Which airlines fly to Cape Town?

KLM, British Airways and Qatar Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Cape Town from Scotland according to our data. KLM is the first choice among our users, with 42% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Cape Town. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to Cape Town on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

How long does it take to fly to Cape Town?

The average flight duration from Scotland to Cape Town depends on which airport you fly into and out of. Flying from Inverness to Cape Town is 14h 30m on average, while flying from Aberdeen to Cape Town is 15h 50m on average. Cape Town is the most popular airport in Cape Town.

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

Emirates is the most popular carrier operating from Scotland to Cape Town Intl

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

Prices for flights from Scotland to Cape Town Intl Airport were last updated today.

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

As of October 2026, there are 7 operators available to choose from for flights from Scotland to Cape Town Intl Airport.

How old do you have to be to fly from Scotland to Cape Town Intl 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 Scotland 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.

£307 Cheap Flights from Scotland to Cape Town in 2026/27

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17:20 - 07:35EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

36h 15m2 stops Dublin Zurich

11:30 - 14:30CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

29h 00m1 stop London Gatwick

£566Multiple Airlines

Mon, 23 Nov - Mon, 7 Dec

14:45 - 10:40GLA Glasgow Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 55m2 stops Dublin Zurich

11:30 - 19:55CPT Cape Town Intl-GLA Glasgow Intl

34h 25m1 stop London Gatwick

£575Multiple Airlines

Sun, 17 Jan - Thu, 28 Jan

14:05 - 10:30EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

18h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

12:35 - 06:00CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

19h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

£581Qatar Airways

Mon, 18 Jan - Thu, 28 Jan

14:05 - 10:30EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

18h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

12:35 - 06:00CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

19h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

£581Qatar Airways

Mon, 18 Jan - Thu, 4 Feb

16:20 - 12:05EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 45m1 stop Istanbul

17:15 - 09:40CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

18h 25m1 stop Istanbul

£603Turkish Airlines

Thu, 14 Jan - Tue, 2 Feb

16:20 - 12:05EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 45m1 stop Istanbul

17:15 - 09:40CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

18h 25m1 stop Istanbul

£603Turkish Airlines

Thu, 14 Jan - Wed, 3 Feb

12:40 - 10:35EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

19h 55m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

19:10 - 11:55CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

18h 45m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

£665Lufthansa

Fri, 15 Jan - Fri, 29 Jan

06:00 - 07:40EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 40m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Munich Franz Josef Strauss

19:10 - 11:55CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

18h 45m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

£683Lufthansa

Fri, 15 Jan - Fri, 29 Jan

13:15 - 22:10INV Inverness-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 55m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Paris Charles de Gaulle

14:00 - 12:45CPT Cape Town Intl-INV Inverness

24h 45m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Amsterdam Schiphol

£724KLM

Mon, 19 Oct - Tue, 27 Oct

06:00 - 21:25GLA Glasgow Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

14h 25m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

00:30 - 22:10CPT Cape Town Intl-GLA Glasgow Intl

23h 40m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

£738KLM

Fri, 23 Oct - Wed, 4 Nov

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08:45 - 17:30EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 45m3 stops Milan Malpensa Algiers Houari Boumediene Johannesburg OR Tambo

13:15 - 20:10CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

31h 55m1 stop Dubai Intl

£954Multiple Airlines

Fri, 9 Oct - Wed, 14 Oct

06:00 - 18:35EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

35h 35m3 stops London Gatwick Entebbe Johannesburg OR Tambo

16:35 - 14:10CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

22h 35m2 stops Istanbul London Gatwick

£1,041Multiple Airlines

Fri, 9 Oct - Wed, 14 Oct

18:35 - 09:25EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

37h 50m2 stops Marseille Zurich

16:35 - 09:45CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

18h 10m1 stop Istanbul

£1,052Multiple Airlines

Sun, 4 Oct - Wed, 7 Oct

08:45 - 17:30EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 45m3 stops Milan Malpensa Algiers Houari Boumediene Johannesburg OR Tambo

10:50 - 10:10CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

24h 20m3 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl London Gatwick

£1,056Multiple Airlines

Fri, 9 Oct - Wed, 14 Oct

14:55 - 14:10EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 15m2 stops Stockholm Arlanda Addis Ababa Bole

13:15 - 20:10CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

31h 55m1 stop Dubai Intl

£1,081Multiple Airlines

Fri, 9 Oct - Wed, 14 Oct

21:45 - 06:00GLA Glasgow Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 15m2 stops London Stansted Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

13:15 - 09:05CPT Cape Town Intl-GLA Glasgow Intl

20h 50m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Birmingham

£1,111Multiple Airlines

Sun, 4 Oct - Wed, 7 Oct

05:40 - 22:10EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

15h 30m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

00:15 - 10:40CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

35h 25m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

£1,136Air France

Fri, 9 Oct - Tue, 13 Oct

21:45 - 06:00GLA Glasgow Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 15m2 stops London Stansted Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

13:15 - 15:25CPT Cape Town Intl-GLA Glasgow Intl

27h 10m3 stops Doha Hamad Intl Birmingham Dublin

£1,151Multiple Airlines

Sun, 4 Oct - Wed, 7 Oct

23:55 - 06:00EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse-CPT Cape Town Intl

29h 05m3 stops Dublin London Heathrow Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

09:00 - 06:15CPT Cape Town Intl-EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse

22h 15m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Doha Hamad Intl

£1,238Multiple Airlines

Sun, 4 Oct - Wed, 7 Oct

06:00 - 05:50GLA Glasgow Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 50m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

