How the cheapest fare moved
Sep 15: €73
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low €67 · high €99
Departure-day prices · December 2026 Cape Town → Nelspruit
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Return-day prices · December 2026 Nelspruit → Cape Town
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Best time to visit Nelspruit — climate Jan: ~30°C daytime, 19 rainy days
30°
Jan Feb: ~28°C daytime, 23 rainy days
28°
Feb Mar: ~28°C daytime, 20 rainy days
28°
Mar Apr: ~25°C daytime, 13 rainy days
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Apr May: ~24°C daytime, 3 rainy days
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May Jun: ~23°C daytime, 1 rainy days
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Jun Jul: ~23°C daytime, 3 rainy days
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Jul Aug: ~27°C daytime, 1 rainy days
27°
Aug Sep: ~28°C daytime, 5 rainy days
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Sep Oct: ~27°C daytime, 13 rainy days
27°
Oct Nov: ~26°C daytime, 20 rainy days
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Nov Dec: ~27°C daytime, 22 rainy days
27°
Dec Best value: Oct — fares from €67 and ~27°C daytime.
Flights from Cape Town to Nelspruit start around €67 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €67–86, based on 11 fares found by travellers.
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2h 30m duration
€67–86 recent fares
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Cheapest cached fares Cape Town → Nelspruit; direct flights available (e.g. FA). · Based on 11 fares found by travellers in the last 48h
Cheapest round trips to Nelspruit Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.
Oct 26 – Oct 29
FlySafair · Direct · 2h 30m
€162
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Oct 31 – Nov 2
FlySafair · Direct · 2h 30m
€173
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Nov 20 – Nov 23
FlySafair · Direct · 2h 30m
€185
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Nov 17 – Nov 19
FlySafair · Direct · 2h 30m
€200
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Nov 19 – Nov 21
FlySafair · Direct · 2h 30m
€224
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Jan 8 – Jan 10
Airlink · Direct · 2h 20m
€246
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Jan 21 – Jan 22
FlySafair · Direct · 2h 30m
€249
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Jan 11 – Jan 13
Airlink · Direct · 2h 20m
€252
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Weather in Nelspruit
Tue
☁️
27°
14°
💧2%
Wed
🌤️
30°
16°
💧0%
Thu
☁️
25°
16°
💧6%
Fri
🌦️
21°
17°
💧45%
Sat
🌦️
22°
16°
💧24%
Sun
🌦️
22°
16°
💧39%
Mon
⛈️
19°
15°
💧65%
In Dec, Nelspruit typically sees ~27°C daytime highs and 22 rainy days.
Where to stay in Nelspruit 3★+ hotels from €31/night (22 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).
85 Ehmke Guesthouse
hotel · Nelspruit
from €31/night ★ 4
Coyotes Hotel & Conference Centre
hotel · Nelspruit
from €32/night ★ 3
Pumbaa Wildlife Park & Accommodation
hotel · Nelspruit
from €39/night ★ 4
Good to know Time difference Same time zone
Time in the air 2h 20m
Things to do in Nelspruit Top-rated tours and tickets from €143 — book ahead for the popular ones.
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About Nelspruit
Mbombela, formerly known and still often referred to as Nelspruit, is in the Mpumalanga province. Mbombela is a major stopover point for tourists travelling to Kruger National Park and to Mozambique. Other tourism attractions nearby include Sudwala Caves, and God's Window in the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve, a lookout point which provides a panoramic view over the famous Drakensberg Escarpment.
Read the full Nelspruit guide
Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).
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Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo ; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-09-15. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.