Cape Town to Durban (CPT–DUR) — Airlines, Schedules & Connections

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794 mi airlines charter/private 102/wk
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Flight Schedule 53 flights Verified 1h ago
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  Flight Airline AC Dep Arr Dur OTP Sched  
✈ Nonstop
FA160
FA FlySafair
738
6:00 AM
SAST
8:05 AM
SAST
2h 5m
71%
M T W T F S S
Prices
5Z900+1
5Z CemAir
CR1
7:00 AM
SAST
9:00 AM
SAST
2h
M T W T F S S
Prices
SA2458cs
SA South African
CR1
7:00 AM
SAST
9:00 AM
SAST
2h
78%
M T W T F S S
Prices
SA2460cs
SA South African
CR1
7:00 AM
SAST
9:00 AM
SAST
2h
78%
M T W T F S S
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5Z904+1
5Z CemAir
CR1
7:00 AM
SAST
9:00 AM
SAST
2h
M T W T F S S
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W22036
W2 Flexflight
734
7:10 AM
SAST
9:15 AM
SAST
2h 5m
M T W T F S S
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GE372
GE Lift
733
7:10 AM
SAST
9:15 AM
SAST
2h 5m
32%
M T W T F S S
Prices
FA188
FA FlySafair
738
8:00 AM
SAST
10:05 AM
SAST
2h 5m
71%
M T W T F S S
Prices
W22058
W2 Flexflight
733
8:45 AM
SAST
10:50 AM
SAST
2h 5m
M T W T F S S
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FA463
FA FlySafair
738
10:25 AM
SAST
12:30 PM
SAST
2h 5m
71%
M T W T F S S
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FA162
FA FlySafair
738
11:10 AM
SAST
1:15 PM
SAST
2h 5m
71%
M T W T F S S
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FA164
FA FlySafair
738
11:15 AM
SAST
1:20 PM
SAST
2h 5m
71%
M T W T F S S
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FA174
FA FlySafair
738
11:15 AM
SAST
1:20 PM
SAST
2h 5m
71%
M T W T F S S
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FA178
FA FlySafair
738
12:00 PM
SAST
2:05 PM
SAST
2h 5m
71%
M T W T F S S
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FA182
FA FlySafair
738
12:40 PM
SAST
2:45 PM
SAST
2h 5m
71%
M T W T F S S
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W22028
W2 Flexflight
733
1:30 PM
SAST
3:35 PM
SAST
2h 5m
M T W T F S S
Prices
FA186
FA FlySafair
738
2:55 PM
SAST
5:00 PM
SAST
2h 5m
71%
M T W T F S S
Prices
W22038
W2 Flexflight
733
3:00 PM
SAST
5:05 PM
SAST
2h 5m
M T W T F S S
Prices
5Z906
5Z CemAir
CR1
5:00 PM
SAST
7:00 PM
SAST
2h
M T W T F S S
Prices
FA198
FA FlySafair
738
5:45 PM
SAST
7:50 PM
SAST
2h 5m
71%
M T W T F S S
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FA176
FA FlySafair
738
5:45 PM
SAST
7:50 PM
SAST
2h 5m
71%
M T W T F S S
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FA184
FA FlySafair
738
5:55 PM
SAST
8:00 PM
SAST
2h 5m
71%
M T W T F S S
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FA170
FA FlySafair
738
6:25 PM
SAST
8:30 PM
SAST
2h 5m
71%
M T W T F S S
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FA465
FA FlySafair
738
8:14 PM
SAST
9:52 PM
SAST
1h 38m
71%
M T W T F S S
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FA462
FA FlySafair
738
7:15 AM
SAST
9:35 AM
SAST
2h 20m
92%
M T W T F S S
Prices
FA177
FA FlySafair
738
9:05 AM
SAST
11:25 AM
SAST
2h 20m
92%
M T W T F S S
Prices
5Z901+1
5Z CemAir
CR1
9:30 AM
SAST
11:40 AM
SAST
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
5Z905+1
5Z CemAir
CR1
9:30 AM
SAST
11:40 AM
SAST
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
SA2461cs
SA South African
CR1
9:30 AM
SAST
11:40 AM
SAST
2h 10m
81%
M T W T F S S
Prices
SA2459cs
SA South African
CR1
9:30 AM
SAST
11:40 AM
SAST
2h 10m
81%
M T W T F S S
Prices
W22037
W2 Flexflight
734
10:00 AM
SAST
12:15 PM
SAST
2h 15m
M T W T F S S
Prices
W22059
W2 Flexflight
733
11:45 AM
SAST
2:00 PM
SAST
2h 15m
M T W T F S S
Prices
FA161
FA FlySafair
738
12:10 PM
SAST
2:30 PM
SAST
2h 20m
92%
M T W T F S S
Prices
FA163
FA FlySafair
738
1:50 PM
SAST
4:10 PM
SAST
2h 20m
92%
M T W T F S S
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FA175
FA FlySafair
738
1:55 PM
SAST
4:10 PM
SAST
2h 15m
92%
M T W T F S S
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FA165
FA FlySafair
738
1:55 PM
SAST
4:15 PM
SAST
2h 20m
92%
M T W T F S S
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FA189
FA FlySafair
738
2:45 PM
SAST
5:05 PM
SAST
2h 20m
92%
M T W T F S S
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FA171
FA FlySafair
738
3:30 PM
SAST
5:50 PM
SAST
2h 20m
92%
M T W T F S S
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GE377
GE Lift
733
4:30 PM
SAST
6:45 PM
SAST
2h 15m
M T W T F S S
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W22029
W2 Flexflight
733
4:30 PM
SAST
6:45 PM
SAST
2h 15m
M T W T F S S
Prices
FA187
FA FlySafair
738
5:35 PM
SAST
7:55 PM
SAST
2h 20m
92%
M T W T F S S
Prices
GE375
GE Lift
733
6:05 PM
SAST
8:20 PM
SAST
2h 15m
M T W T F S S
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W22039
W2 Flexflight
733
6:05 PM
SAST
8:20 PM
SAST
2h 15m
M T W T F S S
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FA179
FA FlySafair
738
6:30 PM
SAST
9:00 PM
SAST
2h 30m
92%
M T W T F S S
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FA183
FA FlySafair
738
6:50 PM
SAST
9:10 PM
SAST
2h 20m
92%
M T W T F S S
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5Z907
5Z CemAir
CR1
7:30 PM
SAST
9:40 PM
SAST
2h 10m
M T W T F S S
Prices
FA466
FA FlySafair
738
7:40 PM
SAST
9:55 PM
SAST
2h 15m
92%
M T W T F S S
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FA468
FA FlySafair
738
7:55 PM
SAST
10:10 PM
SAST
2h 15m
92%
M T W T F S S
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FA464
FA FlySafair
738
8:04 PM
SAST
10:32 PM
SAST
2h 28m
92%
M T W T F S S
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FA199
FA FlySafair
738
8:25 PM
SAST
10:45 PM
SAST
2h 20m
92%
M T W T F S S
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FA185
FA FlySafair
738
8:35 PM
SAST
10:55 PM
SAST
2h 20m
92%
M T W T F S S
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FA613
FA FlySafair
738
8:55 PM
SAST
11:15 PM
SAST
2h 20m
92%
M T W T F S S
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FA470
FA FlySafair
738
9:30 PM
SAST
11:45 PM
SAST
2h 15m
92%
M T W T F S S
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No flights match your filters.

