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

Ethiopian Air is the most popular carrier operating from Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl to Cape Town Intl

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 33% 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.

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 August 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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2:10 - 13:25AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

13h 15m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

19:35 - 19:45CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

22h 10m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

R10 053Multiple Airlines

Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 30

2:10 - 13:25AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

13h 15m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

19:35 - 19:45CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

22h 10m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

R10 085Multiple Airlines

Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 30

2:10 - 13:25AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

13h 15m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

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

11h 45m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

R10 101Multiple Airlines

Sun, Sep 6 - Mon, Sep 14

2:10 - 13:25AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

13h 15m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

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

11h 45m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

R10 440Multiple Airlines

Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 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

R10 842Ethiopian Air

Mon, Aug 31 - Sat, Sep 5

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

R10 859Ethiopian Air

Thu, Sep 17 - Wed, Sep 23

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

R10 875Ethiopian Air

Thu, Sep 24 - Thu, Oct 1

12:25 - 9:45AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 20m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

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

19h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R11 503Qatar Airways

Sun, Sep 6 - Sun, Sep 13

17:40 - 10:15AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

18h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

9:00 - 16:20CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

29h 20m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Doha Hamad Intl

R11 503Qatar Airways

Mon, Sep 7 - Mon, Sep 14

22:45 - 10:15AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

13h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

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

19h 25m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Doha Hamad Intl

R12 099Qatar Airways

Mon, Aug 31 - Sat, Sep 5

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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

R10 794Ethiopian Air

Sat, Aug 15 - Mon, Aug 31

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

R10 842Ethiopian Air

Tue, Aug 11 - Thu, Aug 20

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

R10 891Ethiopian Air

Thu, Aug 13 - Sat, Aug 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

R10 907Ethiopian Air

Fri, Aug 14 - Sun, Aug 23

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

11h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

15:10 - 3:10CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

34h 00m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R10 987Ethiopian Air

Wed, Aug 12 - Thu, Aug 20

4:25 - 23:35AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 10m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Johannesburg OR Tambo

19:35 - 3:10CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

29h 35m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Addis Ababa Bole

R11 439Multiple Airlines

Tue, Aug 11 - Thu, Aug 20

17:40 - 8:50AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 10m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

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

19h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R11 986Multiple Airlines

Sat, Aug 15 - Mon, Aug 31

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

21h 50m2 stops Manama Bahrain Intl Addis Ababa Bole

13:50 - 12:10CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

20h 20m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Manama Bahrain Intl

R14 000Multiple Airlines

Thu, Aug 13 - Sat, Aug 22

17:40 - 11:00AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

19h 20m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

6:15 - 10:55CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

26h 40m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Doha Hamad Intl

R14 918Multiple Airlines

Sat, Aug 15 - Mon, Aug 31

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

11h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

9:00 - 3:10CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

16h 10m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Addis Ababa Bole

R15 047Ethiopian Air

Tue, Aug 11 - Thu, Aug 20

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Ethiopian Air flights from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town

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Ethiopian Air

Aug 15

AUH4:25Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11h 45m

1 stop

CPT14:10Cape Town Intl

Aug 31

CPT13:50Cape Town Intl

11h 20m

1 stop

AUH3:10Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R10 794

Ethiopian Air

Aug 31

AUH4:25Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11h 45m

1 stop

CPT14:10Cape Town Intl

Sept 5

CPT13:50Cape Town Intl

11h 20m

1 stop

AUH3:10Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R10 842

Ethiopian Air

Sept 17

AUH4:25Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11h 45m

1 stop

CPT14:10Cape Town Intl

Sept 23

CPT13:50Cape Town Intl

11h 20m

1 stop

AUH3:10Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R10 859

Qatar Airways flights from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town

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Qatar Airways

Sept 6

AUH12:25Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

23h 20m

2 stops

CPT9:45Cape Town Intl

Sept 13

CPT13:15Cape Town Intl

19h 40m

1 stop

AUH10:55Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R11 503

Qatar Airways

Aug 31

AUH22:45Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

13h 30m

1 stop

CPT10:15Cape Town Intl

Sept 5

CPT7:00Cape Town Intl

19h 25m

2 stops

AUH4:25Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R12 099

Qatar Airways

Sept 21

AUH12:25Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

28h 10m

2 stops

CPT14:35Cape Town Intl

Sept 25

CPT13:15Cape Town Intl

13h 10m

1 stop

AUH4:25Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R14 838

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Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Wed 2/9

2:10-13:25

1 stop13h 15m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 30/9

19:35-19:45

1 stop22h 10m

R10 053

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Wed 2/9

2:10-13:25

1 stop13h 15m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 30/9

19:35-19:45

1 stop22h 10m

R10 085

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Sun 6/9

2:10-13:25

1 stop13h 15m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 14/9

6:00-19:45

1 stop11h 45m

R10 101

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Wed 2/9

2:10-13:25

1 stop13h 15m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 30/9

6:00-19:45

1 stop11h 45m

R10 440

Fastest return journey

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Mon 31/8

4:25-14:10

1 stop11h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Sat 5/9

13:50-3:10

1 stop11h 20m

R10 842

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Thu 17/9

4:25-14:10

1 stop11h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 23/9

13:50-3:10

1 stop11h 20m

R10 859

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Thu 24/9

4:25-14:10

1 stop11h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 1/10

13:50-3:10

1 stop11h 20m

R10 875

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Sun 6/9

12:25-9:45

2 stops23h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 13/9

13:15-10:55

1 stop19h 40m

R11 503

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Mon 7/9

17:40-10:15

1 stop18h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 14/9

9:00-16:20

2 stops29h 20m

R11 503

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Mon 31/8

22:45-10:15

1 stop13h 30m

Cape Town Intl

Sat 5/9

7:00-4:25

2 stops19h 25m

R12 099

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town

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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 R11 245 to R11 777.
The lowest price recently found on this route was R10 053.

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 214. If you aren’t able to travel to Cape Town during the month of November, then flying in September is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of R10 810.

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 R12 480 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 825 on momondo.

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

As of August 2026, prices for Abu Dhabi to Cape Town flights are approximately 52% 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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Fastest flight time	11h 45m
Direct flights	None

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 August 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 54% of all bookings. The subsequent popular airline is Qatar Airways at 46%.

Best airlines flying from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town

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Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
Ethiopian Air	PriceFrom R9 118	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,2 1 023 reviews		Search Ethiopian Air flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R11 048	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 3 739 reviews		Search Qatar Airways flights

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