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SydneyCape Town
SYD - CPT
SYDCPT
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Fri 21/3
16:10-09:25
2 stops26h 15m
SydneyCape Town
SYD - CPT
SYDCPT
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Sun 16/3
09:30-19:55
1 stop19h 25m
SydneyCape Town
SYD - CPT
SYDCPT
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Thu 28/11
14:05-17:25
3 stops36h 20m
SydneyCape Town
SYD - CPT
SYDCPT
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Sat 22/3
21:40-19:55
2 stops31h 15m
SydneyCape Town
SYD - CPT
SYDCPT
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Sun 1/12
20:40-12:00
2 stops48h 20m
SydneyCape Town
SYD - CPT
SYDCPT
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Sun 15/12
19:10-13:45
2 stops27h 35m
SydneyCape Town
SYD - CPT
SYDCPT
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Sun 16/3
11:40-21:30
3 stops42h 50m
SydneyCape Town
SYD - CPT
SYDCPT
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Tue 18/3
12:10-09:25
3 stops30h 15m
SydneyCape Town
SYD - CPT
SYDCPT
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Mon 17/3
16:20-10:30
3 stops51h 10m
SydneyCape Town
SYD - CPT
SYDCPT
Sydney Kingsford Smith
Wed 19/2
21:10-16:45
1 stop28h 35m
Cape Town Intl
Wed 26/3
13:40-07:35
2 stops32h 55m
Return from | $2,036 |
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One-way from | $1,310 |
Popular in | December |
Cheapest in | August |
Average price | $1,982 |
The price you pay for your flight to Cape Town may vary depending on when you book. For the best chance of a lower fare, look to book 81 days in advance of your trip. Fares are likely to increase a fortnight or so before your departure date.
On average, a flight from Sydney to Cape Town takes 22 hours 20 minutes. Flights to Cape Town from other popular cities in Australia will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.
Users looking for the lowest fares to Cape Town should consider flying on Sunday at midday, when prices are typically cheapest. Budget-minded travellers will want to avoid Wednesday at midday, when prices are usually at their highest.
The most popular airlines flying from Sydney to Cape Town are Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Qatar Airways.
The cheapest airlines flying from Sydney to Cape Town are Singapore Airlines, Ethiopian Air and Emirates.
In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Cape Town ranges from 20.0 - 100.0 mm per month. July is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 100.0 mm. January is typically the driest time to visit Cape Town when rainfall is around 20.0 mm.
If weather is an important factor for your trip to Cape Town, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, January is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 21.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of July, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 12.0 C).
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It was a pleasure journey! Emirates improved their services and I am glad that they are doing well.
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It was a pleasure journey! Emirates improved their services and I am glad that they are doing well.
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It was a pleasure journey! Emirates improved their services and I am glad that they are doing well.
The Weather and Scenery alone should be enough to make you want to compare cheap flights to Cape Town. The omnipresent fog over Table Mountain, surfers riding the waves and carpets of rolling vineyards: this is quintessential Cape Town. Blessed with one of the most distinct and diverse landscapes in Africa and pleasant weather year-round, Cape Town offers an exciting combination of great outdoor activities and relaxed, yet cosmopolitan city life, with art and craft galleries, fine restaurants and bars.
Exploring Cape Town’s diverse neighbourhoods is a great way to discover the city. Wander the lively cobbled streets of Bo-Kaap – the historic Muslim quarter with brightly coloured houses and mosques that is home to descendants of slaves brought over from Indonesia, India and Turkey by the Dutch in the16th and 17th century. The neighbourhood is a stark contrast to the glitzy nearby beach towns of Camps Bay and Clifton. You can also take a tour of the infamous Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for two decades.
Wine lovers have much to look forward to after booking their flights to Cape Town. There are more than 120 vineyards or wine estates immediately east of the city, with the best-known located in Constantia, Stellenbosch, Franschhoek, Paarl, Robertson and Wellington. Tastings are a regular occurrence and while much argument can be had about the quality of the local products versus those closer to home, when it comes to wine tastings there is often a whole lot of fun in the disagreement.
Back to Cape Town proper, take the Table Mountain Cableway to the top (or hike if you’re feeling energetic) for a spectacular view of the city below and a perspective of the lay of the land. Other city attractions include the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront, the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden and nearby Robben Island, a former prison that housed Nelson Mandela and other political prisoners during the apartheid era for an all-too-real taste of the country’s troubled past.
But this is still Africa and no visit to Cape Town is complete without taking in the wildlife. Although this is not the place to find huge big-game parks, you won’t regret checking out the penguins at Boulders Beach or for something a little bigger in the shape of antelopes and black rhinos, check out the Solole Game Reserve.
Located on a peninsula between the Indian and Atlantic Oceans, Cape Town has mild winters and warm summers. Winter temperatures range from 7 to 12 degrees Celsius between June and August. Spring is unpredictable and can have pleasant, sunny days or days when the Cape Doctor, a southeast wind, blows up to 75mph. Summer can be very warm from December to March with temperatures reaching the 40s, but the wind keeps it bearable. March to April and early May have the best weather and gentle winds and this is a great time to book your flights to Cape Town. Rainfall is moderate throughout the year.
Cape Town sprawls across a large area, but you can always use Table Mountain to get your bearings. Central Cape Town is small and easily explored on foot.
Public transport is patchy but can get you around the city during the day. Many visitors use the commuter trains, particularly the line to Simon’s Town. City buses services stop in the early evening. Avoid public transport after dark.
Rikkis — open rickshaws — are a cheap way to explore the City Bowl area. Reasonably-priced minibus taxis operate mostly along bus routes. You can hail them, but make sure you ask the driver where it is headed as they are unregulated and may not be safest option.
You can call for regular taxis, which are metered and expensive, but worth considering late at night.
If you are renting a car, be aware driving can be unpredictable and confusing, especially since the same road can change names several times. Get a GPS and remember Table Mountain is a handy landmark.
Once the flight arrives, Cape Town International Airport (CPT) is located some 20 km from the city centre. From there, door-to-door minibus services from the airport take about half an hour to town. Many hotels have courtesy buses.
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