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

Flights connecting via Atlanta (ATL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 17h 20m.

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

Flights via Newark (EWR) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $1,486.

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

Newark (EWR) was the most common stop: 67% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

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

Atlanta (ATL) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 38m.

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

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

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

As of October 2026, there are 2 operators available to choose from for flights from Nashville Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport.

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

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Nashville Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Cape Town Intl Airport?

The required travel and health documents for your Cape Town Intl Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Cape Town Intl Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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1:58 pm - 10:30 amBNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

36h 32m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Doha Hamad Intl

7:25 pm - 5:59 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

30h 34m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,435Qatar Airways

Sun, Feb 14 - Wed, Feb 17

10:55 am - 6:35 pmBNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 40m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

8:50 pm - 3:18 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

26h 28m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$1,525Delta

Mon, Feb 8 - Mon, Feb 15

1:25 pm - 6:35 pmBNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 10m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

8:50 pm - 9:09 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

32h 19m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

$1,530Delta

Mon, Feb 8 - Mon, Feb 15

6:00 am - 6:35 pmBNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

28h 35m2 stops Minneapolis St Paul Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

8:50 pm - 1:27 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

24h 37m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

$1,530Delta

Mon, Feb 8 - Mon, Feb 15

3:55 pm - 12:05 pmBNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

36h 10m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Istanbul

5:15 pm - 6:55 amCPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

45h 40m2 stops Istanbul Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

$1,544Multiple Airlines

Sat, Dec 5 - Mon, Dec 14

4:33 pm - 6:00 pmBNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

18h 27m1 stop Newark

9:20 am - 7:38 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

42h 18m2 stops Zurich Toronto Pearson Intl

$1,547SWISS

Sun, Oct 25 - Sun, Nov 15

7:00 am - 6:00 pmBNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

28h 00m1 stop Newark

8:50 pm - 1:41 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

24h 51m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,567SWISS

Sun, Oct 25 - Sun, Nov 15

1:38 pm - 4:10 pmBNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

19h 32m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

8:50 pm - 9:24 amCPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

20h 34m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,600United Airlines

Mon, Oct 26 - Sun, Nov 15

12:45 pm - 6:00 pmBNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 15m1 stop Newark

8:50 pm - 1:41 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

24h 51m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,600United Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Sun, Nov 15

4:33 pm - 6:00 pmBNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

18h 27m1 stop Newark

7:10 pm - 10:59 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

35h 49m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,604United Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Sun, Nov 15

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6:10 am - 9:10 pmBNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

32h 00m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Amsterdam Schiphol

11:15 pm - 8:22 amCPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

40h 07m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$1,902Delta

Sun, Oct 18 - Sat, Oct 24

7:31 pm - 10:30 amBNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

55h 59m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Doha Hamad Intl

1:15 pm - 10:53 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

40h 38m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,918Qatar Airways

Sun, Oct 18 - Sat, Oct 24

7:05 am - 1:00 pmBNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

46h 55m3 stops Newark Lome Addis Ababa Bole

1:50 pm - 1:41 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

30h 51m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,998Ethiopian Air

Sun, Oct 18 - Sat, Oct 24

7:05 am - 5:10 pmBNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

27h 05m1 stop Newark

6:55 pm - 8:15 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

32h 20m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Chicago O'Hare Intl

$2,079United Airlines

Sun, Oct 18 - Sat, Oct 24

8:15 am - 6:05 pmBNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

50h 50m2 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Dubai Intl

1:15 pm - 7:38 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

37h 23m2 stops Dubai Intl Toronto Pearson Intl

$2,090Multiple Airlines

Sun, Oct 18 - Sat, Oct 24

5:18 am - 11:40 amBNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

47h 22m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Hong Kong Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

7:00 am - 10:53 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

46h 53m3 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Hong Kong Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

