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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Johannesburg
Johannesburg1 stopR8 374
Cape Town
Cape Town1 stopR10 582

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Low season

January

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R5 116
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (28% more expensive on average)
Flight from Dubai to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg

FAQs - booking South Africa flights

  • What are the flight types for travellers looking to find cheap flights from Dubai to South Africa?

    Passengers moving to South Africa from Dubai have got the option of choosing between direct and connecting flights. Fly Emirates is the only airline offering direct flights on this route. Other airlines offering connecting flights include Ethiopian Air which makes its layover at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD). However, Fly Emirates and Airlink also offer flights with a stopover at the Durban King Shaka International Airport (DUR). Additionally, Fly Emirates and Cemair do offer flights with a layover at the Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport (JNB).

  • What are the amenities available at King Shaka International Airport (DUR)?

    The airport has got a couple of amenities for its passengers to enjoy. In contrast, within the airport, which includes a pharmacy located on the land side of the arrival terminal, an observation Deck on the first floor of the domestic terminal, a currency exchange bureau in the International Departures and Arrival Terminals, and baby care facilities in the ladies' washrooms throughout the airport. The lounges within the airport include Bidvest Premier Lounge, located on the 3rd floor of the domestic terminal; Umphafa Lounge, on the third floor of the international terminal; and the SAA Baobab lounge, on the airside of the Domestic Terminal.

  • How long is the flight to South Africa from Dubai?

    Flights to Cape Town0h 00m
    Flights to Johannesburg8h 15m
    Flights to Durban8h 21m
  • What is the cheapest flight to South Africa from Dubai?

    The cheapest ticket to South Africa from Dubai found in the last 72 hours was R5 116 one-way, and R8 374 round-trip. The most popular route is from Dubai Intl to Johannesburg OR Tambo, and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R5 116.

  • Which airlines fly to South Africa?

    Emirates flies most frequently to Johannesburg OR Tambo from Dubai Intl.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Dubai 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 Dubai to South Africa.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Dubai to South Africa?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Dubai 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 Dubai 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 Dubai to South Africa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to South Africa

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Dubai to the following destinations at these prices or less: Cape Town R11 873 one-way - R14 826 round-trip; Johannesburg R10 999 one-way - R13 867 round-trip
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be January, November and December. The cheapest month to fly from Dubai is May.
  • Morning departure is around 67% more expensive than an evening flight, on average*.
  • When travelling from Dubai to South Africa, you will expect to take off from the Dubai International Airport (DXB) and land in South Africa via either the King Shaka International Airport (DUR) or the OR Tambo International Airport (JNB).
  • Those who wish to dine or drink before departing from the Dubai International Airport (DBX) can do so at any of its lounges, including the SkyTeam, Lufthansa and British Airways Lounges in Concourse D of Terminal 1, Flydubai and Marhaba Lounge in Terminal 2 and the Emirates Lounges in Terminal 3 of the airport.
  • If you arrive late in the evening at the OR Tambo Airport (JNB), you can book a room in any of the hotels close to the airport, including the Southern Sun hotel located 0.5 miles and the Peermont Metcourt Suites found 1.1 miles from the airport. Both hotels offer a complimentary breakfast and a free airport shuttle service.
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*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

Top 5 airlines serving from Dubai to South Africa

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Dubai 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.
8,1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3258 reviews
8,2Entertainment
7,9Food
8,3Crew
8,1Boarding
8,0Comfort
Airline reviews

Ove the A380 planes. Comfortable seats. Served great Indian food and Masala Chai!

10,0 ExcellentBharat, Feb 2025DXB - BOM
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Ove the A380 planes. Comfortable seats. Served great Indian food and Masala Chai!

I would never have been able to make the transfer in time without asking for a wheelchair

Very uncomfortable aircraft. No free entertainment or drinks. Food okay. Won't fly with them again.

Comfort poor, little leg room, cabin temperature too hot. No free entertainment. No complementary drinks. Overal experience poor and would not travel with them again.

Boarding, seats, entertainment and service were all great. The food was great except for the fact that there were too many sweet items.

Very bad groud crew taking bags less than 7kg Bad food Old plane

Loved that I had an exit row seat, and there was no one else in the row! And again, I don' use on-line entertainment at all (I read or sleep) but I very much appreciate that I didn't hear anyone else's entertainment!

Delayed, Bad American style food (not tasty, horrible cheese for a flight to France). Incompetent cabin crew (I asked how to connect by cable my headphones and the flight attendant suggested me Bluetooth which is not available). Good space

Flight was pathetic, felt like a old plane was modified and brought in service. Didnt like the aircraft at all. Crew and services were good.but aircraft totally dissappointment.

Emirates is always a pleasure to travel on. From the spectacular First and Business Class configurations of your big A380 and 777, to the Bar Lounge to, of course, your impecable on board flight attendance and their iconic uniform, now also even available for young girls. All the destinations that Emirates offers makes it an airline of choice many a time.

Qatar Airways did a very good job. Flights were slightly delayed with boarding but pilots made up time by arrival. The food was OK, no better or worse than other airlines. Although it would be nice to have three meals during 16 hours flight instead of two.

My experience with Qatar airway was very unsatisfactory. They lost my child’s stroller and I was told they found it and will send it to the hotel which was a lie. I had to go back to the airport baggage claim and pick up myself after trying to contact them many times!. There was a lack professional and communication. I am very disappointed in Qatar airway and will not be recommending them to friends and family nor will I be flying with them in the future.

Did not like anything. Seats were crammed, leg space was minimal and food was terrible. This was the first time traveling overseas in American Airlines and was the worst experience ever. Have learned a lesson to never travel in American Airlines.

