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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Cape Town

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EY,TK Return flights from £1,007
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,007
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,008
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Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,009
QR,TK Return flights from £1,008
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,008
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,008
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Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,009
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£1,089
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Fri 20 Nov£1,289
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Tue 16 Jun£1,641
SQ Return flights from £1,013
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,013
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,013
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Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,105
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£1,152
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Fri 20 Nov£1,199
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Tue 16 Jun£1,969
SQ,TK Return flights from £1,037
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,037
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,037
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Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£1,090
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Fri 20 Nov£1,293
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,313
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Tue 16 Jun£2,153
TK,VA Return flights from £1,046
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,046
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,047
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Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,048
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£1,126
QR,TK,VA Return flights from £1,061
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,061
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,062
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Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,062
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£1,160
QR Return flights from £1,063
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,063
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,063
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Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,069
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Fri 20 Nov£1,085
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£1,174
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Tue 16 Jun£1,319
QR,SQ Return flights from £1,082
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,082
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,107
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Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Fri 20 Nov£1,151
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,172
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£1,313
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Tue 16 Jun£1,883
EY,QR Return flights from £1,105
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,105
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Fri 20 Nov£1,115
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Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Tue 16 Jun£1,272
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£1,497
VA Return flights from £1,114
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,114
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,114
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Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,121
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Fri 20 Nov£1,145
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£1,363
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Tue 16 Jun£1,426
EK Return flights from £1,116
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£1,116
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,122
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Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Tue 16 Jun£1,131
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,144
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,154
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Fri 20 Nov£1,169
EY,SQ Return flights from £1,118
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,118
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Fri 20 Nov£1,163
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Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£1,454
QR,VA Return flights from £1,131
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,131
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,131
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Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,136
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Fri 20 Nov£1,157
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£1,198
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Tue 16 Jun£1,435
SQ,VA Return flights from £1,138
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,138
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,163
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Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Fri 20 Nov£1,209
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,245
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£1,471
ET,QR,TG Return flights from £1,148
Dep. Sun 31 MayRet. Tue 16 Jun£1,148

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Cheapest Melbourne to Cape Town Return Prices

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

February 2026
£799
March 2026
£1,079
May 2026
£943

Average Melbourne to Cape Town Return Prices

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

December 2025
£2,471
January 2026
£2,467
February 2026
£1,189
March 2026
£1,178
May 2026
£1,204
August 2026
£1,262
September 2026
£1,237

Did you know...

  • Melbourne is 8 hours ahead of Cape Town. You should take steps to reduce jetlag.
  • The International Air Transport Association (IATA) code for Cape Town is CPT and for Melbourne it is MEL.
  • The closest train station to Cape Town airport is Lavistown.
How to get from Melbourne to Cape Town
Melbourne (MEL)
 to 
Perth (PER)
4h 15m
Layover - 1h 5m
Perth (PER)
 to 
Johannesburg (JNB)
11h 55m
Layover - 1h 15m
Johannesburg (JNB)
 to 
Capetown (CPT)
2h 10m
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