R1 667+ Cheap flights from Columbus

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CMH — CPT
Oct 13 — Oct 201
1 adult
1 adult, Economy

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United Airlines
On average, United Airlines currently has the cheapest one-way flight from Columbus (avg. price of R29 372).
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Cheapest flights from Columbus
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Mon 17/1114:37CMH - JNB
2 stops33h 58mAmerican Airlines
Wed 14/122:00JNB - CMH
2 stops28h 27mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 12/9R20 217
Wed 26/1118:02CMH - JNB
2 stops30h 33mAmerican Airlines
Sun 21/1222:00JNB - CMH
2 stops29h 59mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 12/9R20 373
Wed 11/212:00CMH - JNB
2 stops37h 20mMultiple Airlines
Wed 4/39:50JNB - CMH
2 stops34h 38mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 11/9R20 391
Mon 17/1119:27CMH - JNB
2 stops29h 08mAmerican Airlines
Tue 13/122:00JNB - CMH
2 stops28h 27mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 12/9R20 651
Mon 27/1017:59CMH - CPT
2 stops32h 06mAmerican Airlines
Mon 3/1118:55CPT - CMH
2 stops29h 35mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 12/9R20 738
Thu 20/1120:17CMH - JNB
2 stops31h 08mAmerican Airlines
Thu 15/122:00JNB - CMH
2 stops28h 27mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 12/9R21 086
Fri 21/1114:27CMH - JNB
2 stops36h 58mAmerican Airlines
Fri 16/122:00JNB - CMH
2 stops31h 21mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 12/9R21 520
Thu 30/1012:00CMH - CPT
3 stops67h 35mMultiple Airlines
Thu 4/1214:25CPT - CMH
3 stops28h 15mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 12/9R21 641
Thu 20/1121:59CMH - JNB
2 stops29h 26mAmerican Airlines
Tue 13/122:00JNB - CMH
2 stops29h 20mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 12/9R21 676
Thu 5/317:29CMH - JNB
2 stops31h 06mAmerican Airlines
Mon 9/319:35JNB - CMH
2 stops28h 51mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 10/9R21 815
Thu 20/1120:17CMH - JNB
2 stops31h 08mAmerican Airlines
Mon 12/122:00JNB - CMH
2 stops28h 27mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 12/9R22 388
Wed 11/26:00CMH - JNB
2 stops24h 05mEthiopian Air
Wed 4/314:30JNB - CMH
3 stops30h 35mEthiopian Air
Deal found 12/9R22 458

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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 13 September 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

Tue 18/11

17:02-10:25

2 stops34h 23m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 15/1

22:00-20:20

2 stops29h 20m

R20 217

ColumbusJohannesburg

CMH - JNB

CMHJNB

Columbus

Wed 26/11

15:53-7:35

2 stops32h 42m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 21/12

22:00-22:02

2 stops31h 02m

R20 373

ColumbusJohannesburg

CMH - JNB

CMHJNB

Columbus

Wed 11/2

12:00-8:20

2 stops37h 20m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 4/3

9:50-13:28

2 stops34h 38m

R20 391

ColumbusJohannesburg

CMH - JNB

CMHJNB

Columbus

Sat 22/11

20:17-7:35

2 stops28h 18m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 13/1

22:00-19:27

2 stops28h 27m

R21 520

ColumbusJohannesburg

CMH - JNB

CMHJNB

Columbus

Fri 21/11

14:27-10:25

2 stops36h 58m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 13/1

22:00-22:21

2 stops31h 21m

R21 520

ColumbusCape Town

CMH - CPT

CMHCPT

Columbus

Thu 30/10

12:00-13:35

3 stops67h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 4/12

14:25-11:40

3 stops28h 15m

R21 641

ColumbusJohannesburg

CMH - JNB

CMHJNB

Columbus

Thu 5/3

17:29-7:35

2 stops31h 06m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 9/3

19:35-18:26

2 stops28h 51m

R21 832

ColumbusJohannesburg

CMH - JNB

CMHJNB

Columbus

Wed 11/2

6:00-13:05

2 stops24h 05m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 4/3

14:30-14:05

3 stops30h 35m

R22 458

ColumbusJohannesburg

CMH - JNB

CMHJNB

Columbus

Sat 18/10

7:15-16:10

2 stops50h 55m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 25/10

20:25-9:29

2 stops43h 04m

R23 917

ColumbusCape Town

CMH - CPT

CMHCPT

Columbus

Mon 27/10

10:02-19:15

1 stop27h 13m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 3/11

23:45-23:38

2 stops30h 53m

R24 542

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