What is the cheapest airline that flies from Cape Town Intl to China?

Kenya Airways, Qatar Airways, and Singapore Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Cape Town Intl to China

Which airlines fly to China?

Qatar Airways, Emirates and Singapore Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to China from Cape Town according to our data. Qatar Airways is the first choice among our users, with 52% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to China. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to China on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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

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

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

There are 7 operators available for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to China as of September 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Cape Town Intl Airport to China?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Cape Town Intl Airport to China.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to China?

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to China 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 China. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

R6 990 Cheap Flights from Cape Town to China in 2026/27

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10:40 - 9:30CPT Cape Town Intl-CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

40h 50m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Singapore Changi

10:45 - 9:25CAN Guangzhou Baiyun-CPT Cape Town Intl

28h 40m2 stops Singapore Changi Johannesburg OR Tambo

R12 073Singapore Airlines

Mon, Feb 15 - Mon, Feb 22

14:25 - 18:35CPT Cape Town Intl-CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

22h 10m3 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

21:40 - 23:35CAN Guangzhou Baiyun-CPT Cape Town Intl

55h 55m3 stops Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

R12 187Kenya Airways

Fri, Nov 13 - Thu, Nov 26

14:25 - 18:35CPT Cape Town Intl-CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

22h 10m3 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

21:40 - 11:40CAN Guangzhou Baiyun-CPT Cape Town Intl

44h 00m3 stops Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

R12 204Kenya Airways

Wed, Nov 11 - Tue, Nov 17

10:40 - 6:30CPT Cape Town Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

37h 50m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Singapore Changi

16:25 - 9:25PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 00m2 stops Singapore Changi Johannesburg OR Tambo

R12 301Singapore Airlines

Mon, Jan 25 - Fri, Feb 12

13:50 - 17:50CPT Cape Town Intl-CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

22h 00m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Changsha Huanghua Intl

8:30 - 14:10CAN Guangzhou Baiyun-CPT Cape Town Intl

35h 40m2 stops Changsha Huanghua Intl Addis Ababa Bole

R12 709Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 16 - Mon, Nov 23

12:35 - 14:45CPT Cape Town Intl-PKX Beijing Daxing Intl

20h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

1:25 - 17:25PKX Beijing Daxing Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R12 855Qatar Airways

Wed, Nov 4 - Tue, Nov 10

12:35 - 21:45CPT Cape Town Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

27h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

18:10 - 17:25PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-CPT Cape Town Intl

29h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R12 904Qatar Airways

Tue, Nov 3 - Thu, Nov 12

13:50 - 18:45CPT Cape Town Intl-CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

22h 55m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Changsha Huanghua Intl

8:30 - 13:00CAN Guangzhou Baiyun-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 30m2 stops Changsha Huanghua Intl Addis Ababa Bole

R14 077Multiple Airlines

Fri, Oct 23 - Fri, Oct 30

13:40 - 22:30CPT Cape Town Intl-PEK Beijing Capital

26h 50m1 stop Dubai Intl

0:40 - 11:40PEK Beijing Capital-CPT Cape Town Intl

41h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

R14 615Emirates

Thu, Oct 29 - Thu, Nov 5

20:00 - 21:05CPT Cape Town Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

19h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

7:20 - 11:30PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 10m1 stop Dubai Intl

R15 071Emirates

Mon, Feb 22 - Sat, Sep 4

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13:15 - 15:30CPT Cape Town Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

20h 15m1 stop Dubai Intl

0:05 - 18:05PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

R17 303Emirates

Wed, Sep 30 - Wed, Oct 7

13:15 - 15:30CPT Cape Town Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

20h 15m1 stop Dubai Intl

7:20 - 18:05PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-CPT Cape Town Intl

40h 45m1 stop Dubai Intl

R17 352Emirates

Wed, Sep 30 - Wed, Oct 7

13:50 - 16:10CPT Cape Town Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

20h 20m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

0:20 - 14:10PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-CPT Cape Town Intl

19h 50m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R19 650Ethiopian Air

Wed, Sep 30 - Mon, Oct 5

17:45 - 10:30CPT Cape Town Intl-TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl

