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

Dubai
Dubai1 stopR5 379
Jeddah
Jeddah1 stopR8 548
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv1 stopR8 622
Doha
Doha1 stopR8 861
Medina
Medina2 stopsR15 604
Amman
Amman1 stopR11 367
Riyadh
Riyadh1 stopR13 098
Muscat
Muscat2 stopsR11 625
Beirut
Beirut1 stopR10 427
Kuwait City
Kuwait City1 stopR13 725

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Low season

August

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R4 993
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 9% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (7% more expensive on average)
Flight from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Dubai

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  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from South Africa to Middle East?

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

    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 South Africa to Middle East 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 South Africa to Middle East?

    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 South Africa to Middle East 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 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 Cape Town R14 405, from Johannesburg OR Tambo R18 403, from Durban R23 553
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be July and August. 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 3289 reviews
8,0Comfort
7,9Food
8,2Entertainment
8,1Boarding
8,3Crew
Airline reviews

The boarding process was smooth and the stewardesses were nice. Some delays with drinks at the end of the flight, but no issues.

8,0 ExcellentMatthew, Jan 2025ORD - DXB
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The boarding process was smooth and the stewardesses were nice. Some delays with drinks at the end of the flight, but no issues.

Comfort good. Service as usual poor. Cabin temperature as usual too cold, about 15 degrees

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!

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.

The service was excellent. We flew coach on this leg of our trip and it was still very pleasant.

Some Crew were distinguishably fake in their interactions with passengers.

The food options for children is limited The business class bed is not fully lie flat, and this is an uncomfortable sleep

Bad Cancel the flight Came back to work only 3 days after Horrible Won’t help with hotel while we stock Horrible Don’t fly with them

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.

Better entertainment; the lack of it made the very long flight even longer

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...

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.

The Qatar Airways staff pre-boarding and also on the flight from Dallas to Doha were incredibly mediocre and arrogant. Consider retraining these individuals Other flights were ok.

Worst air experience in whole life . Boarding and checking was hassle as they did 3 times. Crew team was clueless about passengers need. Despite of passengers raising hand , they were resetting the program

Our male flight attendant was top notch - wish I could remember his name. Boarding is never fun when I have to ride the shuttle to the middle of the tarmac and pull my carry on bags up the stairs to my seat. My knees are banged up and my shoulders give me pain, so the flight started off poorly. The seat leg rests don’t recline completely so that makes is difficult if not dangerous to get in and out of the middle seats. The entertainment system touch screens prevented one from seeing the options. They are old and the software needs to be updated. I was on six planes in the last two weeks and able to see the flight progress without any stress. Couldn’t watch anything else. I do like Qatar Airways, just not a fan of a few things.

Seat experience average as they use old 777 for must flights despite full load. Qr fares are higher than other airlines for same routes so they should at least upgrade the planes . Food is average and same dishes for months on most routes I travelled at least - the Arabian rice dish “Maqboos” on every flight for months - I am sure there are other food Arabian dishes ?? It’s become boring ! Crew is always good which makes up for these things but hey confirm us what we need

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

Delayed my flights and no communication. We end up spending 6 hrs in Doha. No food or any concern from the airline. Terrible

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

Noice cancelling headphones would be better since it’s a crowded plane And kids behaviors are unavoidable

Fly Qatar Airways is always amazing. Their service and care for details is really very good.

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.

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!

It was very bad experience with Ethiopian airlines . The flight was delayed in both ways . On the way coming back one of the crews dropped hot coffee on my whole body and other crew dropped used dirty glasses on top of me . The same crew that dropped hot coffee on me hit me with the food trolley on my knee while I was sleeping . I couldn’t sit properly due to the pain on my knee caused by those irresponsible crews . Very unprofessional airlines

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

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.

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.

