Cheap flights from Cape Town to Johannesburg from £52

The cheapest month to fly to Johannesburg from Cape Town is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around £106, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to Johannesburg from Cape Town during January instead. Flights to Johannesburg in January, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around £107.

On average, the least expensive day to fly to Johannesburg from Cape Town is on a Friday. momondo users have found tickets for Friday departures for as low as £176. However, this price may fluctuate depending on the airline, the season, and holidays. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Saturday because tickets tend to average around £252. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Johannesburg.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Johannesburg is in the evening when flights can be purchased for as low as £131. Flights to Johannesburg are more costly in the morning, with an average ticket price of £230. Departure times in the morning fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

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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 £127 when searching weeks before you fly. 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 £97 on momondo.

There are 3 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, Lift and South African 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 51% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Johannesburg. Keep in mind that there are 4 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 103 minutes.

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

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest 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 fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 5% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of July 2026, 91 flights take off from Cape Town and land in Johannesburg each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 15:00, with 44% of daily flights taking off at midday.

As of July 2026, there are 642 flights per week flying from Cape Town to Johannesburg. The most common day of the week flights depart is Fri, with 18% of flights taking off on this day.