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Johannesburg to Cape Town Airlines
You want to get on the cheapest flight from Johannesburg to Cape Town - check all the airlines' prices. Here's some price comparisons we've carried out (latest on top).
Flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town
flight date |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mango offered the most affordable flights when we checked the prices for one way flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town for the Franschhoek Literary Festival. |
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- |
1252 |
1118 |
999 |
1311 |
- |
|
Kulula offered the most affordable flights to Cape Town for the Cape Town International Jazz Festival. |
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- |
2437 |
1711 |
- |
2381 |
- |
|
Mango offered the cheapest flight when we checked the travel prices from Johannesburg to Cape Town. |
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- |
1952 |
1118 |
1098 |
- |
- |
|
Kulula from Lanseria Airport to Cape Town was the most affordable option of flights to Cape Town for the L'Ormarins Queen's Plate. |
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- |
1177 |
958 |
1395 |
1127 |
- |
|
As we approach the holiday season, we have seen an increase in flight prices. The cheapest flight we found on the Johannesburg to Cape Town route was offered by Kulula from Lanseria Airport. |
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- |
1777 |
1517 |
2898 |
- |
- |
|
Kulula from Lanseria is the most affordable option for air travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town. |
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1259 |
1912 |
878 |
975 |
1181 |
- |
|
Kulula from Lanseria once again offered the cheapest airfares on this route. The fares of the other airlines were a lot more expensive. |
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1658 |
1098 |
730 |
1385 |
1062 |
- |
|
Kulula from Lanseria to Cape Town is the cheapest at R924 for Cape Town Fashion Week. |
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1456 |
1090 |
924 |
1185 |
1072 |
- |
|
Kulula airline is offering the cheapest airfare for R949. The economy airfares have decreased on this route since the last survey. |
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1459 |
1061 |
949 |
- |
1102 |
- |
|
For the first time since July 2009, British Airways has the cheapest flight on this route. |
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1459 |
982 |
999 |
- |
1198 |
- |
|
All the prices have increased but Kulula is the cheapest flight for the start of the school holidays. |
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1359 |
1417 |
939 |
- |
1103 |
- |
|
Mango Lanseria has opened up a night route from Johannesburg to Cape Town and is the cheapest at only R822. |
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1659 |
1156 |
839 |
822 |
1320 |
- |
|
Velvet Sky has a R681 price on the day, but it's outside the comparison range. Within our comparison times a Kulula flight from Lanseria Airport is cheapest. |
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959 |
1018 |
829 |
- |
1602 |
- |
|
Velvet Sky's R820 is cheaper than any of the prices below, but not included as it was outside our time zone. |
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050 |
972 |
895 |
- |
1283 |
- |
|
Kulula offers the cheapest option to get to Cape Town in the mid-winter (for the Clanwilliam Wild Flower Show). |
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1059 |
899 |
699 |
- |
916 |
no flights |
|
Kulula is once again cheapest, this time for the end of school holiday flights. Once again Kulula's cheapest flight is from Lanseria instead of O.R. Tambo International Airport, and amazingly they're even cheaper than the Intercape bus. |
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1059 |
939 |
689 |
- |
966 |
no flights |
|
For the 4th survey in a row Kulula are cheapest, this time from Lanseria Airport (courtesy of new competition from Mango, which is flying the route?) |
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1059 |
892 |
709 |
- |
870 |
no flights |
|
For the 3rd survey in a row of this route Kulula are cheapest. Velvet Sky have started flying, but they only have a slot in the morning so aren't included in this survey. British Airways are the cheapest since 19 Feb 2010 flights. |
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1259 |
876 |
789 |
sold out |
940 |
no flights |
|
Before Velvet sky started taking bookings on the 18th March 2011
flight date |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kulula's on a roll, cheapest for the 2nd survey in a row. |
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1019 |
1194 |
829 |
sold out |
1300 |
|
Things are back to normal with Kulula cheapest from Johannesburg to Cape Town, but Mango Airlines is still sold out. |
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939 |
889 |
769 |
sold out |
1252 |
|
The 10th of December was the start of school holidays, so it's no surprise that flight prices increased a lot. |
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1319 |
1403 |
1619 |
sold out |
1253 |
|
1039 |
896 |
819 |
636 |
893 |
|
759 |
1418 |
769 |
637 |
1264 |
|
659 |
1161 |
819 |
689 |
2000 |
|
879 |
1599 |
769 |
687 |
1260 |
|
1031 |
1395 |
1019 |
1069 |
1650 |
|
767 |
857 |
649 |
- |
1500 |
|
639 |
916 |
649¹ |
702 |
860 |
|
833 |
1034 |
699 |
682 |
1513 |
|
818 |
916 |
749 |
682 |
1030 |
|
818 |
927 |
747 |
686 |
870 |
|
707 |
648 |
777 |
743 |
1058 |
|
884 |
633 |
927 |
1692 |
1065 |
|
707 |
1985 |
676 |
625 |
654 |
|
928 |
1989 |
891 |
722 |
1236 |
|
928 |
1177 |
913¹ |
² |
1207 |
|
810 |
1564 |
959¹ |
899 |
976 |
|
876 |
1514 |
729 |
690 |
1536 |
|
928 |
1444 |
879 |
860 |
- |
|
928 |
1433 |
729 |
² |
1074 |
|
850 |
1374 |
799¹ |
² |
1293 |
|
719 |
790 |
706 |
698 |
1196 |
|
719 |
550 |
664 |
563 |
1606 |
|
1519 |
1200 |
1578 |
1117 |
2099 |
|
539 |
1200 |
668¹ |
517 |
1450 |
|
1399 |
867 |
1238¹ |
1331 |
1399 |
|
749 |
1394 |
638¹ |
834 |
670 |
|
1399 |
1532 |
1251 |
² |
2026 |
|
499 |
728 |
443 |
² |
654 |
|
499 |
728 |
599 |
549 |
1292 |
|
549 |
728 |
599 |
499 |
1007 |
|
¹ From Lanseria Airport
Travel (flights, buses, trains) prices are constantly updated, so the prices listed above have probably changed. Prices are for one-way travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town - further details in the surveys.
