JNB - CPT Price
|
R108 - R176
|
CPT Temperature
|
12 - 21 °C
|
CPT Rainfall
|
20 - 100 mm
|
Popular in December High demand for flights, 26% potential price rise |
Cheapest in May Best time to find cheap flights, 17% potential price drop |
Round-trip from R1 744 From Johannesburg to Cape Town Intl |
One-way from R920 One-way flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town Intl |
Our data shows that May tends to be the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town from Johannesburg. Users have commonly found prices around R2 099 for the month, but tickets can be as low as R1 421. Due to multiple factors, prepare for potentially higher prices in December.
Flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town are generally found to be more expensive on Thursday. This shouldn't discourage you from searching, as you can still find great deals by being flexible with your options. Use our search form to find deals on tickets to Cape Town.
It’s typically best to fly out from Johannesburg to Cape Town in the evening. Doing so could potentially save you 11% on the flight price compared to flying at midday, which is usually more expensive.
Cape Town Intl (CPT), located 15,6 km from the city centre, is the airport you fly into when you book flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town. 15 airlines have flights to Cape Town Intl from Johannesburg on a regular basis. Booking flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town Intl should not be difficult; the airport handles an average of 47 inbound flights from Johannesburg per day.
Due to the rapidly changing circumstances due to COVID-19, airlines like FlySafair, Lift, and Airlink flying from Johannesburg to Cape Town Intl have implemented new flexible cancellation policies.
Yes, there are multiple flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town for under R1 600. The cheapest flight booked recently is on FlySafair for just R1 518, but on average you can expect to pay R1 647.
Cheapflights has 20 direct flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town under R1 600. A good price for a direct flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town is less than R1 663.
There are currently 20+ open flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town within the next 7 days for less than R1 500.
Days when direct flights are available for this flight are: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.
Flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town Intl have been viewed 248 935 times in the past calendar month.
12 flight departures from Johannesburg to Cape Town per day on average.
Early Morning (Midnight to 6am) - 8% of flight departures
Morning (6am - Midday) - 8% of flight departures
Afternoon (Midday - 6pm) - 83% of flight departures
A quick flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town can take about 2h 05m. FlySafair provides one of the quickest options available for as low as R1 518. Johannesburg and Cape Town are separated by a distance of 1278 km. Generally, flights for this route are direct.
Our cheapest airline available from Johannesburg to Cape Town is FlySafair. Our recent data shows that you can find tickets from as low as R1 518 on this airline. Additional options worth looking into are Kulula and Lift, starting at R1 712 and R1 712 round-trip. You may be able to fly from Johannesburg to Cape Town for 27% less than the average price by searching for these airlines.
R678 is the cheapest one-way deal found within the past few days, from FlySafair. You may also be able to find cheap deals on Kulula and Lift, with prices starting from R807 and R920, respectively.
When booking a flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town, you may want to consider flying on Airlink, Cemair or Lift as they are the most popular for this route.
The top 3 most reliable airlines when flying from Johannesburg to Cape Town are FlySafair (95%), South African (94%) and Egypt Air (94%).
Looking for the cheapest flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town? While on average our users pay R3 405, our data indicates the cheapest price to be R758. The most popular route (Johannesburg OR Tambo - Cape Town Intl), is priced around R1 518.
Johannesburg to Cape Town flights take around 2 hours 10 minutes, which is just enough time to sit back and enjoy the journey.
South African Airways and British Airways are just two popular airlines that operate on this route. Budget carriers like Safair and Mango Airlines also offer cheap flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town, so you’ve got lots of choice. It’s worth remembering that airlines offering flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town operate on different schedules. Use the Cheapflights search function above and add filters to find the flight that suits you best.
There are more than 40 flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town running every day – this is a really popular route.
The two main airports on this route are Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT), although there are other, smaller airports.
To find a cheap flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town, your best bet is to fly from OR Tambo International Airport to Cape Town International Airport. This route has the widest number of options available, so you’ve got the best chance of getting a great deal on cheap flight tickets.
Flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town open up a raft of opportunities. Like Jo’burg, Cape Town has lots of big attractions. Table Mountain is the one everybody talks about, but you’ll also want to spend some time getting to know the cosmopolitan city itself. The big difference, of course, is that Cape Town is on South Africa’s coast – so you’ve got a string of beautiful beaches plus some great surfing territory on your doorstep. Weather-wise, South Africa’s summer starts around October and peaks around February time, when the locals make a beeline for the cooling waters of the Atlantic. Things start to cool off around April onwards, so bear this in mind when you book your Johannesburg to Cape Town flight. Want to book cheap flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town? Use the Search Flights function above to start comparing the best deals.
