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If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Amsterdam on a Sunday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Thursday is the most expensive day to fly from Cape Town to Amsterdam. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Wednesday and avoiding Saturdays for the best deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Cape Town to Amsterdam is November, where tickets cost $762 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $965 and $961 respectively.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $951 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Cape Town to Amsterdam, you should book around 8 weeks before departure, which saves you about 11% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Cape Town to Amsterdam were found on Qatar Airways ($753) and SWISS ($779).

There is just one airline that flies from Cape Town to Amsterdam direct and that is KLM. The best round-trip deal found from KLM for the route is $849.

Weekly flights between Cape Town and Amsterdam historically see delays in approximately 9% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 199 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving at night tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the morning 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, KLM have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 9% of their flights encountering any delays.

Zurich (ZRH) is the top choice – 37% of KAYAK users who clicked on 1-stop flights from Cape Town to Amsterdam picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Zurich (ZRH) offer the most affordable fares, with an average round-trip price of $761.

Consider flying via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 13h 55m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Paris (CDG) often has the shortest layovers from Cape Town to Amsterdam, with an average of 1h 35m.

There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

There is a maximum of 1 nonstop flight a day that takes off from Cape Town and lands in Amsterdam, with an average flight time of 11h 30m. The most common departure time is 11:00 pm and most flights take off at night. Each week, there are 7 flights.