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Find cheap flights from San Diego to Cape Town from $1,354

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Cheap flight deals 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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10:40 pm - 4:55 pmSAN-CPT
33h 15m2 stops
12:35 pm - 7:31 pmCPT-SAN
40h 56m2 stops
$1,354Qatar Airways
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Wed, Oct 30 - Tue, Nov 26
7:05 pm - 12:00 pmSAN-CPT
31h 55m1 stop
2:00 pm - 4:10 pmCPT-SAN
36h 10m2 stops
$1,502British Airways
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Wed, Oct 30 - Tue, Nov 26
7:05 am - 10:45 pmSAN-CPT
30h 40m2 stops
12:35 am - 6:38 pmCPT-SAN
28h 03m2 stops
$1,630KLM
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Wed, Oct 30 - Mon, Nov 25
7:15 am - 11:00 amSAN-CPT
42h 45m2 stops
6:40 pm - 9:50 pmCPT-SAN
36h 10m2 stops
$1,694American Airlines
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Sat, Jun 8 - Sat, Jun 15
6:30 am - 11:00 amSAN-CPT
43h 30m3 stops
6:40 pm - 9:50 pmCPT-SAN
36h 10m2 stops
$1,695American Airlines
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Sat, Jun 8 - Sat, Jun 15
10:29 pm - 3:20 pmSAN-CPT
31h 51m2 stops
8:00 pm - 8:06 pmCPT-SAN
33h 06m1 stop
$1,946United Airlines
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Wed, Jun 26 - Sun, Jul 14
6:42 am - 9:25 pmSAN-CPT
29h 43m2 stops
9:30 pm - 12:30 pmCPT-SAN
24h 00m1 stop
$2,000Delta
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Thu, Jun 27 - Tue, Jul 16
6:15 am - 9:25 pmSAN-CPT
30h 10m2 stops
9:30 pm - 5:48 pmCPT-SAN
29h 18m2 stops
$2,004Delta
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Thu, Jun 27 - Fri, Jul 19
7:25 am - 9:25 pmSAN-CPT
29h 00m2 stops
11:15 pm - 10:20 pmCPT-SAN
32h 05m2 stops
$2,069KLM
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Mon, Jul 1 - Tue, Jul 16
8:40 am - 3:20 pmSAN-CPT
21h 40m1 stop
8:00 pm - 2:53 pmCPT-SAN
27h 53m1 stop
$3,911United Airlines
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Sat, Jun 29 - Sun, Jul 14

Flights from San Diego to Cape Town - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Diego 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 San Diego to Cape Town?

The average price of all flights from San Diego to Cape Town clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from San Diego to Cape Town, look for departures on Fridays and avoid leaving on a Wednesday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Cape Town, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Diego to Cape Town?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for 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.
The cheapest month for flights from San Diego to Cape Town is October, where tickets cost $1,316 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, where the average cost of tickets is $1,860 and $1,661 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Diego to Cape Town?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from San Diego to Cape Town, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from San Diego to Cape Town, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 39 days before departure.

Good to know

Low season

June

High season

October

Cheapest flight

$1,354
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 9% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 14% lower on average.
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When to book flights from San Diego to Cape Town

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FAQs for booking flights from San Diego to Cape Town

  • What is the cheapest flight from San Diego to Cape Town?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Diego to Cape Town was $1,354 for a round-trip ticket.

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

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Cape Town from San Diego.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Diego to Cape Town?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Diego to Cape Town, Delta or KLM?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Diego to Cape Town are Delta and KLM. With an average price for the route of $1,549 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,442 and an overall rating of 7.8.

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

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

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

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Top 5 airlines serving from San Diego to Cape Town

 
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DeltaOverall score based on 10778 reviews
7.9Comfort
7.4Food
8.6Crew
8.2Boarding
8.0Entertainment
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

6.0 GoodEliza, Apr 2024SAN - LAX
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

I didn’t not like that I could not select my seat and ended up with the worse seat.

The landing was bad and the hostess came two times and i was sleeping but when she served the person that nexts to me I woke up and she didn’t even asked me if I need any drink or snacks two times!!!!

