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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 330 connecting flights from Cape Town to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 16 airlines and multiple travel sites from $562, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CPT-SFO flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Cape Town to San Francisco Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Cape Town to San Francisco with the lowest price of $562. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Cape Town to San Francisco from $562. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 25h 15m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $562 Find flight	19:10 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	12:35+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	27h 25m layover 2h 10m - Doha	Qatar Airways	QR1372 QR737
from $675 Find flight	17:15 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	11:05+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	27h 50m layover 2h 30m - Istanbul	Turkish Airlines	TK45 TK289
from $877 Find flight	18:25 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	12:50+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	28h 25m layover 2h 55m - Dubai	Emirates	EK771 EK225
from $664 Find flight	15:20 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	12:35+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	31h 15m layover 2h 20m - Johannesburg 2h 40m - Doha	South African Airlink	4Z924 QR1378 QR737
from $664 Find flight	14:00 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	12:35+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	32h 35m layover 3h 40m - Johannesburg 2h 40m - Doha	South African Airlink	4Z928 QR1378 QR737
from $664 Find flight	09:20 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	12:35+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	37h 15m layover 8h 20m - Johannesburg 2h 40m - Doha	South African Airlink	4Z922 QR1378 QR737
from $688 Find flight	15:15 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	12:35+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	31h 20m layover 2h 25m - Johannesburg 2h 40m - Doha	Safair (FlySafair)	FA690 QR1378 QR737
from $688 Find flight	15:10 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	12:35+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	31h 25m layover 2h 30m - Johannesburg 2h 40m - Doha	Safair (FlySafair)	FA207 QR1378 QR737
from $688 Find flight	14:25 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	12:35+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	32h 10m layover 3h 15m - Johannesburg 2h 40m - Doha	Safair (FlySafair)	FA381 QR1378 QR737
from $688 Find flight	13:10 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	12:35+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	33h 25m layover 4h 30m - Johannesburg 2h 40m - Doha	Safair (FlySafair)	FA295 QR1378 QR737
from $688 Find flight	12:00 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	12:35+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	34h 35m layover 5h 45m - Johannesburg 2h 35m - Doha	Safair (FlySafair)	FA601 QR1378 QR737
from $688 Find flight	11:45 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	12:35+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	34h 50m layover 5h 55m - Johannesburg 2h 40m - Doha	Safair (FlySafair)	FA112 QR1378 QR737
from $688 Find flight	11:30 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	12:35+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	35h 5m layover 6h 15m - Johannesburg 2h 40m - Doha	Safair (FlySafair)	FA306 QR1378 QR737
from $688 Find flight	10:50 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	12:35+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	35h 45m layover 6h 50m - Johannesburg 2h 40m - Doha	Safair (FlySafair)	FA693 QR1378 QR737
from $688 Find flight	10:15 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	12:35+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	36h 20m layover 7h 25m - Johannesburg 2h 40m - Doha	Safair (FlySafair)	FA299 QR1378 QR737
from $688 Find flight	10:05 Cape Town Cape Town Int.	12:35+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	36h 30m layover 7h 25m - Johannesburg 2h 40m - Doha	Safair (FlySafair)	FA302 QR1378 QR737

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on January 15, 2025

Flight Schedule Cape Town to San Francisco (California)