No scheduled airline flights on this route — it's flown by charter / private operators (). No nonstop flights on this route. connecting options below.

✦ 1-Stop connections via 10 hubs
PLZ Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) 3h 30m 4ZBAEK 4ZEKFA Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) (PLZ) to Durban flights
BFN Bloemfontein 3h 50m 4ZEKFA 5ZSA Bloemfontein (BFN) to Durban flights
JNB Johannesburg 3h 58m 4Z5ZBA 4Z5ZEK Johannesburg (JNB) to Durban flights
HLA Johannesburg 4h 35m FA FA Johannesburg (HLA) to Durban flights
MQP Mbombela 5h 4ZFAKL 4ZEK Mbombela (MQP) to Durban flights
ELS East London 6h 35m 5ZFASA FA East London (ELS) to Durban flights
MPM Maputo 6h 40m 4ZEK AYB6BA Maputo (MPM) to Durban flights
GRJ George 9h 4ZEKFA 5ZSA George (GRJ) to Durban flights
DXB Dubai 22h 10m DEEKSA DEEKSA Dubai (DXB) to Durban flights
HRE Harare 25h 45m 4ZTK 4ZEK Harare (HRE) to Durban flights
1-STOP More options, longer trips
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Cape Town to Durban
4 carriers, 102 flights/week nonstop.
4 Airlines 794 mi 2h 5m nonstop

CPT–DUR is served by 4 airlines with nonstop service. FlySafair, CemAir and Flexflight lead the route. The flight covers 794 miles in approximately 2h 5m. Beyond nonstop, 1-stop connecting options are also available.

