Which airlines fly to Cape Town?

Ethiopian Air, KLM and Lufthansa are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Cape Town from Birmingham according to our data. Ethiopian Air is the first choice among our users, with 46% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Cape Town. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to Cape Town on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Which airport is the most popular for stopovers for flights between Birmingham and Cape Town?

Zurich (ZRH) was the most common stop: 50% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Which stopover airport offers the lowest fares from Birmingham to Cape Town?

Flights via Zurich (ZRH) offer the lowest average return price of R12 360.

Which stopover airport has the shortest travel time from Birmingham to Cape Town?

Flights connecting via Zurich (ZRH) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 13h 50m.

Which stopover airport has the shortest connection time from Birmingham to Cape Town?

Frankfurt am Main (FRA) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 4h 08m.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Birmingham Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?

Prices for flights from Birmingham Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Birmingham Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?

There are 3 operators available for flights from Birmingham Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport as of September 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Birmingham 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 Birmingham Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport.

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

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Cape Town Intl Airport may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Cape Town Intl Airport. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

R6 969 Cheap Flights from Birmingham to Cape Town in 2026

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18:50 - 9:25BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

13h 35m1 stop Zurich

19:25 - 8:05CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

13h 40m1 stop Zurich

R11 807SWISS

Wed, Sep 30 - Tue, Oct 6

18:50 - 9:25BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

13h 35m1 stop Zurich

19:25 - 8:05CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

13h 40m1 stop Zurich

R11 887SWISS

Mon, Sep 28 - Tue, Oct 6

18:50 - 20:55BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 05m1 stop Zurich

19:25 - 8:05CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

13h 40m1 stop Zurich

R12 063SWISS

Thu, Oct 8 - Thu, Oct 15

13:15 - 10:35BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

19h 20m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

9:30 - 10:10CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

26h 40m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

R12 143Lufthansa

Tue, Jan 26 - Wed, Mar 3

11:05 - 7:40BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

18h 35m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

9:30 - 10:10CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

26h 40m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

R12 352Lufthansa

Mon, Jan 25 - Wed, Mar 3

11:05 - 7:40BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

18h 35m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

9:30 - 17:00CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

33h 30m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

R12 352Lufthansa

Mon, Jan 25 - Thu, Mar 4

11:00 - 23:00BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 00m1 stop Istanbul

17:20 - 10:00CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

18h 40m1 stop Istanbul

R15 364Turkish Airlines

Sun, Nov 1 - Thu, Nov 26

11:00 - 23:00BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 00m1 stop Istanbul

17:20 - 10:00CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

18h 40m1 stop Istanbul

R15 364Turkish Airlines

Fri, Feb 12 - Sun, Feb 21

13:30 - 22:40BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 10m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

0:30 - 21:20CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

22h 50m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R18 071KLM

Wed, Feb 3 - Thu, Feb 18

13:30 - 22:40BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 10m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

0:30 - 21:20CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

22h 50m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R18 119KLM

Wed, Feb 3 - Thu, Feb 18

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18:00 - 17:30BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 30m2 stops Dublin Doha Hamad Intl

0:10 - 8:05CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

32h 55m2 stops London Gatwick Dublin

R12 928Multiple Airlines

Thu, Sep 10 - Fri, Sep 18

9:40 - 17:30BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

30h 50m3 stops Paris Beauvais-Tille Dublin Doha Hamad Intl

0:10 - 8:05CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

32h 55m2 stops London Gatwick Dublin

R13 970Multiple Airlines

Thu, Sep 10 - Fri, Sep 18

9:20 - 5:50BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

19h 30m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

7:40 - 22:10CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

15h 30m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R15 972KLM

Tue, Sep 8 - Wed, Sep 23

18:40 - 21:25BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 45m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

0:15 - 17:50CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

18h 35m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

R16 293Air France

Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 22

5:55 - 5:50BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 55m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

23:15 - 16:55CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

18h 40m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R17 142KLM

Thu, Sep 10 - Sat, Sep 19

20:15 - 21:25BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 10m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

23:15 - 19:45CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

21h 30m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R81 175KLM

Mon, Sep 7 - Sun, Sep 13

10:30 - 12:40BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 10m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Johannesburg OR Tambo

17:55 - 10:00CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

17h 05m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

R81 447Lufthansa

Tue, Sep 8 - Sat, Sep 12

5:55 - 13:25BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

30h 30m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Johannesburg OR Tambo

18:00 - 9:50CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

16h 50m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

R83 402Lufthansa

Tue, Sep 8 - Fri, Sep 11

10:00 - 11:50BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 50m1 stop Istanbul

16:35 - 9:05CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

17h 30m1 stop Istanbul

R91 220Turkish Airlines

Tue, Sep 8 - Fri, Sep 11

17:35 - 11:50BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 15m1 stop Istanbul

16:35 - 9:05CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

17h 30m1 stop Istanbul

R93 238Turkish Airlines

Mon, Sep 7 - Fri, Sep 11

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Lufthansa flights from Birmingham to Cape Town

