Which airlines fly to San Diego?

United Airlines, British Airways and KLM are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Diego from Cape Town according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 46% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to San Diego. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to San Diego 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 San Diego Airport?

Prices for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to San Diego Airport refresh daily.

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

There are 3 operators available for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to San Diego Airport as of October 2026.

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

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and stopovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from Cape Town Intl Airport to San Diego Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to San Diego Airport?

The required travel and health documents for your San Diego Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at San Diego Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

R13 793 Cheap Flights from Cape Town to San Diego in 2026/27

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21:00 - 23:38CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

36h 38m2 stops London Heathrow Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

6:15 - 18:35SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 20m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R16 538Virgin Atlantic

Wed, Dec 2 - Wed, Feb 17

21:00 - 23:38CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

36h 38m2 stops London Heathrow Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

8:00 - 18:35SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 35m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R16 571Virgin Atlantic

Wed, Dec 2 - Wed, Feb 17

20:50 - 14:29CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

27h 39m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

6:15 - 18:35SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 20m2 stops Minneapolis St Paul Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R17 114Delta

Tue, Nov 17 - Sat, Dec 5

20:50 - 16:00CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

53h 10m3 stops Newark Chicago O'Hare Intl Houston George Bush Intcntl

7:10 - 18:00SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 50m1 stop Newark

R17 623United Airlines

Wed, Dec 2 - Wed, Feb 17

20:50 - 13:43CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

26h 53m1 stop Newark

7:00 - 18:00SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 00m1 stop Newark

R17 722United Airlines

Wed, Nov 18 - Fri, Dec 4

20:50 - 13:24CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

26h 34m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Houston George Bush Intcntl

19:41 - 16:10SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

58h 29m3 stops San Francisco Chicago O'Hare Intl Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

R17 722United Airlines

Tue, Nov 17 - Sat, Dec 5

20:35 - 16:10CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

29h 35m1 stop London Heathrow

18:00 - 8:05SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

28h 05m1 stop London Heathrow

R18 314British Airways

Wed, Dec 2 - Wed, Feb 17

20:35 - 16:10CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

29h 35m1 stop London Heathrow

18:00 - 8:05SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

28h 05m1 stop London Heathrow

R18 429British Airways

Wed, Dec 2 - Wed, Feb 17

20:35 - 16:10CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

29h 35m1 stop London Heathrow

18:00 - 12:10SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

32h 10m1 stop London Heathrow

R24 890British Airways

Wed, Dec 2 - Wed, Dec 9

7:30 - 13:10CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

38h 40m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

11:40 - 5:45SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

33h 05m2 stops Minneapolis St Paul Amsterdam Schiphol

R111 955KLM

Fri, Mar 19 - Wed, Mar 24

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20:50 - 19:36CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

31h 46m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

6:15 - 18:35SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 20m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R17 114Delta

Mon, Oct 26 - Sun, Nov 1

20:50 - 15:10CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

27h 20m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Los Angeles

6:15 - 18:35SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 20m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R17 114Delta

Mon, Oct 26 - Sun, Nov 1

20:50 - 17:55CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

30h 05m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

6:15 - 18:35SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 20m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R17 114Delta

Mon, Oct 26 - Sun, Nov 1

12:35 - 13:28CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

57h 53m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl San Francisco

18:27 - 10:30SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

55h 03m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Doha Hamad Intl

R27 800Qatar Airways

Mon, Oct 26 - Sat, Oct 31

13:50 - 20:33CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

39h 43m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

21:45 - 14:10SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 25m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Addis Ababa Bole

R31 844Ethiopian Air

Mon, Oct 26 - Sat, Oct 31

20:50 - 20:36CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

32h 46m2 stops Newark Denver Intl

8:00 - 16:10SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 10m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

R32 469United Airlines

Mon, Oct 26 - Sat, Oct 31

9:30 - 16:45CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

40h 15m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

18:35 - 7:40SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

28h 05m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

R34 918Lufthansa

Mon, Oct 26 - Sat, Oct 31

13:50 - 15:28CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

34h 38m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

21:45 - 13:00SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

53h 15m3 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Lome Addis Ababa Bole

R37 368Ethiopian Air

Mon, Oct 26 - Sun, Nov 1

14:25 - 20:25CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

39h 00m3 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

21:45 - 14:10SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

30h 25m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Addis Ababa Bole

R38 255Multiple Airlines

Mon, Oct 26 - Sun, Nov 1

14:25 - 10:28CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

53h 03m3 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

21:44 - 13:35SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

54h 51m3 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Livingstone

R75 787Multiple Airlines

Mon, Oct 26 - Sat, Oct 31

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Virgin Atlantic flights from Cape Town to San Diego

