Which layover airport offers the lowest fares from Cape Town to Los Angeles?

Flights via Atlanta (ATL) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $1,018.

Which layover airport has the shortest connection time from Cape Town to Los Angeles?

Atlanta (ATL) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 2h 01m.

Which airport is the most popular layover for flights between Cape Town and Los Angeles?

Atlanta (ATL) was the most common stop: 80% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from Cape Town Intl to Los Angeles?

Turkish Airlines and Qatar Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Cape Town Intl to Los Angeles

Which layover airport has the shortest travel time from Cape Town to Los Angeles?

Flights connecting via Atlanta (ATL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 23h 32m.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Los Angeles Airport?

Prices for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Los Angeles Airport are updated daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Los Angeles Airport?

The number of operators available for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Los Angeles Airport is 2 as of October 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Cape Town Intl Airport to Los Angeles Airport?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Cape Town Intl Airport to Los Angeles Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Los Angeles Airport?

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Los Angeles Airport may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Los Angeles Airport. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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9:00 pm - 2:10 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

27h 10m1 stop London Heathrow

12:35 pm - 6:35 pmLAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

20h 00m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$939Virgin Atlantic

Mon, Nov 16 - Mon, Nov 23

9:00 pm - 9:29 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

34h 29m2 stops London Heathrow New York John F Kennedy Intl

12:35 pm - 6:35 pmLAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

20h 00m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$940Virgin Atlantic

Mon, Nov 16 - Mon, Nov 23

11:45 pm - 5:45 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

27h 00m1 stop London Heathrow

8:10 am - 6:35 pmLAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 25m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$958Virgin Atlantic

Fri, Oct 16 - Thu, Oct 29

9:00 pm - 8:15 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

33h 15m1 stop London Heathrow

12:15 pm - 6:35 pmLAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

20h 20m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$958Virgin Atlantic

Mon, Dec 7 - Wed, Jan 13

8:50 pm - 1:04 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

26h 14m2 stops Newark Denver Intl

8:40 am - 3:20 pmLAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 40m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$992United Airlines

Mon, Dec 7 - Sat, Jun 5

8:50 pm - 1:04 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

26h 14m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Denver Intl

8:40 am - 3:20 pmLAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 40m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$992United Airlines

Fri, Dec 4 - Sat, Jun 5

8:50 pm - 11:24 amCPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

24h 34m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

9:30 pm - 3:20 pmLAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

32h 50m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$992United Airlines

Sun, Dec 6 - Fri, Jun 4

8:05 pm - 5:25 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

30h 20m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Dallas/Fort Worth

7:40 am - 6:35 pmLAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 55m2 stops Austin Bergstrom Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$1,004Delta

Fri, Oct 16 - Thu, Oct 29

8:05 pm - 8:49 amCPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

45h 44m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Dallas/Fort Worth

12:15 pm - 6:35 pmLAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 20m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$1,004Delta

Fri, Oct 16 - Thu, Oct 29

8:50 pm - 4:22 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

29h 32m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

10:59 pm - 6:35 pmLAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

33h 36m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$1,018Delta

Tue, Nov 17 - Tue, Nov 24

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8:05 pm - 8:25 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

33h 20m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

11:05 pm - 12:05 pmLAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

28h 00m1 stop London Heathrow

$953Virgin Atlantic

Fri, Oct 9 - Tue, Oct 27

8:00 pm - 1:17 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

26h 17m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Denver Intl

8:50 am - 6:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 10m2 stops Denver Intl Newark

