R9 261 Find Cheap Flights from Scotland 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 Scotland to South Africa.

KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Scotland 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 Scotland 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 Scotland to South Africa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

There are 19 airports in South Africa. The busiest airport is OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg (JNB), with 54% of all flights arriving there.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to South Africa is Wednesday when return tickets can be as cheap as R15 703. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, when return prices are R21 659 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost R925 on average. Morning departures are around 12% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R1 046.

The cheapest month for flights from Scotland to South Africa is October, when tickets cost R16 520 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is R30 656 and R24 270 respectively.

To get a below-average price on the flight from Scotland to South Africa, you should book around 6 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 weeks before departure.

An average direct flight from Scotland to South Africa takes 20h 27m, covering a distance of 16247 km. The shortest route is Inverness (INV) to Cape Town (CPT) with an average flight time of 13h 45m.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Cape Town (77% of total searches to South Africa). The next most popular destinations are Durban (17%) and Port Elizabeth (6%).