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ZurichCape Town
ZRH - CPT
ZRHCPT
Zurich
Sun 25/10
21:35-13:00
2 stops62h 25m
Cape Town Intl
Fri 13/11
15:25-12:50
2 stops46h 25m
ZurichCape Town
ZRH - CPT
ZRHCPT
Zurich
Thu 22/10
17:35-21:25
1 stop27h 50m
Cape Town Intl
Sat 7/11
7:55-22:30
1 stop15h 35m
ZurichCape Town
ZRH - CPT
ZRHCPT
Zurich
Sun 8/11
9:00-5:50
2 stops19h 50m
Cape Town Intl
Sat 21/11
7:55-22:30
1 stop15h 35m
ZurichCape Town
ZRH - CPT
ZRHCPT
Zurich
Tue 20/10
22:00-16:40
1 stop18h 40m
Cape Town Intl
Sat 31/10
13:40-12:25
1 stop23h 45m
ZurichCape Town
ZRH - CPT
ZRHCPT
Zurich
Sat 31/10
20:15-13:00
2 stops39h 45m
Cape Town Intl
Wed 2/12
15:25-7:40
2 stops17h 15m
ZurichCape Town
ZRH - CPT
ZRHCPT
Zurich
Sun 8/11
21:35-13:00
2 stops62h 25m
Cape Town Intl
Sun 22/11
15:25-18:20
2 stops51h 55m
ZurichCape Town
ZRH - CPT
ZRHCPT
Zurich
Mon 24/8
21:00-14:10
2 stops17h 10m
Cape Town Intl
Sat 5/9
15:10-8:20
2 stops17h 10m
ZurichCape Town
ZRH - CPT
ZRHCPT
Zurich
Sat 26/9
21:00-14:10
2 stops17h 10m
Cape Town Intl
Fri 9/10
15:10-8:20
2 stops17h 10m
ZurichCape Town
ZRH - CPT
ZRHCPT
Zurich
Sat 4/7
7:00-21:25
1 stop14h 25m
Cape Town Intl
Tue 7/7
23:15-16:45
1 stop17h 30m
ZurichCape Town
ZRH - CPT
ZRHCPT
Zurich
Sat 7/11
15:10-14:35
2 stops46h 25m
Cape Town Intl
Sun 22/11
15:25-6:45
2 stops64h 20m
To ensure you get the cheapest price possible for a flight from Zurich to Cape Town, you should look to book at least 90 days in advance of your intended travel date. The price of your flight may increase if you delay and leave booking until a week or so before departure.
Currently, April is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Zurich to Cape Town (average of R13 530). Flying from Zurich to Cape Town in July is currently the most expensive (average of R21 992). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.
Regardless of the time of day you decide to fly, the ticket price will remain around the same. Book flights from Zurich to Cape Town as you normally would.
About 18% of weekly flights between Zurich and Cape Town have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 123 minutes.
Historically, flights departing in the morning are less likely to be delayed, whereas flights leaving in the evening tend to experience delays more often.
Monday tends to have the lowest number of delays on this route, whereas Friday has historically faced a higher average of delays compared to other days of the week.
Over the past year, Edelweiss Air have had the lowest number of delays on this route, with just 17% of flights being delayed.
Amsterdam (AMS) – chosen by Cheapflights users on 46% of one-stop itineraries from Zurich to Cape Town on Cheapflights.
Doha (DOH) is the most affordable one-stop option, with an average return flight price of R17 160.
Flights via Munich (MUC) have the shortest average one-way travel time for one-stop routes: 13h 40m.
Flights via Munich (MUC) offer the fastest connection on this route, with an average stopover time of 1h 18m.
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