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$972 Find cheap flights from Sacramento to Cape Town

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Sacramento to Cape Town departing on 5/29. 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 Sacramento to Cape Town (SMF-CPT)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Sacramento 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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11:45 am - 10:50 amSMF-CPT
38h 05m2 stops
1:00 pm - 5:51 pmCPT-SMF
37h 51m2 stops
$1,661Qatar Airways
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Mon, Jun 3 - Fri, Jul 5
7:19 am - 3:20 pmSMF-CPT
23h 01m1 stop
8:00 pm - 11:47 amCPT-SMF
48h 47m2 stops
$1,801United Airlines
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Mon, Jun 3 - Fri, Jul 5
10:50 am - 3:20 pmSMF-CPT
67h 30m3 stops
8:00 pm - 11:47 amCPT-SMF
48h 47m2 stops
$1,825United Airlines
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Tue, Jun 4 - Fri, Jul 5
7:19 am - 3:20 pmSMF-CPT
23h 01m1 stop
8:00 pm - 8:24 pmCPT-SMF
33h 24m1 stop
$2,077United Airlines
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Mon, Jun 3 - Fri, Jul 5
11:55 pm - 3:20 pmSMF-CPT
54h 25m2 stops
8:00 pm - 8:24 pmCPT-SMF
33h 24m1 stop
$2,099United Airlines
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Tue, Jun 4 - Fri, Jul 5
7:24 pm - 11:00 amSMF-CPT
30h 36m3 stops
6:55 pm - 5:51 pmCPT-SMF
31h 56m2 stops
$7,812American Airlines
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Mon, Jun 3 - Fri, Jul 5

Flights from Sacramento to Cape Town - Travel Insights & Trends

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Sacramento 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 Sacramento to Cape Town is January, where tickets cost $1,300 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets is $1,774 and $1,765 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Sacramento 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 Sacramento to Cape Town, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 75 days before departure.

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

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 Cape Town from Sacramento were found on Qatar Airways ($972) and United Airlines ($1,242), and the lowest round-trip tickets were found on Qatar Airways ($1,661) and United Airlines ($1,801).

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Low season

March

High season

October

Cheapest flight

$972
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 20% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 13% increase in price.
Flight from Sacramento to Cape Town

When to book flights from Sacramento to Cape Town

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Sacramento 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 Sacramento to Cape Town

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Sacramento to Cape Town was $972 for a one-way ticket and $1,661 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is required to fly from Sacramento to Cape Town.

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

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

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

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

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Sacramento 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 Sacramento to Cape Town.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cape Town from Sacramento 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 Sacramento 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 Sacramento with another airline. Booking your flights between Sacramento 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 Sacramento 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 Sacramento up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 3 airlines serving from Sacramento to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Sacramento to Cape Town. 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.
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DeltaOverall score based on 10673 reviews
8.0Entertainment
7.9Comfort
8.6Crew
7.4Food
8.2Boarding
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

6.0 GoodEliza, Apr 2024SAN - LAX
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

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

The landing was bad and the hostess came two times and i was sleeping but when she served the person that nexts to me I woke up and she didn’t even asked me if I need any drink or snacks two times!!!!

Plane was late because of a mechanical malfunction and the food listed as available was not. Flight attendants seem over worked and under paid. They just done seem happy. And that can be seen in their faces.

Waited 3 hours on a plane to de-ice due to manpower issues. Waited another hour and a half once we landed because of a gate issue. Missed my connections. Created. A total of 13 hours of delay.

Great, on time departure, friendly and accommodating crew, great leg room, Smith flight

Plane was turned around due to fog half way into the flight, Delta did not properly direct passengers to stay on same flight and instead failed to properly rebook on Alaska

Honestly, I didn’t expect that I will experience this long time wait during the check in. There was only one person who was taking care of the passengers for the economy class and it took us to wait about one hour to do our check i. As a result we barely get to the airplane as the gate was at the end of the airport. That is totally not professional where one crue is working at the registration desk with economy and 3-4 crues are helping for the business class.

