$882 Find Cheap Flights from Detroit to South Africa

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Cheap Flights from Detroit to South Africa

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Cape Town
Cape Town2 stops$1,376
Durban
Durban1 stop$1,533
Cape Town
Cape Town2 stops$1,376
Durban
Durban1 stop$1,533

Book Cheap Detroit 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 Detroit 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 Detroit to South Africa

Mon, Aug 31 - Wed, Sep 9
Etihad Airways Logo
6:00 am - 8:20 am
DTW
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JNB
44h 20m
2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 am - 9:06 pm
JNB
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DTW
41h 16m
2 stops
$1,310Etihad Airways
Sat, Aug 22 - Mon, Aug 31
Etihad Airways Logo
7:15 am - 8:20 am
DTW
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JNB
43h 05m
2 stops
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 am - 8:20 pm
JNB
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DTW
40h 30m
2 stops
$1,314Etihad Airways
Sat, Aug 22 - Mon, Aug 31
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:02 pm - 8:20 am
DTW
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JNB
37h 18m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:50 am - 8:20 pm
JNB
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DTW
40h 30m
2 stops
$1,315Multiple Airlines
Mon, Aug 31 - Wed, Sep 9
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:06 pm - 8:20 am
DTW
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JNB
37h 14m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:50 am - 9:06 am
JNB
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DTW
53h 16m
2 stops
$1,321Multiple Airlines
Sat, Aug 8 - Sat, Aug 29
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 8:20 am
DTW
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JNB
44h 20m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:50 am - 9:38 pm
JNB
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DTW
41h 48m
2 stops
$1,322Multiple Airlines
Mon, Sep 14 - Tue, Sep 29
Qatar Airways Logo
3:40 pm - 10:15 am
DTW
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CPT
36h 35m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
7:30 pm - 10:54 pm
CPT
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DTW
33h 24m
2 stops
$1,376Qatar Airways
Mon, Sep 14 - Tue, Sep 29
Qatar Airways Logo
1:51 pm - 5:30 pm
DTW
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CPT
45h 39m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
7:30 pm - 9:06 pm
CPT
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DTW
31h 36m
2 stops
$1,401Qatar Airways
Mon, Nov 16 - Fri, Nov 27
Turkish Airlines Logo
8:05 pm - 1:30 pm
DTW
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DUR
34h 25m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
4:00 pm - 6:10 pm
DUR
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DTW
33h 10m
2 stops
$1,533Turkish Airlines
Mon, Nov 16 - Fri, Nov 27
Turkish Airlines Logo
8:05 pm - 1:45 pm
DTW
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DUR
34h 40m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
3:45 pm - 6:00 pm
DUR
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DTW
33h 15m
1 stop
$1,534Turkish Airlines
Fri, Jun 5 - Sun, Jun 14
Lufthansa Logo
4:48 pm - 10:40 am
DTW
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DUR
35h 52m
2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
11:15 am - 2:15 pm
DUR
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DTW
33h 00m
2 stops
$2,269Lufthansa
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Detroit to South Africa flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Detroit 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to South Africa is November, when tickets cost $833 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,416 and $1,394 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$882
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 5% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 23% increase in price.
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  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Detroit to South Africa?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Detroit to South Africa with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Detroit to South Africa?

    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 Detroit to South Africa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Detroit to South Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Detroit 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 8429 reviews
7.8Entertainment
7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.2Food
Airline reviews

Planes were clean, no water or snacks on either flight.

6.0 GoodAnonymous, May 2026
ECP - ATL
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Planes were clean, no water or snacks on either flight.

Free & relatively fast Wi-Fi. Would've liked a wider drink selection.

I continue to be satisfied with Delta’s excellent service out of LGA. The digit id works well and gets me through security in no time. Whenever possible, I choose Delta.

Was revoked with Jet Blue due to delay from Kenya Air

The Boarding process was great. Particularly since my wife and I require assistance. The flight attendants were amazing. We travel frequently; they honestly were a cut above. 😀

Enjoyed it very much. Especially liked the free WiFi that Delta offers.

Smooth flight. Left on time, and got in 15 minutes early. Onboard video was great

For some reason, TSA Atlanta didn’t have my bag on the flight on time and they don’t have to provide Delta a reason for that.

WiFi didn’t work on two of four planes. Flight attendants were not overly friendly or welcoming. Planes were extremely slow to board and deplane.

Delta does a great job with entertainment and free wifi. I can still be in touch with my colleagues while in the air.

On time, great food, good drink selection! Only down was alcohol-free lounge. Lufthansa had a much better offering!

Be honest of what you sell: This was sold as Business Class on all three legs, while the JetBlue plane didn't even have business class seats, and wanted $164 for extra legroom seats.

Seat assignments for family traveling with 2 children. Loud crowd during sleep time

It was crowded… the bathrooms dirty and smelly. The seats have been made even smaller.

delayed to take off from detroit by 3 hours lost baggage in istanbul and now in venice without baggage

Seats were very tight with poor legroom - and I am average height. During the 12 hour flight, tiny paper cups of drinks we're only offered during the super and breakfast services, with the crew nowhere to be seen in between. One of the bathrooms was out of order, leading to long lines waiting to use the remaining two available to the economy class passengers.

short flight but we still got a very nice lunch and the crew did an excellent job in taking care of us

For that price on Business class, I expected to have the pod seats. These were configured as 2/3/2 and my seat mate talked half the flight with a friend across the isle, loudly. Very uncouth.

The ground crew members at check in counter were courteous. The boarding was seamless. Flight departed as scheduled. Service on board was great

Very comfortable in business class. Excellent service. Good food. Smooth trip.

Easy of boarding, helpfully staff at check in, surprisingly comfortable seating

Check in was chaotic with only one counter for business class and first class. The luggage conveyor belt at JFK airport was broken so the flight departure was delayed which made the flight stressful as I had a tight connection. Although the captain said they could make up the delay, they didn’t do so.

Had a one hour delay due to mechanical issue. I didn’t think I’d be able to make my connecting flight, but they waited for me and greeted me when I arrived to help things run smooth.

Lost of requested seat assignments. Lost my husband's meal choice

6 1/2 hours from Tampa to SFO on a Boeing 737. Cramped. No Service. No real food. One pass for coffee at the beginning and a second pass THREE hours later. And check-in in Tampa was nasty even by United standards. And I am at almost TWO million miles on United. It's a non-stop. But terrible service.

MY FAMILY'S LUGGAGE WAS LOST FROM ROME TO BARI. I WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT RECEIVED MY LUGGAGE FROM ROME TO BARI. AFTER DEPLANING IN BARI, WE WASTED A LOT OF TIME AT BAG CLAIMS LOST AND FOUND REPORTING THE CLAIM AND PLEADING FOR THE BAGS TO BE DELIVERED THE NEXT DAY. WE WERE TOLD THAT IT TAKES 3 DAYS MINIMUM TO DELIVER. MY DAUGHTER AND MY GIRLFRIEND NEEDED THEIR PERSONAL THINGS AND WE WERE STAYING 3 HOURS AWAY FROM THE BARI AIRPORT. WE HAD TO DRIVE 3 HOURS TO THE AIRPORT TO COLLECT OUR LOST LUGGAGE THE NEXT DAY. WE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THE EXPERIENCE

We had a delay, but thankfully I made it to my connection. Overall it went smooth

The flight had a delay but I made it to my connection. Flight was smooth overall

As I wrote earlier, poor planning and/or communication. At least twice, we were told that we would be boarding in less than ten minutes, only to have the flight again delayed at least another hour.

This flight is a quick way to get to Chicago, but a bit expensive.

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