Durban to Cape Town airlines
You want to get on the cheapest flight from Durban to Cape Town. Here's a history of surveys of which airline has been cheapest from Durban to Cape Town.
Flight date |
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Mango Airline has once again the cheapest flight on this route. |
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1099 |
1118 |
1339 |
899 |
1355 |
Suspended |
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Mango Airline has the cheapest flight and currently have a Bucket List competition available. |
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1199 |
1223 |
1199 |
995 |
1266 |
Suspended |
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With the Cape Argus on Sunday 11th March, the airfares have increased drastically and some of the flights for certain time slots are sold out. |
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2089 |
2051 |
- |
1946 |
- |
1300 |
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British Airways is cheapest for the first flight survey in 2012 on this route. |
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1199 |
1075 |
1089 |
1093 |
1278 |
1099 |
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Peak season travel is looking expensive (as expected), with only Velvet Sky less than R1000 (for a one-way flight!) |
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1108 |
1091 |
- |
1093 |
989 |
689 |
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Velvet Sky airline's first inclusion in our Durban to Cape Town survey - great to have them on the route. |
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689 |
1066 |
989 |
689 |
1410 |
789 |
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Flight surveys before Velvet Sky
Flight date |
1time |
BA |
Kulula |
Mango |
SA Express |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Once again 1time airline is cheapest from Durban to Cape Town. |
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834 |
965 |
1239 |
859 |
1807 |
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I love the bargain prices one can pick up in August, after the school holidays. A great time of year to travel. Velvet airline doesn't yet fly the route, and we can see that 1time is cheapest. |
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609 |
927 |
699 |
650 |
1347 |
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Flight surveys before SA Express
Flight date |
1time |
BA |
Kulula |
Mango |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Some school holiday flight prices. Mango are cheapest, but personally I'd rather pay an extra R7 for the additional legroom on 1time flights. |
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719 |
996 |
979 |
712 |
920 |
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1time are the cheapest they've been since the survey for 3 Sep 2010 flights.The last time we checked flight prices on the Durban to Cape Town route Kulula was offering the lowest flight price at R709 - this time Kulula's price was the most expensive in the economy category. |
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719 |
900 |
1029 |
712 |
910 |
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970 |
1195 |
709 |
961 |
920 |
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Mango Flex is cheaper than normal Mango (and all other airlines) - not often you see that. |
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1970 |
2362 |
- |
920 |
1277 |
|
959 |
891 |
1719 |
920 |
1551 |
|
763 |
698 |
789 |
929 |
1255 |
|
743 |
706 |
669 |
616 |
657 |
|
690 |
714 |
469 |
886 |
660 |
|
690 |
1087 |
919 |
476 |
450 |
|
743 |
680 |
719 |
800 |
1260 |
|
1108 |
755 |
- |
1098 |
1070 |
|
821 |
852 |
699 |
740 |
740 |
|
664 |
862 |
969 |
650 |
¹ |
|
821 |
992 |
899 |
500 |
752 |
|
538 |
527 |
1149 |
470 |
538 |
|
653 |
533 |
1197 |
627 |
772 |
|
653 |
884 |
¹ |
620 |
781 |
|
507 |
965 |
769 |
500 |
931 |
|
507 |
996 |
888 |
500 |
970 |
|
¹ |
1875 |
¹ |
906 |
1578 |
|
¹ |
1348 |
1009 |
569 |
961 |
|
¹ |
1308 |
¹ |
999 |
1102 |
|
¹ |
1205 |
¹ |
659 |
1846 |
|
1199 |
1937 |
1809 |
899 |
1483 |
|
¹ |
1435 |
¹ |
699 |
1768 |
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1095 |
1235 |
1547 |
1085 |
2005 |
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¹ Sold out
² Didn't check
Flight prices are constantly updated, so the information listed above is dated and for information purposes only. The surveys are conducted for flights leaving Durban for Cape Town on a Friday between 1349 and 2146.
Flight date |
BA |
Mango |
SAA |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
799 |
790 |
¹ |
799 |
- |
821 |
|
¹ |
1100 |
¹ |
739 |
905 |
1476 |
|
699 |
1100 |
¹ |
733 |
691 |
1450 |
|
¹ |
1100 |
¹ |
725 |
780 |
2076 |
|
¹ |
1039 |
1451 |
725 |
1027 |
1389 |
|
999 |
782 |
916 |
639 |
630 |
1015 |
|
749 |
1032 |
874 |
639 |
630 |
809 |
|
649 |
610 |
869 |
477 |
- |
649 |
|
649 |
651 |
999 |
849 |
600 |
611 |
Cost of flying relative to buses & trains
The ratio of flight prices to bus prices have lifeted back up to the 2 level.