Qatar Airways in-flight first/business class service is superior to any US airline; excellent meals are served on short haul flights such as between DXB and DOH.

Was downgraded from business to economy due to a faulty seat in business class. However when I boarded the plane there were no less than 5 free business class seats. Will never fly Qatar Airways again

Boston to Doha was great but Doha to Dhaka was the worst experience.

Being a QR Platinum member traveling in business class, I expected the staff to be more courteous. Unfortunately, the lady staff was rude attending business class 1K side.

The rows of seats in economy class are seriously close to one another making eating and resting just about impossible - there is hardly any legroom. Anyone larger than average size would have an incredibly uncomfortable flight. I had to basically share my seat with the lady passenger next to me as she was too big to fit into her allotted seat.

Operated by American Airlines. Very chaotic and the crew was bit rough responding any enquiries. Restricted leg space.. Qatar would have been better

More facilities to transport to the gates......felt too much walking distance

Flight was on time Seats ( business class) are terrible- you keep on slipping down as it doesn’t lie flat Food service is like economy class. Meals ( still wrapped in plastic) are just dropped in front of you

On time flight; otherwise not impressed by the check- in- purchased business class and the aircraft was downgraded; no refund given for the difference. Told I could access the lounge due to the above and was questioned by the lounge check- in person who was not friendly

Flight was cancelled with no notification until I reached the check-in desk at the airport. I also got downgraded and they lost my luggage.

Very bad. Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

Very bad, Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

The flight SA227 on 2nd March Sao Paulo to Cape Town was delayed by 3 hours. All other flights leaving Sao Paulo left on time. We were told that we were waiting for push back and a routing from Air traffic control. I don't believe this, what was the real reason for the flight delay?

I think more immigration officers at Or Tambo- I spent 90 mins in a queue before I can assisted and most people missed their appointments and meetings

Not sure it was a basic airline so nothing much to like but what was annoying was they delayed so much we missed our connecting flight and we had to almost fight to be out on the next flight and also even get food

Everything the crew werr nice and helpful plus the food was good

First row in business class is terrible - no storage space with video screen folded down between seats. Entertainment system didn't show flight info...

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

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.

Needs improvement because some of the tvs and charging ports weren’t working

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

I liked nothing of Ethiopian airlines except the price of the fare.

I felt all of the food tasted the same. And we had five meals over the 16 hrs in the air.

The use of a domestic carrier without entertainment was disappointing and a let down

Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .

Like: It arrived, Dislike: Boarding was a separate corridor with no counter announcements at the passenger waiting area. Very dirty airplane and toilets, food options were terrible - everything even the vegetarian option was a curry spice. Many other passengers using the toilets would not lock the door and kept door partially open during use - flight attendants would not enforce or direct them to lock it and light turns on, no entertainment options at all, other passengers would be singing and not peaceful. Atrocious flight experience.

Like: Plane made it to the destination. Dislike: Food is terrible, no entertainment, very dirty airplane.

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.

They fed me at the right time the flight was smooth and the captain explain everything

Flying portion was fine. Below average comfort. We had 2 canceled flights and got stuck in 2 cities which took us 3 days to get home. Kenya hasn’t done anything or even reached out to us after complaining.

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Recent return flight deals

10/3Mon
1 stopKenya Airways
24h 15mDXB-JNB
13/3Thu
1 stopKenya Airways
29h 30mJNB-DXB
R8 374
10/3Mon
1 stopKenya Airways
19h 20mDXB-JNB
12/3Wed
1 stopKenya Airways
29h 30mJNB-DXB
R8 392
22/3Sat
1 stopEthiopian Air
16h 20mDXB-JNB
5/4Sat
1 stopEthiopian Air
11h 40mJNB-DXB
R8 797
23/4Wed
1 stopEthiopian Air
12h 45mDXB-JNB
27/4Sun
1 stopEthiopian Air
11h 40mJNB-DXB
R8 834
2/5Fri
1 stopQatar Airways
13h 30mDXB-CPT
21/5Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
19h 15mCPT-DXB
R11 355
9/5Fri
1 stopQatar Airways
23h 35mDXB-CPT
28/5Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
12h 25mCPT-DXB
R11 760
10/3Mon
directEmirates
8h 10mDXB-JNB
12/3Wed
directEmirates
8h 15mJNB-DXB
R13 582
11/3Tue
directEmirates
8h 10mDXB-JNB
13/3Thu
directEmirates
8h 20mJNB-DXB
R13 619
22/4Tue
directSouth African
8h 10mDXB-JNB
27/4Sun
directSouth African
8h 00mJNB-DXB
R15 477
10/7Thu
directSouth African
8h 10mDXB-JNB
16/8Sat
directSouth African
8h 20mJNB-DXB
R15 514

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25h 20mDXB-JNB
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R5 135
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8h 10mDXB-JNB
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R10 748
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R12 735
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3/3Mon
multi-stopKenya Airways
30h 00mDXB-JNB
16/3Sun
multi-stopKenya Airways
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R8 521
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3/3Mon
multi-stopQatar Airways
20h 35mJNB-DXB
R10 490
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16h 30mDXB-JNB
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multi-stopQatar Airways
16h 15mJNB-DXB
R12 202
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8h 15mDXB-JNB
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directEmirates
7h 55mJNB-DXB
R13 453
3/3Mon
directEmirates
8h 10mDXB-JNB
16/3Sun
directEmirates
7h 55mJNB-DXB
R14 097
3/3Mon
directSouth African
8h 25mDXB-JNB
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directSouth African
7h 55mJNB-DXB
R15 312
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directSouth African
8h 15mDXB-JNB
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directSouth African
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R15 588

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