You want to get on the cheapest flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg. The way to make sure that you get on a cheap flight is by comparing airline prices (Kulula, British Airways Comair, Mango and South African Airways). Use our flight price comparison tool on the left.
A flight from Cape town to Johannesburg is scheduled to take some 2 hours. As the crow flies, the distance between Cape Town and Johannesburg is some 1254km (or 779 miles). The driving distance from Cape Town to Johannesburg is some 1393km.
Prices are for one-way flights on a Friday evening (see surveys for details). Prices are subject to change and it's unlikely that the prices shown will be achieved.
The coach prices have remained stable since the last survey done on this route. Our findings show a 0% inflation rate on the overland fares on this route.
Unless it's actually the morning of the day of the special, it's unfortunately likely that the special is sold out.
News
4 Jul 2013. The date fastjet airlines initially planned Cape Town to Johannesburg flights, flying under the Federal Airlines license. Because of difficulties in starting up in South Africa, they decided to prioritise their international routes.
29 May 2013. Thabang Makwetla, the Deputy Defence Minister, take off in a Falcon 50 from Cape Town's Ysterplaat AFB heading for Johannesburg, after which an emergency landing has to be made when the plane's hydraulics fail.
2 Nov 2012
1time stops flying from Cape Town to OR Tambo, after filing for bankruptcy.
2 Jun 2012
1time stops flying from Cape Town to Lanseria Airport
5 Mar 2012
1time commences CPT-HLA flights
Feb 2012
Velvet Sky stops CPT-JNB flights as there is a liquidation application against it.
1 Aug 2011
Velvet Sky increases its frequency from 2 to 3 daily flights from Cape Town to Johannesburg.
It's easy to drive from Cape Town to Johannesburg. You would take the N1 national Road, which stretches all the way from Cape Town to Johannesburg via Bloemfontein.