$992United Airlines

Fri, Oct 9 - Tue, Oct 27

8:00 pm - 5:49 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

30h 49m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl San Francisco

12:15 pm - 6:00 pmLAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

20h 45m1 stop Newark

$992United Airlines

Fri, Oct 9 - Tue, Oct 27

11:15 pm - 11:50 amCPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

45h 35m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

4:45 pm - 9:25 pmLAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

43h 40m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,035KLM

Tue, Oct 6 - Sun, Oct 11

11:15 pm - 11:50 amCPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

45h 35m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

8:40 am - 9:10 pmLAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

27h 30m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,037KLM

Tue, Oct 6 - Sun, Oct 11

11:15 pm - 8:30 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

30h 15m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Seattle/Tacoma Intl

8:40 am - 9:10 pmLAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

27h 30m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,042KLM

Tue, Oct 6 - Sun, Oct 11

1:15 pm - 7:48 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

39h 33m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Seattle/Tacoma Intl

4:20 pm - 10:15 amLAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

32h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,397Qatar Airways

Tue, Oct 6 - Sat, Oct 10

8:00 pm - 4:32 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

29h 32m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

5:30 am - 3:20 pmLAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 50m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

$9,830United Airlines

Tue, Oct 6 - Thu, Oct 8

8:00 pm - 2:08 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

27h 08m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Houston George Bush Intcntl

10:30 pm - 3:20 pmLAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 50m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$12,166United Airlines

Tue, Oct 6 - Wed, Oct 7

8:05 pm - 12:11 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

25h 06m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

1:50 pm - 9:25 pmLAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 35m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$12,274Delta

Tue, Oct 6 - Thu, Oct 8

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Virgin Atlantic flights from Cape Town to Los Angeles

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Virgin Atlantic

Nov 16

CPT9:00 pmCape Town Intl

27h 10m

1 stop

LAX2:10 pmLos Angeles

Nov 23

LAX12:35 pmLos Angeles

20h 00m

1 stop

CPT6:35 pmCape Town Intl

$939

Virgin Atlantic

Nov 16

CPT9:00 pmCape Town Intl

34h 29m

2 stops

LAX9:29 pmLos Angeles

Nov 23

LAX12:35 pmLos Angeles

20h 00m

1 stop

CPT6:35 pmCape Town Intl

$940

Virgin Atlantic

Oct 9

CPT8:05 pmCape Town Intl

33h 20m

1 stop

LAX8:25 pmLos Angeles

Oct 27

LAX11:05 pmLos Angeles

28h 00m

1 stop

CPT12:05 pmCape Town Intl

$953

United Airlines flights from Cape Town to Los Angeles

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United Airlines

Dec 7

CPT8:50 pmCape Town Intl

25h 54m

1 stop

LAX12:44 pmLos Angeles

Jun 5

LAX8:40 amLos Angeles

21h 40m

1 stop

CPT3:20 pmCape Town Intl

$992

United Airlines

Dec 7

CPT8:50 pmCape Town Intl

28h 26m

1 stop

LAX3:16 pmLos Angeles

Jun 2

LAX5:00 pmLos Angeles

37h 20m

1 stop

CPT3:20 pmCape Town Intl

$995

United Airlines

Nov 15

CPT8:50 pmCape Town Intl

28h 44m

1 stop

LAX3:34 pmLos Angeles

Nov 22

LAX10:35 pmLos Angeles

31h 35m

1 stop

CPT4:10 pmCape Town Intl

$1,002

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CPT Cape Town Intl - LAX Los Angeles

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Mon 11/16

9:00 pm-2:10 pm

1 stop27h 10m

Los Angeles

Mon 11/23

12:35 pm-6:35 pm

1 stop20h 00m

$939

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CPT Cape Town Intl - LAX Los Angeles

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Mon 11/16

9:00 pm-9:29 pm

2 stops34h 29m

Los Angeles

Mon 11/23

12:35 pm-6:35 pm

1 stop20h 00m

$940

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT Cape Town Intl - LAX Los Angeles

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Fri 10/16

11:45 pm-5:45 pm

1 stop27h 00m

Los Angeles

Thu 10/29

8:10 am-6:35 pm

1 stop25h 25m

$958

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT Cape Town Intl - LAX Los Angeles

