Flights from Zurich to Cape Town

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
Outbound
04/03/26
1 Stopover (FRA)
DE4310, DE2290
15h 20min
Return
04/16/26
1 Stopover (FRA)
DE2291, DE4311
27h 15min
Condor
$826
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
found yesterday
Best option
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
04/03/26
1 Stopover (FRA)
DE4310, DE2290
15h 20min
Return
04/16/26
1 Stopover (FRA)
DE2291, DE4313
15h 40min
Condor ?
$840
Zurich
Cape Town
Please note: transfer for connecting flight
Outbound
12/23/25
3 Stopovers (FRA, SPU, IST)
LH6907, LH6004, TK9240, TK0044
26h 00min
Return
01/09/26
2 Stopovers (JNB, DOH)
FA0100, QR1364, QR0095
32h 55min
Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines
$1,495
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
12/24/25
direct
LX8084
11h 25min
Return
01/12/26
direct
LX8085
11h 10min
Swiss International Air Lines ?
$1,826
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
04/03/26
1 Stopover (FRA)
DE4312, DE2290
23h 35min
Return
04/16/26
2 Stopovers (JNB, FRA)
FA0381, DE2289, DE4313
18h 20min
Condor
$830
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
04/03/26
1 Stopover (FRA)
DE4310, DE2290
15h 20min
Return
04/16/26
2 Stopovers (JNB, FRA)
FA0381, DE2289, DE4313
18h 20min
Condor ?
$836
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
04/03/26
1 Stopover (FRA)
DE4310, DE2290
15h 20min
Return
04/16/26
2 Stopovers (JNB, FRA)
FA0381, DE2289, DE4319
24h 55min
Condor
$841
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
02/10/26
1 Stopover (FRA)
DE4310, DE2290
16h 55min
Return
02/24/26
2 Stopovers (JNB, FRA)
FA0690, DE2289, DE4311
30h 30min
Condor
$849
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
04/03/26
1 Stopover (FRA)
DE4318, DE2290
20h 35min
Return
04/16/26
1 Stopover (FRA)
DE2291, DE4313
15h 40min
Condor
$869
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

Roundtrip from $825.58
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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