£55 Find Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town – Compare and Save

The cheapest return flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town costs £56 on the route between Johannesburg Lanseria Airport (HLA) and Cape Town (CPT). Over the past month, flights between Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) and Cape Town (CPT) were, on average, 15% cheaper than other Johannesburg-Cape Town routes. This is also the most popular route.

For Johannesburg to Cape Town, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Friday is the most expensive. Flying from Cape Town back to Johannesburg, the best deals are generally found on Friday, with Tuesday being the most expensive.

The cheapest month for flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town is February, where tickets cost £107 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £159 and £151 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town, you should book around 6 weeks before departure, which saves you about 9% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Johannesburg to Cape Town were found on South African (£104) and FlySafair (£119).

Johannesburg and Cape Town are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are FlySafair (200 flights per week), South African (69 flights per week), and Airlink (47 flights per week).

Weekly flights between Johannesburg and Cape Town historically see delays in approximately 9% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 99 minutes.

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

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

Based on our data, FlySafair have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 6% of their flights encountering any delays.

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.

Each day, there are between 52 and 60 direct flights that take off from Johannesburg and land in Cape Town, with an average flight time of 2h 16m. The most common departure time is 08:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 388 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Sunday, when 15% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Tuesday.