Cheap Flights from New York, NY to Cape Town from $693

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 910 connecting flights from New York to Cape Town. You can compare airfare deals from 40 airlines and multiple travel sites from $693, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out NYC-CPT flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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 00:15 to 23:59 from 16 New York airports and arrive 00:15 to 23:59 to 1 Cape Town airport. Average flight time is 34h 1m.

The fastest flight 18h 15m
Average flight time 34h 1m
The earliest flight 00:15
The latest flight 23:59
Distance 7818 ml

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 $693. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from New York to Cape Town from $693. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 18h 15m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $693 Find flight	12:45 New York John F Kennedy Intl	13:35+2 дня Cape Town Cape Town Int.	41h 50m layover 21h 10m - Nairobi	Kenya Airways	KQ3 KQ792
from $825 Find flight	20:00 New York John F Kennedy Intl	13:00+2 дня Cape Town Cape Town Int.	35h 0m layover 15h 15m - Nairobi	Kenya Airways	KQ5 KQ784
from $735 Find flight	16:05 New York John F Kennedy Intl	12:20+2 дня Cape Town Cape Town Int.	38h 15m layover 15h 5m - Frankfurt 2h 10m - Johannesburg	Condor Airlines	DE2017 DE2288 FA210
from $736 Find flight	12:45 New York John F Kennedy Intl	22:50+1 день Cape Town Cape Town Int.	27h 5m layover 2h 20m - Nairobi 4h 45m - Johannesburg	Kenya Airways	KQ3 KQ762 4Z937

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on January 10, 2026

The cheapest months to travel to Cape Town are september (from 693 $), june (from 735 $), may (from 740 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 1 375 $), july (from 935 $), december (from 854 $).

What is the lowest airfare New York to Cape Town?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $693. This airfare is for economy class on one-way KQ3 flight by Kenya Airways for December 15, 2025 which leaves John F Kennedy Intl in New York at 12:45 am and arrives at Cape Town Cape Town Int. at 13:35.

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Flight Schedule New York (New York) to Cape Town

00:20 — 11:50^+1day

28h 30m flight time

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00:35 — 17:15 New York — Istanbul

TK12 Turkish Airlines

7h 45m stop

01:45 — 11:50 Istanbul — Cape Town

TK44 Turkish Airlines

00:30 — 10:30^+1day

27h flight time

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01:20 — 20:45 New York — Doha

QR706 Qatar Airways

5h stop

02:05 — 10:50 Doha — Cape Town

QR1369 Qatar Airways

06:45 — 11:50^+1day

23h 5m flight time

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06:45 — 23:25 New York — Istanbul

TK112 Turkish Airlines

2h 20m stop

01:45 — 11:50 Istanbul — Cape Town

TK44 Turkish Airlines

10:20 — 10:30^+2days

41h 10m flight time

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11:20 — 06:40 New York — Doha

QR704 Qatar Airways

19h 10m stop

02:05 — 10:50 Doha — Cape Town

QR1369 Qatar Airways

12:45 — 13:35^+2days

41h 50m flight time

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13:45 — 10:45 New York — Nairobi

KQ3 Kenya Airways

21h 10m stop

07:35 — 13:45 Nairobi — Cape Town

KQ792 Kenya Airways

12:50 — 11:50^+2days

40h flight time

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12:50 — 05:30 New York — Istanbul

TK4 Turkish Airlines

19h 10m stop

01:45 — 11:50 Istanbul — Cape Town

TK44 Turkish Airlines

13:45 — 13:40^+2days

41h 55m flight time

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13:45 — 10:45 New York — Nairobi

KQ3 Kenya Airways

20h 45m stop

07:30 — 13:40 Nairobi — Cape Town

KQ782 Kenya Airways

13:45 — 22:10^+1day

26h 25m flight time

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13:45 — 10:45 New York — Nairobi

KQ3 Kenya Airways

6h 40m stop

08:15 — 13:00 Nairobi — Cape Town

KQ784 Kenya Airways

18:45 — 09:30^+2days

32h 45m flight time

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18:45 — 08:40 New York — Frankfurt

VS3810 Virgin Atlantic Airways

13h 35m stop

22:15 — 09:30 Frankfurt — Cape Town

LH576 Lufthansa

19:40 — 11:50^+2days

33h 10m flight time

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19:50 — 12:55 New York — Istanbul

TK2 Turkish Airlines

12h 10m stop

01:45 — 11:50 Istanbul — Cape Town

TK44 Turkish Airlines

20:00 — 13:00^+2days

35h flight time

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20:00 — 17:00 New York — Nairobi

KQ5 Kenya Airways

15h 15m stop

08:15 — 13:00 Nairobi — Cape Town

KQ784 Kenya Airways

20:00 — 13:45^+2days

35h 45m flight time

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20:00 — 17:00 New York — Nairobi

KQ5 Kenya Airways

14h 35m stop

07:35 — 13:45 Nairobi — Cape Town

KQ792 Kenya Airways

21:00 — 13:45^+2days

33h 45m flight time

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20:55 — 21:35 New York — Addis Ababa

ET513 Ethiopian Airlines

10h 35m stop

08:15 — 13:45 Addis Ababa — Cape Town

ET847 Ethiopian Airlines

21:50 — 09:30^+2days

29h 40m flight time

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21:50 — 11:45 New York — Frankfurt

LH405 Lufthansa

10h 30m stop

22:15 — 09:30 Frankfurt — Cape Town

LH576 Lufthansa

22:00 — 10:50^+2days

30h 50m flight time

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22:00 — 17:25 New York — Doha

QR702 Qatar Airways

8h 40m stop

02:05 — 10:50 Doha — Cape Town

QR1369 Qatar Airways

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 and arrival times - local. Updated on January 10, 2026.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight New York — Cape Town is served by 40 regular airlines and 6 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Condor Airlines - 8 departures per week at the price of from $ 735 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Lufthansa airline - from $ 7238.

Direct flights

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

Connecting Flights

There are 910 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA3688 by United Airlines takes 18h 15m and the cheapest is KQ3 by Kenya Airways for $693.

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G3 - Gol Transportes Aereos

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Z0 - Z0

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SK - SAS

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IB - Iberia

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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).

New York airports

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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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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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Cape Town airports

Cape Town Int.-CPT

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Airplanes

There are flights to Cape Town from New York by 40 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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