Cheap flights from Cape Town to Zurich from R4 301

In general, February 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 R11 968. The month of November is another great option to travel to Zurich, with average flight prices from Cape Town averaging around R12 307.

The cheapest day to depart from Cape Town to Zurich is on a Wednesday. Travellers who choose to depart for Zurich on a Wednesday will often find tickets for as low as R12 444. 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 923.

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 R12 785 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 490 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 354 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 210 on momondo.

There are 2 cabin classes available to choose from on Cape Town to Zurich flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines 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 37% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Zurich. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to Zurich on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 13% 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 130 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening 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. Sunday 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 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Dubai (DXB) was the most common stop: 34% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Doha (DOH) offer the lowest average return price of R11 318.

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

Johannesburg (JNB) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 2h 28m.