Cheap flights from Cape Town to Amsterdam from R5 638

The cheapest month to fly to Amsterdam from Cape Town is in November. Flight prices, which tend to average around R13 229, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Amsterdam in November, then you should wait until February to fly from Cape Town, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R13 662.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Amsterdam is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as R16 120. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Saturday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Amsterdam on Saturday is R17 998.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Amsterdam is in the morning when flights can be purchased for as low as R16 156. Flights to Amsterdam are more costly in the evening, with an average ticket price of R17 073. Departure times in the evening fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

Fly from Cape Town Intl to Amsterdam Schiphol for the best Cape Town Intl - Amsterdam Schiphol flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Amsterdam from Cape Town when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Amsterdam for around R14 705 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Amsterdam from Cape Town for as low as R13 679 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 7% on your flight if you consider stops on a Cape Town to Amsterdam flight.

As of May 2026, prices for Cape Town to Amsterdam flights are approximately 10% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Cape Town Intl to Amsterdam Schiphol

KLM, SWISS and Qatar Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Amsterdam from Cape Town according to our data. KLM is the first choice among our users, with 51% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Amsterdam. Keep in mind that there are 11 different airlines that fly to Amsterdam on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 11% of flights between Cape Town and Amsterdam have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 191 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the morning 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, KLM have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 11% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Doha (DOH) was the most common stop: 29% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Zurich (ZRH) offer the lowest average return price of R13 119.

Flights connecting via London (LHR) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 15h 05m.

Nairobi (NBO) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 58m.

As of May 2026, there are 4 flights per day flying from Cape Town to Amsterdam. The most common time of day flights depart is 23:00, with 78% of flights taking off in the evening.

The number of flights available between Cape Town and Amsterdam is 33 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 21% of weekly flights leaving on this day.