Which airport is the most popular for stopovers for flights between Dublin and Cape Town?

Doha (DOH) was the most common stop: 56% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

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

Lufthansa, SWISS, and Qatar Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Dublin to Cape Town Intl

Which stopover airport offers the lowest fares from Dublin to Cape Town?

Flights via Zurich (ZRH) offer the lowest average return price of R9 983.

Which airlines fly to Cape Town?

Qatar Airways, KLM and Turkish Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Cape Town from Dublin according to our data. Qatar Airways is the first choice among our users, with 37% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Cape Town. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to Cape Town on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Which stopover airport has the shortest travel time from Dublin to Cape Town?

Flights connecting via Amsterdam (AMS) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 15m.

Which stopover airport has the shortest connection time from Dublin to Cape Town?

Amsterdam (AMS) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 20m.

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

Prices for flights from Dublin Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport are refreshed on a daily basis.

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

As of September 2026, there are 9 operators available to choose from for flights from Dublin Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport.

How old do you have to be to fly from Dublin Airport 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 Dublin Airport 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.

R5 863 Cheap Flights from Dublin to Cape Town in 2026

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20:35 - 19:55DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

46h 20m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

0:10 - 20:45CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

21h 35m1 stop London Gatwick

R10 099Multiple Airlines

Tue, Sep 29 - Fri, Oct 9

20:35 - 18:35DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

45h 00m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

0:10 - 23:20CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

24h 10m1 stop London Gatwick

R10 195Multiple Airlines

Thu, Sep 24 - Wed, Oct 7

18:35 - 7:35DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

35h 00m1 stop Zurich

9:20 - 17:45CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

34h 25m1 stop Zurich

R10 469SWISS

Fri, Nov 27 - Fri, Dec 18

12:10 - 7:40DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

41h 30m2 stops Zurich Munich Franz Josef Strauss

9:20 - 17:45CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

34h 25m1 stop Zurich

R10 856SWISS

Fri, Nov 27 - Fri, Dec 18

13:25 - 13:35DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 10m3 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Victoria Falls

14:25 - 18:25CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

30h 00m3 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Paris Charles de Gaulle

R11 291Kenya Airways

Thu, Nov 5 - Wed, Nov 18

9:10 - 10:35DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 25m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

9:30 - 10:05CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

26h 35m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

R11 323Lufthansa

Mon, Feb 8 - Tue, Mar 2

17:15 - 10:35DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

15h 20m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

9:30 - 10:05CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

26h 35m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

R11 323Lufthansa

Tue, Feb 9 - Tue, Mar 2

8:55 - 13:35DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

27h 40m3 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Victoria Falls

14:25 - 18:25CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

53h 00m3 stops Livingstone Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Paris Charles de Gaulle

R11 403Kenya Airways

Tue, Sep 29 - Sun, Oct 11

16:35 - 12:05DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 30m1 stop Istanbul

17:20 - 9:35CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

18h 15m1 stop Istanbul

R12 015Turkish Airlines

Mon, Jan 18 - Mon, Jan 25

16:35 - 12:05DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 30m1 stop Istanbul

17:20 - 9:35CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

18h 15m1 stop Istanbul

R12 015Turkish Airlines

Mon, Jan 18 - Thu, Jan 28

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9:00 - 18:35DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

32h 35m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

6:00 - 7:15CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

26h 15m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R12 032Multiple Airlines

Wed, Sep 9 - Thu, Sep 17

17:20 - 21:25DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

27h 05m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

23:15 - 22:25CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

24h 10m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R12 547KLM

Wed, Sep 9 - Thu, Sep 17

19:15 - 21:25DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 10m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

23:15 - 22:25CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

24h 10m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R12 885Multiple Airlines

Wed, Sep 9 - Thu, Sep 17

11:10 - 13:35DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 25m3 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Victoria Falls

14:25 - 18:25CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

29h 00m3 stops Livingstone Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Paris Charles de Gaulle

R12 966Kenya Airways

Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 22

5:55 - 6:50DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

47h 55m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

14:25 - 22:25CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

33h 00m3 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

R13 030Kenya Airways

Sun, Sep 6 - Mon, Sep 21

22:00 - 18:05DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

19h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

13:15 - 20:15CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

32h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

R13 320Emirates

Wed, Sep 9 - Thu, Sep 17

19:20 - 21:25DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 05m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

23:15 - 22:40CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

24h 25m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Paris Charles de Gaulle

R13 401Air France

Tue, Sep 8 - Thu, Sep 24

5:55 - 9:45DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 50m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Johannesburg OR Tambo

7:40 - 22:25CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

15h 45m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R13 723KLM

Sun, Sep 6 - Mon, Sep 21

22:00 - 18:05DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

19h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

13:15 - 20:15CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

32h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

R13 964Emirates

Wed, Sep 9 - Thu, Sep 17

16:20 - 21:25DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

28h 05m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

8:30 - 22:55CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

16h 25m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

R18 571Air France

Sat, Sep 5 - Sat, Nov 7

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Emirates flights from Dublin to Cape Town

