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Find cheap flights from Cape Town to Nairobi from £270

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Cape Town to Nairobi departing on 9/8. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Cape Town to Nairobi, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from Cape Town to Nairobi (CPT-NBO)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Cape Town to Nairobi that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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14:35 - 01:00CPT-NBO
9h 25m1 stop
05:20 - 13:45NBO-CPT
9h 25m1 stop
£532Ethiopian Air
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Wed, 15 May - Wed, 22 May
14:35 - 01:00CPT-NBO
9h 25m1 stop
05:20 - 13:45NBO-CPT
9h 25m1 stop
£533Ethiopian Air
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Wed, 15 May - Wed, 22 May
14:35 - 01:00CPT-NBO
9h 25m1 stop
05:20 - 13:45NBO-CPT
9h 25m1 stop
£535Ethiopian Air
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Wed, 12 Jun - Wed, 19 Jun
18:40 - 14:40CPT-NBO
19h 00m1 stop
15:30 - 12:40NBO-CPT
22h 10m1 stop
£539Airlink
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Wed, 15 May - Wed, 22 May
15:20 - 14:40CPT-NBO
22h 20m1 stop
15:30 - 08:30NBO-CPT
18h 00m1 stop
£544Airlink
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Fri, 10 May - Mon, 13 May
16:10 - 05:10CPT-NBO
12h 00m3 stops
05:40 - 15:10NBO-CPT
10h 30m2 stops
£560RwandAir
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Tue, 11 Jun - Tue, 18 Jun
13:00 - 06:55CPT-NBO
16h 55m1 stop
01:00 - 17:15NBO-CPT
17h 15m1 stop
£694Qatar Airways
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Wed, 8 May - Thu, 9 May
13:00 - 06:55CPT-NBO
16h 55m1 stop
01:00 - 10:50NBO-CPT
34h 50m1 stop
£695Qatar Airways
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Wed, 15 May - Tue, 21 May
09:20 - 20:00CPT-NBO
33h 40m2 stops
16:35 - 14:30NBO-CPT
46h 55m2 stops
£945Emirates
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Wed, 15 May - Wed, 22 May
09:20 - 14:15CPT-NBO
27h 55m2 stops
16:35 - 14:30NBO-CPT
22h 55m2 stops
£950Emirates
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Wed, 15 May - Wed, 22 May

Flights from Cape Town to Nairobi - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Cape Town to Nairobi to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Cape Town to Nairobi?

The average price of all flights from Cape Town to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from Cape Town to Nairobi, look for departures on Mondays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Nairobi, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Friday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Cape Town to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Cape Town to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Cape Town to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport is May, where tickets cost £331 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and December, where the average cost of tickets is £351 and £351 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Cape Town to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Cape Town to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Cape Town to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 66 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Cape Town to Nairobi?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets to Nairobi from Cape Town were found on Ethiopian Air (£305) and Airlink (£371), and the lowest return tickets were found on Ethiopian Air (£532) and Airlink (£539).

Which airlines fly direct between Cape Town and Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Cape Town to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport.
There is just one airline that flies from Cape Town to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport direct and that is Kenya Airways. The best one-way deal found from Kenya Airways for the route is £309.

How many flights are there between Cape Town and Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport per day?

There is a maximum of 1 direct flight a day that takes off from Cape Town and lands in Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport, with an average flight time of 5h 45m. The most common departure time is 14:00 and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 3 flights.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Cape Town and Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Business and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

What’s the earliest departure time from Cape Town to Nairobi?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Cape Town at 14:05 and will be landing in Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport at 20:50.

What’s the latest departure time from Cape Town to Nairobi?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Cape Town to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport jets off at 23:00 and lands at 05:45.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Cape Town to Nairobi

Low season

May

High season

December

Cheapest flight

£270
Best time to beat the crowds (4% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (2% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Cape Town to Nairobi

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Cape Town to Nairobi based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Cape Town to Nairobi flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Cape Town to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Cape Town to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport was £337 for a one-way ticket and £665 for a return.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Cape Town to Nairobi?

    Only KLM offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Cape Town to Nairobi flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Cape Town to Nairobi?

    The Boeing 777-300ER is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Cape Town to Nairobi flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Cape Town to Nairobi?

    SkyTeam is the only airline alliance operating flights between Cape Town and Nairobi.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Cape Town to Nairobi?