Plane was late because of a mechanical malfunction and the food listed as available was not. Flight attendants seem over worked and under paid. They just done seem happy. And that can be seen in their faces.

Waited 3 hours on a plane to de-ice due to manpower issues. Waited another hour and a half once we landed because of a gate issue. Missed my connections. Created. A total of 13 hours of delay.

Great, on time departure, friendly and accommodating crew, great leg room, Smith flight

Plane was turned around due to fog half way into the flight, Delta did not properly direct passengers to stay on same flight and instead failed to properly rebook on Alaska

Honestly, I didn’t expect that I will experience this long time wait during the check in. There was only one person who was taking care of the passengers for the economy class and it took us to wait about one hour to do our check i. As a result we barely get to the airplane as the gate was at the end of the airport. That is totally not professional where one crue is working at the registration desk with economy and 3-4 crues are helping for the business class.

Like most domestic flights in the US, you are basically on your own with this airline when it comes to food, so be sure to purchase meals and drinks ahead of time or expect to arrive starving and dehydrated (like I was).

You need to be a hacker to get the (Free) WiFi

Seats are fair enough for medium tall people. Good food all the trip. Fight attendances are warm

I thought KLM was the best airline but the Lima - Amsterdam was 1 hours late, the Brussels - Amsterdam was 2.30 hours late and the Amsterdam - Lima was 30 minutes late

Overall a good experience. We were disappointed when we had to check our carry on due to the plane being full. KLM hadn’t notified us and we had valuable items in the carry on but they still made us check it. Some of the food was great and some was mediocre. Crew is really kind and funny.

I travel frequently. The flight was late again... KLM should really try and be on time

The flight itself it was great nice food the crew were very nice and helpful, Checking in from Birmingham wasn't great long queues for bag dropped, And I had my hand luggage case taken away from me even though I requested to have it with me as I had breakables items. I was told I can not because of the length of the flight with no explanation at all no options was given for me to take my fragile items out of my case it was taken away with hold buggage I find the staff member who was checking me in very unpleasant !! Can we please be advise if the rules have changed about the the carry on hand luggage it will be easier to be advise on booking your tickect if we not allowed to take the hand luggage with me. Overall I had a good flight .

The plane was clean and the staff was friendly. Food and drinks as expected on international flights. The entertainment system was old style, with a pullout controller, and selections not as extensive as on other flights.

The food quality is poor. The staff are very friendly and accommodating. The entertainment program was limited. I experienced a delay of 30 minutes due to two issues. Passenger luggage had to be removed and there was a technical issue with the stairs not detaching from the aircraft. The pilot managed to compensate and we arrived only 15 minutes later. The luggage at Dubai airport was very slow. I waited over an hour.

Amazing KLM service and brilliant economy comfort seats. Well worth the extra.

The boarding was one of the worst I’ve ever experienced. The fault lays on Ohare Airport and not so much the airline. The waiting area by the gate was the size to accommodate a regional flight for 20-30 people and right next to a busy walkway. When you cramped nearly 300 passengers into that space is was unbearable.

All and all pretty good. It’s crowded but that is what flying is all about. But no complaints otherwise.

I paid $380 for my one-way ticket from California to Minnesota. The fair did not include online check-in. I received instructions from their app to check in at a kiosk. At the kiosk, the boarding pass would not print until an actual person came to verify that I had a personal item and not a carry-on item, On the plane, the person next to me was drunk and allowed to continue to order alcohol. United is garbage I’d rather fly spirit.

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

Terrible! The plane was old and you are required to connect your own device to their Wi-Fi rather than have entertainment options in the back of the seat in front of you. The Wi-Fi went out during the flight and there was only one plug for the devices every two seats. Three out of five surrounding my family did not work. The seats and spaces under them were so small I could not fit my backpack, which I’ve always brought on flights and fit before no problem. The crew were unpleasant and patronizing.

Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

Hated every minute of it. This flight should have only taken 1.5hrs but was delayed over 10hours. Now I am being told I cannot be compensated or refunded my ticket price or extra leg room, which I purchased but did not receive, because the airline is throwing the blame on the 3rd party I purchased tickets through and 3rd party putting the blame on airline. No one wants to help. They received their money and that's all they care about. Im going on 3 days of still trying to get to my final destination, had to cancel car rental, car insurance and hotel. Currently staying in airport until hotels open up. Thank you Lufthansa, Kayak, Underpricer and United for making this trip the worst ever.

