Cheap flights from Cape Town to Johannesburg from $73

The cheapest month to fly to Johannesburg from Cape Town is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around $143, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of January is another great option to travel to Johannesburg, with average flight prices from Cape Town averaging around $144.

According to our data, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly to Johannesburg from Cape Town. The lowest ticket price found for a Saturday departure recently was $223. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Tuesday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Johannesburg on Tuesday is $306.

In the evening is the cheapest time of day to fly from Cape Town to Johannesburg when you can find flight prices for as low as $175. Flying to Johannesburg in the evening is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. In contrast, the most expensive time of day to depart to Johannesburg is at noon when prices are around $385.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Johannesburg from Cape Town when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Johannesburg for around $177 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Johannesburg from Cape Town for as low as $135 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Cape Town to Johannesburg flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

FlySafair, Airlink, and Cemair are the most popular carriers operating from Cape Town Intl to Johannesburg

FlySafair, South African and Lift are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Johannesburg from Cape Town according to our data. FlySafair is the first choice among our users, with 58% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Johannesburg. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Johannesburg on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 7% of flights between Cape Town and Johannesburg have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 104 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Monday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, FlySafair have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 5% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

87 flights are operational daily from Cape Town to Johannesburg as of September 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 3:00PM, with 44% of flights per day taking off at noon.

As of September 2026, there are 615 flights per week flying from Cape Town to Johannesburg. The most common day of the week flights depart is Thu, with 18% of flights taking off on this day.