Which airlines fly to Cape Town?

South African, Emirates and Qatar Airways 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 36% 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 is the most popular carrier 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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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 078Ethiopian Air

Wed, Nov 25 - Thu, Dec 3

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 078Ethiopian Air

Tue, Nov 10 - Wed, Nov 25

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 078Ethiopian Air

Fri, Nov 13 - Thu, Nov 19

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 111Ethiopian Air

Fri, Apr 9 - Fri, Apr 16

4:25 - 8:15AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

29h 50m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Johannesburg OR Tambo

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

16h 10m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Addis Ababa Bole

R11 971Multiple Airlines

Fri, Nov 13 - Thu, Nov 19

4:25 - 8:15AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

29h 50m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Johannesburg OR Tambo

8:50 - 3:10CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

16h 20m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Addis Ababa Bole

R12 533Multiple Airlines

Thu, Nov 26 - Fri, Dec 4

4:25 - 22:20AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

19h 55m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Johannesburg OR Tambo

20:25 - 19:45CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

21h 20m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

R12 781Multiple Airlines

Thu, Nov 26 - Fri, Dec 4

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

18h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

10:35 - 10:55CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

22h 20m2 stops Maputo Intl Doha Hamad Intl

R16 055Qatar Airways

Wed, Mar 24 - Sun, Mar 28

5:20 - 17:25AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

14h 05m1 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

R17 576Qatar Airways

Wed, Nov 25 - Sun, Nov 29

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

15h 00m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

9:00 - 4:25CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

17h 25m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Doha Hamad Intl

R21 214Qatar Airways

Wed, Mar 24 - Sun, Mar 28

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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

R11 095Ethiopian Air

Mon, Oct 19 - Mon, Nov 2

4:25 - 22:20AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

19h 55m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Johannesburg OR Tambo

20:25 - 19:45CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

21h 20m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

R12 930Multiple Airlines

Mon, Oct 19 - Mon, Nov 2

4:25 - 10:15AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 50m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Johannesburg OR Tambo

7:00 - 3:10CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

18h 10m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Addis Ababa Bole

R13 707Multiple Airlines

Mon, Oct 19 - Mon, Nov 2

17:40 - 6:00AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

14h 20m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

14:25 - 10:50CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

18h 25m3 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Doha Hamad Intl

R37 831Multiple Airlines

Mon, Oct 19 - Mon, Nov 2

16:25 - 13:35AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 10m3 stops Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Livingstone

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

23h 00m3 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

R40 163Multiple Airlines

Mon, Oct 19 - Mon, Nov 2

17:40 - 10:25AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

18h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

19:25 - 16:25CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

19h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R72 868Qatar Airways

Fri, Oct 16 - Wed, Jan 27

20:45 - 16:20AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

45h 35m3 stops Muscat Seeb Dar Es Salaam Victoria Falls

20:55 - 19:45CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

20h 50m1 stop Johannesburg OR Tambo

R74 836Multiple Airlines

Fri, Oct 16 - Wed, Jan 27

17:40 - 10:25AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

18h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

9:00 - 3:50CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

16h 50m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Doha Hamad Intl

R79 664Qatar Airways

Fri, Oct 16 - Wed, Jan 27

4:25 - 18:55AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

16h 30m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Johannesburg OR Tambo

14:25 - 22:50CPT Cape Town Intl-AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

30h 25m3 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

R138 891Multiple Airlines

Fri, Oct 16 - Wed, Jan 27

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Ethiopian Air flights from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town

Our best Ethiopian Air deals on Abu Dhabi to Cape Town flight tickets

Ethiopian Air

Nov 10

AUH4:25Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11h 45m

1 stop

CPT14:10Cape Town Intl

Nov 25

CPT13:50Cape Town Intl

11h 20m

1 stop

AUH3:10Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R11 078

Ethiopian Air

Oct 19

AUH4:25Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11h 45m

1 stop

CPT14:10Cape Town Intl

Nov 2

CPT13:50Cape Town Intl

11h 20m

1 stop

AUH3:10Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R11 095

Ethiopian Air

Apr 9

AUH4:25Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

11h 45m

1 stop

CPT14:10Cape Town Intl

Apr 16

CPT13:50Cape Town Intl

11h 20m

1 stop

AUH3:10Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R11 111

Qatar Airways flights from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town

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Qatar Airways

Mar 24

AUH17:55Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

18h 35m

1 stop

CPT10:30Cape Town Intl

Mar 28

CPT10:35Cape Town Intl

22h 20m

2 stops

AUH10:55Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R16 055

Qatar Airways

Nov 25

AUH5:20Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

14h 05m

1 stop

CPT17:25Cape Town Intl

Nov 29

CPT7:00Cape Town Intl

18h 50m

2 stops

AUH3:50Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R17 576

Qatar Airways

Oct 16

AUH17:40Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

18h 45m

1 stop

CPT10:25Cape Town Intl

Jan 27

CPT19:25Cape Town Intl

19h 00m

1 stop

AUH16:25Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

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Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Wed 25/11

4:25-14:10

1 stop11h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 3/12

13:50-3:10

1 stop11h 20m

R11 078

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Tue 10/11

4:25-14:10

1 stop11h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 25/11

13:50-3:10

1 stop11h 20m

R11 078

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Fri 13/11

4:25-14:10

1 stop11h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 19/11

13:50-3:10

1 stop11h 20m

R11 078

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Fri 9/4

4:25-14:10

1 stop11h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 16/4

13:50-3:10

1 stop11h 20m

R11 111

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Fri 13/11

4:25-8:15

2 stops29h 50m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 19/11

9:00-3:10

2 stops16h 10m

R11 971

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Thu 26/11

4:25-8:15

2 stops29h 50m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 4/12

8:50-3:10

2 stops16h 20m

R12 533

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Thu 26/11

4:25-22:20

2 stops19h 55m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 4/12

20:25-19:45

1 stop21h 20m

R12 781

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Wed 24/3

17:55-10:30

1 stop18h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 28/3

10:35-10:55

2 stops22h 20m

R16 055

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Wed 25/11

5:20-17:25

1 stop14h 05m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 29/11

7:00-3:50

2 stops18h 50m

R17 576

Abu DhabiCape Town

AUH Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

AUHCPT

Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

Wed 24/3

23:40-12:40

2 stops15h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 28/3

9:00-4:25

2 stops17h 25m

R21 214

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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 359 to R14 567.
The lowest price recently found on this route was R11 078.

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 483. 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 161.

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 907 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 640 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 23% 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 548
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 548. The best return flight deal from Abu Dhabi to Cape Town found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R11 078.

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 173	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,2 1 042 reviews		Search Ethiopian Air flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R11 339	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 3 721 reviews		Search Qatar Airways flights

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