$635 Find Cheap Flights from Cape Town to California

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Cape Town to California departing on 6/15. 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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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Cape Town to California, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap Flights from Cape Town to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$1,155
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$1,099
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$1,457
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$1,301
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$1,155
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$1,099
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$1,457
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$1,301

Book Cheap Cape Town to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Cape Town to California 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Cape Town to California

Fri, Jun 12 - Fri, Jun 19
Qatar Airways Logo
7:30 pm - 3:25 pm
CPT
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SFO
28h 55m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
3:55 pm - 10:15 am
SFO
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CPT
33h 20m
1 stop
$1,099Qatar Airways
Fri, Jun 12 - Fri, Jun 19
Qatar Airways Logo
7:30 pm - 5:10 pm
CPT
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LAX
30h 40m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
4:20 pm - 10:15 am
LAX
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CPT
32h 55m
1 stop
$1,155Qatar Airways
Wed, Jun 10 - Wed, Jun 17
KLM Logo
11:15 pm - 6:58 pm
CPT
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SFO
28h 43m
2 stops
KLM Logo
7:00 am - 9:25 pm
SFO
-
CPT
29h 25m
2 stops
$1,299KLM
Sun, Oct 4 - Sat, Oct 17
United Airlines Logo
8:00 pm - 3:00 pm
CPT
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SMF
28h 00m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
11:55 pm - 5:10 pm
SMF
-
CPT
32h 15m
2 stops
$1,301United Airlines
Sun, Oct 4 - Sat, Oct 17
United Airlines Logo
8:00 pm - 8:44 pm
CPT
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SMF
33h 44m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
11:55 pm - 5:10 pm
SMF
-
CPT
32h 15m
2 stops
$1,328United Airlines
Wed, Jun 10 - Wed, Jun 17
Turkish Airlines Logo
4:35 pm - 10:50 am
CPT
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SFO
27h 15m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
12:55 pm - 11:50 am
SFO
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CPT
37h 55m
1 stop
$1,355Turkish Airlines
Wed, Jun 10 - Wed, Jun 17
KLM Logo
11:15 pm - 6:58 pm
CPT
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SFO
28h 43m
2 stops
KLM Logo
1:45 pm - 9:25 pm
SFO
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CPT
22h 40m
1 stop
$1,377KLM
Fri, Jul 24 - Thu, Aug 13
Turkish Airlines Logo
4:35 pm - 4:40 pm
CPT
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SFO
33h 05m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
6:45 pm - 11:50 am
SFO
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CPT
32h 05m
1 stop
$1,385Turkish Airlines
Sat, Jun 13 - Sat, Jun 20
Delta Logo
11:15 pm - 9:51 am
CPT
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SAN
43h 36m
2 stops
Delta Logo
6:15 am - 9:25 pm
SAN
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CPT
30h 10m
2 stops
$1,457Delta
Sat, Jun 13 - Sat, Jun 20
Delta Logo
11:15 pm - 9:14 am
CPT
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SJC
42h 59m
2 stops
Delta Logo
6:35 am - 5:50 pm
SJC
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CPT
26h 15m
1 stop
$2,098Delta
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Cape Town to California flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Cape Town to California?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Cape Town to California departing in June.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to California, 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 Cape Town to California is October, when tickets cost $603 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $949 and $928 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Cape Town to California, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$635
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% lower on average.
Flight from Cape Town to Los Angeles

FAQs - booking California flights

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

    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 Cape Town to California.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Cape Town to California 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 Cape Town to California?

    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 from Cape Town to California with an airline and back with another airline.

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

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

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Cape Town to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cape Town to California. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Cape Town to California? 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 verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8465 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.8Entertainment
7.9Comfort
7.2Food
8.5Crew
Airline reviews

Everything went smoothly, although the usual gripes about airline travel were still present: the boarding process is inefficient, the snack selection is limited, and so on. Since there was extra space on the flight, the gate agent rearranged many people's seats to put people on the aisles and windows, leaving the middle seats empty, as much as possible, which was pretty great.

10.0 ExcellentDavid, Apr 2026
DTW - SFO
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Everything went smoothly, although the usual gripes about airline travel were still present: the boarding process is inefficient, the snack selection is limited, and so on. Since there was extra space on the flight, the gate agent rearranged many people's seats to put people on the aisles and windows, leaving the middle seats empty, as much as possible, which was pretty great.

While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

One of the flight attendants was a little cranky. I appreciated the free wifi and plug to charge my laptop

WiFi didn’t work most of the time. The usb chargers would work only occasionally for 5 mins and wouldn’t charge after that. Had to keep trying repeatedly at each of the seats in the row.

The crew bent over backwards to thank us for flying and make us comfortable. The food service was quick and efficient. The Captain communicated and said goodbye and thank you as we departed. They really stood out!

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

my mom urmila patel needed a wheelchair which was not available on the curbside. she needed to walk almost 50 meters inside (at the risk of falling) and then had to wait in line to get a wheelchair (this is not ok). Once obtained she had to seat in it for 30-45 minutes for someone to take her in thru the checkin process (which was fairly smooth and easy). the lady who helped her with her checkin process was very courteous and helpful

Staff at the check-in counter were friendly, happy and helpful. They tagged our bags and sent us to “bag drop off” but were not very clear about where that was. The airport was busy we headed off in what we thought was the right direction until a gentleman waved us down and actually came after us. He was the baggage handler for Delta and recognized our “deer in the headlights “ look-he brought us to the right area (which was marked as the Southwest Airlines Drop Off) and sent us on our way. Wonderful guy, low key and working with a big smile on his face. Loved it. Loved him.

Arlene was a great flight attendant. I also liked how one of the other flight attendants gave us a heads up about snacks and asked everyone to remove their headphones when it was their turn to order. Good idea.

I haven’t flown economy in over 20 years but it was not bad. Room by my feet for my bag and seat was roomy enough. Surprised in a good way.

Flew steerage class. Short on leg room unless you pay more. No window unless you pay more. Etc. United is trying to squeeze every cent from you. It doesn’t make for any loyalty.

Outstanding service, efficient & friendly crew, flight was safe, comfortable & on time

Outstanding service, great food, friendly & efficient crew, safe & comfortable flight

Staff were not attentive, wifi did not work, cut my head in the bathroom due to the position of the soap on the sink, had blood running down my face, told staff, they had no expression no sympathy, didn't even say "sorry", they said "oh we will have a look at that" about 10 mins later the purser brought me a bandaid, still no sorry.... Shocking

The crew was great. Very friendly and responsive. The plane was old, small and tight. We ran out of overhead space and I had to check. Middle seat was particularly tight.

The flight was delayed from take off because only one runway was operational in San Francisco.

Several missed and almost missed connections. It felt like everything was being patched together last minute without enough resources and it ended up being an extremely stressful experience that basically ruined our weekend on the west coast. What a waste.

Dinner was good, but the breakfast served in the morning was horrible.

Packed in plane small uncomfortable seats elbow to elbow nobody wants to be in that situation for the money they paid

Checking in united could not figure out my star alliance gold. Baggage did not get marked priority and didn't receive boarding passes. When got to SFO lounge personal fixed everything Immediately

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