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Find cheap flights from South Africa to Vancouver from C$ 860

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Flights to Vancouver - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Vancouver to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Vancouver?

The average price of all flights to Vancouver Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Vancouver is Tuesday where tickets can be as cheap as C$ 1,407. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are C$ 2,173 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Vancouver Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Vancouver Intl Airport, 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 to Vancouver Intl Airport is October, where tickets cost C$ 1,265 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and April, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is C$ 2,991 and C$ 2,431 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is January with an average price of C$ 1,245.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Vancouver Intl Airport?

The average price for all flights to Vancouver Intl Airport depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Vancouver Intl Airport is generally in the morning, when flights cost C$ 941 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Vancouver Intl Airport is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is C$ 1,784.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Vancouver Intl Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Vancouver Intl Airport, 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, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 days before departure.

How long is the flight to Vancouver Intl Airport?

The duration of your flight to Vancouver depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Vancouver on KAYAK are from Johannesburg, which takes 32h 43m, Cape Town, which takes 37h 10m, and Durban, which takes 40h 29m.

How many direct flights to Vancouver Intl Airport are there each day?

There are around 246 direct flights from within South Africa to Vancouver Intl Airport every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 10:00 a.m. the most common departure time and 42% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to Vancouver Intl Airport are there each week?

Each week there are around 1,720 direct flights from within South Africa to Vancouver Intl Airport. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

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Low season

January

High season

June

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C$ 860
Best time to beat the crowds (12% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (18% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cape Town to Vancouver

FAQs - booking Vancouver flights

  • How far is Vancouver from central Vancouver?

    Vancouver is 11 km from the centre of Vancouver.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Vancouver?

    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 to Vancouver.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Vancouver is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Vancouver?

    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 Vancouver with an airline and back with another airline.

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

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

  • Which airline offers the most flights to Vancouver Intl Airport?

    Of the 8 airlines that fly to Vancouver Intl Airport, Air Canada offers the most flights, with around 805 per week, followed by WestJet with 428 flights per week.

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Prefer to fly non-stop to Vancouver Intl?

Find which airlines fly direct to Vancouver Intl, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

South Africa to Vancouver Intl

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +62 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +63 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +60 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +61 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +61 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +62 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +60 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +61 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +61 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +62 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +60 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +61 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +60 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +61 more

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Nonstop returns

Vancouver Intl to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +62 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +63 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +60 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +61 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +61 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +62 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +60 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +61 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +61 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +62 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +60 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +61 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +60 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +61 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from South Africa to Vancouver

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Vancouver. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Vancouver. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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7.8
KLMOverall score based on 1592 reviews
7.8Boarding
7.2Entertainment
7.3Food
7.6Comfort
8.4Crew
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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.

2.0 MediocreDavor, Apr. 2024ZAG - AMS
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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.

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

The worst airline. Cancelled flight 30 min before boarding and rebooked on flight after 3 days.

The flight itself it was great nice food the crew were very nice and helpful, Checking in from Birmingham wasn't great long queues for bag dropped, And I had my hand luggage case taken away from me even though I requested to have it with me as I had breakables items. I was told I can not because of the length of the flight with no explanation at all no options was given for me to take my fragile items out of my case it was taken away with hold buggage I find the staff member who was checking me in very unpleasant !! Can we please be advise if the rules have changed about the the carry on hand luggage it will be easier to be advise on booking your tickect if we not allowed to take the hand luggage with me. Overall I had a good flight .

The plane was clean and the staff was friendly. Food and drinks as expected on international flights. The entertainment system was old style, with a pullout controller, and selections not as extensive as on other flights.

One of their staff was so rude with discriminative. Such a reputed airline shouldn't hire such kind of arrogant attendants.

The seats are too cramped in that plane. If you’re above 1,80m consider alternatives or first class I guess… There were no emergency exits to seat somewhere with more legroom

one of my bags was drenched with fish smelling water and all my new clothes bought at dublin and the 23kg checked in bag were all gone waste with very pungent fish smell and also having stains

We had issues with upgrading our seats. The flight itself was fine.

Flight was late and crew were unwilling to help with information on connections. Call light had been on for 61 minutes without tesponse.

Kudos to Swiss!! My wife and I thought Swiss was like flying years back: good food service, refreshments, friendly and courteous crew! We look forward to another trip to Europe next year, and it will be a priority to hopefully fly Swiss, thank you! We strongly can say from experience - the treatment (food, drink, entertainment) in service for Economy Class is unmatched!!!

