Cheap flights from Cape Town to Johannesburg

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from Cape Town to Johannesburg. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around R2 337. The month of January is another great option to travel to Johannesburg, with average flight prices from Cape Town averaging around R2 337.

The cheapest day to depart from Cape Town to Johannesburg is on a Friday when prices can be found for as low as R3 141. On the other hand, Monday is the most expensive day to depart from Cape Town because it is more convenient for both business and leisure travellers. As a result, prices tend to be around R3 979.

In the evening is the cheapest time of day to fly from Cape Town to Johannesburg when you can find flight prices for as low as R2 832. Flying to Johannesburg in the evening is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. In contrast, the most expensive time of day to depart to Johannesburg is at midday when prices are around R3 569.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Johannesburg from Cape Town when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Johannesburg for around R2 907 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Johannesburg from Cape Town for as low as R2 190 on momondo.

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

Historically, on average around 7% of flights between Cape Town and Johannesburg have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 104 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night 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.