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Find cheap flights to Portugal from R6 278

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from South Africa to Portugal departing on 22/9. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Lisbon
Lisbon2 stopsR10 940
Funchal
Funchal2 stopsR17 589
Porto
Porto1 stopR12 295
Faro
Faro2 stopsR21 248

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February

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R6 278
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Flight from Johannesburg to Lisbon

FAQs - booking Portugal flights

  • How long is the flight to Portugal?

    An average direct flight from South Africa to Portugal takes 22h 10m, covering a distance of 13659 km. The most popular route is Cape Town - Lisbon with an average flight time of 16h 40m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Portugal?

    The cheapest ticket to Portugal from South Africa found in the last 72 hours was R11 367. The most popular route is from Cape Town to Lisbon and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R11 497.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Portugal?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Lisbon (65% of total searches to Portugal). The next most popular destinations are Funchal (16%) and Porto (14%).Searches for flights to Faro (3%) and to Ponta Delgada (1%) are also popular.

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Top 5 airlines flying to Portugal

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from South Africa to Portugal? 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.
8,1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3988 reviews
8,2Boarding
8,1Comfort
8,3Entertainment
7,9Food
8,3Crew
Airline reviews

On the Dubai-Gatwick flight the only meal options were Beef or Chicken. No vegetarian option. This was a surprise. I would usually order in advance but did not this time. Would have been good to know that a vegetarian meal is not available as a standard meal. Thankfully it was just me travelling, but if I’d had my kids with me that would have been a big problem for us.

6,0 GoodKannan, Apr 2024MAA - DXB
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On the Dubai-Gatwick flight the only meal options were Beef or Chicken. No vegetarian option. This was a surprise. I would usually order in advance but did not this time. Would have been good to know that a vegetarian meal is not available as a standard meal. Thankfully it was just me travelling, but if I’d had my kids with me that would have been a big problem for us.

The experience was not as pleasant returning as leaving. Went through clearance twice, crew was not as customer focused.

The individual attention the crew gives to passengers is commendable and I find them positively helpful.

CREW manager was rude and nasty Crew was not friendly either and had discriminatory attitude.

We had a connecting flight which is got delayed they didn’t transfer me to another flight and up I have to by 3 new tickets and I have to pay extra luggage fees cost me rs 100000

Overall experience was bad , one does not expect after travelling for 14 hrs in Boing 777-300 ER to be pushed in to a craft with a extermly poor seating pitch, no room for hand baggage in the luggege bins and extermly poor service quality. This patch made my overall expereince mediocre and would definetly look for better choices when flying in or out of Delhi in future.

There was a smell front the washroom on flight. There could have been efforts to ensure better sanitation/air circulation once used severally.

Premium economy on Emirate A380 is simply the best non-business class product. In fact its probably better than many business class if the seat isnt lying flat. The food and service is close to perfect!

My parents travelled through emirates for the first time. They were happy with the service provided and the travel.

Excellent food and beverage Excellent cabin crew Live tv could be better

The food from Lagos to Amsterdam was was very poor compared to AMS-YYZ

The flight was again delayed for more then 2 hours with some lousy explanation regarding the reason of the delay. Although the flight was delayed for more than 2 hours, no refreshments were offered (according to EU regulations). Last 4 flights on KLM - always at least 2 hrs late. So be prepared that you cannot plan anything with KLM.

The flight was delayed for 2 hrs. Because they didn’t have a crew to fly. And it is not a first time for klm to do that. Last time they cancelled my filght and rebooked me 3 days later. Not reliable airline

We left one hour late because of technical difficulties. The economy comfort seats are great for the price. The crew was mediocre, they do not provide a pleasant experience, they just deliver food and drinks and give orders, not very amicable, no service and hospitality focus.

Booked connecting flights with KlM. My serving flight was the furthest part of the airport. On arrival in Zurich. My two cases arrived but only one carry on belong to my son. His three suitcase didn't arrive. After enquiring we discovered they were still in Amsterdam. We landed at 11.12. We eventually left the airport just after one.

no issues at all... Kudos to the food. This time was really really good

One of the vstewardeses wanted to bump me of the plane for absolutely nothing. There is CCTV in the plane ans everything can be verified. Very disappointing , you all will see, o other 5 years and the passangers who does not smile to flight attendent will be bumped off...

The flight itself it was great nice food the crew were very nice and helpful, Checking in from Birmingham wasn't great long queues for bag dropped, And I had my hand luggage case taken away from me even though I requested to have it with me as I had breakables items. I was told I can not because of the length of the flight with no explanation at all no options was given for me to take my fragile items out of my case it was taken away with hold buggage I find the staff member who was checking me in very unpleasant !! Can we please be advise if the rules have changed about the the carry on hand luggage it will be easier to be advise on booking your tickect if we not allowed to take the hand luggage with me. Overall I had a good flight .

The food quality is poor. The staff are very friendly and accommodating. The entertainment program was limited. I experienced a delay of 30 minutes due to two issues. Passenger luggage had to be removed and there was a technical issue with the stairs not detaching from the aircraft. The pilot managed to compensate and we arrived only 15 minutes later. The luggage at Dubai airport was very slow. I waited over an hour.

