Trip cost
Cape Town from London: trip cost
For 2 travellers sharing a room, a 7-day trip to Cape Town from London comes to about $3,248 (about $3,475 with a 7% buffer), including flights, stay, food, local transport and activities. Flights are the typical observed range, $587 to $764 per person, last observed 18 Sep 2026. Visa fees are not included.
Complete trip estimate, 7 days, 2 travellers
Shown for a default of 7 days and 2 travellers sharing one room. Those are our defaults, not your plans: change them above.
- Flights, London and back TYPICALTypical observed, last observed 18 Sep 2026: $587 to $764 per person over 5 observation days · Typical fare per person across the usable months; the month table below shows each month.
- ~$1,528
- Stay, 6 nights About $65 a night for one mid-range room, our model's estimate. Hotel observations replace this as they arrive.
- about $390estimate, refreshed 16 Sep
- Food About $45 per person per day, our model's estimate.
- about $630estimate, refreshed 16 Sep
- Local transport About $20 per person per day for buses, metro, taxis and transfers, our model's estimate.
- about $280estimate, refreshed 16 Sep
- Activities About $30 per person per day, our model's estimate.
- about $420estimate, refreshed 16 Sep
- Visa or entry permit
- Not in the total. Confirm the fee on the official portal.
About £2,430 at the 18 Sep 2026 rate.
About £2,600 at the 18 Sep 2026 rate. Your bank's rate will differ a little.
The buffer is a default for the things a plan leaves out, not a fee. It is never folded into the estimate above.
Other trip lengths for 2: 3 days about $2,228, 5 days about $2,738, 10 days about $4,013.
Flights, London to Cape Town and back, are the observed range where we hold one and our distance estimate otherwise; stay, food, local transport and activities are planning figures from the destination's daily costs. Nothing here is a quote. How we calculate.
Typical fares by month, London to Cape Town
Round trip, per person, from fares observed on different days in the last 30 days. The cheapest usable month is Sep 2026. Prices last refreshed 18 Sep 2026.
| Travel month | Typical fare, per person | Days sampled | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026cheapest | $764 to $764 | 4 | TYPICAL |
| Oct 2026 | $587 to $934 | 5 | TYPICAL |
| Nov 2026 | $771 to $772 | 5 | TYPICAL |
| Dec 2026 | $940 to $940 | 5 | TYPICAL |
| Jan 2027 | $831 to $831 | 5 | TYPICAL |
| Feb 2027 | $1,118 to $1,118 | 4 | TYPICAL |
| Mar 2027 | range after 3 days | 1 | observing |
5 more months are not observed yet.
Often forgotten
- Checked baggage · About 18 hours of travel each way, airport time included
Many long-haul fares include one bag; low-cost carriers price each bag separately. Check the fare rules.
- Airport transfer · Arriving by air
The local transport line budgets getting around, not a private transfer. Check whether your stay includes one.
- Travel insurance · An international trip
Medical cover abroad and trip cancellation. Priced by the insurer for your party and dates.
- SIM or eSIM · An international trip
Roaming or a local data plan for the days you are away.
- Tips and service charges · Any trip
Customs differ by country; restaurants and drivers may expect them.
- Souvenirs and gifts · Any trip
Outside the activities line, which budgets what you do, not what you bring home.
A checklist, not a price list: we show an amount only where a named source has published one.
Curated trips in South Africa
Run by local operators who quote you directly. These are trips in South Africa, not necessarily in Cape Town, and the operator sets the price.
Best months to visit Cape Town
November, December, January, February and March, from the destination's own record. The fare table above shows which of the coming months is cheapest to fly.
About Cape Town
Wrapped around Table Mountain where the South African coast meets the Atlantic, Cape Town is spread out, so a rental car or ride hailing does most of the moving between the waterfront, the city bowl and the beaches. Hiking, beaches and coastal roads are free, while the cableway, Robben Island and winelands tours are ticketed. Summer runs December to February; winter, June to August, is wet and windy.
Plan a Cape Town trip with your own dates