RIC - CPT

$1,181 Find Cheap Flights from Richmond to Cape Town

This is the cheapest round-trip flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Richmond to Cape Town departing on 2/4. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Richmond to Cape Town, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$1,497
United Airlines
Wed 2/4Sun 2/8
RIC - CPT • 2 stops
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Thu 12/18
RIC - CPT • multi-stop
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Virgin Atlantic
Cheapest • from $1,181 (round-trip)
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Best reviews • 7.9 score
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Cheap Flights from Richmond to Cape Town (RIC-CPT)

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

Wed, Feb 4 - Sun, Feb 8
United Airlines Logo
10:30 am - 6:00 pm
RIC
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CPT
24h 30m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:50 pm - 9:38 am
CPT
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RIC
19h 48m1 stop
$1,497United Airlines
Sun, Jan 11 - Sun, Jan 18
KLM Logo
12:04 pm - 9:55 pm
RIC
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CPT
26h 51m2 stops
KLM Logo
8:00 am - 4:19 pm
CPT
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RIC
39h 19m2 stops
$1,506KLM
Sun, Jan 11 - Sun, Jan 18
Delta Logo
3:45 pm - 7:15 pm
RIC
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CPT
20h 30m1 stop
Delta Logo
9:30 pm - 6:08 pm
CPT
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RIC
27h 38m1 stop
$1,542Delta
Sun, Jan 11 - Sun, Jan 18
Delta Logo
10:46 am - 7:15 pm
RIC
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CPT
25h 29m1 stop
Delta Logo
9:30 pm - 11:16 pm
CPT
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RIC
32h 46m2 stops
$1,547Delta
Wed, Jan 21 - Tue, Feb 3
United Airlines Logo
10:29 am - 6:00 pm
RIC
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CPT
24h 31m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:45 pm - 9:23 pm
CPT
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RIC
33h 38m2 stops
$7,553United Airlines
Wed, Jan 21 - Tue, Feb 3
Qatar Airways Logo
2:24 pm - 5:25 pm
RIC
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CPT
44h 01m2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
12:35 pm - 1:15 pm
CPT
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RIC
31h 40m2 stops
$8,097Qatar Airways
Wed, Jan 21 - Tue, Feb 3
United Airlines Logo
10:29 am - 6:00 pm
RIC
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CPT
24h 31m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:50 pm - 1:49 pm
CPT
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RIC
23h 59m1 stop
$8,977United Airlines
Wed, Jan 21 - Tue, Feb 3
Delta Logo
12:47 pm - 9:55 pm
RIC
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CPT
26h 08m2 stops
Delta Logo
9:30 pm - 3:20 pm
CPT
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RIC
24h 50m1 stop
$10,909Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Richmond to Cape Town flights

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

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Richmond to Cape Town?

The cheapest round-trip price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.

In the past 3 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Richmond to Cape Town were found on Virgin Atlantic ($1,181) and American Airlines ($1,246).

Which airlines fly non-stop between Richmond and Cape Town?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Richmond to Cape Town.

There are 3 airlines that fly nonstop from Richmond to Cape Town. They are: American Airlines, Delta and United Airlines. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with American Airlines at $1,323 for a round-trip flight. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at United Airlines.

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Cheapest flight$1,497
Flight from Richmond to Cape Town

When to book flights from Richmond to Cape Town

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Richmond to Cape Town?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Richmond to Cape Town was $1,181 for a round-trip ticket.

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

    Yes

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Richmond to Cape Town are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $2,589 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,787 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

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

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

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Richmond to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Richmond 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Richmond to Cape Town? 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 8005 reviews
7.9Entertainment
8.5Crew
7.9Comfort
7.3Food
8.1Boarding
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Great. I had to modify a flight. That was easy and free. Thank You

10.0 ExcellentOlumuyiwa, Dec 2025
DTW - ATL
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Great. I had to modify a flight. That was easy and free. Thank You

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

None of the airplane features were available during the flight.

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.

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!!!!

Getting to the flight was arduous and lengthy. The flight itself was good but the food option wasn’t a good selection. I need to do a Kosher option on my return. Flight crew were nice

Good seats in Main cabin, excellent service and excellent landing

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

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

Not great experience - we were super late boarding due to issues with aircraft. Then when we finally all got onboard and seated and they started taxiing out to the runway they just stopped then turned around and went back to the airport. Apparently the crew “ran out of time” to legally fly us. They mentioned that they were about 2 minutes away from taking off. I understand the rules and safety but kinda wonder why they would have bothered boarding us in the first place? Had to go all the way back and de plane and then wait in a HUGE line to get a hotel (this is somewhere around 2:30am) finally got to hotel by Uber (no shuttle after 20min so gave up) and they ended up putting us all back on the same aircraft at 10am next morning so got about 2.5 hours sleep. They did give us. $250 credit, but it was a São Paulo Brazil flight out of Dulles. The flight and everything was fine.

United overall experience is great these days. Airport experience was very organized. Staff on flight were great. App and information as good as it gets.

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

They charged a fee for 1st bag checked. Others in same party were free.

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.

The movies offered were great. Staff were very pleasant and very efficient.

After a delay at the gate, C3, at Ohare on Sunday, I left my Blk ski coat on the bench at the gate, lost! Please review my lob claim, thx.

Very bad! They kept delaying my flight and wouldn’t do anything about it

Did not understand a single word the attendant said on the pa system. I was glad it was not an emergency.

Flight was late and boarding was confusing because gate changed and I didn’t get a notification

Gate was overcrowded. Gate agents performed very well. Flight crew was top notch! Efficient & professional & courteous. Both meals not thermalized well. Dinner main dish was actually cold in the center. Almost inedible. Breakfast sandwich was lukewarm.

The boarding was as always, the crew tried their best but not enough. The food was a disaster I had dietary restrictions that were half met because the company did not loaded the food for the flight. The entertainment screen was fine but content was not and also they removed the free messaging option from the flight and they charged 30 dollars for that crappy bandwidth. This flight is not worth the cost and the company is going down on quality.

Not comparable to Qatar Airways services on flights to Doha. Flight attendants provided basic services; I was never recognized by name or as an Executive Platinum member. Restrooms were not kept clean during the flight.

Awful. They won’t help me with anything. I booked on American but they abdicated to Iberia. The ticket was overpriced. Everything negative

it was fine, decent flight... dont get food besides cookies or pretzels so not sure why you ask about food. same for entertainment..

I got sick nothing contagious but distressing and the care I received by Kayla? Keighly the flight attendant will be memorable for ever. Thank You

I got sick nothing contagious but distressing enough and the care I received on the flight was astounding.

Waaay too small plane. They also need to up the size of the overhead bins. I would love to keep me 3k with of camera equipment in my hard case baggahe instead of it being thrown into the belly of the plane

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