R11 758 Find Cheap Flights from Illinois 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 Illinois to South Africa.

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

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 Illinois to South Africa with an airline and back with another airline.

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

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to South Africa is Wednesday when return tickets can be as cheap as R19 367. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, when return prices are R30 570 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost R1 128 on average. Morning departures are around 20% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R1 543.

The cheapest month for flights from Illinois to South Africa is March, when tickets cost R18 917 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is R32 654 and R28 482 respectively.

To get a below-average price on the flight from Illinois to South Africa, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

An average direct flight from Illinois to South Africa takes 30h 28m, covering a distance of 22602 km. The shortest route is Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) with an average flight time of 19h 50m.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Cape Town (84% of total searches to South Africa). The next most popular destinations are Durban (11%) and Port Elizabeth (3%). Searches for flights to Hoedspruit (2%) and to Polokwane (1%) are also popular.