How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town?

Departing from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town will take you 39h 05m. The distance from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town is about 3779 mi.

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 time of day to fly from RIO to CPT?

Regardless of the time of day you decide to fly, the ticket price will remain around the same. Book flights from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town as you normally would.

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What airport do you fly into for flights to Cape Town from Rio de Janeiro?

Located just 9.7 mi from the city center, Cape Town Intl is the airport most travelers will use when flying to Cape Town from Rio de Janeiro. Booking flights from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town Intl (CPT) should be relatively easy as there are 0 daily inbound flights from Rio de Janeiro from 0 different airlines.

Can I find deals for flights from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town that include hotel bookings?

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Mon 12/1511:20 amSDU - CPT

2 stops31h 10mMultiple Airlines

Tue 12/2312:30 amCPT - SDU

3 stops26h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/10

$1,149

Mon 12/155:35 amGIG - CPT

3 stops36h 55mMultiple Airlines

Tue 12/2312:30 amCPT - GIG

3 stops29h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/10

$1,242

Sat 11/229:55 pmGIG - CPT

2 stops61h 15mUnited Airlines

Wed 12/38:50 pmCPT - GIG

2 stops41h 45mUnited Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$1,478

Tue 11/258:50 pmGIG - CPT

1 stop44h 05mMultiple Airlines

Fri 12/127:55 amCPT - GIG

1 stop42h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$1,586

Wed 11/268:45 pmGIG - CPT

1 stop28h 05mMultiple Airlines

Wed 12/107:55 amCPT - GIG

2 stops39h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$1,594

Tue 12/28:50 pmGIG - CPT

1 stop44h 05mMultiple Airlines

Tue 12/167:55 amCPT - GIG

1 stop42h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$1,640

Mon 12/12:00 pmSDU - CPT

2 stops39h 30mQatar Airways

Wed 12/3112:35 pmCPT - SDU

2 stops29h 40mQatar Airways

Deal found 11/8

$2,994

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Thu 4/99:00 pmSDU - CPT

2 stops36h 00mMultiple Airlines

Tue 4/143:30 pmCPT - SDU

2 stops45h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/8

$911

Sat 2/79:55 pmGIG - CPT

2 stops39h 05mUnited Airlines

Tue 2/178:50 pmCPT - GIG

2 stops41h 45mUnited Airlines

Deal found 11/10

$1,277

Thu 4/167:15 pmGIG - CPT

2 stops34h 45mBritish Airways

Sat 4/256:50 pmCPT - GIG

2 stops27h 45mBritish Airways

Deal found 11/9

$1,508

Thu 4/1611:25 amSDU - CPT

2 stops44h 35mEthiopian Air

Mon 4/272:35 pmCPT - SDU

2 stops46h 05mEthiopian Air

Deal found 11/9

$1,676

Sun 2/18:45 amSDU - CPT

2 stops24h 15mMultiple Airlines

Sun 2/83:55 pmCPT - SDU

2 stops44h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/10

$911

Wed 4/152:20 pmSDU - CPT

2 stops40h 30mTurkish Airlines

Sun 4/264:40 pmCPT - SDU

2 stops45h 55mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$1,959

Sun 2/111:30 amGIG - CPT

2 stops21h 30mMultiple Airlines

Sun 2/812:20 pmCPT - GIG

3 stops35h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/10

$947

Tue 3/39:55 pmGIG - CPT

2 stops61h 15mUnited Airlines

Fri 3/208:50 pmCPT - GIG

2 stops65h 45mUnited Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$1,277

Mon 12/1511:20 amSDU - CPT

2 stops31h 10mMultiple Airlines

Tue 12/2312:30 amCPT - SDU

3 stops26h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/10

$1,149

Sat 11/229:55 pmGIG - CPT

2 stops61h 15mUnited Airlines

Wed 12/38:50 pmCPT - GIG

2 stops41h 45mUnited Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$1,478

Mon 12/155:35 amGIG - CPT

3 stops36h 55mMultiple Airlines

Tue 12/2312:30 amCPT - GIG

3 stops29h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/10

$1,242

Tue 4/1411:25 amSDU - CPT

2 stops46h 10mEthiopian Air

Mon 4/272:35 pmCPT - SDU

2 stops46h 05mEthiopian Air

Deal found 11/9

$1,676

Tue 4/142:20 pmSDU - CPT

2 stops40h 30mTurkish Airlines

Sun 4/264:40 pmCPT - SDU

2 stops45h 55mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$1,959

Thu 4/1611:25 amSDU - CPT

2 stops44h 35mEthiopian Air

Sun 4/263:25 pmCPT - SDU

2 stops45h 15mEthiopian Air

Deal found 11/9

$1,826

Sun 3/228:30 amSDU - CPT

2 stops47h 30mEthiopian Air

Tue 3/243:25 pmCPT - SDU

2 stops45h 15mEthiopian Air

Deal found 11/9

$1,882

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Sat 11/229:55 pmGIG - CPT

2 stops61h 15mUnited Airlines

Wed 12/38:50 pmCPT - GIG

2 stops41h 45mUnited Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$1,478

Tue 11/258:50 pmGIG - CPT

1 stop44h 05mMultiple Airlines

Fri 12/127:55 amCPT - GIG

1 stop42h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$1,586

Wed 11/268:45 pmGIG - CPT

1 stop28h 05mMultiple Airlines

Wed 12/107:55 amCPT - GIG

2 stops39h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$1,594

Mon 12/12:00 pmSDU - CPT

2 stops39h 30mQatar Airways

Wed 12/3112:35 pmCPT - SDU

2 stops29h 40mQatar Airways

Deal found 11/8

$2,994

Tue 12/28:50 pmGIG - CPT

1 stop44h 05mMultiple Airlines

Tue 12/167:55 amCPT - GIG

1 stop42h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$1,640

Mon 12/1511:20 amSDU - CPT

2 stops31h 10mMultiple Airlines

Tue 12/2312:30 amCPT - SDU

3 stops26h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/10

$1,149

Mon 12/155:35 amGIG - CPT

3 stops36h 55mMultiple Airlines

Tue 12/2312:30 amCPT - GIG

3 stops29h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/10

$1,242

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Wed 1/289:25 amSDU - CPT

2 stops23h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$540

