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$727 Find cheap flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Philadelphia to Cape Town departing on 8/26. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap flight deals from Philadelphia to Cape Town (PHL-CPT)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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8:05 am - 5:50 pmPHL-CPT
27h 45m1 stop
9:30 pm - 3:53 pmCPT-PHL
24h 23m1 stop
$953Delta
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Mon, Aug 26 - Tue, Sep 10
9:34 am - 5:50 pmPHL-CPT
26h 16m2 stops
9:30 pm - 3:53 pmCPT-PHL
24h 23m1 stop
$957Delta
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Mon, Aug 26 - Tue, Sep 10
11:35 am - 9:25 pmPHL-CPT
27h 50m2 stops
11:15 pm - 9:15 pmCPT-PHL
28h 00m2 stops
$967KLM
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Tue, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 11
12:57 pm - 9:25 pmPHL-CPT
26h 28m2 stops
11:15 pm - 9:15 pmCPT-PHL
28h 00m2 stops
$973KLM
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Mon, Aug 26 - Tue, Sep 10
6:31 pm - 11:00 amPHL-CPT
34h 29m2 stops
6:55 pm - 12:45 pmCPT-PHL
23h 50m1 stop
$1,191American Airlines
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Sat, Aug 24 - Wed, Sep 11
10:25 pm - 11:00 amPHL-CPT
30h 35m1 stop
6:55 pm - 4:35 pmCPT-PHL
27h 40m1 stop
$1,257British Airways
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Sun, Aug 25 - Mon, Sep 9
5:11 pm - 11:00 amPHL-CPT
35h 49m2 stops
6:55 pm - 4:35 pmCPT-PHL
27h 40m1 stop
$1,261British Airways
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Tue, Aug 27 - Mon, Sep 9
7:30 pm - 11:00 amPHL-CPT
33h 30m1 stop
6:55 pm - 4:35 pmCPT-PHL
27h 40m1 stop
$1,320American Airlines
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Tue, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 11
8:55 pm - 10:50 amPHL-CPT
31h 55m1 stop
1:00 pm - 2:55 pmCPT-PHL
31h 55m1 stop
$1,552Qatar Airways
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Fri, Sep 6 - Sat, Sep 14
8:45 pm - 10:50 amPHL-CPT
32h 05m1 stop
1:00 pm - 2:55 pmCPT-PHL
31h 55m1 stop
$1,670Qatar Airways
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Fri, Aug 23 - Thu, Sep 12

Flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Philadelphia to Cape Town?

The average price of all flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Philadelphia to Cape Town, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Philadelphia, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Philadelphia to Cape Town?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town is January, where tickets cost $1,268 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets is $1,810 and $1,761 respectively.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket from Philadelphia to Cape Town found on KAYAK was with British Airways for $955. Delta proposed a round-trip connection from $953 and KLM from $967.

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Low season

October

High season

November

Cheapest flight

$727
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 1% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 15% lower on average.
Flight from Philadelphia to Cape Town

When to book flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Philadelphia to Cape Town based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town

  • What is the cheapest flight from Philadelphia to Cape Town?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Philadelphia to Cape Town was $727 for a one-way ticket and $953 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Philadelphia and Cape Town?

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Philadelphia and on arrival in Cape Town.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Philadelphia to Cape Town?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Philadelphia and Cape Town, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town, Delta or Qatar Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town are Delta and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of $1,569 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,634 and an overall rating of 7.7.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Philadelphia to Cape Town?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cape Town from Philadelphia is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Cape Town with an airline and back to Philadelphia with another airline. Booking your flights between Philadelphia and CPT can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Philadelphia to Cape Town?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Cape Town from Philadelphia up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from Philadelphia to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Philadelphia to Cape Town. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Philadelphia to Cape Town? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10457 reviews
7.9Comfort
8.6Crew
8.0Entertainment
7.4Food
8.2Boarding
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I've flown many many times on Northwest and then Delta. The crew on this flight were absolutely the best I've had the pleasure of being looked after by.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2024MSP - YVR
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I've flown many many times on Northwest and then Delta. The crew on this flight were absolutely the best I've had the pleasure of being looked after by.

Flew first class so everything was great. But maybe because the flights were red eye, no meals were served, just chips. I flew Alaska Air 1st class at 9PM (2 hour flight) and they served beef short rib sliders!

Had to change aircraft due to a faulty door. Surprisingly it only caused about an hour and a half of delay. Delta handled this situation as well as can be expected.

