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Find cheap British Airways flights to Cape Town from $956

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Low season

August

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$956

Average price round-trip

$1,732
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 16% increase in price.
Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Cape Town
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FAQs for flying to Cape Town with British Airways

  • Which other airlines fly to Cape Town?

    Along with British Airways, you can also fly to Cape Town with Delta, United Airlines and United Airlines.

  • Which airport do British Airways flights to Cape Town fly into?

    You’ll fly into Cape Town Airport when flying to Cape Town with British Airways.

  • Are there any other airlines in oneworld that fly to Cape Town?

    Unfortunately, there are no other airlines in oneworld that fly to Cape Town.

British Airways customer reviews

6.7
OkayBased on 6,751 verified guest reviews
6.4Food
6.8Comfort
7.0Boarding
6.5Entertainment
7.7Crew

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A
6.3 Okay
Cons:The lady at the check in counter changed the seat I paid to reserve from the front to the back of the plane without informing me
A
6.0 Okay
Pros:The staff were prompt is serving food and drinks, good selection of movies on board.
Cons:Other passengers weren't the best, and unfortunately there were many small children on the plane, which meant it was very noisy.
A
9.3 Wonderful
Pros:The crew was excellent! Great service.
Cons:More options in movies of other languages.
A
2.0 Poor
Pros:Nothing
Cons:Everything. no one helped me with the upgrade no time due to poor customer service.
A
6.6 Okay
Pros:plane was awesome
Cons:ran out of food options for the back of the plane...staff was rude when I asked for some pretzels or bread since they didn't have any more meatless options
B
8.0 Very good
Cons:Luggage Fees out of Croatia despite my One World Status were a big surprise!
C
10.0 Wonderful
Pros:Punctuality!
A
10.0 Wonderful
Pros:The airbus 320 was clean and well maintained
A
6.0 Okay
Pros:plane was punctual
Cons:extremely uncomfortable seats and hardly any space.
M
7.6 Good
Cons:The plane was warm which became uncomfortable for the second half of the 9 hour flight. Also they had some issues with double booked seats and having to move people around which delayed takeoff. The staff did a good job of making the best of a bad situation thoug.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

9/9Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
30h 15mIAD-CPT
9/27Fri
2 stopsBritish Airways
26h 45mCPT-IAD
$1,220
8/23Fri
2 stopsBritish Airways
32h 20mIAD-CPT
9/6Fri
2 stopsBritish Airways
26h 45mCPT-IAD
$1,223
8/22Thu
2 stopsBritish Airways
33h 45mIAD-CPT
8/30Fri
2 stopsBritish Airways
26h 45mCPT-IAD
$1,228
9/9Mon
2 stopsBritish Airways
40h 30mBWI-CPT
9/17Tue
1 stopBritish Airways
30h 45mCPT-BWI
$1,241
9/3Tue
1 stopBritish Airways
33h 50mMIA-CPT
10/18Fri
2 stopsBritish Airways
28h 50mCPT-MIA
$1,242
9/28Sat
1 stopBritish Airways
30h 45mJFK-CPT
10/5Sat
1 stopBritish Airways
29h 10mCPT-JFK
$1,244
11/10Sun
2 stopsBritish Airways
32h 15mIAD-CPT
11/29Fri
2 stopsBritish Airways
41h 40mCPT-IAD
$1,244
9/9Mon
2 stopsBritish Airways
41h 30mBWI-CPT
9/27Fri
2 stopsBritish Airways
42h 50mCPT-BWI
$1,249
11/22Fri
2 stopsBritish Airways
38h 50mIAD-CPT
12/14Sat
2 stopsBritish Airways
37h 00mCPT-IAD
$1,249
9/28Sat
1 stopBritish Airways
31h 05mBOS-CPT
10/13Sun
1 stopBritish Airways
27h 55mCPT-BOS
$1,256
11/8Fri
1 stopBritish Airways
32h 20mBWI-CPT
11/17Sun
1 stopBritish Airways
31h 10mCPT-BWI
$1,256
12/3Tue
1 stopBritish Airways
31h 55mMIA-CPT
12/15Sun
1 stopBritish Airways
29h 10mCPT-MIA
$1,256
11/9Sat
1 stopBritish Airways
27h 20mEWR-CPT
11/18Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
24h 05mCPT-EWR
$1,256
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1 stopBritish Airways
27h 05mIAD-CPT
11/20Wed
1 stopBritish Airways
30h 05mCPT-IAD
$1,256
9/2Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
31h 35mBWI-CPT
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1 stopBritish Airways
30h 45mCPT-BWI
$1,257
11/9Sat
1 stopBritish Airways
27h 20mEWR-CPT
11/18Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
29h 50mCPT-EWR
$1,257
9/20Fri
2 stopsBritish Airways
35h 10mBOS-CPT
10/1Tue
1 stopBritish Airways
33h 50mCPT-BOS
$1,261
9/23Mon
2 stopsBritish Airways
34h 04mBWI-CPT
10/8Tue
1 stopBritish Airways
30h 45mCPT-BWI
$1,261
8/12Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
31h 40mBWI-CPT
8/22Thu
2 stopsBritish Airways
27h 32mCPT-BWI
$1,267
9/20Fri
2 stopsBritish Airways
35h 26mBOS-CPT
10/2Wed
2 stopsBritish Airways
29h 57mCPT-BOS
$1,271

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8/16Fri
1 stopBritish Airways
34h 30mJFK-CPT
$956
9/5Thu
1 stopBritish Airways
35h 20mEWR-CPT
$962
8/16Fri
1 stopBritish Airways
35h 20mEWR-CPT
$963
10/13Sun
1 stopBritish Airways
35h 40mMIA-CPT
$989
11/15Fri
1 stopBritish Airways
34h 25mEWR-CPT
$989
11/15Fri
1 stopBritish Airways
32h 05mJFK-CPT
$989
11/2Sat
2 stopsBritish Airways
32h 55mMIA-CPT
$993
10/5Sat
1 stopBritish Airways
35h 20mEWR-CPT
$994
10/14Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
33h 50mBOS-CPT
$1,003
10/13Sun
1 stopBritish Airways
31h 35mBWI-CPT
$1,003
10/13Sun
1 stopBritish Airways
31h 45mEWR-CPT
$1,003
10/14Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
21h 05mJFK-CPT
$1,003
10/17Thu
1 stopBritish Airways
31h 45mEWR-CPT
$1,010
8/19Mon
2 stopsBritish Airways
35h 25mBWI-CPT
$1,014
9/26Thu
2 stopsBritish Airways
35h 00mLGA-CPT
$1,014
9/2Mon
2 stopsBritish Airways
35h 14mEWR-CPT
$1,014
8/16Fri
2 stopsBritish Airways
37h 30mLGA-CPT
$1,028
10/13Sun
2 stopsBritish Airways
33h 15mBWI-CPT
$1,036
10/11Fri
1 stopBritish Airways
35h 20mEWR-CPT
$1,093
10/12Sat
1 stopBritish Airways
31h 35mBWI-CPT
$1,118

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Flights to Cape Town - British Airways

Destination:

Cape Town (CPT)South Africa

Return flight deals:

Cape Town - United States

Cabin classes:

$6,581
$2,911
$1,177

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