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Good to Know - Business Class Flights to Cape Town

Low season

June

High season

December

Average price round-trip

$5,646
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 9% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 13% increase in price.
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When to book business class flights to Cape Town

Are your dates flexible? We break down the daily and monthly prices for business class flights to Cape Town, so you can find the best time to fly.
Average price per month
To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for business class flights to Cape Town, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all the values for each month.
Flight prices as travel date approaches
To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for business class flights to Cape Town, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.

FAQs for Cape Town business class flights

  • Which airlines have group seats for business-class flights to Cape Town?

    Most airlines that offer business-class flights to Cape Town (CPT) have the flexibility to accommodate groups of passengers traveling together. For instance, Emirates is known for its spacious business-class cabins, and families can usually book adjacent seats to ensure they are seated together during the flight.

  • Which airline has the best business-class amenities on flights to Cape Town?

    Consider booking Virgin Atlantic when traveling on business-class flights to Cape Town. The airline's Upper Class (business class) features innovative seats with a herringbone layout, offering direct aisle access and ample privacy. The airline provides a stylish, modern in-flight experience and a well-regarded entertainment system.

  • Which airlines provide flat-bed seats for business-class flights to Cape Town?

    Qatar Airways, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, and British Airways offer flat-bed seats for business-class flights to Cape Town. The seats provide a spacious and comfortable sleeping area, allowing passengers to rest and sleep more naturally and relaxed during long-haul flights to Cape Town. This can help reduce fatigue and jet lag, making the journey more enjoyable.

  • Which airlines allow seat upgrades to business class using their loyalty program for flights to Cape Town?

    Turkish Airlines and Etihad Airways often have loyalty programs where frequent flyers can use their accumulated miles or points to upgrade their seats to business class. The number of miles or points required for an upgrade may depend on the fare class of the original ticket and the availability of business-class seats.

  • How long is a flight to Cape Town?

    Flights from Maputo2h 33m
    Flights from Windhoek2h 07m
    Flights from Port Elizabeth1h 22m
    Flights from Nairobi5h 45m
    Flights from Walvis Bay2h 10m
  • What is the most popular airline offering Business Class flights to Cape Town?

    Among KAYAK users, American Airlines is the most popular airline offering Business Class seats on flights to Cape Town.

  • How much is a Business Class ticket to Cape Town?

    The price of a Business Class flight ticket to Cape Town varies greatly based on its origin. From Johannesburg, the cost generally starts at $215, whereas Business Class travelers from Maputo pay around $1,994.

  • Which airlines offer Business Class tickets on flights to Cape Town?

    Traveling to Cape Town and want to offer yourself a Business Class experience? Depending on the origin, the following airlines offer seats in Business Class: American Airlines, United Airlines, British Airways and Lufthansa.

  • How does KAYAK find such good deals on Business Class tickets to Cape Town?

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

  • What is the best airline for business class flights to Cape Town?

    The highest-rated airline by KAYAK users offering business class flights to Cape Town is Delta, with an overall rating of 8.0.

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Top tips for finding business class flights to Cape Town

  • British Airways, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa, Turkish Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic provide amenity kits for passengers on business-class flights to Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to enhance their in-flight experience. Usually, such kits include toiletries (toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash, facial moisturizer, lip balm, eye mask, and earplugs) and skincare products (lotion and facial wipes).
  • Consider booking business-class flights to Cape Town to enjoy priority disembarkation, allowing you to be among the first to leave the aircraft and proceed through immigration and customs. Your baggage will be tagged separately and handled with priority, meaning your luggage is among the first to be offloaded from the aircraft and available for pickup at the baggage carousel.
  • Major airlines offer seat selection services for business-class flights to Cape Town, including South African Airways, British Airways, Emirates, Turkish Airlines, and Lufthansa. By selecting your seats in advance, business-class passengers can choose seats that suit your preferences, such as window or aisle seats, or seats with extra legroom.
  • Several airlines have lounges at Cape Town Airport. Emirates Airlines operates the Emirates Lounge at the international terminal (inside security), adjacent to Gate A3. The British Airways Galleries Lounge is at the international terminal, beyond the Terminal Concourse, after Gate A3, opposite Gate A4. These facilities have shower facilities and complimentary refreshments, Wi-Fi, and charging stations.
  • Several airlines, including Emirates, Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, Singapore Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, and Lufthansa, offer dedicated workspace options in their business-class flights to Cape Town (CPT). These workspaces have comfortable seats, a large table, and connectivity options to allow passengers to work efficiently during the flight.
  • The most expensive day to fly Business Class to Cape Town is Sunday, while the cheapest is Wednesday.
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Top 5 airlines flying to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Cape Town. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from the United States to Cape Town. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly business class 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.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3878 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.3Entertainment
8.3Crew
8.0Comfort
7.9Food
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On time take off and early arrival, what else can one want

