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SQ Return flights from £800
Dep. Wed 04 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar£800
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Wed 07 Jan£2,008
ET,JQ Return flights from £963
Dep. Wed 04 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar£963
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Wed 07 Jan£1,960
SA Return flights from £966
Dep. Wed 04 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar£966
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Wed 07 Jan£2,476
ET,JQ,QF Return flights from £969
Dep. Wed 04 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar£969
ET,QF Return flights from £982
Dep. Wed 04 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar£982
SA,VA Return flights from £994
Dep. Wed 04 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar£994
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Wed 07 Jan£2,587
QR,SQ Return flights from £1,003
Dep. Wed 04 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar£1,003
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Wed 07 Jan£1,815
SQ,VA Return flights from £1,004
Dep. Wed 04 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar£1,004
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Wed 07 Jan£1,902
ET,QF,QR Return flights from £1,018
Dep. Wed 04 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar£1,018
SQ,TK Return flights from £1,034
Dep. Wed 04 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar£1,034
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Wed 07 Jan£2,075
ET,EY,QF,SA Return flights from £1,038
Dep. Wed 04 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar£1,038
EK Return flights from £1,039
Dep. Wed 04 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar£1,039
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Wed 07 Jan£1,821
ET,QF,TG Return flights from £1,040
Dep. Wed 04 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar£1,040
VA Return flights from £1,041
Dep. Wed 04 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar£1,041
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Wed 07 Jan£2,062
QR Return flights from £1,041
Dep. Wed 04 FebRet. Wed 18 Mar£1,041
Dep. Tue 09 DecRet. Wed 07 Jan£1,546

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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
£746
March 2026
£1,007
May 2026
£880

Average Melbourne to Cape Town Return Prices

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

December 2025
£2,307
January 2026
£2,304
February 2026
£1,110
March 2026
£1,100
May 2026
£1,124
August 2026
£1,179
September 2026
£1,155

Did you know...

  • Cape Town is 8 hours later than Melbourne. You should read about how to minimise the impact of jetlag.
  • The distance between Cape Town and Melbourne is 10,305 km.
  • Melbourne to Cape Town, the shortest one-way flight is 22 hrs 25 mins on . Sydney, Johannesburg
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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