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SQ Return flights from £839
Dep. Sun 14 FebRet. Sun 28 Feb£839
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Thu 04 Mar£896
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Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Thu 25 Feb£940
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Mon 15 Feb£954
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Thu 18 Feb£980
Dep. Wed 03 FebRet. Fri 19 Feb£997
Dep. Tue 13 AprRet. Thu 15 Apr£1,228
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Wed 06 Jan£1,537
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,647
QR Return flights from £973
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£973
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Mon 15 Feb£973
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Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Thu 25 Feb£973
Dep. Sun 14 FebRet. Sun 28 Feb£973
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Thu 04 Mar£995
Dep. Wed 03 FebRet. Fri 19 Feb£995
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Thu 18 Feb£995
Dep. Tue 13 AprRet. Thu 15 Apr£1,055
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Wed 06 Jan£1,247
QR,VA Return flights from £1,017
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,017
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Mon 15 Feb£1,017
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Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Thu 25 Feb£1,017
Dep. Sun 14 FebRet. Sun 28 Feb£1,017
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Thu 04 Mar£1,039
Dep. Wed 03 FebRet. Fri 19 Feb£1,040
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Thu 18 Feb£1,040
Dep. Tue 13 AprRet. Thu 15 Apr£1,096
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Wed 06 Jan£1,290
VA Return flights from £1,017
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,017
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Mon 15 Feb£1,017
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Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Thu 25 Feb£1,017
Dep. Sun 14 FebRet. Sun 28 Feb£1,017
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Thu 04 Mar£1,039
Dep. Wed 03 FebRet. Fri 19 Feb£1,040
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Thu 18 Feb£1,040
Dep. Tue 13 AprRet. Thu 15 Apr£1,099
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Wed 06 Jan£1,366
EY,SA,TR Return flights from £1,047
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,047
QR,TK Return flights from £1,049
Dep. Sun 14 FebRet. Sun 28 Feb£1,049
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Mon 15 Feb£1,049
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Dep. Wed 03 FebRet. Fri 19 Feb£1,056
Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Thu 25 Feb£1,056
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,056
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Thu 18 Feb£1,072
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Thu 04 Mar£1,078
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Wed 06 Jan£1,213
Dep. Tue 13 AprRet. Thu 15 Apr£1,229
QR,SA Return flights from £1,055
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Mon 15 Feb£1,055
Dep. Sun 14 FebRet. Sun 28 Feb£1,055
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Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Thu 25 Feb£1,068
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,068
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Thu 04 Mar£1,077
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Thu 18 Feb£1,090
Dep. Tue 13 AprRet. Thu 15 Apr£1,226
Dep. Wed 03 FebRet. Fri 19 Feb£1,306
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Wed 06 Jan£1,355
SQ,TK Return flights from £1,071
Dep. Wed 03 FebRet. Fri 19 Feb£1,071
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Mon 15 Feb£1,071
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Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Thu 18 Feb£1,071
Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Thu 25 Feb£1,128
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Thu 04 Mar£1,129
Dep. Sun 14 FebRet. Sun 28 Feb£1,129
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Wed 06 Jan£1,321
Dep. Tue 13 AprRet. Thu 15 Apr£1,415
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,415
ET,QF Return flights from £1,072
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Mon 15 Feb£1,072
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Thu 04 Mar£1,072
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Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Thu 25 Feb£1,101
Dep. Tue 13 AprRet. Thu 15 Apr£1,104
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Thu 18 Feb£1,127
Dep. Sun 14 FebRet. Sun 28 Feb£1,142
Dep. Wed 03 FebRet. Fri 19 Feb£1,144
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Wed 06 Jan£1,647
ET Return flights from £1,074
Dep. Tue 13 AprRet. Thu 15 Apr£1,074
Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Thu 25 Feb£1,317
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Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Thu 04 Mar£1,317
Dep. Sun 14 FebRet. Sun 28 Feb£1,817
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Mon 15 Feb£1,817
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Thu 18 Feb£2,005
Dep. Wed 03 FebRet. Fri 19 Feb£2,621
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£2,731
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Wed 06 Jan£2,731
EY,QR,SA,TR Return flights from £1,075
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,075
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Wed 06 Jan£1,441
QR,TK,VA Return flights from £1,078
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Mon 15 Feb£1,078
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,078
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Dep. Sun 14 FebRet. Sun 28 Feb£1,110
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Thu 04 Mar£1,131
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Thu 18 Feb£1,132
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Wed 06 Jan£1,241
TK,VA Return flights from £1,078
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Mon 15 Feb£1,078
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,078
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Dep. Wed 03 FebRet. Fri 19 Feb£1,079
Dep. Tue 09 FebRet. Thu 25 Feb£1,079
Dep. Sat 30 JanRet. Thu 18 Feb£1,102
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Thu 04 Mar£1,102
Dep. Sun 14 FebRet. Sun 28 Feb£1,110
Dep. Sat 14 NovRet. Wed 06 Jan£1,241
Dep. Tue 13 AprRet. Thu 15 Apr£1,276
4Z,EY,OD,SA,TR Return flights from £1,086
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,086
EY,FA,JQ,SA,TR Return flights from £1,087
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,087

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Do you need to catch a flight to Sydney? Check out our domestic flights to Sydney. If Sydney is not your closest airport, then here are all our flights to Cape Town from United Kingdom and flights to South Africa. Maybe a different destination? Here are all the flights from Sydney


Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Sydney to Cape Town

Return fares from Sydney to Cape Town by month, based on the cheapest return airfares found for each month.

Feb 2027
£837
Mar 2027
£1,038
Jun 2027
£1,164

The cheapest month to fly to Cape Town is February 2027, with return fares from £837 — 28% cheaper than the most expensive month (June 2027, from £1,164).

When Should You Fly to Cape Town?

Based on the fares we've tracked, February is typically the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town, with return fares from £837. June is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around £1,164.

Across the year, return fares to Cape Town average around £1,013. If you can travel in the off-peak months of February, March and June, you'll generally pay up to 17% less than the yearly average.


Cheapest Sydney to Cape Town Return Prices

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

February 2027
£837
March 2027
£1,038
June 2027
£1,164

Average Sydney to Cape Town Return Prices

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

September 2026
£1,524
October 2026
£1,396
November 2026
£1,307
January 2027
£2,097
February 2027
£1,301
March 2027
£1,302
April 2027
£1,448
May 2027
£1,304
June 2027
£1,294

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