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Flights from South Africa - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from South Africa to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

Which are the most popular places to fly to from South Africa?

The domestic destinations KAYAK users have most searched for when searching for flights from South Africa.
Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular place to fly from South Africa is Cape Town Intl (35% of total searches). The next most popular destinations are Johannesburg (28%) and Durban King Shaka Intl (26%).

What are the most popular international flights out of South Africa?

The international destinations KAYAK users have most searched for when searching for flights from South Africa.
There are many international destinations you can fly to from South Africa. The most popular international destinations among KAYAK users are Port Louis, Dubai and Istanbul.

What are the most popular countries to fly to from South Africa?

The most popular countries KAYAK users have searched for from South Africa along with the average price for the route clicked by KAYAK users in the last 2 weeks.
Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most countries to fly to from South Africa is United Arab Emirates (18% of total searches). The next most popular destinations are Qatar (15%) and Kenya (8%).

Which cities can I fly to direct from South Africa?

There are loads of places you can fly direct to from South Africa. The most popular destinations for direct flights among KAYAK users are Durban, Polokwane, Skukuza, Cape Town and Plettenberg Bay. On average, the cheapest of these destinations on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks for a return flight was Durban at R954, while the most expensive was Skukuza, at R3 489.

Which international cities can I fly to direct from South Africa?

There are many international destinations you can fly to direct from South Africa. The most popular international destinations from KAYAK users are Inhambane, Walvis Bay, Entebbe, Gaborone and Sao Paulo. On average, the cheapest of these destinations on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks for a return flight was Maputo at R1 892, while the most expensive was Sao Paulo, at R14 256.

What is the longest direct flight from South Africa?

The longest direct flight you can take from South Africa is to Washington, D.C., with a duration of 16h 10m. The next longest is Atlanta at 16h 10m, followed by a flight to New York at 15h 50m.

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Cheapest flight

R499
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (11% more expensive on average)
Flight from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Durban

FAQs for booking South Africa to Worldwide flights

  • Where can I fly to for cheap from South Africa?

    10 cheap destinations to fly to from South Africa
    1. Richards Bay
      from R3 704 return
    2. Durban
      from R3 729 return
    3. Cape Town
      from R4 206 return
    4. Port Elizabeth
      from R4 270 return
    5. Johannesburg
      from R4 276 return
    6. Margate
      from R4 822 return
    7. Manzini
      from R4 938 return
    8. East London
      from R5 056 return
    9. Pietermaritzburg
      from R5 090 return
    10. Polokwane
      from R5 536 return
  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from South Africa?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from South Africa.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from South Africa?

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

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to your destination with an airline and back to South Africa with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from South Africa?

    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 up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 4 airlines flying to Anywhere

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from South Africa to Anywhere? 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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AirlinkOverall score based on 76 reviews
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7,5Food
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Airline reviews

Airlink is my preferred airline for travel in South and Southern Africa. Upington international airport is small so check in and security screening is a breeze. Boarding is easy and the flight was good. Took a while to get the luggage at OR Tambo airport but all in all a nice experience

8,0 ExcellentGerhard, May 2024UTN - JNB
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Airlink is my preferred airline for travel in South and Southern Africa. Upington international airport is small so check in and security screening is a breeze. Boarding is easy and the flight was good. Took a while to get the luggage at OR Tambo airport but all in all a nice experience

It was a great experience , it was quick and on time

this route is more expensive than you would expect. Boarding, disembarking was easy and fast. Cabin crew was friendly. Seats are small

The meal was excellent and well suited to a short journey.

Original flight was delayed due to technical issue. Very poor communication. The manager only appeared when we were climbing on board the plane.This resulted in us missing our follow on flight also with Airlink. No ticket issued from Skukuza and no assistance when we landed to address the issue. We had to make our own arrangements and go to their sales desk. Again they had no knowledge of the flight delay and of any passengers that had connecting flights. The lady (unfortunately with all the STRESS I have forgotten her name) at the counter was extremely helpful and is an excellent example of the type of employee Airlink need to promote and employ. Our luggage was in limbo due to all the missing information and assistance. We had to resort to buying extra tickets from South African Airways who were extremely helpful. I work at an airport so am familiar with its workings. I will infuture be looking for alternative flights.

Airline is the best airline experience I’ve ever had.

My flight was good no comments Crew members were good Flight on schedule even earlier at some point Thanks

Easy boarding, smooth flight, friendly and helpful attendants. As with every other airline, there isn't enough leg room to be comfortable. Food was adequate.

Easy short flight from Johannesburg to Harare. Boarding was slow, flight attendants were friendly. They did a meal service on this short flight, including wine, which was pretty cool.

Flight was moved forward by 2 hours with 3 days notice. This meant I could not connect from flight from Johannesburg. So did not take the flight and drove to Kasane. Will never use Air Botswana unless absolutely necessary. Mark

Very good experience considering that is low cost company. Good value for money.

Make some provisions for non-disabled elderly people who don't require assistance necessarily but would appreciate not having to walks long distances or stand for prolonged periods of time. For example: Seats close to boarding gates. Not being required to climb down and up stairs to board and deplane if in rows 17 upwards. Not being required to stand in long queues in boarding tunnels waiting to board. Priority fast track through security points to avoid long queues in departure halls.

Great airline. Will use again. Keep up the great work though and maintain your customer retention. And please keep an eye on the bottom line and stay in business for decades to come and grow from strength to strength.

For the first time ever we had a grumpy check in agent. I got told off for not having a lock on my bag and she looked seriously put out that we were checking in as a group of 7. Very unusual as I fly regularly with Safair and all the staff have always been super friendly.

Free or minimal cost water available in recyclable cups on board would be very welcome! Everything else was great!

Seats are small. But I guess that will not change on my behalf. Otherwise their service is great.

Loved our Cabin Crew you could tell they enjoyed there job. The Chief Stuart was a delight. What a great way to start our day with such a positive company.

Pros: "crew insisting everyone covers mouth and nose with the mask"
Cons: "surprised to see no separation between people,"
Pros: "Seat could be wider or a business class option would be welcome"

The customer service was very poor. I didn’t get any accommodations for my cancelled flight. I was without any sleep for 36 hours.

The flight was great. We had to purchase extra long seats for the long flight. But overall it was great.

Checkin and boarding staff at Delhi Airport is not cooperative with passengers Their behavior very humiliating . They don’t allow Lap top bag and Ladies’ purse/vanity bag which most of the airlines allow besides cabin baggage and check in baggages. They try to charge extra payment on the pretext of small variations which normally other Airlines staff don’t do. Airline staff should be courteous & cooperative but check in staff of Emirates Airline at Delhi was not so at all.

Seat and leg space is much better than the Qatar airline. The crew I would like to say is not meeting the requirements of emirates airlines cause it almost 20 years I am flying with emirates this time I really feel that crew is not behaving well someone asked for water waited more than 30 minutes and there are more incidents in this flight.

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

I bought Business class ticket but they treated me like economic class. No lounge allowed at check inn I have to take stuff out while other passengers have more than 25 lb in bag. Because I bought tickets from other than airlines . It’s discriminations from airlines to passengers.

Overall emirates continues to amaze me with their. Awesome service . I had shifted away from emirates , because I lost luggage and watch in emirates in 2019 that drifted me away from this airline , but I am willing to give it try

Boarding was delayed but the information about delays was not provided

Boarding was chaotic ,wish it was better orgnaised. Seating was comfortable , however food quality left much to be desired. Over all a great experience but with room for imporvement. The Dubai Delhi sector was terrible with poor seat pitch over crowded rack space , crew trying to put even laptop containing bags in to luggage even the waiting area was poorly kept - the dubai - delhi lap was extremly poor flying experience in all respects - the waiting area, the craft the seat pitch & the service quality. It is sad but this will make me look for other options when flying out of Delhi.

The plane and services in Emirates flight from Los Angeles to Dubai were very good . But plane and services in flight from Dubai to Delhi were very poor/uncomfortable. Staff at Dubai and crew in Dubai plane was very very disappointing|shabby. Wheel chair was given only for a very small part of layover at Dubai and we faced great inconvenience. In short , our experience Dubai onwards(fly Dubai) was very bad and uncomfortable.

Operated by American Airlines. Very chaotic and the crew was bit rough responding any enquiries. Restricted leg space.. Qatar would have been better

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

I found it weird that the quality of the flight different from Australia to Doha than the Doha to Berlin leg. The quality of the toiletries pack (was in a box from Australia) and then a proper bag from Doha. The biggest variation was the inflight entertainment, which had a significantly shorter amount of content compared to the Doha flight. My QSuite seat was also broken and did not recline all the way flat. Wasn’t the best and I wouldn’t be happy if I’d paid cash for the flight.

I had already opted for Vegan food before 2 months yet they say we have no record for it,

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

Overall good but staff in the place looked extremely tired after 8hrs in 14 hrs journey and then service was cut short and response time for calls increased in later part of flight. Food was ok not astonishing

Okay not so good or great. The flight operated by Indigo is worst from boarding to luggage handling and food. Damaged one luggage and delayed another luggage. Still did not get it, since 2 days.

The plane from Dublin to Doha was quite comfortable. I was in economy and the seats and rows were very tight. The man in front of me reclined his seat and it made my screen incredibly close to my face and I wasn’t able to take my tray down and my knees were pressed against the seat. I had to ask three times for him to pull his seat up but in his defence he hadn’t even reclined it far, the rows were just too close. I had a pain in my side by the end of the flight from the chairs which were quite worn and not very padded or supportive. It was a significantly inferior plane to the plane from Doha to Sydney and vice versa.

The overall experience for the price we paid was mediocre. Nothing outstanding! Check in process was standard. Flight attendants could have been more well mannered. I found it rude when the attendant nudged me with the snack box to grab my attention when not looking. She could have said ,’excuse me’ instead. My son’s in flight entertainment was not working. The food was not great either. The snack options were not so great with kids in mind. Overall, might not travel qatar again.

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