How long is the flight from Scotland to Cape Town?

A quick flight from Scotland to Cape Town can take about 39h 50m. KLM provides one of the quickest options available for as low as £606. The distance between Scotland and Cape Town is about 6350 mi.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Cape Town ranges from 20.0 - 100.0 inches per month. July is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 100.0 mm. January is typically the driest time to visit Cape Town when rainfall is around 20.0 mm.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Cape Town, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, January is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 21.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of July, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 12.0 C).

What are the most popular routes from Scotland to Cape Town?

The most popular flight routes from Scotland to Cape Town are Edinburgh Turnhouse - Cape Town Intl, Glasgow Intl - Cape Town Intl and Inverness - Cape Town Intl.

What are the most popular airlines that fly from Scotland to Cape Town?

Air France, British Airways and Emirates are the most popular airlines when flying from Scotland to Cape Town.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Scotland to Cape Town?

When searching for a good deal, it’s best to be prepared for potential fluctuations in price. We recommend booking at least 46 days in advance, which can save you up to 21% on flights from Scotland to Cape Town compared to booking the week you need them. Waiting 46 days out may not be for everyone, so we have options available for flights within the next two weeks, with the lowest price starting at £637. For sooner than that we have options available in the next 3 days from £832.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Scotland to Cape Town?

Our data shows that May tends to be the cheapest month to fly to Cape Town from Scotland. Users have commonly found prices around £788 for the month, but tickets can be as low as £541. Due to multiple factors, prepare for potentially higher prices in December.

What airport do you fly into for flights to Cape Town from Scotland?

If you book a flight to Cape Town from Scotland, you will be flying to Cape Town Intl, which is the city’s only airport. Cape Town Intl (CPT) is located 9.7 mi from the center of Cape Town.

Can I find deals for flights from Scotland to Cape Town that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on Scotland to Cape Town flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from Scotland to Cape Town?

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Scotland to Cape Town.

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£307+ Cheap Flights from Scotland to Cape Town

Cheap flight deals from Scotland to Cape Town

Round-trip from	£487
One-way from	£307
Popular in	December
Cheapest in	May
Average price	£869

10/11-15/11
2 total stops
53h 35m total
Scotland to Cape Town

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26/10
1 total stop
35h 10m total
Scotland to Cape Town

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Cheapest flight prices on average. 2% potential price decrease (£14 potential savings vs. average return price).

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Cheapest flights from Scotland to Cape Town
Explore the most affordable flight options available from Scotland to Cape Town. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 25 August 2025.

Mon 10/1120:35GLA - CPT

1 stop32h 10mMultiple Airlines

Sat 15/1112:30CPT - GLA

1 stop21h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/8£487

Thu 2/1021:20GLA - CPT

1 stop23h 40mMultiple Airlines

Mon 20/1023:45CPT - GLA

1 stop35h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/8£525

Sun 5/1015:40ABZ - CPT

1 stop29h 05mMultiple Airlines

Sat 11/1000:30CPT - ABZ

1 stop22h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/8£535

Thu 2/1019:30INV - CPT

1 stop25h 30mMultiple Airlines

Mon 20/1023:45CPT - INV

1 stop20h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/8£573

Thu 2/1020:35INV - CPT

1 stop24h 25mMultiple Airlines

Sun 19/1023:55CPT - INV

1 stop35h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/8£599

Fri 3/1020:35INV - CPT

1 stop23h 20mMultiple Airlines

Mon 20/1023:45CPT - INV

1 stop34h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/8£605

Mon 22/916:55GLA - CPT

2 stops39h 50mKLM

Mon 29/923:00CPT - GLA

1 stop34h 10mKLM

Deal found 23/8£606

Sun 21/906:00GLA - CPT

1 stop14h 25mKLM

Sun 28/923:15CPT - GLA

1 stop33h 55mKLM

Deal found 24/8£609

Fri 3/1020:35INV - CPT

1 stop23h 20mMultiple Airlines

Sun 19/1023:55CPT - INV

1 stop35h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/8£613

Sat 6/906:00EDI - CPT

2 stops26h 45mKLM

Tue 16/918:25CPT - EDI

2 stops19h 10mKLM

Deal found 23/8£615

Sat 4/1017:00EDI - CPT

1 stop28h 00mMultiple Airlines

Thu 16/1000:30CPT - EDI

1 stop21h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 23/8£616

Sun 5/1014:05EDI - CPT

1 stop30h 40mMultiple Airlines

Sat 18/1000:30CPT - EDI

1 stop17h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 23/8£619

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Discover carefully curated flight deals from Scotland to Cape Town that have cost, travel time, and stopovers in mind to ensure you get the best travel experience. Data last updated 25 August 2025.

