Cheapest€108.11
- British Airways BA337216:422h 17m18:59Cape Town CPTDurban DUR
Door to door 5h 27mCO2 322.3 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Cape Town to Durban costs €108.11 at the cheapest and takes 5h 13m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 5 operators. The route covers 1,310 km. Cheapest is by flight, fastest is by flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,310 km
- Fastest
- 5h 13m
- Average
- 5h 21m
- Services per day
- 40
- Cheapest
- €108.11
- CO2 per passenger
- 322.3 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 29, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 5h 13m | 2h 3m | 3h 10m | €127.58 | 322.3 kg | 40 |
- 5h 13mFastest, by Flight
- €127.58Cheapest, by Flight
- 322.3 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,310 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€144.69
- Safair S771310:462h 3m12:49Cape Town CPTDurban DUR
Door to door 5h 13mCO2 322.3 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
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Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Cape Town to Durban | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 | SatSep 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €259.74 | €203.69 | €191.89 | €166.52 | €209.59 | €199.56 | €198.97 | €152.95 | €129.94 | €127.58 | €135.84 | €170.65 | €157.67 | €161.21 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €108.11
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When to book Cape Town to Durban
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €126.4090 days
- €87.4660 days
- €88.0545 days
- €91.0030 days
- €124.6321 days
- €161.2114 days
- €198.977 days
- €191.893 days
- €259.741 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €87.46.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 197 percent. The most expensive point is €259.74, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €152.95Sun
- €129.94Mon
- €127.58Tue
- €135.84Wed
- €170.65Thu
- €157.67Fri
- €161.21Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €191.89Sep
- €116.96Oct
- €102.21Nov
- €102.80Dec
- €99.26Jan
- €86.28Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,310 km against 1,272 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Cape Town at 06:02 and the last at 20:44, across 40 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Cape Town
Rail
- Cape Town railway station
- Langa
- Parow
Bus
- Grey
- Gardens
Air
- CPT
Ferry
- Nelson Mandela Gateway to Robben Island
Durban
Rail
- Durban railway station
- Avoca
- Wests
Bus
- Durban Metro Bus Service
- Civic
Air
- DUR
Ferry
- Nelson Mandela Cruise Terminal
Durban is large, and the road in from DUR can take longer than the last hour of the flight. Cars are not our business.
Getting from DUR into Durban
Settled in advance, so the ride into Durban costs what it said it would rather than what the cab stand says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From |
|---|---|
 British Airways | €108.11 |
| CemAir | €111.65 |
 LIFT Airline | €110.47 |
 Mango | €118.73 |
| Safair | €109.88 |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €84.00 | 78% |
| Taxes | €15.12 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 6% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €108.11 | 100% |
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Somewhere to drop the bags in Durban?
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Cape Town to Durban
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Cape Town to Durban?
The fastest journey from Cape Town to Durban takes 5h 13m door to door, of which 2h 3m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 21m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Cape Town to Durban?
The cheapest fare from Cape Town to Durban is €108.11, checked on September 12, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €180.68. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Durban?
The cheapest way from Cape Town to Durban is by flight, at €127.58 for one passenger on September 29, 2026. That journey takes 5h 13m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Cape Town to Durban?
Fares from Cape Town to Durban bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €87.46. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 197 percent, measured on September 12, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Cape Town to Durban?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Cape Town to Durban, at €127.58. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 12, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Cape Town to Durban?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Cape Town to Durban, at €86.28 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Cape Town to Durban?
5 operators sell services from Cape Town to Durban across 1 mode: British Airways, CemAir, LIFT Airline, Mango, Safair. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Cape Town to Durban?
Every service we sell from Cape Town to Durban is direct, with around 40 departures a day and a fastest journey of 5h 13m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Cape Town to Durban use?
Services from Cape Town to Durban by flight leave from Cape Town CPT and arrive at Durban DUR. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Cape Town to Durban?
0 of the 5 operators we sell from Cape Town to Durban allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Cape Town to Durban on September 12, 2026: 1310 km of route against 1272 km in a straight line, 40 services a day, 5 operators, a cheapest fare of €108.11, and 5h 13m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Durban afterward does not belong to us.
Anything to book in Durban before you go?
Day trips that leave Durban in the morning and cover a good part of South Africa by evening.
See Durban on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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