Latest survey

Wondering which airline is cheapest? Here's the latest CPT -JHB airline survey comparing flight prices:

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 still be available for booking.

flight date	British Airways	Kulula	FlySafair	Mango	Airlink	SAA
Below we have rounded up the cheapest flights on the 10th of July 2021 which marks the start of the two-week school holidays.
10 July 2021	840	992	781	635	823	-

 

Business class flights

Travel date	British Airways	SAA
10 July 2021	1807	-

Latest Cape Town - Johannesburg Bus Survey

	Bus
travel date	Eldo Coaches	Baz Bus	City to City	Greyhound	Intercape	SA Roadlink	Translux
The cheapest option for travel from Cape Town to Johannesburg was offered by Eldo Coaches.
10 July 2021	445	-	-	-	620	-	-

Click here to see a full history of bus and train fares from Cape Town to Johannesburg.

Flying Whilst Pregnant

21 October 2013 : "In September 1981 I was about 7 months pregnant with my second daughter. My eldest was about 2 years old. My husband worked in Johannesburg and I travelled from Cape Town. My 2 year old cried all the way for my mom, the flight attendants was very helpful. On our way back to Cape Town she cried for her dad. Being pregnant everyone wanted to help. I will never forget that trip." Thanks to Zaita for sharing this recollection of her first flight

News

• 5 July 2021. Adjusted level four lockdown forbids domestic leisure travel to or from Johannesburg. Travellers are only allowed to travel for selected specific reasons like business or a funeral. These restrictions will remian in place until 11 July 2021, but could be extended further. In reaction Kulula, BA and LIFT all suspended services until the end of July 2021. Currently only FlySafair and Airlink are operating this route.

• 29 July 2014. New low coast airline will relaunch on the 16th of October 2014. After their license was revoked following grevances from Comair they have not gotten their licence back. FlySafair will initially be flying between CPT and JHB and CPT and PE.

• 23 Sep 2013. FlySafair starts tic620ket sales for its CPT to JNB flights, which it planned to launch on 17 October 2013. This didn't work out, after the North Gauteng High Court issued a temporary interdict in early October preventing FlySafair from commencing flights.

• 23 Aug 2013. SA Express flights to JHB from Cape Town are increased by Sunday and Friday flights which are scheduled to leave Cape Town at 18h20.

• 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.

• 1 June 2011. Mango Airilines started operating flights from CPT to Lanseria Airport.

Airlines operating flights from Cape Town to Johannesburg

Airlines	Airports	Stops
British Airways	Cape Town (CPT) to Johannesburg O.R. Tambo (JNB)	non-stop
FlySafair was prevented from launching its flights by a temporary interdict issued by the North Gauteng High Court in September 2013.
Kulula Airlines	Cape Town (CPT) to Johannesburg Lanseria (HLA)	non-stop
Kulula Airlines	Cape Town (CPT) to Johannesburg O.R. Tambo (JNB)	non-stop
Mango Airlines	Cape Town (CPT) to Johannesburg Lanseria (HLA)	non-stop
Mango Airlines	Cape Town (CPT) to Johannesburg O.R. Tambo (JNB)	non-stop
SA Express	Cape Town (CPT) to Johannesburg O.R. Tambo (JNB)	non-stop
South African Airways	Cape Town (CPT) to Johannesburg O.R. Tambo (JNB)	non-stop

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.

Cape Town to Johannesburg by road

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.

Rent a car

There are a variety of options to rent a car at O.R. Tambo Airport:

First Car Rental

Europcar Johannesburg

Avis car rental

Budget car rental

Hertz car rental

Sizwe car rental

Tempest car hire

Thrifty Car Rental

Johannesburg hotel price comparison

Use the Johannesburg hotel price comparison tool on the right, or here's a full list of JHB hotels .

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