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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 852 connecting flights from Cape Town to New York. You can compare airfare deals from 20 airlines and multiple travel sites from $387, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CPT-NYC flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Cape Town to New York Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Cape Town to New York with the lowest price of $387. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Cape Town to New York from $387. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 19h 43m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $387 Find flight	14:30 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	07:35+1 день New York John F Kennedy Intl	23h 5m layover 1h 15m - Nairobi	Kenya Airways	KQ783 KQ2
from $438 Find flight	13:00 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	09:00+1 день New York John F Kennedy Intl	26h 0m layover 2h 15m - Doha	Qatar Airways	QR1370 QR703
from $464 Find flight	14:20 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	07:35+1 день New York John F Kennedy Intl	23h 15m layover 2h 30m - Nairobi	Kenya Airways	KQ785 KQ2
from $467 Find flight	14:35 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	16:45+1 день New York John F Kennedy Intl	32h 10m layover 10h 25m - Nairobi	Kenya Airways	KQ793 KQ4
from $423 Find flight	15:20 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	16:45+2 дня New York John F Kennedy Intl	55h 25m layover 18h 45m - Johannesburg 15h 30m - Nairobi	South African Airlink	4Z924 KQ761 KQ4
from $431 Find flight	14:30 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	16:45+1 день New York John F Kennedy Intl	32h 15m layover 0h 45m - Livingstone 10h 25m - Nairobi	Kenya Airways	KQ783 KQ783 KQ4
from $458 Find flight	09:00 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	07:35+1 день New York John F Kennedy Intl	28h 35m layover 5h 55m - Johannesburg 1h 30m - Nairobi	South African Airlink	4Z922 KQ763 KQ2
from $458 Find flight	07:00 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	07:35+1 день New York John F Kennedy Intl	30h 35m layover 7h 55m - Johannesburg 1h 30m - Nairobi	South African Airlink	4Z920 KQ763 KQ2
from $458 Find flight	07:00 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	07:35+1 день New York John F Kennedy Intl	30h 35m layover 3h 5m - Johannesburg 6h 20m - Nairobi	South African Airlink	4Z920 KQ761 KQ2
from $458 Find flight	09:00 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	09:00+2 дня New York John F Kennedy Intl	54h 0m layover 22h 45m - Johannesburg 6h 50m - Abu Dhabi	South African Airlink	4Z922 EY748 EY1
from $459 Find flight	06:05 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	09:00+1 день New York John F Kennedy Intl	32h 55m layover 1h 40m - Johannesburg 6h 50m - Abu Dhabi	South African Airlink	4Z926 EY748 EY1
from $459 Find flight	14:00 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	09:00+2 дня New York John F Kennedy Intl	49h 0m layover 17h 45m - Johannesburg 6h 50m - Abu Dhabi	South African Airlink	4Z928 EY748 EY1
from $460 Find flight	18:25 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	16:45+1 день New York John F Kennedy Intl	28h 20m layover 4h 45m - Johannesburg 2h 25m - Nairobi	South African Airlink	4Z932 KQ765 KQ4
from $460 Find flight	14:00 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	16:45+2 дня New York John F Kennedy Intl	56h 45m layover 20h 5m - Johannesburg 15h 30m - Nairobi	South African Airlink	4Z928 KQ761 KQ4
from $464 Find flight	20:55 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	09:00+2 дня New York John F Kennedy Intl	42h 5m layover 10h 50m - Johannesburg 6h 50m - Abu Dhabi	Safair (FlySafair)	FA625 EY748 EY1
from $464 Find flight	20:40 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	09:00+2 дня New York John F Kennedy Intl	42h 20m layover 11h 5m - Johannesburg 6h 50m - Abu Dhabi	Safair (FlySafair)	FA603 EY748 EY1

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on July 03, 2025

Flight Schedule Cape Town to New York (New York)

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Cape Town to New York. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.

Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
13:00 — 09:00 +1 day	12:35 — 23:05 QR1370 Qatar Airways Cape Town — Doha 2h 15m stop 01:20 — 08:00 QR703 Qatar Airways Doha — New York	26h including layover	Find flight from$438
13:05 — 08:50 +1 day	13:05 — 00:35 EK773 Emirates Cape Town — Dubai 2h 15m stop 02:50 — 08:50 EK203 Emirates Dubai — New York	25h 45m including layover	Find flight from$653
14:30 — 07:35 +1 day	14:30 — 22:20 KQ783 Kenya Airways Cape Town — Nairobi 1h 15m stop 23:35 — 07:35 KQ2 Kenya Airways Nairobi — New York	23h 5m including layover	Find flight from$387
14:30 — 16:45 +1 day	14:30 — 22:20 KQ783 Kenya Airways Cape Town — Nairobi 10h 25m stop 08:45 — 16:45 KQ4 Kenya Airways Nairobi — New York	32h 15m including layover	Find flight from$390
16:35 — 10:55 +1 day	17:15 — 05:35 TK45 Turkish Airlines Cape Town — Istanbul 2h 40m stop 07:50 — 11:10 TK3 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — New York	24h 20m including layover	Find flight from$477
16:35 — 17:55 +1 day	17:15 — 05:35 TK45 Turkish Airlines Cape Town — Istanbul 9h 35m stop 15:05 — 18:10 TK1 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — New York	31h 20m including layover	Find flight from$477
17:00 — 14:05 +1 day	17:00 — 05:15 DE2291 Condor Airlines Cape Town — Frankfurt 6h stop 11:15 — 14:05 DE2016 Condor Airlines Frankfurt — New York	27h 5m including layover	Find flight from$736
18:25 — 14:25 +1 day	18:15 — 05:45 EK771 Emirates Cape Town — Dubai 2h 40m stop 08:30 — 13:55 EK201 Emirates Dubai — New York	26h including layover	Find flight from$653
23:15 — 19:05 +1 day	23:15 — 10:45 KL598 KLM Cape Town — Amsterdam 6h 20m stop 17:05 — 19:05 KL643 KLM Amsterdam — New York	25h 50m including layover	Find flight from$745
06:05 — 09:00 +1 day	06:05 — 08:10 4Z926 South African Airlink Cape Town — Johannesburg 1h 40m stop 09:55 — 19:45 EY748 Etihad Airways Johannesburg — Abu Dhabi 6h 50m stop 02:50 — 08:40 EY1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi — New York	32h 55m including layover	Find flight from$459
06:05 — 16:45 +1 day	06:05 — 08:10 4Z926 South African Airlink Cape Town — Johannesburg 8h 50m stop 17:00 — 22:05 KQ763 Kenya Airways Johannesburg — Nairobi 10h 40m stop 08:45 — 16:45 KQ4 Kenya Airways Nairobi — New York	40h 40m including layover	Find flight from$467
07:00 — 07:35 +1 day	06:50 — 08:55 4Z920 South African Airlink Cape Town — Johannesburg 7h 55m stop 17:15 — 22:20 KQ763 Kenya Airways Johannesburg — Nairobi 1h 30m stop 23:35 — 06:35 KQ2 Kenya Airways Nairobi — New York	30h 35m including layover	Find flight from$458
07:00 — 07:35 +1 day	06:50 — 08:55 4Z920 South African Airlink Cape Town — Johannesburg 3h 5m stop 12:10 — 17:15 KQ761 Kenya Airways Johannesburg — Nairobi 6h 20m stop 23:35 — 06:35 KQ2 Kenya Airways Nairobi — New York	30h 35m including layover	Find flight from$458
09:00 — 07:35 +1 day	09:00 — 11:05 4Z922 South African Airlink Cape Town — Johannesburg 5h 55m stop 17:00 — 22:05 KQ763 Kenya Airways Johannesburg — Nairobi 1h 30m stop 23:35 — 07:35 KQ2 Kenya Airways Nairobi — New York	28h 35m including layover	Find flight from$458
09:00 — 09:00 +2 days	09:00 — 11:05 4Z922 South African Airlink Cape Town — Johannesburg 22h 45m stop 09:50 — 19:45 EY748 Etihad Airways Johannesburg — Abu Dhabi 6h 50m stop 02:35 — 09:00 EY1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi — New York	54h including layover	Find flight from$458
15:20 — 16:45 +2 days	15:20 — 17:25 4Z924 South African Airlink Cape Town — Johannesburg 18h 45m stop 12:10 — 17:15 KQ761 Kenya Airways Johannesburg — Nairobi 15h 30m stop 08:45 — 16:45 KQ4 Kenya Airways Nairobi — New York	55h 25m including layover	Find flight from$423
15:20 — 16:45 +2 days	15:20 — 17:25 4Z924 South African Airlink Cape Town — Johannesburg 23h 35m stop 17:00 — 22:05 KQ763 Kenya Airways Johannesburg — Nairobi 10h 40m stop 08:45 — 16:45 KQ4 Kenya Airways Nairobi — New York	55h 25m including layover	Find flight from$423
18:25 — 16:45 +1 day	18:25 — 20:30 4Z932 South African Airlink Cape Town — Johannesburg 4h 45m stop 01:15 — 06:20 KQ765 Kenya Airways Johannesburg — Nairobi 2h 25m stop 08:45 — 16:45 KQ4 Kenya Airways Nairobi — New York	28h 20m including layover	Find flight from$460
20:40 — 09:00 +2 days	20:40 — 22:45 FA603 Safair (FlySafair) Cape Town — Johannesburg 11h 5m stop 09:50 — 19:45 EY748 Etihad Airways Johannesburg — Abu Dhabi 6h 50m stop 02:35 — 09:00 EY1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi — New York	42h 20m including layover	Find flight from$464
20:55 — 09:00 +2 days	20:55 — 23:00 FA625 Safair (FlySafair) Cape Town — Johannesburg 10h 50m stop 09:50 — 19:45 EY748 Etihad Airways Johannesburg — Abu Dhabi 6h 50m stop 02:35 — 09:00 EY1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi — New York	42h 5m including layover	Find flight from$464

