$476 Find Cheap Flights from Cape Town to the United States

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Cheap Flights from Cape Town to the United States

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
New York
New York1 stop$919
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$919
Las Vegas
Las Vegas2 stops$976
Miami
Miami1 stop$913
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$973
Boston
Boston1 stop$741
Denver
Denver2 stops$976
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale2 stops$968
Seattle
Seattle2 stops$972
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stop$877
Tampa
Tampa1 stop$978
Houston
Houston1 stop$1,118
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$916
Philadelphia
Philadelphia2 stops$976
New York
New York1 stop$919
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$919
Las Vegas
Las Vegas2 stops$976
Miami
Miami1 stop$913
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$973
Boston
Boston1 stop$741
Denver
Denver2 stops$976
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale2 stops$968
Seattle
Seattle2 stops$972
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stop$877
Tampa
Tampa1 stop$978
Houston
Houston1 stop$1,118
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$916
Philadelphia
Philadelphia2 stops$976

Book Cheap Cape Town to the United States 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 the United States 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 the United States

Sun, Feb 1 - Sun, Feb 15
Virgin Atlantic Logo
9:30 pm - 11:44 am
CPT
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IAD
21h 14m
1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
10:57 am - 7:15 pm
IAD
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CPT
25h 18m
1 stop
$855Virgin Atlantic
Sun, Feb 8 - Sun, Feb 15
Virgin Atlantic Logo
9:30 pm - 4:58 pm
CPT
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DCA
26h 28m
1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
3:40 pm - 7:15 pm
DCA
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CPT
20h 35m
1 stop
$867Virgin Atlantic
Thu, Feb 5 - Thu, Feb 19
Delta Logo
9:30 pm - 4:31 pm
CPT
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EWR
26h 01m
1 stop
Delta Logo
5:59 pm - 7:15 pm
EWR
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CPT
18h 16m
1 stop
$931Delta
Mon, Jan 26 - Sat, Feb 28
Delta Logo
9:30 pm - 12:42 pm
CPT
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LGA
22h 12m
1 stop
Delta Logo
1:01 pm - 7:15 pm
LGA
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CPT
23h 14m
2 stops
$932Delta
Wed, Feb 11 - Wed, Feb 18
United Airlines Logo
8:50 pm - 11:38 am
CPT
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ORD
22h 48m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
4:10 pm - 6:00 pm
ORD
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CPT
17h 50m
1 stop
$934United Airlines
Mon, Feb 2 - Tue, Feb 17
KLM Logo
2:00 pm - 2:55 pm
CPT
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EWR
31h 55m
2 stops
KLM Logo
3:58 pm - 9:55 pm
EWR
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CPT
22h 57m
2 stops
$946KLM
Fri, Jan 30 - Fri, Feb 6
United Airlines Logo
8:50 pm - 6:37 pm
CPT
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ORD
29h 47m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:17 pm - 4:10 pm
ORD
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CPT
37h 53m
1 stop
$953United Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Mar 4
KLM Logo
2:00 pm - 2:55 pm
CPT
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EWR
31h 55m
2 stops
KLM Logo
5:05 pm - 5:50 am
EWR
-
CPT
29h 45m
1 stop
$956KLM
Tue, May 26 - Tue, Jul 28
Turkish Airlines Logo
4:35 pm - 9:40 am
CPT
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ORD
24h 05m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
7:50 pm - 11:50 am
ORD
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CPT
33h 00m
1 stop
$958Turkish Airlines
Sat, May 2 - Mon, Jun 1
Turkish Airlines Logo
4:35 pm - 9:40 am
CPT
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ORD
24h 05m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
11:25 am - 11:50 am
ORD
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CPT
41h 25m
1 stop
$976Turkish Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Cape Town to the United States flights

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

What is the cheapest Cape Town to the United States flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to the United States from Cape Town found in the last 72 hours was to New York, at $790 round-trip. The most popular route is from Cape Town (CPT) to Atlanta (ATL), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $919.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Cape Town to the United States?

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 $1,023, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Cape Town to the United States?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to the United States, 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 the United States is November, when tickets cost $940 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,153 and $1,153 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Cape Town to the United States?

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 the United States, 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 the United States, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 2% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$476
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 1% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 7% increase in price.
Flight from Cape Town to Atlanta

FAQs - booking United States flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Cape Town to the United States?

    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 the United States.

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

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

    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 the United States 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 the United States?

    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 the United States 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 the United States?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to the United States is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $1,170 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United States is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,170.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to the United States

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Cape Town to the following destinations at these prices or less: Atlanta $987 one-way - $983 round-trip; Newark $1,002 one-way - $977 round-trip; Washington, D.C. $1,058 one-way - $977 round-trip

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Cape Town to the United States

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Cape Town to the United States? 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 8039 reviews
7.8Entertainment
7.9Comfort
7.2Food
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
Airline reviews

Food is basically Sun Chips, cookies or Cheezits. I had an exit row seat so I had plenty of room. The crew was very nice and efficient. Pilot kept us informed. Pretty good flight.

