R1 592+ Cheap flights from Columbus

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CMH — CPT
Sep 4 — Sep 111
1 adult

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United Airlines
On average, United Airlines currently has the cheapest one-way flight from Columbus (avg. price of R29 914).
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Sun 12/107:03CMH - JNB
2 stops26h 47mMultiple Airlines
Sun 19/1017:00JNB - CMH
2 stops24h 48mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 28/8R20 749
Wed 11/28:32CMH - JNB
2 stops40h 48mMultiple Airlines
Wed 4/39:50JNB - CMH
2 stops43h 22mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 28/8R20 767
Thu 6/1118:20CMH - JNB
2 stops47h 05mMultiple Airlines
Sun 16/1117:00JNB - CMH
2 stops25h 34mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 28/8R20 855
Wed 11/26:00CMH - JNB
2 stops24h 05mEthiopian Air
Wed 4/38:20JNB - CMH
3 stops37h 54mEthiopian Air
Deal found 28/8R21 757
Sat 27/918:44CMH - JNB
2 stops47h 41mMultiple Airlines
Sat 4/1012:10JNB - CMH
2 stops29h 37mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 28/8R21 970
Wed 26/1118:02CMH - JNB
2 stops30h 33mAmerican Airlines
Sun 21/1219:35JNB - CMH
2 stops30h 24mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 28/8R22 571
Sat 18/109:04CMH - JNB
2 stops41h 16mMultiple Airlines
Sat 25/109:50JNB - CMH
2 stops41h 50mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 29/8R22 995
Thu 6/116:10CMH - JNB
2 stops23h 55mEthiopian Air
Sun 16/1114:30JNB - CMH
3 stops30h 38mEthiopian Air
Deal found 28/8R23 438
Thu 30/1016:59CMH - CPT
2 stops33h 06mAmerican Airlines
Thu 4/1220:45CPT - CMH
2 stops29h 15mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 28/8R23 898
Thu 23/106:00CMH - CPT
2 stops25h 45mEthiopian Air
Thu 4/1213:50CPT - CMH
3 stops31h 18mEthiopian Air
Deal found 30/8R24 057
Sat 18/106:00CMH - JNB
2 stops25h 05mEthiopian Air
Sat 25/1014:30JNB - CMH
3 stops29h 38mEthiopian Air
Deal found 28/8R24 322
Sun 12/106:05CMH - JNB
2 stops25h 00mEthiopian Air
Sun 19/1014:30JNB - CMH
3 stops29h 36mEthiopian Air
Deal found 28/8R24 393

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Find flights departing from Columbus that match your specified budget. Filter results by price range, allowing you to narrow down options and find flights that fit within your financial constraints. Please note that the search results are based on data from user searches, with fares last updated on 30 August 2025. In the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made a total of 594 507 searches

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Cape Town

Route

Depart

Return

Price

ColumbusJohannesburg

CMH - JNB

CMHJNB

Columbus

Sun 12/10

7:03-15:50

2 stops26h 47m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 19/10

17:00-11:48

2 stops24h 48m

R20 749

ColumbusJohannesburg

CMH - JNB

CMHJNB

Columbus

Wed 11/2

8:32-8:20

2 stops40h 48m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 4/3

9:50-22:12

2 stops43h 22m

R20 767

ColumbusJohannesburg

CMH - JNB

CMHJNB

Columbus

Thu 6/11

18:20-0:25

2 stops47h 05m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 16/11

17:00-11:34

2 stops25h 34m

R20 855

ColumbusJohannesburg

CMH - JNB

CMHJNB

Columbus

Wed 11/2

6:00-13:05

2 stops24h 05m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 4/3

8:20-15:14

3 stops37h 54m

R21 757

ColumbusJohannesburg

CMH - JNB

CMHJNB

Columbus

Sat 27/9

18:44-0:25

2 stops47h 41m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 4/10

12:10-11:47

2 stops29h 37m

R21 970

ColumbusJohannesburg

CMH - JNB

CMHJNB

Columbus

Wed 26/11

18:02-7:35

2 stops30h 33m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 21/12

19:35-18:59

2 stops30h 24m

R22 571

ColumbusJohannesburg

CMH - JNB

CMHJNB

Columbus

Sat 4/10

7:10-8:20

2 stops43h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 11/10

9:50-20:03

2 stops40h 13m

R22 995

ColumbusJohannesburg

CMH - JNB

CMHJNB

Columbus

Sat 18/10

12:10-8:20

2 stops38h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 25/10

9:50-17:09

2 stops37h 19m

R22 995

ColumbusCape Town

CMH - CPT

CMHCPT

Columbus

Thu 30/10

16:59-8:05

2 stops33h 06m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 4/12

20:45-19:00

2 stops29h 15m

R23 898

ColumbusCape Town

CMH - CPT

CMHCPT

Columbus

Thu 23/10

6:00-13:45

2 stops25h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 4/12

13:50-14:08

3 stops31h 18m

R24 057

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