 stop

SYD06:50Sydney Kingsford Smith

$1,919

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MelbourneCape Town

MEL Melbourne - CPT Cape Town Intl

MELCPT

Melbourne

Wed 21/10

14:00-12:40

3 stops31h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 26/10

12:35-17:50

1 stop44h 15m

$1,687

MelbourneCape Town

MEL Melbourne - CPT Cape Town Intl

MELCPT

Melbourne

Tue 13/10

14:00-14:35

3 stops33h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 3/11

17:20-17:00

2 stops62h 40m

$1,698

SydneyCape Town

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - CPT Cape Town Intl

SYDCPT

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Mon 25/1

08:05-09:25

2 stops34h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 28/2

10:40-11:50

2 stops40h 10m

$1,726

SydneyCape Town

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - CPT Cape Town Intl

SYDCPT

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Fri 19/2

08:05-09:25

2 stops34h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 28/2

10:40-07:40

2 stops36h 00m

$1,811

SydneyCape Town

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - CPT Cape Town Intl

SYDCPT

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 10/11

15:50-17:25

1 stop34h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 18/11

12:35-06:50

1 stop33h 15m

$1,866

SydneyCape Town

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith - CPT Cape Town Intl

SYDCPT

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 20/10

15:50-17:30

1 stop34h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 27/10

12:35-06:50

1 stop33h 15m

$1,866

PerthCape Town

PER Perth - CPT Cape Town Intl

PERCPT

Perth

Fri 6/11

23:50-11:10

1 stop17h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 17/11

11:05-12:10

1 stop19h 05m

$2,030

PerthCape Town

PER Perth - CPT Cape Town Intl

PERCPT

Perth

Mon 14/9

22:20-18:05

1 stop25h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 30/9

20:00-17:35

1 stop39h 35m

$2,037

PerthCape Town

PER Perth - CPT Cape Town Intl

PERCPT

Perth

Tue 22/9

22:20-18:05

1 stop25h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 29/9

13:15-17:35

1 stop22h 20m

$2,038

Fastest return journey

PerthCape Town

PER Perth - CPT Cape Town Intl

PERCPT

Perth

Mon 9/11

23:50-10:25

1 stop16h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 17/11

14:15-12:10

1 stop15h 55m

$2,175

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town?

If you don’t want to visit Cape Town in February, then you should wait until March to fly from Australia, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $1,810.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cape Town from Australia when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cape Town for around $1,979 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cape Town from Australia for as low as $1,799 on momondo.

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Best price found	$920
Fastest flight time	21h 50m
Direct flights	Thu, Sat and Sun
Airports in Cape Town	1 airport

The best one-way flight to Cape Town from Australia in the past 72 hours is $920. The best return flight deal from Australia to Cape Town found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $1,687.

The fastest flight from Australia to Cape Town takes 21h 50m

Direct flights go from Australia to Cape Town on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. There are no airlines offering direct flights..

There is 1 airport in Cape Town. From Australia there are direct flights to Cape Town Intl (CPT).

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from Australia to Cape Town Intl Airport?
Prices for flights from Australia to Cape Town Intl Airport are updated daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Australia to Cape Town Intl Airport?
As of August 2026, there are 7 operators available to choose from for flights from Australia to Cape Town Intl Airport.
How old do you have to be to fly from Australia to Cape Town Intl Airport?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and stopovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from Australia to Cape Town Intl Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Cape Town Intl Airport?
The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Cape Town Intl Airport may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Cape Town Intl Airport. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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Virgin Australia	PriceFrom $890	Free cancellation	Rating 7.6 473 reviews	Search Virgin Australia flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $1,037	Free cancellation	Rating 7.4 3,731 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Emirates	PriceFrom $1,072	Free cancellation	Rating 8.1 3,656 reviews	Search Emirates flights
Qantas Airways	PriceFrom $1,375	Free cancellation	Rating 7.5 1,085 reviews	Search Qantas Airways flights
Singapore Airlines	PriceFrom $1,391	Free cancellation	Rating 8.2 1,588 reviews	Search Singapore Airlines flights
South African	PriceFrom $1,393	Free cancellation	Rating 7.6 64 reviews	Search South African flights
Ethiopian Air	PriceFrom $1,557	Free cancellation	Rating 7.2 1,033 reviews	Search Ethiopian Air flights

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