$2,206Multiple Airlines

Sun, Oct 18 - Sat, Oct 24

6:34 pm - 3:20 pmBNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

37h 46m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

7:50 pm - 11:37 amCPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

22h 47m1 stop Newark

$2,685United Airlines

Sun, Oct 18 - Sat, Oct 24

3:46 pm - 3:20 pmBNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

40h 34m2 stops Newark Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

7:50 pm - 5:45 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

28h 55m1 stop Newark

$2,693United Airlines

Sun, Oct 18 - Sat, Oct 24

6:59 pm - 5:50 pmBNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

39h 51m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

11:15 pm - 8:22 amCPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

40h 07m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$2,825Delta

Sun, Oct 18 - Sat, Oct 24

6:59 pm - 5:50 pmBNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

39h 51m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

11:15 pm - 10:07 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

29h 52m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Minneapolis St Paul

$3,490Delta

Sun, Oct 18 - Sat, Oct 24

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Delta

Feb 8

BNA10:55 amNashville Intl

23h 40m

1 stop

CPT6:35 pmCape Town Intl

Feb 15

CPT8:50 pmCape Town Intl

26h 28m

1 stop

BNA3:18 pmNashville Intl

$1,525

Delta

Feb 8

BNA6:00 amNashville Intl

28h 35m

2 stops

CPT6:35 pmCape Town Intl

Feb 15

CPT8:50 pmCape Town Intl

24h 37m

2 stops

BNA1:27 pmNashville Intl

$1,530

Delta

Oct 18

BNA6:10 amNashville Intl

32h 00m

2 stops

CPT9:10 pmCape Town Intl

Oct 24

CPT11:15 pmCape Town Intl

40h 07m

2 stops

BNA8:22 amNashville Intl

$1,902

SWISS flights from Nashville to Cape Town

Our best SWISS deals on Nashville to Cape Town flight tickets

SWISS

Oct 25

BNA4:33 pmNashville Intl

18h 27m

1 stop

CPT6:00 pmCape Town Intl

Nov 15

CPT9:20 amCape Town Intl

42h 18m

2 stops

BNA7:38 pmNashville Intl

$1,547

SWISS

Oct 25

BNA7:00 amNashville Intl

28h 00m

1 stop

CPT6:00 pmCape Town Intl

Nov 15

CPT8:50 pmCape Town Intl

24h 51m

1 stop

BNA1:41 pmNashville Intl

$1,567

SWISS

Dec 8

BNA12:40 pmNashville Intl

21h 20m

1 stop

CPT6:00 pmCape Town Intl

Dec 27

CPT9:20 amCape Town Intl

42h 45m

2 stops

BNA8:05 pmNashville Intl

$1,876

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BNA Nashville Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

BNACPT

Nashville Intl

Sun 2/14

1:58 pm-10:30 am

2 stops36h 32m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 2/17

7:25 pm-5:59 pm

2 stops30h 34m

$1,435

NashvilleCape Town

BNA Nashville Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

BNACPT

Nashville Intl

Mon 2/8

10:55 am-6:35 pm

1 stop23h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 2/15

8:50 pm-3:18 pm

1 stop26h 28m

$1,525

NashvilleCape Town

BNA Nashville Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

BNACPT

Nashville Intl

Mon 2/8

1:25 pm-6:35 pm

1 stop21h 10m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 2/15

8:50 pm-9:09 pm

2 stops32h 19m

$1,530

NashvilleCape Town

BNA Nashville Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

BNACPT

Nashville Intl

Mon 2/8

6:00 am-6:35 pm

2 stops28h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 2/15

8:50 pm-1:27 pm

2 stops24h 37m

$1,530

NashvilleCape Town

BNA Nashville Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

BNACPT

Nashville Intl

Sat 12/5

3:55 pm-12:05 pm

2 stops36h 10m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 12/14

5:15 pm-6:55 am

2 stops45h 40m

$1,544

NashvilleCape Town

BNA Nashville Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

BNACPT

Nashville Intl

Sun 10/25

4:33 pm-6:00 pm

1 stop18h 27m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 11/15

9:20 am-7:38 pm

2 stops42h 18m

$1,547

NashvilleCape Town

BNA Nashville Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

BNACPT

Nashville Intl

Sun 10/25

7:00 am-6:00 pm

1 stop28h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 11/15

8:50 pm-1:41 pm

1 stop24h 51m

$1,567

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NashvilleCape Town

BNA Nashville Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

BNACPT

Nashville Intl

Mon 10/26

1:38 pm-4:10 pm

1 stop19h 32m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 11/15

8:50 pm-9:24 am

1 stop20h 34m

$1,600

NashvilleCape Town

BNA Nashville Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

BNACPT

Nashville Intl

Sun 10/25

12:45 pm-6:00 pm

1 stop22h 15m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 11/15

8:50 pm-1:41 pm

1 stop24h 51m

$1,600

NashvilleCape Town

BNA Nashville Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

BNACPT

Nashville Intl

Sun 10/25

4:33 pm-6:00 pm

1 stop18h 27m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 11/15

7:10 pm-10:59 pm

2 stops35h 49m

$1,604

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town?

If you are unable to visit Cape Town during the month of July, then departing from Nashville during the month February is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $1,486.

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You could potentially save up to 29% on your flight if you consider stops on a Nashville to Cape Town flight.

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Fastest flight time	34h 02m
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The best flight deal from Nashville to Cape Town found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $1,435

The fastest flight from Nashville to Cape Town takes 34h 02m

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How far is Nashville Intl to Cape Town Intl by plane?
The straight-line distance from Nashville Intl to Cape Town Intl is 8309.3 mi. Flights usually cover this in 34h 02m, depending on flying conditions and air traffic around both airports.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from Nashville Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?
Prices for flights from Nashville Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport are updated daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Nashville Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?
As of October 2026, there are 2 operators available to choose from for flights from Nashville Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport.
How old do you have to be to fly from Nashville Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Nashville Intl Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Cape Town Intl Airport?
The required travel and health documents for your Cape Town Intl Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Cape Town Intl Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.
What is the most popular airline from Nashville to Cape Town?
Based on momondo bookings for this flight route, the most popular airline on flight routes from Nashville to Cape Town is Delta (51% of total bookings). The next most popular airline is United Airlines (49%).

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United Airlines	PriceFrom $1,495	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 10,362 reviews		Search United Airlines flights

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