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

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Recent return flight deals

16/6lun.
1 stopEthiopian Air
16h 35mJNB-DXB
22/6dim.
1 stopEthiopian Air
12h 45mDXB-JNB
R5 379
5/3mer.
1 stopRwandAir
13h 40mJNB-DXB
27/5mar.
1 stopRwandAir
14h 30mDXB-JNB
R7 830
5/3mer.
1 stopQatar Airways
12h 30mJNB-DXB
28/5mer.
1 stopQatar Airways
12h 20mDXB-JNB
R8 161
9/3dim.
1 stopQatar Airways
12h 30mJNB-DXB
13/3jeu.
1 stopQatar Airways
12h 15mDXB-JNB
R8 382
9/3dim.
directEmirates
7h 55mJNB-DXB
13/3jeu.
directEmirates
8h 15mDXB-JNB
R10 482
17/3lun.
1 stopKenya Airways
21h 15mJNB-DXB
24/3lun.
1 stopKenya Airways
16h 00mDXB-JNB
R10 740
25/3mar.
1 stopKenya Airways
21h 15mJNB-DXB
29/4mar.
1 stopKenya Airways
25h 20mDXB-JNB
R10 759
15/3sam.
directEmirates
8h 15mDUR-DXB
22/3sam.
directEmirates
8h 30mDXB-DUR
R11 054
13/3jeu.
directSouth African
8h 15mDUR-DXB
10/4jeu.
directSouth African
8h 20mDXB-DUR
R14 425
8/8ven.
directSouth African
8h 20mDUR-DXB
15/8ven.
directSouth African
8h 20mDXB-DUR
R14 812

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10/3lun.
1 stopQatar Airways
12h 30mJNB-DXB
R4 993
26/5lun.
1 stopQatar Airways
18h 20mJNB-DXB
R5 011
5/4sam.
1 stopRwandAir
13h 40mJNB-DXB
R6 245
24/3lun.
1 stopEthiopian Air
11h 05mJNB-JED
R6 614
22/3sam.
1 stopEthiopian Air
11h 05mJNB-JED
R6 927
10/3lun.
directEmirates
7h 55mJNB-DXB
R7 885
28/2ven.
1 stopEmirates
27h 05mJNB-JED
R7 959
4/4ven.
1 stopRwandAir
27h 20mJNB-DXB
R8 069
28/2ven.
directSouth African
7h 55mJNB-DXB
R8 327
17/3lun.
directSouth African
7h 55mJNB-DXB
R8 401

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23/2dim.
multi-stopRwandAir
13h 40mJNB-DXB
1/3sam.
multi-stopRwandAir
14h 30mDXB-JNB
R7 830
23/2dim.
multi-stopRwandAir
13h 40mJNB-DXB
1/3sam.
multi-stopRwandAir
14h 30mDXB-JNB
R7 922
21/2ven.
multi-stopQatar Airways
20h 35mJNB-DXB
25/2mar.
multi-stopQatar Airways
18h 05mDXB-JNB
R8 382
20/2jeu.
multi-stopEthiopian Air
10h 20mJNB-DXB
26/2mer.
multi-stopEthiopian Air
16h 20mDXB-JNB
R8 419
21/2ven.
multi-stopEthiopian Air
10h 20mJNB-DXB
24/2lun.
multi-stopEthiopian Air
17h 35mDXB-JNB
R8 714
22/2sam.
directEmirates
8h 15mDUR-DXB
28/2ven.
directEmirates
8h 30mDXB-DUR
R12 067
22/2sam.
directQatar Airways
8h 25mJNB-DOH
24/2lun.
directQatar Airways
8h 20mDOH-JNB
R12 269
20/2jeu.
directEmirates
7h 55mJNB-DXB
26/2mer.
directEmirates
8h 25mDXB-JNB
R12 877
20/2jeu.
directSouth African
7h 55mJNB-DXB
26/2mer.
directSouth African
8h 25mDXB-JNB
R14 222
24/2lun.
directSouth African
7h 55mJNB-DXB
27/2jeu.
directSouth African
8h 25mDXB-JNB
R14 517

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