Cheap flights from Cape Town to Durban

You want to get on the cheapest flight from Cape Town to Durban. The way to make sure that you get on cheap flights from Cape Town to Durban is by:

typing your flight details into the search engine on the left and see what airfare it spits out
checking the airfare of every airline operating flights from Cape Town to Durban

Airlines operating flights from Cape Town to Durban

Airlines	Airports	Stops
1time Airlines	Cape Town to Durban International Airport (DBN)	non-stop
British Airways	Cape Town to Durban International Airport (DBN)	non-stop
Kulula Airlines	Cape Town to Durban International Airport (DBN)	non-stop
Mango Airlines	Cape Town to Durban International Airport (DBN)	non-stop
South African Airways	Cape Town to Durban International Airport (DBN)	non-stop

A direct flight from Cape Town to Durban takes some 2 hours. The driving distance from Cape Town to Durban is some 1606km.

SAA are cheapest during school holidays

Funny things happen during school holidays - one of them being that SAA are cheapest from Cape Town to Durban. SA Roadlink are offering the cheapest bus/train in a while.

Flights from Cape Town to Durban *							Bus prices Cape Town to Durban						Train
date	1T	BA	Kul	Man	NW	SAA	Baz Bus	Citi liner	City 2 City	Grey hound	SA Road	Trans lux	EC	TC
9 Apr 2010	847	1604	1419	-	-	680	1350	460	410	570	399	580	400	570
26 Feb 2010	664	752	649	778	-	750	1350	420	390	520	399	500	280	410
15 Jan 2010	717	1497	649	723	-	970	1350	460	410	520	599	540	450	770
4 Dec 2009	549	875	749	732	-	879	1350	420	410	520	599	540	450	770
23 Oct 2009	399	510	389	599	-	1148	1350	420	390	520	299	500	280	510
11 Sep 2009	299	533	640	522	-	544	1350	390	390	495	-	500	280	510
31 Jul 2009	518	863	420	500	-	977	1350	390	390	495	499	510
19 Jun 2009	1087	1321	1474	989	-	2552	1250	390	410	495	299	510
8 May 2009	706	1345	1389	671	-	1220	1250	390	410	495	299	510
27 Mar 2009	-	1069	946	864	-	1080	1250	390	410	495	399	540
13 Feb 2009	-	990	706	576	-	876	1250	390	390	495	299	510
2 Jan 2008	-	1322	1009	-	-	1234	1250	410	410	600	799	570
21 Nov 2008	-	1314	1009	959	-	979	1250	390	390	495	599	510
10 Oct 2008	-	1945	1009	898	-	895	1250	390	390	495	550	510
29 Aug 2008	-	2036	1049	1099	-	1757	1250	390	390	495	350	510
18 Jul 2008	-	1870	959	652	-	2517	1070	385	380	490	-	540
6 Jun 2008	-	1200	952	623	-	1186	1070	380	370	485	399	510
25 Apr 2008	-	1400	1542	960	991	1593	1070	360	350	465	550	460
14 Mar 2008	-	1370	1496	733	791	1089	1070	350	350	465	350	460
1 Feb 2008	-	1100	786	550	-	867	First survey of bus trips from Cape Town to Durban was on the 14th February 2008
21 Dec 2007	-	1370	1456	-	1238	2024
9 Nov 2007	-	1529	1256	947	649	1388
28 Sep 2007	999	1518	869	639	716	805
17 Aug 2007	599	-	288	639	618	642
6 Jul 2007	1199	1608	869	851	688	1374
25 May 2007	649	841	869	548	484	607
1T = 1time airline BA = British Airways Kul = Kulula Airline Man = Mango Airline NW = Nationwide Airline SAA = South African Airways

Airlines update their flight prices constantly, so the information listed above is out of date. To find the cheapest airline or bus with which to travel from Cape Town to Durban, you'll need to check the current flight prices.

Flight versus bus/train prices

Even though flight prices have gone up, bus/train prices have gone up by even more.