23:15 - 16:10CPT Cape Town Intl-GLA Glasgow Intl

17h 55m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

£1,386KLM

Sun, 4 Oct - Wed, 7 Oct

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British Airways flights from Scotland to Cape Town

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British Airways

18 Mar

ABZ10:10Aberdeen Dyce

19h 55m

1 stop

CPT08:05Cape Town Intl

27 Mar

CPT20:40Cape Town Intl

19h 20m

1 stop

ABZ14:00Aberdeen Dyce

£892

British Airways

29 Jan

INV11:10Inverness

21h 10m

1 stop

CPT10:20Cape Town Intl

11 Feb

CPT20:40Cape Town Intl

15h 35m

1 stop

INV10:15Inverness

£904

British Airways

12 Jan

INV12:45Inverness

17h 20m

1 stop

CPT08:05Cape Town Intl

7 Feb

CPT20:35Cape Town Intl

15h 40m

1 stop

INV10:15Inverness

£904

Kenya Airways flights from Scotland to Cape Town

Our best Kenya Airways deals on Scotland to Cape Town flight tickets

Kenya Airways

17 Jan

ABZ10:55Aberdeen Dyce

24h 40m

3 stops

CPT13:35Cape Town Intl

24 Jan

CPT14:25Cape Town Intl

30h 55m

3 stops

ABZ19:20Aberdeen Dyce

£875

Kenya Airways

19 Mar

ABZ12:55Aberdeen Dyce

22h 05m

2 stops

CPT13:00Cape Town Intl

27 Mar

CPT14:20Cape Town Intl

51h 15m

2 stops

ABZ15:35Aberdeen Dyce

£877

Kenya Airways

4 Oct

EDI11:35Edinburgh Turnhouse

49h 00m

3 stops

CPT13:35Cape Town Intl

7 Oct

CPT14:25Cape Town Intl

43h 00m

3 stops

EDI08:25Edinburgh Turnhouse

£2,337

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EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse - CPT Cape Town Intl

EDICPT

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Mon 23/11

17:20-07:35

2 stops36h 15m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 7/12

11:30-14:30

1 stop29h 00m

£566

GlasgowCape Town

GLA Glasgow Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

GLACPT

Glasgow Intl

Sun 17/1

14:45-10:40

2 stops17h 55m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 28/1

11:30-19:55

1 stop34h 25m

£575

EdinburghCape Town

EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse - CPT Cape Town Intl

EDICPT

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Mon 18/1

14:05-10:30

1 stop18h 25m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 28/1

12:35-06:00

1 stop19h 25m

£581

EdinburghCape Town

EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse - CPT Cape Town Intl

EDICPT

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Mon 18/1

14:05-10:30

1 stop18h 25m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 4/2

12:35-06:00

1 stop19h 25m

£581

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EdinburghCape Town

EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse - CPT Cape Town Intl

EDICPT

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Thu 14/1

16:20-12:05

1 stop17h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 2/2

17:15-09:40

1 stop18h 25m

£602

EdinburghCape Town

EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse - CPT Cape Town Intl

EDICPT

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Thu 14/1

16:20-12:05

1 stop17h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 3/2

17:15-09:40

1 stop18h 25m

£602

EdinburghCape Town

EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse - CPT Cape Town Intl

EDICPT

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Fri 15/1

12:40-10:35

1 stop19h 55m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 29/1

19:10-11:55

1 stop18h 45m

£665

EdinburghCape Town

EDI Edinburgh Turnhouse - CPT Cape Town Intl

EDICPT

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Fri 15/1

06:00-07:40

2 stops23h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 29/1

19:10-11:55

1 stop18h 45m

£683

InvernessCape Town

INV Inverness - CPT Cape Town Intl

INVCPT

Inverness

Mon 19/10

13:15-22:10

2 stops31h 55m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 27/10

14:00-12:45

2 stops24h 45m

£724

GlasgowCape Town

GLA Glasgow Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

GLACPT

Glasgow Intl

Fri 23/10

06:00-21:25

1 stop14h 25m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 4/11

00:30-22:10

1 stop23h 40m

£738

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town?

If you aren’t able to travel during the month of May, then book flights to Cape Town from Scotland during January instead. Flights to Cape Town in January, while not as cheap as those in May, still average around £838.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cape Town from Scotland when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cape Town for around £869 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 Scotland for as low as £755 on momondo.

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Best price found	£307
Fastest flight time	14h 30m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Cape Town from Scotland in the past 72 hours is £307. The best return flight deal from Scotland to Cape Town found on momondo in the last 72 hours is £566.

The fastest flight from Scotland to Cape Town takes 14h 30m

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

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from Scotland to Cape Town Intl Airport?
Prices for flights from Scotland to Cape Town Intl Airport were last updated today.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Scotland to Cape Town Intl Airport?
As of October 2026, there are 7 operators available to choose from for flights from Scotland to Cape Town Intl Airport.
How old do you have to be to fly from Scotland to Cape Town Intl 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 Scotland 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.

Best airlines flying from Scotland to Cape Town

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Lufthansa	PriceFrom £620	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.8 8,255 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
KLM	PriceFrom £622	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 1,576 reviews	Search KLM flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom £634	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 4,457 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom £653	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 3,726 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Air France	PriceFrom £654	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.5 1,649 reviews	Search Air France flights
British Airways	PriceFrom £768	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 8,244 reviews	Search British Airways flights
Emirates	PriceFrom £790	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.1 3,667 reviews	Search Emirates flights

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