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When flying from Cape Town to Nairobi, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Cape Town, you’ll find the best rates on Saturdays and the most expensive ones on Wednesdays.

The cheapest month for flights from Cape Town to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport is February, where tickets cost $621 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $773 and $763 respectively.

No, with an average price for the route of $865, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

To get a below average price on the flight from Cape Town to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 17% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Cape Town to Nairobi were found on TAAG ($536) and Air Tanzania ($559).

There is just one airline that flies from Cape Town to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport direct and that is Kenya Airways. The best round-trip deal found from Kenya Airways for the route is $409.

Weekly flights between Cape Town and Nairobi historically see delays in approximately 26% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 215 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving at night tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the early afternoon have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Thursday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Friday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Kenya Airways have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 26% of their flights encountering any delays.

Addis Ababa (ADD) is the top choice – 40% of KAYAK users who clicked on 1-stop flights from Cape Town to Nairobi picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Luanda (NBJ) offer the most affordable fares, with an average round-trip price of $417.

Consider flying via Livingstone (LVI) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 6h 50m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Livingstone (LVI) often has the shortest layovers from Cape Town to Nairobi, with an average of 0h 45m.