Luxury travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town
date checked |
BA |
Mango Flex |
Mango Plus |
SAA |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
25 Apr 2013 |
3141 |
1933 |
2608 |
3551 |
2500 |
11585 |
14 Mar 2013 |
3125 |
- |
- |
3536 |
2500 |
11585 |
20 Dec 2012 |
3074 |
1895 |
2570 |
3492 |
2500 |
11585 |
09 Nov 2012 |
3334 |
1895 |
2570 | 3503 |
2500 |
11585 |
27 Sep 2012 |
2986 |
1399 |
1524 |
2629 |
2500 |
11585 |
16 Aug 2012 |
3267 |
1399 |
1524 |
3330 |
2500 |
11585 |
05 July 2012 |
3440 |
1185 |
1289 |
3343 |
2500 |
11585 |
25 May 2012 |
3405 |
- |
- |
3371 |
2500 |
11585 |
12 Apr 2012 |
3391 |
- |
- |
3347 |
2500 |
11585 |
1 Mar 2012 |
3393 |
- |
- |
3248 |
2210 |
11585 |
19 Jan 2012 |
3364 |
- |
- |
3280 |
2210 |
10930 |
23 Oct 2011 |
3316 |
- |
- |
3275 |
2210 |
10930 |
8 Sep 2011 |
3265 |
- |
- |
3229 |
2210 |
13485 |
26 Jul 2011 |
3190 |
- |
- |
3060 |
2210 |
10930 |
17 Jun 2011 |
3196 |
- |
- |
3053 |
2210 |
10930 |
3 Jun 2011 |
3068 |
- |
- |
2980 |
2210 |
16930 |
17 Mar 2011 |
3054 |
sold out |
sold out |
2950 |
2210 |
- |
4 Mar 2011 |
3054 |
sold out |
sold out |
2960 |
2210 |
16395 |
21 Jan 2011 |
3046 |
sold out |
sold out |
3057 |
2650 |
16390 |
10 Dec 2010 |
3047 |
sold out |
sold out |
- |
2650 |
10120 |
29 Oct 2010 |
3056 |
958 |
1039 |
- |
2210 |
12485 |
20 Aug 2010 |
3068 |
985 |
1099 |
2746 |
2210 |
12485 |
5 Mar 2010 |
3089 |
sold out |
1069 |
3450 |
1920 |
10120 |
22 Jan 2010 |
2866 |
sold out |
sold out |
sold out |
1520 |
10120 |
11 Dec 2009 |
2869 |
847 |
957 |
2680 |
2500 |
15175 |
30 Oct 2009 |
2875 |
911 |
1026 |
2887 |
1520 |
17045 |
19 Sep 2009 |
2868 |
911 |
1026 |
2535 |
1920 |
11370 |
8 Aug 2009 |
2886 |
911 |
1026 |
2564 |
1920 |
11370 |
27 Jun 2009 |
2913 |
911 |
1026 |
2551 |
2450 |
9215 |
16 May 2009 |
3210 |
sold out |
sold out |
2925 |
2470 |
9955 |
4 Apr 2009 |
3275 |
1011 |
1121 |
2808 |
1500 |
9955 |
21 Feb 2009 |
2812 |
996 |
1106 |
2824 |
1730 |
9215 |
10 Jan 2009 |
3244 |
- |
sold out |
2765 |
1380 |
9215 |
29 Nov 2008 |
3274 |
- |
999 |
2795 |
2250 |
9285 |
18 Oct 2008 |
3224 |
- |
- |
2745 |
1380 |
11550 |
Flights vs Buses & trains
Travel Date |
Flights : bus/train |
Cheapest flight |
Cheapest bus or train |
17 May 2013 |
2:9 |
R999 (Mango Airline) |
R340 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
05 Apr 2013 |
5:0 |
R1711 (Kulula Airways) |
R340 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
22 Feb 2013 |
3:2 |
R1098 (Mango Airline) |
R340 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
11 Jan 2012 |
2:8 |
R958 (Kulula Airways) |
R340 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
30 Nov 2012 |
4:5 |
R1517 (Kulula Airways) |
R340 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
19 Oct 2012 |
2:6 |
R878 (Kulula Airways) |
R340 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
07 Sep 2012 |
2:1 |
R730 (Kulula Airways) |
R340 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
27 July 2012 |
2.7 |
R924 (Kulula Airways) |
R340 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
15 June 2012 |
2.8 |
R949 (Kulula Airways) |
R340 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
4 May 2012 |
2.9 |
R982 (British Airways) |
R340 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
23 Mar 2012 |
3.6 |
R939 (Kulula Airways) |
R260 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
10 Feb 2012 |
3.2 |
R822 (Mango Lanseria) |
R260 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
18 Nov 2011 |
3.2 |
R829 (Kulula Airways) |
R260 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
7 Oct 2011 |
3.4 |
