How much is a flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg?

With growing competition between South African airlines, flights on the busy Cape Town – Johannesburg route have never been more affordable. Topped with that, it’s so easy to compare hundreds of flight prices online at the click of a button. So with ever more options, where do you start? And how you do you always know you are getting your money’s worth?

In this guide, we aim to shed some light on domestic flight prices in 2020. With a sneak-peek into which are the best (and worst) rated airlines, you can also choose the most affordable flights that offer great value. How much is a flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg?

How much is a flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg?

Expect to pay R1,000 – R2,000 for the 2-hour flight between Cape Town and Johannesburg. While ticket prices change virtually by the day, we’ve scanned hundreds of flights for a typical week and month in the year. Following are the cheapest prices for the coming months (updated February 2020).

Best budget airlines flying from Cape Town to Johannesburg

Consulta‘s 2018 consumer poll and Customer Satisfaction Index (SA-csi) reveal some interesting facts about South Africa’s big-four domestic carriers. 

Customer Satisfaction scores for SA domestic carriers in 2018 (out of 100):

1. FlySafair – 78
2. British Airways (Comair) – 75.7
3. Kululu Airlines – 74.4
4. Mango (division of SAA) – 74
5. Industry Standard – 72.4

Cost of FlySafair flights from Cape Town to Johannesburg

FlySafair offers some of the best rates that don’t sacrifice on their service offering more than it should. You can get a cheaper than average flight with FlySafair on the Cape Town – Johannesburg route for only R1000 – R1,200. Good news seeing they are also the best performing airline with the highest number of on-time flights.

How much is a British Airways Comair flight from Cape Town to Johannesburg?

You can pick up a Comair flight with British Airways for R1,600 – 1,800 and rest assured that they are the second best-rated airline with the lowest level of customer complaints.

Low-cost Kululu Airways flights from Cape Town to Johannesburg

Kululu Airways are offering tickets from Cape Town to Johannesburg for R1,300 – R1,600. Although this airline doesn’t have the best on-time record, customers felt they offered the best value for money out of all the other airlines.