Date |
Flights : bus/ train |
Cheapest flight |
Cheapest bus / train |
Mango is offering the cheapest economy and business class airfare. Shosholoza Meyl's Durban to Cape Town route is closed until the next school holidays. |
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1 June 2012 |
1.9 |
R899 (Mango Airline) |
R475 (Citiliner) |
20 Apr 2012 |
2.7 |
R995 (Mango Airline) |
R370 (Shosholoza Meyl) |
9 March 2012 |
2.8 |
R1300 (Velvet Sky Airline) |
R460 (City to City bus) |
27 Jan 2012 |
2.6 |
R1075 ( British Airways) |
R420 (City to City bus) |
16 Dec 2011 |
2.4 |
R990 (Velvet Sky Airline) |
R420 (City to City bus) |
4 Nov 2011 |
1.7 |
R689 (1time & Mango Airlines) |
R410 (City to City bus) |
23 Sep 2011 |
2.0 |
R834 (1time Airlines) |
R410 (City to City bus) |
12 Aug 2011 |
1.5 |
R609 (1time Airlines) |
R410 (City to City bus) |
1 Jul 2011 |
1.7 |
R712 (Mango Airlines) |
R420 (City to City bus) |
13 May 2011 |
1.8 |
R712 (Mango Airlines) |
R399 (SA Roadlink bus) |
1 Apr 2011 |
1.8 |
R709 (Kulula.com) |
R399 (SA Roadlink bus) |
18 Feb 2011 |
3.3 |
R920 (Mango Flex) |
R280 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
7 Jan 2011 |
2.5 |
R891 (BA) |
R360 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
26 Nov 2010 |
1.7 |
R698 (BA) |
R400 (City to City bus) |
15 Oct 2010 |
1.7 |
R469 (Kulula Airline) |
R280 (Shosholoza Meyl) |
3 Sep 2010 |
1.7 |
R469 (Kulula Airline) |
R280 (Shosholoza Meyl) |
23 Jul 2010 |
1.6 |
R450 (SAA) |
R280 (Shosholoza Meyl) |
30 Apr 2010 |
2.0 |
R680 (British Airways) |
R340 (Shosholoza Meyl) |
19 Mar 2010 |
2.7 |
R755 (British Airways) |
R280 (Shosholoza Meyl) |
5 Feb 2010 |
2.5 |
R699 (Kulula Airline) |
R280 (Shosholoza Meyl) |
27 Nov 2009 |
1.5 |
R650 (Mango Airline) |
R440 (City to City bus) |
16 Oct 2009 |
2.4 |
R500 (Mango Airline) |
R210 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
5 Sep 2009 |
1.7 |
R470 (Mango Airline) |
R280 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
25 Jul 2009 |
1.9 |
R533 (Mango Airline) |
R280 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
2 May 2009 |
1.8 |
R500 (Mango Airline) |
R280 (Shosholoza Meyl) |
21 Mar 2009 |
1.2 |
R500 (Mango Airline) |
R410 (City to City & Citiliner & SM) |
7 Feb 2009 |
2.3 |
R906 (Mango Airline) |
R390 (City to City & Citiliner) |
28 Dec 2008 |
1.5 |
R569 (Mango Airline) |
R390 (City to City & Citiliner) |
15 Nov 2008 |
2.4 |
R999 (Mango Airline) |
R410 (City to City & Citiliner) |
4 Oct 2008 |
1.7 |
R659 (Mango Airline) |
R390 (City to City & Citiliner) |
23 Aug 2008 |
2.3 |
R899 (Mango Airline) |
R390 (City to City & Citiliner) |
12 Jul 2008 |
1.9 |
R699 (Mango Airline) |
R370 (City to City bus) |
31 May 2008 |
2.9 |
R1085 (Mango Airline) |
R380 (City to City bus) |
19 Apr 2008 |
2.2 |
R790 (British Airways - BA) |
R360 (City to City bus) |
8 Mar 2008 |
2.5 |
R739 (Mango Airline) |
R299 (SA Roadlink) |
26 Jan 2008 |
2.0 |
R691 (Nationwide Airline) |
R350 (Citiliner & City to City bus ) |
15 Dec 2007 |
2.4 |
R725 (Mango Airline) |
R299 (SA Roadlink) |
The index measures how many times more the cheapest flight costs compared to the cheapest bus trip. The higher the index the more more expensive flights are relative to bus trip, and the more likely people are to take buses (which spew out less carbon and are hence greener).