$484 Find Cheap Flights from Cape Town to New York State

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Best New York Flight Deals from Cape Town

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

New York
New York1 stop$928
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New York1 stop$928

Cheap Flights from Cape Town to New York

 
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.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Cape Town to New York

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Cape Town to New York.
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Delta Logo
11:00 pm - 3:25 pmCPT-JFK
22h 25m1 stop
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12:57 pm - 9:25 pmJFK-CPT
26h 28m2 stops
$928Delta
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Mon, May 19 - Wed, May 28
Delta Logo
11:00 pm - 7:55 pmCPT-LGA
26h 55m2 stops
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2:40 pm - 9:25 pmLGA-CPT
24h 45m2 stops
$933Delta
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Mon, May 19 - Wed, May 28
KLM Logo
11:15 pm - 12:20 pmCPT-JFK
43h 05m1 stop
KLM Logo
6:15 pm - 9:25 pmJFK-CPT
21h 10m1 stop
$948KLM
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Wed, May 28 - Wed, Jun 11
KLM Logo
6:25 pm - 1:16 pmCPT-JFK
24h 51m2 stops
KLM Logo
5:30 pm - 9:25 pmJFK-CPT
21h 55m2 stops
$958KLM
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Wed, May 28 - Wed, Jun 11
Kenya Airways Logo
2:35 pm - 7:35 amCPT-JFK
23h 00m2 stops
Kenya Airways Logo
12:45 pm - 1:35 pmJFK-CPT
41h 50m2 stops
$961Kenya Airways
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Mon, Oct 13 - Tue, Dec 9
Kenya Airways Logo
2:30 pm - 7:35 amCPT-JFK
23h 05m2 stops
Kenya Airways Logo
7:00 pm - 12:55 pmJFK-CPT
34h 55m1 stop
$965Kenya Airways
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Tue, Oct 14 - Thu, Dec 11
United Airlines Logo
7:50 pm - 5:35 amCPT-EWR
15h 45mnonstop
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8:00 pm - 9:30 amEWR-CPT
31h 30m1 stop
$1,031United Airlines
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Mon, May 19 - Wed, May 28
SWISS Logo
8:40 am - 2:35 pmCPT-EWR
35h 55m2 stops
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9:50 pm - 4:45 pmEWR-CPT
36h 55m2 stops
$1,034SWISS
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Sun, May 18 - Sat, Jun 28
United Airlines Logo
6:05 pm - 3:40 pmCPT-EWR
27h 35m1 stop
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9:55 pm - 3:20 pmEWR-CPT
59h 25m2 stops
$1,042United Airlines
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Tue, Jul 8 - Tue, Jul 22
SWISS Logo
8:40 am - 4:35 pmCPT-JFK
37h 55m1 stop
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8:30 pm - 4:45 pmJFK-CPT
38h 15m2 stops
$1,077SWISS
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Sun, May 18 - Sat, Jun 28
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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 State flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Cape Town to New York State.

The cheapest ticket to New York State from Cape Town found in the last 72 hours was to New York, at $1,074 round-trip. The most popular route is from Cape Town (CPT) to Newark Airport (EWR), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,074.

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

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.

No, with an average price for the route of $1,524, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

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 State, 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 State is February, when tickets cost $963 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,294 and $1,128 respectively.

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to New York State on a Thursday and more expensive on a Saturday. On your return trip to Cape Town, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Fridays for better deals.

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

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 State, 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 State, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.


Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$484
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 10% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 5% increase in price.
Flight from Cape Town to New York John F Kennedy Airport

FAQs - booking New York State flights

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

    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 State.

  • 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 State?

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

    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 New York State 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 New York State?

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

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to New York State?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to New York State is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $994 on average. Morning departures are around 2% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New York State is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,322.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to New York State

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Cape Town to the following destinations at these prices or less: Newark $1,220 one-way - $1,243 round-trip

Top 4 airlines serving from Cape Town to New York

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cape Town to New York State. 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.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 7936 reviews
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.3Food
8.5Crew
7.9Entertainment
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Delayed take-off. Very small plane so very scary with lots of bumps during the flight. Would never fly Delta on short flights in small 80 seaters plane again! Felt relieved when landed.

6.0 GoodNgoc, Apr 2025DCA - LGA
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Delayed take-off. Very small plane so very scary with lots of bumps during the flight. Would never fly Delta on short flights in small 80 seaters plane again! Felt relieved when landed.

third trip overseas with delta recently where the TV did not work- not acceptable for a 8 hour flight! your food really has declined crew great and I am loyal to delta

The plane was old with small storage areas that had problems closing/latching and not enough storage for everyone, and worn, damaged seats. Service was great but feel a little unsafe on such well used planes.

Great staff. Wifi is terrible. Signing up for skylines is a painstaking process. Had to call customer service just to get my flight itinerary and confirmation sent to me. Consistent delays. A well staffed company that is run so poorly. Upper management needs to be renewed.

Boarding is, as it always is… horrible. Gate lice. Slow moving zones. Too many people with carry ons

Everything was ok!! Just bags came up a little be late.