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Emirates

Sept 13

DUB14:20Dublin

26h 45m

1 stop

CPT18:05Cape Town Intl

Sept 26

CPT20:00Cape Town Intl

41h 35m

1 stop

DUB12:35Dublin

R13 755

Emirates

Sept 13

DUB14:20Dublin

26h 45m

1 stop

CPT18:05Cape Town Intl

Sept 21

CPT13:15Cape Town Intl

32h 00m

1 stop

DUB20:15Dublin

R13 948

Emirates

Sept 9

DUB22:00Dublin

19h 05m

1 stop

CPT18:05Cape Town Intl

Sept 17

CPT13:15Cape Town Intl

32h 00m

1 stop

DUB20:15Dublin

R13 964

Kenya Airways flights from Dublin to Cape Town

Our best Kenya Airways deals on Dublin to Cape Town flight tickets

Kenya Airways

Nov 5

DUB13:25Dublin

22h 10m

3 stops

CPT13:35Cape Town Intl

Nov 18

CPT14:25Cape Town Intl

30h 00m

3 stops

DUB18:25Dublin

R11 291

Kenya Airways

Sept 29

DUB13:25Dublin

31h 45m

2 stops

CPT22:10Cape Town Intl

Oct 11

CPT14:25Cape Town Intl

50h 00m

3 stops

DUB15:25Dublin

R11 403

Kenya Airways

Feb 23

DUB8:50Dublin

35h 15m

2 stops

CPT22:05Cape Town Intl

Mar 9

CPT14:25Cape Town Intl

33h 50m

3 stops

DUB22:15Dublin

R11 436

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Tue 29/9

20:35-19:55

2 stops46h 20m

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Fri 9/10

0:10-20:45

1 stop21h 35m

R10 099

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Thu 24/9

20:35-18:35

2 stops45h 00m

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1 stop24h 10m

R10 195

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DUBCPT

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Fri 27/11

18:35-7:35

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Fri 18/12

9:20-17:45

1 stop34h 25m

R10 469

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Fri 27/11

12:10-7:40

2 stops41h 30m

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Fri 18/12

9:20-17:45

1 stop34h 25m

R10 856

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DUB Dublin - CPT Cape Town Intl

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Thu 5/11

13:25-13:35

3 stops22h 10m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 18/11

14:25-18:25

3 stops30h 00m

R11 291

DublinCape Town

DUB Dublin - CPT Cape Town Intl

DUBCPT

Dublin

Mon 8/2

9:10-10:35

1 stop23h 25m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 2/3

9:30-10:05

1 stop26h 35m

R11 323

DublinCape Town

DUB Dublin - CPT Cape Town Intl

DUBCPT

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Tue 9/2

17:15-10:35

1 stop15h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 2/3

9:30-10:05

1 stop26h 35m

R11 323

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DUB Dublin - CPT Cape Town Intl

DUBCPT

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Tue 29/9

8:55-13:35

3 stops27h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 11/10

14:25-18:25

3 stops53h 00m

R11 403

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DUB Dublin - CPT Cape Town Intl

DUBCPT

Dublin

Mon 18/1

16:35-12:05

1 stop17h 30m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 25/1

17:20-9:35

1 stop18h 15m

R12 015

DublinCape Town

DUB Dublin - CPT Cape Town Intl

DUBCPT

Dublin

Mon 18/1

16:35-12:05

1 stop17h 30m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 28/1

17:20-9:35

1 stop18h 15m

R12 015

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from Dublin to Cape Town

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

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from R12 080 to R14 770.
The lowest price recently found on this route was R10 099.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town?

The month of September is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town from Dublin, with most prices found around R13 062. If you aren’t able to travel to Cape Town during the month of September, then flying in April is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of R13 594.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Dublin to Cape Town?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cape Town from Dublin when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cape Town for around R15 778 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cape Town from Dublin for as low as R12 193 on momondo.

How have Dublin to Cape Town flight prices changed over time?

As of September 2026, prices for Dublin to Cape Town flights are approximately 31% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

When to book flights from Dublin to Cape Town

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Best price found	R5 863
Fastest flight time	17h 25m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Cape Town from Dublin in the past 72 hours is R5 863. The best return flight deal from Dublin to Cape Town found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R10 099.

The fastest flight from Dublin to Cape Town takes 17h 25m

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

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Dublin to Cape Town

How far is Dublin to Cape Town Intl by plane?
The distance between Dublin and Cape Town Intl is about 9986,1 km. A reasonable flight in good conditions will take 17h 25m.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Dublin Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?
Prices for flights from Dublin Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Dublin Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?
As of September 2026, there are 9 operators available to choose from for flights from Dublin Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport.
How old do you have to be to fly from Dublin Airport 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 Dublin Airport 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.
What is the most popular airline from Dublin to Cape Town?
Based on momondo bookings for this flight route, the most popular airline on flight routes from Dublin to Cape Town is Qatar Airways (28% of total bookings). The next most popular airlines are KLM (21%), Turkish Airlines (19%), and Lufthansa (9%).

Best airlines flying from Dublin to Cape Town

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Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
SWISS	PriceFrom R6 485	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,5 2 063 reviews	Search SWISS flights
British Airways	PriceFrom R10 749	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,7 8 202 reviews	Search British Airways flights
Kenya Airways	PriceFrom R11 178	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,7 326 reviews	Search Kenya Airways flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom R11 636	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 4 480 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Lufthansa	PriceFrom R11 830	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,8 8 226 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R11 856	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 3 731 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Emirates	PriceFrom R12 990	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,1 3 655 reviews	Search Emirates flights
KLM	PriceFrom R13 132	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,8 1 571 reviews	Search KLM flights
Air France	PriceFrom R14 390	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,5 1 645 reviews	Search Air France flights

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