$548 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
Newark2 stops$843
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$915
Las Vegas
Las Vegas1 stop$972
Miami
Miami2 stops$968
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$893
Boston
Boston2 stops$798
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.2 stops$827
Denver
Denver1 stop$875
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$982
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale2 stops$971
Atlanta
Atlantanonstop$864
Tampa
Tampa1 stop$961
Houston
Houston1 stop$937
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$918
Philadelphia
Philadelphia2 stops$1,006
New York
Newark2 stops$843
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$915
Las Vegas
Las Vegas1 stop$972
Miami
Miami2 stops$968
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$893
Boston
Boston2 stops$798
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.2 stops$827
Denver
Denver1 stop$875
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$982
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale2 stops$971
Atlanta
Atlantanonstop$864
Tampa
Tampa1 stop$961
Houston
Houston1 stop$937
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$918
Philadelphia
Philadelphia2 stops$1,006

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

Wed, Feb 4 - Wed, Mar 4
Ethiopian Air Logo
2:35 pm - 8:00 am
CPT
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IAD
24h 25m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:00 am - 2:35 pm
IAD
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CPT
21h 35m1 stop
$827Ethiopian Air
Thu, Feb 19 - Fri, Mar 27
Ethiopian Air Logo
1:50 pm - 8:00 am
CPT
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EWR
25h 10m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
11:00 am - 2:35 pm
EWR
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CPT
21h 35m1 stop
$843Ethiopian Air
Mon, Jan 26 - Sun, Feb 15
Delta Logo
9:30 pm - 4:46 pm
CPT
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IAD
26h 16m2 stops
Delta Logo
7:15 am - 7:15 pm
IAD
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CPT
29h 00m1 stop
$929Delta
Mon, Dec 29 - Mon, Mar 30
Delta Logo
9:30 pm - 11:52 pm
CPT
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JFK
33h 22m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 5:50 pm
JFK
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CPT
29h 50m1 stop
$932Delta
Tue, Mar 24 - Wed, Apr 15
United Airlines Logo
8:50 pm - 8:27 pm
CPT
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MIA
29h 37m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
9:00 am - 5:10 pm
MIA
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CPT
26h 10m2 stops
$968United Airlines
Mon, Dec 29 - Wed, Jan 14
United Airlines Logo
8:50 pm - 10:10 pm
CPT
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MIA
32h 20m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
2:32 pm - 6:00 pm
MIA
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CPT
20h 28m1 stop
$970United Airlines
Tue, Feb 3 - Mon, Feb 9
Turkish Airlines Logo
5:15 pm - 10:30 pm
CPT
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EWR
36h 15m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
12:25 am - 11:50 am
EWR
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CPT
28h 25m1 stop
$980Turkish Airlines
Wed, Jan 14 - Sun, Feb 15
KLM Logo
7:55 am - 8:20 pm
CPT
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MIA
43h 25m1 stop
KLM Logo
12:00 pm - 9:55 pm
MIA
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CPT
26h 55m2 stops
$1,026KLM
Wed, Feb 4 - Wed, Mar 4
KLM Logo
11:45 pm - 10:02 pm
CPT
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BWI
29h 17m2 stops
KLM Logo
3:37 pm - 9:55 pm
BWI
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CPT
23h 18m2 stops
$1,040KLM
Fri, Apr 3 - Fri, Apr 10
Turkish Airlines Logo
4:40 pm - 7:35 pm
CPT
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DFW
33h 55m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
9:30 pm - 11:50 am
DFW
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CPT
31h 20m1 stop
$1,075Turkish 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 $814 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 $814.

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 $1,158, 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 August and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,160 and $1,153 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Cape Town to United States?

