Cape Town (CPT) airport guide

Cape Town (CPT) has 2 terminals and 6 lounges, with what is open, where it is and who gets in.

Alerts affecting CPT

No disruption alerts affecting this airport right now.

Inside CPT

Cape Town International Airport has 2 terminals.

Ruta holds a position for the gates it maps here, which is how it measures the walk to yours along the concourse rather than in a straight line, with no signal needed. Terminal data as of 2026-10-18.

Lounges at CPT

6 lounges across 2 terminals, with what opens each door. Ruta carries this offline and tells you which ones your own cards and status already cover.

Domestic Terminal

  • Bidvest Premier LoungeFourth floor, airside4:30 AM - 7:30 PM Mon-Fri, 4:30 AM - 6:30 PM Sat-SunPriority Pass · LoungeKey · DragonPass · Day pass available
  • SLOW LoungeNear Gates C1 and C24:30 AM - 8:30 PMFNB credit cards · RMB Private Bank
  • The LoungeFourth floor4:30 AM - 9:00 PM Mon-Fri, 5:30 AM - 9:00 PM Sat-SunSAA Business class · Voyager Gold · Voyager Platinum · Star Alliance Gold · Discovery Bank cards

International Terminal

  • Bidvest Premier 1Past passport control4:00 AM - 12:30 AMPriority Pass · LoungeKey · DragonPass · Amex Platinum · Day pass available
  • Bidvest Premier 2Past passport control5:00 AM - 12:30 AMPriority Pass · LoungeKey · DragonPass · Amex Platinum · Day pass available
  • British Airways Terraces LoungePast Gate A3, opposite Gate A4BA Business/First class · Oneworld Emerald · Oneworld Sapphire

Getting around CPT

Mapped at CPT, with a position for each one:

Tell Ruta you use a wheelchair and every walking estimate slows to match, and these get named on the way to your gate rather than listed and left for you to find.

Eating and shopping at CPT

Some of what you will find inside, across 2 terminals. Ruta carries this offline, with more in the app.

Domestic Terminal

Eat
  • Vida e Caffè Main Hall
  • Nando's Departures
  • Woolworths Food Pre-security
Shop
  • Exclusive Books Main Hall
  • Cape Union Mart Departures
Also inside
  • Prayer Room Upper Level

International Terminal

Eat
  • Vida e Caffè Departures Hall
  • Ocean Basket Airside
  • Mugg & Bean Main Hall
Shop
  • Cape Town Tourism Shop Arrivals
  • Duty Free Airside
Also inside
  • Prayer Room Departures Level
  • Nursing Room Near Arrivals

Weather at CPT

60°F·broken clouds·wind 17 mph

Read 2026-10-18 16:47 UTC. Refreshed a few times a day, so it can lag a change in conditions. Ruta checks weather on your own flights far more often than this page does.

Delays at CPT

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