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R8 575 Find cheap flights to Southeast Europe

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 Southeast Europe departing on 15/2. 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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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Athens
Athens1 stopR9 810
Thera
Thera2 stopsR16 787
Belgrade
Belgrade2 stopsR26 161
Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik2 stopsR23 145
Bucharest
Bucharest1 stopR15 915
Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki2 stopsR19 294
Mykonos
Mykonos3 stopsR29 740
Ljubljana
Ljubljana2 stopsR18 277
Podgorica
Podgorica2 stopsR17 223

Good to know

Low season

February

High season

June

Cheapest flight

R8 575
Best time to beat the crowds (12% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (7% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cape Town to Belgrade

FAQs - booking Southeast Europe flights

  • How long is the flight to Southeast Europe?

    An average direct flight from South Africa to Southeast Europe takes 25h 04m, covering a distance of 12867 km. The most popular route is Johannesburg - Athens with an average flight time of 12h 25m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Southeast Europe?

    The cheapest ticket to Southeast Europe from South Africa found in the last 72 hours was R9 520. The most popular route is Johannesburg OR Tambo to Athens Eleftherios V. and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R9 520.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Southeast Europe?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Athens (58% of total searches to Southeast Europe). The next most popular destinations are Thera (10%) and Zagreb (6%). Searches for flights to Bucharest (5%), to Split (5%) and to Mykonos (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 Southeast Europe

  • 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 November.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Southeast Europe flight deals.

Top 5 airlines flying to Southeast Europe

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Southeast Europe. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Southeast Europe. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from South Africa to Southeast Europe? 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 3497 reviews
8,0Comfort
8,3Crew
8,2Entertainment
7,9Food
8,1Boarding
Airline reviews

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

10,0 ExcellentHumility, Oct 2024YYZ - DXB
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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

My favorite airline when traveling to the UAE. Great food and great service.

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...

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

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

Very good ..nice comfort..crew service was good..and no delays in time ..they always on time..

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

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

I staff or crew they were very friendly and humbly, they done theirs service very well, I appreciate them and thank you to the company or Qatar 🇶🇦 Government for providing as good service in their flight ,once again, thank you 😊 🙏 😀 😉 👍

There’s lots of problem I faced from Bom to Doha that experience was worst I never faced before like this

The flight was good but my neighbor had the vent open full power for the whole flight and because the air was blowing from the side instead of from the top and I got very cold and ended up with a sore throat.

It was pretty good overall. I just wish the crew didn't have to interrupt you every five seconds to ask you if you wanted anything, I mean that's what the help button is for. When someone is tired and sleepy and still getting their bearings, turning on DND button is maybe not the first thing on their mind.

Food quality and the overall service of the staff and significantly decreased. The flight was delayed at the Istanbul airport and the passengers were kept onboard for more than 3 hours. The staff didn’t kept the passengers informed and everyone was upset.

Did not expect no entetainment, food was ok. No alcohol on a. International flight

The food served was frozen salad and hummus. The hot meal was fine. Crew was doing bare minimum

My experience was amazing. Very friendly hosts and impeccable service.

Plane was hot in our section of aircraft making it difficult to rest. We informed the staff but adjustments were not made. Seats were terribly uncomfortable- unlike the other long haul flights we have flown on Turkish Airlines. It seems both issues are due to plane being an older Airbus

Customer service is very bad. They don’t understand English or Arabic which made it very hard to communicate with them. Also when calling to discuss any issue with ticket reservation they hang the phone on you even when speaking to the manager. I will not fly Turkish airlines and I will not recommend to family and friends

Everything was great except the meat served was tough and overcooked!

Temperature in plane in both segments was warm. Otherwise, great experience

First was canceled no compensation second day was delayed Worst airline I have ever seen

Was not good experience going to Houston from Istanbul, had to wait about an hour and a half to just takeoff. Disappointed in that part.

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.

I had a full row so can't imagine how this could be better

Boarding was delayed and people were just sitting there like lost.

Good was great, but no vegetarian option: only beef or chicken. In business class please add a vegetarian option. Thanks

The experience was amazing! Many thanks to the pilot who informed us that we were passing mt Kilimanjaro and we had the chance to see it !

It’s good alternative flight out from Mogadishu, especially for the timing

I took 4 Ethiopian Airlines flights on my trip. Each flight was one of the worst experiences I have had flying. The interior was filthy on each flight, the seats, the floors, the bathrooms. All were filthy. At 5-10, my knees touched the seat in front of me. The person in front of me declined their seat, basically making eye contact with me should they look up. My seat did not recline, so I was trapped in my seat, unable to use the bathroom or get up from my seat unless I woke up the person laying in my lap. My tv and seat were broken, as well as my friends seat and tv for our 14 hr flight. The bathroom closest to us was already clogged before we took off, so the backed up bathroom smells wafted out and into our row the entire 14 hr flight. Out of 4 flights, they were out of vegetarian food options for each meal. Flight staff was fairly rude and unapologetic, finally agreeing to give me a second roll and butter instead of no substitute offered for most of the meals. Flight crew had zero control over the passengers, allowing adults to congregate by exit doors and talk loudly during sleeping hours. Children were allowed to be completely ignored as they played outside of their seats and screeched for the ENTIRE 16 hr return flight. Forcing passengers to try and shush the children. Passengers then got up and got their bags the second the flight touched down, ignoring all safety and exit protocols. I will NEVER fly another Ethiopian Airlines flight as long as I live.

Sorry, I’m not a fan of United. The seats are just too cramped and uncomfortable if you are traveling very far.

