$478 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 York2 stops$890
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$921
Las Vegas
Las Vegas1 stop$980
Miami
Miami1 stop$858
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$1,037
Boston
Boston1 stop$735
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.2 stops$834
Denver
Denver2 stops$1,009
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale2 stops$1,042
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$1,045
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stop$890
Tampa
Tampa1 stop$969
Houston
Houston1 stop$1,160
San Diego
San Diego3 stops$1,640
Philadelphia
Philadelphia1 stop$983
New York
New York2 stops$890
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$921
Las Vegas
Las Vegas1 stop$980
Miami
Miami1 stop$858
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$1,037
Boston
Boston1 stop$735
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.2 stops$834
Denver
Denver2 stops$1,009
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale2 stops$1,042
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$1,045
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stop$890
Tampa
Tampa1 stop$969
Houston
Houston1 stop$1,160
San Diego
San Diego3 stops$1,640
Philadelphia
Philadelphia1 stop$983

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

Tue, May 5 - Mon, May 11
Ethiopian Air Logo
1:50 pm - 8:55 am
CPT
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IAD
25h 05m
2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:55 am - 2:35 pm
IAD
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CPT
21h 40m
1 stop
$834Ethiopian Air
Wed, Mar 18 - Thu, Apr 16
Ethiopian Air Logo
2:35 pm - 9:00 am
CPT
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IAD
24h 25m
2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:55 am - 2:35 pm
IAD
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CPT
21h 40m
1 stop
$844Ethiopian Air
Sun, Apr 19 - Sat, May 2
Virgin Atlantic Logo
8:05 pm - 12:54 am
CPT
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MIA
34h 49m
1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
1:16 pm - 5:50 pm
MIA
-
CPT
22h 34m
1 stop
$858Virgin Atlantic
Tue, Apr 28 - Mon, May 4
Virgin Atlantic Logo
8:05 pm - 6:31 am
CPT
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ATL
16h 26mnonstop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
9:15 pm - 5:50 pm
ATL
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CPT
14h 35mnonstop
$913Virgin Atlantic
Sun, May 3 - Mon, May 11
Delta Logo
8:05 pm - 4:31 pm
CPT
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IAD
26h 26m
1 stop
Delta Logo
3:08 pm - 5:50 pm
IAD
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CPT
20h 42m
1 stop
$940Delta
Tue, May 5 - Mon, May 11
Delta Logo
8:05 pm - 12:40 pm
CPT
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DCA
22h 35m
1 stop
Delta Logo
12:27 pm - 5:50 pm
DCA
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CPT
23h 23m
2 stops
$940Delta
Sun, Apr 26 - Mon, Jun 15
United Airlines Logo
8:00 pm - 2:27 pm
CPT
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MIA
24h 27m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:48 am - 3:20 pm
MIA
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CPT
24h 32m
2 stops
$965United Airlines
Tue, Mar 10 - Sun, Mar 22
KLM Logo
11:45 pm - 9:32 am
CPT
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EWR
39h 47m
2 stops
KLM Logo
7:20 pm - 6:10 am
EWR
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CPT
28h 50m
2 stops
$966KLM
Sun, Mar 29 - Thu, Apr 30
KLM Logo
9:30 am - 2:45 pm
CPT
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EWR
35h 15m
1 stop
KLM Logo
5:00 pm - 9:25 pm
EWR
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CPT
22h 25m
2 stops
$983KLM
Tue, Apr 21 - Sun, May 3
United Airlines Logo
8:00 pm - 9:47 am
CPT
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LGA
19h 47m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:29 pm - 3:20 pm
LGA
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CPT
37h 51m
1 stop
$1,041United Airlines
Booking Insights

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 $796 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 $796.

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 $1,180, 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 $939 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,171 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 3% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$478
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% 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 $1,164 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 $1,164.

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 $962 one-way - $1,031 round-trip; Newark $999 one-way - $1,023 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 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 8240 reviews
8.5Crew
7.9Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.8Entertainment
7.2Food
Airline reviews

Seat was extremely hard which made even a short 1 hour 20 minute flight fairly uncomfortable.

8.0 ExcellentSharon, Feb 2026
CVG - ATL
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Seat was extremely hard which made even a short 1 hour 20 minute flight fairly uncomfortable.

Improve boarding- the zone assignment and boarding is always a mess- there is not clear instructions of what is going on at the gate. As a meme bet there is no more selection of a good seats when booking. Only offers middle seats to choose or pay extra. There is not more benefit with Amex no benefits at all.

alike schedule and times it’s very good for me, I will stay wad delta for ever

Everything was good except wifi and a leaking drink chiller. The floor was all wet and my bag was soaked. Did not notice until debarking. Have not heard back from Delta. Even though this was leg one of an international flight in first class, they denied access to their Sky Club - very disappointing!

The staff was fine. The plane was extremely tight, and I paid for the wifi and it did not work at all. I was actually going to ask for a refund.

two hour delay and the Delta representative on the PA system was unable to understand

An awesome flight crew. FC seat cushion just doesn’t cut it for a 3+ hour flight.