Travel Date	Cheapest Airline	Cheapest coach / train	Fly : Bus
9 Apr 2010	R680 (SAA South African Airways)	R399 (SA Roadlink)	1.7
26 Feb 2010	R649 (Kulula Airline)	R280 (Shosholoza Meyl)	2.3
15 Jan 2010	R649 (Kulula Airline)	R410 (City to City)	1.6
4 Dec 2009	R549 (1time Airline)	R410 (City to City)	1.3
23 Oct 2009	R389 (Kulula Airline)	R280 (Shosholoza Meyl)	1.4
11 Sep 2009	R299 (1time Airline)	R280 (Shosholoza Meyl)	1.1
31 Jul 2009	R420 (Kulula Airline)	R390 (Citiliner/City to City)	1.1
19 Jun 2009	R989 (Mango Airline)	R299 (SA Roadlink)	3.3
27 Mar 2009	R671 (Mango Airline)	R299 (SA Roadlink)	2.2
27 Mar 2009	R864 (Mango Flex)	R390 (Citiliner)	2.2
13 Feb 2009	R576 (Mango Airline)	R299 (SA Roadlink)	1.9
2 Jan 2009	R1009 (Kulula Airline)	R410 (Citiliner/City to City)	2.5
21 Nov 2008	R959 (Mango Airline)	R390 (Citiliner/City to City)	2.5
10 Oct 2008	R895 (SAA - South African Airways)	R390 (Citiliner/City to City)	2.3
2 Aug 2008	R1049 (Kulula Airline)	R350 (SA Roadlink bus)	3.0
18 Jul 2008	R652 (Mango Airline)	R380 (City to City bus)	1.7
6 Jun 2008	R623 (Mango Airline)	R370 (City to City bus)	1.7
25 Apr 2008	R960 (Mango Airline)	R350 (City to City bus)	2.7
14 Mar 2008	R733 (Mango Airline)	R350 (City to City bus)	2.1

The green index is the ratio of the cheapest flight price to the cheapest bus trip, both from Cape Town to Durban. The higher the green index the greater the chance that people will take a bus rather than fly (and hence the less carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere and the greener things are).

Flight price deflation

With SAA quoting R680, flight prices are now 16% cheaper than they were a year ago.

Travel Date	Cheapest flight price	Cheapest flight price a year back	Inflation
9 Apr 2010	R680 (SAA South African Airways)	R804 (Mango)	-16%
26 Feb 2010	R649 (Kulula Airline)	R665 (Mango)	-2%
15 Jan 2010	R649 (Kulula Airline)	R875 (Kulula / Mango)	-26%
4 Dec 2009	R549 (1time Airline)	R974 (Kulula / SAA)	-44%
23 Oct 2009	R389 (Kulula Airline)	R915 (Mango / SAA)	-58%
11 Sep 2009	R299 (1time Airline)	R1001 (Mango / SAA)	-70%
31 Jul 2009	R420 (Kulula Airline)	R775 (Mango / Kulula)	-46%
19 Jun 2009	R989 (Mango Airline)	R632 (Mango Airline)	+57%
8 May 2009	R671 (Mango Airline)	R856 (Mango Airline)	-22%
27 Mar 2009	R864 (Mango Flex)	R803 (Mango Airline)	+8%
13 Feb 2009	R576 (Mango Airline)	R607 (Mango Airline)	-5%
2 Jan 2009	R1009 (Kulula Airline)	R1025 (Nationwide / Mango)	-2%
21 Nov 2008	R959 (Mango Airline)	R831 (Nationwide)	+15%
10 Oct 2008	R895 (SAA)	R642 (Mango / Nationwide)	+39%
2 Aug 2008	R1049 (Kulula Airline)	R397 (Mango / Kulula)	+164%
18 Jul 2008	R652 (Mango Airline)	R564 (Nationwide / Kulula)	+16%
6 Jun 2008	R623 (Mango Airline)	R547 (Nationwide)	+14%

Flight specials from Cape Town to Durban

Unless it's actually the day of the flight special you're unlikely to obtain these prices (and then only usually only available for a few hours), but these were the latest specials each of the airlines offered from Cape Town to Durban.

	Kulula special 27 Jan 2010	1time special 25 Jan 2010	Mango special 18 Nov 2009
Flight price special	R399	R391	R499

Don't want to fly from Cape Town to Durban?

As an alternative to flying from Cape Town to Durban; you could travel by road, rail or even sea.

