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Cheap Flights from Cairns to Cape Town

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SQ Return flights from $1,326
Dep. Wed 06 MayRet. Thu 21 May$1,326
Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Thu 05 Mar$1,428
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Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Tue 10 Mar$1,428
Dep. Fri 20 FebRet. Tue 17 Mar$1,482
Dep. Mon 09 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,484
Dep. Mon 09 FebRet. Tue 10 Mar$1,593
Dep. Mon 23 FebRet. Tue 17 Mar$1,683
JQ,TK Return flights from $1,400
Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Thu 05 Mar$1,400
Dep. Wed 06 MayRet. Thu 21 May$1,557
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Dep. Mon 09 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,828
Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Tue 10 Mar$4,651
Dep. Fri 20 FebRet. Tue 17 Mar$5,541
JQ,QF,TK Return flights from $1,430
Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Thu 05 Mar$1,430
Dep. Wed 06 MayRet. Thu 21 May$1,587
QR,SQ Return flights from $1,457
Dep. Wed 06 MayRet. Thu 21 May$1,457
Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Tue 10 Mar$1,577
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Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Thu 05 Mar$1,591
Dep. Mon 09 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,657
Dep. Fri 20 FebRet. Tue 17 Mar$1,714
Dep. Mon 23 FebRet. Tue 17 Mar$1,721
Dep. Mon 09 FebRet. Tue 10 Mar$1,896
CX,EY,FA,JQ Return flights from $1,487
Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Thu 05 Mar$1,487
Dep. Mon 09 FebRet. Tue 10 Mar$1,528
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Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Tue 10 Mar$1,554
Dep. Mon 23 FebRet. Tue 17 Mar$1,576
Dep. Fri 20 FebRet. Tue 17 Mar$1,607
4Z,CX,EY,FA,JQ Return flights from $1,487
Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Thu 05 Mar$1,487
Dep. Mon 09 FebRet. Tue 10 Mar$1,525
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Dep. Fri 20 FebRet. Tue 17 Mar$1,597
Dep. Mon 23 FebRet. Tue 17 Mar$1,618
CX,FA,JQ,KQ,SQ Return flights from $1,487
Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Thu 05 Mar$1,487
Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Tue 10 Mar$1,530
4Z,CX,JQ,KQ,SQ Return flights from $1,489
Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Thu 05 Mar$1,489
JQ,QR,SQ Return flights from $1,512
Dep. Mon 23 FebRet. Tue 17 Mar$1,512
Dep. Mon 09 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,533
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Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Tue 10 Mar$1,600
Dep. Wed 06 MayRet. Thu 21 May$1,638
Dep. Mon 09 FebRet. Tue 10 Mar$1,813
Dep. Fri 20 FebRet. Tue 17 Mar$1,945
Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Thu 05 Mar$2,545
4Z,CX,EY,FA,JQ,VA Return flights from $1,519
Dep. Mon 09 FebRet. Tue 10 Mar$1,519
6E,CX,FA,KQ,SQ Return flights from $1,521
Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Thu 05 Mar$1,521
Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Tue 10 Mar$1,570
4Z,6E,CX,KQ,SQ Return flights from $1,521
Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Thu 05 Mar$1,521
CX,EY,FA,JQ,VA Return flights from $1,523
Dep. Mon 09 FebRet. Tue 10 Mar$1,523
Dep. Fri 20 FebRet. Tue 17 Mar$1,610
JQ,KQ,SQ,TK Return flights from $1,523
Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Tue 10 Mar$1,523
QR,SQ,VA Return flights from $1,524
Dep. Mon 23 FebRet. Tue 17 Mar$1,524
Dep. Mon 09 MarRet. Tue 31 Mar$1,562
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Dep. Wed 06 MayRet. Thu 21 May$1,572
Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Tue 10 Mar$1,616
Dep. Mon 16 FebRet. Thu 05 Mar$1,748
Dep. Fri 20 FebRet. Tue 17 Mar$1,934
Dep. Mon 09 FebRet. Tue 10 Mar$2,089

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Cheapest Cairns to Cape Town Return Prices

These are the cheapest prices for Cairns to Cape Town return airfares.

February 2026
$1,165
March 2026
$1,582

Average Cairns to Cape Town Return Prices

These are the average prices for Cairns to Cape Town return airfares.

February 2026
$2,286
March 2026
$1,798
June 2026
$1,788

Did you know...

  • The International Air Transport Association (IATA) airport code for Cairns is CNS and for Cape Town it is CPT.
  • The distance from Cairns to Cape Town is 12,063 kilometres.
  • Cape Town is 8 hours later than Cairns.
  • The nearest train station to Cape Town airport is Lavistown at Adrianse Avenue, Clarkes, Cape Town .

Questions and Answers

What airlines fly non-stop to Cape Town from Cairns?

No airlines fly non-stop between Cairns and Cape Town.

What is the best airline to fly to Cape Town from Cairns?

Qatar Airways is the best airline to fly to Cape Town from Cairns.

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