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Find cheap flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town from $1,454

This is the cheapest round-trip flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Philadelphia to Cape Town departing on 8/12. 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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Cheap flight deals from Philadelphia to Cape Town

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town 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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6:30 pm - 11:00 amPHL-CPT
34h 30m2 stops
6:40 pm - 5:50 pmCPT-PHL
53h 10m2 stops
$1,454British Airways
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Mon, Aug 12 - Fri, Aug 23
10:40 pm - 11:00 amPHL-CPT
30h 20m1 stop
6:40 pm - 9:44 amCPT-PHL
45h 04m2 stops
$1,475American Airlines
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Mon, Jun 10 - Mon, Jun 24
6:15 am - 5:10 pmPHL-CPT
28h 55m2 stops
5:45 pm - 9:36 pmCPT-PHL
33h 51m2 stops
$1,519United Airlines
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Wed, Apr 10 - Mon, Apr 15
6:30 pm - 12:40 pmPHL-CPT
36h 10m2 stops
6:40 pm - 4:35 pmCPT-PHL
27h 55m1 stop
$1,542British Airways
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Mon, Aug 12 - Fri, Aug 23
6:30 pm - 11:00 amPHL-CPT
34h 30m1 stop
2:00 pm - 4:35 pmCPT-PHL
32h 35m2 stops
$1,566British Airways
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Sun, Jun 2 - Wed, Jun 12
8:40 pm - 11:00 amPHL-CPT
32h 20m2 stops
2:00 pm - 4:35 pmCPT-PHL
32h 35m2 stops
$1,569British Airways
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Sun, Jun 2 - Wed, Jun 12
8:45 pm - 5:15 pmPHL-CPT
38h 30m1 stop
6:05 pm - 2:55 pmCPT-PHL
50h 50m2 stops
$1,641Qatar Airways
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Wed, Apr 10 - Mon, Apr 15
8:45 pm - 10:50 amPHL-CPT
32h 05m1 stop
6:40 pm - 12:30 pmCPT-PHL
23h 50m1 stop
$1,659American Airlines
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Wed, Apr 10 - Mon, Apr 15
6:10 am - 1:45 pmPHL-CPT
25h 35m2 stops
2:35 pm - 1:52 pmCPT-PHL
29h 17m3 stops
$2,417Ethiopian Air
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Fri, Jul 26 - Sat, Aug 3
8:46 pm - 10:50 amPHL-CPT
32h 04m1 stop
1:00 pm - 2:40 pmCPT-PHL
31h 40m1 stop
$4,142Qatar Airways
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Mon, May 27 - Fri, Jun 7

Flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town 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 Philadelphia to Cape Town?

The average price of all flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Philadelphia to Cape Town, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Thursdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Philadelphia, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Philadelphia to Cape Town?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town, 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 Philadelphia to Cape Town is May, where tickets cost $1,261 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets is $1,803 and $1,703 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Philadelphia to Cape Town?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town, 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 Philadelphia to Cape Town, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 days before departure.

How long does a flight from Philadelphia to Cape Town take?

Flying to Cape Town from Philadelphia requires at least one layover, as there are no direct flights for this route. The shortest flight duration is 25h 35m.

Good to know

Low season

October

High season

November

Cheapest flight

$1,454
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 5% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 12% lower on average.
Flight from Philadelphia to Cape Town

When to book flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Philadelphia to Cape Town based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town

  • What is the cheapest flight from Philadelphia to Cape Town?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Philadelphia to Cape Town was $1,454 for a round-trip ticket.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Philadelphia and Cape Town?

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Philadelphia and on arrival in Cape Town.

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

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

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

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Philadelphia and Cape Town, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town, Qatar Airways or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town are Qatar Airways and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $1,634 and an overall rating of 7.7, Qatar Airways is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,368 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Philadelphia to Cape Town.

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

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

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Cape Town with an airline and back to Philadelphia with another airline. Booking your flights between Philadelphia and CPT can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

    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 Cape Town from Philadelphia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from Philadelphia to Cape Town

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Philadelphia to Cape Town? 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 KAYAK reviews.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 11418 reviews
86crew
79comfort
80entertainment
75food
82boarding
81overall
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Carly the flight attendant was extremely helpful and very accommodating to passengers on the flight from what I noticed. Couldn't be more satisfied with the service and assistance from Delta's flight attendant, Thanks again Carly!!