When you fly to Cape Town from Johannesburg, you will usually depart from Johannesburg O. R Tambo International Airport (JNB). Johannesburg O. R Tambo Airport is the main international travel hub that serves Johannesburg and is often extremely busy. Passengers are advised to arrive well in advance of their departure time to allow for queues at check-in and security points. You can also fly to Cape Town from Johannesburg Lanseria International Airport (HLA). Passengers on these routes will land at Cape Town International Airport (CPT). Cape Town International Airport is around a 15-minute drive to Cape Town city centre and around a half-hour journey by bus. Bus fare to the city centre is reasonably affordable.
If you want to fly direct from Johannesburg to Cape Town, you will find several airlines available for you to choose from. Airlines such as Airlink and Lift offer regular direct flights between Johannesburg O. R Tambo International Airport and Cape Town International Airport. You can also fly to Cape Town from JNB with South African. Passengers flying from Lanseria International Airport in Johannesburg can fly direct when they book tickets with Kulula Airlines. Flight times remain roughly the same across these airline options, with an overall flight time of around 2h. All of these airlines provide regular direct flights between Johannesburg and Cape Town, giving you lots of choices when you schedule your booking.
If you do choose to stopover on your flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town, you will usually change planes at Kimberley Airport (KIM) located in Northern Cape. Flights on this route are available with Airlink. You may also stop over at Bloemfontein International Airport (BFN) or at Port Elizabeth Airport (PLZ) when you fly with Airlink on this route. Layovers on flights between Johannesburg and Cape Town can add between two to eight hours on to your overall journey time, depending on the route you choose. If you choose to stop over at Bloemfontein International, your journey time will usually be around two hours longer than on a direct flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town. Similarly, if you stop over at Kimberley Airport or at Port Elizabeth Airport, your travel time will usually be around seven hours longer. Choosing flights with layovers can reduce your travel costs, however, as indirect routes are generally cheaper.
You are not required to have a passport or visa to fly domestically between Johannesburg and Cape Town. However, passengers are advised to carry their national passports with them when they travel. Passports can be used as a valid form of ID when checking in at the airport or when boarding your flight.
Airline | Cheapest | Average | Flexibility | On-time | COVID-19 safety | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() |
R683 | R2 136 | No cancel fee | N/A |
We couldn't confirm the COVID-19 safety measures taken by Mango. Please check directly on their website for additional information. |
Search Mango flights
|
![]() |
R707 | R748 | No cancel fee | 76% |
Search Condor flights
|
|
![]() |
R819 | R2 200 | No cancel fee | 84% |
We couldn't confirm the COVID-19 safety measures taken by Kulula. Please check directly on their website for additional information. |
Search Kulula flights
|
![]() |
R823 | R942 | No cancel fee | N/A |
We couldn't confirm the COVID-19 safety measures taken by Ellinair. Please check directly on their website for additional information. |
Search Ellinair flights
|
![]() |
R892 | R2 173 | No cancel fee | N/A |
Search FlySafair flights
|
|
![]() |
R988 | R2 874 | No cancel fee | N/A |
We couldn't confirm the COVID-19 safety measures taken by Hahn Air. Please check directly on their website for additional information. |
Search Hahn Air flights
|
![]() |
R1 037 | R2 776 | No cancel fee | 78% |
Search South African flights
|
|
![]() |
R1 102 | R2 034 | No cancel fee | N/A |
We couldn't confirm the COVID-19 safety measures taken by Cemair. Please check directly on their website for additional information. |
Search Cemair flights
|
![]() |
R1 169 | R1 999 | No cancel fee | N/A |
We couldn't confirm the COVID-19 safety measures taken by Lift. Please check directly on their website for additional information. |
Search Lift flights
|
![]() |
R1 324 | R1 760 | No cancel fee | N/A |
We couldn't confirm the COVID-19 safety measures taken by Airlink. Please check directly on their website for additional information. |
Search Airlink flights
|
Afternoon Midday to 6 PM | 40% of flight departures |
Morning 6 AM to midday | 32% of flight departures |
Early morning Midnight to 6 AM | 19% of flight departures |
Evening 6 PM to midnight | 9% of flight departures |