    You can catch a direct flight from Cape Town to Nairobi on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Cape Town to Nairobi?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Cape Town to Nairobi.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Cape Town to Nairobi?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Nairobi from Cape Town is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Cape Town to Nairobi?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Nairobi with an airline and back to Cape Town with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Cape Town to Nairobi?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Nairobi from Cape Town up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from Cape Town to Nairobi

  • Looking for a cheap flight from Nairobi to Cape Town? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £228 or less one-way and £413 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Cape Town to Nairobi?

Find which airlines fly direct from Cape Town Intl to Jomo Kenyatta Intl, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Cape Town Intl to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Tuesday

Delta, Kenya Airways

Delta, Kenya Airways

Thursday

Delta, Kenya Airways

Delta, Kenya Airways

Saturday

Delta, Kenya Airways

Delta, Kenya Airways

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Direct returns

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl to Cape Town Intl

Tuesday

Kenya Airways

Kenya Airways

Thursday

Kenya Airways

Kenya Airways

Saturday

Kenya Airways

Kenya Airways

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Top airline flying from Cape Town to Nairobi

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cape Town to Nairobi. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Cape Town to Nairobi? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.2
Kenya AirwaysOverall score based on 377 reviews
7.1comfort
7.8crew
6.7food
6.6entertainment
7.3boarding
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Good flight. Paid for seats sat the frront section of the economy. Better than rear cabin.

8.0 ExcellentB S, Mar 2024DAR - NBO
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Good flight. Paid for seats sat the frront section of the economy. Better than rear cabin.

Flight was delayed for 9 hours. We finally arrived ved at 0435hrs instead of 1950hrs the previous day. No compensation was provided.

Apart from delay of 3 hrs in Nairobi for onward flight to Dar all fine. Looked like operational issues caused it.

It has been 1 week since arriving at my destination and I still have not recieved my kite surfing bags. Office will not communicate properly on location or when my bags will arrive. No advice on what to do on luggage that has not arrived in over a week. Simply not happy with Kenya airways at the moment.

Excellent. They canceled our flight & put us up for the night. Then upgraded us. We are impressed

The flight attendants on this flight were incredible! One even gave me her own dinner when my special meal order wasn’t transferred due to a flight delay! She insisted and I was so grateful. That is going above and beyond! The issue I had with the flight was with Lufthansa support. I missed my connection due to a flight delay and they wouldn’t rebook online, only in person. This took a lot of time and visits to the airport waiting for a Lufthansa agent to arrive 5 hours later than posted and almost paying full-fare price for the new flights and refusal to add my special meal orders. It made for a challenging journey home and I didn’t feel valued as a customer.

If my flight from Heathrow to Nairobi had not been cancelled I would’ve been in kisumu to fly back! And I have still not had my refund! So you have my cash and I’ve got nothing in return. Wonderful!

Great job in making sure that the customer is always having a great time

The flight never took off. We sat on the tarmac for over two hours due to an electrical fault and finally the flight was cancelled. We were told that hotels would be organised but there was no further communication. In the end I retrieved my baggage and went to the car park to pick up my car and drive home. It cost me over £150 to park the car for two weeks, plus of course petrol, and over £600 for the four flights and £50 for the travel visa. All gone up in my smoke. I’m bitterly disappointed that my business Trip was cancelled and have been told I will get a “partial refund” within three months!!! What a way to treat a customer.

Fight excellent but we were not contacted when flight departure was changed to 4 hours earlier; which caused us to almost miss our flight

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Cape Town to Nairobi found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/8Fri
3 stops
25h 35mCPT-NBO
£270
9/8Fri
2 stops
14h 35mCPT-NBO
£290
9/8Fri
1 stopEthiopian Air
9h 45mCPT-NBO
£305
15/6Sat
1 stopAirlink
19h 30mCPT-NBO
£371
26/7Fri
2 stopsAirlink
20h 15mCPT-NBO
£409
22/6Sat
directKenya Airways
5h 45mCPT-NBO
£479
1/7Mon
1 stopTurkish Airlines
33h 40mCPT-NBO
£514
27/6Thu
1 stopTurkish Airlines
35h 45mCPT-NBO
£578
5/5Sun
2 stopsEthiopian Air
16h 15mCPT-NBO
£609
9/8Fri
directKenya Airways
6h 50mCPT-NBO
£915

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Last minute flights from Cape Town to Nairobi

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Cape Town to Nairobi that are departing in the next 10 days.
2/5Thu
multi-stopQatar Airways
38h 35mCPT-NBO
8/5Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
20h 50mNBO-CPT
£1,034

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Cape Town - Nairobi Flights

Departure:

Cape Town (CPT)South Africa

Destination:

Nairobi (NBO)Kenya

Return flight deals:

Nairobi - Cape Town

Cabin classes:

£1,211
£367

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