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Cheap Flight Deals from Seattle/Tacoma Intl to Cape Town Intl (SEA-CPT)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Seattle/Tacoma Intl to Cape Town Intl 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.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Seattle to Cape Town

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Seattle to Cape Town.
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7:00 pm - 12:00 pmSEA-CPT
31h 00m1 stop
5:15 pm - 6:05 pmCPT-SEA
33h 50m1 stop
$1,047Turkish Airlines
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Sun, Mar 2 - Mon, Mar 17
8:00 pm - 12:00 pmSEA-CPT
31h 00m1 stop
5:15 pm - 6:05 pmCPT-SEA
33h 50m1 stop
$1,056Turkish Airlines
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Sun, Mar 16 - Tue, Mar 25
7:00 pm - 12:00 pmSEA-CPT
31h 00m1 stop
5:15 pm - 6:05 pmCPT-SEA
33h 50m1 stop
$1,081Turkish Airlines
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Sun, Mar 2 - Mon, Mar 17
4:05 pm - 10:40 amSEA-CPT
32h 35m1 stop
9:20 am - 11:40 amCPT-SEA
36h 20m2 stops
$1,250Qatar Airways
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Wed, Feb 5 - Sun, Feb 16
4:30 pm - 10:50 pmSEA-CPT
45h 20m2 stops
1:00 pm - 12:30 pmCPT-SEA
32h 30m1 stop
$1,264Qatar Airways
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Sat, May 10 - Sat, May 17
6:50 pm - 12:10 pmSEA-CPT
31h 20m1 stop
6:45 pm - 4:55 pmCPT-SEA
32h 10m1 stop
$1,424British Airways
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Fri, Feb 7 - Fri, Feb 14
6:50 pm - 8:00 amSEA-CPT
27h 10m1 stop
10:00 pm - 12:20 pmCPT-SEA
23h 20m1 stop
$1,442American Airlines
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Sun, Mar 2 - Mon, Mar 17
1:35 pm - 10:20 amSEA-CPT
34h 45m1 stop
10:00 pm - 11:20 amCPT-SEA
23h 20m1 stop
$1,443American Airlines
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Tue, Feb 4 - Thu, Feb 20
11:59 pm - 6:00 pmSEA-CPT
32h 01m2 stops
8:50 pm - 9:01 pmCPT-SEA
34h 11m2 stops
$1,652United Airlines
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Sat, Feb 15 - Mon, Feb 24
4:10 pm - 7:40 amSEA-CPT
30h 30m1 stop
7:50 pm - 11:09 amCPT-SEA
24h 19m1 stop
$1,674United Airlines
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Fri, Mar 14 - Thu, Mar 27

Flights from Seattle to Cape Town - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Seattle 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 Seattle to Cape Town?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Seattle to Cape Town clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Seattle to Cape Town, Monday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from Cape Town back to Seattle, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Wednesday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Seattle 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 Seattle to Cape Town is October, where tickets cost $1,354 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,072 and $1,891 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Seattle to Cape Town?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Seattle to Cape Town, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below average price on the flight from Seattle to Cape Town, you should book around 6 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.

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Low season

June

High season

January

Cheapest flight

$540
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 12% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 16% lower on average.
Flight from Seattle to Cape Town

When to book flights from Seattle to Cape Town

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Seattle 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 Seattle to Cape Town

  • What are the benefits of flying First Class from Seattle to Cape Town?

    Delta Air Lines offers Sky Priority privileges like security service and accelerated check-in to their First Class passengers. Delta also offers personalized services like a hearty snack and more baggage allowance. Finnair offers wider, fully-flat seats and more legroom in their First Class cabins. Finnair also offers Business Class flyers preference to choose seats and priority in boarding.

  • What airlines are the most environmentally friendly from Seattle to Cape Town?

    Delta is the most sustainable airline flying to Cape Town from Seattle. Delta offsets 39% of the carbon emitted in this route. Delta Air Lines utilizes compostable stirrers from the cutlery to amenity packages, reducing around 30,000 lb of CO2. Delta Sky Clubs employ environmentally friendly packaging for their foods.

