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Cheap Flight Deals from Edinburgh to Cape Town (EDI-CPT)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Edinburgh to Cape Town 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 return flight deals from Edinburgh to Cape Town

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Edinburgh to Cape Town.
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06:10 - 09:50EDI-CPT
25h 40m1 stop
11:45 - 10:15CPT-EDI
24h 30m1 stop
Mon, 3 Feb - Tue, 11 Feb
07:45 - 21:30EDI-CPT
35h 45m2 stops
23:20 - 21:10CPT-EDI
23h 50m2 stops
Mon, 3 Feb - Tue, 11 Feb
17:05 - 21:30EDI-CPT
26h 25m1 stop
08:05 - 08:40CPT-EDI
26h 35m1 stop
£620KLM
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Tue, 11 Mar - Wed, 26 Mar
10:35 - 11:50EDI-CPT
24h 15m1 stop
16:35 - 09:35CPT-EDI
18h 00m1 stop
£671Turkish Airlines
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Sat, 3 May - Tue, 13 May
16:50 - 11:50EDI-CPT
18h 00m1 stop
16:35 - 09:35CPT-EDI
18h 00m1 stop
£678Turkish Airlines
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Mon, 21 Apr - Thu, 1 May
17:55 - 12:40EDI-CPT
17h 45m2 stops
18:05 - 17:15CPT-EDI
24h 10m1 stop
£714Lufthansa
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Tue, 3 Jun - Tue, 30 Sep
17:05 - 21:30EDI-CPT
26h 25m1 stop
08:05 - 23:10CPT-EDI
17h 05m1 stop
£758KLM
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Wed, 5 Feb - Wed, 19 Feb
18:35 - 17:25EDI-CPT
44h 50m2 stops
12:35 - 06:00CPT-EDI
19h 25m1 stop
£761Qatar Airways
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Wed, 5 Feb - Wed, 19 Feb
18:35 - 17:25EDI-CPT
44h 50m2 stops
12:35 - 06:00CPT-EDI
19h 25m1 stop
£790Qatar Airways
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Wed, 5 Feb - Wed, 19 Feb
17:55 - 16:45EDI-CPT
21h 50m2 stops
11:05 - 17:15CPT-EDI
31h 10m2 stops
£802Lufthansa
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Tue, 3 Jun - Tue, 30 Sep

Flights from Edinburgh to Cape Town - Travel Insights & Trends

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Edinburgh to Cape Town clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Cape Town on a Monday and more expensive on a Friday. On your return trip to Edinburgh, you should consider flying back on a Monday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh to Cape Town is June, where tickets cost £734 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £1,141 and £1,099 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh to Cape Town, you should book around 7 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Edinburgh to Cape Town

Low season

July

High season

November

Cheapest flight

£342
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 30% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Edinburgh to Cape Town

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FAQs for booking flights from Edinburgh to Cape Town

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Edinburgh to Cape Town was £426 for a one-way ticket and £686 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Edinburgh to Cape Town?

    On your way to Cape Town, you’ll fly out from Edinburgh Turnhouse. You’ll be landing at Cape Town Intl.

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Edinburgh to Cape Town are KLM and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of £874 and an overall rating of 7.8, KLM is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £806 and an overall rating of 7.5.

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

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

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Cape Town with an airline and back to Edinburgh with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from Edinburgh to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Edinburgh 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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7.8
KLMOverall score based on 1340 reviews
7.2Entertainment
8.4Crew
7.7Comfort
7.3Food
7.8Boarding
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Great boarding, great short flight but no entertainment whatsoever and no wifi. Prepare to disembark by a staircase.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Dec 2024BRU - AMS
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Great boarding, great short flight but no entertainment whatsoever and no wifi. Prepare to disembark by a staircase.

Great boarding, great short flight but no entertainment whatsoever. It was supposed to have wifi but that did not work.

