Nairobi to Cape Town

1 ways to travelfastest 7h 40mfly from €282
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How the cheapest fare moved

Aug 6: €284 €284 Jul 30 Aug 6 low €282 · high €304

Departure-day prices · October 2026 Nairobi → Cape Town

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Return-day prices · October 2026 Cape Town → Nairobi

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Best time to visit Cape Town — climate

Jan: ~26°C daytime, 4 rainy days 26° JanFeb: ~26°C daytime, 0 rainy days 26° FebMar: ~26°C daytime, 6 rainy days 26° MarApr: ~24°C daytime, 3 rainy days 24° AprMay: ~20°C daytime, 9 rainy days 20° MayJun: ~17°C daytime, 15 rainy days 17° JunJul: ~16°C daytime, 12 rainy days 16° JulAug: ~17°C daytime, 11 rainy days 17° AugSep: ~20°C daytime, 4 rainy days 20° SepOct: ~22°C daytime, 8 rainy days 22° OctNov: ~26°C daytime, 1 rainy days 26° NovDec: ~26°C daytime, 2 rainy days 26° Dec

Best value: Oct — fares from €256 and ~22°C daytime.

Flights from Nairobi to Cape Town start around €282 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €282–303, based on 21 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Nairobi → Cape Town; typically 1 stop (e.g. TC). · Based on 21 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Cape Town

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

May 7 – May 15 TAAG Angola · 1 stop · 8h 10m €456 Book
Aug 24 – Sep 3 TAAG Angola · 1 stop · 7h 40m €459 Book
Sep 7 – Sep 27 TAAG Angola · 1 stop · 7h 40m €461 Book
Sep 13 – Sep 27 TAAG Angola · 1 stop · 7h 45m €461 Book
Nov 29 – Dec 5 TAAG Angola · 1 stop · 8h 10m €466 Book
Oct 15 – Oct 20 Air Tanzania · 2 stops · 7h 15m €497 Book
Sep 9 – Sep 27 Air Tanzania · 1 stop · 9h 20m €501 Book
Aug 25 – Sep 3 Air Tanzania · 2 stops · 7h 15m €531 Book

Weather in Cape Town

Thu 🌧️ 15° 12° 💧100%
Fri ☁️ 17° 💧0%
Sat 🌦️ 16° 💧66%
Sun 🌦️ 13° 💧95%
Mon 🌦️ 14° 10° 💧42%
Tue 🌤️ 17° 10° 💧0%
Wed ☀️ 19° 💧2%

In Oct, Cape Town typically sees ~22°C daytime highs and 8 rainy days.

Where to stay in Cape Town

3★+ hotels from €51/night (31 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

StayEasy Cape Town City Bowl hotel · Cape Town
from €51/night★ 3
ONOMO Hotel Cape Town – Inn On The Square hotel · Cape Town
from €62/night★ 3
The Rockefeller Hotel by NEWMARK hotel · Cape Town
from €67/night★ 4

Good to know

Time difference-1h
Time in the air7h 15m

Things to do in Cape Town

Top-rated tours and tickets from €90 — book ahead for the popular ones.

Tours and tickets provided by Viator (a Tripadvisor company). Some links earn Stayonomy a commission.

About Cape Town

Cape Town (Afrikaans: Kaapstad, Xhosa: iKapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa. The capital of Western Cape Province, it is also the legislative capital of the nation. Cape Town is on South Africa's southwestern coast close to the Cape of Good Hope, and is the southernmost city on the African continent. It is the gateway to the globally renowned Cape Winelands which includes the towns of Franschhoek, Stellenbosch and Paarl.

Read the full Cape Town 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 2026-08-06. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.