$477 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$997
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$1,228
Las Vegas
Las Vegas2 stops$1,273
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$1,291
Miami
Miami1 stop$1,117
Boston
Boston2 stops$1,022
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.1 stop$1,086
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale2 stops$1,387
Denver
Denver1 stop$1,276
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$1,196
Atlanta
Atlanta2 stops$729
Tampa
Tampa1 stop$1,282
Houston
Houston1 stop$1,213
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$1,343
Philadelphia
Philadelphia2 stops$1,375
New York
New York1 stop$997
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$1,228
Las Vegas
Las Vegas2 stops$1,273
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops$1,291
Miami
Miami1 stop$1,117
Boston
Boston2 stops$1,022
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.1 stop$1,086
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale2 stops$1,387
Denver
Denver1 stop$1,276
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$1,196
Atlanta
Atlanta2 stops$729
Tampa
Tampa1 stop$1,282
Houston
Houston1 stop$1,213
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$1,343
Philadelphia
Philadelphia2 stops$1,375

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

Thu, May 28 - Wed, Jun 3
Ethiopian Air Logo
1:50 pm - 8:55 am
CPT
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ATL
25h 05m
2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:35 am - 2:35 pm
ATL
-
CPT
22h 00m
1 stop
$729Ethiopian Air
Thu, May 28 - Wed, Jun 3
Ethiopian Air Logo
1:50 pm - 8:55 am
CPT
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ATL
25h 05m
2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:35 am - 2:35 pm
ATL
-
CPT
22h 00m
1 stop
$755Ethiopian Air
Thu, Sep 3 - Thu, Sep 17
Qatar Airways Logo
7:30 pm - 3:55 pm
CPT
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ATL
26h 25m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
8:30 pm - 10:15 am
ATL
-
CPT
31h 45m
1 stop
$885Qatar Airways
Fri, May 1 - Wed, Jul 8
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:30 pm - 5:11 pm
CPT
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ATL
51h 41m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:54 am - 5:30 pm
ATL
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CPT
50h 36m
2 stops
$915Multiple Airlines
Sat, Jul 18 - Sat, Aug 8
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:15 pm - 7:24 am
CPT
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ATL
48h 09m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:03 am - 10:15 am
ATL
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CPT
45h 12m
2 stops
$925Multiple Airlines
Fri, May 1 - Tue, May 26
Qatar Airways Logo
7:30 pm - 4:40 pm
CPT
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JFK
27h 10m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
1:20 am - 12:55 pm
JFK
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CPT
29h 35m
1 stop
$997Qatar Airways
Wed, Sep 16 - Tue, Oct 20
United Airlines Logo
5:55 pm - 5:40 pm
CPT
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BOS
29h 45m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
7:00 pm - 5:20 pm
BOS
-
CPT
40h 20m
2 stops
$1,076United Airlines
Mon, Sep 14 - Mon, Oct 19
Delta Logo
7:40 am - 12:17 pm
CPT
-
BOS
34h 37m
2 stops
Delta Logo
9:30 pm - 7:30 am
BOS
-
CPT
28h 00m
1 stop
$1,094Delta
Wed, Sep 9 - Sat, Sep 19
United Airlines Logo
5:55 pm - 6:18 pm
CPT
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DFW
55h 23m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
5:38 pm - 5:10 pm
DFW
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CPT
40h 32m
2 stops
$1,095United Airlines
Mon, Sep 14 - Thu, Oct 22
Delta Logo
7:40 am - 12:17 pm
CPT
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BOS
34h 37m
2 stops
Delta Logo
1:20 pm - 5:50 pm
BOS
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CPT
22h 30m
2 stops
$1,104Delta
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 $1,531 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 $1,531.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to the United States?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Cape Town to the United States depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to the United States is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $1,159 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 $1,159.

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 $1,266, 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 $936 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,165 and $1,163 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 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 6% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$477
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 13% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
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.

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 $1,000 one-way - $1,116 round-trip; Newark $1,336 one-way - $1,863 round-trip; Washington, D.C. $1,016 one-way - $1,124 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 8424 reviews
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.2Food
7.8Entertainment
7.9Comfort
Airline reviews

Very old plane with no inflight entertainment. I purchased the internet pass and it was nearly unusable.

6.0 GoodCarlos, Apr 2026
ICT - ATL
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Very old plane with no inflight entertainment. I purchased the internet pass and it was nearly unusable.

My tray was broken so i had no place to work or eat except my lap. Flight attendant said I would get an email with some credit or miles, it was a complete waste of time as I could only function at about 20% of normal. I have not received anything yet.

