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SQ Return flights from £731
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Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Wed 25 Nov£743
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£748
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£753
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 23 Nov£754
Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£756
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£759
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov£763
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£768
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£779
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Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov£783
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£784
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 24 Nov£790
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov£798
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£799
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£799
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£800
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Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov£813
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ET,JQ Return flights from £887
Dep. Thu 16 AprRet. Tue 28 Apr£887
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug£1,059
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Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,097
Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Fri 24 Apr£1,424
ET,QF,TK Return flights from £891
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£891
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov£915
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Dep. Thu 16 AprRet. Tue 28 Apr£919
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov£966
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Wed 25 Nov£966
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£967
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov£977
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£1,015
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov£1,029
EY,TK Return flights from £913
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£913
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov£915
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Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 24 Nov£945
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£945
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£948
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£949
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£954
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Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 23 Nov£954
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£988
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Wed 25 Nov£988
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£992
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug£1,026
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov£1,047
Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,047
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,047
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,049
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,280
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,540
QR,TK Return flights from £919
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov£919
Dep. Thu 16 AprRet. Tue 28 Apr£933
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Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 23 Nov£952
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£952
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Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£956
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 24 Nov£956
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£961
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£962
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£967
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,005
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,015
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,031
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,032
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov£1,049
Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,049
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,049
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,049
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov£1,051
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,062
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,064
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov£1,065
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug£1,109
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,196
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,263
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,337
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,411
Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Fri 24 Apr£1,674
4Z,CX,KQ,VJ Return flights from £923
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£923
ET,JQ,QF Return flights from £930
Dep. Thu 16 AprRet. Tue 28 Apr£930
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£996
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Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,003
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug£1,069
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,085
Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Fri 24 Apr£1,441
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,477
4Z,CX,ET,VJ Return flights from £936
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£936
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug£941
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Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£945
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov£1,047
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,049
SQ,TK Return flights from £941
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£941
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 24 Nov£941
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Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 23 Nov£959
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£959
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£960
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£962
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov£976
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Wed 25 Nov£982
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,002
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,009
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,009
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,032
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,052
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug£1,070
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,099
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov£1,101
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,101
Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,109
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,109
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,109
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov£1,117
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov£1,118
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,168
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,191
Dep. Thu 16 AprRet. Tue 28 Apr£1,267
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,268
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,354
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,378
CX,ET,FA,VJ Return flights from £946
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£946
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug£946
ET,QF Return flights from £965
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Wed 25 Nov£965
Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£970
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Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov£973
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 24 Nov£976
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,004
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,011
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug£1,052
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,054
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,075
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,078
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,094
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£1,103
Dep. Thu 16 AprRet. Tue 28 Apr£1,120
Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Fri 24 Apr£1,246
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,303
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,303
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,316
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,316
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,316
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£1,316
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,316
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov£1,387
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,396
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,518
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,518
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£1,581
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov£1,623
ET,SQ,TK Return flights from £966
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£966
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov£966
TK,VA Return flights from £969
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov£969
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 24 Nov£988
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Dep. Thu 16 AprRet. Tue 28 Apr£1,000
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,002
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,004
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,004
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,004
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,005
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,005
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£1,015
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov£1,144
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£1,146
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,176
4Z,CX,ET,VJ,VN Return flights from £970
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£970
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 24 Nov£994
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Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£996
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,000
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov£1,015
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,075
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£1,080
QR,SQ Return flights from £971
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£971
Dep. Wed 11 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£971
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Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Wed 25 Nov£973
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov£974
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Mon 09 Nov£976
Dep. Tue 13 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£977
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£983
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 10 Nov£984
Dep. Tue 03 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£984
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£984
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Wed 18 Nov£984
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 17 Nov£986
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 16 Nov£987
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Wed 25 Nov£988
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov£1,001
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,004
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,005
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov£1,005
Dep. Wed 04 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,029
Dep. Wed 28 OctRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,035
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,040
Dep. Mon 02 NovRet. Tue 24 Nov£1,046
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Tue 25 Aug£1,066
Dep. Tue 11 AugRet. Wed 26 Aug£1,081
Dep. Mon 10 AugRet. Tue 08 Sep£1,131
Dep. Tue 21 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,153
Dep. Tue 28 JulRet. Tue 11 Aug£1,199
Dep. Thu 16 AprRet. Tue 28 Apr£1,252
Dep. Wed 01 AprRet. Fri 24 Apr£1,734

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
£790
March 2026
£1,067
May 2026
£933

Average Melbourne to Cape Town Return Prices

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

December 2025
£2,444
January 2026
£2,441
February 2026
£1,176
March 2026
£1,165
May 2026
£1,191
August 2026
£1,249
September 2026
£1,224

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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