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Carly the flight attendant was extremely helpful and very accommodating to passengers on the flight from what I noticed. Couldn't be more satisfied with the service and assistance from Delta's flight attendant, Thanks again Carly!!

I didn’t not like that I could not select my seat and ended up with the worse seat.

I didn’t like that I could not select my seat and was assigned a seat when I checked in at LAX

Delta did an awful job w logistics at DTW. Missed connection. We were there an hour early. SUCKED

Inflight entertainment stopped working as we taxi to runway and never worked again until landing and taxi to gate. Grrrr

Had to run to make it only to have the flight delayed to wait for all the late connectors Second drink service skipped up

Boarding was a sh!t show. JFK BOARDING was awful. The agent called three sections at a time Clogging the area then yelling at people to not block the walk way. How are you going to call delta one , premium select and comfort plus at once and the yell at highest paying passengers. Need to do a lot better and the flight attendants in the galley need to understand that their voices travel. They were talking about others and everyone in the cabin heard them

Uncomfortable seats on 14 hour flight. Mediocre food. On time and great crew.

Please see my lengthy description on MSP to Atlanta survey. Tailbone is killing me from old hard seats. Seat would not recline and were not near exit row. Entertainment did not work properly and couldn’t use. No audio and touch screen failed. 3 plus hours of discomfort in narrower seats than previous flight not in comfort plus. Very dissatisfied and deserve comfort plus charges refunds, at the very least, for both my wife and I. The plane needs to be retired. Please feel free to contact me directly for further details.

MSP to Atlanta was much better than Atlanta to St. Kitts. Paid $180 each for myself and wife for Delta comfort from Atlanta to St. Kitts. Seats were more narrow and obviously old and worn out. Tailbone is killing me. Seat would not recline. Seats behind reclined and we were not an exit row or in front of an exit row. Entertainment did not work in that the movie jumped forward and back and there was no audio. The plug in the arm rest was loose. Flight attendant tried “resetting” the video for my seat but no good. She never checked back. Someone else near me had the same issue. Touch screen was unresponsive. No where near as comfortable as MSP to Atlanta flight. 3 plus hrs. flight time without the basic amenities and not even remotely close to comfortable but paid for Comfort plus. I will be very disappointed if I have the same on my return “Comfort Plus” flight St. Kitts to Atlanta. At the very least my wife and I should be refunded for round trip “Comfort Plus” charges. Please feel free to contact me directly for more details.

Not impressed. Only allowed one carry on on such a long flight.

The flight was good but my neighbor had the vent open full power for the whole flight and because the air was blowing from the side instead of from the top and I got very cold and ended up with a sore throat.

Bad experience with the delay n long wait time for connecting flight after missing the connection flight from Doha.

Wore experience due to delay and took me 3 days to reach my destination.

All over with Qatar airlines my experience was really bad due to delays and then putting me on different airlines and after 8 hours of wait I had to listen to their is no plane to fly for another 24 hours. Wore experience ever.

Excellent will be flying again in May with Qatar. to Botswana.

Ultimate customer care humble and excellent service oriented crew , perfect timing maintained by the crew . My profound appreciation.

Asian Veng meal have Non Veg items which is not ok. Pure veg meals option are too less and they have inclusion of Vedgan and Lactos etc... which is taste less

Very bad. We booked 8 months in advance for 2 people but couldn’t get seats together. Food was so bad I couldn’t even eat.

Okay not so good or great. The flight operated by Indigo is worst from boarding to luggage handling and food. Damaged one luggage and delayed another luggage. Still did not get it, since 2 days.

Flight delayed for 2 hours due to a part. The plane sat waiting for boarding for a long time and during final preflight inspection the issue was found. Why not do the preflight inspection sooner if you know the plane is being used?

The flight experience was very good! Especially the United Club!

Overall it was good. The flight was bumpy at times, but the pilot made us aware every time. As a result, no snacks/drinks were made available. Seats were tight but that’s okay as I had a window seat.

Plane didn’t even make it off the ground. We all had to get off and walk to a different terminal (lots of confusion) to get on a different plane. Landed fairly late, connections missed.

the head jack on my seat didn't work and the power outlet didn't work for my seat

All good except paid for wifi that did not work

Beverage and food services are excellent. We enjoy paying the extra for economy plus for the 3 inches more leg room to be exact.

