Cape Town to Johannesburg airlines
You want to buy a cheap plane ticket from Cape Town to Johannesburg. Here's a history of surveys of which airline's been cheapest from Cape Town to Johannesburg.
Airline price comparisons
flight date |
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Kulula to Lanseria has the cheapest one-way flight on this route. If you are in JHB over this weekend, make sure to visit the 105th annual Schul-Basar hosted by the Deutsche Internationale Schule. |
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1059 |
1061 |
769 |
- |
1082 |
Suspended |
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Velvet Sky airline has had all flights suspended, making Mango Airline the cheapest flight from CPT to JHB Lanseria. |
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1059 |
1098 |
809 |
793 |
1583 |
Suspended |
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Velvet Sky is once again in the lead with the cheapest flight from CPT to JHB. Their prices have increased slightly for March - must be that school holidays are around the corner. |
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1059 |
1048 |
989 |
795 |
1298 |
749 |
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In our first survey of 2012, Velvet Sky are easily the cheapest from CPT to JHB. BA are the cheapest since 30 July 2010. Velvet Sky is even cheaper than taking a Greyhound bus (R680). |
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959 |
790 |
759 |
650 |
1017 |
529 |
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Since Mango joined Kulula there, we're witnessing massive competition on the Cape Town to Lanseria flight route. The cheapest flights to Johannesburg are regularly to Lanseria Airport. Note the large differences in flight prices. We have to go all the way back to the 8th December 2007 to find a higher 1time price. Mango Airline's price is cheaper than Greyhound and Intercape. |
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1159 |
1017 |
829 |
498 |
1122 |
763 |
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Once again Velvet Sky are cheapest, and this time they're under R500. |
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959 |
925 |
659 |
499 |
929 |
450 |
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For the first time Velvet Sky Airline are included in our survey, and they are cheapest. |
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959 |
893 |
689 |
983 |
1216 |
671 |
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Before Velvet Sky
flight date |
1time |
BA |
Kulula |
Mango |
South African Airways |
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June school holidays and Mango Airlines is once again cheapest from CPT to JNB. |
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959 |
892 |
789 |
622 |
920 |
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For the 3rd survey in a row, Mango are cheapest, with 1time's price being the most expensive since our 8 Dec 2007 survey. |
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959 |
865 |
749 |
615 |
970 |
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Mango is cheapest again. |
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814 |
966 |
749 |
662 |
770 |
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Mango has returned to being cheapest, but Kulula is only R6 more from Cape Town to Johannesburg. |
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839 |
798 |
639 |
633 |
1070 |
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Mango Airlines remains sold out, with 1time being cheapest (although SAA at R6 more expensive is better value, given that it's a full service carrier). |
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719 |
1129 |
769 |
sold out |
725 |
|
739 |
800 |
669 |
sold out |
889 |
|
659 |
905 |
669 |
598 |
899 |
|
749 |
761 |
699 |
- |
1630 |
|
659 |
775 |
719 |
- |
740 |
|
649 |
912 |
669 |
549 |
900 |
|
789 |
723 |
819 |
697 |
890 |
|
856 |
868 |
849 |
667 |
1110 |
|
856 |
918 |
699 |
707 |
860 |
|
764 |
914 |
849 |
789 |
850 |
|
746 |
910 |
799 |
785 |
614 |
|
704 |
1844 |
699 |
676 |
636 |
|
- |
640 |
750 |
676 |
879 |
|
755 |
2195 |
780 |
682 |
1044 |
|
755 |
1339 |
679 |
638 |
1080 |
|
696 |
1384 |
741 |
675 |
615 |
|
798 |
1465 |
736 |
675 |
1101 |
|
863 |
1463 |
659 |
626 |
973 |
|
863 |
1291 |
659 |
814 |
1556 |
|
798 |
1191 |
779 |
789 |
901 |
|
798 |
1168 |
679 |
688 |
886 |
|
730 |
1136 |
759 |
769 |
891 |
|
779 |
949 |
752 |
641 |
808 |
|
719 |
949 |
652 |
741 |
743 |
|
679 |
949 |
868 |
696 |
747 |
|
589 |
949 |
426 |
633 |
706 |
|
1569 |
1649 |
1556 |
1332 |
2073 |
|
639 |
730 |
656 |
746 |
657 |
|
499 |
720 |
589 |
599 |
1010 |
|
549 |
719 |
539 |
sold out |
644 |
|
449 |
718 |
499 |
301 |
643 |
|
549 |
713 |
499 |
548 |
993 |
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Flight prices relative to overland prices
Travel Date |
Flight : Overland |
Cheapest flight |
Cheapest bus / train |
25 May 2012 |
2.3 |
R769 (Kulula Airline) |
R340 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
13 Apr 2012 |
2.3 |
R793 (Mango Airline) |
R340 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
2 Mar 2012 |
2.9 |
R749 (Velvet Sky Airline) |
R260 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
20 Jan 2012 |
1.1 |
R529 (Velvet Sky Airline) |
R499 (SA Roadlink) |
28 Oct 2011 |
1.9 |
R498 (Mango Airline) |
R260 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
16 Sep 2011 |
1.7 |
R450 (Velvet Sky Airline) |
R260 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
5 Aug 2011 |
2.6 |
R671 (Velvet Sky Airline) |
R260 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
Not much has changed, with the flight:overland index remaining at 2.4 |
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24 Jun 2011 |
2.4 |
R622 (Mango Airlines) |
R260 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
With flight prices decreasing and overland prices increasing, flight prices are now only 2.4 times as expensive as a Shosholoza Meyl train trip. |
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6 May 2011 |
2.4 |
R615 (Mango Airlines) |
R260 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
The price of flights has gone up but the price of a train trip has gone up proportionately more. |
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25 Mar 2011 |
3.2 |
R662 (Mango Airlines) |
R210 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
Shosholoza Meyl is back and the ratio of flights has therefore risen up to a very high 4 times the price of trains. |
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11 Feb 2011 |
4.0 |
R633 (Mango Airlines) |
R160 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
With a power failure meaning no Shosholoza Meyl train quotes, the price of available buses & trains has risen relative to flight prices. |
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31 Dec 2010 |
1.7 |
R719 (1time Airlines) |
R420 (City to City coach) |
19 Nov 2010 |
3.9 |
R669 (Kulula Airlines) |
R170 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
8 Oct 2010 |
1.5 |
R598 (Mango Airlines) |
R399 (SA Roadlink bus) |
27 Aug 2010 |
4.1 |
R699 (Kulula Airlines) |
R170 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
16 Jul 2010 |
2.4 |
R659 (1time Airlines) |
R280 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
4 Jun 2010 |
2.2 |
R549 (Mango Airlines) |
R250 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
23 Apr 2010 |
3.0 |
R697 (Mango Airlines) |
R230 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
12 Mar 2010 |
2.9 |
R667 (Mango Airlines) |
R230 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
29 Jan 2010 |
1.4 |
R699 (Kulula Airlines) |
R380 (City to City bus) |
18 Dec 2009 |
2.2 |
R764 (1time Airlines) |
R340 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
6 Nov 2009 |
2.8 |
R498 (Interlink Airlines) |
R180 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
25 Sep 2009 |
2.8 |
R636 (SAA South African Airways) |
R230 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
14 Aug 2009 |
3.6 |
R640 (Mango Airline) |
R180 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
3 Jul 2009 |
2.5 |
R682 (Mango Airline) |
R270 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
22 May 2009 |
3.5 |
R638 (Mango Airline) |
R180 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
10 Apr 2009 |
2.1 |
R615 (SAA) |
R300 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
27 Feb 2009 |
2.3 |
R675 (Mango Airline) |
R299 (SA Roadlink bus) |
20 Dec 2008 |
2.2 |
R626 (Mango Airline) |
R280 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
8 Nov 2008 |
2.4 |
R659 (Kulula Air) |
R280 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
27 Sep 2008 |
1.8 |
R698 (Interlink Airline) |
R380 (City to City bus) |
16 Aug 2008 |
2.3 |
R679 (Kulula Airline) |
R299 (SA Roadlink bus) |
5 Jul 2008 |
1.1 |
R398 (Interlink Airline) |
R360 (City to City bus) |
24 May 2008 |
1.6 |
R641 (Mango Airline) |
R390 (City to City bus) |
11 Apr 2008 |
2.1 |
R652 (Kulula Airline) |
R310 (City to City bus) |
1 Mar 2008 |
2.3 |
R586 (Nationwide) |
R250 (SA Roadlink bus) |
19 Jan 2008 |
1.5 |
R426 (Kulula Airline) |
R290 (SA Roadlink bus) |
8 Dec 2008 |
3.3 |
R1332 (Mango Airline) |
R399 (SA Roadlink bus) |
The flight:bus price index measures how many times more expensive the cheapest flight is relative to the cheapest bus/train.
Flight price inflation
1time & Mango Airlines were cheapest a year ago and Velvet Sky are cheapest in the latest survey.
Flight prices |
Flight prices a year prior |
Flight price Inflation |
R769 |
R619 |
24.5% |
R793 |
R639 |
23.9% |
R749 |
R647 |
16% |
R529 |
R679 |
-22% |
R498 |
R631 |
-21% |
R671 |
R678 |
-1% |
R622 |
R601 |
4% |
R615 |
R652 |
-6% |
R662 |
R676 |
-2% |
R633 |
R585 |
+6% |
R719 |
R699 |
+3% |
R669 |
R579 |
+16% |
R598 |
R639 |
+1% |
R699 |
R639 |
+9% |
R659 |
R669 |
-2% |
R549 |
R651 |
-16% |
R697 |
R622 |
+12% |
R667 |
R657 |
+2% |
R699 |
R641 |
-14% |
R764 |
R649 |
+18% |
R498 |
R686 |
-27% |
R636 |
R685 |
-7% |
R640 |
R483 |
+32% |
R682 |
R567 |
+20% |
R638 |
R649 |
-2% |
R615 |
R606 |
+1% |
R626 |
R1057 |
-41% |
R659 |
R849 |
-22% |
R698 |
R542 |
29% |
R679 |
R507 |
34% |
R398 |
R365 |
9% |
The flight price inflation index compares the cost of the cheapest flight in a survey to what it was a year previously. This may be distorted by particular events on the date (e.g. if it was the Friday before school holidays, flight prices would be a lot higher).
Business class flights
South African Airways are offering the cheapest Cape Town to Johannesburg business class flights, but the most expensive since 4 June 2010.
Flight date |
British Airways |
Interlink |
SAA |
25 May 2012 |
R3405 |
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R3346 |
13 April 2012 |
R3393 |
|
R3249 |
2 March 2012 |
R3345 |
R3250 |
|
20 Jan 2012 |
R3370 |
|
R2579 |
28 Oct 2011 |
R3314 |
|
R3274 |
16 Sep 2011 |
R3219 |
|
R3073 |
5 Aug 2011 |
R3184 |
|
R3052 |
24 Jun 2011 |
R3068 |
|
R2990 |
6 May 2011 |
R3043 |
|
R2980 |
25 Mar 2011 |
R3054 |
|
R2970 |
11 Feb 2011 |
R3045 |
|
R3057 |
31 Dec 2010 |
R3062 |
|
R3072 |
22 Nov 2010 |
R3049 |
|
R3060 |
8 Oct 2010 |
R3068 |
|
sold out |
27 Aug 2010 |
R3073 |
|
R3390 |
16 Jul 2010 |
R3092 |
|
R3410 |
4 Jun 2010 |
R3077 |
|
R3390 |
23 Apr 2010 |
R3073 |
|
R3380 |
12 Mar 2010 |
R2882 |
R2890 |
R3440 |
29 Jan 2010 |
R2872 |
R2848 |
R2680 |
18 Dec 2009 |
R2865 |
R2454 |
R2521 |
6 Nov 2009 |
R2863 |
R3345 |
R2875 |
25 Sep 2009 |
R2880 |
R1709 |
R2540 |
14 Aug 2009 |
R2904 |
- |
R2916 |
3 Jul 2009 |
R2894 |
R1709 |
R2537 |
22 May 2009 |
R3232 |
R1510 |
R3232 |
10 Apr 2009 |
R2829 |
- |
R2836 |
27 Feb 2009 |
R3277 |
R1709 |
R2798 |
16 Jan 2009 |
R3276 |
R1709 |
R2797 |
5 Dec 2008 |
R3263 |
R1709 |
R2784 |
24 Oct 2008 |
R2912 |
R1709 |
R2177 |
12 Sep 2008 |
R2889 |
R1709 |
R2162 |
1 Aug 2008 |
R2857 |
- |
R2247 |
20 Jun 2008 |
R2602 |
- |
R1994 |