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Everything you should know
Cheapest round-trip
$1,394
Typical prices: $1,597-$2,208
Virgin Atlantic
Fri 10/12Thu 10/25
SAN - CPT • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$803
Typical prices: $1,142-$1,313
Multiple Airlines
Tue 1/23
SAN - CPT • 3 stops
Flight Deals
Cheap Flights from San Diego to Cape Town (SAN-CPT)
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San Diego 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 San Diego to Cape Town
Mon, Oct 12 - Sun, Oct 25
6:15 am - 5:50 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
26h 35m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
8:50 pm - 11:24 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego
35h 34m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
$1,394Multiple Airlines
Mon, Oct 12 - Tue, Oct 27
6:15 am - 5:50 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
26h 35m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
8:50 pm - 12:44 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego
24h 54m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
$1,401Delta
Mon, Oct 12 - Sun, Oct 25
8:00 am - 5:50 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
24h 50m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
8:50 pm - 7:36 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego
31h 46m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
$1,401Delta
Mon, Oct 12 - Tue, Oct 20
6:15 am - 5:50 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
26h 35m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
8:05 pm - 12:44 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego
25h 39m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
$1,401Delta
Sun, Oct 11 - Mon, Oct 26
7:41 pm - 3:20 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
34h 39m2 stops San Francisco Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
8:50 pm - 1:43 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego
25h 53m1 stop Newark
$1,405United Airlines
Wed, Oct 14 - Thu, Oct 22
9:20 pm - 3:20 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
33h 00m2 stops Newark Washington, D.C. Reagan-National
7:50 pm - 9:49 amCPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego
22h 59m1 stop Newark
$1,405United Airlines
Sun, Oct 11 - Fri, Oct 23
7:41 pm - 3:20 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
34h 39m2 stops San Francisco Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
8:00 pm - 1:17 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego
26h 17m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Houston George Bush Intcntl
$1,412Austrian Airlines
Sun, Oct 11 - Tue, Oct 27
7:41 pm - 3:20 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
34h 39m2 stops San Francisco Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
8:50 pm - 1:24 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego
25h 34m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Houston George Bush Intcntl
$1,412Egyptair
Sun, Oct 11 - Thu, Oct 22
10:57 am - 9:10 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
25h 13m2 stops Los Angeles Amsterdam Schiphol
11:15 pm - 11:50 amCPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego
45h 35m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol
$1,416KLM
Sun, Oct 11 - Fri, Oct 23
10:57 am - 9:10 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
25h 13m2 stops Los Angeles Amsterdam Schiphol
7:40 am - 11:50 amCPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego
37h 10m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol
$1,416KLM
Recent one-way flight deals from San Diego to Cape Town
Sat, Jan 23
3:30 pm - 10:35 amSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
57h 05m3 stops San Francisco Dublin Frankfurt am Main
$803Multiple Airlines
Sat, Jan 23
1:53 pm - 6:00 amSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
54h 07m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
$841Multiple Airlines
Sun, Feb 28
1:45 pm - 9:00 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
45h 15m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl London Heathrow
$868Multiple Airlines
Sun, Feb 28
8:00 am - 6:35 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
24h 35m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
$1,258Delta
Thu, Jan 28
8:00 am - 6:35 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
24h 35m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
$1,258Delta
Thu, Jan 28
8:00 am - 6:35 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
24h 35m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
$1,258Delta
Fri, Feb 19
7:41 pm - 4:10 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
34h 29m3 stops San Francisco Chicago O'Hare Intl Washington, D.C. Reagan-National
$1,918United Airlines
Sat, Feb 20
8:35 am - 4:10 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
21h 35m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
$1,918United Airlines
Tue, Oct 13
1:40 pm - 9:25 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
22h 45m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol
$4,156KLM
Thu, Jan 28
2:05 pm - 5:45 amSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
