Cape Town to Nelspruit

1 ways to travelfastest 2h 30mfly from €67

How the cheapest fare moved

Sep 14: €63 €63 Sep 7 Sep 14 low €63 · high €113

Departure-day prices · February 2027 Cape Town → Nelspruit

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Best time to visit Nelspruit — climate

Jan: ~30°C daytime, 19 rainy days 30° JanFeb: ~28°C daytime, 23 rainy days 28° FebMar: ~28°C daytime, 20 rainy days 28° MarApr: ~25°C daytime, 13 rainy days 25° AprMay: ~24°C daytime, 3 rainy days 24° MayJun: ~23°C daytime, 1 rainy days 23° JunJul: ~23°C daytime, 3 rainy days 23° JulAug: ~27°C daytime, 1 rainy days 27° AugSep: ~28°C daytime, 5 rainy days 28° SepOct: ~27°C daytime, 13 rainy days 27° OctNov: ~26°C daytime, 20 rainy days 26° NovDec: ~27°C daytime, 22 rainy days 27° Dec

Best value: Sep — fares from €67 and ~28°C daytime.

Flights from Cape Town to Nelspruit start around €67 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €67–84, based on 14 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Cape Town → Nelspruit; direct flights available (e.g. FA). · Based on 14 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 Book
Oct 31 – Nov 2 FlySafair · Direct · 2h 30m €173 Book
Oct 23 – Oct 26 FlySafair · Direct · 2h 30m €180 Book
Oct 31 – Nov 6 FlySafair · Direct · 2h 30m €184 Book
Nov 20 – Nov 23 FlySafair · Direct · 2h 30m €185 Book

Weather in Nelspruit

Mon 🌦️ 22° 16° 💧96%
Tue ☁️ 26° 13° 💧0%
Wed ☀️ 30° 15° 💧0%
Thu ☁️ 26° 16° 💧4%
Fri 🌦️ 24° 18° 💧45%
Sat 🌦️ 24° 17° 💧57%
Sun 🌧️ 23° 13° 💧61%

In Feb, Nelspruit typically sees ~30°C daytime highs and 12 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 differenceSame time zone
Time in the air2h 30m

Things to do in Nelspruit

Top-rated tours and tickets from €144 — 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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