What is the cheapest airline that flies from Detroit to Cape Town Intl?

Turkish Airlines is the most popular carrier operating from Detroit to Cape Town Intl

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Detroit to Cape Town Intl Airport?

Prices for flights from Detroit to Cape Town Intl Airport were last updated today.

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

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Detroit to Cape Town Intl Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Cape Town Intl Airport?

The necessary travel and health documents for your Cape Town Intl Airport trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

R14 447 Cheap Flights from Detroit to Cape Town in 2026

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20:05 - 12:05DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl

33h 00m1 stop Istanbul

17:20 - 18:00CPT Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

31h 40m1 stop Istanbul

R22 701Turkish Airlines

Tue, Jan 12 - Tue, Jan 26

20:05 - 12:05DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl

33h 00m1 stop Istanbul

17:20 - 18:00CPT Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

31h 40m1 stop Istanbul

R22 781Turkish Airlines

Tue, Jan 12 - Tue, Jan 26

20:05 - 12:05DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl

33h 00m1 stop Istanbul

17:20 - 18:00CPT Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

31h 40m1 stop Istanbul

R23 164Turkish Airlines

Tue, Nov 24 - Thu, Dec 3

22:30 - 5:50DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 20m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

23:15 - 11:35CPT Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

42h 20m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R23 180KLM

Sat, Oct 10 - Sun, Oct 18

22:30 - 5:50DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 20m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

23:15 - 11:35CPT Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

42h 20m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R23 196KLM

Sat, Oct 10 - Sun, Oct 18

21:20 - 22:10DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl

42h 50m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

0:15 - 18:50CPT Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

24h 35m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

R23 435Air France

Fri, Oct 9 - Fri, Oct 23

14:17 - 21:25DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 08m2 stops Boston Logan Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

23:15 - 11:35CPT Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

42h 20m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R23 467KLM

Sat, Oct 10 - Sun, Oct 18

22:30 - 21:10DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl

40h 40m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

23:15 - 20:00CPT Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

26h 45m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Chicago O'Hare Intl

R23 547KLM

Sat, Oct 10 - Sun, Oct 18

16:30 - 21:10DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 40m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

20:50 - 20:03CPT Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

29h 13m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R23 579Delta

Sun, Oct 18 - Sun, Oct 25

20:05 - 23:00DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl

43h 55m1 stop Istanbul

17:20 - 18:00CPT Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

31h 40m1 stop Istanbul

R23 643Turkish Airlines

Sun, Nov 22 - Tue, Dec 1

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6:00 - 10:15DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl

46h 15m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Doha Hamad Intl

13:15 - 23:38CPT Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

40h 23m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Dallas/Fort Worth

R27 330Qatar Airways

Wed, Sep 9 - Thu, Oct 8

8:10 - 10:15DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl

44h 05m2 stops Boston Logan Intl Doha Hamad Intl

13:15 - 23:38CPT Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

40h 23m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Dallas/Fort Worth

R27 426Qatar Airways

Wed, Sep 9 - Thu, Oct 8

6:00 - 17:30DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl

29h 30m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Doha Hamad Intl

13:15 - 16:40CPT Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

33h 25m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

R27 554Qatar Airways

Tue, Sep 8 - Wed, Sep 16

6:00 - 17:30DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl

29h 30m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Doha Hamad Intl

13:15 - 16:40CPT Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

33h 25m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

R27 650Qatar Airways

Tue, Sep 8 - Wed, Sep 16

13:01 - 10:15DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl

39h 14m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Doha Hamad Intl

13:15 - 23:34CPT Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

40h 19m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

R27 985Qatar Airways

Tue, Sep 8 - Wed, Sep 16

6:40 - 11:40DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl

47h 00m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Hong Kong Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

7:00 - 23:34CPT Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

46h 34m3 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Hong Kong Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

R30 699Multiple Airlines

Tue, Sep 8 - Wed, Sep 16

6:40 - 11:40DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl

47h 00m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Hong Kong Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

7:00 - 23:34CPT Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

46h 34m3 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Hong Kong Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

R32 359Multiple Airlines

Tue, Sep 8 - Wed, Sep 16

6:40 - 11:40DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl

47h 00m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Hong Kong Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

7:00 - 23:34CPT Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

46h 34m3 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Hong Kong Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

R32 375Multiple Airlines

Tue, Sep 8 - Wed, Sep 16

16:30 - 21:25DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 55m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

7:40 - 17:15CPT Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

39h 35m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R35 647KLM

Tue, Sep 8 - Wed, Sep 16

10:15 - 21:25DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl

29h 10m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

7:40 - 13:35CPT Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

35h 55m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R36 222KLM

Tue, Sep 8 - Wed, Sep 16

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Delta flights from Detroit to Cape Town