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on July 3, 2025

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Cape Town to New York depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Cape Town and New York is 12581 miles. Time difference between the cities is 7h. Airplanes depart 00:30 to 23:35 from 1 Cape Town airport and arrive 00:30 to 23:35 to 16 New York airports. Average flight time is 34h 45m.

The fastest flight 19h 43m
Average flight time 34h 45m
The earliest flight 00:30
The latest flight 23:35
Distance 7818 ml

The cheapest months to travel to New York are june (from 510 $), may (from 515 $), october (from 517 $).

The most expensive months are october (from 1 150 $), january (from 858 $), december (from 761 $).

What is the lowest airfare Cape Town to New York?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $387. This airfare is for economy class on one-way KQ783 flight by Kenya Airways for October 7, 2025 which leaves Cape Town Int. in Cape Town at 14:30 am and arrives at New York John F Kennedy Intl at 07:35.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Cape Town — New York is served by 20 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Qatar Airways - 43 departures per week at the price of from $ 438 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Turkish Airlines airline - from $ 1452.

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Connecting Flights

There are 852 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA2023 by United Airlines takes 19h 43m and the cheapest is KQ783 by Kenya Airways for $387.

QR - Qatar Airways

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DE - Condor Airlines

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KL - KLM

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5Z - Bismillah Airlines

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KQ - Kenya Airways

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4Z - South African Airlink

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EK - Emirates

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MS - EGYPTAIR

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LX - SWISS International Air Lines

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UA - United Airlines

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SA - South African Airways

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ET - Ethiopian Airlines

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Airports

You can fly from Cape Town to New York from 1 airports (Cape Town Int.).

Cape Town airports

Cape Town Int.-CPT

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New York airports

39th Street Ferry-XNY

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Pier 11/Wall St. SPB-NWS

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East 34th St Heliport-TSS

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West 30th St Heliport-JRA

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Downtown Manhattan H/p-JRB

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East 60th Street H/P-JRE

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Battery Pk City/N. Cov-NBP

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East 34th St Landing-NES

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Marine Air Terminal-QNY

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Airplanes

There are flights to New York from Cape Town by 20 airlines that use 1 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

Boeing 777-300ER

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Cape Town — New York

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