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Virgin Atlantic

Dec 2

CPT21:00Cape Town Intl

36h 38m

2 stops

SAN23:38San Diego

Feb 17

SAN6:15San Diego

26h 20m

1 stop

CPT18:35Cape Town Intl

R16 538

Virgin Atlantic

Dec 2

CPT21:00Cape Town Intl

36h 38m

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SAN23:38San Diego

Feb 17

SAN8:00San Diego

24h 35m

1 stop

CPT18:35Cape Town Intl

R16 571

Virgin Atlantic

Oct 27

CPT21:00Cape Town Intl

31h 36m

2 stops

SAN19:36San Diego

Oct 28

SAN22:05San Diego

29h 00m

2 stops

CPT12:05Cape Town Intl

R38 288

Delta flights from Cape Town to San Diego

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Delta

Nov 17

CPT20:50Cape Town Intl

29h 43m

1 stop

SAN16:33San Diego

Dec 5

SAN6:15San Diego

26h 20m

2 stops

CPT18:35Cape Town Intl

R17 114

Delta

Nov 19

CPT20:50Cape Town Intl

26h 18m

1 stop

SAN13:08San Diego

Dec 2

SAN8:00San Diego

24h 35m

1 stop

CPT18:35Cape Town Intl

R17 212

Delta

Nov 16

CPT20:50Cape Town Intl

26h 18m

1 stop

SAN13:08San Diego

Dec 6

SAN8:00San Diego

24h 35m

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CPT18:35Cape Town Intl

R17 443

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Wed 2/12

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Tue 17/11

20:50-14:29

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R17 623

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Wed 18/11

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San Diego

Fri 4/12

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R17 722

Cape TownSan Diego

CPT Cape Town Intl - SAN San Diego

CPTSAN

Cape Town Intl

Tue 17/11

20:50-13:24

2 stops26h 34m

San Diego

Sat 5/12

19:41-16:10

3 stops58h 29m

R17 722

Cape TownSan Diego

CPT Cape Town Intl - SAN San Diego

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Cape Town Intl

Wed 2/12

20:35-16:10

1 stop29h 35m

San Diego

Wed 17/2

18:00-8:05

1 stop28h 05m

R18 314

Cape TownSan Diego

CPT Cape Town Intl - SAN San Diego

CPTSAN

Cape Town Intl

Wed 2/12

20:35-16:10

1 stop29h 35m

San Diego

Wed 17/2

18:00-8:05

1 stop28h 05m

R18 429

Cape TownSan Diego

CPT Cape Town Intl - SAN San Diego

CPTSAN

Cape Town Intl

Wed 2/12

20:35-16:10

1 stop29h 35m

San Diego

Wed 9/12

18:00-12:10

1 stop32h 10m

R24 890

Cape TownSan Diego

CPT Cape Town Intl - SAN San Diego

CPTSAN

Cape Town Intl

Fri 19/3

7:30-13:10

1 stop38h 40m

San Diego

Wed 24/3

11:40-5:45

2 stops33h 05m

R111 955

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What is the typical price of a round-trip flight between Cape Town and San Diego?

Prices are currently typical for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from R16 095 to R20 007.
The lowest price recently found on this route was R16 538.

What is the cheapest month to fly to San Diego?

The month of March is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to San Diego from Cape Town, with most prices found around R17 311. The month of October is another great option to travel to San Diego, with average flight prices from Cape Town averaging around R17 328.

Can stopping save me money on Cape Town to San Diego flights?

You could potentially save up to 28% on your flight if you consider stops on a Cape Town to San Diego flight.

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Best price found	R13 793
Fastest flight time	29h 05m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to San Diego from Cape Town in the past 72 hours is R13 793. The best return flight deal from Cape Town to San Diego found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R16 538.

The fastest flight from Cape Town to San Diego takes 29h 05m

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

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Cape Town to San Diego

How far is Cape Town Intl to San Diego by plane?
The distance between Cape Town Intl and San Diego is about 15909,0 km. By plane, this route typically takes 29h 05m.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to San Diego Airport?
Prices for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to San Diego Airport refresh daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to San Diego Airport?
There are 3 operators available for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to San Diego Airport as of October 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Cape Town Intl Airport to San Diego Airport?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and stopovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from Cape Town Intl Airport to San Diego Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to San Diego Airport?
The required travel and health documents for your San Diego Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at San Diego Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.
What is the most popular airline from Cape Town to San Diego?
Based on momondo bookings for flights between Cape Town and San Diego, the leading airline is British Airways, making up 35% of the total bookings. Other popular airlines include KLM with 33% and United Airlines with 33%.

Best airlines flying from Cape Town to San Diego

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Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
United Airlines	PriceFrom R15 920	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 10 389 reviews	Search United Airlines flights
KLM	PriceFrom R16 950	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,8 1 591 reviews	Search KLM flights
British Airways	PriceFrom R18 363	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,7 8 266 reviews	Search British Airways flights

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