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SAUDIA, Norse Atlantic UK, and Qatar Airways are the most popular carriers operating from New York to Cape Town Intl

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How old do you have to be to fly from New York 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 layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from New York 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 license 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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7:30 p.m. - 6:35 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

40h 05m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

8:50 p.m. - 2:31 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

24h 41m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

C$ 1,351Delta

Tue, 9 Feb - Tue, 23 Feb

7:30 p.m. - 6:35 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

40h 05m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

8:50 p.m. - 8:56 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

31h 06m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Raleigh-Durham

C$ 1,358Delta

Tue, 9 Feb - Thu, 18 Feb

6:25 p.m. - 9:25 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 00m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

11:15 p.m. - 12:32 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

43h 17m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

C$ 1,366KLM

Wed, 9 Sep - Sun, 20 Sep

9:15 p.m. - 5:50 a.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 35m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

7:40 a.m. - 12:32 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

34h 52m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

C$ 1,368KLM

Mon, 21 Sep - Mon, 28 Sep

5:25 p.m. - 9:25 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 00m2 stops Boston Logan Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

11:15 p.m. - 5:05 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

23h 50m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

C$ 1,373KLM

Wed, 9 Sep - Sun, 20 Sep

6:25 p.m. - 9:25 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 00m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

11:00 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

26h 15m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

C$ 1,374KLM

Mon, 5 Oct - Mon, 12 Oct

10:40 p.m. - 5:45 a.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 05m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

38h 30m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

C$ 1,381KLM

Mon, 25 Jan - Sun, 21 Feb

9:20 p.m. - 10:40 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

42h 20m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

8:30 a.m. - 12:55 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

35h 25m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

C$ 1,387KLM

Tue, 29 Dec - Mon, 11 Jan

5:00 p.m. - 10:40 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 40m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

12:30 a.m. - 6:40 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

25h 10m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Boston Logan Intl

C$ 1,395KLM

Wed, 13 Jan - Wed, 20 Jan

2:55 p.m. - 6:35 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

20h 40m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

7:30 a.m. - 11:23 a.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

34h 53m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

C$ 1,399Delta

Wed, 10 Feb - Wed, 17 Feb

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6:25 p.m. - 9:25 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 00m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

11:15 p.m. - 2:35 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

21h 20m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

C$ 1,368KLM

Tue, 25 Aug - Tue, 1 Sep

2:35 p.m. - 9:25 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 50m2 stops Boston Logan Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

11:15 p.m. - 12:32 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

43h 17m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

C$ 1,373KLM

Tue, 25 Aug - Tue, 1 Sep

2:35 p.m. - 9:25 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 50m2 stops Boston Logan Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

11:15 p.m. - 5:10 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

23h 55m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Paris Charles de Gaulle

C$ 1,745KLM

Tue, 25 Aug - Tue, 1 Sep

6:25 p.m. - 9:25 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 00m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

11:15 p.m. - 5:05 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

23h 50m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

C$ 2,056KLM

Fri, 28 Aug - Sun, 6 Sep

5:30 p.m. - 9:25 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 55m2 stops Boston Logan Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

11:15 p.m. - 12:32 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

43h 17m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

C$ 2,062KLM

Fri, 28 Aug - Sun, 6 Sep

11:20 a.m. - 6:05 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 45m1 stop Dubai Intl

6:25 p.m. - 2:35 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

26h 10m1 stop Dubai Intl

C$ 2,299Emirates

Sat, 29 Aug - Sat, 19 Sep

11:00 p.m. - 7:55 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

38h 55m2 stops Dubai Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

9:00 a.m. - 6:55 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

63h 55m3 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Dubai Intl Milan Malpensa

C$ 2,410Emirates

Thu, 27 Aug - Mon, 7 Sep

1:14 p.m. - 9:25 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 11m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Amsterdam Schiphol

8:05 p.m. - 11:59 a.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

21h 54m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

C$ 2,720Delta

Fri, 28 Aug - Sun, 6 Sep

9:50 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

33h 10m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Addis Ababa Bole

1:50 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

36h 10m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Abidjan Felix H. Boigny

C$ 2,913Ethiopian Air

Wed, 26 Aug - Sun, 6 Sep

10:00 p.m. - 8:20 a.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

28h 20m3 stops Abidjan Felix H. Boigny Addis Ababa Bole Johannesburg OR Tambo

3:10 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

34h 50m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Abidjan Felix H. Boigny

C$ 2,989Ethiopian Air

Wed, 26 Aug - Sun, 6 Sep

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Ethiopian Air flights from New York to Cape Town