Left 2 hours later for delayed I had to take care a kid with special need since people don’t want to move to accommodate the rest of the family. . It wasn’t bad but that made me upset that people can be that selfish.

The crew were really great, but the 4 hour delay in small chunks was the worst.

They did get us booked on a later flight, but it made us miss our connecting flight. So, we had to stay and another state overnight with no luggage or clothes. Because they kept our luggage at airport for next flight on the next day.

Same basket of unhealthy prepackaged snacks (junk food) which was depleted by the time it got to my row!!

We experience delays on departure and connecting flights resulting in 14 hour to our next departure. We were accommodated with a night's stay but was only provided a 12 dollar meals accommodation. The airlines rules state.at least 50 dollars. In any case, it can not make up for the whole day missed on our vacation in Sydney Australia.

Flight from PHL to PHX arrived 50 minutes early and a gate was available. First class flight attendant Stephanie was very friendly and polite. Sanitizing wipes should be provided with meals in addition to refresher towels.

flight delayed so missed connection and this had to rebook for next day

Flight departed PHL one hour late due to late arrival of aircraft. On board services were okay. First class menu does not offer any new items; same desserts (cheese & crackers or Mango sorbet). At least there were no credit card promotions during the flight.

After sitting on plane for 7+ hours, flight was canceled. And to makes matters worse, my suitcase is in baggage hell!

Some of the crew members were rude for no good reason

Terrible Ticketing and Check in process. I learned that AA unilaterally cancelled my premium seating from PHL to CLT and from CLT to JAN. They did, however, refund my money, but my seating was subsequently severely downgraded. They didn’t have a seat for my unless I paid for it! Not cool! Consequently, Check-in took 45 min. AA is usually great, but this was my worst experience with AA ever. Appalling they they arbitrarily cancel my seats threatening loss of flight if I didn’t pay for a seat!!!! -John

We liked quick boarding and on time departure. Seats were very uncomfortable.

Great flight. Quick boarding and departure. No problems. Flight crew were very friendly and professional.

The flight was delayed numerous times with inconsistent updates and very ambiguous information. When it was finally cancelled the logistics of handing out vouchers and rebooking was extremely chaotic. Meal vouchers were completely inadequate for the airport restaurants, and not even accepted at some. All-in-all, it was a very disappointing experience.

Terrible. The flight from Islamabad to London took 3 hours more then previously planned, I missed my connection to Chicago, and instead had to go New York, spend an extra day before arriving at my final destination. The return leg of the journey was similar. The connection time in Qatar was shrinked to less then an hour unannounced, I had to scramble to barely make it to my flight to Islamabad. Terrible experience, never using British airways again.

The crew on this flight were attentive, efficient and friendly. It really made for an enjoyable flight.

The crew on this flight were excellent. They were friendly and attentive. It really made the flight more enjoyable.

They canceled my flight , they put me on a different flight that was delayed and the connection was lost . They lost my luggage. And now I’m stuck with any of my belongings.

British Airways canceled our plane and gave us a new flight scheduled to leave in only three hours, so we had to drop everything and rush to the airport. The new itinerary only left us a one hour layover in Madrid, which was too short because the plane landed late and so we missed our connecting flight. We were then booked onto a flight scheduled to take off 8 hours later, and were not given any compensation or remedial measures.

Seat layout, flight/club attendant service, food variety and quality could have been better. Business class Standard is visibly low compared with 6 other airlines that we have traveled for the past two years.

Despite many attempts to work out a change, neither British Airways nor Kayak nor Chatdeal would allow us to cancel or change this flight so we lost all of the payments when we were not able to fly. Absolutely terrible customer service. We will never use either of the services again.

It said that there was wifi. During the flight there was no wifi and while waiting at the gate the phone services already got cut off so I wasn’t able to say I am taxiing from the gate to my husband. This left me with an uncomfortable feeling. So I was waiting on the WiFi connection during flight and that never happened.

Asked for a wheelchair multiple times. Got denied the wheelchair in London layover.

Philadelphia - Cape Town Flights

Departure:

Philadelphia (PHL)United States

Destination:

Cape Town (CPT)South Africa

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