What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Cape Town?

Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Cape Town (average of $1,292). Flying from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Cape Town in December is currently the most expensive (average of $1,830). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

What is the cheapest day to fly from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Cape Town?

Travelers seeking maximum savings on their Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Cape Town flight should consider departing on Saturday afternoons when fares are most often at their lowest. Thursday afternoons flights should be avoided if possible as fares are typically the most expensive at this time.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Cape Town ranges from 0.8 - 3.9 inches per month. July is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 3.9 in. January is typically the driest time to visit Cape Town when rainfall is around 0.8 in.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Cape Town, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, January is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 69.8 F. Travelers looking to avoid the cold should look outside of July, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 53.6 F).

What is the cheapest day to fly round-trip from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Cape Town?

Sunday is generally a great day to depart. Flying on this day could help you save up to 35%.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Cape Town?

When searching for a good deal, it’s best to be prepared for potential fluctuations in price. We recommend booking at least 16 days in advance, which can save you up to 15% on flights from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Cape Town compared to booking the week you need them. Waiting 16 days out may not be for everyone, so we have options available for flights within the next two weeks, with the lowest price starting at $1,036. For sooner than that we have options available in the next 3 days from $1,682.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Cape Town?

Flights from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Cape Town lean towards being more expensive in December. Prices are generally better when you fly from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Cape Town in March, with the cheapest ticket starting at $866.

What airport do you fly into for flights to Cape Town from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National?

For a flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National to Cape Town, you will be flying into Cape Town Intl. Cape Town Intl (CPT) is just 9.7 mi from the center of the city. Cape Town Intl is the only Cape Town airport and it handles 0 inbound flights from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National per day. 1 airline has flights to Cape Town Intl from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National on a regular basis.

Can I find deals for flights from Reagan-National to Cape Town that include hotel bookings?

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Average price	$1,574

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Explore the most affordable flight options available from Reagan-National to Cape Town. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on August 14, 2025.

Mon 9/153:35 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops37h 25mAmerican Airlines

Sun 9/216:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops33h 24mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,021

Sun 9/217:23 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops33h 37mAmerican Airlines

Sun 9/286:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops27h 59mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/11

$1,029

Wed 9/177:23 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops33h 37mAmerican Airlines

Fri 9/266:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops30h 05mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/14

$1,030

Wed 9/107:00 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops34h 00mAmerican Airlines

Tue 9/166:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops30h 05mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,059

Mon 9/17:20 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops33h 40mAmerican Airlines

Mon 9/86:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops31h 05mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/12

$1,068

Wed 9/103:35 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops37h 25mAmerican Airlines

Sat 9/206:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops33h 24mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,096

Sun 9/77:23 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops33h 37mAmerican Airlines

Mon 9/156:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops27h 59mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/12

$1,105

Sun 9/144:40 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops36h 20mAmerican Airlines

Sun 9/216:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops34h 12mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,109

Sat 9/207:23 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops33h 37mAmerican Airlines

Sun 9/286:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops27h 59mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,117

Sat 9/207:23 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops33h 37mAmerican Airlines

Fri 9/266:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops27h 03mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/12

$1,118

Thu 8/282:54 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops38h 06mAmerican Airlines

Fri 9/126:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops30h 05mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,147

Thu 8/287:20 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops33h 40mAmerican Airlines

Sun 9/146:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops31h 05mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,154

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Mon 9/153:35 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops37h 25mAmerican Airlines

Mon 9/226:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops28h 24mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,021

Wed 10/297:06 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops30h 59mMultiple Airlines

Wed 3/48:35 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops26h 51mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/12

$1,030

Mon 9/153:35 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops37h 25mAmerican Airlines

Sun 9/216:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops33h 24mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,021

Sun 9/217:23 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops33h 37mAmerican Airlines

Sun 9/286:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops27h 59mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/11

$1,029

Mon 11/35:25 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops31h 40mAmerican Airlines

Wed 11/126:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops28h 56mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,029

Wed 11/510:15 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops30h 55mAmerican Airlines

Tue 11/118:50 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops27h 01mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/12

$1,030

Wed 9/177:23 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops33h 37mAmerican Airlines

Fri 9/266:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops27h 03mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/12

$1,030

Wed 9/107:00 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops34h 00mAmerican Airlines

Thu 9/186:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops28h 24mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,059

Wed 9/104:40 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops36h 20mAmerican Airlines

Wed 9/176:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops28h 35mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,059

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Tue 8/194:45 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops22h 40mDelta

Sat 8/3011:15 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops30h 26mDelta

Deal found 8/12

$10,044

Tue 8/197:32 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops33h 28mBritish Airways

Sat 8/306:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops29h 32mBritish Airways

Deal found 8/13

$11,466

Wed 8/206:00 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops35h 00mBritish Airways

Wed 9/36:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops29h 32mBritish Airways

Deal found 8/12

$1,670

Thu 8/216:00 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops35h 00mBritish Airways

Thu 9/46:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops29h 44mBritish Airways

Deal found 8/13

$1,669

Thu 8/217:20 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops33h 40mBritish Airways

