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Cheap Flights from Cape Town to New York (CPT-NYC)

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

Tue, Nov 11 - Wed, Dec 3
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1:50 pm - 8:00 amCPT-EWR
25h 10m2 stops
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10:00 am - 1:00 pmEWR-CPT
20h 00m1 stop
$828Ethiopian Air
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Fri, Jan 23 - Sat, Jan 31
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9:30 pm - 11:05 amCPT-EWR
20h 35m1 stop
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5:30 pm - 7:15 pmEWR-CPT
18h 45m1 stop
$829Virgin Atlantic
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Sun, Nov 9 - Sun, Nov 30
Kenya Airways Logo
2:25 pm - 6:35 amCPT-JFK
23h 10m2 stops
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12:45 pm - 6:00 amJFK-CPT
34h 15m1 stop
$922Kenya Airways
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Sat, Nov 8 - Sun, Nov 30
Kenya Airways Logo
11:25 pm - 6:35 amCPT-JFK
38h 10m1 stop
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12:45 pm - 1:35 pmJFK-CPT
41h 50m2 stops
$925Kenya Airways
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Mon, Nov 17 - Mon, Nov 24
Delta Logo
9:30 pm - 12:40 pmCPT-LGA
22h 10m1 stop
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1:55 pm - 7:15 pmLGA-CPT
22h 20m2 stops
$932Delta
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Tue, Mar 10 - Sun, Mar 22
Delta Logo
9:30 pm - 6:02 pmCPT-JFK
26h 32m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:40 pm - 7:15 pmJFK-CPT
19h 35m1 stop
$932Delta
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Wed, Nov 19 - Tue, Nov 25
KLM Logo
7:55 am - 10:45 pmCPT-JFK
21h 50m1 stop
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4:45 pm - 9:55 pmJFK-CPT
22h 10m1 stop
$948KLM
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Wed, Nov 19 - Wed, Nov 26
KLM Logo
11:45 pm - 11:07 pmCPT-EWR
30h 22m2 stops
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11:59 am - 9:55 pmEWR-CPT
26h 56m2 stops
$954KLM
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Sun, Oct 19 - Thu, Oct 30
United Airlines Logo
8:00 pm - 9:43 amCPT-LGA
19h 43m1 stop
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10:25 am - 4:10 pmLGA-CPT
23h 45m1 stop
$1,034United Airlines
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Fri, Nov 7 - Fri, Nov 28
United Airlines Logo
8:50 pm - 9:44 amCPT-LGA
19h 54m1 stop
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7:29 pm - 4:10 pmLGA-CPT
37h 41m1 stop
$1,035United Airlines
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Everything you should know

Our travelers' advice
AI-generated summary based on content written by travel experts
CPT offers free Wi-Fi with easy connection.
Take the AirTrain from Newark for a quick NYC trip.
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Ethiopian Air
Cheapest • from $828 (round-trip)
Delta
Best reviews • 7.9 score
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Top routes
CPT-EWR
Cheapest
CPT-EWR
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When to book
3 weeks
in advance
Our data shows that travelers who book at least 3 weeks in advance save around 11% compared to booking last minute.
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When to travel
February
Cheapest • 9% price drop
December
Most popular
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Cheapest round-trip
$828
Overall average: $1,093
Ethiopian Air
Tue 11/11Wed 12/3
CPT - EWR • 2 stops
Cheapest non-stop
$1,027
Typical prices: $920-1298
United Airlines
Thu 10/16Sun 11/2
CPT - EWR • Non-stop
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Expert advice for your flight from Cape Town to New York

 
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CPT

CPT offers free Wi-Fi with easy connection, no password needed, perfect for staying connected before your long flight to NYC.

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EWR

For a quick trip to Manhattan, take the AirTrain to NJ Transit or Amtrak, reaching NYC in about 35 minutes.

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Daniel Scheffler

Daniel Scheffler is a travel writer, podcaster, and producer. Born in Africa, bred in Europe and now living in America he has traveled to 140 countries (and all 50 U.S. states). Plus he has stayed at over 2500 hotels across the globe. His original shows Everywhere and Without Maps (available on Spotify) showcase his beliefs, travel is about humanity and sharing that beauty. And thus it reminds you that you shouldn’t believe everything you think.

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Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Cape Town to New York flights

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

What is the cheapest Cape Town to New York flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Cape Town to New York costs $922 on the route between Cape Town (CPT) and Newark Airport (EWR). It is also the most popular route.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Cape Town to New York?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Cape Town to New York clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Cape Town to New York?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to New York, 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 New York is February, where tickets cost $963 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,183 and $1,156 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Cape Town to New York?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $1,140 on average.