10.0 ExcellentAli, May 2024JFK - DXB
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On time take off and early arrival, what else can one want

My last few flights with Emirates have always been delayed at least a half an hour. When my layover is only an hour and a half to two hours, 30 minutes makes a big difference. I’m going to check out other airlines.

we bought trip insurance from you and could not use it. 'underrated' only return 50 % of trip cost. my doctor told me i have stage 4 cancer and that I might not live till the end of the month..

Flight got canceled without any prior information and it caused lot of trouble

Staff were friendly, and provided great service. The food was plentiful and delicious. Food could have been hotter.

I was traveling business purposes and I only had one carry on and a personal computer back pack . My carry on was 8.5 kg little more than allowable. At jfk airport check in they did not let me carry it . I was little disappointed.

More leg room and comfortable seats at least for long flights

The entertainment selections are amazing. But the live TV is sometimes spotty. If you’re going to have it, then have it. If you can’t make it consistent, then, perhaps it’s better not to have it. The crew are always cordial when approached, but they seem to do the minimum and sit around, talking to each other in the back of the plane during the flight. I realize that delays are not always predictable, but I missed my flight in Dubai because we left 90 minutes late from Washington. I will say that Emirates took very good care of me in Dubai. But I would rather not be delayed.

Probably the best flight I’ve ever been on. Emirates first class is leagues beyond British airways and Lufthansa’s.

Great flight. Comfortable seats, courteous service, and excellent selection for entertainment.

3 hours late and all they have is was a $12 meal voucher. That’s not even enough to cover fast food.

Among the poorest flights I’ve had with Delta in a while. Entertainment system failed completely on a 7.5 hr flight. Crew seemed distracted and not the normal friendly crew. Flight overbooked it seemed… very crowded.

If I can, I always fly Delta. I’ve found their service to always be reliable and pleasant.

You could have not cancelled the flight (AA, which I will be flying from now on) left for BOS despite the fictitious weather issues (that no one in my Boston family could see). You could have rebooked my direct flight to another direct flight instead of sending me though JFK, the worst US airport after O’Hara You could have rebooked me on a Main Cabin seat (like the one I paid for in my original ticket instead of putting me a the last row on JFK->BOS leg, pocketing the difference in ticket price But I do not really care whether you will ever do that in a future because in a future neither I nor anyone from my company (unless they pay out of pocket) nor an of my clients and partners (if they heed my advice) will ever be caught dead on any of Delta flights

Really bad baggage handling. Had my Rimowa bag badly damaged at the latches.

It was pretty good I was worried with the short Layover that I might not catch my connection but the gate was there

It was good until there was a 3 hour delay because there was not any pilots to fly the plane.

There was plenty of overhead room but half of the passengers were told they had to check their carryon bags. My partner and I checked in as early as possible and our seats were split across the aisle.

Friendly flight attendants. Comfort plus seats were very comfortable and had lots of leg room. 10A and 10 B.

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.

Quick and efficient as always. Air France managed to loose and damage my luggage that never made it onto my KLM flight.

The food from Lagos to Amsterdam was was very poor compared to AMS-YYZ

The flight was again delayed for more then 2 hours with some lousy explanation regarding the reason of the delay. Although the flight was delayed for more than 2 hours, no refreshments were offered (according to EU regulations). Last 4 flights on KLM - always at least 2 hrs late. So be prepared that you cannot plan anything with KLM.

