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8:23 am - 10:30 amCMH Columbus-CPT Cape Town Intl

43h 07m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Doha Hamad Intl

12:35 pm - 7:51 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-CMH Columbus

38h 16m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,251Qatar Airways

Mon, Mar 1 - Tue, Mar 9

10:22 am - 10:15 amCMH Columbus-CPT Cape Town Intl

41h 53m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Doha Hamad Intl

7:30 pm - 9:30 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-CMH Columbus

32h 00m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,270Qatar Airways

Fri, Mar 26 - Mon, Apr 5

10:24 am - 10:15 amCMH Columbus-CPT Cape Town Intl

41h 51m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Doha Hamad Intl

7:30 pm - 8:23 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-CMH Columbus

30h 53m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,309Qatar Airways

Sun, Apr 4 - Sat, Apr 10

7:03 am - 1:35 pmCMH Columbus-CPT Cape Town Intl

47h 32m3 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Victoria Falls

7:20 am - 11:41 amCPT Cape Town Intl-CMH Columbus

35h 21m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,311Multiple Airlines

Mon, Mar 1 - Tue, Mar 9

2:55 pm - 4:10 pmCMH Columbus-CPT Cape Town Intl

18h 15m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

8:50 pm - 9:43 amCPT Cape Town Intl-CMH Columbus

19h 53m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,695United Airlines

Mon, Mar 1 - Tue, Mar 9

6:00 am - 4:10 pmCMH Columbus-CPT Cape Town Intl

27h 10m2 stops Newark Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

8:50 pm - 9:43 amCPT Cape Town Intl-CMH Columbus

19h 53m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,695United Airlines

Mon, Mar 1 - Tue, Mar 9

9:20 am - 6:00 pmCMH Columbus-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 40m1 stop Newark

7:50 pm - 4:01 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-CMH Columbus

26h 11m1 stop Newark

$1,745United Airlines

Fri, Mar 26 - Mon, Apr 5

7:05 am - 10:40 pmCMH Columbus-CPT Cape Town Intl

32h 35m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

8:50 pm - 7:32 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-CMH Columbus

29h 42m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$1,978Delta

Mon, Dec 14 - Mon, Dec 21

1:10 pm - 6:35 pmCMH Columbus-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 25m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

8:50 pm - 12:15 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-CMH Columbus

22h 25m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$2,033Delta

Mon, Dec 14 - Mon, Dec 21

8:15 am - 10:40 pmCMH Columbus-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 25m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Amsterdam Schiphol

8:50 pm - 5:20 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-CMH Columbus

27h 30m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$2,170Delta

Sat, Dec 12 - Tue, Dec 22

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6:18 pm - 1:35 pmCMH Columbus-CPT Cape Town Intl

60h 17m3 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Livingstone

2:20 pm - 11:49 amCPT Cape Town Intl-CMH Columbus

28h 29m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,471Multiple Airlines

Thu, Nov 5 - Sat, Nov 14

6:10 am - 2:10 pmCMH Columbus-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 00m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Addis Ababa Bole

1:50 pm - 11:44 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-CMH Columbus

40h 54m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,669Ethiopian Air

Thu, Nov 5 - Sat, Nov 14

10:36 am - 2:10 pmCMH Columbus-CPT Cape Town Intl

44h 34m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Addis Ababa Bole

1:50 pm - 11:44 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-CMH Columbus

40h 54m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,677Ethiopian Air

Thu, Nov 5 - Sat, Nov 14

6:10 am - 2:10 pmCMH Columbus-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 00m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Addis Ababa Bole

1:50 pm - 11:44 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-CMH Columbus

40h 54m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,687Ethiopian Air

Thu, Nov 5 - Sat, Nov 14

6:10 am - 4:10 pmCMH Columbus-CPT Cape Town Intl

27h 00m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

8:50 pm - 3:21 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-CMH Columbus

25h 31m1 stop Newark

$1,766United Airlines

Thu, Nov 5 - Sat, Nov 14

7:00 am - 4:10 pmCMH Columbus-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 10m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

8:50 pm - 5:33 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-CMH Columbus

27h 43m1 stop Newark

$1,770United Airlines

Thu, Nov 5 - Sat, Nov 14

7:00 am - 4:10 pmCMH Columbus-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 10m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

8:50 pm - 8:33 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-CMH Columbus

30h 43m2 stops Newark Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,770United Airlines

Thu, Nov 5 - Sat, Nov 14

6:10 am - 4:10 pmCMH Columbus-CPT Cape Town Intl

27h 00m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

8:50 pm - 3:21 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-CMH Columbus

25h 31m1 stop Newark

$1,795United Airlines

Thu, Nov 5 - Sat, Nov 14

6:10 am - 4:10 pmCMH Columbus-CPT Cape Town Intl

27h 00m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

8:50 pm - 3:21 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-CMH Columbus

25h 31m1 stop Newark

$1,796United Airlines

Thu, Nov 5 - Sat, Nov 14

7:00 am - 4:10 pmCMH Columbus-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 10m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

8:50 pm - 5:33 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-CMH Columbus

27h 43m1 stop Newark

$1,800United Airlines

Thu, Nov 5 - Sat, Nov 14

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Ethiopian Air flights from Columbus to Cape Town