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

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 New York, 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 New York, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 11% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$499
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 10% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 11% increase in price.
Flight from Cape Town to New York John F Kennedy Airport

When to book flights from Cape Town to New York

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Cape Town to New York based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Cape Town to New York

  • What is the cheapest flight from Cape Town to New York?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Cape Town to New York was $499 for a one-way ticket and $828 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Cape Town and New York?

    A passport is required to fly from Cape Town to New York.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Cape Town to New York?

    On your way to New York, you’ll fly out from Cape Town Intl. You’ll be landing in one of New York’s 2 airports: Newark or New York John F Kennedy Intl.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Cape Town to New York?

    Only American Airlines offers inflight Wi-Fi service on the Cape Town to New York flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Cape Town to New York?

    The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Cape Town to New York flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Cape Town to New York?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Cape Town and New York.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Cape Town to New York?

    You can catch a nonstop flight from Cape Town to New York on on Monday, Thursday, and Saturday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Cape Town to New York, Delta or KLM?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Cape Town to New York are Delta and KLM. With an average price for the route of $986 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,651 and an overall rating of 7.8.

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

    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 New York.

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

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

    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 to New York with an airline and back to Cape Town with another airline.

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

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Cape Town to New York

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $996 or less one-way and $988 or less round-trip.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Cape Town to New York

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cape Town to New York. 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 New York? 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 7961 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
7.9Comfort
7.3Food
7.9Entertainment
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Delta made it easy, comfortable and timely. The crew was fantastic.

10.0 ExcellentDonna, Sep 2025CVG - LGA
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Delta made it easy, comfortable and timely. The crew was fantastic.

On this flight I felt the food offering was not as complete as on previous flights. The tomato salad was a bit off and there was nothing additional such a bread or butter. The breakfast was only one option, so you either ate what they had or ate nothing. The crew was efficient, but most seemed frustrated throughout the flight. The flight arrived early and was obstacle-free, so I’m overall quite happy, but the shine in the rest of the experience just wasn’t there.

Great flight with Delta! Boarding was quick and easy, the amenities were solid, and the plane was in great shape. The flight attendants had a fun, lively energy while staying professional. All in all, a smooth trip — even managed to catch up on some rest. Thanks, Delta!

De planning was an absolute mess. We were never told that we weren’t at the gate and that we had to go down unstable stairs and then hop on a bus. People were falling, we couldn’t tell who was in charge. Overall terrible communication that ended up leaving a bad impression at the very end of the experience.

For a 69 year old with health problems I had the worse experience, no wheelchair when I entered a lady told me to sit and wait while a gentleman told me I had to walk to the Delta station, which I did. I had a carry on and a bag, and I was traveling with my service dog, which was on his carrier and the lady charged me for my carry on luggage, beside all the waiting cause of the delay, I had to walk to get my luggage cause no wheelchair showed up, I am so disappointed. I will get in touch with the company. I got home at 3:00 am, not good for my health situation.

The crew was amazing; Von, Vera and Guadalupe were very friendly and attentive throughout the entire flight. They were friendly and welcoming to everyone. A solid and dedicated team for sure!

Terrible. I was bumped off of my original flight and spent the next six days fighting to get back on it. I lost hours of my vacation trying to get this situation corrected.

Our flight was canceled after several delays. No hotel vouchers offered, minimal help for resolution leave me ultimately to cancel and book on an other airline. Then waited to get bags for more than 3 hours This whole experience has been awful!!!

My flight was canceled after being rescheduled for four days canceling my trip. Kayak and everyone affiliated with it I.e the airlines, and just fly have been excruciating to deal with. My trip to visit family had to be canceled as there was no way to make it. I am furious at all of you.

They delayed our flight because of bad weather in NY which was completely understandable. Then they cancelled our flight and a later flight that evening. The earliest we could fly was the next morning. We ended up buying last minute tickets on another airline and made it home slightly delayed but safely that evening. Delta kept saying it was weather related but if that was the case how did we make it back on another airline? The weather in NY was cloudy but not bad.

First of all we couldn’t check in online, then we learn at the airport we were on stand by for KLM’s mistake of overbooking. The seats were not comfy at all. Our luggage got lost.

Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

KLM remains a quality flag carrier airline which maintains its standards whilst all their competitors are lowering theirs.

Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

I appreciate that KLM was proactive in informing me of the 2 hour delay which enabled me to replan my travel. It was a bit stressful not knowing whether my connection from Montreal to Ottawa was happening. But the ground and air crew did a good job at comforting and assuring me.

Cabin crew professional, polite and friendly, boarding was seemless, but come on KLM surely you can do better than a pack of cheesy biscuits as an inflight snack

Cabin crew were excellent, very proffesional, polite and friendly, in flight snack was underwhelming, a packet of cheese biscuits, im sure KLM could run to a sandwich!

Legroom not all it could be, especially when the seat in front is reclined. Otherwise it was good, food and beverage were nice.

