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

Cape Town
Cape Town1 stopR13 990

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Low season

October

High season

August

Cheapest flight

R7 853
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 39% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 23% lower on average.
Flight from Istanbul Airport to Johannesburg

FAQs - booking South Africa flights

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

    Flights to Johannesburg9h 47m
  • What is the cheapest flight to South Africa from Istanbul?

    The cheapest ticket to South Africa from Istanbul found in the last 72 hours was R7 853 one-way, and R9 364 round-trip. The most popular route is from Istanbul to Johannesburg OR Tambo, and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R7 853.

  • Which airlines fly to South Africa?

    Turkish Airlines flies most frequently to Johannesburg OR Tambo from Istanbul.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Istanbul Airport 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 Istanbul Airport 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 Istanbul Airport 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 Istanbul Airport 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 Istanbul Airport 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 Istanbul Airport to the following destinations at these prices or less: Johannesburg R12 769 one-way - R14 489 round-trip
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be September, October and November. The cheapest month to fly from Istanbul is May.
  • Morning departure is around 30% cheaper than an evening flight, on average*.
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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 Istanbul to South Africa

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Istanbul 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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3237 reviews
8,2Entertainment
8,0Comfort
8,3Crew
7,8Food
8,1Boarding
Airline reviews

Excellent comfort and entertainment. Service poor..Food average with little choice.

8,0 ExcellentRoy, Jan 2025LGW - DXB
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Excellent comfort and entertainment. Service poor..Food average with little choice.

The plane was clean and well maintained the crew members were professionals and friendly and the food was good

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

Poor flight aircraft very old Crew was friendly 1 person though

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

Amazing and great experience, crew was available and took great care of my parents. Food was nice and so was the service. Aircraft from Dubai to Mumbai was not so great and was a big showdown of the aircraft service

The entire crew went above and beyond. This was our first flight with our 3 month old, and they were accommodating and friendly. The crew is attentive and marks a HIGE difference to the regular runs with Avianca and LATAM.

Nothing, all that I know is that I will never travel with Emirates again Qatar is were I belong. You guys should send someone over to experience what true acomadation is, Emirates has the worst food that I ever eat on any airline ,even jetblue has better food and snacks that curry Indian garbage you guys serve just make people sick.

They were very pleasant and helpful. My husband and I were sitted apart. We asked if we could be seated together were told flight ws fuly booked but would try. After a while they were able to make it work we got seats together. Their food is good and attendents are very friendly/helpful.

Fresh energetic and friendly crew, great food, brand new plane and non stop entertainment

Well organized boarding, efficient and on time. Nice crew on the plane. Thank you!

The food is not good and also if you ask crew to bring something they say ok I will bring but you will never get it. Please they should listen good to passengers

No difference between US airline and Qatar. Both cramp as many people. The airline seems to change planes without notice choice is seating when making reservations online doesn’t match the plane a passenger is on. Especially paying extra. Nothing special No different than US carriers.

riding in first class, you don't expect every time you order your dinner or breakfast that the first thing the stewardess says is Let me see if we have any left. Also, the food selection was not great: 3 of 4 entrees had mushrooms and I dont eat mushrooms, the 4th item was 'let me see if we have any left' and this was within 30 mins of entering the flight! Same experience level, it didn't feel first class this round.

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

The overall flight experience between Doha and Kolkata was satisfactory. The staff onboard were notably engaged, responsive, and enthusiastic, providing a level of service that stood out, especially when compared to the less attentive crew on the earlier leg from Heathrow to Doha. Their eagerness to assist made the journey more pleasant. Additionally, the time spent at the Silver Lounge in Doha contributed positively to the experience. The lounge offered a comfortable and relaxing environment, with adequate amenities and attentive staff. Overall, both the flight and the lounge experience in Doha met expectations, making for a smooth and satisfactory travel experience.

Do not overbook flights and kick out confirmed ticketed passengers :-(

Staff was very friendly. There is no on board entertainment, but it’s such a short flight that it doesn’t matter. We also got a meal which was nice and unexpected due to the length of the flight.

I had first class service from them. A little late taking off, but no major problem

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

Flight was delayed due to slow boarding process by etihad. Update food options and movies as well.

Extremely bad food, they never gave our bags in time, the online check-in did not let us check in because we had Indian OCI not sure why we were given the option to check in then, because we couldn’t check in online we had to go in person and we were not able to change our seats and sit with our family

Should have had business class line in immigration. Food quality suboptimal

Used to Etihad employees are very rude and unprofessional but now better than before over all is okay now

we were delayed from Athens to Abu Dhabi by an hour and a half, so I had trouble connecting the flight from there to Bali. It could have been done had they waited even 15 mins. There was another lady who was in the same boat. By the time we were half way across the terminal, they have actually already issued different flights for us to go Jakarta then to Bali. Not to mention the inconvenience of waiting over 4 hrs at the airport and the subsequent inconvenience, we did not arrive to Bali till after 800pm the next day, which means I paid for the hotel for nothing when I could have been there before noon the next day! There was little explanation. It was just as well I needed some assistance getting around, otherwise the 2 of us would have been completely lost! Not going to fly with them again!

Likes: on time departure, new plane Didn’t like:very poor quality food, very limited entertainment.no amenity kit etc.

The flight take time was changed 23 times. The system kept sending messages it will be earlier at 4am and eventually the flight was at 9am I didn’t sleep all night because of that

The seat was like there is no leg space....there were no proper option for food in the airline. It seemed like the airline was at brink of bankruptcy. The crew was helpful except for a few.