Tasty snacks. On-time departure and early arrival. Luggage arrived quickly at the carrousel. The only negative was a man behind us that was heavily inebriated. He was served 3 double drinks during the flight. There was no telling how much he had before the flight. He was so out of it that he spilled a drink and broke the heavy liquor glass on the floor. I don't believe he should have been served so much alcohol on a two-hour flight.

It was terrible, I sat next to a person with a cat, I'm allergic to animal dander, my discomfort was extreme

I sat in comfort plus. It was fine. Seats were comfortable. I got drinks and snacks.

Good and consistent Printer in lounge did not work for me :(

The cushion of the seats are old and very thin. The food can be more tasty or come with salt packages

I slept the whole flight so I can't tell you about the food and there was no entertainment offered. Crew was very nice, seats were comfortable in business, and boarding was easy.

I haven't flown Swiss in a long time. I was disappointed that after paying $14,907 for 3 business class seats, we still had to pay another $200 for a single business class seat. All the window seats used to be single seats. Now it's every other one and if you want a single seat it's extra. Also, The double seats do not have pods or any privacy. We landed in Chicago after a long 10 hour flight and our connecting flight was on United. Because we do not have status on Swiss, we were not allowed to use the United lounge, even with business class seats. My father is on crutches and we had a 4 hour layover. No lounge was also disappointing. All of my status is on British Airways so I will go back to flying BA. We flew Swiss because my father did not want to go through Heathrow. On a positive, the crew were super nice and accommodating for my father who had recently had hip replacement surgery. Food was okay. I"m not a good person to critique the food, I never like airplane food.

-Swiss airlines online check in app crashed multiple times -Zurich airport does not have very many bathrooms accessible to people with disabilities - closest disability accessible bathroom to departure gate was 1/4 mile away.

The service was flawless. The trip went great. I flew from Venice, Italy to Tampa, Florida. The issue is my bag (that I checked for free when checking into the flight) was ripped along the side when I collected it from baggage claim in Tampa, last night. I thought of talking with the Tampa baggage claim employees about it and see what could be done, but my bag isn’t a very expensive bag and I didn’t want to make a big deal of it. I’m not sure if I’ll be checking a bag anymore in the future.

We are glinting with united , but over all very disappointed

It is a good airlines, very professional very good food. I wish they offered free luggage is the only thing.

I like how professional, fast and good the whole experience was.

Terrible plane small airbus good for a 1 hr trip I booked business as it is. A night flight and 4hrs trip it was an ordinary economy seat with no one next to me what a joke what a stupid decision to buy business

For the price of the ticket it's probably the best service in the world

Our flights got changed from United to Air Canada and our purchased seats did not get transferred so we had to pay for seats twice. I brought it up with Air Canada and they stated I had to go back and chase it with United. The united seats were $21 Canadian each and Air Canada were $56 each so we have paid $77 for each seat. Very unhappy

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

So far so good but food and entertainment are not available for this flight

Multiple delays and not straight answer from the United team

Stewardess spilled orange juice on my clothes/seat no help no apology just threw napkins at me to clean the mess up. Not Happy.

Smooth flight. Boarding was chaotic. Could not hear the gate agent over the intercom. People were lined up in the wrong lines. Groups one and two were told to board through line one and group 3 through line 2. All very confusing. Once in the air, the flight was smooth. There was no entertainment option on this aircraft, even though it was a larger aircraft.

The plane pushed back from the gate on time. However, it stopped on the ramp, and we waited for over 20 minutes before the aircraft pulled back to the gate. Apparently, something of importance had to be removed from the aircraft by the gate agent. I found this to be odd. The delay was not significant, but I felt that whatever was on the aircraft that had to be taken off, should’ve been done before we pushed back from the gate.

Electric plugs didn't work. Entertainment system wasn't working

The design of the light switch on the arm rest is ridiculous.

Smooth boarding process. Early departure, smooth flight, early arrival. The entertainment package has very good recent movie options. The flight crew were friendly and professional.

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

A child was loud throughout which made the trip less than optimal. Crew was great and professional. They need to change the automatic seat belt announcement which is too loud and had other unneeded words like "this is XYZ announcement number one'

Love the dreamliner plane. It's such a smooth ride, I don't notice that it's 15 hours in the air. The staff are great and they don't overstuff you with food.

I really like this airline. The staff are lovely and friendly, the planes are tidy and unfussy. I would rate them at the top of the African Airline carriers.

Delayed by 4 hours with inadequate advance notifications which caused us a lot of consternation and angst. I will never fly or recommend your airline again

Flight was changed 3 times, from a night flight to a day flight, and then delayed by 5h…

Kenya Airways delayed my flights for 7 days. Each delayed, they notified me last minute. This is ridiculous.

The kindness and good humor of all the people who this flight possible was a joy.

Awful, we had a delay of 3 hrs, impacting in my transfer flight to Cape town, and Kenya airways didnt do anything. They sent me twice to transfer services in Nairobi, not been available to sleep (from 1 am to 5 am); without any update.

It's the only direct flight between Accra and Nairobi, and you pay for it! Food is better on Asky. No entertainment on flight from Accra to Nairobi, but there other way did have screens. Generally timely boarding and departure.

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