CPT - SAN

$1,066 Find Cheap Flights from Cape Town to San Diego - Compare and Save

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Cheapest round-trip
$1,066
Typical prices: $1,135-$1,302
Delta
Tue 12/22Thu 1/14
CPT - SAN • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$3,584
KLM
Wed 9/23
CPT - SAN • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from $1,066 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.8 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Cape Town and San Diego. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $1,160 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 23h 28m (one-way)
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Cheapest • 21% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Cape Town to San Diego (CPT-SAN)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Cape Town to San Diego 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Cape Town to San Diego

Tue, Dec 22 - Thu, Jan 14
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8:50 pm - 1:10 pm
CPT
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SAN
26h 20m
1 stop
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8:00 am - 6:35 pm
SAN
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CPT
24h 35m
1 stop
$1,066Delta
Thu, Dec 24 - Wed, Jan 13
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8:50 pm - 1:10 pm
CPT
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SAN
26h 20m
1 stop
Delta Logo
10:55 am - 6:35 pm
SAN
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CPT
21h 40m
1 stop
$1,066Delta
Thu, Dec 24 - Thu, Jan 14
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8:50 pm - 10:10 am
CPT
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SAN
23h 20m
1 stop
Delta Logo
10:55 am - 6:35 pm
SAN
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CPT
21h 40m
1 stop
$1,066Delta
Thu, Dec 24 - Mon, Jan 11
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8:50 pm - 10:10 am
CPT
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SAN
23h 20m
1 stop
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10:55 am - 6:35 pm
SAN
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CPT
21h 40m
1 stop
$1,066Delta
Tue, Dec 22 - Wed, Jan 13
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8:50 pm - 10:10 am
CPT
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SAN
23h 20m
1 stop
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8:00 am - 6:35 pm
SAN
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CPT
24h 35m
1 stop
$1,066Delta
Tue, Dec 22 - Mon, Jan 11
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8:50 pm - 10:10 am
CPT
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SAN
23h 20m
1 stop
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10:55 am - 6:35 pm
SAN
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CPT
21h 40m
1 stop
$1,066Delta
Fri, Sep 11 - Fri, Sep 18
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7:40 am - 11:50 am
CPT
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SAN
37h 10m
1 stop
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9:59 pm - 9:25 pm
SAN
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CPT
38h 26m
2 stops
$1,104KLM
Fri, Sep 11 - Fri, Sep 18
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7:40 am - 3:01 pm
CPT
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SAN
40h 21m
2 stops
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9:59 pm - 9:25 pm
SAN
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CPT
38h 26m
2 stops
$1,110KLM
Fri, Dec 25 - Mon, Jan 11
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8:50 pm - 10:10 am
CPT
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SAN
23h 20m
1 stop
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8:00 am - 6:35 pm
SAN
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CPT
24h 35m
1 stop
$1,140Delta
Fri, Dec 25 - Thu, Jan 14
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8:50 pm - 10:10 am
CPT
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SAN
23h 20m
1 stop
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10:55 am - 6:35 pm
SAN
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CPT
21h 40m
1 stop
$1,140Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Cape Town to San Diego flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Cape Town to San Diego 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 San Diego?

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 San Diego departing in December.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to San Diego from Cape Town usually cost between $1,509 and $1,679 in December.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $1,066 on Delta (Dec 22-Jan 13).

What is the cheapest month to fly from Cape Town to San Diego?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to San Diego, 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 San Diego is November, where tickets cost $972 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,541 and $1,528 respectively.

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Low season

February

Cheapest flight

$1,066
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 5% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Cape Town to San Diego

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Cape Town to San Diego based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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FAQs for booking flights from Cape Town to San Diego

  • What is the cheapest flight from Cape Town to San Diego?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Cape Town to San Diego was $3,584 for a one-way ticket and $1,066 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Cape Town and San Diego?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to San Diego from Cape Town.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Cape Town to San Diego?

    When flying out of Cape Town you will be using Cape Town Intl. You will be landing at San Diego, also known as San Diego.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Cape Town to San Diego?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Cape Town to San Diego?

    SkyTeam is the only airline alliance operating flights between Cape Town and San Diego.

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

    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 San Diego.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Diego 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 San Diego?

    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 San Diego with an airline and back to Cape Town with another airline. Booking your flights between Cape Town and SAN can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

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

Reviews of the top airline flying from Cape Town to San Diego

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cape Town to San Diego. 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 San Diego? 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.
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DeltaOverall score based on 8487 reviews
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Crew was real good, flight was smooth and came in early.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2026
DTW - SAN
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Crew was real good, flight was smooth and came in early.

Gate agent rushed to fill hot jetway with crowd so it took over 12 minutes to go from gate to plane. Just like a discount airline Pooly prepared cabin and third time that claim of rough air prevented any cabin service. Friends on a Southwest flight at similar time had service.

Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.

Rough day of travel all the way around. Wrong info given to us multiple times and mistakes in their booking making our trip 10 hours longer than planned. I’m bummed because I fly Delta all the time and love them. Mistakes happen. Just bummed that this was a rare trip our whole family was traveling together.

It was good until there was a 3 hour delay because there was not any pilots to fly the plane.

Everything was very good other than I had selected a specific seat when I booked the flight and they changed it once I checked-in the day before my flight. I was still in first class but lost my aisle seat for a window seat. Being tall, the aisle offers more comfort so I always select an aisle seat.

Flight diverted in SD. Later take off in Seattle by 1.3hrs

Was a great smooth flight from Detroit to San Diego.

The boarding process was terrible especially with an indirect flight Chicago to Seattle to San Diego was terrible talking about we overbooked a flight idk if I’d take this airline ever again we got off our flight from Chicago to Seattle and we traveled for business and they told us our connecting flight was over booked and their was no seats asking people to take a delayed next flight and they don’t tell anyone coughing to wear masks seats 30A-B were terrible during the flight no one wants to sit next to people coughing all around I don’t want to be sick traveling for work or get sick anytime it’s very upsetting the staff doesn’t take this stuff serious to tell them to wear masks when they see people coughing and sneezing

They made us check our bag…. Even though there was plenty of space up top… and then proceeded to shatter by brand new luggage 😞

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