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$868 Find Cheap Flights from Columbus to Cape Town

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Cheap Flights from Columbus to Cape Town

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Columbus to Cape Town 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.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Columbus to Cape Town

KAYAK's recommended round-trip deals from the most popular airlines that fly from Columbus to Cape Town.
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American Airlines Logo
8:09 pm - 11:00 amCMH-CPT
32h 51m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:55 pm - 3:57 pmCPT-CMH
27h 02m2 stops
$1,202American Airlines
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Sat, May 24 - Mon, Jun 2
United Airlines Logo
10:39 am - 3:20 pmCMH-CPT
22h 41m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:50 pm - 1:15 pmCPT-CMH
23h 25m2 stops
$1,519United Airlines
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Sat, May 24 - Mon, Jun 2
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 9:25 pmCMH-CPT
33h 25m2 stops
Delta Logo
8:05 pm - 10:58 pmCPT-CMH
32h 53m2 stops
$1,614Delta
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Fri, Jun 13 - Fri, Jun 20
United Airlines Logo
10:39 am - 5:10 pmCMH-CPT
24h 31m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:00 pm - 9:32 amCPT-CMH
19h 32m1 stop
$1,623United Airlines
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Fri, Jun 13 - Fri, Jun 20
United Airlines Logo
4:41 pm - 5:10 pmCMH-CPT
18h 29m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:00 pm - 2:01 pmCPT-CMH
24h 01m1 stop
$1,625United Airlines
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Fri, Jun 13 - Fri, Jun 20
United Airlines Logo
10:39 am - 3:20 pmCMH-CPT
22h 41m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:50 pm - 10:56 amCPT-CMH
21h 06m1 stop
$1,665United Airlines
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Sat, May 24 - Mon, Jun 2
Ethiopian Air Logo
6:10 am - 2:35 pmCMH-CPT
26h 25m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
2:35 pm - 5:24 pmCPT-CMH
32h 49m3 stops
$1,671Ethiopian Air
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Sat, May 24 - Mon, Jun 2
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2:20 pm - 1:40 pmCMH-CPT
65h 20m3 stops
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2:35 pm - 1:40 pmCPT-CMH
29h 05m3 stops
$1,944
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Sat, May 24 - Mon, Jun 2
Ethiopian Air Logo
6:10 am - 1:45 pmCMH-CPT
25h 35m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
2:35 pm - 2:01 pmCPT-CMH
29h 26m3 stops
$2,002Ethiopian Air
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Fri, Jun 13 - Fri, Jun 20
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6:40 am - 1:40 pmCMH-CPT
49h 00m3 stops
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2:35 pm - 11:44 amCPT-CMH
27h 09m3 stops
$2,046
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Fri, Jun 13 - Fri, Jun 20
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Columbus to Cape Town flights

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

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

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

When flying from Columbus to Cape Town, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Columbus, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Columbus Airport to Cape Town?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Columbus Airport to Cape Town, 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 Columbus Airport to Cape Town is September, where tickets cost $1,293 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,054 and $1,701 respectively.

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Low seasonJuly
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$868
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 15% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 3% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Columbus to Cape Town

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Columbus Airport to Cape Town?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Columbus Airport to Cape Town was $868 for a one-way ticket and $1,202 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is required to fly from Columbus to Cape Town.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Columbus to Cape Town?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Columbus and Cape Town, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Columbus to Cape Town, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Columbus to Cape Town are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $2,054 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,571 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Columbus to Cape Town.

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

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

    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 Cape Town with an airline and back to Columbus with another airline. Booking your flights between Columbus and CPT 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 Columbus to Cape Town?

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

Top 4 airlines serving from Columbus to Cape Town

 
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8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 7936 reviews
7.3Food
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
7.9Entertainment
8.2Boarding
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Our bag was lost so that made unnecessary chaos On our trip

6.0 GoodBarbara, Apr 2025JFK - FCO
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Our bag was lost so that made unnecessary chaos On our trip

Delta is my preferred airline. I've traveled with them for years. On time in most cases, good communication, easy to use app. Most planes are pretty nice. I was on a CRJ 700/900 however, which was pretty badly aged inside and needed a refresh. No infotainment, unreliable wifi, best to download before boarding or bring a book. Food choices are really just snacks on this flight, nice variety but about what you'd expect. Great staff and prompt in departure and early arrival too. Overall quite satisfied.

Crew was friendly Love the entertainment in the seat head rest.

Delta flight was on time, seats were comfortable, and crew was nice.

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

Delayed take-off. Very small plane so very scary with lots of bumps during the flight. Would never fly Delta on short flights in small 80 seaters plane again! Felt relieved when landed.

The worst part was I was NOT allowed in the lounge even though I was holding a first class ticket and have a premium American Express card. I have flown Business or First Class with many airlines. Delta is the ONLY one who does not extend this courtesy to anyone except people who hold the very expensive American Express card. As a result, I won’t fly Delta if I have any other choice.

