Affordable Flights From Bangkok To Cape Town
There are generally two departure points in Bangkok i.e. you can choose the Bangkok - Don Muang (DMK) to Cape Town route or the Bangkok (BKK) to Cape Town route. Since flights for the DMK route are not usually available we will look at the BKK route.
(BKK) Bangkok to Cape Town
You can choose from any of the following airays that are offering flights to to Cape Town i.e. Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Airlines, Thai Airways International, Emirates, Cathay Pacific Airways, Malaysia Airways Singapore Airlines or the KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
Ethopian and Kenyan Airways have the cheapest rates which are about half of the rates being charged by the other airlines.
Ethopian Airways will leave Bangkok for Addis Ababa at 01.40hrs. It will arrive at 06.35 hrs and is scheduled to leave for Johannesburg at 08.50hrs where it should touch down at 13.15hrs. From there it leaves at 15:00 and heads straight for Cape Town where it arrives at 17:10 the next day.
The total time for this rather cheap flight is 22 hrs and 20 minutes of which 16 hrs and 40 minutes is spent in the air.
Emirates is also another airline that is offering cheap flights from Bangkok to Cape Town. It leaves Bangkok at 20:30 for Dubai. You must be prepared to sleep overnight because it will arrive in Dubai at 23.35 hrs and only leave for Johannesburg at 04.40 hrs the next day.
It will reach Johannesburg at 10.50 hrs and depart for Cape Town. After flying for two hours from Johannesburg you should arrive in Cape Town at 15.10 hrs.
Other possible flights that you might use are Cathay Pacific, Malaysia and Singapore Airlines. The one with the highest charges and longest journey is KLM.
Up to date airfares and ways on how to make your travel arrangements can be found from any one of the following: