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

Amsterdam (AMS) was the most common stop: 50% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Which airlines fly to Cape Town?

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

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

Flights via Istanbul (IST) offer the lowest average return price of R17 296.

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

Lufthansa and Qatar Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Manchester to Cape Town Intl

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

Flights connecting via Amsterdam (AMS) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 05m.

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

Istanbul (IST) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 38m.

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

Prices for flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport are updated daily.

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

As of October 2026, there are 6 operators available to choose from for flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport.

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

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Manchester Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport.

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

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Cape Town Intl Airport may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Cape Town Intl Airport. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

R6 965 Cheap Flights from Manchester to Cape Town in 2026/27

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23:35 - 11:50MAN Manchester-CPT Cape Town Intl

35h 15m1 stop Istanbul

16:35 - 12:55CPT Cape Town Intl-MAN Manchester

21h 20m1 stop Istanbul

R15 026Turkish Airlines

Tue, Apr 20 - Thu, May 6

23:35 - 23:20MAN Manchester-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 45m1 stop Istanbul

16:35 - 9:55CPT Cape Town Intl-MAN Manchester

18h 20m1 stop Istanbul

R15 026Turkish Airlines

Mon, Apr 26 - Tue, May 11

10:10 - 23:00MAN Manchester-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 50m3 stops Kastrup Copenhagen Stockholm Arlanda Istanbul

17:15 - 18:35CPT Cape Town Intl-MAN Manchester

27h 20m3 stops Istanbul Stockholm Arlanda Kastrup Copenhagen

R15 026Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 16 - Tue, Dec 1

7:15 - 7:40MAN Manchester-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 25m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

23:10 - 18:30CPT Cape Town Intl-MAN Manchester

45h 20m2 stops London Gatwick Shannon

R15 059Multiple Airlines

Tue, Dec 1 - Tue, Dec 8

18:30 - 14:10MAN Manchester-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 40m2 stops Marseille Addis Ababa Bole

15:10 - 8:20CPT Cape Town Intl-MAN Manchester

19h 10m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Geneva Geneve-Cointrin

R15 093Ethiopian Air

Tue, Dec 1 - Tue, Dec 22

18:30 - 14:10MAN Manchester-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 40m2 stops Marseille Addis Ababa Bole

13:50 - 8:20CPT Cape Town Intl-MAN Manchester

20h 30m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Geneva Geneve-Cointrin

R15 093Ethiopian Air

Tue, Nov 17 - Thu, Nov 26

14:05 - 17:25MAN Manchester-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

12:35 - 6:00CPT Cape Town Intl-MAN Manchester

19h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R15 890Qatar Airways

Tue, Nov 10 - Tue, Nov 17

21:40 - 17:20MAN Manchester-CPT Cape Town Intl

18h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

13:15 - 13:15CPT Cape Town Intl-MAN Manchester

25h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R15 940Qatar Airways

Mon, Apr 26 - Thu, May 13

21:30 - 17:25MAN Manchester-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

18:55 - 8:45CPT Cape Town Intl-MAN Manchester

15h 50m1 stop London Heathrow

R17 021British Airways

Thu, Mar 11 - Sat, Mar 27

21:30 - 17:25MAN Manchester-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

18:55 - 9:15CPT Cape Town Intl-MAN Manchester

16h 20m1 stop London Heathrow

R17 087British Airways

Tue, Nov 17 - Thu, Nov 26

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18:30 - 14:10MAN Manchester-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 40m2 stops Marseille Addis Ababa Bole

13:50 - 8:20CPT Cape Town Intl-MAN Manchester

20h 30m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Geneva Geneve-Cointrin

R15 292Ethiopian Air

Thu, Oct 29 - Thu, Nov 19

17:55 - 14:10MAN Manchester-CPT Cape Town Intl

18h 15m2 stops Milan Malpensa Addis Ababa Bole

20:25 - 6:15CPT Cape Town Intl-MAN Manchester

35h 50m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R15 292Multiple Airlines

Thu, Oct 29 - Mon, Nov 9

11:00 - 6:25MAN Manchester-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 25m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