The flight was delayed for 2 hrs. Because they didn’t have a crew to fly. And it is not a first time for klm to do that. Last time they cancelled my filght and rebooked me 3 days later. Not reliable airline

We left one hour late because of technical difficulties. The economy comfort seats are great for the price. The crew was mediocre, they do not provide a pleasant experience, they just deliver food and drinks and give orders, not very amicable, no service and hospitality focus.

Booked connecting flights with KlM. My serving flight was the furthest part of the airport. On arrival in Zurich. My two cases arrived but only one carry on belong to my son. His three suitcase didn't arrive. After enquiring we discovered they were still in Amsterdam. We landed at 11.12. We eventually left the airport just after one.

Seats are fair enough for medium tall people. Good food all the trip. Fight attendances are warm

I thought KLM was the best airline but the Lima - Amsterdam was 1 hours late, the Brussels - Amsterdam was 2.30 hours late and the Amsterdam - Lima was 30 minutes late

Overall a good experience. We were disappointed when we had to check our carry on due to the plane being full. KLM hadn’t notified us and we had valuable items in the carry on but they still made us check it. Some of the food was great and some was mediocre. Crew is really kind and funny.

One of the vstewardeses wanted to bump me of the plane for absolutely nothing. There is CCTV in the plane ans everything can be verified. Very disappointing , you all will see, o other 5 years and the passangers who does not smile to flight attendent will be bumped off...

Flight delayed by 3 hours 45 mins and no explanation given or apology. Rebooked on a flight departing to final destination 48 hrs later and baggage not delivered.

My outbound flight was grounded in Lusaka so we never made it to Paris. DO NOT fly this airline you will be stranded and your plans will be completely disrupted

Inflight entertainment with electronic charging stations can help during a long flight.

The flight was delayed with no notice. No inflight entertainment. Communication is vital in any business.

Poor communication: Flight come directly to kigali , didn’t come via mumbasa. Favouring to Rwandan passenger to move from economic to bussiness class after flight depart. Where they don’t asked other older passenger who need more comfort. Rude staff : chekin airport at Mumbai. Talking in local language (marathi) while serving and no sorry no thank you attitude.

Pros: "Seat reclining was good. Fleece blankets were warm"
Cons: "Blankets had a really bad smell Food options were very limited - even bread was eggless"
Pros: "Helpful friendly crew, reasonable ticket prices."
Cons: "Luggage was delayed by 24 hours, customer service desk in Johannesburg EXTREMELY helpful, in Kigali they were clueless. Transit area very crowded, humid and stuffy."

Great, the flight attendants were very friendly and the food was also good.

The overall flight went well and the aircrew was pleasant.

Cathay Pacific seems to be an airline in trouble and on its way out. Lots of broken or poorly functioning things like entertainment screens, seats, and enough well trained staff to handle a full flight. Sad...

The flight crew was exceptionally good. Personal needs were well met. The food choices were very nice.

Excellent. Planes are a little older and could get some refurbishment, but besides that everything was excellent.

While I was in great pain, the seat was sufficiently comfortable to allow me to rest and not be in so much pain.

we were upgraded which was a blessing and tender mercy for us. I fell the day before and was in extreme pain from knee to shoulder. Sitting in a more comfortable seat during the flight was an unexpected blessing and experience.

Seats were very comfortable. Crew were excellent. Food very good.

Flight crew was especially thoughtful and attentive, made sure our seats were comfortable so we could rest on the long flight

Lounge in pukhet not good Very nice new aircraft Super crew as nearly always with Cathay

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Recent round-trip business class deals