One of their staff was so rude with discriminative. Such a reputed airline shouldn't hire such kind of arrogant attendants.

I guess just the food, but besides, amazing experience flying with swiss

The Zurich airport is a disaster with to small trains running between the terminals, the trains was overfilled (not good in Corona times). It was no directions in the airport with proper lines so you did not know if you ere standing in the right line. They checked your passport 3 times in the airport = a lot of standing in line. Service on the plane could be a lot better, The cabin crew could have offer more to drink (water, coffee, tea), the food sucked.

They went out of their way. It was very clean and friendly.

Wheelchair was the excellent service. I didn’t have any food or used entertainment. Overall for my trip experience was excellent. Thank you very much and keep up good work. Best regards

Not exceptional but all good. Business class seats are like the domestic Mint class on Jet Blue. Comfortable but not exceptional. Food is good but not superb. Flight attendants were better on India leg than Miami to Zurich. All India staff was more professional and service oriented. Very polite and service with a smile.

The flight was canceled so it’s stupid to send me this now !!!!!

Pros: "Swiss doesn't"t always have comfortable planes but this one was super comfortable"
Cons: "Flight was completely full and certain passengers were belligerent about wearing face masks. The cabin crew did not enforce mask wearing, stating “we are not the police”"
Pros: "Nothing. There was no flight. The flight was cancelled and you did not notify us. We found it out ourselves by accident. We tried to contact you guys but we could not call or anything other. You guys suck"
Cons: "Notify your customers when the flight is cancelled. Thats the least you can do. Very unprofessional"
Pros: "Not one thing about my experience."
Cons: "The alertness of the staff, the boarding process, the knowledge of the staff. Not breaking my luggage!"

The flight was on time and the crew very professional. Everything went as expected and I will use BA again for this trip.

I've done hundreds of flights in my life, and this flight was one of the best I've ever taken, From beginning to end, everything went smoothly, professionally, and with a smile and friendly attitude from all employees I interacted with. The food was delicious (and free), as were the drinks. There was just a genial and effective way in the way that British Airways organized the flight -that reminded of days in the 70's, 80's, and 90's, when flying was a fun, and exciting adventure. I enjoyed and had confidence in the abilities of the flight crew, I'll be flying British Airways several more times this summer. Thank you so much for the great experience! Cheryl Olso

Annoying customer pushing my seat did not make this pleasant.

I asleep by the gate and actually didn't get to the airplane.

When bussing people to/from the gate, don't pack everyone in like a can of sardines and don't send the bus on its way if the plane isn't ready. Waited for about 40 minutes packed in this bus...both ways!

Boarding process needs to be improved. Business class passengers were told to stand in the economy line and vice versa.

Economy seating has been dumbed diwn so far that it is uncomfortable for an average adult. Too small, too cramped, no room to move, and hard as a rock.

No food as per my diet restrictions even after advance request and delayed baggage without any notifications

It was below average experience overall. They did not have my food choice which was selected a month ago for 8+ hour flight. After landing I waited to collect my bag but my bag did not come and I wasn’t told it was delayed or lost. I had to find someone to help me to locate it and it was sent through next flight. Overall I would say at wasn’t very good experience

Lounge access restricted due to capacity. Boarding long and free for all. Good crew service Food awful.

Short lay-overs and total flight times. Everything else could have been better.

Pros: "Leg space was great and bathrooms were wider than usual."
Cons: "The entertainment center was falling, the touch screen was not working well, and the movies were all very outdated. There was no USB charger."
Pros: "Punctuality of the flight and the pilots did an amazing job"
Cons: "There was not in flight entertainment few broken handsets, broken seats"
Cons: "Old plane with no entertainment. The flight was schedule for 7:10pm then changed to 8:20pm then changed again to 11:50pm."

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5/6Wed
2 stopsKenya Airways
25h 55mJNB-LIS
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2 stopsKenya Airways
27h 10mLIS-JNB
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20/5Mon
2 stopsKenya Airways
35h 15mJNB-LIS
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28h 30mLIS-JNB
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30/10Wed
2 stopsSWISS
29h 15mCPT-LIS
26/11Tue
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31h 25mLIS-CPT
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13/6Thu
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14h 00mLIS-CPT
R11 812
20/5Mon
1 stopTAAG
15h 30mJNB-LIS
5/6Wed
1 stopTAAG
14h 40mLIS-JNB
R11 868
30/10Wed
2 stopsSWISS
29h 15mCPT-LIS
26/11Tue
2 stopsSWISS
30h 30mLIS-CPT
R12 314
22/7Mon
1 stopEmirates
31h 15mJNB-LIS
31/8Sat
1 stopEmirates
29h 35mLIS-JNB
R14 171
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14/8Wed
1 stopEmirates
18h 35mLIS-CPT
R15 416
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1 stopBritish Airways
19h 00mJNB-FNC
1/8Thu
1 stopBritish Airways
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16h 05mFNC-JNB
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R12 945
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multi-stopKenya Airways
33h 50mLIS-JNB
R12 964
13/5Mon
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20h 40mJNB-FNC
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42h 55mFNC-JNB
R25 946
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