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Mon 12/7

9:00 pm-8:15 pm

1 stop33h 15m

Los Angeles

Wed 1/13

12:15 pm-6:35 pm

1 stop20h 20m

$958

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT Cape Town Intl - LAX Los Angeles

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Mon 12/7

8:50 pm-1:04 pm

2 stops26h 14m

Los Angeles

Sat 6/5

8:40 am-3:20 pm

1 stop21h 40m

$992

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT Cape Town Intl - LAX Los Angeles

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Fri 12/4

8:50 pm-1:04 pm

2 stops26h 14m

Los Angeles

Sat 6/5

8:40 am-3:20 pm

1 stop21h 40m

$992

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT Cape Town Intl - LAX Los Angeles

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Sun 12/6

8:50 pm-11:24 am

1 stop24h 34m

Los Angeles

Fri 6/4

9:30 pm-3:20 pm

1 stop32h 50m

$992

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT Cape Town Intl - LAX Los Angeles

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Fri 10/16

8:05 pm-5:25 pm

2 stops30h 20m

Los Angeles

Thu 10/29

7:40 am-6:35 pm

2 stops25h 55m

$1,004

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT Cape Town Intl - LAX Los Angeles

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Fri 10/16

8:05 pm-8:49 am

2 stops45h 44m

Los Angeles

Thu 10/29

12:15 pm-6:35 pm

1 stop21h 20m

$1,004

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT Cape Town Intl - LAX Los Angeles

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Tue 11/17

8:50 pm-4:22 pm

1 stop29h 32m

Los Angeles

Tue 11/24

10:59 pm-6:35 pm

1 stop33h 36m

$1,018

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What is the typical price of a round-trip flight between Cape Town and Los Angeles?

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from $971 to $1,063.
The lowest price recently found on this route was $939.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles?

The month of October is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Cape Town, with most prices found around $979. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of October, then book flights to Los Angeles from Cape Town during February instead. Flights to Los Angeles in February, while not as cheap as those in October, still average around $983.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Cape Town to Los Angeles?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Cape Town when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $1,125 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Cape Town for as low as $1,011 on momondo.

Can stopping save me money on Cape Town to Los Angeles flights?

You could potentially save up to 25% on your flight if you consider stops on a Cape Town to Los Angeles flight.

How have Cape Town to Los Angeles flight prices changed over time?

As of October 2026, prices for Cape Town to Los Angeles flights are approximately 1% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

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Best Price Found	$644
Fastest flight time	24h 23m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Los Angeles from Cape Town in the past 72 hours is $644. The best round-trip flight deal from Cape Town to Los Angeles found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $939.

The fastest flight from Cape Town to Los Angeles takes 24h 23m

There are no direct flights from Cape Town to Los Angeles. There are no popular flight routes from Cape Town to Los Angeles.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Cape Town to Los Angeles

How far is Cape Town Intl to Los Angeles by plane?
Los Angeles is 9971.7 mi away from Cape Town Intl. Flights usually cover this in 24h 23m, depending on flying conditions and air traffic around both airports.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Los Angeles Airport?
Prices for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Los Angeles Airport are updated daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Los Angeles Airport?
The number of operators available for flights from Cape Town Intl Airport to Los Angeles Airport is 2 as of October 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Cape Town Intl Airport to Los Angeles Airport?
The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from Cape Town Intl Airport to Los Angeles Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Los Angeles Airport?
The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Los Angeles Airport may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Los Angeles Airport. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.
What is the most popular airline from Cape Town to Los Angeles?
momondo data reveals that the most frequently booked airline on the route from Cape Town to Los Angeles is Delta, representing 67% of all bookings. The subsequent popular airline is United Airlines at 33%.

Best airlines flying from Cape Town to Los Angeles

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Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
United Airlines	PriceFrom $943	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 10,285 reviews		Search United Airlines flights
Delta	PriceFrom $986	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 8,628 reviews		Search Delta flights

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