Which airlines fly to Sydney?

Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways and Qantas Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Sydney from Cape Town 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 Sydney. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to Sydney on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Which stopover airport has the shortest connection time from Cape Town to Sydney?

Dubai (DXB) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 2h 35m.

Which airport is the most popular for stopovers for flights between Cape Town and Sydney?

Singapore (SIN) was the most common stop: 33% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Cape Town Intl to Sydney Kingsford Smith?

Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Cape Town Intl to Sydney Kingsford Smith

Which stopover airport has the shortest travel time from Cape Town to Sydney?

Flights connecting via Dubai (DXB) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 24h 50m.

Which stopover airport offers the lowest fares from Cape Town to Sydney?

Flights via Singapore (SIN) offer the lowest average return price of $1,187.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport?

Prices for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport refresh daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport?

There are 3 operators available for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport as of September 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Cape Town Intl Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport?

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Cape Town Intl Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport?

The necessary travel and health documents for your Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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

63h 25m2 stops Istanbul Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

16:50 - 23:00SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

39h 10m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Istanbul

$1,234Turkish Airlines

Mon, 2 Nov - Sun, 8 Nov

00:55 - 17:45CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

55h 50m2 stops Istanbul Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

16:50 - 23:00SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

39h 10m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Istanbul

$1,248Turkish Airlines

Tue, 19 Jan - Sun, 31 Jan

00:55 - 17:45CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

55h 50m2 stops Istanbul Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

21:30 - 23:00SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

58h 30m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Istanbul

$1,248Turkish Airlines

Tue, 19 Jan - Sat, 30 Jan

17:20 - 06:30CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

52h 10m2 stops Istanbul Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

21:30 - 23:00SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

58h 30m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Istanbul

$1,266Turkish Airlines

Tue, 27 Oct - Thu, 12 Nov

13:15 - 07:10CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

32h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

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

34h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,421Qatar Airways

Tue, 20 Oct - Tue, 27 Oct

13:15 - 07:10CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

32h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

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

34h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,428Qatar Airways

Tue, 20 Oct - Tue, 27 Oct

13:15 - 07:10CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

32h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

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

34h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,436Qatar Airways

Tue, 20 Oct - Tue, 27 Oct

09:00 - 06:05CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

36h 05m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Perth

09:30 - 14:35SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

38h 05m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

$1,921Qantas Airways

Sun, 28 Feb - Wed, 3 Mar

09:00 - 06:05CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

36h 05m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Perth

09:30 - 14:35SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

38h 05m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

$1,925Qantas Airways

Sun, 28 Feb - Wed, 3 Mar

09:00 - 06:05CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

36h 05m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Perth

09:30 - 14:35SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

38h 05m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

$1,929Qantas Airways

Sun, 28 Feb - Wed, 3 Mar

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19:30 - 06:30CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

27h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

15:50 - 10:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

27h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,538Qatar Airways

Wed, 9 Sep - Wed, 11 Nov

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

33h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

15:50 - 10:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

27h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,538Qatar Airways

Thu, 10 Sep - Wed, 11 Nov

19:30 - 06:30CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

27h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

14:50 - 10:15SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

27h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,570Qatar Airways

Sun, 6 Sep - Sun, 13 Sep

19:30 - 18:50CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

39h 20m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Adelaide

14:50 - 10:15SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

27h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,589Qatar Airways

Sun, 6 Sep - Sun, 13 Sep

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

33h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

10:30 - 10:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

33h 00m2 stops Melbourne Doha Hamad Intl

$1,725Qatar Airways

Thu, 10 Sep - Wed, 11 Nov

18:25 - 18:05CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

39h 40m1 stop Dubai Intl

21:10 - 18:00SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

29h 50m1 stop Dubai Intl

$1,743Emirates

Wed, 9 Sep - Wed, 11 Nov

16:35 - 19:10CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

42h 35m2 stops Istanbul Kuala Lumpur Intl

10:00 - 12:05SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

59h 05m2 stops Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Istanbul

$1,837Turkish Airlines

Wed, 9 Sep - Wed, 11 Nov

19:30 - 18:50CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

39h 20m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Adelaide

14:50 - 17:20SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 30m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

$1,847Qatar Airways

Sun, 6 Sep - Sun, 13 Sep

16:35 - 20:30CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

43h 55m2 stops Istanbul Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

10:00 - 12:05SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

59h 05m2 stops Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Istanbul

$1,853Turkish Airlines

Thu, 10 Sep - Wed, 11 Nov

19:30 - 06:30CPT Cape Town Intl-SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

27h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

09:15 - 10:30SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith-CPT Cape Town Intl

58h 15m2 stops Perth Doha Hamad Intl

$1,878Qatar Airways

Wed, 9 Sep - Wed, 11 Nov

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Turkish Airlines flights from Cape Town to Sydney