8.0 ExcellentG, Jan 2026
FLL - ATL
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Food is basically Sun Chips, cookies or Cheezits. I had an exit row seat so I had plenty of room. The crew was very nice and efficient. Pilot kept us informed. Pretty good flight.

Air travel sucks. It continues to be awful for all airlines. No shame on delta alone.

It was Delta, but the flight attendants were stressful and disrespectful. I am a diamond member a travel weekly. I have not had a negative thing to share in quite some time. But this was noticeable.

Comfort Plus seat 11E seemed smaller than prior flights. The movie selection is good. Watched most of the most recent Tron movie. I'll watch the remaining part later as my movie is saved in the Delta Seatback Experience.

Flight was late from Newark to Atlanta, I asked flight attendant to please let my family of 3 out first when we landed to Atlanta because we were late for our connecting flight to Quito. She didn't and we were late for 5 minutes we couldn't board the plane and spend hours trying to get another flight with customer service for the next day.

I really liked the legroom. I am 6’4”.a at For some reason our seats were not together and using the app to fix it didn’t work. Passengers were nice enough to move for us but you should absolutely ensure a parent sits with their child.

Late delayed flight delays boarding and delays leaving and delays on arrival too. Cramped plane no room no food.

DTW line is too long. The flights from DTW to BWI are always delayed for unknown reasons.

Delta canceled our flight and we had to scramble to find another airline to get home. Phoenix is not a delta hub so they didn’t have another plane. It would have been a red eye though Salt Lake City. Getting in at 5am. No bueno.

This flight was no comparison to our prior flight. I'm thinking it all has to do with the age of the aircraft.

I’m grateful for the KLM Air France shuttle bus service to Ottawa. However due to construction and other issues related to the chaotic Uber pickup system at YUL, it’s a challenge to find the Kelios bus service to Ottawa. The signs are not clear or even available. No staff to guide passengers. It’s a stressful experience.

Flight was on time, staff are friendly and helpful onboard.

Delay and had to run between flight to get my connection due to this delay but besides that the overall experience was ok. I arrived with just an hour of delay.

At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

Couldn’t get boarding pass in SLC even with help from a redcoat, so had to find a desk in AMS to get boarding pass. Technical problems so not sure why. Very inconvenient. The KLM app is not as user friendly as most apps. Also had to wait almost an hour on the tarmac for a fuel truck, which caused us to miss a connecting bus in LUX.

Short flight so it was okay. Nice crew, all very pleasant and professional. We were near the back in row 27 so just as we got our drinks, we started our descent so had to drink very quickly!

The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

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

Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

Miserable. They moved my seat, but canceled the next leg of my flight. I resolved the issue at my transfer, but that resulted in lost luggage that has taken days off my schedule with no resolution. Worse, they fail to interface effectively with Lufthansa, forcing me to bounce between two equally useless help desks. The apps are unable to handle the situation, the bag dropped off the tracker, and while the call centers are polite, they do not provide written information to assist with cross-airline communication.

Both flights delayed. 2nd flight over 3 hours late mechanical issues

l really enjoy very much the flight was very pleasant

left on time, reasonable boarding process arrived early luggage came out quickly

I like flying first class, and United has a nice one

Flight was delayed 45 minutes because originating flight was coming from Newark. No complimentary snacks were offered on this 5+ hour flight. No screens for the flight, but movies offered if you had already downloaded the United app (which I hadn't on my ipad). No USB ports, only a flimsy plug-in port near the bottom of the seat that was hard to see and kept coming unplugged.

It was good but only meal served is very less. Meantime good to add rice and chicken in one of meal

Teeny tiny bathrooms, crew was not realistic about when we'd arrive.

Check-in, boarding and the flight from Phoenix to Houston was quick and easy. The flight from Houston to Shreveport was delayed 5 hours. It was frustrating but I think United handled it the best they could.

They lost my luggage, so, not happy. The crew was nice but my suitcases never made it, still trying to find out what happened!

Requested food options were always finished. Supplied food items were good but of course not the desired choices.

The airport staff never announced that boarding has started. Both at iad or Islamabad or Istanbul.

Very bad experience with turkish airline tk 0001. Very uncomfortable seats and food ran out and crew was not helpful

The airline could improve its business class seats and privacy in line with its competitors.

To be prepared for being treated with disrespect by the ground crew.

Seats too much and for the price we paid eve thought economy we still had to pay $169 to check a ba that’s ridiculous and also my daughter needed water so she can take her medicine we push the boton for the attendant to get us water they never came we push it 3 times no one came and ask what we needed . Am not happy with the service at all I will not fly with TK anymore

Boarding experience was a mess- both to and from Istanbul airport. No one knew anything. They asked everyone to line up according to their sit numbers- it was unbelievable. Business class had a separate line, but it was hard to find- I had to go through all that mess before finding it. Would not recommend

Excellent food and service on my international flight. Most notable is the food provided by Turkish even for coach passengers is very good.

They can my date of travel and let me standard in Istanbul for three days stop over and only pay for one day in a hotel with only one breakfast for three days.

the flight was cancelled and I was rebooked twice, once 26 hours later, then another 24 hours later. In total the flight was delayed for 40 hours. Never again will I use kayak or Turkish Airlines for my travel.

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