$464 Find Cheap Flights to South Africa

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Cheap Flights to South Africa

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Johannesburg
Johannesburg2 stops$832
Cape Town
Cape Town1 stop$824
Durban
Durban2 stops$974
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth2 stops$1,213
Hoedspruit
Hoedspruit2 stops$1,474
George
George2 stops$1,217
Skukuza
Skukuza2 stops$1,363
East London
East London2 stops$1,147
Richards Bay
Richards Bay2 stops$1,567
Polokwane
Polokwane2 stops$1,446
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg2 stops$1,310
Kimberley
Kimberley2 stops$1,562
Mthatha
Mthatha2 stops$1,409
Upington
Upington2 stops$1,592
Johannesburg
Johannesburg2 stops$832
Cape Town
Cape Town1 stop$824
Durban
Durban2 stops$974
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth2 stops$1,213
Hoedspruit
Hoedspruit2 stops$1,474
George
George2 stops$1,217
Skukuza
Skukuza2 stops$1,363
East London
East London2 stops$1,147
Richards Bay
Richards Bay2 stops$1,567
Polokwane
Polokwane2 stops$1,446
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg2 stops$1,310
Kimberley
Kimberley2 stops$1,562
Mthatha
Mthatha2 stops$1,409
Upington
Upington2 stops$1,592

Book Cheap South Africa Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals to South Africa

Sun, Mar 1 - Mon, Mar 9
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:55 pm - 3:55 am
JFK
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JNB
24h 00m
2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
11:00 pm - 8:10 pm
JNB
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JFK
27h 10m
2 stops
$832Ethiopian Air
Wed, Apr 15 - Sun, Apr 19
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:00 pm - 3:55 am
JFK
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JNB
23h 55m
2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:50 pm - 8:00 pm
JNB
-
JFK
27h 10m
2 stops
$833Ethiopian Air
Thu, Apr 16 - Mon, Apr 20
Ethiopian Air Logo
9:45 pm - 3:55 am
EWR
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JNB
24h 10m
2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:50 pm - 7:45 pm
JNB
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EWR
26h 55m
2 stops
$833Ethiopian Air
Mon, May 4 - Tue, May 12
Kenya Airways Logo
1:45 pm - 10:55 am
JFK
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JNB
39h 10m
1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
1:15 am - 7:35 am
JNB
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JFK
36h 20m
1 stop
$835Kenya Airways
Mon, Mar 16 - Tue, Mar 24
Turkish Airlines Logo
10:50 pm - 10:50 am
ATL
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JNB
30h 00m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
7:10 pm - 8:45 pm
JNB
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ATL
31h 35m
1 stop
$841Turkish Airlines
Thu, Feb 26 - Thu, Mar 5
Turkish Airlines Logo
9:50 pm - 10:50 am
ATL
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JNB
30h 00m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
7:10 pm - 7:45 pm
JNB
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ATL
31h 35m
1 stop
$842Turkish Airlines
Mon, May 4 - Tue, May 12
Kenya Airways Logo
1:45 pm - 3:50 pm
JFK
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JNB
20h 05m
1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
1:15 am - 7:35 am
JNB
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JFK
36h 20m
1 stop
$842Kenya Airways
Fri, Feb 20 - Thu, Mar 5
Delta Logo
8:00 pm - 7:15 pm
LGA
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CPT
40h 15m
1 stop
Delta Logo
9:30 pm - 1:42 pm
CPT
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LGA
23h 12m
1 stop
$1,344Delta
Fri, Feb 20 - Thu, Mar 5
Delta Logo
8:00 pm - 7:15 pm
LGA
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CPT
40h 15m
1 stop
Delta Logo
9:30 pm - 12:42 pm
CPT
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LGA
22h 12m
1 stop
$1,345Delta
Wed, Mar 4 - Mon, Mar 23
Qatar Airways Logo
5:46 pm - 3:55 am
LGA
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JNB
27h 09m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
12:45 pm - 9:12 pm
JNB
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LGA
38h 27m
2 stops
$1,356Qatar Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to South Africa

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

What is the cheapest flight to South Africa?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to South Africa from the United States found in the last 72 hours was to Cape Town, at $1,338 round-trip. The most popular route is Atlanta (ATL) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,405.

How much is a flight to South Africa?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to South Africa from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.

A flight to South Africa costs $1,483 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was $716 for the route Newark Airport (EWR) to Cape Town (CPT). The most popular routes on KAYAK are New York to Cape Town which costs $1,550 on average, and Atlanta to Cape Town, which costs $2,109 on average.

