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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Cape Town

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SQ Return flights from £817
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£817
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£818
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Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£844
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£854
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£992
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,416
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Sun 17 Jan£1,448
Dep. Sat 19 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan£1,724
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£2,209
EY,TK Return flights from £970
Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£970
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£975
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Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£976
Dep. Wed 22 AprRet. Mon 11 May£1,264
QR,TK Return flights from £987
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£987
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£988
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Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£995
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,029
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,196
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,319
Dep. Wed 22 AprRet. Mon 11 May£1,328
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£1,530
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Sun 17 Jan£1,605
Dep. Sat 19 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan£1,736
SQ,TK Return flights from £989
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£989
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£990
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Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£990
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,128
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,271
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Sun 17 Jan£1,854
EY,SA,TK Return flights from £1,014
Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,014
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,015
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Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,015
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,364
TK,VA Return flights from £1,017
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,017
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,018
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Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,020
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,081
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,228
Dep. Wed 22 AprRet. Mon 11 May£1,458
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Sun 17 Jan£1,585
QR Return flights from £1,024
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£1,024
Dep. Wed 22 AprRet. Mon 11 May£1,043
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Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,047
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,053
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,053
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,072
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,077
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,119
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Sun 17 Jan£1,623
Dep. Sat 19 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan£1,678
EK Return flights from £1,029
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£1,029
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,046
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Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,046
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,046
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,062
Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,062
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,074
Dep. Wed 22 AprRet. Mon 11 May£1,089
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Sun 17 Jan£1,416
Dep. Sat 19 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan£1,749
TK Return flights from £1,038
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,038
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,580
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Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£2,589
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£2,812
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£2,897
KQ,SQ,VA,VJ Return flights from £1,063
Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,063
QR,TK,TR Return flights from £1,067
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,067
JQ,QR,TK Return flights from £1,070
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,070
KQ,SQ,VJ Return flights from £1,074
Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,074
EY,SA Return flights from £1,075
Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,075
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,079
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Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,093
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,094
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,249
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,251
Dep. Wed 22 AprRet. Mon 11 May£1,261
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Sun 17 Jan£1,408
Dep. Sat 19 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan£2,011
QR,SQ Return flights from £1,087
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,087
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,087
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Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,088
Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,089
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,141
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 03 Nov£1,337
Dep. Wed 22 AprRet. Mon 11 May£1,629
Dep. Tue 12 MayRet. Tue 09 Jun£1,673
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Sun 17 Jan£1,732
Dep. Sat 19 DecRet. Sat 09 Jan£1,847

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

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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
£797
March 2026
£1,076
May 2026
£940

Average Melbourne to Cape Town Return Prices

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

December 2025
£2,464
January 2026
£2,460
February 2026
£1,185
March 2026
£1,175
May 2026
£1,201
August 2026
£1,259
September 2026
£1,234

Did you know...

  • The distance between Cape Town and Melbourne is 10,305 km.
  • The International Air Transport Association (IATA) code for Cape Town is CPT and for Melbourne it is MEL.
  • 40 hours and 10 minutes is the quickest return trip from Melbourne to Cape Town, stopping over Perth, Johannesburg
  • Cape Town is 8 hours later than Melbourne. Read about jetlag before taking this flight.
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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