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to United States 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 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 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$548
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 2% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
Flight from Cape Town to Newark Liberty Airport

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 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 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 $823 one-way - $1,035 round-trip; Newark $997 one-way - $971 round-trip; Washington, D.C. $914 one-way - $810 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 8008 reviews
8.5Crew
7.3Food
8.1Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.9Entertainment
Airline reviews

I noticed that the planes seem to be outdated. There was no entertainment per se. Also, the waiting area did not have any working electrical outlets

10.0 ExcellentMargaret, Dec 2025
BOS - PIT
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I noticed that the planes seem to be outdated. There was no entertainment per se. Also, the waiting area did not have any working electrical outlets

Original flight was cancelled and when i was rebooked by the airline, they couldn't seat me in the same type of seat as I had originally booked (went from window/aisle to middle/middle and one was a bulkhead seat, and other wasn't in the same class)

Lady Pilot was perfect in every way wheels up to wheels down communication, professionalism, excellent on time departure and on time arrival, excellent communication! Fantastic job with Superb attitude!!

The food is terrible. The staff is wonderful. Comfort is good.

For some reason, I couldn't choose my seat. The airline gave me a seat when I got there. Not happy about that. Otherwise, everything else was great!

Left on time, a bit delayed due to headwinds most of the trip.

I fly Delta all the time, have Platinum Medallion status. But this route seems to have major problems with delays and seems to never leave on time! Have only taken it twice in the last two weeks, and each time it had delays of more than 1 hour... very disappointed!!!!

Good seats in Main cabin, excellent service and excellent landing

My flight was cancelled with no explanation after I had already cleared security. I was given 4 options to rebook, only one being non-stop like I had paid for. I grabbed it. It was 4 plus hours later and then took off even later. Biggest complaint is that I booked early and had an aisle seat. They gave me a "window" seat in front of the exit row, so the seat did not decline. I weigh all of 103 #s and it was tight for me! For what I paid, I feel I was kind of ripped off. I think they should have given me the empty comfort seat for the inconvenience. There was no apology nor any explanation as to why the flight was cancelled. My guess is it benefitted Delta in some way.

Very smooth, on-time, and pleasantly uneventful flight. The team at the gate and on board were professional and genuinely courteous. The pilot kept us well updated throughout, and both takeoff and landing were steady and enjoyable without any drama. Just a good, solid flight. Thank you! 💗

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

The service was great. However the lounge only gets passing grade

I appreciate that KLM was proactive in informing me of the 2 hour delay which enabled me to replan my travel. It was a bit stressful not knowing whether my connection from Montreal to Ottawa was happening. But the ground and air crew did a good job at comforting and assuring me.

The flight was on time. I generally don’t drink or eat on short flights and the seats were good and the flight attendants were friendly. That’s all I expect

Movie selection is good. Crew did not understand mileage program and were no help. Sick later. Food?

Staff on board was excellent. Positive upbeat helpful- like it used to be.

It was nice to have gotten up upgraded to first class with a meal on a three hour flight

For an expensive flight to another country, United has a lot of nerve serving pretzels and no meals (unless, of course, you want to buy something to eat). Unacceptable.

The food is terrible. The same pasta or chicken with bad taste and presentation

United have really come back. Airport and boarding process is clear and good, app and information also very good

The Sears in the 800s are not too good perfect Airbus why cant the new 737 fix that

Flight was delayed 8 times. We were sitting at the airport for 14 hours. We got 2 hours of sleep (if that) on what was not meant to be a red-eye.

It was probably one of the worst flights I’ve been on. The restrooms were never cleaned or stocked. The food was very subpar, and i usually enjoy airline food, so I was disappointed. It was just all around a bad experience. The only saving grace was the flight attendants.

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.

Worst experience with boarding once we left the wheel chair even traveling business we had to wait with all the crowd for the bus to take us to the plane then climb the stairs with our bags When you pay extra for comfort and convenience and you don’t get any is disappointing

Food is very turkish. No regard for other natinalities taste and preference. The entertainment can be improved- it was the same menu on 10/8/25 and 10/25/25. The boarding is the worst in the airline industry- I suggest you ask your staff to and watch how other airlines do it.

The best airline for international travel in terms of value you get in business class (service/cost)

I liked the overall flight experience. However, Turkish officials could do a better job at guiding non-Turkish speakers to their connecting flight gates in such a huge & vast airport.

Very small and cramped aisles and seats. Food was poor but the fresh hot roll and hummus was good. No cans of soda given but they had small bottles of water. Crew was nice and pleasant and kept bathroom clean.

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