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

Awful. I got stuck next to a person carrying a dog and behind someone with a dog. People need to board these dogs downstairs. The cabin is crowded enough with your pets

Packed in like sardines, very uncomfortable. Sitting the aisle my shoulder was rammed into numerous times by rushing flight attendants. Also flight was very cold.

the head jack on my seat didn't work and the power outlet didn't work for my seat

Horrible - they lied to me about baggage & boarding, even though I specifically spoke to their agents the day before my flight about my issue. When I showed up they did not let me board and stranded me at my airport until I bought a new flight with money I did not have to spend.

Not sure why JAL partnered with American Airlines because their service is no where near similar. Flight attendants were not friendly and didn’t smile. Food was horrible…

The experience was great and much better than the flight going out. of course I was in first class but the service was excellent

Comfort of seats, ease of boarding. Food selection could be better

Food options were limited which is absolutely embarrassing for a Flight of this size The staff did not come around as much and I am not accustomed to such poor service from American Airlines Drinks I believe were limited to soda and water

Crew were attentive and friendly. Flight was smooth and early! I enjoyed the less crowded plane. Thank you!

We are gluten free, there were not any available complimentary gluten free options.

No meal on a cross country flight? SFO-MiA is pretty much the definition of a coast to coast flight. No meal provided. Sky high wi-fi rates too. Stop nickel and diming your customers.

The staff was unprofessional and didn’t communicate very well. The boarding process was very disheveled, potentially due to a power outage the previous day but there was no contingency plan to properly get passengers boarded the following day. Once boarded the aircraft stayed on the tarmac for over 45 minutes due to high winds. The communication was sporadic but an announcement was finally made an additional 30 minutes later that the flight was cancelled but we couldn’t get off the plane. Prior to deplaning one of the gate agents came on the plane and made an announcement for everyone to pickup their checked bags and take a card to rebook a new reservation because they didn’t have adequate staff. Flights were missed, passengers went to different airports and there was little to no assistance from AA.

You cancelled my flight by email then made it very difficult to get in contact with you. Then put me in a flight with a long layover in Mexico returning to the wrong airport in uk. Mind blowing my stressful. I missed see my grand dad because of you.

This flight was cancelled at the last minute. We were rebooked on another flight but a day later. We lost a day of our vacation and paid for a night in a hotel we couldn’t use. The flights we were rebooked on (both American) messed up our seating on both flights-we didn’t get the seats we had paid for. All in all, a terrible experience.

Lost our bags in Heathrow, We didn’t receive bags in Mallorca for 3 days, out of a 7 day cycling vacation. Really inconvenient and disappointing!

We missed the flight to Barcelona because the flight from Baltimore was delayed. We flew on Vueling VW6653. Our luggage didn’t arrive. Please help us get our luggage. We are staying at Hotel Gran Via in Barcelona

The crew on board were all very pleasant and happy to help. The flight had the old business class seats. The departure board in the business lounge did not update and kept on saying ' gate open' but never said boarding. When I got nervous about the departure time and walked to the gate I was told off rudely for being late.

This was an American Airlines flight. The crew were very unhappy and quite grumpy. Abrupt to the point of being rude. The food was dreadful. Indeed the breakfast was in edible. I will avoid AA at all costs in the future.

We have business class seats from Los Angeles to London. The crew is friendly and provided great service. The flight was very comfortable and very smooth. Will use this airlines again in the future.

Asked for a wheelchair multiple times. Got denied the wheelchair in London layover.

Flight delayed Got bags after 5 days Delivery of bags was done 500 meters as driver did not want to go into my street

It was below average experience overall. They did not have my food choice which was selected a month ago for 8+ hour flight. After landing I waited to collect my bag but my bag did not come and I wasn’t told it was delayed or lost. I had to find someone to help me to locate it and it was sent through next flight. Overall I would say at wasn’t very good experience

Great service and air hostesses, took care of all activities very well and smooth

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