Cheap flights from Cape Town to Africa from R781

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Africa from Cape Town, with most prices found around R2 576. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to Africa from Cape Town during January instead. Flights to Africa in January, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around R2 892.

Our data shows that Friday is the least expensive day to fly to Africa. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as R3 270. The most expensive day to fly to Africa is Monday, with ticket prices averaging around R4 051.

In the evening is the cheapest time of day to fly from Cape Town to Africa when you can find flight prices for as low as R3 013. Flying to Africa in the evening is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. Flights to Africa are more costly at midday, with an average ticket price of R3 727. Departure times at midday fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Cape Town Intl to Johannesburg OR Tambo for the best Cape Town Intl - Africa flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Africa from Cape Town when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Africa for around R3 070 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Africa from Cape Town for as low as R2 344 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Cape Town to Africa flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

FlySafair, Airlink, and Lift are the most popular carriers operating from Cape Town Intl to Africa

FlySafair, Lift and South African are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Africa from Cape Town according to our data. FlySafair is the first choice among our users, with 49% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Africa. Keep in mind that there are 16 different airlines that fly to Africa on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 7% of flights between Cape Town and Africa have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 99 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Monday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, FlySafair have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 4% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

119 flights are operational daily from Cape Town to Africa as of October 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 15:00, with 41% of flights per day taking off at midday.

The number of flights available between Cape Town and Africa is 837 per week as of October 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 21% of weekly flights leaving on this day.