$765 Find Cheap Flights from Columbus to South Africa

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Book Cheap Columbus to South Africa Plane Tickets

 
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

Tue, Apr 7 - Sun, Apr 12
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12:37 pm - 10:10 pmCMH-CPT
51h 33m2 stops
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2:30 pm - 6:02 pmCPT-CMH
33h 32m3 stops
$1,184Multiple Airlines
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Thu, Feb 5 - Thu, Feb 12
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10:31 am - 4:10 pmCMH-CPT
22h 39m1 stop
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8:50 pm - 10:54 amCPT-CMH
21h 04m1 stop
$1,192United Airlines
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Thu, Feb 5 - Thu, Feb 12
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10:55 am - 4:10 pmCMH-CPT
22h 15m2 stops
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8:50 pm - 3:16 pmCPT-CMH
25h 26m2 stops
$1,196United Airlines
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Wed, Mar 11 - Sun, Mar 22
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7:11 am - 1:35 pmCMH-CPT
48h 24m3 stops
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2:25 pm - 5:26 pmCPT-CMH
33h 01m3 stops
$1,231Multiple Airlines
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Fri, Jan 30 - Tue, Feb 3
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7:33 pm - 10:25 amCMH-JNB
31h 52m2 stops
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10:00 pm - 7:07 pmJNB-CMH
28h 07m2 stops
$1,233American Airlines
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Fri, Jan 30 - Tue, Feb 3
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7:08 am - 1:35 pmCMH-CPT
47h 27m3 stops
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2:25 pm - 12:10 pmCPT-CMH
28h 45m3 stops
$1,271Kenya Airways
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Thu, Mar 12 - Sun, Mar 22
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7:30 pm - 10:20 amCMH-CPT
32h 50m2 stops
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6:55 pm - 6:01 pmCPT-CMH
29h 06m2 stops
$1,319American Airlines
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Wed, Feb 11 - Wed, Mar 4
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5:13 pm - 8:40 amCMH-JNB
32h 27m2 stops
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1:45 pm - 2:53 pmJNB-CMH
32h 08m2 stops
$1,339Qatar Airways
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Thu, Mar 26 - Mon, Apr 6
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12:45 pm - 8:40 amCMH-JNB
37h 55m2 stops
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2:45 pm - 9:55 pmJNB-CMH
37h 10m2 stops
$1,375Qatar Airways
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Wed, Feb 11 - Wed, Mar 4
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7:04 pm - 7:00 pmCMH-JNB
40h 56m2 stops
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9:55 pm - 8:22 pmJNB-CMH
29h 27m1 stop
$1,396Delta
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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 November, when tickets cost $1,406 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $3,019 and $1,935 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 seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$930
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 31% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 6% 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.

Reviews of the top 3 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.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8011 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.9Comfort
7.3Food
8.5Crew
7.9Entertainment
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Very smooth, on-time, and pleasantly uneventful flight. The team at the gate and on board were professional and genuinely courteous. The pilot kept us well updated throughout, and both takeoff and landing were steady and enjoyable without any drama. Just a good, solid flight. Thank you! 💗

10.0 ExcellentHartaj, Nov 2025LGA - RDU
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Very smooth, on-time, and pleasantly uneventful flight. The team at the gate and on board were professional and genuinely courteous. The pilot kept us well updated throughout, and both takeoff and landing were steady and enjoyable without any drama. Just a good, solid flight. Thank you! 💗

Staff was exceptional! Everyone was kind, professional and friendly making the trip very pleasant. Thank you!

No lunch on a x-country flight scheduled for 10:50 am departure, arrived 5+ hrs later. That requires a black box label before you pay for the tickets. Worst, when I checked in online, it's specifically said that lunch was served on his flight for economy Plus passengers.

We had a lot of really rough weather but that was not Delta's fault. Pilot was amazing.

