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

Dubai
Dubai1 stopR7 603
Jeddah
Jeddah1 stopR8 634
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv1 stopR8 902
Doha
Doha1 stopR8 959
Medina
Medina2 stopsR13 162
Riyadh
Riyadh1 stopR16 008
Amman
Amman1 stopR10 258
Muscat
Muscat1 stopR9 800
Beirut
Beirut1 stopR10 659
Kuwait City
Kuwait City1 stopR10 315

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Low season

August

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R5 119
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 7% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (6% more expensive on average)
Flight from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Dubai

FAQs - booking Middle East flights

  • How long is the flight to Middle East?

    An average direct flight from South Africa to Middle East takes 16h 12m, covering a distance of 10575 km. The most popular route is Johannesburg - Dubai with an average flight time of 8h 00m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Middle East?

    The cheapest ticket to Middle East from South Africa found in the last 72 hours was R4 676 one-way, and R8 290 round-trip. The most popular route is Johannesburg OR Tambo to Dubai Intl and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R8 577.

  • Which airlines fly to Middle East?

    Emirates, South African & Alaska Airlines fly the most frequently from South Africa to Middle East.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Middle East?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Dubai (62% of total searches to Middle East). The next most popular destinations are Jeddah (17%) and Tel Aviv (6%). Searches for flights to Medina (4%), to Abu Dhabi (3%) and to Doha (3%) are also popular.

  • How does KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy?

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

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Middle East

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Middle East? 25% of our users found return tickets to Middle East for the following prices or less: From Johannesburg OR Tambo R20 124, from Cape Town R27 283, from Durban R33 587
  • 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 South Africa is February.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Middle East flight deals.
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Top 5 airlines flying to Middle East

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from South Africa to Middle East? 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 3345 reviews
8,1Boarding
7,9Food
8,3Crew
8,0Comfort
8,2Entertainment
Airline reviews

On this flight, about the last 2 hours the captain kept the cabin too hot. It appeared like the ac was off.

8,0 ExcellentDiane, Nov 2024KUL - DXB
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On this flight, about the last 2 hours the captain kept the cabin too hot. It appeared like the ac was off.

The food was amazing on our flight. So many options for movies and shows to stay entertained for 12 hours.

Okish. But for £550 , I’d have preferred a better experience

More leg room or a bed hahaha but in all was one of the best flys I been on

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

Seats are not as easy to move as you would hope in premium econo Y

Emirates is good airlines. But there plane seats were very small and congested. Need to little good and big seats in economy class.

On the DXB to IAD flight, missed the snack between the meals again...

No Vegetarian options onboard, made to wait for a long time for boarding

We did not fly and our agent has been uncilling and uncooperative to help us rebook flight. We will never use Kayak ever again to book our flights, and we will let our network of friends know that using Kayak is equal to losing $$$$$.

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...

The only thing that could have been better, is that the food trays get left way to long after a meal. We had a snack 8 hrs into the trip, and they left us with the boxes and cups for way too long. It is not fun being trapped in your seat unnecessarily

Moved seats, didn't accommodate requests to change seats even though other seats were available.

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.

Do I need to repeat my complaints about my lost carry on bag?

Being a platinum member, no attention given. No towel or tissue provided.

Between Air India and Qatar my luggage was lost for three days. I eventually found my own luggage location using the Apple Air Tag. Air India used a paper form to report my lost luggage. I could never get past getting past luggage personnel with my report number before they would hang up on me. Only after them specifically telling Air India at Chandigarh airport where my luggage was located which was right under their noses did they react. After three days I finally received my luggage. The Air India luggage folks didn’t seem proactive in finding the luggage’s rightful owner.

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

It was a long flight but overall a good one. The one thing that I would comment on is that there is a real problem with disposable plastic products when it comes to the meal service. It would be great for Qatar Airways to find ways to make its meal service more circular and reduce the immense amount of waste.

they give hard time at checking, they not allow computer bag or purse

Wore experience due to delay and took me 3 days to reach my destination.

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.

My experience was great. The flight attendants were very helpful and nice, and the food was very good.

Very bad experience flight was over 5 hours delayed 😑 not a chance to be put on another flight we had to stay at the hotel we lost 2 days on our vacation. Never again I will fligh with Ethiopian airlines.

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

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

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

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.

Flight was delayed resulting in a series of unfortunate events. I ran the airport as people were yelling my flight anyone who can’t run wouldn’t have made it! Then the luggage is missing. Good company, execution needs fine tuning.