Airline Landscape

All carriers operating nonstop CPT–DUR service, compared side by side.
Airline Freq/wk Aircraft Duration Dep OTP Alliance Codeshares
FA FlySafair 50 738 1h38-2h05
5Z CemAir Also: SA 19 CR1 2h SA
W2 Flexflight 14 733, 734 2h05
GE Lift 6 733 2h05
Aircraft on this route
733 Boeing 737-300 – GE, W2
734 Boeing 737-400 – W2
738 Boeing 737-800 – FA
CR1 Canadair Regional Jet 100 – 5Z, SA
Alliance coverage
Unaffiliated: 5Z + FA + GE + W2 (89 flights/wk, 100%)
OTP based on airport-level delay snapshots. Duration ranges reflect seasonal/directional variation.

Weekly Schedule Pattern

Nonstop flight frequency by day of week, CPT to DUR direction.
Mon
15
flights
Tue
14
flights
Wed
16
flights
Thu
15
flights
Fri
16
flights
Sat
11
flights
Sun
15
flights
Departure time distribution
12 AM6 AM12 PM6 PM12 AM
Morning departures
Afternoon/evening departures
24
Nonstop flights
102
Outbound / wk
107
Return / wk

Connection Landscape

Beyond nonstop. 1-stop and 2-stop options for CPT to DUR.
1-STOP
One-Stop Connections
10
Hubs
~3h
Fastest
~25h
Longest
Verified with published schedule alignment and minimum connection time.
2-STOP
Two-Stop Connections
65
Candidates
Two-stop connections loaded in the connections tab above.
Connections computed from published schedules with minimum connection time verification. Use the interactive explorer above the fold to filter by airline, tier, and layover time.

Travel Essentials

Practical planning for this route.
Time Difference
0h
Durban is 0 hours the same as Cape Town.
CPT: SAST · DUR: SAST

When it's 6:00 PM in Cape Town, it's 6:00 PM in Durban.
Distance & Flight Time
794 mi / 1,277 km
Nonstop flight time is approximately 2h 5m gate to gate.

CPT–DUR Quick Facts

Key statistics for the Cape Town to Durban route.
Route details
Distance794 mi / 1,277 km
Flight time2h 5m
Time difference0 hours
Airlines (nonstop)4
Weekly flights102 out / 107 return
1-stop connectionsAvailable
Origin: CPT
IATA / ICAOCPT / FACT
TimezoneAfrica/Johannesburg
Passengers/yr10.4M
Elevation151 ft / 46 m
Destination: DUR
IATA / ICAODUR / FALE
TimezoneAfrica/Johannesburg
Passengers/yr5.5M
Elevation295 ft / 90 m

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about CPT to DUR flights.
Nonstop flights from Cape Town International Airport to King Shaka International Airport take about 2h 5m gate to gate. The route covers 794 miles.
4 airlines operate flights from CPT to DUR: FlySafair, CemAir, Flexflight and Lift.
This route has frequent daily service. Check the schedule above for departure days and times in each direction.
Yes, 1-stop connections are available, ranked by layover time. Common connecting points include Chief Dawid Stuurman, Bram Fischer and O.R. Tambo.
Yes, return flights from DUR to CPT are available. Use the direction toggle at the top to view the return schedule.
Click the 'Search Flights' button to check availability and prices on Google Flights. You can also compare airlines and schedules on this page to find the best option.
Route data is updated regularly from official airline schedules. On-time performance data comes from recent airport delay snapshots.

Flights from CPT to DUR

Cape Town International Airport (CPT) and King Shaka International Airport (DUR) are connected by nonstop service from FlySafair, CemAir, Flexflight and Lift. With 102 weekly departures, this is a heavily served route.

CPT to DUR Flight Duration and Schedule

Nonstop flight time from CPT to DUR is about 2 hours 5 minutes gate to gate. The route covers a distance of 794 miles (1,277 km). There are approximately 102 weekly flights outbound and 107 return, totaling 209 flights per week in both directions.

Connecting Options and Alternatives

1-stop connecting options are also available, commonly via Chief Dawid Stuurman, Bram Fischer and O.R. Tambo. Two-stop connections are also available via intermediate hubs.