Transfer at CDG to connecting KLM flight to Amsterdam was a NIGHTMARE. LONG WALKWAYS, NO MOVING WALKWAYS, POOR signage, Have to take a train & No staff visible to help navigate the maze. AVOID TRANSFER AT CDG AT ALL COST.

Good flight with KLM, friendly staff. Food was good, had much worse on other airlines. Selection of drinks also good enough for us. Entertainment was also good. The economy seats are ok and that’s it. For a 12 hour flight I think a little more comfort in the economy seats in pitch and softness would be highly appreciated by the customers and can makte the difference.

There was fog in Amsterdam so many flights were delayed because of the weather. Air France knew that the flight would be delayed by two hours but still boarded the plane on time. Instead of letting the passengers wait at the gate we were crammed into the plane. It was uncomfortable. No refreshments were given. I couldn’t charge my devices onboard.

I tried to upgrade to premium economy anis seat online during the checkin process. The payment didn’t work due to a technical glitch on KLM’s website. I wasn’t able to change my seat unless I called Amsterdam. Since I was in Canada and there’s a time difference this wasn’t practical. So when I arrived early to Ottawa airport my seat wasn’t available and I could only get a middle seat in premium economy which isn’t great. These middle seats are priced at the same rate as an aisle seat which makes no sense.

The food & entertainment really stood out in terms of quality. The nasi goreng & chicken satay were absolutely delicious. It’s great that KLM feature international cuisine.

Transavia flight, was booked as KLM but i couldnt select seat or access boarding pass with KLM at all. Crammed seating and very no frills experience all around. First and last time.

Transavia flight. Couldn't select seat or anything prior to flight. No connection with klm systems. Seats are very crammed. Extremely no frills.

Flight left a few minutes late, but that's it. I wish the seats could be wider and recline more.

Seating is terrible, having seats so crammed is unacceptable for a 15-hour journey. I cannot stress enough how uncomfortable it is to sit in such an aircraft. Leg space is roomier in a domestic aircraft. I have not experienced this kind of crammy seating in domestic flights either in the US or other international airlines overseas.

riding in first class, you don't expect every time you order your dinner or breakfast that the first thing the stewardess says is Let me see if we have any left. Also, the food selection was not great: 3 of 4 entrees had mushrooms and I dont eat mushrooms, the 4th item was 'let me see if we have any left' and this was within 30 mins of entering the flight! Same experience level, it didn't feel first class this round.

Qatar Airways in-flight first/business class service is superior to any US airline; excellent meals are served on short haul flights such as between DXB and DOH.

Being a QR Platinum member traveling in business class, I expected the staff to be more courteous. Unfortunately, the lady staff was rude attending business class 1K side.

The rows of seats in economy class are seriously close to one another making eating and resting just about impossible - there is hardly any legroom. Anyone larger than average size would have an incredibly uncomfortable flight. I had to basically share my seat with the lady passenger next to me as she was too big to fit into her allotted seat.

Overall experience was OK. Seats were truly uncomfortable for such a long flight. Food quality was mediocre at best. The staff was great though!

Noice cancelling headphones would be better since it’s a crowded plane And kids behaviors are unavoidable

Food was good, attendants were friendly. Seats were not comfortable. Did not receive any amenities such as eyemask or earplugs that would have helped sleep. Additionally a large group of passengers boarded very late into boarding and were a disruption for almost the whole flight. Flight attendants did their best but the kids were making so much noise, kicking seats, and half the time no adult was sat with them so they weren’t being managed.

Operated by American Airlines. Very chaotic and the crew was bit rough responding any enquiries. Restricted leg space.. Qatar would have been better

Not good. Expected a lot more as far as excellence.

Very old plane on the Istanbul to Bangkok flight, had an emergency exit isle row, no where to put anything, on a plus point loads of leg room. Food was the best I have had in 39 years of flying.

Old aircraft, very very low business class standards, no privacy between the seats, horrible old TVs, tiny bathrooms.

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.

