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$1,168 Find cheap flights from Sydney to Cape Town

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Cheap flight deals from Sydney to Cape Town (SYD-CPT)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Sydney to Cape Town that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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18:05 - 09:25SYD-CPT
23h 20m1 stop
10:40 - 05:55CPT-SYD
35h 15m1 stop
$2,008Singapore Airlines
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Tue, 13 Aug - Tue, 10 Sep
09:50 - 16:50SYD-CPT
39h 00m2 stops
18:20 - 06:25CPT-SYD
52h 05m2 stops
$2,014Emirates
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Sun, 9 Jun - Tue, 25 Jun
06:00 - 11:35SYD-CPT
37h 35m1 stop
13:05 - 06:25CPT-SYD
33h 20m2 stops
$2,016Emirates
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Sun, 9 Jun - Tue, 25 Jun
18:05 - 09:25SYD-CPT
23h 20m2 stops
10:40 - 10:25CPT-SYD
39h 45m2 stops
$2,158Singapore Airlines
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Thu, 5 Sep - Mon, 30 Sep
11:45 - 21:25SYD-CPT
41h 40m3 stops
23:00 - 06:55CPT-SYD
47h 55m2 stops
$3,370KLM
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Sat, 8 Jun - Mon, 24 Jun
06:15 - 21:25SYD-CPT
47h 10m3 stops
23:00 - 06:55CPT-SYD
47h 55m2 stops
$3,379KLM
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Mon, 10 Jun - Mon, 24 Jun
13:05 - 13:45SYD-CPT
32h 40m3 stops
14:35 - 10:00CPT-SYD
35h 25m3 stops
$4,079Malaysia Airlines
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Thu, 5 Sep - Mon, 30 Sep
13:05 - 13:45SYD-CPT
32h 40m3 stops
15:20 - 11:00CPT-SYD
34h 40m3 stops
$4,120Malaysia Airlines
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Thu, 3 Oct - Thu, 17 Oct
20:45 - 10:50SYD-CPT
46h 05m1 stop
13:00 - 18:10CPT-SYD
44h 10m1 stop
$4,377Qatar Airways
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Sun, 29 Sep - Sat, 19 Oct
20:45 - 10:50SYD-CPT
46h 05m1 stop
13:00 - 17:10CPT-SYD
44h 10m1 stop
$4,388Qatar Airways
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Fri, 6 Sep - Tue, 1 Oct

Flights from Sydney to Cape Town - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Sydney to Cape Town to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Sydney to Cape Town?

The average price of all flights from Sydney to Cape Town clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Cape Town on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Sydney to Cape Town. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Thursdays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Sydney to Cape Town?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Sydney to Cape Town, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Sydney to Cape Town is October, where tickets cost $2,039 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets is $2,943 and $2,444 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Sydney to Cape Town, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Sydney to Cape Town, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 76 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Sydney to Cape Town?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The best deals for a one-way ticket found by KAYAK users over the last 3 days were on Singapore Airlines ($1,469) and Emirates ($10,988). The cheapest round-trip tickets were found on Singapore Airlines ($2,008) and Emirates ($2,014).

Good to know

Low season

August

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$1,168
Best time to beat the crowds (4% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (30% more expensive on average)
Flight from Sydney to Cape Town

When to book flights from Sydney to Cape Town

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Sydney to Cape Town based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
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FAQs for booking flights from Sydney to Cape Town

  • What is the cheapest flight from Sydney to Cape Town?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Sydney to Cape Town was $763 for a one-way ticket and $1,312 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Sydney to Cape Town?

    When flying out of Sydney you will be using Sydney Kingsford Smith. You will be landing at Cape Town, also known as Cape Town Intl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Sydney to Cape Town?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Sydney to Cape Town?

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Sydney and Cape Town, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Sydney to Cape Town, Singapore Airlines or Emirates?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Sydney to Cape Town are Singapore Airlines and Emirates. With an average price for the route of $2,041 and an overall rating of 8.2, Singapore Airlines is the most popular choice. Emirates is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $2,149 and an overall rating of 8.1.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Sydney to Cape Town?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Sydney to Cape Town.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Sydney to Cape Town?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cape Town from Sydney is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Sydney to Cape Town?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Cape Town with an airline and back to Sydney with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Sydney to Cape Town?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Cape Town from Sydney up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 4 airlines serving from Sydney to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Sydney to Cape Town. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.2
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1479 reviews
8.4boarding
7.8food
8.2entertainment
8.1comfort
8.7crew
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Good flight. The food was served a bit late, hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

10.0 ExcellentYM, Apr 2024MEL - SIN
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Good flight. The food was served a bit late, hence a hurry to finish before landing. Excellent crew and service

Great to have actual hot tastey meal on a flight. Well done

They made me check my carry on even though there was room We un boarded in a strange way but overall it was good

Seating cramped; close to toilet, foul smelling and noisy, very unhygienic and disease risk Free and paid Wi-Fi NOT accessible at all - misleading advertising Very expensive sunglasses disappeared from back seat pouch. Coffee disgusting and cold

When boarding, after business class should be premium economy, but economy class already lined-up at the gate blocking premium economy to board. Singapore airline crew should done a better job to organize this chaos :( Thank you.

Flying with Singapore airlines is always excelllent - the crew are lovely and the food too is great. It’s my number 1 airline

They close their counter so early. I had internet issues so I couldn’t check In online . I would have made the flight but their counter was closed 5 minutes before we arrived. No way of contacting them even though I had the confirmation number and tried to check in the night before on someone else’s phone. I tried calling their customer service with no pick up. Horrible experience, I’m very unhappy with them. I hope to never fly with them ever again. It costed me almost $900.

Even though it was a very full flight, the service was still excellent, the plane did not feel too cramped and cabin crew made a sincere effort to help passengers find overhead space for stowing luggage.

The seat comfort, the food and of course the crew, they made you feel welcome and relaxed 😊

Very slow check in. Food poor and some of the special meals offered were not available. Luggage then didnt arrive and still waiting for news 48 hours later

The food on this flight was just terrible. I have a wheat allergy so when booking I ask for gluten free options. The food given was inedible. The bread rolls were rock hard. Once board I was given one and the only thing I could do was eat the chicken slice and piece of tomato on it. Also given was 4 small cubes of fruit, 2 watermelon and 2 pineapple and a bottle of water. My husband had a regular meal and found his very average. Then the evening meal was also disappointing! Some dried out fish with spinach and 3 sticks of dry white sweet potato. No sauce …. 😳 again, the same fruit and water. The passengers had to wait a long time for the dinner food to be served. My husband just wanted to eat and go to sleep so he was a bit annoyed about that. We got off the plane and I was feeling quite hangry. Not enough food or a good eating experience. Emirates used to be a flight we looked forward to… now we are considering looking at other companies for the future.

Nice selection of movies and TV shows. Plane was generally nice, not the newest but nice nonetheless. However, Emirates should have cancelled the flight, as hardly any flights flew out of Dubai at the time. Flight delays and cancellation was poorly communicated and passengers were left guessing and to their own devices on what to do. Connection desks were staffed too thinly, there was one desk with more than a hundred clients and just one poor lady. When I had my flights rebooked, I was told meal vouchers can be scanned using my boarding pass, nope. Was told to comeback for my hotel voucher, none. Had to book my hotel voucher the usual way through Dubai Connect despite having been told twice to comeback to the counters twice.

Not that good The crew in the plane were rim professional & almost lost in their work distribution

Flight from Dubai to Zagreb very bad cabin crew. Bad food

Superb experience. I hope they bring back the fast track option at Heathrow immigration.

Amazing service and food. However I didn’t get chance to choose my own seat which bothered me a little.

Quality and tasty Food and service, bigger seat comfort and leg room, etc.

The amenities offered in the Business class is far away less compared with other Air Companies. Emirates is going down in the competition pricing the same value as Qatar airways for example.

On both legs of my trips (Jhb - Dxb and Dxb - Jhb) the entertainment system did not work.

Overall experience was bad , one does not expect after travelling for 14 hrs in Boing 777-300 ER to be pushed in to a craft with a extermly poor seating pitch, no room for hand baggage in the luggege bins and extermly poor service quality. This patch made my overall expereince mediocre and would definetly look for better choices when flying in or out of Delhi in future.

I found it weird that the quality of the flight different from Australia to Doha than the Doha to Berlin leg. The quality of the toiletries pack (was in a box from Australia) and then a proper bag from Doha. The biggest variation was the inflight entertainment, which had a significantly shorter amount of content compared to the Doha flight. My QSuite seat was also broken and did not recline all the way flat. Wasn’t the best and I wouldn’t be happy if I’d paid cash for the flight.

