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Best Flights from New York to Cape Town Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from New York to Cape Town with the lowest price of $278. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from New York to Cape Town from $278. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 18h 25m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $278 Find flight	22:00 New York John F Kennedy Intl	23:40+1 день Cape Town Cape Town Int.	18h 40m layover 1h 0m - Lisbon	TAP Portugal	TP210 TP275
from $320 Find flight	12:20 New York John F Kennedy Intl	23:40+1 день Cape Town Cape Town Int.	28h 20m layover 4h 21m - Washington D.C. 4h 30m - Lisbon	Delta Air Lines Inc.	DL4998 TP232 TP275
from $320 Find flight	10:24 New York La Guardia	23:40+1 день Cape Town Cape Town Int.	30h 16m layover 6h 10m - Washington D.C. 4h 30m - Lisbon	United Airlines	UA6079 TP232 TP275
from $329 Find flight	06:05 New York La Guardia	23:40+1 день Cape Town Cape Town Int.	34h 35m layover 10h 25m - Washington D.C. 4h 30m - Lisbon	United Airlines	UA6052 TP232 TP275
from $330 Find flight	09:50 New York La Guardia	23:40+1 день Cape Town Cape Town Int.	30h 50m layover 4h 41m - Chicago 4h 50m - Lisbon	Spirit Airlines	NK847 TP242 TP275
from $343 Find flight	12:00 New York La Guardia	23:40+1 день Cape Town Cape Town Int.	28h 40m layover 2h 26m - Chicago 4h 50m - Lisbon	United Airlines	UA346 TP242 TP275
from $347 Find flight	10:38 New York John F Kennedy Intl	23:40+1 день Cape Town Cape Town Int.	30h 2m layover 3h 28m - Chicago 4h 50m - Lisbon	American Airlines	AA842 TP242 TP275
from $348 Find flight	08:05 New York John F Kennedy Intl	23:40+1 день Cape Town Cape Town Int.	32h 35m layover 8h 24m - Washington D.C. 4h 30m - Lisbon	Delta Air Lines Inc.	DL4837 TP232 TP275
from $355 Find flight	12:10 New York La Guardia	23:40+1 день Cape Town Cape Town Int.	28h 30m layover 1h 59m - Chicago 4h 50m - Lisbon	Delta Air Lines Inc.	DL1684 TP242 TP275
from $355 Find flight	10:30 New York La Guardia	23:40+1 день Cape Town Cape Town Int.	30h 10m layover 3h 40m - Chicago 4h 50m - Lisbon	American Airlines	AA2059 TP242 TP275
from $360 Find flight	14:59 New York La Guardia	23:40+1 день Cape Town Cape Town Int.	25h 41m layover 2h 34m - Boston 4h 30m - Lisbon	JetBlue	B62332 TP218 TP275
from $367 Find flight	11:00 New York La Guardia	23:40+1 день Cape Town Cape Town Int.	29h 40m layover 2h 22m - Miami 4h 50m - Lisbon	American Airlines	AA1554 TP224 TP275

