Zanzibar to Cape Town

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How the cheapest fare moved

Sep 9: €143 €143 Sep 3 Sep 9 low €142 · high €346

Departure-day prices · November 2026 Zanzibar → Cape Town

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Return-day prices · November 2026 Cape Town → Zanzibar

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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: Nov — fares from €142 and ~26°C daytime.

Flights from Zanzibar to Cape Town start around €142 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €142–330, based on 23 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Zanzibar → Cape Town; typically 1 stop (e.g. TC). · Based on 23 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.

Nov 12 – Nov 19 Air Tanzania · 1 stop · 7h 25m €328 Book
Sep 28 – Oct 4 Ethiopian Airlines · 1 stop · 9h 10m €416 Book
Feb 3 – Feb 17 Ethiopian Airlines · 1 stop · 9h 10m €426 Book
Jan 20 – Feb 10 Ethiopian Airlines · 1 stop · 9h 05m €427 Book
Oct 21 – Oct 28 Ethiopian Airlines · 1 stop · 9h 05m €435 Book
Sep 20 – Sep 27 Ethiopian Airlines · 1 stop · 9h 10m €436 Book
Oct 31 – Nov 6 Ethiopian Airlines · 1 stop · 9h 05m €439 Book
Oct 24 – Oct 27 Ethiopian Airlines · 1 stop · 9h 10m €441 Book

Weather in Cape Town

Wed ☁️ 23° 15° 💧0%
Thu ☁️ 19° 15° 💧0%
Fri ☁️ 21° 15° 💧16%
Sat 🌧️ 17° 15° 💧51%
Sun ☁️ 23° 16° 💧26%
Mon 🌦️ 19° 14° 💧35%
Tue 🌧️ 16° 14° 💧62%

In Nov, Cape Town typically sees ~26°C daytime highs and 1 rainy days.

Where to stay in Cape Town

3★+ hotels from €55/night (39 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

StayEasy Cape Town City Bowl hotel · Cape Town
from €55/night★ 3
Garden Court Victoria Junction hotel · Cape Town
from €70/night★ 4
ONOMO Hotel Cape Town – Inn On The Square hotel · Cape Town
from €70/night★ 3

Good to know

Time difference-1h
Time in the air7h 25m

Things to do in Cape Town

Top-rated tours and tickets from €91 — book ahead for the popular ones.

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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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