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Turkish Airlines

2 Nov

CPT17:20Cape Town Intl

63h 25m

2 stops

SYD17:45Sydney Kingsford Smith

8 Nov

SYD16:50Sydney Kingsford Smith

39h 10m

2 stops

CPT23:00Cape Town Intl

$1,234

Turkish Airlines

19 Jan

CPT00:55Cape Town Intl

55h 50m

2 stops

SYD17:45Sydney Kingsford Smith

31 Jan

SYD16:50Sydney Kingsford Smith

39h 10m

2 stops

CPT23:00Cape Town Intl

$1,248

Turkish Airlines

27 Oct

CPT17:20Cape Town Intl

52h 10m

2 stops

SYD06:30Sydney Kingsford Smith

12 Nov

SYD21:30Sydney Kingsford Smith

58h 30m

2 stops

CPT23:00Cape Town Intl

$1,266

Qatar Airways flights from Cape Town to Sydney

Our best Qatar Airways deals on Cape Town to Sydney flight tickets

Qatar Airways

20 Oct

CPT13:15Cape Town Intl

32h 55m

1 stop

SYD07:10Sydney Kingsford Smith

27 Oct

SYD15:50Sydney Kingsford Smith

34h 35m

1 stop

CPT17:25Cape Town Intl

$1,421

Qatar Airways

20 Oct

CPT13:15Cape Town Intl

32h 55m

1 stop

SYD07:10Sydney Kingsford Smith

27 Oct

SYD15:50Sydney Kingsford Smith

34h 35m

1 stop

CPT17:25Cape Town Intl

$1,428

Qatar Airways

20 Oct

CPT13:15Cape Town Intl

32h 55m

1 stop

SYD07:10Sydney Kingsford Smith

27 Oct

SYD15:50Sydney Kingsford Smith

34h 35m

1 stop

CPT17:25Cape Town Intl

$1,436

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CPT Cape Town Intl - SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

CPTSYD

Cape Town Intl

Mon 2/11

17:20-17:45

2 stops63h 25m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sun 8/11

16:50-23:00

2 stops39h 10m

$1,234

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CPT Cape Town Intl - SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

CPTSYD

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00:55-17:45

2 stops55h 50m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sun 31/1

16:50-23:00

2 stops39h 10m

$1,248

Cape TownSydney

CPT Cape Town Intl - SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

CPTSYD

Cape Town Intl

Tue 19/1

00:55-17:45

2 stops55h 50m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sat 30/1

21:30-23:00

2 stops58h 30m

$1,248

Cape TownSydney

CPT Cape Town Intl - SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

CPTSYD

Cape Town Intl

Tue 27/10

17:20-06:30

2 stops52h 10m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Thu 12/11

21:30-23:00

2 stops58h 30m

$1,266

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CPT Cape Town Intl - SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

CPTSYD

Cape Town Intl

Tue 20/10

13:15-07:10

1 stop32h 55m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 27/10

15:50-17:25

1 stop34h 35m

$1,421

Cape TownSydney

CPT Cape Town Intl - SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

CPTSYD

Cape Town Intl

Tue 20/10

13:15-07:10

1 stop32h 55m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 27/10

15:50-17:25

1 stop34h 35m

$1,428

Cape TownSydney

CPT Cape Town Intl - SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

CPTSYD

Cape Town Intl

Tue 20/10

13:15-07:10

1 stop32h 55m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 27/10

15:50-17:25

1 stop34h 35m

$1,436

Cape TownSydney

CPT Cape Town Intl - SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

CPTSYD

Cape Town Intl

Sun 28/2

09:00-06:05

2 stops36h 05m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Wed 3/3

09:30-14:35

1 stop38h 05m

$1,921

Cape TownSydney

CPT Cape Town Intl - SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

CPTSYD

Cape Town Intl

Sun 28/2

09:00-06:05

2 stops36h 05m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Wed 3/3

09:30-14:35

1 stop38h 05m

$1,925

Cape TownSydney

CPT Cape Town Intl - SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith

CPTSYD

Cape Town Intl

Sun 28/2

09:00-06:05

2 stops36h 05m

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Wed 3/3

09:30-14:35

1 stop38h 05m

$1,929

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from Cape Town to Sydney

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What is the typical price of a round-trip flight between Cape Town and Sydney?

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from $1,467 to $1,786.
The lowest price recently found on this route was $1,248.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Sydney?

The month of March is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Sydney from Cape Town, with most prices found around $1,471. If you aren’t able to travel to Sydney during the month of March, then flying in November is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $1,521.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Sydney from Cape Town when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Sydney for around $1,630 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Sydney from Cape Town for as low as $1,585 on momondo.

Can stopping save me money on Cape Town to Sydney flights?

You could potentially save up to 37% on your flight if you consider stops on a Cape Town to Sydney flight.

How have Cape Town to Sydney flight prices changed over time?

As of September 2026, prices for Cape Town to Sydney flights are approximately 16% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

When to book flights from Cape Town to Sydney

Are you open to changing your travel dates? Check out the ideal times to fly from Cape Town to Sydney according to our flight data. Find out which month and days have the cheapest flights.

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Best price found	$787
Fastest flight time	3h 50m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Sydney from Cape Town in the past 72 hours is $787. The best return flight deal from Cape Town to Sydney found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $1,234.

The fastest flight from Cape Town to Sydney takes 3h 50m

There are no direct flights from Cape Town to Sydney. There are no popular flight routes from Cape Town to Sydney.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Cape Town to Sydney

How far is Cape Town Intl to Sydney Kingsford Smith by plane?
The distance between Cape Town Intl and Sydney Kingsford Smith is about 11001.8 km. 3h 50m is a normal flight duration for this route.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport?
Prices for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport refresh daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport?
There are 3 operators available for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport as of September 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Cape Town Intl Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport?
Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Cape Town Intl Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport?
The necessary travel and health documents for your Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.
What is the most popular airline from Cape Town to Sydney?
momondo data reveals that the most frequently booked airline on the route from Cape Town to Sydney is Singapore Airlines, representing 43% of all bookings. The subsequent popular airlines are Qatar Airways at 33% and Qantas Airways at 24%.

Best airlines flying from Cape Town to Sydney

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Airline	Rating	Free cancellation	Price
Singapore Airlines	PriceFrom $1,191	Free cancellation	Rating 8.2 1,595 reviews	Search Singapore Airlines flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $1,367	Free cancellation	Rating 7.3 3,733 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Qantas Airways	PriceFrom $1,473	Free cancellation	Rating 7.5 1,090 reviews	Search Qantas Airways flights

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