Even though I paid extra for more room, we were very cramped and the seats were hard. Also, when we checked in they did not post the gate we were to arrive at even though we were half an hour away from boarding. The agent did not know either. Actually, the flight from Porto to Zurich did to have the gate posted, and there were very few agents in the boarding areas who could help us. I would never fly Swiss Air again.

Horrible flight. First delay in boarding of approximately 30 minutes. While in the plane, the flight attendants huddle and we get an announcement that the crew's legal time was exceeded, that they don't have replacement crew and that they will need to cancel the flight. One would think that they would know that their time was to be exceeded BEFORE boarding. Took for ever to deplane. Then we were told that flight would not be cancelled but gave us a departure time of 21.15, which of course was not fulfilled. Arrived in Valencia, luggage took 30 minutes to arrive. Absolutely unacceptable

Swiss is the. Only airline I use when I go to Europe. They are on time and they are fantastic!

horrible.. they cause such a problem and my daughter 14 years old was stranded in san francisco

Not good. We returned on united airlines and the food was horrible.

The cabin was warm and few used the blankets. I should’ve upgraded.

The plan was delayed for takeoff by an hour, but we ended up making the landing on time which was a nice surprise.

Delay more than hour created pressure to catch the connecting flight

The food was good. Most the staff was pleasant. The flight would be drastically improved with WiFi on a long international flight.

The crew was very friendly and nice! Very smooth flight.

All of the United employees I interacted with were professional and courteous. The aircraft was clean, the food on the flight was good. No complaints here.

There was no food available for this red eye... one little waffle cookie for a 6+ hour flight... thank God I was able to sleep some

For both flights I requested a gluten free meal, they didn’t have one nor were there other options.

Not good , late, and long. We came home so late and spent so much time flying around and taxiing

Terrible. Delayed 7 hours, and cancelled the flight, leaving me stranded and out of pocket $500 for an alternative last minute flight

Food was terrible. Crew was kind but skipped over my row for providing sandwiches and beverages.

Not a great experience. We paid for the upgrade for premium economy seats and seated ourselves in very comfortable seats. Someone came along with the same seat on their boarding pass. The aircraft had been changed and as a result we were booted out and sent further back to small uncomfortable seats. After complaining we were moved to emergency row seats, which gave us more leg room but the seats don’t recline. For people in our 70’s we found having to sit upright from California to NJ very uncomfortable. Not sure why they chose to move senior citizens instead of the two people that were allowed to take the more comfortable seats. Not happy.

More racist flight attandants maybe because i sm an attracticted darkskin latino man but once again bad flight attamdants they ignored me the whole flight even the woman sitting next to me notice how rude they were towards me i really never want to fly united or american airlines they alawsys have the rudesslt and racist flight attandants

We loved the United lounge near our gate and a rep named Aimee who was GREAT

Cramped seat even in economy plus seat 10A. Over booked flight, no space for the bags

Delayed flight made my day very long, but other than that KQ got me to my destination in good shape.

The nice treatment and lovely pilots who accepted my son inside for a photo.So lovely of them

Got delayed for over 24 hours. Fight was cancelled. Was put up at a nice hotel whose kitchen was unfortunately not prepared for the sudden influx of guests The headphone jacks on the seat were loose and sound kept getting dropped over the headphones. Food was good though. Certain items (Amarula) were not available for purchase over the on-plane duty free. Had been told i would pick my luggage at my final destination*wrong* had to pick it up in JFK and recheck it and then got charged for it**** too tired to argue with the Delta staff on the issue.... after a 15 hr flight.

This one is not bad even it is late, but they apologize and every time they announced the update.

I’m very disappointed for this trip and I will never travel again in this airline. In addition, I don’t recommend to any human being to travel to Kenya Airways. They keep me at Nairobi for 4 days without care. I was at Nairobi from 6 a.m Morning up to 10 a:m Thursday. For that reason, I have trouble for my work and may be I will lose my job. During for those 4 days I didn’t have my medicine, I didn’t have clothes to change because all my clothes were in my checked bags. On Thursday, when I got flight, they don’t even apologize for all consequences I had. During for those 4 days, I learned many things for this airline. It is their system to treat passengers like this because they had hundreds or thousands passengers around Nairobi waiting for their flights after their original flights cancelled. If I lose my job, I planned to file claim to the airline. This is not airline to travel with.

They weight duty free goods at check in and count the weight as carry on luggage. Results : for 4 bottles I had to opay $150. rip off. Be careful to avoid any duty free shopping at Dubai airport

The boarding was fast, the food was great; however, the seats & leg space were tight.

I enjoyed my flight I arrived safe with all my luggage

No complaints just improve on the food service. Provide enough dinner. People are complaining about that.

Was very good, was happy with the way staff were smiling and how they were approachable

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