Cheap flights Nairobi — Cape Town (NBO — CPT)

Good to know - Cheap tickets Nairobi — Cape Town

Cheapest flight found $390
Minimal flight time 5h 45m
Flight distance 4100 km
Most popular airline Kenya Airways

Airfare Nairobi – Cape Town by month

Here you can find out in what months how much a ticket Nairobi – Cape Town costs to buy cheap plane tickets.

Month One-way Round-trip
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December 2025
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Remember that the optimal time for booking air tickets is 59 days before the departure date, this is the average time at which air tickets were sold at the lowest prices.

Schedule of direct flights Nairobi — Cape Town

Departure Arrival Flight days Flight Airlines Flight time Airports
08:10 12:55 sat KQ784 Kenya Airways 5h 45m Jomo Kenyatta International Airport — Cape Town International Airport Select dates
08:15 13:00 sat KQ784 Kenya Airways 5h 45m Jomo Kenyatta International Airport — Cape Town International Airport Select dates
16:55 21:40 tue, thu KQ784 Kenya Airways 5h 45m Jomo Kenyatta International Airport — Cape Town International Airport Select dates
16:55 23:00 thu KQ784 Kenya Airways 7h 5m Jomo Kenyatta International Airport — Cape Town International Airport Select dates
17:25 22:10 tue, thu KQ784 Kenya Airways 5h 45m Jomo Kenyatta International Airport — Cape Town International Airport Select dates
17:25 22:35 thu KQ784 Kenya Airways 6h 10m Jomo Kenyatta International Airport — Cape Town International Airport Select dates
18:15 23:00 tue KQ784 Kenya Airways 5h 45m Jomo Kenyatta International Airport — Cape Town International Airport Select dates
18:35 23:20 thu KQ784 Kenya Airways 5h 45m Jomo Kenyatta International Airport — Cape Town International Airport Select dates
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Popular airlines flying Nairobi — Cape Town

Flight Nairobi – Cape Town is served by 12 airlines.  1 airlines operate direct flights.


Airlines with direct flights


Other airlines flying with transfers

Sales of tickets from Nairobi to Cape Town in the last 48 hours

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Dynamics airfare Nairobi — Cape Town by month for the last year

according to LowCost.Club for the last year

The airfare depends on the departure date. Our chart shows the low season prices on route Nairobi — Cape Town

The graph shows that booking flights Nairobi — Cape Town is best planned for July and flights Nairobi — Cape Town — Nairobi in the month of April.

Flights Nairobi — Cape Town

The selection of cheap flights Nairobi — Cape Town

Here you can find and purchase the cheapest flights Nairobi — Cape Town from $390 and Nairobi — Cape Town — Nairobi from $413.

The price of the flight Nairobi — Cape Town (South Africa) — Nairobi from $413 (round-trip).

The average price of the flight Nairobi — Cape Town (South Africa) — Nairobi $676 (round-trip).

Low cost flights Nairobi — Cape Town (NBO — CPT)

The distance between Nairobi and Cape Town 2548 miles (or 4100 kilometres).

The time difference between Nairobi and Cape Town is 1 h.

Minimal flight time from Nairobi to Cape Town 5h 45m.

LowCostClub always do a comparison of airfares Nairobi — Cape Town with several airlines (include Kenya Airways). They will always give you all available options so you can find the cheapest flight to Cape Town. In addition, you can choose the platform where you want to place your orders. There are also special offers for air tickets Nairobi — Cape Town. Last week, for instance, the cheapest round-trip prices stood at $413 while the cheapest one-way price that was available within the last week cost $390

Routes from nearby cities to Cape Town

A flight from a neighbouring city can help you save money on plane tickets.

Most often, departures to Cape Town are from Kilimanjaro, this is the cheapest flight from $361. The nearest airports from Nairobi with a flight to Cape Town are located in Arusha.

Popular International routes from Nairobi

Popular routes from Cape Town

If you are going to fly from Cape Town, then study the popular flights. The most popular flights from Cape Town:

Popular domestic routes from Nairobi

FAQ about Nairobi — Cape Town

Yes, you can fly from Nairobi to Cape Town. Nairobi has 2 airports (Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Wilson Airport) for flights. Kenya Airways departs from Nairobi on tue, thu, sat. There are non-direct flights through Airlink, British Airways, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Flexflight, Hi Fly, KLM, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, TAAG Angola Airlines, Turkish Airlines.

A direct flight lasts an average of 5h 45m, during which time the aircraft covers a distance of 4100 km.

The price of flights Nairobi — Cape Town starts from $390.

Planes fly Nairobi — Cape Town 3 times a week on the following days: tue, thu, sat

In Nairobi — Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Wilson Airport. In Cape Town — Cape Town International Airport.

The following flights fly between Nairobi and Cape Town: KQ784, KQ784, KQ784, KQ784, KQ784, KQ784, KQ784, KQ784

High season is considered to be February and the cheapest month is July. Enter your preferred airports (or cities) and dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Nairobi — Cape Town flight deals.

Only one airline operates a direct flight Nairobi — Cape Town: Kenya Airways.

All the following airlines flights Nairobi — Cape Town: Airlink, British Airways, Emirates, Ethiopian Airlines, Flexflight, Hi Fly, Kenya Airways, KLM, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, Singapore Airlines, TAAG Angola Airlines, Turkish Airlines.

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