Cheap flights from Cape Town to Turkey from R5 260

If you don’t want to visit Turkey in February, then you should wait until August to fly from Cape Town, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R5 821.

The cheapest day to depart from Cape Town to Turkey is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as R12 881. 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 Turkey on Saturday is R14 199.

Fly from Cape Town Intl to Istanbul for the best Cape Town Intl - Turkey flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Turkey from Cape Town when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Turkey for around R11 263 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Turkey from Cape Town for as low as R10 355 on momondo.

Qatar Airways and Emirates are the most popular carriers operating from Cape Town Intl to Turkey

Qatar Airways, Emirates and Turkish Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Turkey from Cape Town according to our data. Qatar Airways is the first choice among our users, with 56% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Turkey. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Turkey on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 7% of flights between Cape Town and Turkey have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 156 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon 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, Turkish Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 7% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of May 2026, 3 flights take off from Cape Town and land in Turkey each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 16:00, with 100% of daily flights taking off in the afternoon.

The number of flights available between Cape Town and Turkey is 21 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 14% of weekly flights leaving on this day.