Like most domestic flights in the US, you are basically on your own with this airline when it comes to food, so be sure to purchase meals and drinks ahead of time or expect to arrive starving and dehydrated (like I was).

You need to be a hacker to get the (Free) WiFi

The food from Lagos to Amsterdam was was very poor compared to AMS-YYZ

The flight was again delayed for more then 2 hours with some lousy explanation regarding the reason of the delay. Although the flight was delayed for more than 2 hours, no refreshments were offered (according to EU regulations). Last 4 flights on KLM - always at least 2 hrs late. So be prepared that you cannot plan anything with KLM.

The flight was delayed for 2 hrs. Because they didn’t have a crew to fly. And it is not a first time for klm to do that. Last time they cancelled my filght and rebooked me 3 days later. Not reliable airline

Seats are fair enough for medium tall people. Good food all the trip. Fight attendances are warm

Overall a good experience. We were disappointed when we had to check our carry on due to the plane being full. KLM hadn’t notified us and we had valuable items in the carry on but they still made us check it. Some of the food was great and some was mediocre. Crew is really kind and funny.

It was nice to be on a legacy airline, people try at least.

Mostly fine. Minor delays departing and arriving. Quite a cramped plane, not so much as regards legroom but very narrow seats. Quiet nice food. Non-working USB charger. Flight attendants were helpful but not particularly proactive — one had to work to get their attention (but all was fine once they notice you), very Dutch style:)

The flight itself it was great nice food the crew were very nice and helpful, Checking in from Birmingham wasn't great long queues for bag dropped, And I had my hand luggage case taken away from me even though I requested to have it with me as I had breakables items. I was told I can not because of the length of the flight with no explanation at all no options was given for me to take my fragile items out of my case it was taken away with hold buggage I find the staff member who was checking me in very unpleasant !! Can we please be advise if the rules have changed about the the carry on hand luggage it will be easier to be advise on booking your tickect if we not allowed to take the hand luggage with me. Overall I had a good flight .

The plane was clean and the staff was friendly. Food and drinks as expected on international flights. The entertainment system was old style, with a pullout controller, and selections not as extensive as on other flights.

Amazing KLM service and brilliant economy comfort seats. Well worth the extra.

I paid $380 for my one-way ticket from California to Minnesota. The fair did not include online check-in. I received instructions from their app to check in at a kiosk. At the kiosk, the boarding pass would not print until an actual person came to verify that I had a personal item and not a carry-on item, On the plane, the person next to me was drunk and allowed to continue to order alcohol. United is garbage I’d rather fly spirit.

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

Terrible! The plane was old and you are required to connect your own device to their Wi-Fi rather than have entertainment options in the back of the seat in front of you. The Wi-Fi went out during the flight and there was only one plug for the devices every two seats. Three out of five surrounding my family did not work. The seats and spaces under them were so small I could not fit my backpack, which I’ve always brought on flights and fit before no problem. The crew were unpleasant and patronizing.

Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

Hated every minute of it. This flight should have only taken 1.5hrs but was delayed over 10hours. Now I am being told I cannot be compensated or refunded my ticket price or extra leg room, which I purchased but did not receive, because the airline is throwing the blame on the 3rd party I purchased tickets through and 3rd party putting the blame on airline. No one wants to help. They received their money and that's all they care about. Im going on 3 days of still trying to get to my final destination, had to cancel car rental, car insurance and hotel. Currently staying in airport until hotels open up. Thank you Lufthansa, Kayak, Underpricer and United for making this trip the worst ever.

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

Awful. I got stuck next to a person carrying a dog and behind someone with a dog. People need to board these dogs downstairs. The cabin is crowded enough with your pets

Packed in like sardines, very uncomfortable. Sitting the aisle my shoulder was rammed into numerous times by rushing flight attendants. Also flight was very cold.

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

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Sacramento to Cape Town found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/29Wed
2 stopsQatar Airways
42h 50mSMF-CPT
$972
5/29Wed
3 stopsUnited Airlines
26h 38mSMF-CPT
$1,242

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