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
Best option
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
12/22/25
1 Stopover (FRA)
DE4318, DE2290
22h 10min
Return
03/21/26
1 Stopover (FRA)
DE2291, DE4313
16h 15min
Condor
$1,192
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
12/22/25
1 Stopover (DOH)
QR0094, QR1369
24h 45min
Return
03/21/26
1 Stopover (DOH)
QR1370, QR0095
26h 05min
Qatar Airways
$1,249
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
12/22/25
1 Stopover (DOH)
QR0094, QR1369
24h 45min
Return
03/21/26
1 Stopover (DOH)
QR1370, QR0095
26h 05min
Qatar Airways
$1,263
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
12/22/25
2 Stopovers (IST, JNB)
TK1914, TK0038, SA0355
27h 20min
Return
03/21/26
1 Stopover (IST)
TK0045, TK1907
17h 25min
Turkish Airlines, South African Airways
$1,265
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
12/22/25
2 Stopovers (AMS, CDG)
KL1926, KL1401, KL2150
34h 35min
Return
03/21/26
1 Stopover (CDG)
AF0871, AF1414
14h 40min
KLM ?
$1,306
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
12/22/25
1 Stopover (DOH)
QR0094, QR1369
24h 45min
Return
03/21/26
1 Stopover (DOH)
QR1370, QR0095
26h 05min
Qatar Airways ?
$1,307
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
12/22/25
1 Stopover (DOH)
QR0094, QR1369
24h 45min
Return
03/21/26
1 Stopover (DOH)
QR1370, QR0095
26h 05min
Qatar Airways
$1,326
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
12/22/25
1 Stopover (DOH)
QR0094, QR1369
24h 45min
Return
03/21/26
2 Stopovers (JNB, DOH)
QR5687, QR1364, QR0093
25h 55min
Qatar Airways ?
$1,455
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
12/22/25
4 Stopovers (BCN, CAI, DXB, JNB)
VY6247, VY7894, EK0924, EK0761, EK4032
57h 15min
Return
03/21/26
1 Stopover (DXB)
EK0771, EK0085
26h 25min
Vueling Airlines, Emirates Airline ?
$1,573
Zurich
Cape Town
Outbound
12/22/25
2 Stopovers (FRA, JNB)
DE4318, DE2288, FA0294
24h 00min
Return
03/21/26
1 Stopover (FRA)
DE2291, DE4313
16h 15min
Condor, Safair
$1,673
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 $1,191.67
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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