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$648 Find Cheap Flights from Detroit to Cape Town

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Cheap Flights from Detroit to Cape Town (DTW-CPT)

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

Sat, Nov 1 - Thu, Nov 20
Turkish Airlines Logo
9:05 pm - 11:50 amDTW-CPT
32h 45m1 stop
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5:15 pm - 6:10 pmCPT-DTW
31h 55m1 stop
$1,098Turkish Airlines
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Sat, Nov 1 - Thu, Nov 20
Turkish Airlines Logo
9:05 pm - 11:50 amDTW-CPT
32h 45m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
5:15 pm - 6:10 pmCPT-DTW
31h 55m1 stop
$1,108Turkish Airlines
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Mon, Dec 1 - Sat, Jan 31
Turkish Airlines Logo
8:05 pm - 11:50 amDTW-CPT
32h 45m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
5:15 pm - 6:10 pmCPT-DTW
31h 55m1 stop
$1,117Turkish Airlines
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Mon, Aug 25 - Mon, Sep 8
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9:00 pm - 11:50 amDTW-CPT
32h 50m1 stop
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6:25 pm - 7:05 pmCPT-DTW
54h 40m2 stops
$1,325
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Mon, Aug 25 - Mon, Sep 8
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9:00 pm - 11:50 amDTW-CPT
32h 50m1 stop
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6:25 pm - 7:05 pmCPT-DTW
54h 40m2 stops
$1,354
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Sat, Nov 1 - Thu, Nov 20
Qatar Airways Logo
1:02 pm - 5:25 pmDTW-CPT
46h 23m2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
12:35 pm - 10:49 pmCPT-DTW
41h 14m2 stops
$1,540Qatar Airways
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Thu, Oct 16 - Mon, Oct 27
United Airlines Logo
4:35 pm - 5:20 pmDTW-CPT
42h 45m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
7:50 pm - 1:11 pmCPT-DTW
23h 21m2 stops
$1,565United Airlines
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Sat, Nov 1 - Thu, Nov 20
Qatar Airways Logo
1:02 pm - 5:25 pmDTW-CPT
46h 23m2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
12:35 pm - 10:49 pmCPT-DTW
41h 14m2 stops
$1,576Qatar Airways
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Thu, Aug 21 - Thu, Aug 28
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 3:20 pmDTW-CPT
26h 20m3 stops
United Airlines Logo
7:50 pm - 8:26 pmCPT-DTW
30h 36m2 stops
$1,580United Airlines
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Thu, Nov 20 - Mon, Dec 1
Lufthansa Logo
4:15 pm - 11:00 amDTW-CPT
35h 45m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
6:40 pm - 1:55 pmCPT-DTW
26h 15m1 stop
$1,606Lufthansa
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Detroit to Cape Town flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Cape Town?

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Detroit to Cape Town, look for departures on Mondays and avoid leaving on a Thursday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Cape Town, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Wednesday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Cape Town is July, where tickets cost $1,396 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,677 and $2,427 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
High seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$648
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 29% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 15% lower on average.
Flight from Detroit to Cape Town

When to book flights from Detroit to Cape Town

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Detroit 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 Detroit to Cape Town flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Cape Town?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Cape Town was $648 for a one-way ticket and $1,098 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Detroit to Cape Town are United Airlines and Turkish Airlines. With an average price for the route of $1,768 and an overall rating of 7.4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. Turkish Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,173 and an overall rating of 7.3.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Detroit 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 Detroit to Cape Town.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cape Town from Detroit 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 Detroit 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 Detroit with another airline. Booking your flights between Detroit 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 Detroit 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 Detroit up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Detroit to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Detroit to Cape Town. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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DeltaOverall score based on 7952 reviews
7.3Food
8.5Crew
8.2Boarding
7.9Entertainment
7.9Comfort
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Everything was fine except the entertainment was not working for half of the flight.

8.0 ExcellentEileen, Jul 2025BOS - PBI
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Everything was fine except the entertainment was not working for half of the flight.

Easy boarding with an extremely kind attendant. Seats were spacious and we had 3 seats for 2 people so we could stretch out. Comfortable air flow and very attentive and hospital attendants. Bathrooms and food were the only negative. Bathrooms were so small you could hardly get in and close the door. I don’t think an obese person would fit or a person with a movement disability. Food was the trending food for flights, nonexistent. We spent $40 getting sandwich and snack at airport for our 6 hour flught.

At first, we were on the runway for about an hour, literally. The Captain did explain that the Control Tower just had a change shift (sounds like an unrealistic excuse) and then that we had to change a runway. A regular economy seat is made for 12 yo twiggy. I understand Delta wants to push for an upgrade, but after sitting in a Comfort seat and in First class. I would say First class is not worthy of my money. The landing was delayed because of the weather in NYC, I don't hold that against Delta, of course. The Captain did alert us to that upon takeoff in Vegas and again as we reached NY.

No one fussed at me about my pap machine as a 3rd pice on the plane. Boarding was pleasant and smooth. The boarding agent in Anchorage was a fun character- he could be in a movie. :~) The on-board crew were downright pleasant. No militant attitudes on Delta. Like all planes these days the seats are too narrow for standard Americans and at 5’2” there is barely enough leg room. I don’t know how tall people fold themselves into the seats. But that’s nothing specific to Delta

Great. Very smooth. Plenty of information. However, wish they would give out a menu in advance of making a dinner choice like other international airlines. The flight attendant says chicken or pasta and there are details about ingredients or spices requiring the passenger to ask which requires the flight attendant to answer many times. So easy to solve this problem. P

I'm a tall guy and even the seats with more leg room were not as comfortable as I had hoped.

My husband upgraded our seats and I don't know if it was due to the type of planet was or if they didn't upgrade our seats. We were supposed to be in I believe comfort seats and they were just as tight as any other seat- no leg room and we are very tall people but at least it wasn't extremely cold. My husband did put in a complaint about our seating because he paid extra and if we would have known that the space and the tightness would have been the same, we just would have gotten the emergency row emergency row seats that we normally get. We love Delta but both our flights coming home we're not good. Oh I forgot to mention that on our flight to Hawaii our luggage wheels got broke and we had to purse new luggage on vacation then we never had this problem so we didn't know protocol and reported it after we got home only for them to tell is we only had 24hrs to report the damage. Not sure what was going on with Delta this vacation trip.

My flight was extremely cold. I had a jacket and a cover was left in each seat. The cover was extremely thin and I have a disability, fibromyalgia and arthrithis and AC air is the worst. I closed my vent and my husbands vent and it still was frigid. I asked the attendant if I could get another cover and she quickly almost dismissively and totally unconcerned stating, (I quote) (one per chair) and walked off so quickly that I didn't get a chance to explain to her that I literally have adisability. I didnt want to make a seen so I set on that flight for over 5 hours in pain, joints locking up and extremely uncomfortable. When my fibromyalgia flares up my joints not only ache but they will lock up also and it takes me days to get back to my regular self even though I take medication for it. I felt like it would not have hurt anyone at all for her to just give me an extra cover because I'm sure they have all types of medical issues in people that fly every day.

After all the weather issues at least they got me to my destination the next day

My flight was canceled after being rescheduled for four days canceling my trip. Kayak and everyone affiliated with it I.e the airlines, and just fly have been excruciating to deal with. My trip to visit family had to be canceled as there was no way to make it. I am furious at all of you.

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

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.

Cabin crew professional, polite and friendly, boarding was seemless, but come on KLM surely you can do better than a pack of cheesy biscuits as an inflight snack

Cabin crew were excellent, very proffesional, polite and friendly, in flight snack was underwhelming, a packet of cheese biscuits, im sure KLM could run to a sandwich!

Legroom not all it could be, especially when the seat in front is reclined. Otherwise it was good, food and beverage were nice.

You should not have to pay for WiFi in business class

Transfer at Amsterdam airport is very convenient and the airport is easy to navigate. Boarding was also quick and easy. Cabin crew were excellent and the meals were good, although lacking in options.

Overall very positive. Boarding was quick and organized. Cabin was clean and seats were reasonably comfortable. Cabin crew was excellent and the meals provided were also of good quality

I liked the choice of lemon ginger tea. I think stewardesses can be more considerate of older people needs.

The food should improve! And The flight should leave on time and not make the traveler wait.

It was great, I’m very grateful for the pilots and crew flight attendants for everything.

Everything was great. Only thing that could’ve made it better was buy on board options for hot food, but the snacks were decent. The flight attendants were great. I had no complaints. I was able to make it to my destination safely

A little bit more leg room in premium economy. I am 6’4”.

Overall it was good. I missed my connection but I was put on another flight.

The attendant were friendly. I suggest you have a medical attendant on board every flight so that in case someone is sick , he/she will help them.

The woman gate agent in Phoenix was none too sympathetic about my check-in process as I am relatively new with using apps. I almost did not get on because she said I did not check-in. I thought I had via Kayak where I purchased a very expensive ticket. Lesson learned but to be told I may not get on as a matter of factly was difficult to hear.

Overall a very poor experience - booked premium economy tickets but due to last minute flight delays , all my itinery went for a toss and had to fly economy class with no access to lounge or any compensation by united airlines to make up for the flight delays . i had expected better experience than that from united.

We love united ! We would like to acknowledge Aimee in the lounge near gate 130

The 2 agents on the check in counter were super nice , helpful and very polite. Boarding was like a 1 2 3, I would recommend Turkish airlines for your next trip.

Everything was very good, except that the plane was an hour and a half late

flight with heavy turbulence old boeing 777 rest wasnt clean dashboard doesn’t work

Light and recline did not work on my seat. Very uncomfortable and could not read in the dark

Bad experience; they are not good anymore. They charge too much for luggage seat are so uncomfortable, Flight delays which may miss your next flight, they don’t care if you miss the flight or not. Zero customer services for front desk representatives Istanbul's airport I’m not using this airline any more.

I’ve been traveling for 20 years. I tried Turkish airline for the first time horrible horrible service and it would be my last time even if I get offer for a free ticket, I will not accept it. They have races and the worst Flight attendant

It wasn't good. I didn’t understand. They changed 320 dollars for 2 luggage. My ticket was regular and I paid almost 1200.00 dollars. Why they did charge? I want my money back.. thanks Yılmaz polat

Very punctual, the onboard staff was friendly and correct, the flight was fortunately very calm, the toilets were clean, in short, an excellent experience Thanks

Ordered Vegan meal - it was ok, but not exceptional. Seat ok row 39 middle section aisle. Nearly full flight - crew was busy but they did the best they could. There was a USB A port at the seat. I listened to my own music and only looked at flight information. One nice thing was the connection information was made available in the screen.

Very nice and friendly crew. Boarding system can be improved.

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