Short trip, no food and therefore no expectation for much interaction with staff who were pleasant and professional. My critique is on comfort of the seats. Exit rows and comfort seats do not provide enough personal space for 3 side-by-side seats, especially when in the middle row. Some passengers are not considerate of the middle seat and there should be signs that state something to the effect of: "please consider giving middle seats use of the armrests."

My flight yesterday evening was delayed 3.5 hours with no water or food service. Poor experience

Transparency from pilots, quick boarding and exiting the plane, staff greeted to each and everyone,

Didn't like sitting on the waiting pad for 30 minutes right after departing the gate. If you're going to do that, just don't board so people can still get up and walk around in the terminal. My luggage was damaged by the baggage handlers.

Pilots lied about waiting on “paperwork”. Sat in the plane for over an hour, waiting on some papers to be printed according to the pilot and then all of a sudden he says good news maintenance is finally on their way. Maybe they can fix it before we get our paperwork. Ended up missing my connection in LaGuardia and as a result, had a fly home to Lexington instead of the Louisville airport. Then paid $100 to uber to Louisville since it was midnight by the time I got in. I wish they would just be transparent with passengers sometimes and not try to beat around the bush on why things are delayed.

The WiFi was horrific. I fly delta often and love their (usually reliable and free) WiFi. On this flight it was intermittent and when it did connect was extremely slow. I couldn’t get any work done while I was on the flight which was extremely frustrating. I was also in the exit row seat where there is now immediate seat in front of you, so while the leg room was nice, I couldn’t even watch the TV when the internet wasn’t working. Finally, for the last 20 mins of the flight, the announcement indicator came on the TV screens and took them over, even though no announcement was being made. Really disappointed.

The flight was way too HOT! And the plane did not have any in-flight TV entertainment.

The tray table was broken and the food was terrible.

There were no charge points for phones on the economy seats. The seats were comfortable overall. Food was okay.. flight was on time

The flight was delayed. The aircraft was unclean. Promised seat was not given due to change in Aircraft. Not one crew on ground was in a position to give any response. Amsterdam Airport is AVIODABLE Over crowded. Over Expensive. Poor Services.

It was really nice journey i personally recommend klm flight

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.

Seating and zone. The minor I went with didn’t even seat close to me

My seat 3G did not go down fully and the buttons were not working properly

Food has been disappointing in both legs of flight to india

Great staff great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Great staff, great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Food was the worst I’ve had on a VA flight. Normally it’s a lot better

I was my pleasure to fly virgin on my birthday for my first solo trip ever 🫶🏼

These are one of the older seat arrangements facing away from the windows! Not particularly convenient sets. No storage spaces. NO COAT HANGING HOOKS. Inconvenient business class seat compared to any other airlines of similar class. Staff are excellent! Extremely professional, friendly. Food is good too.

Overall, flight was excellent but check in was very slow for Premium Economy. Economy queue was shorter but we weren't allowed to use it.

The staff was not very polite but the flight was very very nice and comfortable and the entertainment was great

The entertainment options on the seat back video boards were nice.

The flight I was supposed to be on was supposed to take off at 1:50 from State College. It was delayed over and over and over again until somehow I had to rebook on a flight that was supposed to have left State College at 8 am that morning but didn't end up taking off until almost 6 pm. Not only was this completely unacceptable, the "token from United" was a 15 dollar meal voucher that has to be used by today. I would personally like some miles added to my account for this inconvenience. I was in transit for 8 hours from the time I arrive at State College Aiport to when I got home. I was supposed to be home at 3 pm and I returned at 8 pm. Unacceptable. I have not been on an on Time united flight in nearly 5 years.

Dinner was good, but the breakfast served in the morning was horrible.

Crew was friendly. Seats are too narrow, particularly when a big person is in the adjacent seat, but I understand this is due to smaller planes usually flight into Lincoln. I have experienced several flight delays going out and coming into Lincoln airport, I say maybe 50% or higher of the flights I've taken out of this airport have been delayed.

newer aircraft, ability to connect my headset via blue tooth for entertainment.

Great flight. Boarded efficiently. Arrived early at CLT. There was no in flight entertainment on this aircraft. Great crew.

The seat was comfortable. There was a lot of turbulence. If it weren't for that,it would have been okay.

Lounges are packed and very poor, food is really bad, for business class in an airline is well below expectations

The international / itallian speakers did not seem as friendly and professional as the others. Drink selections were denied ( a beer) until questioned about lack of ANY beer on the plane and then four options were given.

It was a red-eye, but the flight felt surprisingly quick. The seats were very comfortable, and that made resting much easier. I also want to thank the gentleman seated next to me, who graciously moved so my mom could sit beside me. We slept almost the entire way. The cabin crew was respectful in not disturbing us, while also being courteous and professional throughout. Thank you, United.

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