Which airlines fly to Cape Town?

South African, Qatar Airways and Ethiopian Air are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Cape Town from Abu Dhabi according to our data. South African is the first choice among our users, with 35% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Cape Town. Keep in mind that there are 4 different airlines that fly to Cape Town on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl to Cape Town Intl?

Etihad Airways and Ethiopian Air are the most popular carriers operating from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl to Cape Town Intl

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?

Prices for flights from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport refresh daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?

As of October 2026, there are 2 operators available to choose from for flights from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport.

How old do you have to be to fly from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Cape Town Intl Airport?

The required travel and health documents for your Cape Town Intl Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Cape Town Intl Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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2:05 - 23:35AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 30m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

6:00 - 19:45CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11h 45m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

R10 517Multiple Airlines

Fri, Oct 16 - Fri, Oct 30

4:25 - 14:10AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

11h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

13:50 - 3:10CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11h 20m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R11 017Ethiopian Air

Thu, Nov 19 - Sun, Nov 22

4:25 - 14:10AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

11h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

13:50 - 3:10CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11h 20m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R11 017Ethiopian Air

Fri, Oct 30 - Fri, Nov 6

4:25 - 14:10AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

11h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

13:50 - 3:10CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11h 20m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R11 017Ethiopian Air

Wed, Oct 14 - Tue, Oct 27

4:25 - 14:10AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

11h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

13:50 - 3:10CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11h 20m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R11 733Etihad Airways

Fri, Oct 16 - Thu, Oct 22

4:25 - 14:10AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

11h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

13:50 - 3:10CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11h 20m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R11 733Multiple Airlines

Wed, Oct 14 - Thu, Oct 22

4:25 - 14:10AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

11h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

13:50 - 3:10CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11h 20m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R11 733Multiple Airlines

Thu, Oct 15 - Sat, Oct 31

17:55 - 10:30AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

18h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

7:00 - 3:50CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

18h 50m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Doha Hamad Intl

R14 884Qatar Airways

Tue, Mar 16 - Tue, Mar 23

23:40 - 12:40AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

15h 00m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

19:25 - 10:50CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

13h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R15 184Qatar Airways

Tue, Nov 10 - Wed, Nov 25

5:20 - 22:50AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

19h 30m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

19:30 - 16:20CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

18h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R15 234Qatar Airways

Wed, Mar 24 - Sun, Mar 28

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9:10 - 14:10AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 00m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

13:50 - 3:10CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11h 20m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R14 750Multiple Airlines

Tue, Oct 6 - Thu, Oct 22

4:25 - 14:10AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

11h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

15:10 - 19:30CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

26h 20m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R17 200Etihad Airways

Mon, Oct 5 - Fri, Oct 9

18:20 - 14:10AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 50m2 stops Manama Bahrain Intl Addis Ababa Bole

13:50 - 19:40CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

27h 50m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R18 484Multiple Airlines

Tue, Oct 6 - Thu, Oct 22

9:10 - 14:10AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 00m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

7:00 - 4:25CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

19h 25m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Doha Hamad Intl

R18 684Multiple Airlines

Tue, Oct 6 - Wed, Oct 21

9:10 - 14:10AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 00m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

18:10 - 19:45CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

23h 35m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

R18 934Multiple Airlines

Tue, Oct 6 - Wed, Oct 21

16:25 - 17:10AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 45m3 stops Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

13:15 - 10:55CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

19h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R20 517Multiple Airlines

Mon, Oct 5 - Fri, Oct 9

13:55 - 13:35AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 40m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Livingstone

18:25 - 19:45CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

23h 20m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

R21 484Multiple Airlines

Mon, Oct 5 - Fri, Oct 9

16:25 - 23:35AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

33h 10m3 stops Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

7:00 - 10:55CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

25h 55m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Doha Hamad Intl

R22 450Multiple Airlines

Mon, Oct 5 - Fri, Oct 9

18:20 - 14:10AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 50m2 stops Manama Bahrain Intl Addis Ababa Bole

14:25 - 19:45CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

27h 20m2 stops Livingstone Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R22 817Multiple Airlines

Tue, Oct 6 - Thu, Oct 22

23:55 - 14:10AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

40h 15m2 stops Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Addis Ababa Bole

14:25 - 13:15CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

20h 50m2 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R24 350Multiple Airlines

Tue, Oct 6 - Wed, Oct 21

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Ethiopian Air flights from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town