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Ethiopian Air

Mar 1

CMH6:00 amColumbus

25h 10m

2 stops

CPT2:10 pmCape Town Intl

Mar 9

CPT1:50 pmCape Town Intl

31h 22m

3 stops

CMH2:12 pmColumbus

$1,652

Ethiopian Air

Nov 5

CMH6:10 amColumbus

25h 00m

2 stops

CPT2:10 pmCape Town Intl

Nov 14

CPT1:50 pmCape Town Intl

40h 54m

3 stops

CMH11:44 pmColumbus

$1,669

Ethiopian Air

Nov 5

CMH10:36 amColumbus

44h 34m

2 stops

CPT2:10 pmCape Town Intl

Nov 14

CPT1:50 pmCape Town Intl

40h 54m

3 stops

CMH11:44 pmColumbus

$1,677

United Airlines flights from Columbus to Cape Town

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United Airlines

Mar 1

CMH2:55 pmColumbus

18h 15m

1 stop

CPT4:10 pmCape Town Intl

Mar 9

CPT8:50 pmCape Town Intl

19h 53m

1 stop

CMH9:43 amColumbus

$1,695

United Airlines

Mar 26

CMH9:20 amColumbus

26h 40m

1 stop

CPT6:00 pmCape Town Intl

Apr 5

CPT7:50 pmCape Town Intl

26h 11m

1 stop

CMH4:01 pmColumbus

$1,745

United Airlines

Mar 26

CMH6:15 pmColumbus

17h 45m

1 stop

CPT6:00 pmCape Town Intl

Apr 5

CPT7:50 pmCape Town Intl

30h 55m

2 stops

CMH8:45 pmColumbus

$1,750

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ColumbusCape Town

CMH Columbus - CPT Cape Town Intl

CMHCPT

Columbus

Mon 3/1

8:23 am-10:30 am

2 stops43h 07m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 3/9

12:35 pm-7:51 pm

2 stops38h 16m

$1,251

ColumbusCape Town

CMH Columbus - CPT Cape Town Intl

CMHCPT

Columbus

Fri 3/26

10:22 am-10:15 am

2 stops41h 53m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 4/5

7:30 pm-9:30 pm

2 stops32h 00m

$1,270

ColumbusCape Town

CMH Columbus - CPT Cape Town Intl

CMHCPT

Columbus

Sun 4/4

10:24 am-10:15 am

2 stops41h 51m

Cape Town Intl

Sat 4/10

7:30 pm-8:23 pm

2 stops30h 53m

$1,309

ColumbusCape Town

CMH Columbus - CPT Cape Town Intl

CMHCPT

Columbus

Mon 3/1

7:03 am-1:35 pm

3 stops47h 32m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 3/9

7:20 am-11:41 am

2 stops35h 21m

$1,311

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ColumbusCape Town

CMH Columbus - CPT Cape Town Intl

CMHCPT

Columbus

Mon 3/1

2:55 pm-4:10 pm

1 stop18h 15m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 3/9

8:50 pm-9:43 am

1 stop19h 53m

$1,695

ColumbusCape Town

CMH Columbus - CPT Cape Town Intl

CMHCPT

Columbus

Mon 3/1

6:00 am-4:10 pm

2 stops27h 10m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 3/9

8:50 pm-9:43 am

1 stop19h 53m

$1,695

ColumbusCape Town

CMH Columbus - CPT Cape Town Intl

CMHCPT

Columbus

Fri 3/26

9:20 am-6:00 pm

1 stop26h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 4/5

7:50 pm-4:01 pm

1 stop26h 11m

$1,745

ColumbusCape Town

CMH Columbus - CPT Cape Town Intl

CMHCPT

Columbus

Mon 12/14

7:05 am-10:40 pm

2 stops32h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 12/21

8:50 pm-7:32 pm

1 stop29h 42m

$1,978

ColumbusCape Town

CMH Columbus - CPT Cape Town Intl

CMHCPT

Columbus

Mon 12/14

1:10 pm-6:35 pm

1 stop22h 25m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 12/21

8:50 pm-12:15 pm

1 stop22h 25m

$2,033

ColumbusCape Town

CMH Columbus - CPT Cape Town Intl

CMHCPT

Columbus

Sat 12/12

8:15 am-10:40 pm

2 stops31h 25m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 12/22

8:50 pm-5:20 pm

1 stop27h 30m

$2,170

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Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from $1,825 to $2,082.
The lowest price recently found on this route was $1,251.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town?

If you are unable to visit Cape Town during the month of August, then departing from Columbus during the month January is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $0.

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Best Price Found	$946
Fastest flight time	25h 10m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Cape Town from Columbus in the past 72 hours is $946. The best round-trip flight deal from Columbus to Cape Town found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $1,251.

The fastest flight from Columbus to Cape Town takes 25h 10m

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

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How far is Columbus to Cape Town Intl by plane?
The straight-line distance from Columbus to Cape Town Intl is 8215.5 mi. Typically, this will take 25h 10m by plane in normal conditions.
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As of October 2026, there are 2 operators available to choose from for flights from Columbus to Cape Town Intl Airport.
How old do you have to be to fly from Columbus to Cape Town Intl Airport?
Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Columbus to Cape Town Intl Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Cape Town Intl Airport?
The travel and health documents required for your trip to Cape Town Intl Airport can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Cape Town Intl Airport. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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Delta	PriceFrom $1,485	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 8,694 reviews		Search Delta flights
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