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Ethiopian Air

26 Aug

JFK9:50 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

33h 10m

2 stops

CPT1:00 p.m.Cape Town Intl

6 Sep

CPT1:50 p.m.Cape Town Intl

36h 10m

2 stops

JFK8:00 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

C$ 2,913

Ethiopian Air

2 Sep

JFK10:00 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

28h 20m

3 stops

CPT8:20 a.m.Cape Town Intl

15 Sep

CPT1:50 p.m.Cape Town Intl

36h 10m

2 stops

JFK8:00 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

C$ 2,952

Ethiopian Air

26 Aug

JFK10:00 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

28h 20m

3 stops

CPT8:20 a.m.Cape Town Intl

6 Sep

CPT3:10 p.m.Cape Town Intl

34h 50m

2 stops

JFK8:00 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

C$ 2,989

KLM flights from New York to Cape Town

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KLM

9 Sep

JFK6:25 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

21h 00m

1 stop

CPT9:25 p.m.Cape Town Intl

20 Sep

CPT11:15 p.m.Cape Town Intl

43h 17m

1 stop

JFK12:32 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

C$ 1,366

KLM

21 Sep

JFK9:15 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

26h 35m

1 stop

CPT5:50 a.m.Cape Town Intl

28 Sep

CPT7:40 a.m.Cape Town Intl

34h 52m

1 stop

JFK12:32 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

C$ 1,368

KLM

25 Aug

JFK2:35 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

24h 50m

2 stops

CPT9:25 p.m.Cape Town Intl

1 Sep

CPT11:15 p.m.Cape Town Intl

43h 17m

1 stop

JFK12:32 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

C$ 1,373

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New YorkCape Town

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JFKCPT

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 9/2

7:30 p.m.-6:35 p.m.

1 stop40h 05m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 23/2

8:50 p.m.-2:31 p.m.

1 stop24h 41m

C$ 1,351

New YorkCape Town

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JFKCPT

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 9/2

7:30 p.m.-6:35 p.m.

1 stop40h 05m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 18/2

8:50 p.m.-8:56 p.m.

2 stops31h 06m

C$ 1,358

New YorkCape Town

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JFKCPT

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 9/9

6:25 p.m.-9:25 p.m.

1 stop21h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 20/9

11:15 p.m.-12:32 p.m.

1 stop43h 17m

C$ 1,366

New YorkCape Town

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JFKCPT

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 21/9

9:15 p.m.-5:50 a.m.

1 stop26h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 28/9

7:40 a.m.-12:32 p.m.

1 stop34h 52m

C$ 1,368

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New YorkCape Town

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JFKCPT

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 9/9

5:25 p.m.-9:25 p.m.

2 stops22h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 20/9

11:15 p.m.-5:05 p.m.

1 stop23h 50m

C$ 1,373

New YorkCape Town

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JFKCPT

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 5/10

6:25 p.m.-9:25 p.m.

1 stop21h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 12/10

11:00 p.m.-7:15 p.m.

1 stop26h 15m

C$ 1,374

New YorkCape Town

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JFKCPT

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 25/1

10:40 p.m.-5:45 a.m.

1 stop24h 05m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 21/2

7:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

1 stop38h 30m

C$ 1,381

New YorkCape Town

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JFKCPT

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 29/12

9:20 p.m.-10:40 p.m.

1 stop42h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 11/1

8:30 a.m.-12:55 p.m.

1 stop35h 25m

C$ 1,387

New YorkCape Town

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JFKCPT

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 13/1

5:00 p.m.-10:40 p.m.

1 stop22h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 20/1

12:30 a.m.-6:40 p.m.

2 stops25h 10m

C$ 1,395

New YorkCape Town

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JFKCPT

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 10/2

2:55 p.m.-6:35 p.m.

1 stop20h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 17/2

7:30 a.m.-11:23 a.m.

1 stop34h 53m

C$ 1,399

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

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from C$ 2,108 to C$ 2,656.
The lowest price recently found on this route was C$ 1,351.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town?

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town from New York, with most prices found around C$ 1,932. If you’re not able to fly to Cape Town in February, then January is your next best option. Flight prices from New York to Cape Town during January average around C$ 2,002.

What is the cheapest New York to Cape Town Intl flight route?

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cape Town from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cape Town for around C$ 2,083 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cape Town from New York for as low as C$ 1,562 on momondo.

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You could potentially save up to 20% on your flight if you consider stops on a New York to Cape Town flight.

How have New York to Cape Town flight prices changed over time?

As of August 2026, prices for New York to Cape Town flights are approximately 37% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

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Best price found	C$ 1,015
Fastest flight time	28h 45m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Cape Town from New York in the past 72 hours is C$ 1,015. The best round-trip flight deal from New York to Cape Town found on momondo in the last 72 hours is C$ 1,351.

The fastest flight from New York to Cape Town takes 28h 45m

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

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Frequently asked questions about flying from New York to Cape Town

How far is New York to Cape Town Intl by plane?
New York and Cape Town Intl are 12558.4 km apart from one another. Typically, this will take 28h 45m by plane in normal conditions.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from New York to Cape Town Intl Airport?
Prices for flights from New York to Cape Town Intl Airport are refreshed on a daily basis.
How old do you have to be to fly from New York 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 layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from New York 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 license 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 plane model from New York to Cape Town?
Based on momondo bookings for flights between New York and Cape Town, the leading plane model is Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, making up 96.00% of the total bookings. Other popular models include Boeing 737 MAX 8 with 0.80%, Airbus A320neo with 0.80%, and Boeing 787 Dreamliner with 0.80%.

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