Cape Town to Durban by road

An alternative is to drive from Cape Town to Durban. It's relatively easy as there's only one road you need to follow, you would take the N2 national Road, which stretches all the way from Cape Town to Durban (you'll drive through 3 of South Africa's provinces - the Western Cape Province, Eastern Cape Province and KwaZulul-Natal Province). Along the way you'll pass the towns of Swellendam, Mossel Bay, George, Knysna, Port Elizabeth and East London, Mthatha, Kokstad and Port Shepstone. Attractions along the route are:

bungi jumping on the Gouritz River bridge (just before Mossel Bay)
the pristine beaches of Plett (enberg Bay)
World's highest commercial bungi jump off the Bloukrans river, just after Knysna
The beautifully formed waves of Jeffrey's Bay, which attracts surfers from all over the world
Nelson Mandela's birthplace

Cape Town to Durban by bus

If you don't want to drive yourself, you can catch a bus trip from Durban to Johannesburg:

Baz bus	Baz Bus operates a hop-on hop-off bus tour across South Africa, and is especially popular amongst backpackers, stopping off at 180 youth hostels along its route
Greyhound bus	The Greyhound bus operates a traditional bus service through the main centres of South Africa, Mozambique and Zimbabwe (Bloemfontein, Bulawayo, Butterworth, Cape Town, Durban, East London, Empangeni, Harare, Johannesburg, Kimberley, Nelspruit, Newcastle, Maputo, Mossel Bay, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, Queenstown, Swinburne and Umtata)
Intercape bus	The Intercape bus operates a traditional bus service across a vast network of South Africa and some of its neighbouring countries.

Cape Town to Durban by train

Spoornet's Shosholoza Meyl operates train trips from Cape Town to Durban, and their central reservations may be contacted at 086 000 8888.

Cape Town to Durban cruise

Starlight Cruises offers the occassional cruise from Cape Town to Durban, on the MSC Sinfonia.

Car rental options in Durban

Once you arrive, there are a number of options for renting cars at Durban International Airport:

Hertz car rental

Thrifty Car Rental

Accommodation options in Durban

Here's a list of Durban accommodation options.

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karen govender	i need the full price of a return ticket to durban from cape town, by TRAIN.
zee	i would like to know the cost of travelling from gauteng to dubarn by bus then boarding the simphonia to capetown then bak to gauten by shosholoza meyl
Durban guy	Sonwabo - nobody's cheapest all the time - all depends on the date you're flying.
Sonwabo	Which is the cheapest of them all
Durban car	Hi Clayton. We've been thinking of starting to survey prices of transportation, but haven't done so yet. You can get the prices of Europcar car rental in Durban by clicking on the Europcar banner near the top right of this page.
clayton	hi there,do you guys have prices for transportation in durban?
cheap flights SA	Hi Snazz. Two things you need to do to establish which airline offers the cheapest flight from Cape Town to Durban: (1) type your details into travel search engine (near the top left) (2) visit the website of 1Time, British Airways, SAA, Kulula, Mango Airlines and Nationwide and check what prices they offer there.
Snazz	Hi. id like to know the cost of the cheapest airline (and which one it is) from Cape Town to Durban. A single ticket for an adult leaving Cape Town on the 22 July 2007.
Cheap flights	Hi Myroonisha, sounds like a lovely trip you've got planned for the long weekend. To find the cost of a flight from Cape Town to Durban (1) use the search engine on the left and (2) go to the website of each airline (1time airline, British Airways, Kulula airline, Mango airline, Nationwide airline & South African Airways) and check what their flight prices are - for your convenience there are links to all these airlines just above this comment. Happy flying! Mr Cheap Flights
Myroonisha	would like to know what the cost is for a return ticket for two adults and two kids from cape town to durban leaving Cape Town on the 26th of April and coming back the 1st May'07
Cheap flights	Hi Pedro. There are two ways to find the rate for a flight from Cape Town to Durban: (1) Use the search engine on the left of the webpage (just fill your dates of travel in and click submit); or (2) Visit each of the airliners listed above's websites and check what their rates are.
pedro	what is the rate from cape town to durban
samkelo	i wana fly away

Cheap flights from Cape Town to Durban

Airlines operating flights from Cape Town to Durban

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SAA are cheapest during school holidays

Flights from Cape Town to Durban *

Bus prices Cape Town to Durban

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