This time my experience was very bad. The Turkish Airlines changed my flight from Erbil to Istanbul from 8:15 AM to 11:20 AM few days before the trip. This made my transit in Istanbul about ONE hour. I have a special needs child and need extra time to navigate the huge new Istanbul airport with a child. To make the matter even more stressful the flight took off about 20 minutes late from Erbil which made our transit even shorter (around 40 minutes). The Turkish Airlines failed me on too many points despite clearly asking for help and as follows: 1. I asked the checking agent in Erbil for seats at the front of the plane to exit first and he stated the closest one is in the middle of the plane and I should ask the flight crew for help 2. I asked the boarding agent in Erbil to ask the flight crew to let us out first since we don’t have much transit time and she said she can’t and they wouldn’t listen to her anyway. 3. When we boarded I specifically asked the cabin crew chief the same request and after some discussion he wanted to get rid of me and said, they will help when we land. I again politely reminded the same person to help us when we exit before landing and this time he stated he would NOT be able to even announce to the passenger to let the people which short transit first and I should just deal with it like other passengers. He also told me to ask for help from the airlines staff at the gate when we get to the airport. This is very rude coming from the Cabin Crew chief. 4. I asked the airline crew at the gate which he had a cell phone to call the gate of my flight to inform them we are on our way and the agent pretended he didn’t speak English… Frustrating 5. I went to the Golf Card station (used to transfer passenger in the large airport) and asked for a ride and the driver there “shooed” me away pretending he doesn’t understand English while looking into his phone constantly telling me “Go this way, Go this way”. I saw first-hand other well able passengers on these cards and Turkish looking families get help on our way … which is clear discriminations. 6. We finally got to the Gate as one of the last people and we didn’t even use the bathroom on our way and made it back to Canada. I am extremely frustrated with the TKY this time and feel discriminated against just because I look from the Middle East despite I am and my child are Canadian. The Turkish Airlines operations failed me on too many points this time.

Internet connection was very weak, did not connect at all. Seat comfort was poor, buttons didn't work properly. Overall not impressed in business class.

The seats have to be one of the worst when it comes to comfort and you have to scramble around to out your handbag in the overhead. The food is still awful. Definitely will not travel on Turkish again and wouldn’t recommend it to anyone for sure.

Terrible boarding process, no proper line maintained even for business class, crews are not very attentive, business class food quality / variety / quantity have gone down, everything has become cheap.

Very poor! It was too hot! It smelled. The food was nasty. The bathroom sink to wash hand was barely working. The tray table was broken. Everything was just wrong!

Turkish Airlines apparently no longer gives you 2 checked bags allowance on international flights, so that pleasure cost me $165 for my second suitcase at the airport. On top of that, they damaged that very suitcase, which happens to be a designer one and part of a set - ripped one of the four wheels right off.

The food was disgusting that only what i wanted to say

Not what I expected for the last leg of a $5100 business class experience. Boarding was a nightmare. The flight was delayed and I had to keep checking my email to ensure I was at the right gate since the airline or the terminal had no clue until 15 mins prior to boarding. Food was gross, limited drink options.

Flights scheduled with impossible connections - Lufthansa apparently believes it takes 7mins to change terminals, go through passport control, re-clear security and walk 1.8kms…..and everything will work perfectly (which it never does at Frankfurt). No staff on hand to assist with transfers on delayed flights. No transfer guidance provided by app. No compensation offered for 6hr delay to connecting flight.

No food just water No entertainment possibilities. No jacks to charge phone or anything

Crew were friendly and very helpful Plane was clean and the legroom is standard. Overall a good flight, no complaints.

I liked everything excepct the noise of the engine inside de airplane was a little bite higher.

Paid for aisle seat and got a middle seat in back. One of the more uncomfortable flights I have been on. Impossible to get a refund.

I paid for extra legroom which was not honored and have spent hours trying to get a refund for without success. I have since come to learn Lufthansa has a habit of reassigning seats and making it impossible to get refunds.

