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Cheap Flights from Cairns to Cape Town

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SQ Return flights from £930
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£930
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,014
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Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,148
D7,JQ,QR,SQ Return flights from £1,149
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,149
JQ,QR,QZ,SQ Return flights from £1,159
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,159
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,480
JQ,QR,SQ Return flights from £1,160
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,160
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,277
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Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,440
JQ,OD,QR,SQ Return flights from £1,161
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,161
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,481
QR,SQ Return flights from £1,163
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,163
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,170
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Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,385
JQ,QR,SQ,TR Return flights from £1,165
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,165
8B,JQ,QR,SQ Return flights from £1,176
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,176
QR,SQ,VA Return flights from £1,188
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,188
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,190
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Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,406
SQ,VA Return flights from £1,196
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,196
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,196
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Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,464
EK Return flights from £1,211
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,211
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,211
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Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,327
QR Return flights from £1,212
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,212
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,215
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Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,701
QR,VA Return flights from £1,218
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,218
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,218
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Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,693
QF,QR,VA Return flights from £1,253
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,253
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,253
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Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,626
QF,QR Return flights from £1,255
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,255
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,255
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Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,615

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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
£886
March 2026
£1,203

Average Cairns to Cape Town Return Prices

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

February 2026
£1,739
March 2026
£1,368
June 2026
£1,360

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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