29h 40m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol
$5,007KLM
Recent last minute flight deals from San Diego to Cape Town
Wed, Oct 7 - Fri, Oct 30
9:45 pm - 2:10 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
31h 25m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Addis Ababa Bole
1:50 pm - 3:28 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego
34h 38m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
$1,858Ethiopian Air
Wed, Oct 7 - Tue, Nov 3
9:45 pm - 2:10 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
31h 25m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Addis Ababa Bole
1:50 pm - 3:28 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego
35h 38m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
$1,863Ethiopian Air
Wed, Oct 7 - Sun, Nov 1
1:24 pm - 8:55 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
46h 31m2 stops San Francisco Zurich
9:20 am - 9:37 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego
45h 17m2 stops Zurich San Francisco
$1,914SWISS
Wed, Oct 7 - Fri, Oct 30
10:40 am - 8:55 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
49h 15m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Zurich
9:20 am - 10:27 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego
46h 07m2 stops Zurich San Francisco
$1,914SWISS
Wed, Oct 7 - Wed, Oct 28
6:40 am - 8:55 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
53h 15m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Zurich
9:20 am - 10:40 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego
46h 20m2 stops Zurich Chicago O'Hare Intl
$1,914SWISS
Wed, Oct 7 - Thu, Oct 29
3:56 pm - 8:55 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
43h 59m2 stops San Francisco Zurich
8:20 pm - 10:40 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego
35h 20m2 stops Zurich Chicago O'Hare Intl
$1,914SWISS
Wed, Oct 7 - Sun, Nov 1
9:45 pm - 2:10 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
31h 25m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Addis Ababa Bole
1:50 pm - 3:28 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego
59h 38m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Lome Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
$1,956Ethiopian Air
Wed, Oct 7 - Mon, Nov 2
9:20 am - 10:15 amSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
39h 55m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Doha Hamad Intl
12:35 pm - 8:22 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego
41h 47m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Seattle/Tacoma Intl
$2,001Qatar Airways
Wed, Oct 7 - Tue, Nov 3
11:10 am - 10:15 amSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
38h 05m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Doha Hamad Intl
12:35 pm - 10:50 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego
44h 15m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Seattle/Tacoma Intl
$2,001Qatar Airways
Wed, Oct 7 - Mon, Nov 2
9:45 pm - 2:10 pmSAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl
31h 25m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Addis Ababa Bole
1:50 pm - 3:28 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego
35h 38m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
$2,073Ethiopian Air
Booking Insights
Price, demand and travel trends for San Diego to Cape Town flights
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What's the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Diego to Cape Town?
Based on deals KAYAK users found in the last 12 months, Sunday is the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Diego to Cape Town. It’s 15% cheaper than the average day, while Friday is the most expensive, with prices 16% higher.
What’s the cheapest month to fly from San Diego to Cape Town?
KAYAK internal proprietary data takes all prices for each month over the last 12 months for round-trip flights from San Diego to Cape Town, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers and then takes the median of all values for each month.•February is the cheapest month to fly from San Diego to Cape Town at $1,364 round-trip.
•July ($2,534) and May ($2,485) are the most expensive months.
•The price difference between flying in the cheapest and most expensive months is 85% on average.
This is based on KAYAK aggregated and averaged internal data over the past 12 months.
What’s the most popular layover airport when flying from San Diego to Cape Town?
KAYAK data for 1-stop round-trips over the past 3 months. Only counts itineraries with the same layover on both legs.Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL) is the most popular layover for the San Diego to Cape Town route. 58% of KAYAK users who booked 1-stop round-trips over the past 3 months connected via ATL.
What is the cheapest layover airport when flying from San Diego to Cape Town?
Flights via London Heathrow (LHR) offer the most affordable fares, with an average round-trip price of $1,648. Based on KAYAK data over the past 3 months.
Key details for San Diego to Cape Town flights
Low season | September |
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High season | June |
Cheapest flight | $803 |
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