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Cheap Flights from Columbus to South Africa (CMH-ZA0)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Columbus to South Africa that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Columbus to South Africa

Sat, May 24 - Tue, Jun 10
American Airlines Logo
8:09 pm - 11:00 amCMH-CPT
32h 51m2 stops
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6:55 pm - 10:25 pmCPT-CMH
33h 30m2 stops
$1,202American Airlines
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Wed, Jun 11 - Wed, Jun 18
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7:00 am - 9:20 amCMH-JNB
44h 20m2 stops
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7:35 pm - 9:51 pmJNB-CMH
32h 16m2 stops
$1,226
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Mon, Oct 20 - Sun, Nov 2
Delta Logo
5:50 pm - 7:40 pmCMH-JNB
19h 50m1 stop
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9:55 pm - 2:29 pmJNB-CMH
23h 34m1 stop
$1,370Delta
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Wed, Jun 11 - Wed, Jun 18
United Airlines Logo
4:41 pm - 8:35 amCMH-JNB
33h 54m2 stops
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9:20 pm - 12:30 pmJNB-CMH
21h 10m1 stop
$1,404United Airlines
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Sat, Aug 30 - Mon, Sep 1
Kenya Airways Logo
7:00 am - 3:50 pmCMH-JNB
26h 50m2 stops
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1:15 am - 11:40 amJNB-CMH
40h 25m2 stops
$1,418Kenya Airways
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Wed, Oct 22 - Wed, Oct 29
Delta Logo
3:50 pm - 7:40 pmCMH-JNB
21h 50m1 stop
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9:55 pm - 2:29 pmJNB-CMH
22h 34m1 stop
$1,470Delta
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Sat, Aug 30 - Tue, Sep 2
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6:10 am - 1:05 pmCMH-JNB
24h 55m2 stops
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2:30 pm - 2:03 pmJNB-CMH
29h 33m3 stops
$1,654Ethiopian Air
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Mon, May 26 - Mon, Jun 9
United Airlines Logo
2:50 pm - 3:20 pmCMH-CPT
18h 30m1 stop
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7:50 pm - 10:56 amCPT-CMH
21h 06m1 stop
$1,670United Airlines
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Sat, Aug 30 - Tue, Sep 2
Ethiopian Air Logo
6:10 am - 1:05 pmCMH-JNB
24h 55m2 stops
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2:30 pm - 2:03 pmJNB-CMH
29h 33m3 stops
$1,676Ethiopian Air
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Tue, Jul 15 - Fri, Jul 25
Kenya Airways Logo
6:40 am - 12:15 amCMH-JNB
35h 35m2 stops
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1:15 am - 11:40 amJNB-CMH
40h 25m2 stops
$1,883Kenya Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Columbus to South Africa flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Columbus to South Africa to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Columbus Airport to South Africa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Columbus Airport to South Africa, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Columbus Airport to South Africa is October, when tickets cost $1,294 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,423 and $1,985 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Columbus to South Africa?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Columbus Airport to South Africa clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Columbus to South Africa, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from South Africa back to Columbus, the best deals are generally found on Sunday, with Saturday being the most expensive.


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Low seasonJuly
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$1,020
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 10% increase in price.
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    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Columbus to South Africa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $1,247 on average. Morning departures are around 28% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,776.

Top 5 airlines serving from Columbus to South Africa

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Columbus to South Africa? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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DeltaOverall score based on 7946 reviews
7.9Entertainment
7.3Food
7.9Comfort
8.5Crew
8.2Boarding
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Good flights. On time. They had a gluten free snack option which was nice

8.0 ExcellentDenise, May 2025TRI - ATL
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Good flights. On time. They had a gluten free snack option which was nice

Take this flight once or twice a month. Just don’t cut it from the schedule.

737-800 in first class was pretty dumpy. Seat had an uncomfortable angle, storage under the seat was blocked so even my very modest backpack didn't fit, power outlet was flaky. Weird tiny seat pockets that couldn't hold a gallon ziploc bag, emesis bag missing, etc. etc. No in-flight service due to turbulence. Crew was excellent, boarding was smooth despite a full flight.

Food from the flight from Atlanta to Santiago was very poor..

Flight was delayed due to weather. Crew did a nice job of making us comfortable. No complain complaints.

Our bag was lost so that made unnecessary chaos On our trip

Delta is my preferred airline. I've traveled with them for years. On time in most cases, good communication, easy to use app. Most planes are pretty nice. I was on a CRJ 700/900 however, which was pretty badly aged inside and needed a refresh. No infotainment, unreliable wifi, best to download before boarding or bring a book. Food choices are really just snacks on this flight, nice variety but about what you'd expect. Great staff and prompt in departure and early arrival too. Overall quite satisfied.

Crew was friendly Love the entertainment in the seat head rest.

Delta flight was on time, seats were comfortable, and crew was nice.

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

The personnel were professional and friendly. The Boeing 737 Max 9 is too claustrophobic and was very warm at both airport gates, and still warm in the air.