Mon 10/1120:35GLA - CPT

1 stop32h 10mMultiple Airlines

Sat 15/1112:30CPT - GLA

1 stop21h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/8£487

Mon 22/916:55GLA - CPT

2 stops39h 50mKLM

Mon 29/923:00CPT - GLA

1 stop34h 10mKLM

Deal found 23/8£606

Thu 2/1021:20GLA - CPT

1 stop23h 40mMultiple Airlines

Mon 20/1023:45CPT - GLA

1 stop35h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/8£525

Sun 5/1015:40ABZ - CPT

1 stop29h 05mMultiple Airlines

Sat 11/1000:30CPT - ABZ

1 stop22h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/8£535

Sun 21/906:00GLA - CPT

1 stop14h 25mKLM

Sun 28/923:15CPT - GLA

1 stop33h 55mKLM

Deal found 24/8£609

Sat 6/906:00EDI - CPT

2 stops26h 45mKLM

Tue 16/918:25CPT - EDI

2 stops19h 10mKLM

Deal found 23/8£615

Thu 2/1019:30INV - CPT

1 stop25h 30mMultiple Airlines

Mon 20/1023:45CPT - INV

1 stop20h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/8£573

Fri 28/1117:00EDI - CPT

2 stops35h 45mKLM

Mon 8/1218:25CPT - EDI

2 stops20h 15mKLM

Deal found 23/8£626

Thu 2/1020:35INV - CPT

1 stop24h 25mMultiple Airlines

Sun 19/1023:55CPT - INV

1 stop35h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/8£599

Tue 23/906:00EDI - CPT

2 stops26h 45mKLM

Tue 30/923:15CPT - EDI

1 stop18h 10mKLM

Deal found 24/8£627

Fri 3/1020:35INV - CPT

1 stop23h 20mMultiple Airlines

Mon 20/1023:45CPT - INV

1 stop34h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/8£605

Mon 9/213:15INV - CPT

1 stop14h 55mKLM

Tue 17/223:45CPT - INV

1 stop15h 00mKLM

Deal found 23/8£636

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Discover last-minute flight deals from Scotland to Cape Town. Data last updated 25 August 2025 and is based on user searches.

Tue 26/806:00GLA - CPT

1 stop14h 25mKLM

Wed 3/923:15CPT - GLA

1 stop33h 55mKLM

Deal found 23/8£749

Tue 2/906:00EDI - CPT

1 stop14h 25mKLM

Mon 8/915:20CPT - EDI

2 stops42h 05mKLM

Deal found 23/8£652

Sat 6/906:00EDI - CPT

2 stops26h 45mKLM

Tue 16/918:25CPT - EDI

2 stops19h 10mKLM

Deal found 23/8£615

Thu 11/906:25INV - CPT

2 stops24h 55mMultiple Airlines

Thu 25/923:15CPT - INV

1 stop24h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 24/8£653

Thu 11/906:25INV - CPT

2 stops26h 20mKLM

Thu 25/923:15CPT - INV

1 stop24h 00mKLM

Deal found 24/8£688

Fri 12/906:00EDI - CPT

1 stop14h 25mKLM

Sun 21/918:25CPT - EDI

2 stops23h 00mKLM

Deal found 23/8£674

Fri 12/915:10EDI - CPT

1 stop18h 40mQatar Airways

Sun 21/913:00CPT - EDI

1 stop18h 25mQatar Airways

Deal found 23/8£688

Sat 13/917:15EDI - CPT

1 stop27h 10mMultiple Airlines

Sat 20/916:40CPT - EDI

2 stops24h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 23/8£695

Sun 21/906:00GLA - CPT

1 stop14h 25mKLM

Sun 28/923:15CPT - GLA

1 stop33h 55mKLM

Deal found 24/8£609

Mon 22/916:55GLA - CPT

2 stops39h 50mKLM

Mon 29/923:00CPT - GLA

1 stop34h 10mKLM

Deal found 23/8£606

Tue 23/906:00EDI - CPT

2 stops26h 45mKLM

Tue 30/923:15CPT - EDI

1 stop18h 10mKLM

Deal found 24/8£627

Wed 24/906:00EDI - CPT

1 stop14h 25mMultiple Airlines

Wed 1/1014:00CPT - EDI

2 stops21h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/8£661

One-way flights from Scotland to Cape Town
Search for one-way flight options from Scotland to Cape Town. Find affordable one-way fares based on user searches. Data last updated 25 August 2025.

