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Cheap Flights from Cairns to Cape Town

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SQ Return flights from £1,210
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,210
Dep. Mon 05 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,329
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Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£2,289
QR,VA Return flights from £1,244
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,244
Dep. Mon 05 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,447
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Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£1,859
QR,SQ Return flights from £1,246
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,246
Dep. Mon 05 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,308
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Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£2,239
QR Return flights from £1,252
Dep. Mon 05 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,252
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,482
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Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£1,909
QR,SQ,VA Return flights from £1,257
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,257
Dep. Mon 05 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,548
EK Return flights from £1,282
Dep. Mon 05 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,282
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,370
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Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£1,389
JQ,QR,VA Return flights from £1,343
Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£1,343
Dep. Mon 05 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,533
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Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,669
EK,QF Return flights from £1,347
Dep. Mon 05 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,347
Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£1,405
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Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,443
QF,QR,VA Return flights from £1,349
Dep. Mon 05 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,349
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,388
JQ,QR Return flights from £1,359
Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£1,359
Dep. Mon 05 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,458
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Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,669
QF,QR Return flights from £1,372
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,372
Dep. Mon 05 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,383
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Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£1,963
SQ,VA Return flights from £1,381
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,381
Dep. Mon 05 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,470
JQ,SQ,TK Return flights from £1,411
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,411
Dep. Mon 05 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,695
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Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£2,586
EY,QF,SA,SQ Return flights from £1,414
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,414
4Z,EY,QF,SQ Return flights from £1,421
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,421

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Cheapest Cairns to Cape Town Return Prices

These are the cheapest prices for Cairns to Cape Town return airfares.

February 2026
£888
March 2026
£1,207

Average Cairns to Cape Town Return Prices

These are the average prices for Cairns to Cape Town return airfares.

February 2026
£1,743
March 2026
£1,371
June 2026
£1,364

Did you know...

  • From Cape Town to Cairns is 12,063 kilometres.
  • CPT is the IATA airport code for Cape Town.
  • has the quickest flight between Cairns and Cape Town at 45 hrs 30 mins. Stopping over at Singapore, Johannesburg
  • Cape Town is 8 hours behind Cairns. You should read about how to reduce the impact of jetlag.

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