  • What are the common layovers for connecting flights to Cape Town from Seattle?

    Delta Air Lines flies to Cape Town through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) and John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). British Airways connects to Cape Town through London Heathrow (LHR) Airport and Vancouver International Airport (YVR). Passengers on American Airlines will fly to Cape Town through Chicago O'Hare (ORD) and Philadelphia International Airport (PHL).

  • What is the carry-on and luggage policy for airlines flying to Cape Town from Seattle?

    Turkish Airlines allow passengers to bring one carry-on baggage in their Economy Class cabins with a maximum weight of around 18 lb. Business Class flyers on Turkish Airlines may bring two carry-on bags not exceeding 18 lb each. Delta allows passengers to carry one cabin bag and one personal item with maximum dimensions of around 22 x 14 x 9 inches.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Seattle to Cape Town was $540 for a one-way ticket and $1,047 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is required to fly from Seattle to Cape Town.

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

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

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

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Cape Town from Seattle?

    Doha is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Seattle to Cape Town.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Seattle to Cape Town are Delta and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of $2,072 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 $1,362 and an overall rating of 7.5.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Seattle 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 Seattle to Cape Town.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cape Town from Seattle 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 Seattle 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 Seattle with another airline. Booking your flights between Seattle 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 Seattle 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 Seattle up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Seattle to Cape Town

  • Passengers landing through Cape Town Aiport (CPT) can access car rental services within the airport facilities. Car rental companies are in front of the transport plaza and central Terminal building. Passengers can access the car rental desks through the pedestrian subway on either side of the Terminal building. They include Hertz, Budget, Avis, Thrifty, SIXT, and Europcar.
  • Cape Town Airport (CPT) is located in Matroosfontein, around 12 miles southeast of Cape Town city center. CPT Airport serves the metropolitan area of Cape Town. This includes Sunset Beach and Constantia around seven and eight miles from CPT Airport, respectively. Atlantis and Stellenbosch are around 25 miles and 26 miles away, respectively.
  • Passengers carrying personal respirators POC/CPAP machines into the cabins of Turkish Airlines must make sure the device is FAA approved. Passengers with diabetes may take their relevant medications without producing any medical reports on Turkish Airlines. Complimentary wheelchairs are available for passengers with mobility limitations.
  • A maximum of two pets are allowed per passenger on Turkish Airlines. However, only one pet is allowed into the cabin, while the other will travel in the hold. Pets in the cabin must be inside a kennel. The total weight of a pet and kennel in Turkish Airlines must not exceed approximately 18 lb.
  • Turkish Airlines does not allow newborn babies under the age of 48 hours on their flights. Passengers above the age of two years must travel in their own seats. Seat extenders are not allowed in Turkish Airlines cabins. Turkish Airlines also offer inflight games and films for children.
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Top 5 airlines serving from Seattle to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Seattle 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.
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DeltaOverall score based on 8521 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
7.9Entertainment
7.3Food
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Great service. Great staff. Boarding was a little slow, but I think there was a service dog slowing things down.

10.0 ExcellentD, Jan 2025ABE - ATL
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Great service. Great staff. Boarding was a little slow, but I think there was a service dog slowing things down.

Flight left early and arrived early. the whole trip was excellent.

Seats were really tight and the seat belts did not give enough slack.

I like in St George and prefer to fly out of CDC than SGU. Hopefully, they will continue the flights out of Cedar

Broken jer bridge. Poor communication about it. Lost 2 of 4 luggage pieces

Overall, it was okay. Seat was a little cramped. Would’ve liked more substantial snacks or opportunity to buy some.

Newer plane, relatively easy boarding, not a full flight and was told that we could not be moved up because of weight and balance issues. Otherwise, a very good experience.

Other then mechanical/ computer problem and 3.5 hours flight delay the flight was great. I guess that what happened when you fly an old airplane now a day.

Most of my discomfort was going through TSA. However, the Delta seats had inadequate leg room and I tried my very best to connect to the wi-fi and it was a cumbersome process that finally gave me the info that I needed to sign in AFTER I had completed the flight...Why make it so difficult to use? That said I really really appreciate the pilot taking a little extra time to avoid a bad storm area and both landings in Atlanta and Orlando were flawless to my delight!!!

Bottom seat cushion is almost non existent. Very uncomfortable seat.

Well organized boarding, efficient and on time. Nice crew on the plane. Thank you!

The Qatar Airways staff pre-boarding and also on the flight from Dallas to Doha were incredibly mediocre and arrogant. Consider retraining these individuals Other flights were ok.

My experience with Qatar airway was very unsatisfactory. They lost my child’s stroller and I was told they found it and will send it to the hotel which was a lie. I had to go back to the airport baggage claim and pick up myself after trying to contact them many times!. There was a lack professional and communication. I am very disappointed in Qatar airway and will not be recommending them to friends and family nor will I be flying with them in the future.

Worst air experience in whole life . Boarding and checking was hassle as they did 3 times. Crew team was clueless about passengers need. Despite of passengers raising hand , they were resetting the program

The food is not good and also if you ask crew to bring something they say ok I will bring but you will never get it. Please they should listen good to passengers

No difference between US airline and Qatar. Both cramp as many people. The airline seems to change planes without notice choice is seating when making reservations online doesn’t match the plane a passenger is on. Especially paying extra. Nothing special No different than US carriers.

Did not like anything. Seats were crammed, leg space was minimal and food was terrible. This was the first time traveling overseas in American Airlines and was the worst experience ever. Have learned a lesson to never travel in American Airlines.

Delayed my flights and no communication. We end up spending 6 hrs in Doha. No food or any concern from the airline. Terrible

Check in desk people constrained by fear. Obvious typo on Uganda visa, even though approved, caused loss of flight. Something is definitely wrong with this system.

Between Air India and Qatar my luggage was lost for three days. I eventually found my own luggage location using the Apple Air Tag. Air India used a paper form to report my lost luggage. I could never get past getting past luggage personnel with my report number before they would hang up on me. Only after them specifically telling Air India at Chandigarh airport where my luggage was located which was right under their noses did they react. After three days I finally received my luggage. The Air India luggage folks didn’t seem proactive in finding the luggage’s rightful owner.

Maybe add a seat trade app for flyers that didn’t get seats together

It’s been awhile since I have traveled on United. I, along with my family who were on the flight noted how smoothly everything went . Boarding, flight crew and service was excellent.

The seats on this flight were almost roomy enough to be the basic amount needed for human existence. I think my favorite part of this flight was it landed at an A gate, which was the most palatial part of Sea-Tac I've ever seen - a massive improvement from the S gates.

The seats on this flight were almost roomy enough to be the basic amount needed for human existence.

There's just no way to sit fully upright and comfortably in these seats. There needs to be 2 more inches of room, and that's not something that only one person on the flight needs - the whole flight needs 2 more inches of room. If that means you sell 6 less seats, so be it. It's too close for anyone. Forcing people to pay for "premium" economy just to get "barely enough space to breathe" isn't really an answer to that.

The crew were very nice. The Chocolate is good and v there’s no entertainment. Thanks

The crew were very nice. I would have appreciated a pillow for comfort. I had a special meal that was sloppy, but the salad was great. Thanks

I liked all the informational texts. I always knew where to go and when .

Boarding is very confusing. They have Line 1 and Line 2 and many many Boarding groups. Everyone lines up under those two lines long before they call zones. If you have a higher zone 2 like I did due to a Premium Plus ticket, it’s very awkward having to ask each person which zone they have. Extremely chaotic process. On board the flight attendants had no charisma whatsoever, even to us paying extra for an upgraded cabin. I asked for a chamomile tea after dinner (as no coffee or tea was even offered) and the FÃ said they didn’t have even though listed on the drink menu. Also, the mid flight service was entirely skipped which was a soup and sandwich combo. Supposedly had a variety of snacks mid flight too but those never materialized either. A few times I walked Back there, not a single flight attendant acknowledged me as they were all deep into their iPhones. I simply Wanted a glass of water since ZERO water runs were made on this 9hr 30 min flight.

Liked the hospitality . The ight took us 6 hrs to get from fort myers to ewr.

Cleanliness of seats, trays, storage pockets need more attention, but everything else was good.