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on April 20, 2024

Flight Schedule New York (New York) to Cape Town

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from New York to Cape Town. 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
22:00 — 23:40 +1 day	22:00 — 09:30 TP210 TAP Portugal New York — Lisbon 1h stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	18h 40m including layover	Find flight from$278
01:00 — 08:05 +2 days	01:00 — 20:15 QR704 Qatar Airways New York — Doha 5h 40m stop 01:55 — 09:50 QR1363 Qatar Airways Doha — Johannesburg 20h 5m stop 05:55 — 08:05 JE123 Mango Airlines Johannesburg — Cape Town	49h 5m including layover	Find flight from$490
01:00 — 17:15 +1 day	01:00 — 20:15 QR704 Qatar Airways New York — Doha 5h 40m stop 01:55 — 09:50 QR1363 Qatar Airways Doha — Johannesburg 5h 10m stop 15:00 — 17:15 FA204 Safair (FlySafair) Johannesburg — Cape Town	34h 15m including layover	Find flight from$491
06:05 — 23:40 +1 day	06:05 — 07:35 UA6052 United Airlines New York — Washington D.C. 10h 25m stop 18:00 — 06:00 TP232 TAP Portugal Washington D.C. — Lisbon 4h 30m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	34h 35m including layover	Find flight from$329
07:05 — 23:40 +1 day	07:05 — 08:18 TP4468 TAP Portugal New York — Boston 10h 27m stop 18:45 — 06:00 TP218 TAP Portugal Boston — Lisbon 4h 30m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	33h 35m including layover	Find flight from$447
07:30 — 23:40 +1 day	07:30 — 10:42 AA437 American Airlines New York — Miami 6h 3m stop 16:45 — 05:40 TP224 TAP Portugal Miami — Lisbon 4h 50m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	33h 10m including layover	Find flight from$400
08:05 — 23:40 +1 day	08:05 — 09:36 DL4837 Delta Air Lines Inc. New York — Washington D.C. 8h 24m stop 18:00 — 06:00 TP232 TAP Portugal Washington D.C. — Lisbon 4h 30m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	32h 35m including layover	Find flight from$348
08:21 — 11:20 +2 days	08:21 — 10:05 DL5466 Delta Air Lines Inc. New York — Montreal 9h 55m stop 20:00 — 16:05 QR764 Qatar Airways Montreal — Doha 10h stop 02:05 — 11:20 QR1369 Qatar Airways Doha — Cape Town	43h 59m including layover	Find flight from$505
09:00 — 23:40 +1 day	09:00 — 12:37 F92879 Frontier Airlines New York — Miami 4h 8m stop 16:45 — 05:40 TP224 TAP Portugal Miami — Lisbon 4h 50m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	31h 40m including layover	Find flight from$400
09:50 — 23:40 +1 day	09:50 — 11:14 NK847 Spirit Airlines New York — Chicago 4h 41m stop 15:55 — 05:40 TP242 TAP Portugal Chicago — Lisbon 4h 50m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	30h 50m including layover	Find flight from$330
10:24 — 23:40 +1 day	10:24 — 11:50 UA6079 United Airlines New York — Washington D.C. 6h 10m stop 18:00 — 06:00 TP232 TAP Portugal Washington D.C. — Lisbon 4h 30m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	30h 16m including layover	Find flight from$320
10:38 — 23:40 +1 day	10:38 — 12:27 AA842 American Airlines New York — Chicago 3h 28m stop 15:55 — 05:40 TP242 TAP Portugal Chicago — Lisbon 4h 50m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	30h 2m including layover	Find flight from$347
11:00 — 23:40 +1 day	11:00 — 14:23 AA1554 American Airlines New York — Miami 2h 22m stop 16:45 — 05:40 TP224 TAP Portugal Miami — Lisbon 4h 50m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	29h 40m including layover	Find flight from$367
11:05 — 23:40 +1 day	11:05 — 14:16 AA1140 American Airlines New York — Miami 2h 29m stop 16:45 — 05:40 TP224 TAP Portugal Miami — Lisbon 4h 50m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	29h 35m including layover	Find flight from$428
12:00 — 23:40 +1 day	12:00 — 13:29 UA346 United Airlines New York — Chicago 2h 26m stop 15:55 — 05:40 TP242 TAP Portugal Chicago — Lisbon 4h 50m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	28h 40m including layover	Find flight from$343
12:20 — 23:40 +1 day	12:20 — 13:39 DL4998 Delta Air Lines Inc. New York — Washington D.C. 4h 21m stop 18:00 — 06:00 TP232 TAP Portugal Washington D.C. — Lisbon 4h 30m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	28h 20m including layover	Find flight from$320
13:59 — 23:40 +1 day	13:59 — 15:19 DL5751 Delta Air Lines Inc. New York — Boston 3h 26m stop 18:45 — 06:00 TP218 TAP Portugal Boston — Lisbon 4h 30m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	26h 41m including layover	Find flight from$373
14:29 — 10:55 +2 days	14:29 — 16:08 DL5475 Delta Air Lines Inc. New York — Montreal 5h 7m stop 21:15 — 16:25 QR764 Qatar Airways Montreal — Doha 9h 15m stop 01:40 — 10:55 QR1369 Qatar Airways Doha — Cape Town	38h 26m including layover	Find flight from$520
14:59 — 23:40 +1 day	14:59 — 16:11 B62332 JetBlue New York — Boston 2h 34m stop 18:45 — 06:00 TP218 TAP Portugal Boston — Lisbon 4h 30m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	25h 41m including layover	Find flight from$360
15:00 — 11:20 +2 days	15:00 — 16:41 AA3452 American Airlines New York — Montreal 3h 19m stop 20:00 — 16:05 QR764 Qatar Airways Montreal — Doha 10h stop 02:05 — 11:20 QR1369 Qatar Airways Doha — Cape Town	37h 20m including layover	Find flight from$505
15:40 — 10:55 +2 days	15:40 — 17:05 UA8185 United Airlines New York — Montreal 4h 10m stop 21:15 — 16:25 QR764 Qatar Airways Montreal — Doha 9h 15m stop 01:40 — 10:55 QR1369 Qatar Airways Doha — Cape Town	37h 15m including layover	Find flight from$505
16:00 — 11:20 +2 days	16:00 — 17:29 AA3981 American Airlines New York — Montreal 2h 31m stop 20:00 — 16:05 QR764 Qatar Airways Montreal — Doha 10h stop 02:05 — 11:20 QR1369 Qatar Airways Doha — Cape Town	36h 20m including layover	Find flight from$505
16:00 — 10:55 +2 days	16:00 — 17:29 AA3903 American Airlines New York — Montreal 3h 46m stop 21:15 — 16:25 QR764 Qatar Airways Montreal — Doha 9h 15m stop 01:40 — 10:55 QR1369 Qatar Airways Doha — Cape Town	36h 55m including layover	Find flight from$515
17:05 — 23:40 +2 days	17:05 — 19:08 AA1414 American Airlines New York — Chicago 20h 47m stop 15:55 — 05:40 TP242 TAP Portugal Chicago — Lisbon 4h 50m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	47h 35m including layover	Find flight from$347
17:35 — 10:55 +3 days	17:35 — 20:30 DL369 Delta Air Lines Inc. New York — Los Angeles 19h 5m stop 15:35 — 17:05 QR740 Qatar Airways Los Angeles — Doha 8h 35m stop 01:40 — 10:55 QR1369 Qatar Airways Doha — Cape Town	59h 20m including layover	Find flight from$555
19:29 — 23:40 +2 days	19:29 — 21:09 DL4784 Delta Air Lines Inc. New York — Washington D.C. 20h 51m stop 18:00 — 06:00 TP232 TAP Portugal Washington D.C. — Lisbon 4h 30m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	45h 11m including layover	Find flight from$343
20:00 — 23:40 +2 days	20:00 — 21:50 B62305 JetBlue New York — Chicago 18h 5m stop 15:55 — 05:40 TP242 TAP Portugal Chicago — Lisbon 4h 50m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	44h 40m including layover	Find flight from$348
20:00 — 23:40 +2 days	20:00 — 21:21 AA2147 American Airlines New York — Boston 21h 24m stop 18:45 — 06:00 TP218 TAP Portugal Boston — Lisbon 4h 30m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	44h 40m including layover	Find flight from$371
21:00 — 23:40 +2 days	21:00 — 22:59 DL4669 Delta Air Lines Inc. New York — Chicago 16h 56m stop 15:55 — 05:40 TP242 TAP Portugal Chicago — Lisbon 4h 50m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	43h 40m including layover	Find flight from$375
21:30 — 23:40 +2 days	21:30 — 23:15 AA2461 American Airlines New York — Chicago 16h 40m stop 15:55 — 05:40 TP242 TAP Portugal Chicago — Lisbon 4h 50m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	43h 10m including layover	Find flight from$343
22:35 — 23:40 +2 days	22:35 — 23:43 B61318 JetBlue New York — Boston 19h 2m stop 18:45 — 06:00 TP218 TAP Portugal Boston — Lisbon 4h 30m stop 10:30 — 23:40 TP275 TAP Portugal Lisbon — Cape Town	42h 5m including layover	Find flight from$371