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Cape Town to San Francisco. 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
13:40 — 12:50 +1 day	13:40 — 01:05 EK773 Emirates Cape Town — Dubai 7h 45m stop 08:50 — 12:50 EK225 Emirates Dubai — San Francisco	33h 10m including layover	Find flight from$877
17:15 — 11:05 +1 day	17:15 — 05:35 TK45 Turkish Airlines Cape Town — Istanbul 2h 30m stop 08:05 — 11:05 TK289 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — San Francisco	27h 50m including layover	Find flight from$675
17:15 — 16:45 +1 day	17:15 — 05:35 TK45 Turkish Airlines Cape Town — Istanbul 8h 15m stop 13:50 — 16:45 TK79 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — San Francisco	33h 30m including layover	Find flight from$675
18:25 — 12:50 +1 day	18:25 — 05:55 EK771 Emirates Cape Town — Dubai 2h 55m stop 08:50 — 12:50 EK225 Emirates Dubai — San Francisco	28h 25m including layover	Find flight from$877
19:10 — 12:35 +1 day	18:55 — 05:25 QR1372 Qatar Airways Cape Town — Doha 2h 10m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	27h 25m including layover	Find flight from$562
20:55 — 14:15 +1 day	20:55 — 07:00 BA42 British Airways Cape Town — London 4h 5m stop 11:05 — 14:15 IB3626 Iberia London — San Francisco	27h 20m including layover	Find flight from$1448
20:55 — 15:00 +1 day	20:50 — 06:55 BA42 British Airways Cape Town — London 4h 45m stop 11:45 — 15:00 AY5525 Finnair London — San Francisco	28h 5m including layover	Find flight from$2264
22:00 — 14:15 +1 day	22:00 — 08:05 BA44 British Airways Cape Town — London 3h stop 11:05 — 14:15 IB3626 Iberia London — San Francisco	26h 15m including layover	Find flight from$1245
22:00 — 15:00 +1 day	22:00 — 08:05 BA44 British Airways Cape Town — London 3h 40m stop 11:45 — 15:00 BA285 British Airways London — San Francisco	27h including layover	Find flight from$1275
23:55 — 16:25 +1 day	23:55 — 10:25 LX8087 SWISS International Air Lines Cape Town — Zurich 2h 50m stop 13:15 — 16:25 LX38 SWISS International Air Lines Zurich — San Francisco	26h 30m including layover	Find flight from$1135
06:05 — 12:35 +1 day	06:05 — 08:10 QR5773 Qatar Airways Cape Town — Johannesburg 4h 35m stop 12:45 — 22:10 QR1364 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 9h 40m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	40h 30m including layover	Find flight from$722
06:05 — 12:35 +1 day	06:05 — 08:10 QR5773 Qatar Airways Cape Town — Johannesburg 11h 35m stop 19:50 — 05:15 QR1378 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 2h 40m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	40h 30m including layover	Find flight from$722
08:50 — 12:35 +1 day	08:50 — 10:55 FA201 Safair (FlySafair) Cape Town — Johannesburg 8h 55m stop 19:50 — 05:15 QR1378 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 2h 35m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	37h 45m including layover	Find flight from$688
09:20 — 12:35 +1 day	09:20 — 11:25 4Z922 South African Airlink Cape Town — Johannesburg 8h 20m stop 19:45 — 05:10 QR1378 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 2h 40m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	37h 15m including layover	Find flight from$664
09:25 — 12:35 +1 day	09:25 — 11:30 FA605 Safair (FlySafair) Cape Town — Johannesburg 8h 15m stop 19:50 — 05:15 QR1378 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 2h 40m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	37h 10m including layover	Find flight from$688
10:05 — 12:35 +1 day	10:05 — 12:20 FA302 Safair (FlySafair) Cape Town — Johannesburg 7h 25m stop 19:50 — 05:15 QR1378 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 2h 40m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	36h 30m including layover	Find flight from$688
10:15 — 12:35 +1 day	10:15 — 12:20 FA299 Safair (FlySafair) Cape Town — Johannesburg 7h 25m stop 19:50 — 05:15 QR1378 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 2h 40m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	36h 20m including layover	Find flight from$688
11:30 — 12:35 +1 day	11:30 — 13:30 FA306 Safair (FlySafair) Cape Town — Johannesburg 6h 15m stop 19:45 — 05:10 QR1378 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 2h 40m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	35h 5m including layover	Find flight from$688
11:45 — 12:35 +1 day	11:45 — 13:50 FA112 Safair (FlySafair) Cape Town — Johannesburg 5h 55m stop 19:50 — 05:15 QR1378 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 2h 40m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	34h 50m including layover	Find flight from$688
12:00 — 12:35 +1 day	12:00 — 14:05 FA601 Safair (FlySafair) Cape Town — Johannesburg 5h 45m stop 19:50 — 05:15 QR1378 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 2h 35m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	34h 35m including layover	Find flight from$688
13:10 — 12:35 +1 day	13:10 — 15:15 FA295 Safair (FlySafair) Cape Town — Johannesburg 4h 30m stop 19:50 — 05:15 QR1378 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 2h 40m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	33h 25m including layover	Find flight from$688
14:00 — 12:35 +1 day	14:00 — 16:05 4Z928 South African Airlink Cape Town — Johannesburg 3h 40m stop 19:50 — 05:15 QR1378 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 2h 40m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	32h 35m including layover	Find flight from$664
14:25 — 12:35 +1 day	14:25 — 16:30 FA381 Safair (FlySafair) Cape Town — Johannesburg 3h 15m stop 19:45 — 05:10 QR1378 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 2h 40m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	32h 10m including layover	Find flight from$688
15:10 — 12:35 +1 day	15:10 — 17:15 FA207 Safair (FlySafair) Cape Town — Johannesburg 2h 30m stop 19:50 — 05:15 QR1378 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 2h 40m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	31h 25m including layover	Find flight from$688
15:20 — 12:35 +1 day	15:20 — 17:25 4Z924 South African Airlink Cape Town — Johannesburg 2h 20m stop 19:50 — 05:15 QR1378 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 2h 40m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	31h 15m including layover	Find flight from$664
18:10 — 12:35 +2 days	18:10 — 20:15 QR5677 Qatar Airways Cape Town — Johannesburg 16h 30m stop 12:45 — 22:10 QR1364 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 9h 40m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	52h 25m including layover	Find flight from$722

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on January 15, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Cape Town and San Francisco is 16497 miles. Time difference between the cities is 10h. Airplanes depart 06:05 to 23:55 from 1 Cape Town airport and arrive 06:05 to 23:55 to 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 33h 55m.

The fastest flight 25h 15m
Average flight time 33h 55m
The earliest flight 06:05
The latest flight 23:55
Distance 10251 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Francisco are january (from 562 $), november (from 623 $), december (from 666 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 675 $), december (from 666 $), november (from 623 $).

What is the lowest airfare Cape Town to San Francisco?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $562. This airfare is for economy class on one-way QR1372 flight by Qatar Airways for January 22, 2025 which leaves Cape Town Int. in Cape Town at 19:10 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 12:35.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Cape Town — San Francisco is served by 16 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Qatar Airways - 31 departures per week at the price of from $ 562 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by British Airways airline - from $ 5662.

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There’re no direct flights on this route. Try flights with stops.

Connecting Flights

There are 330 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is BA44 by British Airways takes 25h 15m and the cheapest is QR1372 by Qatar Airways for $562.

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DE - Condor Airlines

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5Z - Bismillah Airlines

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4Z - South African Airlink

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KQ - Kenya Airways

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EK - Emirates

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LX - SWISS International Air Lines

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SA - South African Airways

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ET - Ethiopian Airlines

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CX - Cathay Pacific

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TK - Turkish Airlines

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FA - Safair (FlySafair)

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Airports

You can fly from Cape Town to San Francisco from 1 airports (Cape Town Int.).

Cape Town airports

Cape Town Int.-CPT

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Airplanes

There are flights to San Francisco from Cape Town by 16 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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