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Ethiopian Air

Oct 14

AUH4:25Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11h 45m

1 stop

CPT14:10Cape Town Intl

Oct 27

CPT13:50Cape Town Intl

11h 20m

1 stop

AUH3:10Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R11 017

Ethiopian Air

Oct 17

AUH4:25Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11h 45m

1 stop

CPT14:10Cape Town Intl

Oct 20

CPT13:50Cape Town Intl

11h 20m

1 stop

AUH3:10Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R11 083

Ethiopian Air

Oct 29

AUH4:25Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11h 45m

1 stop

CPT14:10Cape Town Intl

Nov 5

CPT13:50Cape Town Intl

11h 20m

1 stop

AUH3:10Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R11 183

Qatar Airways flights from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town

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Qatar Airways

Mar 16

AUH17:55Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

18h 35m

1 stop

CPT10:30Cape Town Intl

Mar 23

CPT7:00Cape Town Intl

18h 50m

2 stops

AUH3:50Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R14 884

Qatar Airways

Nov 10

AUH23:40Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

15h 00m

2 stops

CPT12:40Cape Town Intl

Nov 25

CPT19:25Cape Town Intl

13h 25m

1 stop

AUH10:50Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R15 184

Qatar Airways

Mar 24

AUH5:20Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

19h 30m

2 stops

CPT22:50Cape Town Intl

Mar 28

CPT19:30Cape Town Intl

18h 50m

1 stop

AUH16:20Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R15 234

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Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Fri 16/10

2:05-23:35

1 stop23h 30m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 30/10

6:00-19:45

1 stop11h 45m

R10 517

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Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Thu 19/11

4:25-14:10

1 stop11h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 22/11

13:50-3:10

1 stop11h 20m

R11 017

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Fri 30/10

4:25-14:10

1 stop11h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 6/11

13:50-3:10

1 stop11h 20m

R11 017

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Wed 14/10

4:25-14:10

1 stop11h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 27/10

13:50-3:10

1 stop11h 20m

R11 017

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Fri 16/10

4:25-14:10

1 stop11h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 22/10

13:50-3:10

1 stop11h 20m

R11 733

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Wed 14/10

4:25-14:10

1 stop11h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 22/10

13:50-3:10

1 stop11h 20m

R11 733

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Thu 15/10

4:25-14:10

1 stop11h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Sat 31/10

13:50-3:10

1 stop11h 20m

R11 733

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Tue 16/3

17:55-10:30

1 stop18h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 23/3

7:00-3:50

2 stops18h 50m

R14 884

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Tue 10/11

23:40-12:40

2 stops15h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 25/11

19:25-10:50

1 stop13h 25m

R15 184

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Wed 24/3

5:20-22:50

2 stops19h 30m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 28/3

19:30-16:20

1 stop18h 50m

R15 234

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What is the typical price of a round-trip flight between Abu Dhabi and Cape Town?

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from R13 583 to R17 000.
The lowest price recently found on this route was R10 517.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town?

The month of November is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town from Abu Dhabi, with most prices found around R10 567. If you aren’t able to travel to Cape Town during the month of November, then flying in February is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of R11 250.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cape Town from Abu Dhabi when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cape Town for around R13 014 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cape Town from Abu Dhabi for as low as R11 733 on momondo.

How have Abu Dhabi to Cape Town flight prices changed over time?

As of October 2026, prices for Abu Dhabi to Cape Town flights are approximately 30% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

When to book flights from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town

Are you open to changing your travel dates? Check out the ideal times to fly from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town according to our flight data. Find out which month and days have the cheapest flights.

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Best price found	R6 533
Fastest flight time	11h 45m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Cape Town from Abu Dhabi in the past 72 hours is R6 533. The best return flight deal from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R10 517.

The fastest flight from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town takes 11h 45m

There are no direct flights from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town. There are no popular flight routes from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town

How far is Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl to Cape Town Intl by plane?
The straight-line distance from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl to Cape Town Intl is 7515,5 km. A reasonable flight in good conditions will take 11h 45m.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?
Prices for flights from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport refresh daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?
As of October 2026, there are 2 operators available to choose from for flights from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport.
How old do you have to be to fly from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Cape Town Intl Airport?
The required travel and health documents for your Cape Town Intl Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Cape Town Intl Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.
What is the most popular airline from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town?
momondo data reveals that the most frequently booked airline on the route from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town is Ethiopian Air, representing 60% of all bookings. The subsequent popular airline is Qatar Airways at 40%.

Best airlines flying from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town

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Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
Ethiopian Air	PriceFrom R10 254	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,2 1 041 reviews		Search Ethiopian Air flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R11 429	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 3 729 reviews		Search Qatar Airways flights

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