2+hrs delay without any reason provided and a cramped flight

We waited an hour on the runway to get a gate in Orlando

Flight was delayed by 3-hours and their fix was… complimentary pretzels.

Crew is not the cheerful type. very slow meal service (this is their style as have flown this many times)

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.

Staff were good. My seat was in need of repair, but for a short flight was not problematic. Usual basic snack and drink setup that you'll find on any US carrier. Over, a decent, basic flight.

Complimentary light meal would be appreciated. But great flight crew service on all legs

Poor. Crew allowed children to run around and scream and disturb passanger’s seats.

Flight delayed for more than 16 hrs and no effort was spent to provide an alternate

When I went to check in at the United counter in Barcelona, Spain I had 2 different menat 2 different times in United uniforms (standing around with a couple other employees) ask me if I was traveling alone. The one man asked me 3 different ways if I was traveling alone. I am, 68 yeaers old and have all my faculties. I thought it was weird and it made me feel very uncomfortable. What difference does it make if I was traveling alone or with someone? What if I was a recent widow? That would have been horrible. They never gave me a reason why they needed to know who I was traveling with. I was hesitant to question them because I needed to be on that flight.

Crew was tired as we all were. Pretty abrupt. Flight was delayed. Not as enjoyable as the other 3 legs we flew.

Flight attendants were friendly & good service, food sucks, seats uncomfortable, not many Asian movies or shows flying from Hong Kong

We got delayed three hours and nobody thought to have the bathroom fixed while we were sitting waiting to board? took a full hour to have maintenance come and check it off. Had to shut the bathroom down twice so that the pilots could go to the bathroom. Everyone missed their connections.

Given I (and I’m assuming most people) have both carry in and a personal item included in their fare, I find it very unfair that on neither of my flights I was able to use the overhead for my small backpack because they were completely rammed with luggage, people personal items, jackets, hats and other items. So the only item I brought in had to be stuffed under my seat while they had their leg room and sat comfortable with all of their items in the overhead. This has to stop because I was uncomfortable on both flights when I only had one smaller item that could not be checked due to its contents (medication etc). Plenty of people could have checked theirs but chose not to and then took up the space allotment for 2 people.

Flight left on time and we arrived 25 minutes early! There was a gate available when we arrived so early on a busy Sunday afternoon! Flight attendants came around twice with the drinks cart.

Typically great service from Turkish with comfortable seat and amenitie, good food and great attention from staff.

Delicious food, comfortable and clean plane. It's a little cramped in the hall in front of the gate.

Very hot cabin made long flight uncomfortable, even in business class! Food was great. Istanbul business lounge had great food but too few bathrooms and seating . They also need more electric outlets for charging devices. Appreciate the ability to go through fast track lines w business class

The crew on this flight provided exceptional business class service to me.

The staff at the boarding or the rudest uninformative and no English whatsoever they’re very rude as if they are envious of you travelling I don’t understand how could someone would be this rude and this out of touch and cold

You charged me for luggage although the airline does not- you charged me for seat when customers can pick their own seat at checkout in I travel to Europe slot and I will not use kayak again

They oversold the tickets by one which was my ticket so I didn’t have a ticket till last second

Not good. I was supposed to be in Mint but got in economy class

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.

A bit chaotic boarding flight but over all good experience.

We had a good flight experience with this airline despite reading many negative comments

The crew were amazing. They should improve the inflight entertainment

I have my baggage left either in Jeddah or Addis and undelivered to Abuja

Need to do a lot of improvement on service and cleaness

They only gave us 30 minutes to make an international connecting flight. We didn’t make the connection but they did do a good job rebooking us despite the chaos. Our bags didn’t make it back and their process for customer support is pretty bad when it comes to luggage.

My recent experience with ASKY Airlines was disappointing. The check-in process was disorganized, and I was provided with inaccurate information regarding baggage requirements, resulting in unforeseen expenses. Additionally, the ground staff demonstrated a lack of professionalism and appeared insufficiently trained to handle passenger needs effectively. Regrettably, this initial encounter has left me reluctant to consider future travel with the airline.

POSITIVES The hostesses were mostly pleasant, NEGATIVES The full flight wifi was horrible, hardly able to use it. My charger port was not working which made me use my neighbour's port which resulted in an accident which ruined her flight. During dinner, meat ran out when the cart got to us forcing us to eat vegetarian which was not great. We watched everyone around us eating meat. My wifi did not transfer to the second leg of my trip as they promised as they changed the plane. I was thrown off the window seat I booked for the 2nd leg of my journey as they changed planes, all done at my expense. This was not a cheap flight ($2600) which i hurriedly had to book to attend my mother's funeral who passed away suddenly. I was honestly disappointed with the whole saga as I heard Ethiopian Airlines was one of Africa's best.

The food was terrible and the seating was uncomfortable, but the airline did a great thing letting us board in Abbis Ababa on our connecting flight after our original flight was very delayed.

Traveling with Ethiopian is always a good experience. I also enjoy the stay at skylight hotel in Addis

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