You can currently fly from Milan and Rome to Cape Town with SkyTeam‘s Air France – KLM for prices starting at €394. Sadly, flying with luggage will cost €500, unless you have a SkyTeam Elite status.
The flight times are almost identical for Milan and Rome. The layover is either in Amsterdam or Paris, depending on your airline choice. Both airlines operate a Boeing 777 on the flight to Cape Town, which is quite modern and comfortable to fly in.
As always with Air France – KLM, meals and drinks (incl. alcoholic beverages) are included, as well as 12 kg of hand luggage.
Search & Book
This deal expires on August 4, 2019. The flights have to be flown between September 1st and March 31st (the return flight until June 30th). The trip length has to be 6 days (or a Sunday) to 3 months long.
You can find available dates using Google Flights, and then find the cheapest fare on Skyscanner. If you’re planning on traveling with luggage, we recommend booking the flights directly on klm.com and selecting the Standard fare.
To facilitate your search for possible dates, we’ve put together an availability calendar for trips of 7-10 days, that will redirect you to Skyscanner:
Miles
While the short European flight is issued in class L, the long-haul flight to South Africa is issued in class X, which won’t get you any miles for any program other than Flying Blue. This is what you’d get for a Milan-Cape Town roundtrip via Amsterdam:
- 3,908 Miles on CSA OK Plus
- 3,506 Miles on MEA Cedar Miles
- 3,506 RDM + 750 MQD on Delta SkyMiles
- 2,908 Miles on Aerolíneas Argentinas AerolíneasPlus
- 2,908 Miles on GOL Aéreos Smiles
- 2,904 Miles on Vietnam Airlines Lotusmiles
- 2,904 Points on Malaysia Airlines Enrich
- 2,904 Miles on Korean Air Skypass
- 2,656 Award Miles on Etihad Guest
- 1,000 Miles on Aeromexico Club Premier
- 600 Award Miles + 20 Tier Points on Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
- 496 Miles on Saudia Alfursan
- 496 Miles on Garuda Indonesia GarudaMiles
- 496 Miles on Air Europa Suma
You are basically only getting the miles of a Milan-Amsterdam
Flying Blue would credit you 1,354 miles if you select the Light fare, and 1,674 miles if flying Standard with luggage.
Information & Tips for Cape Town
Cape Town is the second largest – but touristically more relevant – city in South Africa and especially known for the Table Mountain and the beaches in the south. The city is well-connected to Europe and the rest of Africa by air travel.
Compared to Johannesburg, flights to Cape Town are pretty much always more expensive. A good price is €500 – €600 for a round trip ticket in economy class. Anything under €500 can be considered a good deal, occasionally you can find fares around €400, although without checked luggage for the most part.
The Best Time to Visit
The ideal time to visit Cape Town is during the summer from the end of January until the end of April; the hottest temperatures are from December to February, although it is very windy during this time.
From the Airport to the City
Due to high crime rates, it is not recommended taking a bus or other forms of public transport in the regions surrounding the airport. A taxi from the airport to the city centre costs about €18 to €25, an Uber is a good alternative and costs about half of that.
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