Awful. Flight was continuously getting delayed and gates kept changing without any reason. Flight was delayed for more then 3 hours

Paid premium for Delta only to be on safe but tired old 767 with ancient cabin in mediocre condition. Poor wifi and horrible inflight entertainment. Hardly a premium experience. Should have flown SW and had fun flight crew and no pretense

Our flight to Zurich was delayed by almost 3 hours, so we missed our next flight. There was no indication it would be delayed this much. We were told the gate had changed and then it apparently took over 2 hours to load the "catering" on the plane. We were not compensated in any way for the trouble.

Rated entertainment as Mediocre as there were major problems with the Infotainment system that took probably a half hour for them to fix.

Your crew could maybe answer the call bell at least one of the times I pressed it. I pressed it first time with 2.5 hours left in our flight bc my partner was hungry and wanted a sandwich. We finally got the sandwich with 40 mins left in the flight.

Half the bathrooms assigned to economy were out of action

Delta crushed it. Flight attendant in first was attentive and just never stopped. Honestly one of the best domestic flights I’ve been on.

Besides the flight cancellation, everything else was prefect. Kudos to Malaysian Airlines.

Operated by American Airlines. Very chaotic and the crew was bit rough responding any enquiries. Restricted leg space.. Qatar would have been better

Qatar airways from Doha to guangzhau was excellent big bird Boeing 777 more room and smoothly flight, I Love it

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

The made us waiting and held our passports and boarding pass making us miss our flights

Not impressed. Only allowed one carry on on such a long flight.

The flight was good but my neighbor had the vent open full power for the whole flight and because the air was blowing from the side instead of from the top and I got very cold and ended up with a sore throat.

Bad experience with the delay n long wait time for connecting flight after missing the connection flight from Doha.

Wore experience due to delay and took me 3 days to reach my destination.

All over with Qatar airlines my experience was really bad due to delays and then putting me on different airlines and after 8 hours of wait I had to listen to their is no plane to fly for another 24 hours. Wore experience ever.

Well....let's start from the point that I had to stay in airport for 12 hours instead of 2 that was scheduled. Poor company and even worst customer service. Never again....

The flight and boarding were easy peasy. I was traveling with my 4-year-old, so a smooth boarding experience was especially appreciated. My only piece of feedback is really about where our gate was in O'Hare. They've shoved four gates into a tiny corner of the B terminal and there isn't early enough room or seating for everyone. Not United's problem, but did dent the overall experience.

We liked the fully reclinable seats. Had center seats, so it was difficult to talk to spouse. Crew was great

Aisle chair was good and liked the foot bar preventing you from putting your foot in the isle, The breakfast on this international flight to Zurich was horrible (Europeans, specially, used to good food) may make this a dealbreaker for booking with United Airlines again. I agreed with my Spanish fellow passenger.

Dinner was okay but the breakfast was not eatable on the flight San Francisco to Zurich.

There was no screens on board AND the WiFi didn’t work. My seat was broken and couldn’t recline so I couldn’t even sleep. The flight attendants didn’t offer anything to make it more comfortable. It was such an old cramped plane, when the person in front of me reclined I couldn’t even open my tray table. All the United ads talk about guaranteeing everyone gets a screen!

The Wi-Fi was unavailable on this flight for some reason.

The flight was delayed almost 2 hours. Bad customer service etc. I will never fly Luthansa. Ever!!!

On time take off…US cabins look tired and need of refresh!

Fine. Though no food or entertainment so the survey needs to be updated with those options.

There were delays on both ends. It made it less than excellent. This plane was great though

So uncomfortable to sit in the tiny space on a long, international. Food was rough. Please, less white flour and processed food.

Attendants were rude. Scowling. Seats were miserable and we paid extra.

Tray table was filthy when I sat down. I needed to have someone come clean it because there was food and stains on it WiFi didn’t work after paying for in flight WiFi Food was terrible and was not filling at all Chicken was rubbery Flight attendant had an attitude, interrupted me and wasn’t able to answer basic questions about the food selection such as “does the chicken have red sauce in it”. If your flight attendants are not going to know what is in the meals so we can make an educated decision based on dietary restrictions, they shouldn’t be on the plane. My 1.5 year old niece was sleeping and dropped her binkie. I went on the ground under the chairs looking for it. It was at that time that she came up to me as I’m CLEARLY on all 4s with a flashlight and said “I need to get by”. I said one moment please I’m getting something from under the seat (while my head was literally under the seat). Her reply was “no you need to move now” and proceeded to almost push me out of the way. I looked up and all I saw was her toes under my eyes. When I looked in front of me, her private parts were inches away from my face. I then made a comment “you couldn’t waited 2 seconds?” and her response was, “no I need to use the bathroom”. I understand that and would never want to be the reason someone couldn’t get to the bathroom but I was under the seat. She could’ve gone around the other way instead of harassing me, basically placing her private parts on my head and borderline pushing me out of the way. You don’t pay (especially this much) for this deplorable experience. This was by far the worst experience I have ever had on American. I will be absolutely thinking twice and thrice about flying American Airlines again. I would rather pay more to fly delta because at least I know their WiFi will work and their flight attendants won’t have a terrible attitude for no reason, nor will they act the way this woman did. Unacceptable.