7:30 - 8:20CPT Cape Town Intl-MAN Manchester

26h 50m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R15 408Multiple Airlines

Fri, Oct 30 - Sun, Nov 15

5:50 - 9:45MAN Manchester-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 55m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Johannesburg OR Tambo

7:30 - 8:20CPT Cape Town Intl-MAN Manchester

26h 50m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R15 508KLM

Fri, Oct 30 - Sun, Nov 15

18:30 - 14:10MAN Manchester-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 40m2 stops Marseille Addis Ababa Bole

15:10 - 8:20CPT Cape Town Intl-MAN Manchester

19h 10m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Geneva Geneve-Cointrin

R15 625Ethiopian Air

Thu, Oct 29 - Thu, Nov 12

21:30 - 17:25MAN Manchester-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

12:35 - 12:20CPT Cape Town Intl-MAN Manchester

25h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R16 090Qatar Airways

Thu, Oct 29 - Thu, Nov 19

21:30 - 17:25MAN Manchester-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

12:35 - 6:00CPT Cape Town Intl-MAN Manchester

19h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R16 240Qatar Airways

Thu, Oct 29 - Thu, Nov 12

16:55 - 12:05MAN Manchester-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 10m1 stop Istanbul

17:15 - 9:40CPT Cape Town Intl-MAN Manchester

18h 25m1 stop Istanbul

R16 289Turkish Airlines

Thu, Oct 29 - Thu, Nov 12

16:55 - 12:05MAN Manchester-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 10m1 stop Istanbul

17:15 - 9:40CPT Cape Town Intl-MAN Manchester

18h 25m1 stop Istanbul

R16 456Turkish Airlines

Thu, Oct 29 - Thu, Nov 12

5:50 - 22:40MAN Manchester-CPT Cape Town Intl

14h 50m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

7:30 - 8:20CPT Cape Town Intl-MAN Manchester

26h 50m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R17 536KLM

Fri, Oct 30 - Sun, Nov 15

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Ethiopian Air flights from Manchester to Cape Town

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Ethiopian Air

Nov 17

MAN18:30Manchester

17h 40m

2 stops

CPT14:10Cape Town Intl

Nov 26

CPT13:50Cape Town Intl

20h 30m

2 stops

MAN8:20Manchester

R15 093

Ethiopian Air

Nov 17

MAN18:30Manchester

17h 40m

2 stops

CPT14:10Cape Town Intl

Nov 26

CPT13:50Cape Town Intl

20h 30m

2 stops

MAN8:20Manchester

R15 109

Ethiopian Air

Apr 20

MAN18:30Manchester

18h 40m

2 stops

CPT14:10Cape Town Intl

May 6

CPT15:10Cape Town Intl

18h 05m

2 stops

MAN8:15Manchester

R15 259

Lufthansa flights from Manchester to Cape Town

Our best Lufthansa deals on Manchester to Cape Town flight tickets

Lufthansa

Dec 1

MAN7:15Manchester

22h 25m

1 stop

CPT7:40Cape Town Intl

Dec 8

CPT9:30Cape Town Intl

15h 20m

1 stop

MAN22:50Manchester

R15 275

Lufthansa

Dec 7

MAN7:00Manchester

22h 40m

1 stop

CPT7:40Cape Town Intl

Dec 14

CPT9:30Cape Town Intl

15h 20m

1 stop

MAN22:50Manchester

R15 292

Lufthansa

Jan 13

MAN7:15Manchester

22h 25m

1 stop

CPT7:40Cape Town Intl

Jan 27

CPT19:10Cape Town Intl

23h 50m

1 stop

MAN17:00Manchester

R15 442

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Manchester

Tue 20/4

23:35-11:50

1 stop35h 15m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 6/5

16:35-12:55

1 stop21h 20m

R15 026

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MAN Manchester - CPT Cape Town Intl

MANCPT

Manchester

Mon 26/4

23:35-23:20

1 stop22h 45m

Cape Town Intl

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16:35-9:55

1 stop18h 20m

R15 026

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MAN Manchester - CPT Cape Town Intl

