Cheap flights from Istanbul to Cape Town from £402

If you aren’t able to travel during the month of March, then book flights to Cape Town from Istanbul during November instead. Flights to Cape Town in November, while not as cheap as those in March, still average around £682.

Our data shows that Sunday is the least expensive day to fly to Cape Town. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as £842. Flights from Istanbul to Cape Town on a Monday will generally be more expensive and average around £1,117. Keep in mind that these prices on both days could fluctuate depending on the season and the demand.

Fly from Istanbul to Cape Town Intl for the best Istanbul - Cape Town Intl flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cape Town from Istanbul when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cape Town for around £768 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cape Town from Istanbul for as low as £635 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 19% of flights between Istanbul and Cape Town have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 259 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, Turkish Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 19% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of November 2026, there are 4 flights per day flying from Istanbul to Cape Town. The most common time of day flights depart is 02:00, with 88% of flights taking off in the morning.

As of November 2026, 32 flights take off from Istanbul and land in Cape Town each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Mon, with 19% of weekly flights taking off on this day.