Sat 8/306:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops29h 32mBritish Airways

Deal found 8/12

$3,580

Thu 8/282:54 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops38h 06mAmerican Airlines

Fri 9/126:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops30h 05mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,147

Thu 8/287:20 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops33h 40mAmerican Airlines

Sun 9/146:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops31h 05mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,154

Mon 9/17:20 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops33h 40mAmerican Airlines

Mon 9/86:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops31h 05mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/12

$1,068

Sun 9/77:23 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops33h 37mAmerican Airlines

Mon 9/156:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops27h 59mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/12

$1,105

Wed 9/107:00 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops34h 00mAmerican Airlines

Tue 9/166:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops30h 05mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,059

Wed 9/103:35 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops37h 25mAmerican Airlines

Sat 9/206:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops33h 24mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,096

Sun 9/144:40 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops36h 20mAmerican Airlines

Sun 9/216:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops34h 12mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,109

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Mon 8/185:30 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops35h 20mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$883

Mon 8/186:30 amDCA - CPT

3 stops32h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/14

$901

Mon 9/156:59 amDCA - CPT

2 stops25h 36mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/14

$907

Thu 10/235:20 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops37h 40mEthiopian Air

Deal found 8/13

$917

Thu 9/115:42 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops37h 18mEthiopian Air

Deal found 8/13

$918

Thu 10/95:20 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops37h 40mEthiopian Air

Deal found 8/13

$941

Mon 9/155:42 pmDCA - CPT

3 stops38h 03mEthiopian Air

Deal found 8/14

$988

Tue 10/216:59 amDCA - CPT

2 stops24h 46mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/14

$1,024

Thu 10/236:00 pmDCA - CPT

3 stops44h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,058

Mon 11/102:00 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops44h 25mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$1,062

Wed 9/33:35 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops37h 15mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$1,063

Sun 10/510:00 amDCA - CPT

2 stops42h 50mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/13

$1,066

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Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Mon 9/15

3:35 pm-11:00 am

2 stops37h 25m

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Mon 9/22

6:55 pm-5:19 pm

2 stops28h 24m

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Mon 9/15

3:35 pm-11:00 am

2 stops37h 25m

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Sun 9/21

6:55 pm-10:19 pm

2 stops33h 24m

$1,021

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Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Sun 9/21

7:23 pm-11:00 am

2 stops33h 37m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 9/28

6:55 pm-4:54 pm

2 stops27h 59m

$1,029

Washington, D.C.Cape Town

DCA - CPT

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Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Mon 11/3

5:25 pm-8:05 am

2 stops31h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 11/12

6:55 pm-4:51 pm

2 stops28h 56m

$1,029

Washington, D.C.Cape Town

DCA - CPT

DCACPT

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Wed 10/29

7:06 pm-8:05 am

2 stops30h 59m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 3/4

8:35 pm-4:26 pm

2 stops26h 51m

$1,030

Washington, D.C.Cape Town

DCA - CPT

DCACPT

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Wed 11/5

10:15 pm-12:10 pm

2 stops30h 55m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 11/11

8:50 pm-4:51 pm

2 stops27h 01m

$1,030

Washington, D.C.Cape Town

DCA - CPT

DCACPT

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Wed 9/17

7:23 pm-11:00 am

2 stops33h 37m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 9/26

6:55 pm-3:58 pm

2 stops27h 03m

$1,030

Washington, D.C.Cape Town

DCA - CPT

DCACPT

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Wed 9/10

7:00 pm-11:00 am

2 stops34h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 9/18

6:55 pm-5:19 pm

2 stops28h 24m

$1,059

Washington, D.C.Cape Town

DCA - CPT

DCACPT

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Wed 9/10

4:40 pm-11:00 am

2 stops36h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 9/17

6:55 pm-5:30 pm

2 stops28h 35m

$1,059

Washington, D.C.Cape Town

DCA - CPT

DCACPT

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Mon 8/18

5:30 pm-10:50 am

2 stops35h 20m

$883

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What is the cheapest time of day to fly from DCA to CPT?

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8.0

Very good

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1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Kim,May 2025

PIH - SLC

This trip was fine even with delay I had plenty of time to get connection flight!

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,980 reviews

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,980 reviews

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1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Kim,May 2025

PIH - SLC

This trip was fine even with delay I had plenty of time to get connection flight!

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What airport do you fly into for flights to Cape Town from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National?
For a flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National to Cape Town, you will be flying into Cape Town Intl. Cape Town Intl (CPT) is just 9.7 mi from the center of the city. Cape Town Intl is the only Cape Town airport and it handles 0 inbound flights from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National per day. 1 airline has flights to Cape Town Intl from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National on a regular basis.
What is the cheapest airline to fly from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Cape Town round-trip?
According to our current data, Delta ($1,192), offers the cheapest pricing from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Cape Town. Delta is currently priced 27% below the average price you’ll pay for this route.
Can I find deals for flights from Reagan-National to Cape Town that include hotel bookings?
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How can I find direct flights from Reagan-National to Cape Town?
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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Cape Town?
Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Cape Town (average of $1,292). Flying from Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Airport to Cape Town in December is currently the most expensive (average of $1,830). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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