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What is the cheapest month to fly from the United States to South Africa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from the United States 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 the United States to South Africa is February, when tickets cost $1,342 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,737 and $1,684 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from the United States to South Africa?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to South Africa, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from the United States to South Africa, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 5% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in South Africa?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in South Africa is Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB), with an average flight price of $1,358.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$464
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 6% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 20% increase in price.
Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Cape Town

FAQs - booking South Africa flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from the United States to South Africa?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from the United States to South Africa.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from the United States to South Africa?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from the United States to South Africa is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from the United States 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 the United States 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 the United States 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 the United States 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 day to fly to South Africa?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to South Africa is Wednesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $1,668. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are $1,826 on average.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to South Africa

  • Looking for cheap airfare to South Africa? 25% of our users found round-trip tickets to South Africa for the following prices or less: From Newark $2,368
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest South Africa flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to South Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United States 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 8172 reviews
7.2Food
7.9Comfort
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.8Entertainment
Airline reviews

The flight was great as well as the airline staff

10.0 ExcellentPatty, Feb 2026
TPA - ATL
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The flight was great as well as the airline staff

First class and monitors weren’t working for mine & my husbands. Eventually fixed, but quite annoyed as we bought first class. Also, No foot rests.

Prior to takeoff, the pilot told us there was a possibility of not being able to land and going to Portland. Well that happened, we took off and then did 8 loops around Spokane before the pilot told us we ran out of fuel and had to go to Portland. So for a 35 minute flight we have now been on the plane for 3 hours (boarded at 6:50 am and landed in Portland at 10:30). Then, we just sat in Portland's airport with no updates of when we can start heading back. All of a sudden, our pilots and crew just left, leaving us stranded in a different city and state. We continued to sit in Portland until we finally got a new crew assigned and boarded the plane (This was from 10:30-2). We then sat on the plane for an additional hour before take off because they had to count us multiple times. We finally landed in Spokane at 3:55 PM. So a flight that should have taken at max an hour took us 10 hours and we missed the majority of the recruiting event we went for.

It was delayed but other than that it was great.

Got on the plane and sat there for an hour before departure.

Second flight in a row where the entertainment system is broken. 5 hour long flight with no entertainment and flight attendants did not seem interested in resolving the matter. Very shocked to be treated this poorly considering I paid for a first class experience and have Diamond Medallion status.

They double booked seats, the gate staff changed my ticket as I was boarding she went over to the computer and changed it without telling me. She messed up an entire three row section for me and others. Other travelers were outraged but the gate staff were so rude, so condescending saying it wasn't their problem to solve. I would rate this a zero if I could. Will not fly Delta again I'll stick with United and American.

It was nt delta. It was aeromexo. Service was awful. They served a very small drink and NO snack for a 3hr and 35min flight. Then for the first 30 min of the flight is was talk and talk over head interruption the movie/ show i picked to watch.

Comfort seating was on the tight side. Maybe it was a smaller plane(?)

I was given middle seat on this flight and prior Boston to Seoul flight That is a problem for long flights, Kayak system did not give me a change to select my seats and assigned me middle seats regardless of my elevated status in Delta. This needs immediate attention.

Terrible. Our first time back on United for 10 years, the seats in Polaris class are small and uncomfortable. They have squished too many people in to get more $$$. The staff are not friendly and not wanting to accommodate. I asked for two salads rather than a main meal and was advised no we wont do that. Then asked what I would like for breakfast and given something else anyway. I will not be flying United International anytime soon.

Same thing as flight from Pheonix to Newark. Uograded and Promised extra leg room and when I got to the seat it had none.

I upgraded my seat and was promised it would be next to the emergency door for extra leg room and they said it was premium plus but it was at the back of the plane...same thing happened from Newark to Dubai

Everything except the food and entertainment. It was a great experience though

Bad food, bad service, cold cabin with no additional blankets when asked for (they told me they don’t provide additional blankets). I’m a frequent traveler and this is one of the worst companies I traveled with (by the way I thought that I booked my ticket with Lufthansa but I didn’t see that the flights were handled by United).

United Airlines is my preferred airlines and I am thankful for Gary who also help support me on the phone to switch my flight literally last min.

Not being stranded in Chicago for her airport to 11:30 tomorrow morning the 3rd

the whole trip was smooth, and as comfortable as flying is these days. flight crew was friendly and very courteous and helpful.

The attendant on board was amazing. She should be doing business/first international long haul.

Although our flight was delayed the overall boarding process was very smooth and the crew was accommodating.

After arriving in Istanbul, the transit information on the electronic board showed a tight departure time, and the gate changed in the middle, making it difficult to make it on time.

