Flight Routes from Zurich to Cape Town

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Our cheapest offers for flights from Zurich to Cape Town

Here you can compare cheap flights from Zurich (ZRH) to Cape Town (CPT) for one-way or return trips. The following offers were searched for and found on idealo during the last few days. Or start your own flight search to Cape Town. Prices and availability may change at any time.

Outbound Return Airlines Shop Baggage Price
Zurich
Cape Town
Please note: transfer for connecting flight
Outbound
03/17/26
3 Stopovers (SAW, RUH, ADD)
VF0054, PC0690, ET0413, ET0847
22h 35min
Return
-
AJet, Pegasus Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines
$483
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
04/09/26
1 Stopover (FRA)
DE4310, DE2290
15h 20min
Return
05/12/26
2 Stopovers (JNB, FRA)
4Z0950, DE2289, DE4319
29h 40min
Condor
$793
Best option
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
09/30/26
direct
LX8084
10h 55min
Return
10/12/26
direct
LX8087
11h 30min
Swiss International Air Lines ?
$1,670
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
06/24/26
1 Stopover (IST)
TK1912, TK0044
28h 10min
Return
06/30/26
1 Stopover (IST)
TK0045, TK1911
29h 40min
Turkish Airlines
$838
Zurich
Cape Town
Please note: transfer for connecting flight
Outbound
03/26/26
3 Stopovers (SAW, MCT, DOH)
PC0948, PC0870, QR1149, QR1371
29h 30min
Return
04/14/26
2 Stopovers (IST, MAD)
TK0045, TK1857, UX1671
24h 35min
Pegasus Airlines, Qatar Airways
$1,008
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
04/09/26
1 Stopover (FRA)
DE4310, DE2290
15h 20min
Return
05/12/26
2 Stopovers (JNB, FRA)
FA0203, DE2289, DE4313
18h 15min
Condor ?
$794
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
04/09/26
1 Stopover (FRA)
DE4310, DE2290
15h 20min
Return
05/12/26
2 Stopovers (JNB, FRA)
4Z0950, DE2289, DE4319
29h 40min
Condor
$800
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
04/09/26
1 Stopover (FRA)
DE4310, DE2290
15h 20min
Return
05/12/26
2 Stopovers (JNB, FRA)
FA0203, DE2289, DE4313
18h 15min
Condor ?
$804
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
04/09/26
1 Stopover (FRA)
DE4312, DE2290
24h 05min
Return
05/12/26
2 Stopovers (JNB, FRA)
FA0203, DE2289, DE4313
18h 15min
Condor
$810
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
04/09/26
1 Stopover (FRA)
DE4310, DE2290
15h 20min
Return
05/12/26
2 Stopovers (JNB, FRA)
4Z0928, DE2289, DE4313
18h 50min
Condor ?
$838
Prices based on recent searches, subject to last-minute changes
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Tips and tricks to help you find cheap flights from Zurich to Cape Town

Favorite airline: Lufthansa
The favorite airline for flights from Zurich to Cape Town is Lufthansa.
Lufthansa
25 %
KLM
19 %
Ethiopian Airlines
12 %
Stopover flights are the cheapest connection
Compared to flights with a stopover, direct flights are $813.00 more expensive on this route.
non stop flight
1 stop
2 stops
11h 25min
17h 50min
43h 25min
$1,584
$771
$1,445
Favourite connection: via Frankfurt
Stopover flights on this route are especially popular via Frankfurt, making up 40 % of bookings.
Route
bookings
1 stopover Frankfurt-Main
17h 50min, from $771
40 %
1 stopover Amsterdam-Schiphol
27h 50min, from $931
30 %
Direct flights
11h 25min, from $1,584
20 %

Important flight information

Flight information: Zurich - Cape Town

Cheapest outbound flight from $482.67
Roundtrip from $792.51
Flight duration min. 11:20 / max. 11:25
Return flight duration min. 11:25
Distance 9120 km
Flights per week 5
Departure airport Airport Zurich (Zürich)-Kloten (ZRH)
Departure country Flights from Switzerland
Arrival airport Airport Cape Town (CPT)
Destination country Flights to South Africa
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