What is the cheapest day to fly from San Jose to Cape Town?

Travelers seeking maximum savings on their San Jose to Cape Town flight should consider departing on Saturday mornings when fares are most often at their lowest. Monday mornings 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 San Jose to Cape Town?

Leaving on a Tuesday is a viable option for saving on travel. Heavily demanded days of the week can typically drive up the prices you see. Booking your travel for a less competitive day can save up to 30% on the overall cost on flights from San Jose to Cape Town.

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

When flying from San Jose to Cape Town, the time of day you decide to fly out makes little to no difference towards the overall price you’ll pay on tickets.

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Round-trip from	$1,187 (oojo)
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Explore the most affordable flight options available from San Jose to Cape Town. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on August 14, 2025.

Thu 11/2011:06 amSJC - CPT

2 stops34h 59mAmerican Airlines

Mon 12/110:10 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops32h 39mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,250

Wed 9/36:15 amSJC - CPT

2 stops43h 35mMultiple Airlines

Wed 9/171:00 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops37h 36mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,306

Fri 10/246:15 amSJC - CPT

2 stops43h 15mQatar Airways

Tue 11/412:35 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops40h 18mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$1,329

Mon 10/612:38 pmSJC - CPT

2 stops37h 12mQatar Airways

Mon 10/201:00 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops39h 06mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$1,377

Sun 9/149:00 amSJC - CPT

2 stops40h 50mQatar Airways

Sun 9/281:00 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops37h 36mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$1,381

Wed 11/128:10 amSJC - CPT

2 stops40h 20mQatar Airways

Wed 11/266:55 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops34h 28mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$1,428

Thu 9/410:35 amSJC - CPT

2 stops39h 15mQatar Airways

Thu 9/181:00 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops36h 41mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$1,463

Thu 9/181:00 pmSJC - CPT

2 stops36h 50mQatar Airways

Fri 10/31:00 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops39h 06mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/13

$1,482

Thu 11/202:07 pmSJC - CPT

2 stops31h 58mBritish Airways

Sat 12/2010:10 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops34h 14mBritish Airways

Deal found 8/13

$1,498

Sun 10/58:00 amSJC - CPT

2 stops41h 50mQatar Airways

Sun 10/191:00 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops42h 46mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/13

$1,521

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Mon 2/910:05 amSJC - CPT

2 stops38h 25mQatar Airways

Wed 2/256:55 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops34h 09mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/12

$1,187

Thu 11/2011:06 amSJC - CPT

2 stops34h 59mAmerican Airlines

Mon 12/110:10 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops32h 39mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,250

Wed 9/36:15 amSJC - CPT

2 stops43h 35mMultiple Airlines

Wed 9/171:00 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops37h 36mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,306

Mon 2/910:05 amSJC - CPT

2 stops38h 25mQatar Airways

Mon 2/237:00 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops34h 04mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/13

$1,187

Fri 10/246:15 amSJC - CPT

2 stops43h 15mQatar Airways

Tue 11/412:35 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops40h 18mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$1,329

Mon 10/612:38 pmSJC - CPT

2 stops37h 12mQatar Airways

Mon 10/201:00 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops39h 06mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$1,377

Tue 2/1010:05 amSJC - CPT

2 stops38h 25mQatar Airways

Tue 2/2412:35 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops40h 29mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$1,377

Sun 9/149:00 amSJC - CPT

2 stops40h 50mQatar Airways

Sun 9/281:00 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops37h 36mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$1,381

Wed 11/128:10 amSJC - CPT

2 stops40h 20mQatar Airways

Wed 11/266:55 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops34h 28mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$1,428

Thu 9/410:35 amSJC - CPT

2 stops39h 15mQatar Airways

Thu 9/181:00 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops36h 41mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$1,463

Thu 9/181:00 pmSJC - CPT

2 stops36h 50mQatar Airways

Fri 10/31:00 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops39h 06mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/13

$1,482

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Wed 8/206:30 amSJC - CPT

2 stops25h 40mUnited Airlines

Thu 8/217:50 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops30h 27mUnited Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$9,705

Tue 8/2612:52 pmSJC - CPT

2 stops36h 58mMultiple Airlines

Tue 9/21:00 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops42h 43mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/12

$1,528

Tue 8/266:15 amSJC - CPT

2 stops44h 35mMultiple Airlines

Fri 8/294:35 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops50h 23mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/12

$1,690

Tue 8/2611:14 amSJC - CPT

2 stops25h 11mDelta

Fri 8/298:05 pmCPT - SJC

1 stop24h 05mDelta

Deal found 8/12

$2,515

Wed 8/2712:52 pmSJC - CPT

2 stops36h 58mQatar Airways

Sat 8/301:00 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops36h 41mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/13