Great crew. Very comfortable business seats with nice bedding. Good food. We were delayed to let late passengers on the flight, but otherwise great experience.

Not being able to purchase my check in baggage online was a negative.

LATE LATE LATE!!! Plagued by late AA flights on this trip. Such a drag. This one was by far the worst.

Same basket of unhealthy prepackaged snacks (junk food) which was depleted by the time it got to my row!!

We experience delays on departure and connecting flights resulting in 14 hour to our next departure. We were accommodated with a night's stay but was only provided a 12 dollar meals accommodation. The airlines rules state.at least 50 dollars. In any case, it can not make up for the whole day missed on our vacation in Sydney Australia.

Flight from PHL to PHX arrived 50 minutes early and a gate was available. First class flight attendant Stephanie was very friendly and polite. Sanitizing wipes should be provided with meals in addition to refresher towels.

Very bed boarding, there was overbooked and make a lot of problems and noises

There was a problem in the luggage because there were not porters

On my way from Chicago to London, I was seated next to a quite heavy passenger. I could barely move. BA should have ensured that overweight customers are placed in comfortable seats and not to penalize also other passengers because BA is not willing to accommodate these passengers and their needs. No respect at all.

The flight as far as timings go was excellent. Unfortunately we ended up sat with someone on a night flight who had been drinking alcohol before boarding and BA staff were happily serving him more alcohol. He was very drunk which made our flight uncomfortable and awkward. My partner had this person lying on him whilst asleep. Alcohol should be served minimally. If there had been an emergency this person would not have been in a fit state to act accordingly.

First time flying with BA and I will do it again. Staff at airport and on board were very nice and helpful

they are improving. The crew from Charlotte to Tampa was outstanding. SMILING and trying to be helpful with the customers.

Wonderful service and very comfy in the bulkhead in Economy Plus! Delicious food.

The BA team at Sky Harbor is deplorable, full of unnecessary attitude and poor communication. It seems like every member of the team was looking at another to solve the problem, instead of taking agency to do so themselves. I saw no less than 6 altercations with the same gate agent where he threatened to revoke the passengers boarding pass for asking a wildly reasonable question, something as simple as where the cue to board was. I’ve complained to BA before but it seems this isn’t an issue for them, which is very disappointing

Boarding poor in London,ok in Chicago. Don’t like Heatrow/terminal5

It was very good. We got a late start by about an hour and a half. However I worked rather have that than crash. It was purely mechanical. They had our tickets ready when we came off the plane in London for the next leg. The only mishap was when we got to Lisbon my husbands luggage made or bit mine didn't. All was not lost because I did finally get it 2 days later. I was really pleased that they c made the effort.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Philadelphia to Cape Town found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
8/26Mon
2 stops
39h 46mPHL-CPT
$727
8/26Mon
3 stops
46h 24mPHL-CPT
$754
8/26Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
33h 30mPHL-CPT
$955
10/17Thu
2 stopsBritish Airways
36h 10mPHL-CPT
$998
10/17Thu
1 stopUnited Airlines
18h 43mPHL-CPT
$1,092
10/17Thu
3 stopsLufthansa
60h 30mPHL-CPT
$1,164

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Last minute flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Philadelphia to Cape Town that are departing in the next 10 days.
6/2Sun
multi-stopLufthansa
34h 25mPHL-CPT
6/12Wed
multi-stopLufthansa
35h 05mCPT-PHL
$1,998
6/2Sun
multi-stopLufthansa
39h 35mPHL-CPT
6/12Wed
multi-stopLufthansa
35h 05mCPT-PHL
$2,007
6/2Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
32h 04mPHL-CPT
6/12Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
32h 21mCPT-PHL
$2,940
6/2Sun
multi-stop
37h 05mPHL-CPT
6/12Wed
multi-stop
52h 30mCPT-PHL
$8,658

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Philadelphia - Cape Town Flights

Departure:

Philadelphia (PHL)United States

Destination:

Cape Town (CPT)South Africa

Return flight deals:

Cape Town - Philadelphia

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