Cheap flights from Cape Town to Zurich from R6 831

In general, November is the cheapest month to fly from Cape Town to Zurich. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around R12 279. The month of May is another great option to travel to Zurich, with average flight prices from Cape Town averaging around R12 496.

The cheapest day to depart from Cape Town to Zurich is on a Tuesday. Travellers who choose to depart for Zurich on a Tuesday will often find tickets for as low as R12 701. 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 Zurich on Saturday is R14 611.

Flying to Zurich from Cape Town in the morning is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as R13 243 when looking at flights departing in the morning. In the evening is when there is more demand to fly to Zurich, so prices are often more expensive at around R13 825 per ticket.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Zurich from Cape Town when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Zurich for around R13 689 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Zurich from Cape Town for as low as R12 846 on momondo.

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

Emirates, SWISS and Qatar Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Zurich from Cape Town according to our data. Emirates is the first choice among our users, with 36% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Zurich. Keep in mind that there are 10 different airlines that fly to Zurich on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 12% of flights between Cape Town and Zurich have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 127 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Monday 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, Edelweiss Air have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 12% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Dubai (DXB) was the most common stop: 29% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) offer the lowest average return price of R11 766.

Flights connecting via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 46m.

Dubai (DXB) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 2h 32m.