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Find cheap British Airways flights to Cape Town from $856

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Low season

August

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$856

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 Reagan Washington National 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 6,754 verified guest reviews
6.8Comfort
7.7Crew
6.5Entertainment
6.4Food
7.0Boarding

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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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$952
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36h 50mMIA-CPT
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34h 50mBWI-CPT
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28h 40mCPT-BWI
$1,242

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$856
9/1Sun
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31h 35mBWI-CPT
$955
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$962
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$966
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$989
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$1,010
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$1,010
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$1,014
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32h 55mMIA-CPT
$1,014
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35h 00mLGA-CPT
$1,014
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33h 38mEWR-CPT
$1,014
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34h 50mBWI-CPT
$1,022
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38h 05mEWR-CPT
$1,033
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2 stopsBritish Airways
35h 15mEWR-CPT
$1,048
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1 stopBritish Airways
35h 20mEWR-CPT
$1,093
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1 stopBritish Airways
32h 50mMIA-CPT
$1,126

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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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