MANCPT

Manchester

Mon 16/11

10:10-23:00

3 stops34h 50m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 1/12

17:15-18:35

3 stops27h 20m

R15 026

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MAN Manchester - CPT Cape Town Intl

MANCPT

Manchester

Tue 1/12

7:15-7:40

1 stop22h 25m

Cape Town Intl

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23:10-18:30

2 stops45h 20m

R15 059

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MAN Manchester - CPT Cape Town Intl

MANCPT

Manchester

Tue 1/12

18:30-14:10

2 stops17h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 22/12

15:10-8:20

2 stops19h 10m

R15 093

ManchesterCape Town

MAN Manchester - CPT Cape Town Intl

MANCPT

Manchester

Tue 17/11

18:30-14:10

2 stops17h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 26/11

13:50-8:20

2 stops20h 30m

R15 093

ManchesterCape Town

MAN Manchester - CPT Cape Town Intl

MANCPT

Manchester

Tue 10/11

14:05-17:25

1 stop25h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 17/11

12:35-6:00

1 stop19h 25m

R15 890

ManchesterCape Town

MAN Manchester - CPT Cape Town Intl

MANCPT

Manchester

Mon 26/4

21:40-17:20

1 stop18h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 13/5

13:15-13:15

1 stop25h 00m

R15 940

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ManchesterCape Town

MAN Manchester - CPT Cape Town Intl

MANCPT

Manchester

Thu 11/3

21:30-17:25

1 stop17h 55m

Cape Town Intl

Sat 27/3

18:55-8:45

1 stop15h 50m

R17 021

ManchesterCape Town

MAN Manchester - CPT Cape Town Intl

MANCPT

Manchester

Tue 17/11

21:30-17:25

1 stop17h 55m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 26/11

18:55-9:15

1 stop16h 20m

R17 087

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

Prices are currently typical for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from R14 478 to R17 453.
The lowest price recently found on this route was R15 026.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town?

The month of April is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town from Manchester, with most prices found around R14 777. If you aren’t able to travel to Cape Town during the month of April, then flying in May is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of R15 010.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cape Town from Manchester when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cape Town for around R17 413 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 Manchester for as low as R14 843 on momondo.

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

As of October 2026, prices for Manchester to Cape Town flights are approximately 27% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

When to book flights from Manchester to Cape Town

Are you open to changing your travel dates? Check out the ideal times to fly from Manchester to Cape Town according to our flight data. Find out which month and days have the cheapest flights.

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Best price found	R6 965
Fastest flight time	17h 40m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Cape Town from Manchester in the past 72 hours is R6 965. The best return flight deal from Manchester to Cape Town found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R15 026.

The fastest flight from Manchester to Cape Town takes 17h 40m

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

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Manchester to Cape Town

How far is Manchester to Cape Town Intl by plane?
Cape Town Intl is 9915,2 km away from Manchester. Flights usually cover this in 17h 40m, depending on flying conditions and air traffic around both airports.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?
Prices for flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport are updated daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?
As of October 2026, there are 6 operators available to choose from for flights from Manchester Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport.
How old do you have to be to fly from Manchester Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?
Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Manchester Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Cape Town Intl Airport?
The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Cape Town Intl Airport may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Cape Town Intl Airport. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.
What is the most popular airline from Manchester to Cape Town?
momondo data reveals that the most frequently booked airline on the route from Manchester to Cape Town is Ethiopian Air, representing 45% of all bookings. The subsequent popular airlines are Air France at 12%, KLM at 12%, and British Airways at 11%.

Best airlines flying from Manchester to Cape Town

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Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
Ethiopian Air	PriceFrom R9 335	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,1 1 043 reviews	Search Ethiopian Air flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R10 388	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 3 707 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Air France	PriceFrom R12 836	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,5 1 652 reviews	Search Air France flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom R12 932	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 4 460 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
British Airways	PriceFrom R12 985	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,7 8 270 reviews	Search British Airways flights
KLM	PriceFrom R17 251	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,8 1 597 reviews	Search KLM flights

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