So terrible. They would not rebook me for a flight until 2 days. I had to spend so much money to get my own flight. They were rude and not helpful.

Everything from the price to online checkin and the flight being on time to the crew and food was very good. The comfort level is fine--the seats are very close to each other in Economy. But I guess you get what you pay for.

The Zurich airport is a disaster with to small trains running between the terminals, the trains was overfilled (not good in Corona times). It was no directions in the airport with proper lines so you did not know if you ere standing in the right line. They checked your passport 3 times in the airport = a lot of standing in line. Service on the plane could be a lot better, The cabin crew could have offer more to drink (water, coffee, tea), the food sucked.

Flight was delayed for 4 hours and they misplaced my luggage too. Appalling.

They went out of their way. It was very clean and friendly.

I was pleasantly surprised with the whole experience. Thank you

There were multiple delays and the food was poor. Better food.

The check in was horrible. I stood in line for 1 hour to check in with an Air France ticket. Then I was told I had to go to Delta counter onstead to check in instead. It made no sense.

Old cabine without flat bed in business for a 12 hour flight is not acceptable

Medíocre. The food wasn't good (although not bad, bad) and the staff wasn't kind. I asked for n extra blanket, the steward never came back, serving us roughly.

Generally good. The crew is excellent. The food could be better.

Excellent apart from transport to actual plane 10 minutes from the actual gate , walking out in the tarmac in the rain and having to climb stairs to enter while holding luggage.

They wanted to close counter although they did not provide the wheelchair requested which ended by going alone to transit security and lost long time and they did not want to wait .

They charge me for luggage which is was included on the ticket

Boarding was smooth and on time. The seat was comfortable and the entertainment worked. Staff were gracious.

Business class in the second leg - CDG-EVN was a disaster.

I have used Air France and KLM many times it will help if they change their menu's feel like it's been the same for years!!!, Especially the breakfast. Overall the flight was good and enjoyable.

I feel like they have upgraded the app since I last flew United and I found it to be super helpful. I had stopped flying United unless absolutely necessary and my experience on this trip indicates they have been working hard to improve their services.

The ride was good but no food ot entertainment hence, it was just over an hour flight.

Aircraft has better leg room than any of United's larger planes. We had requested mobility assistance for this and related flights. United's response to all was superb.

No snacks served! Seating in the kast row in uncomfortable.

Flight was fine, it was delayed but only 30 minutes, staff were efficient, lady making announcements at LAX was really hard to understand but the rest were great.

The male air hostess was rude and didn’t even offer me a drink. Poor customer service!

We left really late. Things that were out if anybody’s control I guess.

On time - really well operated flight. Friendly staff. Super impressed with United on this round trip.

Food choice was poor and we had to buy on board snacks.

When I purchased my ticket, I assumed it was a real ticket, as in, when I go to the airport I am guaranteed a seat. Not so. When I checked in 24 hours ahead of time, I noticed I did not have a seat assignment and my boarding pass said "Standby." I was informed at the gate that the flight was full and I may not get on that plane. I don't recall being offered the option of selecting a seat when I checked in, and apparently, for the honor of pre-selecting a seat, you must pay an additional fee. So, a ticket really isn't a ticket, it's actually a lottery and if you're lucky, you may make it on board - or you can choose to be extorted for extra money for the guarantee of a seat. It's like making reservations with the Godfather - one payment isn't enough, there's always another bribe you have to make. After the first few zones were called and I hadn't been informed of my status, I went to the gate agent and they handed me a boarding pass, for the very last row near the restrooms, in between two very large people. Apparently that was my punishment for not purchasing a seat ahead of time. Airline service has not only gotten more expensive, but the return on your money has shrunk and there is little regard for the passengers. This feels like a racket. I am not pleased, as you may have gathered.

Air hostess delayed providing food and then pulled away the tray before i finished eating

I really did not like being ordered to pull my shade down by the attendants. One of them was very rude to me about it, standing there until I closed it like I was a child brusquely reaching across me to close an adjoining one. They claim it was so people who wanted to could sleep. It’s a 10:30am flight not a red eye. Closing your shade or leaving it up for natural light should be a choice. Ruined my flight!