34h 45m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Beijing Capital

18:20 - 7:25TAO Qingdao Jiaodong Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

43h 05m2 stops Shanghai Pu Dong Frankfurt am Main

R20 920Multiple Airlines

Sun, Sep 27 - Sat, Oct 3

13:15 - 2:00CPT Cape Town Intl-CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

30h 45m2 stops Dubai Intl Bangkok Suvarnabhumi

10:20 - 13:00CAN Guangzhou Baiyun-CPT Cape Town Intl

32h 40m3 stops Kuala Lumpur Intl Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R21 507Multiple Airlines

Fri, Sep 25 - Fri, Oct 2

10:40 - 15:05CPT Cape Town Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

22h 25m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Singapore Changi

16:50 - 9:25PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 35m2 stops Singapore Changi Johannesburg OR Tambo

R22 615Singapore Airlines

Wed, Sep 30 - Thu, Oct 8

23:15 - 9:25CPT Cape Town Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

28h 10m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

11:15 - 9:45PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-CPT Cape Town Intl

52h 30m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Johannesburg OR Tambo

R22 648KLM

Wed, Sep 30 - Tue, Oct 6

18:25 - 9:25CPT Cape Town Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

33h 00m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Amsterdam Schiphol

11:15 - 21:25PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-CPT Cape Town Intl

40h 10m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R22 648KLM

Wed, Sep 30 - Wed, Oct 7

15:20 - 9:25CPT Cape Town Intl-PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

36h 05m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Amsterdam Schiphol

21:30 - 22:10PVG Shanghai Pu Dong-CPT Cape Town Intl

30h 40m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

R22 648Multiple Airlines

Wed, Sep 30 - Thu, Oct 8

13:15 - 22:00CPT Cape Town Intl-CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

26h 45m1 stop Dubai Intl

0:20 - 16:40CAN Guangzhou Baiyun-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 20m1 stop Dubai Intl

R27 682Emirates

Fri, Sep 25 - Thu, Oct 1

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Kenya Airways flights from Cape Town to China