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Lufthansa

Jan 26

BHX13:15Birmingham

19h 20m

1 stop

CPT10:35Cape Town Intl

Mar 3

CPT9:30Cape Town Intl

26h 40m

1 stop

BHX10:10Birmingham

R12 143

Lufthansa

Jan 25

BHX11:05Birmingham

18h 35m

1 stop

CPT7:40Cape Town Intl

Mar 4

CPT9:30Cape Town Intl

33h 30m

1 stop

BHX17:00Birmingham

R12 352

Lufthansa

Jan 28

BHX17:45Birmingham

14h 50m

1 stop

CPT10:35Cape Town Intl

Mar 3

CPT9:30Cape Town Intl

26h 40m

1 stop

BHX10:10Birmingham

R12 368

Kenya Airways flights from Birmingham to Cape Town

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Kenya Airways

Sept 8

BHX5:55Birmingham

39h 15m

2 stops

CPT22:10Cape Town Intl

Sept 23

CPT14:25Cape Town Intl

30h 20m

3 stops

BHX19:45Birmingham

R22 092

Kenya Airways

Sept 9

BHX13:25Birmingham

23h 10m

3 stops

CPT13:35Cape Town Intl

Oct 21

CPT14:25Cape Town Intl

32h 45m

3 stops

BHX22:10Birmingham

R25 456

Kenya Airways

Sept 8

BHX10:20Birmingham

50h 15m

3 stops

CPT13:35Cape Town Intl

Sept 23

CPT14:25Cape Town Intl

30h 20m

3 stops

BHX19:45Birmingham

R31 368

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Wed 30/9

18:50-9:25

1 stop13h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 6/10

19:25-8:05

1 stop13h 40m

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BHX Birmingham - CPT Cape Town Intl

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Mon 28/9

18:50-9:25

1 stop13h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 6/10

19:25-8:05

1 stop13h 40m

R11 887

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BHX Birmingham - CPT Cape Town Intl

BHXCPT

Birmingham

Thu 8/10

18:50-20:55

1 stop25h 05m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 15/10

19:25-8:05

1 stop13h 40m

R12 063

BirminghamCape Town

BHX Birmingham - CPT Cape Town Intl

BHXCPT

Birmingham

Tue 26/1

13:15-10:35

1 stop19h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 3/3

9:30-10:10

1 stop26h 40m

R12 143

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BHX Birmingham - CPT Cape Town Intl

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Mon 25/1

11:05-7:40

1 stop18h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 3/3

9:30-10:10

1 stop26h 40m

R12 352

BirminghamCape Town

BHX Birmingham - CPT Cape Town Intl

BHXCPT

Birmingham

Mon 25/1

11:05-7:40

1 stop18h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 4/3

9:30-17:00

1 stop33h 30m

R12 352

BirminghamCape Town

BHX Birmingham - CPT Cape Town Intl

BHXCPT

Birmingham

Sun 1/11

11:00-23:00

1 stop34h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 26/11

17:20-10:00

1 stop18h 40m

R15 364

BirminghamCape Town

BHX Birmingham - CPT Cape Town Intl

BHXCPT

Birmingham

Fri 12/2

11:00-23:00

1 stop34h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 21/2

17:20-10:00

1 stop18h 40m

R15 364

BirminghamCape Town

BHX Birmingham - CPT Cape Town Intl

BHXCPT

Birmingham

Wed 3/2

13:30-22:40

1 stop31h 10m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 18/2

0:30-21:20

1 stop22h 50m

R18 071

BirminghamCape Town

BHX Birmingham - CPT Cape Town Intl

BHXCPT

Birmingham

Wed 3/2

13:30-22:40

1 stop31h 10m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 18/2

0:30-21:20

1 stop22h 50m

R18 119

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from Birmingham to Cape Town

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

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from R14 338 to R18 552.
The lowest price recently found on this route was R11 807.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town?

The month of March is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town from Birmingham, with most prices found around R15 059. If you aren’t able to travel to Cape Town during the month of March, then flying in April is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of R15 299.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cape Town from Birmingham when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cape Town for around R17 835 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 Birmingham for as low as R15 380 on momondo.

Can stopping save me money on Birmingham to Cape Town flights?

You could potentially save up to 12% on your flight if you consider stops on a Birmingham to Cape Town flight.

How have Birmingham to Cape Town flight prices changed over time?

As of September 2026, prices for Birmingham to Cape Town flights are approximately 1% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

When to book flights from Birmingham to Cape Town

Are you open to changing your travel dates? Check out the ideal times to fly from Birmingham 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 969
Fastest flight time	14h 50m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Cape Town from Birmingham in the past 72 hours is R6 969. The best return flight deal from Birmingham to Cape Town found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R11 807.

The fastest flight from Birmingham to Cape Town takes 14h 50m

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

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Birmingham to Cape Town

How far is Birmingham to Cape Town Intl by plane?
Birmingham and Cape Town Intl are 9802,4 km apart from one another. A reasonable flight in good conditions will take 14h 50m.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Birmingham Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?
Prices for flights from Birmingham Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Birmingham Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?
There are 3 operators available for flights from Birmingham Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport as of September 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Birmingham 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 Birmingham Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Cape Town Intl Airport?
The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Cape Town Intl Airport may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Cape Town Intl Airport. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.
What is the most popular airline from Birmingham to Cape Town?
momondo data reveals that the most frequently booked airline on the route from Birmingham to Cape Town is Lufthansa, representing 35% of all bookings. The subsequent popular airlines are KLM at 33% and Turkish Airlines at 33%.

Best airlines flying from Birmingham to Cape Town

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Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
Lufthansa	PriceFrom R12 180	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,8 8 226 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
KLM	PriceFrom R12 845	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,8 1 571 reviews	Search KLM flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom R14 290	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 4 480 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights

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