Boarding catastrophic let alone have to claimb the plain rather than using jetway. 5.5 hr delay leaving had to do stop in Lgw for a new crew which further compounded the delay. Connecting flight would not wait and had to pend a night in a hotel. Curiously my seat would not go full flat.

The flight was delayed which cause me to miss my connecting flight in AbuDhsbi airport.

Not worth pay business class and get service economy class

In this long haul flight, flight attendants never stopped moving and giving excellent service. Very impressive. Very comfortable seats and excellent food

In sharp contrast to the modern glitzy airport, boarding facilities were primitive. Passengers had to board buses and walk up steep stairs in bitter cold with carry-on baggages. I found no reason why aerobridge was not provided.

A fairly standard 2/2 configuration. Boeing 787-9 is modern but the amenities chosen by Turkish for their seats are slightly limited - no in-seat charging, for example. Otherwise, a good flight.

Make sure to request a vegetarian meal in advance. They printed out menus for all passengers with the options but by the time they were halfway through (for breakfast and dinner), the vegetarian options were already all taken.

Service and food were decent, seats are a bit too narrow. Leg room is normal. Bathroom should be cleaned more frequently. WiFi is cumbersome and should be simplified.

they have cancell the flight with no reasons, My parents were in the cold weather in the airport for 24 hours they did not give any hotel and food. I hate Turkish Airline, this is our last time that we ha ve chosen Turkish Airline.

Same as before boarding process and lack of crew experience in the process

Turkish Airlines is amazing. I have a problem with the ticket I purchased through the kayak website. I have filed a complaint related to the fact that I was contacted by phone on the day I purchased the ticket and told that the amount that the ticket had been advertised for was not accurate and that I had to pay more. This is totally fraudulent. I will look into addressing this further tomorrow and will never ever use kayak again.

Bad service and food was not good. Give very less food.

For Vegetarian Food was very poor. Though we had opted for Asian Vegetarian Food they didn’t serve but only what was available was served. We were offered Smoked Salmon!

The plane was overbooked and the crew was very rude. My luggage was never put on the plane. I got to NY and waited 2 hours just to find out that my luggage was left.

The flight delayef for over 2 hours so my route was changed leading to arriving to my destination without my luggage

The ailine departed and arrived late foe every leg of the trip, causing myself and my travel companions to miss every connecting flight. It was very unorganized given theat there was a lot of miscommunication. The flights offered are unrealistic and when you call they assure you that the plane waits for you. I missed an. entire day of my vacation and any entire day of rest back home because of the airline. I do not plan to support the airline again. Thank you

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

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.

There where no ear phones provided and the food needs to improve.

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Recent return flight deals

10/6Tue
1 stopEtihad Airways
18h 55mIST-JNB
30/8Sat
1 stopEtihad Airways
19h 20mJNB-IST
R9 364
10/6Tue
1 stopEtihad Airways
18h 55mIST-JNB
31/8Sun
1 stopEtihad Airways
26h 15mJNB-IST
R9 550
16/3Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
23h 50mIST-JNB
23/3Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
22h 00mJNB-IST
R10 856
10/4Thu
1 stopEthiopian Air
20h 55mIST-JNB
19/4Sat
1 stopEthiopian Air
11h 50mJNB-IST
R12 330
17/4Thu
1 stopEthiopian Air
20h 55mIST-JNB
24/4Thu
1 stopEthiopian Air
11h 50mJNB-IST
R12 572
14/3Fri
1 stopQatar Airways
20h 25mIST-JNB
30/3Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
33h 25mJNB-IST
R13 971
2/4Wed
1 stopEmirates
26h 25mIST-JNB
9/4Wed
1 stopEmirates
25h 50mJNB-IST
R14 531
13/3Thu
directTurkish Airlines
9h 55mIST-JNB
30/3Sun
directTurkish Airlines
9h 45mJNB-IST
R14 736
13/3Thu
directTurkish Airlines
9h 55mIST-JNB
30/3Sun
directTurkish Airlines
9h 45mJNB-IST
R14 773
13/3Thu
1 stopEmirates
20h 00mIST-JNB
30/3Sun
1 stopEmirates
27h 30mJNB-IST
R15 128

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10/3Mon
3 stops
32h 40mIST-JNB
R7 853
11/3Tue
2 stops
24h 35mIST-JNB
R8 021
27/8Wed
directTurkish Airlines
11h 05mIST-CPT
R9 177
11/5Sun
directTurkish Airlines
11h 05mIST-CPT
R9 271
11/3Tue
1 stopEtihad Airways
26h 00mIST-JNB
R9 364
1/7Tue
1 stopEtihad Airways
18h 55mIST-JNB
R9 438
16/4Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
21h 05mIST-JNB
R9 476
2/7Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
21h 05mIST-JNB
R9 606
8/4Tue
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 35mIST-CPT
R9 793
18/3Tue
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 40mIST-CPT
R9 812

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4/3Tue
multi-stop
24h 50mIST-CPT
20/3Thu
multi-stop
33h 10mCPT-IST
R16 210
4/3Tue
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16h 45mIST-CPT
20/3Thu
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22h 10mCPT-IST
R19 119
4/3Tue
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20/3Thu
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R20 239
4/3Tue
multi-stopEthiopian Air
31h 10mIST-CPT
20/3Thu
multi-stopEthiopian Air
36h 00mCPT-IST
R20 892
4/3Tue
multi-stopEmirates
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20/3Thu
multi-stopEmirates
27h 50mCPT-IST
R23 578
4/3Tue
multi-stopBritish Airways
29h 35mIST-CPT
20/3Thu
multi-stopBritish Airways
29h 25mCPT-IST
R24 286

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