Crew was more interested on looking at their phones than welcoming passengers during boarding.

I’m not happy because I discovered there is something wrong and my miles have not been getting put on my AA account. So this needs to be fixed because I have traveled a lot since October and none of my miles are registered

Annoying customer pushing my seat did not make this pleasant.

4 hour technical delay. Cancelled second meal. Crew and flight were great.

It said that there was wifi. During the flight there was no wifi and while waiting at the gate the phone services already got cut off so I wasn’t able to say I am taxiing from the gate to my husband. This left me with an uncomfortable feeling. So I was waiting on the WiFi connection during flight and that never happened.

I travelled on biz class and f there is no water in the toilette to wash my hands I would expect to have this indicated somehow and not just finding out when I'm there expecting to be able to wash my hands and teeth. Also this is in general that it is always so rushy at the end of these kind of long flights. It is like we are sitting there for 9 hours and the last 1.5 hours just feels like I have time for nothing. Because food comes and at the same time we are close to destination everyone tries to pack their stuff and go to toilette and eat and everything :))) not that like I would know a good solution here I just wanted to raise this :)

Never got on this AA flight since British Airways delayed my original flight 29 hours

It was a smooth flight. The flight crew was wonderful and friendly.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights to Vancouver found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
22/5Wed
2 stopsDelta
32h 43mJNB-YVR
26/5Sun
1 stopDelta
42h 30mYVR-JNB
C$ 1,087
22/5Wed
2 stopsDelta
32h 43mJNB-YVR
26/5Sun
1 stopDelta
42h 30mYVR-JNB
C$ 1,096
18/6Tue
2 stopsBritish Airways
32h 24mJNB-YVR
19/2Wed
1 stopBritish Airways
26h 55mYVR-JNB
C$ 1,516
18/6Tue
2 stopsBritish Airways
35h 54mJNB-YVR
19/2Wed
2 stopsBritish Airways
40h 40mYVR-JNB
C$ 1,517
27/5Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
50h 35mJNB-YVR
17/6Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
47h 55mYVR-JNB
C$ 1,561
25/6Tue
2 stopsSWISS
32h 35mJNB-YVR
11/2Tue
2 stopsSWISS
35h 10mYVR-JNB
C$ 1,772
25/6Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
33h 30mJNB-YVR
11/2Tue
3 stopsUnited Airlines
44h 50mYVR-JNB
C$ 1,832
10/7Wed
1 stopKLM
25h 40mCPT-YVR
24/7Wed
2 stopsKLM
30h 25mYVR-CPT
C$ 2,067
10/7Wed
1 stopKLM
25h 40mCPT-YVR
22/7Mon
2 stopsKLM
46h 55mYVR-CPT
C$ 2,219
9/6Sun
2 stopsSWISS
32h 05mCPT-YVR
10/7Wed
2 stopsSWISS
37h 05mYVR-CPT
C$ 2,385

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Vancouver found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/6Wed
2 stops
35h 46mCPT-YVR
C$ 860
4/6Tue
3 stops
35h 58mJNB-YVR
C$ 918
5/6Wed
2 stopsQatar Airways
36h 35mJNB-YVR
C$ 969
2/6Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
24h 06mCPT-YVR
C$ 1,172
31/5Fri
2 stopsUnited Airlines
50h 19mCPT-YVR
C$ 1,224
4/6Tue
1 stopLufthansa
28h 20mJNB-YVR
C$ 1,309
31/5Fri
1 stopLufthansa
29h 35mCPT-YVR
C$ 1,434
5/6Wed
1 stopKLM
25h 40mCPT-YVR
C$ 1,544
12/6Wed
1 stopAir France
25h 20mJNB-YVR
C$ 4,754
4/11Mon
2 stopsKLM
31h 46mCPT-YVR
C$ 6,500

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Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Vancouver that are departing in the next 10 days.
13/5Mon
multi-stopLufthansa
30h 09mJNB-YVR
1/8Thu
multi-stopLufthansa
31h 10mYVR-JNB
C$ 2,405
13/5Mon
multi-stopLufthansa
30h 09mJNB-YVR
1/8Thu
multi-stopLufthansa
28h 50mYVR-JNB
C$ 2,656
13/5Mon
multi-stopLufthansa
28h 20mJNB-YVR
1/8Thu
multi-stopLufthansa
31h 10mYVR-JNB
C$ 2,998

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