It was an overnight flight and I desperately needed coffee before we landed, but Delta does only one beverage service, and that is shortly after takeoff, not before landing at 5 am.

A little bumpy ride . No food was being provided due the the turbulence. That was ok it was a short flight to my standards.

Simply outstanding. Their new lounge for Delta One customers is a cut above the rest.

Everything is good except the dinner and breakfast. The sandwich is very delicious. Toilet is clean, I only use one of them. Flight attendants are very nice. 👍👍

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

Boarding was a little difficult. The gate area at O'Hare was very small and crowded due to multiple gates in the area. Could not hear the intercom, so had to rely on signage to see when my group was boarding and the signage was blocked by passengers standing in the gate. Flight was great and we arrived in Montreal on time.

Multiple delays and not straight answer from the United team

For economy, it was very good. Staff was great, they even let some of us change seats for more leg room... Put an empty seat between us which was fantastic for a 12hr flight. Onboard entertainment was excellent, I think over 200 choices of movies/tv/etc The bad was the barely/nonfunctional wifi that cost either $16.99 or 1700 miles (full flight). It was atrocious... Definitely the worst of the last 3 long haul major airlines I was on the last few months.

Stewardess spilled orange juice on my clothes/seat no help no apology just threw napkins at me to clean the mess up. Not Happy.

Smooth flight. Boarding was chaotic. Could not hear the gate agent over the intercom. People were lined up in the wrong lines. Groups one and two were told to board through line one and group 3 through line 2. All very confusing. Once in the air, the flight was smooth. There was no entertainment option on this aircraft, even though it was a larger aircraft.

The plane pushed back from the gate on time. However, it stopped on the ramp, and we waited for over 20 minutes before the aircraft pulled back to the gate. Apparently, something of importance had to be removed from the aircraft by the gate agent. I found this to be odd. The delay was not significant, but I felt that whatever was on the aircraft that had to be taken off, should’ve been done before we pushed back from the gate.

I didn’t get on plane. Passport being processed by consulate with visa application. Tried to cancel through underpricer after purchasing cacelling for any reason. No dice, they are thieves.

Electric plugs didn't work. Entertainment system wasn't working

Several delays. Next flight was worse. Did not arrive home until 2am PT

Very helpful ground crew after an earlier flight delay and being rebooked on a different flight.

Everything about the flight was lovely…We left early, arrived early, cabin crew were efficient and helpful. Flight was easy and most pleasant.

First world problems, but still… We were seated in first class and asked for a cocktail on a very short, 50 minute flight. After our drink order was taken, a half hour went by, and we noticed that every other person in the small plane had been served except for us. We got up to ask about it, the drinks finally came, then were taken away three minutes later since the flight was so short. Really strange situation, on the other hand, we were in Utah.

We missed our flight. The boarding pass had the wrong gate and by the time we received the text from Kayak, our flight was already gone. I’ll never use Kayak again and will go direct to the airlines in the future.

Boarding took forever, the plane was cramped and cold, and the seatbelt song came on constantly throughout the red eye flight with a loud pre-recorded message playing each time

Cabin felt crammed Snacks are lame But crew was super efficient getting us out on time despite delay

Took off on time and successfully avoided weather that looked to be a problem along the way

There were five broken seats on the plane. The crew was very rude in telling people they had to get off the plane and get a flight the next day. No call for volunteers, but telling people they had to get off. One woman was flying with her elderly mother and daughter and was told she had to leave or all three had to leave. Fortunately, a volunteer offered to stay. The situation was handled poorly.

The flight to Tokyo AA61 took off about two hours late, but then had to turn back. By that time the crew had to be replaced. Then they kept promising to take off in an hour, then in 3, then switch to the next day.

It was wonderful best Air lines covert and all very happy with their service they have been very helpful and friendly

For Vegetarian Food was very poor. Though we had opted for Asian Vegetarian Food they didn’t serve but only what was available was served. We were offered Smoked Salmon!

It was very bad experience with Ethiopian airlines . The flight was delayed in both ways . On the way coming back one of the crews dropped hot coffee on my whole body and other crew dropped used dirty glasses on top of me . The same crew that dropped hot coffee on me hit me with the food trolley on my knee while I was sleeping . I couldn’t sit properly due to the pain on my knee caused by those irresponsible crews . Very unprofessional airlines

Flight was delayed an hour. Also, I bought an extra legroom seat online; but the actually plane was a different configuration so I didn't get what I paid for . This happened on the Addis to Lusaka leg of my trip.

Needs improvement because some of the tvs and charging ports weren’t working

My experience was great. The flight attendants were very helpful and nice, and the food was very good.

Very bad experience flight was over 5 hours delayed 😑 not a chance to be put on another flight we had to stay at the hotel we lost 2 days on our vacation. Never again I will fligh with Ethiopian airlines.

Terrible customer service I lost my bag luggage and I still haven’t received any information

I liked nothing of Ethiopian airlines except the price of the fare.

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

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