My flight was cancelled night before departure. It got rescheduled for two days later. As a result, I occurred additional lounging expenses, rent a car expenses, food, missed day of work and the worst part my son missed first day of new school.

Staff are really not attentive. Seem rather disinterested in attending to the customers in general.

The connection to LYON was very tight. The flight was nearly finished boarding when we got to the gate

Lost my luggage in London Was double charged for luggage

I enjoyed the flight. I did find it strange that when I arrived at my seat although I had paid for a window seat that I was assigned a middle seat. Thankfully I was between a couple and they wanted to sit together. Please do a better job with this BA!

BAD!!! due to delay I missed my connection in MEX, had to pay for hotel and new flight for next morning increasing my spent for $1,000 usd

Boarding could have been better organized. The one member of staff disappeared for a while so boarding by group relied on honesty.

Good flight. Not a lot of legroom, but it was fine for a short flight.

I didn’t receive my luggage until day 5 of a 9 day trip. During a layover a crew member made a very insulting comment about where I was visiting and where my partner was from in England.

I never made this flight but the staff helped to get me rebooked (see previous review)

The flight was okay, but legroom was tight for me and I’m only average height, although at 30” legroom is comparable with most other airlines. Not much room in the aisle either making the trek to and from the toilet difficult with passengers standing in the aisle. On the whole, it’s probably on a par with budget airlines and the ticket process extremely competitive.

The seat was very uncomfortable. It helped to use the foot rest. Could not sleep because of the seat.

The seats are incredibly uncomfortable. My luggage didn't make it on the flight from London to Nashville.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Edinburgh to Cape Town found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
4/2Tue
1 stop
36h 10mEDI-CPT
£342
3/2Mon
3 stops
57h 15mEDI-CPT
£375
1/2Sat
1 stopQatar Airways
25h 10mEDI-CPT
£590
2/2Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
18h 25mEDI-CPT
£610
6/2Thu
1 stopKLM
22h 25mEDI-CPT
£1,039
6/2Thu
1 stopKLM
32h 35mEDI-CPT
£1,046
6/2Thu
2 stopsAir France
37h 30mEDI-CPT
£1,165
6/2Thu
2 stopsAir France
37h 30mEDI-CPT
£1,168
6/2Thu
3 stopsKenya Airways
29h 50mEDI-CPT
£2,485
6/2Thu
3 stopsKenya Airways
29h 50mEDI-CPT
£2,490

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These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Edinburgh to Cape Town that are departing in the next 10 days.
6/1Mon
multi-stopKLM
13h 45mEDI-CPT
13/1Mon
multi-stopKLM
28h 05mCPT-EDI
£997
6/1Mon
multi-stopKLM
35h 05mEDI-CPT
13/1Mon
multi-stopKLM
18h 45mCPT-EDI
£1,245
6/1Mon
multi-stopEmirates
37h 00mEDI-CPT
13/1Mon
multi-stopEmirates
31h 25mCPT-EDI
£1,585
6/1Mon
multi-stopAir France
37h 30mEDI-CPT
13/1Mon
multi-stopAir France
21h 20mCPT-EDI
£1,637
6/1Mon
multi-stopAir France
37h 30mEDI-CPT
13/1Mon
multi-stopAir France
21h 20mCPT-EDI
£1,640
6/1Mon
multi-stopAir France
22h 30mEDI-CPT
13/1Mon
multi-stopAir France
21h 20mCPT-EDI
£1,713
6/1Mon
multi-stopAir France
22h 30mEDI-CPT
13/1Mon
multi-stopAir France
21h 20mCPT-EDI
£1,717
6/1Mon
multi-stopEmirates
37h 00mEDI-CPT
13/1Mon
multi-stopEmirates
26h 40mCPT-EDI
£1,731
3/1Fri
multi-stop
24h 00mEDI-CPT
10/1Fri
multi-stop
31h 55mCPT-EDI
£3,594
3/1Fri
multi-stop
32h 45mEDI-CPT
10/1Fri
multi-stop
28h 05mCPT-EDI
£3,694

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