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on April 20, 2024

Flight Information

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

Distance between New York and Cape Town is 12581 miles. Time difference between the cities is 7h. Airplanes depart 00:10 to 23:59 from 16 New York airports and arrive 00:10 to 23:59 to 1 Cape Town airport. Average flight time is 28h.

The fastest flight 18h 25m
Average flight time 28h
The earliest flight 00:10
The latest flight 23:59
Distance 7818 ml

What is the lowest airfare New York to Cape Town?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $278. This airfare is for economy class on one-way TP210 flight by TAP Portugal for November 14, 2020 which leaves John F Kennedy Intl in New York at 22:00 am and arrives at Cape Town Cape Town Int. at 23:40.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight New York — Cape Town is served by 27 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by LOT - 2 departures per week at the price of from $ 1142 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Delta Air Lines Inc. airline - from $ 1627.

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Connecting Flights

There are 280 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is SA204 by South African Airways takes 18h 25m and the cheapest is TP210 by TAP Portugal for $278.

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DL - Delta Air Lines Inc.

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UA - United Airlines

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LX - SWISS International Air Lines

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SA - South African Airways

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IB - Iberia

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WS - WestJet

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AA - American Airlines

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QR - Qatar Airways

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Airports

You can fly from New York to Cape Town from 16 airports (39th Street Ferry, Newyork Airport, Newyork Airport, La Guardia, Westchester County, World Trade Center, Pier 11/Wall St. SPB, John F Kennedy Intl, Flushing, East 34th St Heliport, West 30th St Heliport, Downtown Manhattan H/p, East 60th Street H/P, Battery Pk City/N. Cov, East 34th St Landing, Marine Air Terminal).

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La Guardia-LGA

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World Trade Center-WTC

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Pier 11/Wall St. SPB-NWS

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John F Kennedy Intl-JFK

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Flushing-FLU

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Downtown Manhattan H/p-JRB

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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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Cape Town airports

Cape Town Int.-CPT

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Airplanes

There are flights to Cape Town from New York by 27 airlines that use 10 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

Airbus A321 NEO

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Canadair CRJ

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Boeing 737 MAX 8

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Canadair CRJ900

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Boeing 737-800

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Embraer 190

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Airbus A321 Sharklets

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Airbus A321

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Embraer 175 (short wing)

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Airbus A320

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