Pleasant, relaxed flight. I had 2 seats to myself, which was a bonus. I couldn't find a flight tracker ap so I could know where we were but that's a minor complaint. On the plus side, the passenger announcements did not come through my earphones but were on main speakers only. That was a nice touch.

Flight delayed by 3 hours 45 mins and no explanation given or apology. Rebooked on a flight departing to final destination 48 hrs later and baggage not delivered.

My outbound flight was grounded in Lusaka so we never made it to Paris. DO NOT fly this airline you will be stranded and your plans will be completely disrupted

Inflight entertainment with electronic charging stations can help during a long flight.

The flight was delayed with no notice. No inflight entertainment. Communication is vital in any business.

Poor communication: Flight come directly to kigali , didn’t come via mumbasa. Favouring to Rwandan passenger to move from economic to bussiness class after flight depart. Where they don’t asked other older passenger who need more comfort. Rude staff : chekin airport at Mumbai. Talking in local language (marathi) while serving and no sorry no thank you attitude.

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Recent return flight deals

27/2Thu
1 stopRwandAir
13h 40mJNB-DXB
5/3Wed
1 stopRwandAir
14h 30mDXB-JNB
R7 603
31/1Fri
1 stopRwandAir
13h 40mJNB-DXB
5/2Wed
1 stopRwandAir
14h 30mDXB-JNB
R7 737
27/1Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
12h 30mJNB-DXB
30/1Thu
1 stopQatar Airways
12h 15mDXB-JNB
R8 367
28/2Fri
1 stopQatar Airways
17h 55mJNB-SHJ
7/3Fri
1 stopQatar Airways
18h 25mSHJ-JNB
R8 386
27/1Mon
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 25mJNB-JED
2/2Sun
1 stopEthiopian Air
12h 25mJED-JNB
R8 634
13/2Thu
1 stopEthiopian Air
13h 30mJNB-JED
19/2Wed
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 50mJED-JNB
R8 653
28/1Tue
directEmirates
7h 55mJNB-DXB
3/2Mon
directEmirates
8h 10mDXB-JNB
R11 500
11/2Tue
directEmirates
8h 20mJNB-DXB
17/2Mon
directEmirates
8h 15mDXB-JNB
R11 614
12/2Wed
directSouth African
8h 15mDUR-DXB
15/2Sat
directSouth African
8h 30mDXB-DUR
R14 881
31/1Fri
1 stopSouth African
12h 40mDUR-DXB
1/2Sat
directSouth African
8h 30mDXB-DUR
R15 034

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28/1Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
12h 30mJNB-DXB
R5 119
26/1Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
19h 00mJNB-DXB
R5 311
6/2Thu
1 stopRwandAir
13h 40mJNB-DXB
R5 884
14/2Fri
1 stopRwandAir
13h 40mJNB-DXB
R5 922
17/2Mon
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 25mJNB-JED
R6 686
23/1Thu
1 stopEthiopian Air
10h 30mJNB-DOH
R6 820
26/1Sun
directEmirates
8h 15mJNB-DXB
R8 080
8/5Thu
directEmirates
8h 20mJNB-DXB
R8 348
14/2Fri
directSouth African
8h 15mJNB-DXB
R8 482
31/1Fri
directSouth African
8h 15mJNB-DXB
R8 634

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16/1Thu
multi-stopEthiopian Air
11h 35mJNB-DXB
22/1Wed
multi-stopEthiopian Air
12h 45mDXB-JNB
R8 673
16/1Thu
multi-stopEthiopian Air
14h 45mJNB-DXB
21/1Tue
multi-stopEthiopian Air
17h 35mDXB-JNB
R8 692
18/1Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
10h 20mJNB-DXB
10/2Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
12h 45mDXB-JNB
R8 806
19/1Sun
multi-stopRwandAir
27h 20mJNB-DXB
26/1Sun
multi-stopRwandAir
16h 20mDXB-JNB
R10 430
16/1Thu
directEmirates
8h 20mJNB-DXB
23/1Thu
directEmirates
8h 25mDXB-JNB
R11 500
19/1Sun
directEmirates
8h 15mDUR-DXB
26/1Sun
directEmirates
8h 30mDXB-DUR
R12 531
19/1Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
13h 55mDUR-DXB
26/1Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
23h 10mDXB-DUR
R13 238
19/1Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
12h 15mJNB-SHJ
23/1Thu
multi-stopQatar Airways
13h 55mSHJ-JNB
R14 633
16/1Thu
directSouth African
7h 55mJNB-DXB
22/1Wed
directSouth African
8h 25mDXB-JNB
R14 690
16/1Thu
directSouth African
7h 55mJNB-DXB
21/1Tue
directSouth African
8h 15mDXB-JNB
R14 747

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