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Cheap Flights from Cairns to Cape Town

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QR Return flights from $2,860
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Tue 16 Feb$2,860
Dep. Tue 02 FebRet. Thu 18 Feb$2,860
QR,VA Return flights from $2,878
Dep. Tue 02 FebRet. Thu 18 Feb$2,878
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Tue 16 Feb$2,906
EK Return flights from $2,970
Dep. Tue 02 FebRet. Thu 18 Feb$2,970
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Tue 16 Feb$2,977
VA Return flights from $3,008
Dep. Tue 02 FebRet. Thu 18 Feb$3,008
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Tue 16 Feb$3,012
EK,QF Return flights from $3,110
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Tue 16 Feb$3,110
Dep. Tue 02 FebRet. Thu 18 Feb$3,110
QF,QR Return flights from $3,122
Dep. Tue 02 FebRet. Thu 18 Feb$3,122
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Tue 16 Feb$3,402
JQ,QR,VA Return flights from $3,190
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Tue 16 Feb$3,190
Dep. Tue 02 FebRet. Thu 18 Feb$3,520
JQ,QR Return flights from $3,219
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Tue 16 Feb$3,219
Dep. Tue 02 FebRet. Thu 18 Feb$3,303
5Z,EK,QF Return flights from $3,269
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Tue 16 Feb$3,269
EK,QF,SA Return flights from $3,278
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Tue 16 Feb$3,278
Dep. Tue 02 FebRet. Thu 18 Feb$3,307
4Z,EK,QF Return flights from $3,313
Dep. Tue 02 FebRet. Thu 18 Feb$3,313
EK,JQ,QR Return flights from $3,319
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Tue 16 Feb$3,319
Dep. Tue 02 FebRet. Thu 18 Feb$3,537
EK,JQ Return flights from $3,328
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Tue 16 Feb$3,328
Dep. Tue 02 FebRet. Thu 18 Feb$3,328
EK,JQ,QF Return flights from $3,342
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Tue 16 Feb$3,342
Dep. Tue 02 FebRet. Thu 18 Feb$3,342
EK,QR Return flights from $3,351
Dep. Sun 31 JanRet. Tue 16 Feb$3,351
Dep. Tue 02 FebRet. Thu 18 Feb$3,351

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Average Cairns to Cape Town Return Prices

These are the average prices for Cairns to Cape Town return airfares.

August 2026
$3,826
November 2026
$3,550
February 2027
$3,453

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