To many ads. 3 or 4 between each movie. All repetitive, all related to Doha which I was just passing thru.

They shld improve and provide a lunch or dinner in an international leg

I liked the overall service and comfort. The only annoying thing was paying for excess baggage at the airport. They have limited options and they don't take all cards.

It was the terrific, I was promoted to businessman class, and the service was amazing.

The 2nd flight from Doha to Mumbai was not of international level expected while booking with Qatar

The plane from Dublin to Doha was quite comfortable. I was in economy and the seats and rows were very tight. The man in front of me reclined his seat and it made my screen incredibly close to my face and I wasn’t able to take my tray down and my knees were pressed against the seat. I had to ask three times for him to pull his seat up but in his defence he hadn’t even reclined it far, the rows were just too close. I had a pain in my side by the end of the flight from the chairs which were quite worn and not very padded or supportive. It was a significantly inferior plane to the plane from Doha to Sydney and vice versa.

Transit , Too long for terminal change, for a moment I thought Qatar airlines going to Los Angeles by bus. Please make transit convenient and quick.

This was a really enjoyable flight. Even though I was in economy, I had a great deal of leg space, I had a nice meal, and the flight staff was helpful and friendly. A really great flight.

The flight was quite comfortable for a 12 hour flight! Food was excellent. The service was good, the entertainment was fine. All in all, one of the better long-haul flights I’ve experienced.

The gate was changed at the very last moment and no one informed us. The flight was one hour late and the screen broken, the remote control not working. One toilet was out of order . the other toilets were also not totally functioning, because the washbasin was plugged and the water couldn't flow away.

The food could be better, the beef was quite tough. The crew were friendly and helpful on this flight, which has not being my experience on other Ethiopian flights.

The crew were extremely unfriendly. The plane was dirty and the entertainment system did not work, so they did not even give out earphones to anyone.

It is just ok, the sits are very uncomfortable, the temperature too low and there weren’t blankets. The food is mediocre and there are no screens to watch movies.

Seat in front of my wife was broken so it reclined further than normal and without having to push the recline button so my wife had absolutely no room the entire 17 hour flight. My seat was broken and wouldn't recline at all. Also.. my tray table was sticky and dirty right away before I even used it. Also...the floor in the back of the plane from our row of seats on back was totally soaked and both times we landed water came rushing out of the food/servant area like a flood onto the same already wet carpet. It got everything wet that was placed around our feet...including our shoes and socks.

Flight was smooth but unnecessary long because we had to refuel at FCO Rome. Air hostesses service and response to call light could be better. Both planes were old with broken seat arms and toilets. Why Africans had to be given the farthest Gates is what baffles me and why we have to pay for Aisle seats I found really strange. Is there ever an end to ripping people off even after paying over $2300 for one seat.

it was a nice tripe but they need to work on the serving of soda,they should be abled to serve cain soda not on cup.At least each passenger should be entitled to one cain of soda not serving on cup.thanks.

Same but worse than international. The inter African flights are worse.

The entertainment (movies) blockbuster and classics never change. I am a frequent Ethiopian flyer and this should be addressed. Not much changed from my summer flight and my December flight. It is annoying - surely you can update the selections more often. Same with food options. It becomes extremely boring to be offered the same exact meals from Washington to Addis to Maputo every trip, each time. AS

Food was horrible. Our flight was not comfortable due to turbulence, seats was not comfortable, Very tight barely can not move anywhere.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Sydney to Cape Town found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
15/5Wed
3 stops
49h 50mSYD-CPT
$1,168
13/6Thu
3 stops
34h 30mSYD-CPT
$1,232
22/9Sun
3 stops
45h 05mSYD-CPT
$1,264
15/5Wed
2 stops
39h 05mSYD-CPT
$1,304
13/6Thu
1 stopSingapore Airlines
23h 20mSYD-CPT
$1,469
22/9Sun
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
71h 20mSYD-CPT
$1,506
22/9Sun
1 stopSingapore Airlines
33h 30mSYD-CPT
$1,729
15/5Wed
1 stopSingapore Airlines
33h 30mSYD-CPT
$3,364
15/5Wed
1 stopEmirates
47h 25mSYD-CPT
$10,988
15/5Wed
2 stopsEmirates
33h 45mSYD-CPT
$11,106

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Sydney - Cape Town Flights

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Cape Town (CPT)South Africa

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