Sun 26/1020:50GLA - CPT

1 stop35h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/8£307

Tue 21/1019:50ABZ - CPT

2 stops49h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 24/8£445

Sun 26/1019:45EDI - CPT

1 stop24h 20mSWISS

Deal found 23/8£487

Mon 22/919:40EDI - CPT

1 stop34h 30mSWISS

Deal found 23/8£521

Tue 28/1016:20EDI - CPT

1 stop17h 30mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 23/8£531

Mon 20/1016:50EDI - CPT

1 stop18h 00mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 23/8£545

Mon 22/918:00EDI - CPT

2 stops19h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 24/8£583

Mon 20/1019:40EDI - CPT

1 stop34h 30mSWISS

Deal found 24/8£599

Tue 21/1012:55ABZ - CPT

1 stop31h 30mKLM

Deal found 24/8£631

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Depart

Return

Price

GlasgowCape Town

GLA - CPT

GLACPT

Glasgow Intl

Mon 10/11

20:35-06:45

1 stop32h 10m

Cape Town Intl

Sat 15/11

12:30-07:55

1 stop21h 25m

£487

GlasgowCape Town

GLA - CPT

GLACPT

Glasgow Intl

Thu 2/10

21:20-22:00

1 stop23h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 20/10

23:45-09:45

1 stop35h 00m

£525

AberdeenCape Town

ABZ - CPT

ABZCPT

Aberdeen Dyce

Sun 5/10

15:40-21:45

1 stop29h 05m

Cape Town Intl

Sat 11/10

00:30-21:35

1 stop22h 05m

£535

InvernessCape Town

INV - CPT

INVCPT

Inverness

Thu 2/10

19:30-22:00

1 stop25h 30m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 20/10

23:45-18:50

1 stop20h 05m

£573

InvernessCape Town

INV - CPT

INVCPT

Inverness

Thu 2/10

20:35-22:00

1 stop24h 25m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 19/10

23:55-10:15

1 stop35h 20m

£599

InvernessCape Town

INV - CPT

INVCPT

Inverness

Fri 3/10

20:35-20:55

1 stop23h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 20/10

23:45-09:30

1 stop34h 45m

£605

GlasgowCape Town

GLA - CPT

GLACPT

Glasgow Intl

Mon 22/9

16:55-09:45

2 stops39h 50m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 29/9

23:00-08:10

1 stop34h 10m

£606

GlasgowCape Town

GLA - CPT

GLACPT

Glasgow Intl

Sun 21/9

06:00-21:25

1 stop14h 25m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 28/9

23:15-08:10

1 stop33h 55m

£609

InvernessCape Town

INV - CPT

INVCPT

Inverness

Fri 3/10

20:35-20:55

1 stop23h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 19/10

23:55-10:15

1 stop35h 20m

£613

EdinburghCape Town

EDI - CPT

EDICPT

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Sat 6/9

06:00-09:45

2 stops26h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 16/9

18:25-12:35

2 stops19h 10m

£615

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Scotland to Cape Town?

Currently, May is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Scotland to Cape Town (average of £831). Flying from Scotland to Cape Town in July is currently the most expensive (average of £1,311). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from SCT to CPT?

When flying from Scotland to Cape Town, the time of day you decide to fly out makes little to no difference towards the overall price you’ll pay on tickets.

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What airport do you fly into for flights to Cape Town from Scotland?
If you book a flight to Cape Town from Scotland, you will be flying to Cape Town Intl, which is the city’s only airport. Cape Town Intl (CPT) is located 9.7 mi from the center of Cape Town.
How long is the flight from Scotland to Cape Town?
A quick flight from Scotland to Cape Town can take about 39h 50m. KLM provides one of the quickest options available for as low as £606. The distance between Scotland and Cape Town is about 6350 mi.
What are the most popular routes from Scotland to Cape Town?
The most popular flight routes from Scotland to Cape Town are Edinburgh Turnhouse - Cape Town Intl, Glasgow Intl - Cape Town Intl and Inverness - Cape Town Intl.
Can I find deals for flights from Scotland to Cape Town that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on Scotland to Cape Town flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from Scotland to Cape Town?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Scotland to Cape Town.
Can I find deals for business class flights from Scotland to Cape Town?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Scotland to Cape Town by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.
What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Scotland to Cape Town?
Currently, May is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Scotland to Cape Town (average of £831). Flying from Scotland to Cape Town in July is currently the most expensive (average of £1,311). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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Top 9 airlines flying from Scotland to Cape Town

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
KLM	Cheapest£501	Average£771	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search KLM flights
Lufthansa	Cheapest£508	Average£729	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time76%	Search Lufthansa flights
SWISS	Cheapest£560	Average£625	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time79%	Search SWISS flights
Air France	Cheapest£583	Average£757	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%	Search Air France flights
Turkish Airlines	Cheapest£605	Average£730	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Kenya Airways	Cheapest£616	Average£992	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time82%	Search Kenya Airways flights
Qatar Airways	Cheapest£632	Average£742	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time68%	Search Qatar Airways flights
British Airways	Cheapest£713	Average£976	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time70%	Search British Airways flights
Emirates	Cheapest£718	Average£831	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search Emirates flights

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