Cheap flights from Cape Town to Nairobi from R5 156

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport from Cape Town, with most prices found around R10 041. If you’re not able to fly to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport in February, then December is your next best option. Flight prices from Cape Town to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport during December average around R10 504.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as R10 567. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Thursday because tickets tend to average around R12 528. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport is in the morning. Flights from Cape Town to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport during this time can be as low as R10 655. If you have a flexible travel schedule, then try to avoid flying in the evening when prices are R11 180 on average. Flights to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport from Cape Town in the evening are generally more expensive because this time of day is more convenient for travellers’ schedules.

Fly from Cape Town Intl to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl for the best Cape Town Intl - Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport from Cape Town when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport for around R11 169 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport from Cape Town for as low as R7 886 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Cape Town to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 7% on your flight if you consider stops on a Cape Town to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport flight.

As of September 2026, prices for Cape Town to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport flights are approximately 20% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Air Tanzania and Kenya Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Cape Town Intl to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Air and TAAG are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport from Cape Town according to our data. Kenya Airways is the first choice among our users, with 33% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 27% of flights between Cape Town and Nairobi have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 234 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.

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

According to our data, Kenya Airways have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 27% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Addis Ababa (ADD) was the most common stop: 64% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Luanda (NBJ) offer the lowest average return price of R6 738.

Flights connecting via Livingstone (LVI) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 6h 50m.

Livingstone (LVI) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 0h 45m.