While the staff was pleasant and helpful, the following observations are for your awareness. There was some delay on the tarmac on take off and landing. The paid lunch/food offerings were limited. Entertainment was only available on WiFi at a cost.

Flight was great. Efficient boarding. Short flight. Early arrival. Friendly flight crew. The entertainment system did not work well. Could not access it until the aircraft reached 10K feet or more. Lots of glitches.

get E+, a must for 5 hours flight if you are tall

The first flight was better in terms of the aircraft.

we were delayed going into and out of Newark Airport by 3-4 hours each way. Excuses/reasons given were misleading. Weather was cited at first when there was NO weather issue. Turns out Newark had a shortage of staff and runway construction. United knew this and should have NOT scheduled flights when they know we would be delayed so long. I will avoid United and EWR airport at all cost going forward. Delta never looked so good.

The seat and leg room was not good. The food and beverage service was good.

Liked fold flat bed. Didn’t like having no window. Didn’t like poor choice of food and being served dinner very late, hours after take off of a 7:40pm flight. Servers not friendly. Food horrible in business class.

Everything is good except the dinner and breakfast. The sandwich is very delicious. Toilet is clean, I only use one of them. Flight attendants are very nice. 👍👍

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

Eventless. It was a good flight and good crew. Can’t complaint.

At the beginning of the flight there was some turbulence and the announcement was made that there would be no beverage service. The turbulence only last about 5 minutes then it was smooth sailing. I noticed that first class got their service, but the rest of us did not.

Update departure times in a more timely manner. We are not boarding on time if the plane isn’t arriving until after our scheduled departure time.

Update.us on flight information in a more timely manner. Don’t say we are boarding on time ten minutes before the boarding time when the aircraft isn’t arriving for another forty minutes.

The boarding was pretty easy. However, the first class seats are not lay flat as other airlines (like JetBlue) has and therefore sleeping was a challenge.

It was nobody’s fault - but the plane came 4-hrs late and we were updated randomly in 20-30 mins increments which left us hostage to sit and wait expectantly. It was very long and got very late. Our plane didn’t land until nearly 1 am! Also the toilet wasn’t working. The hosts were nice enough but were clearly “about to pass out” as one told me. Lastly, there was no snack or even time for it. Just a bad experience overall.

Was a normal flight but it was delayed, and there wasn't an explanation.

In flight connectivity (via T-Mobile) was often not working.

Pitch was very small. Knees were on the seat back in front of me.

really bad they refused to check in luggages that I had purchased, even showing them the transaction receipt from british airways app the staff in miami was MEDIOCRE

United was best airlines I have seen since I got there choose united airlines

It was wonderful best Air lines covert and all very happy with their service they have been very helpful and friendly

No Asian Vegetarian food was available on this sector but only fish and chicken and pasta were offered.

For Vegetarian Food was very poor. Though we had opted for Asian Vegetarian Food they didn’t serve but only what was available was served. We were offered Smoked Salmon!

Flight was delayed an hour. Also, I bought an extra legroom seat online; but the actually plane was a different configuration so I didn't get what I paid for . This happened on the Addis to Lusaka leg of my trip.

My experience was great. The flight attendants were very helpful and nice, and the food was very good.

Very bad experience flight was over 5 hours delayed 😑 not a chance to be put on another flight we had to stay at the hotel we lost 2 days on our vacation. Never again I will fligh with Ethiopian airlines.

Terrible customer service I lost my bag luggage and I still haven’t received any information

The ailine departed and arrived late foe every leg of the trip, causing myself and my travel companions to miss every connecting flight. It was very unorganized given theat there was a lot of miscommunication. The flights offered are unrealistic and when you call they assure you that the plane waits for you. I missed an. entire day of my vacation and any entire day of rest back home because of the airline. I do not plan to support the airline again. Thank you

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

Was very good, was happy with the way staff were smiling and how they were approachable

A child was loud throughout which made the trip less than optimal. Crew was great and professional. They need to change the automatic seat belt announcement which is too loud and had other unneeded words like "this is XYZ announcement number one'

Love the dreamliner plane. It's such a smooth ride, I don't notice that it's 15 hours in the air. The staff are great and they don't overstuff you with food.

I really like this airline. The staff are lovely and friendly, the planes are tidy and unfussy. I would rate them at the top of the African Airline carriers.

Delayed by 4 hours with inadequate advance notifications which caused us a lot of consternation and angst. I will never fly or recommend your airline again

Flight was changed 3 times, from a night flight to a day flight, and then delayed by 5h…

Kenya Airways delayed my flights for 7 days. Each delayed, they notified me last minute. This is ridiculous.

The kindness and good humor of all the people who this flight possible was a joy.

Awful, we had a delay of 3 hrs, impacting in my transfer flight to Cape town, and Kenya airways didnt do anything. They sent me twice to transfer services in Nairobi, not been available to sleep (from 1 am to 5 am); without any update.

It's the only direct flight between Accra and Nairobi, and you pay for it! Food is better on Asky. No entertainment on flight from Accra to Nairobi, but there other way did have screens. Generally timely boarding and departure.

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