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Johannesburg to Cape Town Airlines

We regularly compare the airfares of airlines flying from Johannesburg to Cape Town.

Here's a list of the price comparisons we've carried out (latest on top):

Price Comparisons

flight date	1time	BA	Kulula	Mango	SAA	Velvet Sky
Mango had the cheapest flight price from Johannesburg to Cape Town for the Franschhoek Bastille Festival.
18 Jun 14	-	1480	890	872	1360	-
Kulula offered the best flight price from Johannesburg Lanseria to Cape Town for the Cape Town Good Food and Wine Show. Prices are one way.
30 May 14	-	1468	753	-	2003	-
South African Airways offered the cheapest flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town for the Two Oceans Marathon which takes place over the easter weekend.
18 Apr 14	-	2100	2030	-	1721	-
With the Cape Argus Cycle Tour taking place in Cape Town on the 9th March, the flight prices to Cape Town have shown a steep increase since the last survey done on this route. Kulula's prices were the cheapest when we checked.
07 Mar 14	-	2692	2447	-	2 911	-
The cheapest flight we found on the Johannesburg to Cape Town route for the Stellenbosch Wine Festival was offered by British Airways operated by Comair.
24 Jan 14	-	1172	1296	1193	1547	-
With the start of the festive season, the flight prices have shown a steep increase since the last survey done on this route. The cheapest flight we found on the Day of Reconciliation long weekend was offered by British Airways (operated by Comair).
13 Dec 13	-	2579	2634	-	2867	-
Kulula from Lanseria Airport was the cheapest flight option on the Johannesburg to Cape Town route.
01 Nov 13	-	2134	1084	-	2109	-
With the start of the September school holidays as well as the Heritage Day public holiday soon after, the flight prices have increased by 197% since the last survey done on this route. Mango Airline offered the cheapest flight we found on the Johannesburg to Cape Town route on this date.
20 Sep 13	-	2544	2417	2311	2797	-
Kulula Airline offered the cheapest flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town on Women's Day.
09 Aug 13	-	1357	1015	1091	1204	-
Experience the snow in Tulbagh, near Cape Town, with a flight from Johannesburg for R1 015 with Kulula.
28 June 2013	-	1931	1015	1159	1338	-
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.
17 May 2013	-	1252	1118	999	1311	-
Kulula offered the most affordable flights to Cape Town for the Cape Town International Jazz Festival.
05 Apr 2013	-	2437	1711	-	2381	-
Mango offered the cheapest flight when we checked the travel prices from Johannesburg to Cape Town.
22 Feb 2013	-	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.
11 Jan 2013	-	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.
30 Nov 2012	-	1777	1517	2898	-	-
Kulula from Lanseria is the most affordable option for air travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town.
19 Oct 12	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.
7 Sep 2012	1658	1098	730	1385	1062	-
Kulula from Lanseria to Cape Town is the cheapest at R924 for Cape Town Fashion Week.
27 July 2012	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.
15 June 2012	1459	1061	949	-	1102	-
For the first time since July 2009, British Airways has the cheapest flight on this route.
4 May 2012	1459	982	999	-	1198	-
All the prices have increased but Kulula is the cheapest flight for the start of the school holidays.
23 Mar 2012	1359	1417	939	-	1103	-
Mango Lanseria has opened up a night route from Johannesburg to Cape Town and is the cheapest at only R822.
10 Feb 2012	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.
18 Nov 2011	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.
7 Oct 2011	050	972	895	-	1283	-
Kulula offers the cheapest option to get to Cape Town in the mid-winter (for the Clanwilliam Wild Flower Show).
26 Aug 2011	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.
15 Jul 2011	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?)
3 Jun 2011	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.
15 Apr 2011	1259	876	789	sold out	940	no flights

Before Velvet sky started taking bookings on the 18th March 2011

flight date	1time	BA	Kulula	Mango	SAA
Kulula's on a roll, cheapest for the 2nd survey in a row.
4 Mar 2011	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.
21 Jan 2011	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.
10 Dec 2010	1319	1403	1619	sold out	1253
29 Oct 2010	1039	896	819	636	893
17 Sep 2010	759	1418	769	637	1264
25 Jun 2010	659	1161	819	689	2000
14 May 2010	879	1599	769	687	1260
2 Apr 2010	1031	1395	1019	1069	1650
19 Feb 2010	767	857	649	-	1500
8 Jan 2010	639	916	649¹	702	860
27 Nov 2009	833	1034	699	682	1513
16 Oct 2009	818	916	749	682	1030
4 Sep 2009	818	927	747	686	870
24 Jul 2009	707	648	777	743	1058
12 Jun 2009	884	633	927	1692	1065
1 May 2009	707	1985	676	625	654
20 Mar 2009	928	1989	891	722	1236
6 Feb 2009	928	1177	913¹	²	1207
26 Dec 2008	810	1564	959¹	899	976
14 Nov 2008	876	1514	729	690	1536
3 Oct 2008	928	1444	879	860	-
22 Aug 2008	928	1433	729	²	1074
11 Jul 2008	850	1374	799¹	²	1293
30 May 2008	719	790	706	698	1196
18 Apr 2008	719	550	664	563	1606
7 Mar 2008	1519	1200	1578	1117	2099
25 Jan 2008	539	1200	668¹	517	1450
14 Dec 2007	1399	867	1238¹	1331	1399
2 Nov 2007	749	1394	638¹	834	670
21 Sep 2007	1399	1532	1251	²	2026
10 Aug 2007	499	728	443	²	654
29 Jun 2007	499	728	599	549	1292
18 May 2007	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 business class	Mango Flex	Mango Plus	SAA business class	Premier Classe train	Blue train
18 Apr 2014	3341	-	-	3755	2650	13015
13 Feb 2014	3318	-	-	3741	2650	13015
21 Nov 2013	3218	-	-	3685	2650	12280
10 Oct 2013	3215	-	-	2109	2650	15155
29 Aug 2013	3215	-	-	3618	2650	15155
06 Jun 2013	3200	2084	2364	3587	2650	12280
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
18 Apr 2014	4:8	R1721 (South African Airways)	R360 (Shosholoza Meyl train)
07 Mar 2014	6:8	R2447 (Kulula Airline)	R360 (Shosholoza Meyl train)
24 Jan 2014	3:3	R1172 (British Airways operated by Comair)	R360 (Shosholoza Meyl train)
13 Dec 2013	7:2	R2579 (British Airways operated by Comair)	R360 (Shosholoza Meyl train)
01 Nov 2013	3:0	R1084 (Kulula Airline)	R360 (Shosholoza Meyl train)
20 Sep 2013	6:4	R2311 (Mango Airline)	R360 (Shosholoza Meyl train)
09 Aug 2013	2:8	R1015 (Kulula Airline)	R360 (Shosholoza Meyl train)
28 Jun 2013	2:8	R1015 (Kulula Airline)	R360 (Shosholoza Meyl 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%

Johannesburg to Cape Town Airlines

Price Comparisons

Before Velvet sky started taking bookings on the 18th March 2011

Luxury travel from Johannesburg to Cape Town

Flights vs Buses & trains

Travel Date

Flights : bus/train

Cheapest flight

Cheapest bus or train

Flight & bus price inflation