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Melbourne Cape Town
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Mon, 03 Jun MEL - CPT
£650 £633
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Currency and price comparison

Train Local, one-way ticket
69% Trains in Cape Town are 69% cheaper than in Melbourne.
Melbourne £2.78
Cape Town £0.86
Meal Mid-priced restaurant
48% A meal in Cape Town is 48% cheaper than a meal in Melbourne.
Melbourne £13.14
Cape Town £6.89
Exchange rate
1 GBP = 23.17 ZAR
1 ZAR = 0.05 GBP
Last checked on 08 May 2024
Distance: 6408 miles
Melbourne airports
Melbourne Airport (MEL) How far from city centre: 7 miles
Avalon Airport (AVV) How far from city centre: 31 miles
Essendon (MEB) How far from city centre: 9 miles
Moorabbin (MBW) How far from city centre: 9 miles
Cape Town airports
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) How far from city centre: 11 miles

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Tips for booking cheap flights from Melbourne to Cape Town

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Prices for tickets from Melbourne to Cape Town may fluctuate while you are in the process of booking. While this isn't a common occurrence, it can happen because Opodo operates as an online travel agency, and ticket prices and availability are ultimately determined by the airlines. Therefore, if the airline adjusts prices or if the available tickets are depleted while you are making your reservation, you will receive confirmation within 48 hours after your ticket purchase.

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Frequently asked questions about flights from Melbourne to Cape Town

How long does the flight take to go from Melbourne to Cape Town?
The total flight time between Melbourne and Cape Town is of around null hours on average, considering an average distance of null km, for both direct and indirect flights for the route (which may have 1 or more stops in other cities in between).
How can I find cheap flights from Melbourne to Cape Town at Opodo?
The cheapest price for a flight from Melbourne to Cape Town is 633£. At Opodo we use different machine learned based methodologies to find our costumers the best option available, considering airline combinations, stopovers and direct flights as well as different criteria for inbound and outbound journeys.
Is Cape Town expensive to visit compared to Melbourne?
If you compare transportation prices, the taxi ride in Cape Town costs an average of 0.86 GBP, 70% cheaper than Melbourne, with a fare of 2.89 GBP, while train tickets costs 69% less in Cape Town: 0.86 GBP against 2.78 GBP in Melbourne. If you compare the price of a lunch meal, however, you can find it from 6.89 GBP in Cape Town, 48% less than the 13.14 GBP in Melbourne. The price of the coffee is around 40% cheaper in Cape Town, with an average of 1.62 GBP, while in Melbourne the coffee costs 2.72 GBP.
When is the best time to book a flight from Melbourne to Cape Town?
The most popular months to book a trip from Melbourne to Cape Town are November, June and March, based on the searches of our customers.
When is the best time to travel from Melbourne to Cape Town?
The best time of the year to go to Cape Town when flying from Melbourne depends on several preference factors like climate, seasonality and, of course, price. When it comes to popularity, January is the top 1º month to fly to Cape Town from Melbourne in terms of searches from our customer, followed by December and February. If you prefer to avoid high peaks of turism, however, and escape a crowded period, May, August and October are the months with less volume of searchs for the route Melbourne - Cape Town.
How is the weather in Cape Town compared to Melbourne?
While in Melbourne the temperatures can reach an average of 37.14 ºC in summer, with precipitation levels up to 3.0 mm ,Cape Town's temperatures can go up to 28.98 ºC during the hot season, with 9.0 mm average of rain rate . In winter, however, weather indicators show around 4.54 ºC in Cape Town, compared to the -1.12 ºC average degrees reported in Melbourne. During the winter period, Melbourne can register 3.0 mm precipitation, while Cape Town have an average of 12.0 mm rain level.
Airlines with indirect flights from Melbourne to Cape Town are:
Airlines with indirect flights from Melbourne to Cape Town are:
  • Singapore Airlines, stoping in Singapore for 85 minutes minimun.
Cheapest flight £633 Cheapest price for a flight between Melbourne and Cape Town found by our customers in the last 72 hours
High season January According to search data from our customers, January is the busiest time to fly from Melbourne to Cape Town
Airlines flying this route Singapore Airlines Airline(s) with flights between Melbourne to Cape Town
Best time to book November According to real data November is the most popular time to book a flight to Cape Town when departing from Melbourne

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