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When flying from Amsterdam to Cape Town, you should consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Amsterdam, you’ll find the best rates on Saturdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

The cheapest month for flights from Amsterdam to Cape Town is May, where tickets cost £700 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £1,120 and £1,074 respectively.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 3 stops stopover the cheapest option at £692 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Amsterdam to Cape Town, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 6% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Amsterdam to Cape Town were found on Ethiopian Air (£650) and Lufthansa (£664).

There is just one airline that flies from Amsterdam to Cape Town direct and that is KLM. The best return deal found from KLM for the route is £728.

Weekly flights between Amsterdam and Cape Town historically see delays in approximately 16% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 143 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the early afternoon tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the morning have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Thursday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Tuesday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, KLM have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 16% of their flights encountering any delays.

London (LHR) is the top choice – 38% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Amsterdam to Cape Town picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Dubai (DXB) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of £982 for a return.

Consider flying via Paris (CDG) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 14h 50m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Paris (CDG) often has the shortest stopovers from Amsterdam to Cape Town, with an average time of 1h 30m.

There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 1 and 2 direct flights that take off from Amsterdam and land in Cape Town, with an average flight time of 11h 15m. The most common departure time is 18:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 10 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Tuesday, when 20% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Monday.