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.

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 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 offers the lowest fares from Birmingham to Cape Town?

Flights via Zurich (ZRH) offer the lowest average return price of R12 463.

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.

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 August 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 914 Cheap Flights from Birmingham to Cape Town in 2026

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16:50 - 12:05BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 15m1 stop Istanbul

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

18h 40m1 stop Istanbul

R11 776Turkish Airlines

Tue, Jan 19 - Sat, Feb 6

16:50 - 12:05BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 15m1 stop Istanbul

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

18h 40m1 stop Istanbul

R11 809Turkish Airlines

Thu, Jan 21 - Sat, Feb 6

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

13h 35m1 stop Zurich

8:00 - 8:05CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

25h 05m1 stop Zurich

R11 986SWISS

Mon, Sep 28 - Mon, Oct 5

18:50 - 7:35BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 45m1 stop Zurich

19:10 - 7:45CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

14h 35m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

R11 986Multiple Airlines

Fri, Dec 4 - Sun, Dec 20

6:05 - 9:30BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 25m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

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

13h 40m1 stop Zurich

R12 035Multiple Airlines

Thu, Sep 24 - Thu, Oct 1

10:55 - 7:40BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

18h 45m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

9:30 - 12:30CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

29h 00m2 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Frankfurt am Main

R12 164Lufthansa

Sat, Feb 20 - Tue, Mar 9

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 309Lufthansa

Wed, Jan 27 - Wed, Mar 3

16:50 - 23:00BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

28h 10m1 stop Istanbul

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

18h 40m1 stop Istanbul

R15 782Turkish Airlines

Fri, Nov 13 - Fri, Nov 27

5:55 - 21:10BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

14h 15m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

23:15 - 8:35CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

34h 20m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R17 236KLM

Mon, Sep 14 - Sun, Sep 20

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

31h 10m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

7:30 - 21:20CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

15h 50m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R18 319KLM

Wed, Feb 3 - Fri, Feb 19

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

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0:10 - 7:50CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

32h 40m2 stops London Gatwick Dublin

R13 505Multiple Airlines

Thu, Sep 3 - Wed, Sep 30

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

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

0:10 - 7:50CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

32h 40m2 stops London Gatwick Dublin

R13 812Multiple Airlines

Thu, Sep 3 - Wed, Sep 30

8:10 - 17:30BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

32h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

13:15 - 13:40CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

25h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R14 878Qatar Airways

Thu, Sep 3 - Thu, Oct 1

5:55 - 21:25BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

14h 30m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

23:15 - 12:40CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

14h 25m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R15 879KLM

Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 9

12:00 - 10:15BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 15m2 stops Dublin Doha Hamad Intl

13:15 - 21:05CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

32h 50m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Dublin

R16 041Multiple Airlines

Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 9

13:25 - 5:50BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

15h 25m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

23:15 - 17:50CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

19h 35m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Paris Charles de Gaulle

R16 671Multiple Airlines

Thu, Sep 3 - Thu, Oct 1

5:55 - 21:25BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

14h 30m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

23:15 - 17:50CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

19h 35m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Paris Charles de Gaulle

R16 703Multiple Airlines

Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 9

5:55 - 21:25BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

14h 30m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

7:40 - 16:50CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

34h 10m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R34 360KLM

Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 9

13:00 - 11:50BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 50m1 stop Istanbul

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

17h 30m1 stop Istanbul

R72 612Turkish Airlines

Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Sep 9

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

R139 054Turkish Airlines

Thu, Sep 3 - Mon, Sep 7

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Sept 28

BHX18:50Birmingham

13h 35m

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CPT9:25Cape Town Intl

Oct 5

CPT8:00Cape Town Intl

25h 05m

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BHX8:05Birmingham

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Jan 15

BHX18:50Birmingham

34h 45m

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CPT7:35Cape Town Intl

Jan 31

CPT9:20Cape Town Intl

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R12 083

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Oct 8

BHX18:50Birmingham

25h 05m

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CPT20:55Cape Town Intl

Oct 15

CPT19:25Cape Town Intl

13h 40m

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BHX8:05Birmingham

R12 439

Air France flights from Birmingham to Cape Town

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Sept 1

BHX18:40Birmingham

25h 45m

2 stops

CPT21:25Cape Town Intl

Sept 10

CPT23:15Cape Town Intl

23h 55m

2 stops

BHX22:10Birmingham

R16 364

Air France

Sept 8

BHX18:40Birmingham

25h 45m

2 stops

CPT21:25Cape Town Intl

Sept 22

CPT0:15Cape Town Intl

18h 35m

1 stop

BHX17:50Birmingham

R16 461

Air France

Sept 8

BHX18:40Birmingham

25h 45m

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CPT21:25Cape Town Intl

Sept 22

CPT0:15Cape Town Intl

18h 35m

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BHX17:50Birmingham

R16 542

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Tue 19/1

16:50-12:05

1 stop17h 15m

Cape Town Intl

Sat 6/2

17:20-10:00

1 stop18h 40m

R11 776

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16:50-12:05

1 stop17h 15m

Cape Town Intl

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1 stop18h 40m

R11 809

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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

Mon 5/10

8:00-8:05

1 stop25h 05m

R11 986

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BHX Birmingham - CPT Cape Town Intl

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Birmingham

Fri 4/12

18:50-7:35

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Cape Town Intl

Sun 20/12

19:10-7:45

1 stop14h 35m

R11 986

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BHX Birmingham - CPT Cape Town Intl

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Thu 24/9

6:05-9:30

1 stop26h 25m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 1/10

19:25-8:05

1 stop13h 40m

R12 035

BirminghamCape Town

BHX Birmingham - CPT Cape Town Intl

BHXCPT

Birmingham

Sat 20/2

10:55-7:40

1 stop18h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 9/3

9:30-12:30

2 stops29h 00m

R12 164

BirminghamCape Town

BHX Birmingham - CPT Cape Town Intl

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Birmingham

Wed 27/1

13:15-10:35

1 stop19h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 3/3

9:30-10:10

1 stop26h 40m

R12 309

BirminghamCape Town

BHX Birmingham - CPT Cape Town Intl

BHXCPT

Birmingham

Fri 13/11

16:50-23:00

1 stop28h 10m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 27/11

17:20-10:00

1 stop18h 40m

R15 782

BirminghamCape Town

BHX Birmingham - CPT Cape Town Intl

BHXCPT

Birmingham

Mon 14/9

5:55-21:10

1 stop14h 15m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 20/9

23:15-8:35

1 stop34h 20m

R17 236

BirminghamCape Town

BHX Birmingham - CPT Cape Town Intl

BHXCPT

Birmingham

Wed 3/2

13:30-22:40

1 stop31h 10m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 19/2

7:30-21:20

1 stop15h 50m

R18 319

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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 458 to R18 706.
The lowest price recently found on this route was R11 776.

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 185. 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 427.

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 983 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 508 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 August 2026, prices for Birmingham to Cape Town flights are approximately 2% 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 914
Fastest flight time	17h 15m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Cape Town from Birmingham in the past 72 hours is R6 914. The best return flight deal from Birmingham to Cape Town found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R11 776.

The fastest flight from Birmingham to Cape Town takes 17h 15m

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 17h 15m.
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 August 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 282	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,8 8 229 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
KLM	PriceFrom R12 952	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,8 1 567 reviews	Search KLM flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom R14 409	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 4 479 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights

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