Typically good service onboard but baggage delay in airport was significant

My, Syed Zawar Hussein Shirazi frequently flyer membership number was not included on my boarding pass from O’Hare to Istanbul despite my reminder to the attendant at check in. Further she forgot to give me my boarding pass form Istanbul to Lahore and she needs to improve her customer service, please 🙏

Everything about that day was great I was happy with how things went as a first time traveling with the airline thank you for all that you’ve doing by taking us there to our various destinations thanks.

They oversold the tickets by one which was my ticket so I didn’t have a ticket till last second

Not good. I was supposed to be in Mint but got in economy class

Service was slow and checked bag was off last evening when flying business

Turkish Airline canceled our tickets in the very last minute, with our luggage and everything else, all prepared and good to go. It’s clear that they sold the tickets for better money to someone else. Bad, Bad, Bad business!!!

Awful seating. Bad food. Staff only have one bottle of water and no cans.

it was like a banya -so hot... They did provide a great experience with special food. one toilet broke midflight In general it was a peaceful and relaxing flight - for business class it was good.

The accessible bathroom should be visible to people in Economy class.

Flight was delayed for 2 hours, then last minute the change to on time. The satélite location is far and a nightmare to get to.

This was a horrible experience. I’ve experienced several delays at this point and still not home. I was supposed to be home by 8:30 last night and here I sit at 7 am on a plane STILL unable to go home because of American Airlines.

Lexus in first class was absolutely amazing! Beat flight attendant i’ve ever seen.

Generally good. Flight left on time and the seats are comfortable. Plenty of space in front if you in you choose a comfort plus seat, completely worth spending the extra money given the amount of hours the flight lasts. The food tastes good but I would say it’s a the amount is too little. The crew was friendly and efficient. There was a some turbulence at different points into the flight. American Airlines has good deals to NZ if you book with plenty of time before you plan on going.

the plane was so hot!! the air-conditioning was barely blowing. The flight was delayed, and we had to sit on the hot plane before take off for an extended amount of time, waiting on international passengers. Would not have been so bad if it was not so hot. They said it would get better after take off, but it did not.

They are always late and seats was also not having working charger

We flew in first class. The crew did not offer drinks before the flight took off, but they treated us well during the flight. The food was excellent. There was actually too much food served, but it was nice to have all the options.

did not have enough meal for first class passengers so offer us snack

Arrived 40 min early which was great - sat in runway for 35 min so no gain. Then waited for luggage 45 min. They need to staff accordingly knowing its one of the busiest week in Phx

My enetertainmnet screen was broken. Lost my bags. Almost missed my flight do to connection issues with (despite a request) ZERO help from crew. Food was edible. Potatoes pretty good even

Our Jackson, Mississippi to Dallas Fort Worth flight was delayed on 1/19/26.. This was changed to Jackson to Charlotte in the last minute because of this delay. This started some kind of disconnect between American Airlines and British Airways bookings. We could not go past the passport control in London Heathrow. I had to go to the counter and waited for more than 30 minutes to get a new boarding pass. Problems did not end there. Somehow our entire return flight was canceled by someone. I had to make several phone calls over several days to fix the problem – this was not easy from India. Looks like there was some kind of disconnect between two airlines or some agent did not do it right. I’m anxious to know what went wrong.

The issue was not with BA it was with the link yoiu sent fopr booking the flight

Loved the boarding option from Business class lounge, experience on flight was excellent, plenty of good food choices

Getting the boarding passes between the BA and AA apps was very clunky.

The airline was not clear about a new departure time so we got to the airport early anyway. The flight left early which was great because of weather. The check in process was very easy and staff were friendly and helpful. The crew was great and our flight was very good.

Awful it always is unfortunately is the only way to fly direct to london

I travelled in business class and was disappointed by lack of service, curt and borderline rude time of the crew and to top it off, all of my luggage was delayed. It was like pulling teeth to even report the missing luggage and recover it the next day from the airport.

Plane was extremely delayed, but not all of it was BA fault (some was). Worst part was lack of room - this had as much space as an Allegiant flight. I thought transatlantic usually gave you an extra inch or two, but not this one. Entertainment system sporadically worked and didn’t have great options. Overhead bins are old and tiny, not as good as aunties new planes.

Boarding was poor. All groups called immediately one after the other resulting in a long queue in the jetty/jet bridge. Seats were very hard and and did not recline on a 4.5 hour flight. No food was available. Plane was cold. There was no entertainment.

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Cabin class types available on flights to South Africa

Cabin classes available on flights to South Africa. Prices are the lowest found on KAYAK over the last 7 days. Price and availability is not guaranteed.