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If you want to fly from Miami to Cape Town South Africa you have three options to choose from. These are The South African Airways, Delta Airlines and British Airways. None of them offer a direct flight as they all have to stop at least twice before reaching their destination.

Some of the cities these flights fly via include Washington, Johannesburg, New York, Baltimore and Johannesburg. As is the routine for such long flights it is necessary for you to switch planes at each stop.

South African Airways

This flight to South Africa from Miami departs from Miami at 13:25 heading for Washington Dulles. It gets there at about 16:04. After stopping for about 1 ½ hrs it leaves for Johannesburg where it is scheduled to arrive at 15.50hrs the next day.

It then lives Johannesburg at 17:40 and flies to its final destination, Cape Town. It gets there at 19:50. The air flight to South Africa from Miami is about 20 hours long.

Delta Airlines

Departs from Miami heading for Baltimore at 0600hrs. It arrives there at 10:34 and takes off at 11:00 heading to New York, specifically to the JFK airport. Its scheduled to arrive at 12.10hrs and leave New York at 16.00hrs for Cape town.

This flight is longer than the South African Airways i.e. it’s a 23 hour flight.

British Airways

British Airways will leave Miami heading for London at 20.50hrs and will arrive the next day at 10.05hrs. The waiting period for the next connecting flight is quite long as it will leave London at 17.50 for Johannesburg

It gets there at 06:35 on the second day. The connecting flight to Cape town will leave at 09.00hrs and arrive at 11.10hrs. The total time for this journey is 2hrs better than the Delta Airlines time, it is 21 hrs.

In terms of prices for air flights to Cape Town South Africa from Miami, the South Africa Airways is cheaper.You will be able to access current airfares and ways you can book your travel tickets from one of the these: