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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Cape Town to Dubai, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Cape Town to Dubai, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Flights from Cape Town to Dubai - Travel Insights & Trends

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

The average price of all flights from Cape Town to Dubai clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Cape Town to Dubai, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Tuesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Cape Town, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Cape Town to Dubai, 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 Cape Town to Dubai is May, where tickets cost C$ 687 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets is C$ 1,080 and C$ 923 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Cape Town to Dubai, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Cape Town to Dubai, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 85 days before departure.

Which airlines fly direct between Cape Town and Dubai?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Cape Town to Dubai.
There is just one airline that flies from Cape Town to Dubai direct and that is Emirates. The best one-way deal found from Emirates for the route is C$ 967.

How many flights are there between Cape Town and Dubai per day?

Each day, there are 2 nonstop flights that take off from Cape Town and land in Dubai, with an average flight time of 9h 27m. The most common departure time is 6:00 p.m. and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 14 flights and there are the same amount of flights each day 2.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Cape Town and Dubai?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Business and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

What’s the earliest departure time from Cape Town to Dubai?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Cape Town at 1:05 pm and will be landing in Dubai at 12:35 am.

What’s the latest departure time from Cape Town to Dubai?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Cape Town to Dubai jets off at 6:20 pm and lands at 5:45 am.

Good to know

Low season

August

High season

December
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 4% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (26% more expensive on average)

When to book flights from Cape Town to Dubai

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Cape Town to Dubai based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Cape Town to Dubai

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Cape Town to Dubai?

    Lufthansa, KLM, and Air France offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Cape Town to Dubai flight route.

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

    The Boeing 777-300ER is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Cape Town to Dubai flight route.

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

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Cape Town and Dubai.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Cape Town to Dubai?

    There are direct flights from Cape Town to Dubai on a daily basis.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Cape Town to Dubai?

    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 Cape Town to Dubai.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Dubai from Cape Town 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 Cape Town to Dubai?

    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 Dubai with an airline and back to Cape Town with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Cape Town to Dubai?

    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 Dubai from Cape Town up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from Cape Town to Dubai

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for C$ 1,003 or less one-way.

Prefer to fly non-stop from Cape Town to Dubai?

Find which airlines fly direct from Cape Town Intl to Dubai Intl, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Cape Town Intl to Dubai Intl

Monday

Emirates,South African

Emirates,South African

Tuesday

Emirates,South African

Emirates,South African

Wednesday

Emirates,South African

Emirates,South African

Thursday

Emirates,South African

Emirates,South African

Friday

Emirates,South African

Emirates,South African

Saturday

Emirates,South African

Emirates,South African

Sunday

Emirates,South African

Emirates,South African

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Nonstop returns

Dubai Intl to Cape Town Intl

Monday

Emirates,South African

Emirates,South African

Tuesday

Emirates,South African

Emirates,South African

Wednesday

Emirates,South African

Emirates,South African

Thursday

Emirates,South African

Emirates,South African

Friday

Emirates,South African

Emirates,South African

Saturday

Emirates,South African

Emirates,South African

Sunday

Emirates,South African

Emirates,South African

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Top airline flying from Cape Town to Dubai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Cape Town to Dubai. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Cape Town to Dubai? 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 4051 reviews
8.1comfort
8.3entertainment
8.3crew
8.2boarding
7.9food
Airline reviews

Flight was delayed and no information was provided what was new time Change gate 3 times at Madina airport First gate was 113 Second gate was 204 And last gate was 113 again

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Apr 2024MED - DXB
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Flight was delayed and no information was provided what was new time Change gate 3 times at Madina airport First gate was 113 Second gate was 204 And last gate was 113 again

Emirates is always great experience, however, they should reopen their lounge in Istanbul. The IGA lounge is not worth it

I liked everything accept the delay try to improve in that area

Same problem with very poor food. Gluten free options can taste great, there is not reason to be give suboptimal meals in this situation.

Flights were both delayed. No luggage on arrival for the whole plane and no contact since submitting a PIR.

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

Nice selection of movies and TV shows. Plane was generally nice, not the newest but nice nonetheless. However, Emirates should have cancelled the flight, as hardly any flights flew out of Dubai at the time. Flight delays and cancellation was poorly communicated and passengers were left guessing and to their own devices on what to do. Connection desks were staffed too thinly, there was one desk with more than a hundred clients and just one poor lady. When I had my flights rebooked, I was told meal vouchers can be scanned using my boarding pass, nope. Was told to comeback for my hotel voucher, none. Had to book my hotel voucher the usual way through Dubai Connect despite having been told twice to comeback to the counters twice.

On the Dubai-Gatwick flight the only meal options were Beef or Chicken. No vegetarian option. This was a surprise. I would usually order in advance but did not this time. Would have been good to know that a vegetarian meal is not available as a standard meal. Thankfully it was just me travelling, but if I’d had my kids with me that would have been a big problem for us.

My Experience was ok. But the gentleman next to me vaped the whole flight and the attendants did nothing, whether they were aware, I’m not sure.

Flight from Dubai to Zagreb very bad cabin crew. Bad food

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Cape Town (CPT)South Africa

Destination:

Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates

Cabin classes:

C$ 1,077

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