 
We’ve provided our cheapest round-trip business class flights to Cape Town found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
11/21Thu
1 stopKenya Airways
40h 05mJFK-CPT
11/26Tue
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40h 20mCPT-JFK
$2,498
9/26Thu
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25h 10mJFK-CPT
10/7Mon
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
23h 05mCPT-JFK
$2,541
11/21Thu
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
24h 10mJFK-CPT
11/26Tue
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23h 05mCPT-JFK
$2,543
9/25Wed
2 stopsKenya Airways
41h 55mJFK-CPT
10/6Sun
2 stopsKenya Airways
23h 05mCPT-JFK
$2,721
11/4Mon
1 stopKenya Airways
23h 10mJFK-CPT
11/11Mon
2 stopsKenya Airways
23h 05mCPT-JFK
$2,800
10/29Tue
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
25h 10mJFK-CPT
11/6Wed
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
23h 05mCPT-JFK
$2,870
9/28Sat
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
27h 05mJFK-CPT
10/11Fri
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
23h 05mCPT-JFK
$2,887
11/5Tue
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26h 05mJFK-CPT
11/12Tue
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
23h 05mCPT-JFK
$2,888
11/15Fri
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
40h 55mJFK-CPT
11/30Sat
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
47h 35mCPT-JFK
$2,933
7/9Tue
2 stopsKenya Airways
41h 55mJFK-CPT
7/20Sat
1 stopKenya Airways
23h 30mCPT-JFK
$2,965
11/5Tue
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
26h 05mJFK-CPT
11/12Tue
1 stopMultiple Airlines
40h 20mCPT-JFK
$3,016
10/15Tue
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41h 55mJFK-CPT
4/10Thu
2 stopsKenya Airways
23h 05mCPT-JFK
$3,053
11/4Mon
1 stopKenya Airways
23h 10mJFK-CPT
11/13Wed
2 stopsKenya Airways
23h 05mCPT-JFK
$3,059
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3 stopsKenya Airways
45h 45mBOS-CPT
11/3Sun
3 stopsKenya Airways
27h 50mCPT-BOS
$3,111
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1 stopKenya Airways
25h 55mJFK-CPT
9/18Wed
2 stopsKenya Airways
32h 15mCPT-JFK
$3,120
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1 stopKenya Airways
41h 00mJFK-CPT
10/6Sun
2 stopsKenya Airways
23h 05mCPT-JFK
$3,146
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2 stopsMultiple Airlines
48h 10mIAD-CPT
12/12Thu
1 stopMultiple Airlines
24h 45mCPT-IAD
$3,186
9/26Thu
1 stopKenya Airways
41h 00mJFK-CPT
10/7Mon
2 stopsKenya Airways
23h 05mCPT-JFK
$3,196
9/7Sat
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
23h 55mJFK-CPT
9/15Sun
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
28h 25mCPT-JFK
$3,204
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45h 35mIAD-CPT
12/12Thu
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28h 00mCPT-IAD
$3,230

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Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way business class flights to Cape Town found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
9/12Thu
2 stopsEthiopian Air
34h 00mEWR-CPT
$2,808
9/11Wed
2 stopsMultiple Airlines
47h 50mEWR-CPT
$2,810
9/12Thu
2 stopsEthiopian Air
25h 45mLGA-CPT
$2,846
10/16Wed
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28h 15mJFK-CPT
$2,912
10/5Sat
1 stopEmirates
28h 50mMIA-CPT
$3,674
9/13Fri
1 stopEmirates
30h 35mJFK-CPT
$3,686
10/8Tue
1 stopEmirates
30h 35mJFK-CPT
$3,706
10/8Tue
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36h 30mJFK-CPT
$3,871
7/3Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
32h 00mBOS-CPT
$3,882
9/11Wed
1 stopEmirates
23h 30mJFK-CPT
$3,889
9/12Thu
1 stopKenya Airways
34h 45mJFK-CPT
$4,066
9/10Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
27h 30mJFK-CPT
$4,426
6/27Thu
1 stopQatar Airways
33h 40mSFO-CPT
$4,544
10/11Fri
3 stopsRwandAir
45h 50mJFK-CPT
$4,922
9/1Sun
1 stopTurkish Airlines
29h 25mEWR-CPT
$5,086
10/16Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
29h 25mEWR-CPT
$5,116
11/14Thu
1 stopTurkish Airlines
28h 25mEWR-CPT
$5,126
7/22Mon
2 stopsEmirates
61h 10mMIA-CPT
$5,327
9/12Thu
2 stopsEmirates
31h 15mJFK-CPT
$5,344
9/13Fri
1 stopSWISS
41h 45mEWR-CPT
$5,352

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