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Kenya Airways

Nov 13

CPT14:25Cape Town Intl

22h 10m

3 stops

CAN18:35Guangzhou Baiyun

Nov 26

CAN21:40Guangzhou Baiyun

55h 55m

3 stops

CPT23:35Cape Town Intl

R12 187

Kenya Airways

Nov 11

CPT14:25Cape Town Intl

22h 10m

3 stops

CAN18:35Guangzhou Baiyun

Nov 17

CAN21:40Guangzhou Baiyun

44h 00m

3 stops

CPT11:40Cape Town Intl

R12 204

Kenya Airways

Nov 11

CPT6:00Cape Town Intl

30h 35m

3 stops

CAN18:35Guangzhou Baiyun

Nov 17

CAN21:40Guangzhou Baiyun

30h 25m

2 stops

CPT22:05Cape Town Intl

R12 741

Ethiopian Air flights from Cape Town to China

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Ethiopian Air

Sept 30

CPT13:50Cape Town Intl

20h 20m

1 stop

PVG16:10Shanghai Pu Dong

Oct 5

PVG0:20Shanghai Pu Dong

19h 50m

1 stop

CPT14:10Cape Town Intl

R19 650

Ethiopian Air

Oct 2

CPT15:10Cape Town Intl

19h 00m

1 stop

PVG16:10Shanghai Pu Dong

Oct 5

PVG0:20Shanghai Pu Dong

18h 40m

1 stop

CPT13:00Cape Town Intl

R19 894

Ethiopian Air

Oct 7

CPT15:10Cape Town Intl

29h 55m

1 stop

CAN3:05Guangzhou Baiyun

Oct 11

CAN5:15Guangzhou Baiyun

37h 45m

1 stop

CPT13:00Cape Town Intl

R21 768

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Cape TownGuangzhou

CPT Cape Town Intl - CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

CPTCAN

Cape Town Intl

Mon 15/2

10:40-9:30

2 stops40h 50m

Guangzhou Baiyun

Mon 22/2

10:45-9:25

2 stops28h 40m

R12 073

Cape TownGuangzhou

CPT Cape Town Intl - CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

CPTCAN

Cape Town Intl

Fri 13/11

14:25-18:35

3 stops22h 10m

Guangzhou Baiyun

Thu 26/11

21:40-23:35

3 stops55h 55m

R12 187

Cape TownGuangzhou

CPT Cape Town Intl - CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

CPTCAN

Cape Town Intl

Wed 11/11

14:25-18:35

3 stops22h 10m

Guangzhou Baiyun

Tue 17/11

21:40-11:40

3 stops44h 00m

R12 204

Cape TownShanghai

CPT Cape Town Intl - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

CPTPVG

Cape Town Intl

Mon 25/1

10:40-6:30

2 stops37h 50m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Fri 12/2

16:25-9:25

2 stops23h 00m

R12 301

Cape TownGuangzhou

CPT Cape Town Intl - CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

CPTCAN

Cape Town Intl

Mon 16/11

13:50-17:50

2 stops22h 00m

Guangzhou Baiyun

Mon 23/11

8:30-14:10

2 stops35h 40m

R12 709

Fastest return journey

Cape TownBeijing

CPT Cape Town Intl - PKX Beijing Daxing Intl

CPTPKX

Cape Town Intl

Wed 4/11

12:35-14:45

1 stop20h 10m

Beijing Daxing Intl

Tue 10/11

1:25-17:25

1 stop22h 00m

R12 855

Cape TownShanghai

CPT Cape Town Intl - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

CPTPVG

Cape Town Intl

Tue 3/11

12:35-21:45

1 stop27h 10m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Thu 12/11

18:10-17:25

1 stop29h 15m

R12 904

Cape TownGuangzhou

CPT Cape Town Intl - CAN Guangzhou Baiyun

CPTCAN

Cape Town Intl

Fri 23/10

13:50-18:45

2 stops22h 55m

Guangzhou Baiyun

Fri 30/10

8:30-13:00

2 stops34h 30m

R14 077

Cape TownBeijing

CPT Cape Town Intl - PEK Beijing Capital

CPTPEK

Cape Town Intl

Thu 29/10

13:40-22:30

1 stop26h 50m

Beijing Capital

Thu 5/11

0:40-11:40

1 stop41h 00m

R14 615

Cape TownShanghai

CPT Cape Town Intl - PVG Shanghai Pu Dong

CPTPVG

Cape Town Intl

Mon 22/2

20:00-21:05

1 stop19h 05m

Shanghai Pu Dong

Sat 4/9

7:20-11:30

1 stop34h 10m

R15 071

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

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What is the cheapest month to fly to China?

If you are unable to visit China during the month of November, then departing from Cape Town during the month March is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around R13 996.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to China from Cape Town when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to China for around R16 024 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to China from Cape Town for as low as R12 464 on momondo.

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

You could potentially save up to 11% on your flight if you consider stops on a Cape Town to China flight.

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Best price found	R6 990
Fastest flight time	19h 25m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to China from Cape Town in the past 72 hours is R6 990. The best return flight deal from Cape Town to China found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R12 073.

The fastest flight from Cape Town to China takes 19h 25m

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

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Cape Town to China

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to China?
Prices for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to China are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to China?
There are 7 operators available for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to China as of September 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Cape Town Intl Airport to China?
The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Cape Town Intl Airport to China.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to China?
The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to China 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 China. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

Best airlines flying from Cape Town to China

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Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom R8 034	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 4 460 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Singapore Airlines	PriceFrom R9 153	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,2 1 610 reviews	Search Singapore Airlines flights
Ethiopian Air	PriceFrom R11 351	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,2 1 045 reviews	Search Ethiopian Air flights
Kenya Airways	PriceFrom R11 561	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,7 326 reviews	Search Kenya Airways flights
TAAG	PriceFrom R11 573	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,0 32 reviews	Search TAAG flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R11 756	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 3 727 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Emirates	PriceFrom R13 506	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,1 3 664 reviews	Search Emirates flights

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