A great airline, no complaints at all. My experience with Cheap Tickets was very disappointing however. Two hours after purchasing the flight they called to tell me that the ticket price had gone up. I’ve never heard of such a thing. That is called false advertising; I will never use this ticketing service again and will warn all friends to never use it.

One of the worst check in process at the DIA as well as the boarding counter Changed seat at the last minute and assigned middle seat while I paid for window seat. Requested many times but to no avail . horrible customer service and very poor process Requesting refund for seat that was changed last minute

Good overall flight. Excellent crew. Food options could be improved.

Vegan food tasted good. Restroom could be kept cleaner. Seat tray table was a bit tilted so food tray kept sliding down a bit. Flight crew can be a little more friendly, caring and approachable. Their faces lacked smiles and tone was stern.

Flight was delayed then we had to redirect for medical emergency during which time we had no information on what is the plan. The connecting flight was also delayed.

Very good except the boarding process too forever and wasn’t organized by group. I had a heavy pack or I wouldn’t have minded. I was in business. There were no audible announcements in the waiting area about boarding and everyone packed into the boarding area. Then boarding stopped for a long time but the staff made no announcements to update waiting passengers about the holdup. The flight was good after we got on.

Professional & courteous cabin crew. Food was very good even in economy class

7 stars hospitality and an excellent service by the Turkish Airline entire team. Somehow, our membership numbers for mileage points were not indicated on our boarding passes issued at O’Hare Airport by the Turkish Airlines check in desk. During transit in Istanbul, I brought to attention of customer service Turkish Airlines. Please have our mileage points posted to our membership account from O’Hare Chicago to Lahore for both my wife Kaukab Shirazi Thank you

Terrible boarding experience, with an incomprehensible assignment of priorities. “Fast track” was the slowest. Poor system planning.

I paid for what I got which was cheap, I brought my own entertainment. I knew what to expect, so I could be prepared. If you’re flying economy, check in early like me. I have no problems with my flight, was on time, staff were friendly, and overall good experience.

Boarded over an hour late, no communication, the sign just changed, no attendant to answer questions - she disappeared forever (hiding). Small plane and couldn’t hear the overhead nor understand.

Service in first class no longer exists on American Airlines .

Customer service in first class does not exist on American Airlines

I never have a good experience with American and this was no different. The airplane was INCREDIBLY hot. Like unbearably so. Everyone was fanning themselves with pamphlets and sweating. When someone asked the flight attendant to turn down the temperature they were told there was nothing the crew could do. Once we pushed back from the gate we then had to wait an hour to take off and the communication from the crew was not good. People were getting up this whole time and a man was even in the bathroom when we took off. Once we landed at our destination we waited another 30 minutes at the gate to deplane with, again, no communication from the crew as to what was going on.

Flight was delayed due to a steering issue with plane. The delay caused me to miss the connecting flight. The delay caused me to spend an extra 21 hours in airports and flights to get to my destination. The plane issue obviously should have been found and fixed before we even boarded. Ridiculous.

First, to be fair, the flight was on time and the trip through the air was relatively smooth. But the flight was full, and they were checking carryons. As this process went on, the crew got increasingly rude and overbearing. During the drink service, a young girl (maybe 9) who had gotten up to use the lavatory got stuck behind the cart. At some point, she started feeling fearful and overwhelmed. Passengers noticed this and asked the crew to let her return to her seat. They refused. Then she started crying, and they still refused to move the cart forward to let her sit. The poor girl was trying to be brave and compose herself. The crew handled the situation terribly and with zero grace or decency. That episode, to me, encapsulates AA’s attitude toward its passengers. Disgraceful. The plane itself was cramped and miserable, as usual. There was zero inflight media or entertainment, other than the lane and borderline inappropriate jokes the steward made during the safety briefing. Then, of course, it took the better part of an hour for the checked bags to show up at the carousel. AA is no better than the el cheapo airlines these days and a far, far cry from its former self.

This particular flight wasn't very full at the back, so there were three seats available for spreading out and getting relatively comfortable

First class flight attendant was rude and lacked any customer service skills.

Customer service for American Airlines first class is at an all time low.

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