$612 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 9/6. 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 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$1,018
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$1,028
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$1,177
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$1,018
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$1,028
San Diego
San Diego2 stops$1,177

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

Tue, Oct 27 - Thu, Nov 12
United Airlines Logo
8:50 pm - 7:54 pm
CPT
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LAX
32h 04m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:40 am - 4:10 pm
LAX
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CPT
21h 30m
1 stop
$1,018United Airlines
Tue, Oct 27 - Thu, Nov 12
United Airlines Logo
8:50 pm - 7:54 pm
CPT
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LAX
32h 04m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:40 am - 4:10 pm
LAX
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CPT
21h 30m
1 stop
$1,020United Airlines
Sun, Sep 13 - Wed, Nov 11
KLM Logo
11:15 pm - 11:45 am
CPT
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SFO
45h 30m
1 stop
KLM Logo
3:40 pm - 5:50 am
SFO
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CPT
28h 10m
1 stop
$1,028KLM
Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Oct 7
KLM Logo
7:40 am - 11:45 am
CPT
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SFO
37h 05m
1 stop
KLM Logo
3:05 pm - 10:10 pm
SFO
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CPT
46h 05m
1 stop
$1,043KLM
Sun, Sep 13 - Wed, Nov 11
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:15 pm - 8:08 pm
CPT
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SFO
29h 53m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:40 pm - 5:50 am
SFO
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CPT
28h 10m
1 stop
$1,051Multiple Airlines
Sun, Dec 13 - Mon, Jan 11
Delta Logo
8:50 pm - 10:11 am
CPT
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LAX
23h 21m
1 stop
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 6:35 pm
LAX
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CPT
25h 35m
1 stop
$1,055Delta
Sun, Dec 13 - Sun, Jan 10
Delta Logo
8:50 pm - 11:00 am
CPT
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LAX
24h 10m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:25 pm - 6:35 pm
LAX
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CPT
39h 10m
1 stop
$1,056Delta
Sun, Sep 13 - Wed, Nov 11
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:15 pm - 8:08 pm
CPT
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SFO
29h 53m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
3:40 pm - 5:50 am
SFO
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CPT
28h 10m
1 stop
$1,064Multiple Airlines
Tue, Nov 3 - Sat, Nov 7
Qatar Airways Logo
6:55 pm - 6:28 pm
CPT
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ONT
33h 33m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
6:00 am - 10:30 am
ONT
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CPT
42h 30m
2 stops
$1,399Qatar Airways
Thu, Jul 30 - Thu, Aug 6
Qatar Airways Logo
1:15 pm - 10:46 pm
CPT
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FAT
42h 31m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
8:32 pm - 10:15 am
FAT
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CPT
52h 43m
2 stops
$1,503Qatar Airways
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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 October.

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 July and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $947 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$612
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 2% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 8% lower on average.
Flight from Cape Town to San Francisco

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.
7.8
DeltaOverall score based on 8406 reviews
7.8Comfort
7.2Food
7.8Entertainment
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
Airline reviews

Flight delayed four separate times. I’m now one hour hours late to landing.

2.0 MediocreTravis, Jun 2026
SFO - LAX
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Flight delayed four separate times. I’m now one hour hours late to landing.

worst flight ever from Delta, it got delayed and kept on delaying..

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.

The flight got delayed. They forgot to bring the drinks when I asked for it. The toilet is messy.

This was an overnight flight, and in the morning they did know coffee service. How you can throw passengers in a San Francisco airport at 5:40 a.m. in the morning and not giving them Coffee is a crime.

Our flight was delayed several Times due to mechanical issues. Although I understand this may happen at times, it was very inconvenient and we had to book a hotel for an overnight stay. We were traveling with my 3-yo grandson and waiting at the airport from noon until 6:30pm with no reassurance that our next rescheduled flight would depart, we had to decide what’s best for him. A day later, I found out that I may be able to demand compensation if my flight is delayed more than 4 hours. I will hav to read the fine print next time.

Service was professional and quick. Premium economy seat was comfortable given the class

Like: departed and arrived on time. Unlike: Food options for purchase allways bad, 1 of 2 of the crew members not very friendly at all. Seats and leg room aweful. At this point I am thinking on switching to AA.

The staff was extremely helpful and friendly at all times! They went above and beyond to get us into an earlier flight in San Diego to make our connection in SFO possible, because our original flight did actually not make it! I did so much appreciate the UA team and how they made this possible. We also didn’t have seats together on the long flight to Singapore, but they found us seats together last moment with no additional cost! Nobody sat next to us, so that we were able to sleep! Thanks to UA for improving their service and Underpricer for booking this trip! Please be careful: 1,5 hrs for transfer in San Francisco might not be enough time in the future

Crew was great! Good meals. Had room to stretch out

Packed flight, which makes it tough on crew and boarding staff (and the customers of course). But this was great boarding, clear instructions, etc. Traveling on the weekends are always fraught with danger as you have families and less frequent flyers thus more confusion. But this flight went as planned.

Destroyed my suitcase. Tired of talking about it. Cancelling my unite mileage plus account.

New plane was lovely. Crew customer service is always lax but expected. Kraft on time and arrived safely.

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