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SQ Return flights from $1,794
Dep. Tue 24 FebRet. Mon 09 Mar$1,794
QR Return flights from $2,020
Dep. Tue 24 FebRet. Mon 09 Mar$2,020
CX,FA,KQ,VJ Return flights from $2,022
Dep. Tue 24 FebRet. Mon 09 Mar$2,022
TK Return flights from $2,049
Dep. Tue 24 FebRet. Mon 09 Mar$2,049
EY,FA,KQ,VJ Return flights from $2,091
Dep. Tue 24 FebRet. Mon 09 Mar$2,091
VA Return flights from $2,118
Dep. Tue 24 FebRet. Mon 09 Mar$2,118
6E,CX,ET,FA,TR Return flights from $2,127
Dep. Tue 24 FebRet. Mon 09 Mar$2,127
QR,SQ Return flights from $2,157
Dep. Tue 24 FebRet. Mon 09 Mar$2,157
SQ,TK Return flights from $2,178
Dep. Tue 24 FebRet. Mon 09 Mar$2,178
ET,QF Return flights from $2,182
Dep. Tue 24 FebRet. Mon 09 Mar$2,182
6E,ET,EY,FA,TR Return flights from $2,196
Dep. Tue 24 FebRet. Mon 09 Mar$2,196
FA,KQ,VJ,WB Return flights from $2,198
Dep. Tue 24 FebRet. Mon 09 Mar$2,198
QR,SA Return flights from $2,201
Dep. Tue 24 FebRet. Mon 09 Mar$2,201
CX,ET,FA,JQ Return flights from $2,202
Dep. Tue 24 FebRet. Mon 09 Mar$2,202
4Z,QR Return flights from $2,213
Dep. Tue 24 FebRet. Mon 09 Mar$2,213

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Do you need to catch a flight to Melbourne? Check out our domestic flights to Melbourne. If Melbourne is not your closest airport, then here are all our flights to Cape Town from New Zealand and flights to South Africa. Maybe a different destination? Here are all the flights from Melbourne

Did you know...

  • The distance between Melbourne and Cape Town is 10,305 kilometres.
  • The nearest train station to Melbourne airport is Broadmeadows located at Johnstone St / Pascoe Vale Rd, Broadmeadows.
  • has the quickest flight from Melbourne to Cape Town at 43 hours and 40 minutes, stopping over Perth, Johannesburg

Questions and Answers

What is the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town from Melbourne?

Currently, December/2025 is the most affordable month to fly from Melbourne to Cape Town.

What airlines fly direct to Cape Town from Melbourne?

No airlines have direct flights from Melbourne to Cape Town.

What is the cheapest airline to fly from Melbourne to Cape Town?

Qatar Airways is the cheapest airline to fly to Cape Town from Melbourne.

What is the best airline to fly to Cape Town from Melbourne?

Qatar Airways is the best airline to fly between Melbourne and Cape Town.

How to get from Melbourne to Cape Town
Melbourne (MEL)
 to 
Perth (PER)
4h 15m
Layover - 1h 5m
Perth (PER)
 to 
Johannesburg (JNB)
11h 55m
Layover - 1h 15m
Johannesburg (JNB)
 to 
Capetown (CPT)
2h 10m
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