Wed 1/289:40 amGIG - CPT

2 stops23h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$547

Sun 1/258:45 amGIG - CPT

2 stops24h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$555

Mon 1/267:50 amGIG - CPT

2 stops25h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$556

Tue 1/278:45 pmGIG - CPT

2 stops36h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$559

Fri 1/308:45 amGIG - CPT

3 stops29h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$620

Tue 1/277:15 pmSDU - CPT

2 stops37h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$638

Tue 2/108:45 pmGIG - CPT

2 stops36h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$689

Mon 11/179:55 pmGIG - CPT

2 stops39h 05mUnited Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$718

Sat 1/3111:30 pmGIG - CPT

3 stops33h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$758

Mon 1/1210:00 amSDU - CPT

2 stops28h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/10

$997

Tue 2/1011:20 amSDU - CPT

1 stop14h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/9

$1,042

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Thu 4/9

9:00 pm-2:00 pm

2 stops36h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 4/14

3:30 pm-7:40 am

2 stops45h 10m

$911

Rio de JaneiroCape Town

SDU - CPT

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Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont

Sun 2/1

8:45 am-2:00 pm

2 stops24h 15m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 2/8

3:55 pm-7:35 am

2 stops44h 40m

$911

Rio de JaneiroCape Town

GIG - CPT

GIGCPT

Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl

Sun 2/1

11:30 am-2:00 pm

2 stops21h 30m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 2/8

12:20 pm-6:45 pm

3 stops35h 25m

$947

Rio de JaneiroCape Town

SDU - CPT

SDUCPT

Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont

Mon 12/15

11:20 am-11:30 pm

2 stops31h 10m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 12/23

12:30 am-10:10 pm

3 stops26h 40m

$1,149

Rio de JaneiroCape Town

GIG - CPT

GIGCPT

Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl

Mon 12/15

5:35 am-11:30 pm

3 stops36h 55m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 12/23

12:30 am-12:35 am

3 stops29h 05m

$1,242

Rio de JaneiroCape Town

GIG - CPT

GIGCPT

Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl

Sat 2/7

9:55 pm-6:00 pm

2 stops39h 05m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 2/17

8:50 pm-9:35 am

2 stops41h 45m

$1,277

Rio de JaneiroCape Town

GIG - CPT

GIGCPT

Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl

Tue 3/3

9:55 pm-4:10 pm

2 stops61h 15m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 3/20

8:50 pm-9:35 am

2 stops65h 45m

$1,277

Rio de JaneiroCape Town

GIG - CPT

GIGCPT

Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl

Sat 11/22

9:55 pm-4:10 pm

2 stops61h 15m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 12/3

8:50 pm-9:35 am

2 stops41h 45m

$1,478

Rio de JaneiroCape Town

GIG - CPT

GIGCPT

Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl

Thu 4/16

7:15 pm-11:00 am

2 stops34h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Sat 4/25

6:50 pm-5:35 pm

2 stops27h 45m

$1,508

Rio de JaneiroCape Town

SDU - CPT

SDUCPT

Rio de Janeiro Santos Dumont

Thu 4/16

11:25 am-1:00 pm

2 stops44h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 4/27

2:35 pm-7:40 am

2 stops46h 05m

$1,676

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eDreams	Price Accuracy3 stars	Trust Score*3 stars
FlightHub	Price Accuracy3 stars	Trust Score*1 star

*The Trust Score is based on feedback from users after their booking experience. It measures overall satisfaction, helping us identify issues like hidden fees, problems during the ticketing process, and the quality of customer service. This score is our best indicator of the provider's quality and reliability.

Most accurate provider: When it comes to deals on Rio de Janeiro-Cape Town flights, users find the pricing of eDreams to be most consistent on Cheapflights vs. eDreams Users can find the same prices on Rio de Janeiro-Cape Town flight deals on Cheapflights vs. eDreams >95% of the time. Price accuracy is based on data collected from Rio de Janeiro-Cape Town flight searches over the past month and is updated monthly.
Most trusted provider: When it comes to deals on Rio de Janeiro-Cape Town flights, Cheapflights users trust eDreams the most. eDreams has received a user feedback score of 3 out of 3 stars (3 being the best), meaning they have been trusted the most by Cheapflights users looking for Rio de Janeiro-Cape Town flight deals. Provider user feedback score is based on Cheapflights searches over the past month and is updated monthly.

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What airport do you fly into for flights to Cape Town from Rio de Janeiro?
Located just 9.7 mi from the city center, Cape Town Intl is the airport most travelers will use when flying to Cape Town from Rio de Janeiro. Booking flights from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town Intl (CPT) should be relatively easy as there are 0 daily inbound flights from Rio de Janeiro from 0 different airlines.
How long is the flight from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town?
Departing from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town will take you 39h 05m. The distance from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town is about 3779 mi.
Can I find deals for flights from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town flights, Cheapflights offers vacation packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town.
Can I find deals for business class flights from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town?
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