The agent, who took my mother to her gate, kept talking with one of her male coworkers and treating my mother like a sack of potatoes. She was ignoring my questions because she was too busy flirting with her male colleague. This was a very unprofessional behavior. We also had to wait for close to half an hour for an agent to arrive.

I liked everything excepct the noise of the engine inside de airplane was a little bite higher.

Boarding was easy and well organized, Breakfast was not very good.

Good flight. Entertainment equipment was sub-par - old-style 2-prong jack headphones that don't fir ears well. Entertainment software interface was slow and glitchy to navigate.

Seats are too close together, there is not enough legroom. Food was pretty bad. TV didn’t work for more than half the flight which was annoying. Crew was annoyed that I complained about the TV they shut down the system and it restarted but then froze again. Asked them again but they were annoyed only to shut it down again it worked for two hours then froze again.

Wonderful I upgraded from premium economy to business and it was totally worth it. The crew was fantastic. Very attentive positive. They made me feel right at home. We were on a 747 business class second story seat and it was fantastic.

Email noting gate change was good. Very bad: credit card machine broke down to charge for a checked bag. Lady at the counter read my credit card number OVER THE PHONE to a woman in Germany. Very insecure!!

Slightly delayed but still a more comfortable experience to take a real airline instead of a budget one.

Terrible consideration when it comes to connecting flights. We were given 50 minutes to deplane, get through costumes, get through security check. For someone with a heart condition, running miles through the airport was not the best way

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Southeast Europe found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
26/2Wed
1 stopEtihad Airways
19h 45mJNB-ATH
5/3Wed
2 stopsEtihad Airways
37h 10mATH-JNB
R9 810
26/2Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
22h 05mJNB-ATH
5/3Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
20h 30mATH-JNB
R9 829
1/12Sun
1 stopLufthansa
14h 45mJNB-ATH
9/12Mon
1 stopLufthansa
16h 05mATH-JNB
R9 883
11/5Sun
1 stopTurkish Airlines
19h 55mJNB-ATH
16/5Fri
1 stopTurkish Airlines
31h 40mATH-JNB
R11 119
30/4Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
21h 15mCPT-ATH
15/5Thu
1 stopTurkish Airlines
14h 50mATH-CPT
R12 136
26/2Wed
1 stopEthiopian Air
30h 10mJNB-ATH
4/3Tue
1 stopEthiopian Air
13h 05mATH-JNB
R12 408
28/12Sat
1 stopEthiopian Air
12h 25mJNB-ATH
11/1Sat
1 stopEthiopian Air
12h 50mATH-JNB
R12 427
31/12Tue
1 stopLufthansa
14h 45mJNB-ATH
7/1Tue
2 stopsLufthansa
37h 50mATH-JNB
R15 424
31/12Tue
1 stopEmirates
24h 10mCPT-OTP
6/1Mon
1 stopEmirates
32h 05mOTP-CPT
R57 446
1/12Sun
1 stopEmirates
20h 15mJNB-ATH
9/12Mon
1 stopEmirates
16h 25mATH-JNB
R124 847

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Southeast Europe found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
15/2Sat
2 stops
32h 00mCPT-BEG
R8 575
15/2Sat
1 stopTurkish Airlines
22h 05mCPT-BEG
R9 556
20/12Fri
3 stops
24h 10mJNB-ATH
R9 683
20/12Fri
1 stopEtihad Airways
19h 50mJNB-ATH
R9 974
20/12Fri
2 stopsRwandAir
18h 55mJNB-ATH
R10 065
14/2Fri
2 stopsAir France
24h 15mCPT-BEG
R11 954
9/12Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
17h 55mJNB-ATH
R53 812
9/12Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
17h 55mJNB-ATH
R53 957
9/12Mon
2 stopsSWISS
17h 45mJNB-ATH
R80 137
9/12Mon
2 stopsSWISS
17h 45mJNB-ATH
R80 337

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Last minute flights to Southeast Europe

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Southeast Europe that are departing in the next 10 days.
21/11Thu
multi-stopEthiopian Air
23h 40mJNB-ATH
3/12Tue
multi-stopEthiopian Air
12h 50mATH-JNB
R13 753
21/11Thu
multi-stopRwandAir
32h 40mJNB-ATH
3/12Tue
multi-stopRwandAir
25h 00mATH-JNB
R17 986
21/11Thu
multi-stopKenya Airways
23h 50mJNB-ATH
2/12Mon
multi-stopKenya Airways
31h 30mATH-JNB
R18 549
21/11Thu
multi-stopKenya Airways
23h 50mJNB-ATH
2/12Mon
multi-stopKenya Airways
44h 50mATH-JNB
R19 657
20/11Wed
multi-stopEtihad Airways
19h 45mJNB-ATH
30/11Sat
multi-stopEtihad Airways
37h 10mATH-JNB
R44 710
20/11Wed
multi-stopEtihad Airways
19h 45mJNB-ATH
30/11Sat
multi-stopEtihad Airways
37h 10mATH-JNB
R44 946
20/11Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
26h 55mJNB-ATH
30/11Sat
multi-stopQatar Airways
14h 40mATH-JNB
R54 448
20/11Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
26h 55mJNB-ATH
30/11Sat
multi-stopQatar Airways
14h 40mATH-JNB
R55 029
20/11Wed
multi-stopAir France
18h 05mJNB-ATH
29/11Fri
multi-stopAir France
18h 35mATH-JNB
R72 652
20/11Wed
multi-stopAir France
18h 05mJNB-ATH
29/11Fri
multi-stopAir France
18h 35mATH-JNB
R73 342

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