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Cheap Flights from Cairns to Cape Town

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SQ Return flights from £795
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Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£795
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Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£795
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Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£801
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£801
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£823
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Thu 20 Aug£830
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£830
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£830
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 24 Nov£833
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 18 Aug£848
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Sat 21 Nov£869
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Mon 24 Aug£869
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug£869
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep£869
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£869
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£875
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Thu 20 Aug£885
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 05 Nov£885
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 10 Nov£885
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Thu 05 Nov£885
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Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Thu 12 Nov£885
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Dep. Mon 19 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£897
Dep. Mon 26 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£927
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Tue 17 Nov£927
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Sat 31 Oct£927
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Mon 07 Sep£927
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Mon 10 Aug£927
Dep. Mon 26 OctRet. Tue 24 Nov£927
QR,SQ,VA Return flights from £1,057
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,057
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,057
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Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,057
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,058
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,058
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,058
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,058
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,058
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,070
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,070
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun£1,088
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug£1,120
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep£1,120
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,120
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£1,149
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£1,149
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov£1,173
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 19 Nov£1,175
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Sat 21 Nov£1,186
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,196
Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£1,215
Dep. Mon 20 AprRet. Sat 02 May£1,250
Dep. Wed 22 AprRet. Tue 19 May£1,261
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,280
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,293
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug£1,334
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Mon 24 Aug£1,334
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,334
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Thu 20 Aug£1,355
Dep. Mon 19 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,401
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,453
SQ,VA Return flights from £1,061
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,061
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,061
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Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,076
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,076
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,076
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,076
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,077
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,077
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,077
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,077
Dep. Mon 19 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,077
Dep. Mon 20 AprRet. Sat 02 May£1,131
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,150
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,155
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£1,163
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£1,163
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov£1,187
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 19 Nov£1,188
Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£1,192
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Sat 21 Nov£1,216
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug£1,239
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun£1,239
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep£1,241
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,271
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,291
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug£1,295
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,296
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,316
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Mon 24 Aug£1,322
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Thu 20 Aug£1,343
Dep. Wed 22 AprRet. Tue 19 May£1,599
8B,GA,JQ,QR,SQ Return flights from £1,107
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,107
JQ,TK Return flights from £1,108
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,108
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,108
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Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,110
Dep. Mon 20 AprRet. Sat 02 May£1,157
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,167
Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£1,168
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,173
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov£1,173
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Sat 21 Nov£1,232
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£1,237
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug£1,320
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,320
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Thu 20 Aug£1,322
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Mon 24 Aug£1,322
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep£1,323
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,323
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug£1,326
Dep. Wed 22 AprRet. Tue 19 May£1,353
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,353
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,353
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,355
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,356
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£1,380
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 19 Nov£1,386
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun£1,397
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,444
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,447
Dep. Mon 19 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,565
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£2,075
QR,SQ Return flights from £1,112
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,112
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,116
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Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,118
Dep. Mon 19 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,129
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,131
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,131
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,131
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,131
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,131
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,131
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,133
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,134
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,135
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,140
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun£1,147
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,154
Dep. Mon 20 AprRet. Sat 02 May£1,173
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 19 Nov£1,182
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£1,182
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug£1,187
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep£1,189
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Sat 21 Nov£1,198
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£1,198
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug£1,219
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,222
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov£1,226
Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£1,246
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Thu 20 Aug£1,275
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Mon 24 Aug£1,293
Dep. Wed 22 AprRet. Tue 19 May£1,403
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,416
JQ,QR,SQ Return flights from £1,115
Dep. Wed 22 AprRet. Tue 19 May£1,115
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,144
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Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,159
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun£1,179
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,188
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£1,296
Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£1,298
Dep. Mon 20 AprRet. Sat 02 May£1,403
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,522
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,526
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,646
JQ,QR,QZ,SQ Return flights from £1,118
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,118
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,121
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Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£1,296
Dep. Mon 20 AprRet. Sat 02 May£1,552
EY,FA,JQ,SQ Return flights from £1,145
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun£1,145
Dep. Mon 20 AprRet. Sat 02 May£1,609
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Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,882
QR Return flights from £1,165
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,165
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£1,165
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Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,169
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov£1,169
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,169
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,169
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,169
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 19 Nov£1,169
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,169
Dep. Wed 22 AprRet. Tue 19 May£1,173
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,173
Dep. Mon 19 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,181
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,181
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,181
Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£1,185
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£1,190
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Sat 21 Nov£1,190
Dep. Mon 20 AprRet. Sat 02 May£1,195
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,220
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun£1,228
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep£1,259
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,326
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug£1,358
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug£1,373
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,407
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,481
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,488
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Thu 20 Aug£1,518
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Mon 24 Aug£1,518
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,518
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,526
QR,VA Return flights from £1,173
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,173
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,173
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Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,193
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,193
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,193
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,194
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,194
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,194
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 19 Nov£1,194
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,198
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,198
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun£1,202
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£1,205
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Sat 21 Nov£1,205
Dep. Mon 20 AprRet. Sat 02 May£1,206
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£1,207
Dep. Mon 19 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,222
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov£1,224
Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£1,247
Dep. Wed 22 AprRet. Tue 19 May£1,248
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep£1,375
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug£1,455
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug£1,483
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,518
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,528
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,530
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,580
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Thu 20 Aug£1,622
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,622
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Mon 24 Aug£1,640
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,668
JQ,SQ,TK Return flights from £1,173
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Mon 24 Aug£1,173
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug£1,173
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Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,173
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,176
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep£1,176
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug£1,176
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Thu 20 Aug£1,194
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,202
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,204
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,205
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,213
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun£1,218
Dep. Wed 22 AprRet. Tue 19 May£1,220
Dep. Mon 19 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,266
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov£1,310
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Sat 21 Nov£1,312
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 19 Nov£1,328
GA,JQ,QR,SQ Return flights from £1,175
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,175
QF,QR,SQ Return flights from £1,175
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,175
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,221
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Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,221
Dep. Mon 19 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,244
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,261
Dep. Fri 08 MayRet. Tue 02 Jun£1,263
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Mon 24 Aug£1,329
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 18 Aug£1,329
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,329
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Thu 20 Aug£1,351
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,353
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,431
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,441
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,441
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,442
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 19 Nov£1,442
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Sat 21 Nov£1,455
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,457
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,457
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,463
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,471
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov£1,472
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Sat 14 Nov£1,483
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Sun 15 Nov£1,504
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep£1,506
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,517
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug£1,519
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,527
Dep. Wed 22 AprRet. Tue 19 May£1,625
JQ,QF,TK Return flights from £1,184
Dep. Mon 20 AprRet. Sat 02 May£1,184
Dep. Wed 27 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£1,188
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Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,455
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 01 Sep£1,507
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,535
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov£1,535
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Mon 24 Aug£1,538
Dep. Sun 25 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,614
Dep. Wed 22 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,614
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,614

Prices are from searches made in the last 24 hours and current prices may differ.

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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
£879
March 2026
£1,194

Average Cairns to Cape Town Return Prices

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

February 2026
£1,725
March 2026
£1,357
June 2026
£1,349

Did you know...

  • has the quickest flight from Cairns to Cape Town at 45 hours and 10 minutes, going through Singapore
  • Cairns is 8 hours in front of Cape Town. Read about jetlag before taking this flight.
  • It is 12,063 kilometres from Cape Town to Cairns.
  • CNS is the IATA code for Cairns.

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