R895 (Kulula Airways) |
R260 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
26 Aug 2011 |
2.7 |
R699 (Kulula Airways) |
R260 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
15 Jul 2011 |
2.7 |
R689 (Kulula Airways) |
R260 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
3 Jun 2011 |
2.7 |
R709 (Kulula Airways) |
R260 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
15 Apr 2011 |
3.8 |
R789 (Kulula Airways) |
R210 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
4 Mar 2011 |
3.9 |
R829 (Kulula Airways) |
R210 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
21 Jan 2011 |
2.6 |
R769 (Kulula Airways) |
R300 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
10 Dec 2010 |
4.2 |
R1253 (SAA) |
R300 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
29 Oct 2010 |
2.2 |
R636 (Mango Airline) |
R290 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
17 Sep 2010 |
2.2 |
R637 (Mango Airline) |
R290 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
25 Jun 2010 |
2.4 |
R659 (1time Airline) |
R280 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
14 May 2010 |
4.0 |
R687 (Mango Airline) |
R170 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
2 Apr 2010 |
3.1 |
R1019 (Kulula Airline) |
R330 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
22 Feb 2010 |
3.6 |
R649 (Kulula Airline) |
R180 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
8 Jan 2010 |
1.9 |
R639 (1time Airline) |
R340 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
27 Nov 2009 |
3.8 |
R682 (Mango Airways) |
R180 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
16 Oct 2009 |
3.0 |
R682 (Mango Airways) |
R230 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
4 Sep 2009 |
3.0 |
R686 (Mango Airways) |
R230 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
24 Jul 2009 |
2.4 |
R648 (British Airways) |
R270 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
12 Jun 2009 |
2.3 |
R633 (British Airways) |
R270 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
1 May 2009 |
3.5 |
R625 (Mango Airways) |
R180 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
20 Mar 2009 |
3.4 |
R722 (Mango Airways) |
R210 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
6 Feb 2009 |
6.1 |
R913 (Kulula Airline) |
R150 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
26 Dec 2008 |
2.9 |
R810 (1time Airline) |
R280 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
14 Nov 2008 |
4.6 |
R690 (Mango Airways) |
R150 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
3 Oct 2008 |
2.5 |
R860 (Mango Airways) |
R350 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
22 Aug 2008 |
2.4 |
R729 (Kulula Airline) |
R299 (SA Roadlink) |
11 Jul 2008 |
1.6 |
R799 (Kulula Airline) |
R499 (SA Roadlink) |
30 May 2008 |
2.1 |
R698 (Mango Airways) |
R330 (Intercape coachline) |
18 Apr 2008 |
1.8 |
R550 (British Airways) |
R310 (City to City coachline) |
7 Mar 2008 |
3.3 |
R974 (Nationwide Airline) |
R299 (SA Roadlink) |
25 Jan 2008 |
1.8 |
R517 (Mango Airways) |
R290 (City to City coachline) |
The index is the ratio of the cost of the cheapest flight to the cost of the cheapest bus from Johannesburg to Cape Town. The higher the index the more likely people are to take buses, and thus the greener the environment (buses are more carbon friendly than planes).
Flight & bus price inflation
This shows flight and bus price inflation on the Johannesburg - Cape Town route.
|
Flight price inflation |
Bus price inflation |
07 Sep 2011 - 07 Sep 2012 |
-2.5% |
16.5% |
27 July 2011 - 27 July 2012 |
33.5% |
8.6% |
15 June 2011 - 15 June 2012 |
35% |
13.8% |