$1,814

Thu 8/286:30 amSJC - CPT

1 stop26h 20mDelta

Sun 8/318:05 pmCPT - SJC

1 stop24h 05mDelta

Deal found 8/14

$2,474

Wed 9/36:15 amSJC - CPT

2 stops43h 35mMultiple Airlines

Wed 9/171:00 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops37h 36mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/13

$1,306

Thu 9/410:35 amSJC - CPT

2 stops39h 15mQatar Airways

Thu 9/181:00 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops36h 41mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$1,463

Sat 9/139:00 amSJC - CPT

2 stops40h 50mQatar Airways

Sat 9/271:00 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops39h 00mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/13

$1,606

Sun 9/149:00 amSJC - CPT

2 stops40h 50mQatar Airways

Sun 9/281:00 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops37h 36mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$1,381

Thu 9/181:00 pmSJC - CPT

2 stops36h 50mQatar Airways

Fri 10/31:00 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops39h 06mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/13

$1,482

Thu 9/186:15 amSJC - CPT

2 stops43h 35mQatar Airways

Sat 10/41:00 pmCPT - SJC

2 stops37h 20mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$1,565

One-way flights from San Jose to Cape Town
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Mon 9/2910:06 amSJC - CPT

2 stops39h 44mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$831

Sun 11/236:15 amSJC - CPT

2 stops42h 15mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$834

Tue 10/2811:51 amSJC - CPT

2 stops37h 39mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$835

Mon 11/2410:21 amSJC - CPT

2 stops45h 04mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$837

Wed 8/206:15 amSJC - CPT

2 stops43h 35mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$906

Tue 12/28:10 amSJC - CPT

2 stops40h 20mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/12

$946

Sat 11/226:15 amSJC - CPT

2 stops42h 15mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/14

$971

Sat 12/136:15 amSJC - CPT

2 stops49h 15mQatar Airways

Deal found 8/12

$1,211

Mon 9/291:00 pmSJC - CPT

3 stops59h 25mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 8/14

$1,239

Sat 11/16:35 amSJC - CPT

1 stop27h 40mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 8/13

$1,514

Sat 11/16:20 amSJC - CPT

2 stops30h 35mKLM

Deal found 8/13

$1,553

Mon 9/296:35 amSJC - CPT

1 stop26h 15mDelta

Deal found 8/14

$1,678

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Depart

Return

Price

San JoseCape Town

SJC - CPT

SJCCPT

San Jose

Mon 2/9

10:05 am-10:30 am

2 stops38h 25m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 2/25

6:55 pm-7:04 pm

2 stops34h 09m

$1,187

San JoseCape Town

SJC - CPT

SJCCPT

San Jose

Mon 2/9

10:05 am-10:30 am

2 stops38h 25m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 2/23

7:00 pm-7:04 pm

2 stops34h 04m

$1,187

San JoseCape Town

SJC - CPT

SJCCPT

San Jose

Thu 11/20

11:06 am-8:05 am

2 stops34h 59m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 12/1

10:10 pm-8:49 pm

2 stops32h 39m

$1,250

San JoseCape Town

SJC - CPT

SJCCPT

San Jose

Wed 9/3

6:15 am-10:50 am

2 stops43h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 9/17

1:00 pm-5:36 pm

2 stops37h 36m

$1,306

San JoseCape Town

SJC - CPT

SJCCPT

San Jose

Fri 10/24

6:15 am-10:30 am

2 stops43h 15m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 11/4

12:35 pm-6:53 pm

2 stops40h 18m

$1,329

San JoseCape Town

SJC - CPT

SJCCPT

San Jose

Mon 10/6

12:38 pm-10:50 am

2 stops37h 12m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 10/20

1:00 pm-7:06 pm

2 stops39h 06m

$1,377

San JoseCape Town

SJC - CPT

SJCCPT

San Jose

Tue 2/10

10:05 am-10:30 am

2 stops38h 25m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 2/24

12:35 pm-7:04 pm

2 stops40h 29m

$1,377

San JoseCape Town

SJC - CPT

SJCCPT

San Jose

Sun 9/14

9:00 am-10:50 am

2 stops40h 50m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 9/28

1:00 pm-5:36 pm

2 stops37h 36m

$1,381

San JoseCape Town

SJC - CPT

SJCCPT

San Jose

Wed 11/12

8:10 am-10:30 am

2 stops40h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 11/26

6:55 pm-7:23 pm

2 stops34h 28m

$1,428

San JoseCape Town

SJC - CPT

SJCCPT

San Jose

Thu 9/4

10:35 am-10:50 am

2 stops39h 15m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 9/18

1:00 pm-4:41 pm

2 stops36h 41m

$1,463

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Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Jose to Cape Town (average of $1,292). Flying from San Jose 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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Can I find deals for flights from San Jose to Cape Town that include hotel bookings?
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How can I find direct flights from San Jose to Cape Town?
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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from San Jose to Cape Town?
Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Jose to Cape Town (average of $1,292). Flying from San Jose 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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