First, Delta needs more flights to/from Miami. Second, a 1000pm leaving at 1230pm is unacceptable from their biggest airport world hub. Another aircraft could have been used such as the aircraft scheduled to be used in the morning for that exact same route. Yes, I did get me there but the lack of sleep the next day didn't help me enjoy my entire trip since I was busy with activities during the weekend. This can be and is expected from Spirit (going bankrupt) and Frontier (despite they're nickel and dimers). But from Delta's World Hub? That's totally unacceptable!

This flight was straightforward and without difficulty. Service was OK, but I continue to be underwhelmed by level of attention given to Sky Priority passengers.

It would’ve been nice for all that money to have a more substantial snack for free. I remember once upon a time getting a very nice turkey sandwich with Swiss cheese on whole wheat bread for no charge along with a drink. I guess those days are gone. it’s a little insulting being given a cookie or a bag of baked chips Going forward I’ll just bring my own.

Great. Seamless. Check in agent at kiosk international was amazing and extremely helpful.

Our flight from SFO to MSP was right on time on 11/15/2025. No delays. As we approached MSP at about 8 pm, we circled in the air until 8:40 pm so I don't call that efficient for MSP. I think the captain should announce the delay and why. (as if we all don't know that we are just circling around the area, slowing down, speeding up, slowing down.) Thank you. Marilyn Fischer

Service in business class was not impressive. I ordered coffee with dinner and then watched other people get 2 refills before I got my 1 cup of coffee, and only after I pressed the attendant button overhead. Furthermore, the seats in the forward cabin need maintenance on this 737-800: the upholstery is detaching from the seat frame, at least on the backs of seats 1C, 1D.

Seats had less pitch than a regional jet. Food was OK. Have to buy alcohol on US based carriers flying international. Boarding was a mess. Did not have bags but overhead space was gone quick. Would like to see the airlines enforce the one bag over and one bag under policy

Ot was overall fine. Left on time and had basic snacks. Weather was finicky but that’s not the airlines fault.

from SFO-> FRA flight, AVML meal was significantly less compared to regular meal, especially no Desert, no Bread, no sides.

Very nice flight love the small aircraft. We had a wonderful flight attendant. Nice to see someone that really enjoys her job. Don't have her name but had a southern accent.

This was an older airplane. The cabin was constantly warm to hot throughout the 10 hour flight and there were no vents to personalize air flow. Also since it was an older plane, the material and comfort of the chairs were very uncomfortable. I left my flight with major soreness on my tailbone.

Very thoughtful flight attendant offered me water immediately since I had run to make my connection.

Door to door, the crew and staff were amazing. It was a stressful travel day with delays, but they were focused on customers and doing what they could to get us to our destinations.

Even though we were delayed, we were able to make our connection

Seats in waiting area and on plane hard as rock. Fast internet on the flight was great! Crew was kind.

Starlink wifi on the Embraer E175 is an excellent experience. I was able to connect and work from IAD all the way to approach into BTV.

I like that the crew kept us informed but we moved back and forth from gate to gate before the aircraft arrived.

The flight was delayed multiple times, again no fault of American but again the extra cost, for everything makes it feel like a cheap airline! Especially when flights are outrageously expensive already

Horrible. Both legs of my flight were delayed more than 6 hours. No compensation, no screens on the plane, and the plane was not clean.

I had a positive experience on American. I'm blind and traveling with a guide dog and the flight attendants were so kind, friendly, and helpful towards us. They checked in on us during the flight and they made us feel comfortable and welcomed. There was an hour delay before depature, but overall the flight was a smooth ride. I appreciate that there were no issues on this long flight back home.

We were told the flight was delayed 5 times, then it was moved to the next day.

More choices on snacks. Built-in video screen to enjoy entertainment choices.

we landed at cmh ten minutes early but had to sit on tarmac for twenty minutes because a plane was at our gate despite the fact that 3 other gates were open.

The experience with American Airlines was good, although the Philippines Airlines flight was much better (better seats, better food, better entertainment options, overall better). Again, the MIA to LAX flight was fine, but nothing in comparison to the comfort and accommodations of the Philippines Airlines flight from LAX to MNL.

I have a gluten allergy so did have any food

I have a gluten allergy so didn't have any food

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