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Three cabin classes are available on flights from Dublin to Cape Town:

• Economy Class
• Premium Economy Class
• Business Class

A nonstop flight from Dublin to Cape Town takes 00m, covering 6,216 miles.

Yes, a valid passport is required for this international route. Many destinations require at least six months of validity beyond your travel dates. Check your passport expiry well before booking.

Round-trip flights from Dublin to Cape Town range from $826 to $1,270, with an average of $1,010 over the past 12 months. Anything below $826 counts as a good deal.

Last-minute fares on this route (booked within two weeks of departure) run 14% above the $1,010 route average. Book 10 weeks before departure for the lowest fares.

One-way fares from Dublin to Cape Town are currently higher than usual. Average one-way flight prices are about $835, which is 38% above the typical average for this route.

Cape Town Intl Airport (CPT) hosts 5 major car rental companies, with daily rates starting from around $3 for economy cars. Top options include:

• Europcar
• Sixt
• GREEN MOTION
• Hertz
• Woodford

Flights from Dublin to Cape Town usually depart from Dublin (DUB) and arrive at Cape Town Intl (CPT).

One-stop flights from Dublin to Cape Town most commonly connect through:

• Doha Hamad Intl (DOH) - 25% of one-stop connections
• Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) - 22% of one-stop connections
• Istanbul (IST) - 20% of one-stop connections
• London Heathrow (LHR) - 8% of one-stop connections

Yes. Flexible dates can save you up to 13% on flights from Dublin to Cape Town. Thursday is the cheapest departure day at $943 round-trip on average, while Friday is the most expensive at $1,076, a difference of $133.

KAYAK's flexible dates feature shows options up to 3 days before and after your selected dates, making it easier to compare nearby fares.

Flying via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) gives the shortest average 1-stop total travel time at 15h 33m, compared with 15h 37m via London Heathrow (LHR) and 15h 44m via Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS).

Cape Town is 1 hour ahead of Dublin (South Africa Time vs Irish Time). Plan for the time shift when scheduling connections or first-day activities.

Some of the most popular sights in Cape Town are Cape Town International Convention Centre, Camps Bay Beach and Sea Point Pavilion. These are among the most viewed places in Cape Town on KAYAK.

Unfortunately, there are no non-stop flights from Dublin to Cape Town. However, Cape Town International Airport (CPT) is very well-connected to Europe and the Middle East, so you should be able to get there with a single stopover and plane change. Options on your route include Turkish Airlines via Istanbul Airport (IST), KLM via Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam (AMS), Qatar Airways via Hamad International Airport in Doha (DOH), Emirates via Dubai International Airport (DXB), Air France via Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG), and British Airways via London-Heathrow (LHR).

No, not unless you want to. Thanks to an initiative called Cape Town Air Access, the city and various organisations involved in the tourism industry have worked hard to draw airlines directly to Cape Town. To date, these include British Airways, Turkish Airlines, Emirates, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Qatar Airways, Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airlines. None of these airlines stop in Johannesburg on their way to the Northern Hemisphere, though Kenya Airways stops at Livingstone/Victoria Falls on its way to Nairobi.

The MyCITI Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) system offers a connection from Cape Town International Airport to the Cape Town central business district and the V&A Waterfront. The cost is between €3 and €6. As the airport is located next to the N2 national motorway, it’s only a 20min drive into town provided that there’s no traffic. Taxis and e-hailing services cost between about €20 and €25.