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Delta

Oct 18

DTW16:30Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

22h 40m

1 stop

CPT21:10Cape Town Intl

Oct 25

CPT20:50Cape Town Intl

29h 13m

1 stop

DTW20:03Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

R23 579

Delta

Oct 18

DTW5:20Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

33h 50m

2 stops

CPT21:10Cape Town Intl

Oct 25

CPT20:50Cape Town Intl

19h 37m

1 stop

DTW10:27Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

R25 670

Delta

Oct 1

DTW16:00Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

19h 50m

1 stop

CPT17:50Cape Town Intl

Oct 14

CPT23:15Cape Town Intl

30h 29m

2 stops

DTW23:44Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

R26 724

Ethiopian Air flights from Detroit to Cape Town

Our best Ethiopian Air deals on Detroit to Cape Town flight tickets

Ethiopian Air

Oct 1

DTW10:19Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

45h 51m

2 stops

CPT14:10Cape Town Intl

Oct 31

CPT13:50Cape Town Intl

31h 29m

3 stops

DTW15:19Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

R26 356

Ethiopian Air

Mar 3

DTW10:12Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

44h 58m

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CPT14:10Cape Town Intl

Mar 14

CPT13:50Cape Town Intl

30h 29m

3 stops

DTW14:19Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

R26 484

Ethiopian Air

Jan 12

DTW19:44Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

35h 26m

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CPT14:10Cape Town Intl

Jan 26

CPT13:50Cape Town Intl

36h 01m

3 stops

DTW18:51Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

R26 676

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DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - CPT Cape Town Intl

DTWCPT

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Tue 12/1

20:05-12:05

1 stop33h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 26/1

17:20-18:00

1 stop31h 40m

R22 701

DetroitCape Town

DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - CPT Cape Town Intl

DTWCPT

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Tue 12/1

20:05-12:05

1 stop33h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 26/1

17:20-18:00

1 stop31h 40m

R22 781

DetroitCape Town

DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - CPT Cape Town Intl

DTWCPT

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Tue 24/11

20:05-12:05

1 stop33h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 3/12

17:20-18:00

1 stop31h 40m

R23 164

DetroitCape Town

DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - CPT Cape Town Intl

DTWCPT

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Sat 10/10

22:30-5:50

1 stop25h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 18/10

23:15-11:35

1 stop42h 20m

R23 180

DetroitCape Town

DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - CPT Cape Town Intl

DTWCPT

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Sat 10/10

22:30-5:50

1 stop25h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 18/10

23:15-11:35

1 stop42h 20m

R23 196

DetroitCape Town

DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - CPT Cape Town Intl

DTWCPT

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Fri 9/10

21:20-22:10

1 stop42h 50m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 23/10

0:15-18:50

1 stop24h 35m

R23 435

DetroitCape Town

DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - CPT Cape Town Intl

DTWCPT

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Sat 10/10

14:17-21:25

2 stops25h 08m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 18/10

23:15-11:35

1 stop42h 20m

R23 467

DetroitCape Town

DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - CPT Cape Town Intl

DTWCPT

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Sat 10/10

22:30-21:10

1 stop40h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 18/10

23:15-20:00

2 stops26h 45m

R23 547

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DetroitCape Town

DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - CPT Cape Town Intl

DTWCPT

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Sun 18/10

16:30-21:10

1 stop22h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 25/10

20:50-20:03

1 stop29h 13m

R23 579

DetroitCape Town

DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County - CPT Cape Town Intl

DTWCPT

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Sun 22/11

20:05-23:00

1 stop43h 55m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 1/12

17:20-18:00

1 stop31h 40m

R23 643

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

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from R24 824 to R28 017.
The lowest price recently found on this route was R22 701.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town?

The month of March is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town from Detroit, with most prices found around R18 135. If you aren’t able to travel to Cape Town during the month of March, then flying in November is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of R23 770.

Can stopping save me money on Detroit to Cape Town flights?

You could potentially save up to 23% on your flight if you consider stops on a Detroit to Cape Town flight.

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Best price found	R14 447
Fastest flight time	25h 20m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Cape Town from Detroit in the past 72 hours is R14 447. The best return flight deal from Detroit to Cape Town found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R22 701.

The fastest flight from Detroit to Cape Town takes 25h 20m

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

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Detroit to Cape Town

How far is Detroit to Cape Town Intl by plane?
There are 13320,4 km between Detroit and Cape Town Intl. Flights usually cover this in 25h 20m, depending on flying conditions and air traffic around both airports.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Detroit to Cape Town Intl Airport?
Prices for flights from Detroit to Cape Town Intl Airport were last updated today.
How old do you have to be to fly from Detroit to Cape Town Intl Airport?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Detroit to Cape Town Intl Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Cape Town Intl Airport?
The necessary travel and health documents for your Cape Town Intl Airport trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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