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R5 650 Find cheap flights to Switzerland

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 Switzerland departing on 5/3. 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

Zurich
Zurich2 stopsR11 518
Geneva
Geneva2 stopsR11 137
Basel
Basel1 stopR14 607

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October

High season

December

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Flight from Johannesburg to Zurich

FAQs - booking Switzerland flights

  • How long is the flight to Switzerland?

    An average direct flight from South Africa to Switzerland takes 17h 10m, covering a distance of 14124 km. The most popular route is Cape Town - Zurich with an average flight time of 11h 30m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Switzerland?

    The cheapest ticket to Switzerland from South Africa found in the last 72 hours was R6 645 one-way, and R10 882 round-trip. The most popular route is from Cape Town to Zurich and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R12 063.

  • Which airlines fly to Switzerland?

    SWISS, Air Canada & South African fly the most frequently from South Africa to Switzerland.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Switzerland?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Zurich (64% of total searches to Switzerland). The next most popular destinations are Geneva (28%) and Basel (8%).

  • 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 Switzerland

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Switzerland? 25% of our users found return tickets to Switzerland for the following prices or less: From Cape Town R8 765, from Johannesburg OR Tambo R35 329
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be July, August and September. The cheapest month to fly from South Africa is May.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Switzerland flight deals.
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Top 5 airlines flying to Switzerland

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from South Africa to Switzerland? 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 3489 reviews
8,1Boarding
8,2Entertainment
7,9Food
8,0Comfort
8,3Crew
Airline reviews

The flight was nice and on time. The comfort can be slightly better in business class

10,0 ExcellentAli, Oct 2024DXB - KUL
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The flight was nice and on time. The comfort can be slightly better in business class

The lounge staff at reception were inefficient and robotic. Boarding process was chaotic at the gate with no priority for business and first. At arrival into Dubai, no upper deck door . Food option and quality for this flight was awful . Thankfully the bar is always good.

More organised boarding process. It was a circus. Otherwise absolutely top class flight

We waited over an hour to check our bags in and get boarding passes. We arrived 2 and 1/2 hours before the flight, and it was still very slow. That crew was very friendly and very helpful

When you buy emirates you don’t expect low cost. Boarding by bus. Seat will not incline. Line before emergency exit. Eating tray hits belly (and I didn’t grow lately). Entertainment on demand by payment.

Meals were delicious, however I got hungry between dinner and breakfast.

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

Surprised how empty comfortable seats in economy were not offered by crew to tall passengers. Felt like courtesy hall mark of emirates is changing. We were told in order to get those seats we have to pay $210. Not the emirates I know from past travels.

The internet connection did was not functioning as per normal.

Nothing special.. they could have provided something to eat without a charge

Terrible plane small airbus good for a 1 hr trip I booked business as it is. A night flight and 4hrs trip it was an ordinary economy seat with no one next to me what a joke what a stupid decision to buy business

For the price of the ticket it's probably the best service in the world

Everything was great except food . It as okay not good not bad

Seats are too cramped, but that is a problem with every airline. I actually enjoyed the meal served.

Crammed like sardines into the middle of the middle 4 seat row for an 11 hour flight was a terrible experience. No attempt made to help passengers sleep by dimming lights or shutting window shades. Small mediocre meals. Not enough good movies/TV options. Hopefully we will never have to do this again.

Flight attendant served beverage to everyone during meal service and forgot about me. Had to call her several times until she realized it. Not a good service for a business class flight

The plane was good - on time! But can the stewardesses smile or actually be nice - not to bark the commands

Edelweiss is now Nickle&dimming, not even a complimentary wine on the intercontinental flight. Sitting space is the smallest I have ever seen.

I would recommend flying SWISS to anyone. Very impressed by the quality of food. The staff was extremely kind and accommodating. They arranged a shuttle to help a group of passengers make connecting flights when there was a delay.

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.

Very unimpressed that I was dumped from the seat I had booked and paid for after check in. Apparently a family wanted to sit together, however as they all were adults I think they should have pre booked their seats like I did. I will be approaching Qatar for a refund. That and the dreadful state of the flooding toilets made me wonder how they managed to be voted the best airline. Not worth the money.

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

More facilities to transport to the gates......felt too much walking distance

No towels or tissue and chocolate and mint provided before arrival

Just happy I flew Qatar Airways awesome no wonder they are #1 in the world right now! The food was just delicious, very courteous, professional crew.

The crew was fantastic and the over flight was perfect as well.

No separate queue for business class/platinum passengers. I had to stay in the long queue to board. I requested breakfast before landing, but the crew didn't offer, except a coffee with milk. No tea with milk was available. Had asked for cookies, but didn't receive them. The crew in the business class was not good in terms of service..

Excellent will be flying again in May with Qatar. to Botswana.

Boarding delayed, no communication. I left the lounge, and heard a final call, boarding started after a 30 minutes.

The boarding was confusing everyone asking each other the same question is this going to Dxb? The seat was awful felt like your sitting on a bench. I would not recommend it to anyone.

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

The internet was not working during the 10 hour. This situation was known by the cabin crew before the flight. If so, information should be given to passangers. Some people should work during the flight.

Very poor service. Not friendly and special food ordered but not served

The flight attendants were very attentive and recognized that I had a very short layover for my connecting flight. The head flight attendant went out of his way to find out my connecting gate and ensure that I expedited the aircraft quickly.

Was an excellent experience I have been flying Turkish Airlines for 5 years and always will

Food could have been hotter. More padding needed in economy seats

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

Business class in Turkish airlines is like none other. They separate themselves and highly recommend it

We are thankful for the useful gifts provided by the airline.The entertainment and crew were also very good

The kindness and good humor of all the people who this flight possible was a joy.

Awful, we had a delay of 3 hrs, impacting in my transfer flight to Cape town, and Kenya airways didnt do anything. They sent me twice to transfer services in Nairobi, not been available to sleep (from 1 am to 5 am); without any update.

It's the only direct flight between Accra and Nairobi, and you pay for it! Food is better on Asky. No entertainment on flight from Accra to Nairobi, but there other way did have screens. Generally timely boarding and departure.

They fed me at the right time the flight was smooth and the captain explain everything

Flying portion was fine. Below average comfort. We had 2 canceled flights and got stuck in 2 cities which took us 3 days to get home. Kenya hasn’t done anything or even reached out to us after complaining.

We were delayed about 5 hours each way from JFK to Nairobi. On the way out, we sat on the tarmac for 5 hours making for almost 20 hours on the plane. And the seats are so uncomfortable. My bottom has never been so sore on a long flight before. Bring a pad if you can. On the return, we were delayed 5 hours in the airport. It was reported as a 3 hour delay on the board and website but at the gate it was 5 hours. So, we waited with 3 kids in the airport when we could have been at the hotel resting instead. The flight was completely full probably due to the cancelled flight the night before. I wonder if the airline is in such shambles because of their possible impending bankruptcy. The staff were pleasant and the vegan meals we requested were impressive for an airplane tv dinner style tray.

Service was good, but I lost my baggage. There should be more accountability to passengers, and more concern to help find lost baggage.

Was too pissed about my luggage not being with me even though they assured me at the gate it was to recall any other problems. Planes on the inside are in terrible shape. Thank goodness the engines seem to run okay.

Terrible. Flew from Rwanda to Nairobi for transfer then on to Madagascar. Kenya Airways does not like to park at a gate. They park on the outskirts requiring a bus shuttle. That part is okay, but the bus drops you off outside of security. If I did not skip to the front of the line with my remaining half hour connection, I would have missed my flight. Complete security check plus taking off of shoes had to be completed (again). I made it to Madagascar, but my checked bag decided to take a trip to Dubai. I know tag on luggage was to Madagascar. No one can figure out how it made it to Dubai, except for incompetence. Even though I knew it was in Dubai, they would not allow a tracking to be done until Kenya Airways had the opportunity to get it on the next flight to Madagascar. Did not happen of course! I took 3 flights with Kenya Airways during this journey. Everyone of them had something go wrong. Please look elsewhere for another airline which I will be doing in the future.

Terrible. 6 hours late and zero urgency after the fact. Took over an hour to board and then an hour plus on the runway.

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Recent return flight deals

24/12Tue
2 stopsKenya Airways
18h 25mJNB-GVA
9/1Thu
2 stopsKenya Airways
24h 05mGVA-JNB
R11 137
8/2Sat
2 stopsKenya Airways
22h 10mJNB-ZRH
16/2Sun
2 stopsKenya Airways
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R11 518
20/1Mon
1 stopTurkish Airlines
15h 10mJNB-GVA
2/2Sun
1 stopTurkish Airlines
15h 15mGVA-JNB
R11 972
13/1Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
25h 55mJNB-ZRH
27/1Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
35h 45mZRH-JNB
R12 281
13/1Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
25h 55mJNB-ZRH
27/1Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
35h 45mZRH-JNB
R12 427
9/2Sun
1 stopTurkish Airlines
28h 15mJNB-ZRH
16/2Sun
1 stopTurkish Airlines
27h 05mZRH-JNB
R12 499
27/2Thu
1 stopEmirates
23h 45mCPT-ZRH
8/3Sat
1 stopEmirates
36h 50mZRH-CPT
R12 935
23/3Sun
1 stopEmirates
26h 25mCPT-ZRH
8/5Thu
1 stopEmirates
18h 35mZRH-CPT
R12 953
13/2Thu
directSWISS
10h 50mJNB-ZRH
20/2Thu
directSWISS
10h 40mZRH-JNB
R15 297
24/12Tue
directSWISS
11h 30mCPT-ZRH
15/1Wed
directSWISS
11h 25mZRH-CPT
R15 969

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1 stopQatar Airways
25h 55mJNB-ZRH
R5 650
8/3Sat
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R5 832
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2 stopsKenya Airways
22h 30mJNB-GVA
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21/11Thu
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24h 00mJNB-ZRH
28/11Thu
multi-stopEmirates
25h 00mZRH-JNB
R11 427
21/11Thu
multi-stopKenya Airways
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22/11Fri
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29/11Fri
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multi-stopKenya Airways
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29/11Fri
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R13 117
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multi-stopKLM
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multi-stopKLM
14h 05mZRH-JNB
R14 370
23/11Sat
directSWISS
10h 50mJNB-ZRH
6/12Fri
directSWISS
10h 40mZRH-JNB
R17 659
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