R9 542 Find Cheap Flights from South America to 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 America to South Africa.

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

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 America to South Africa with an airline and back with another airline.

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

South America and South Africa are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are South African (4 flights per week), GOL (3 flights per week), and Kenya Airways (3 flights per week).

There are 19 airports in South Africa. The busiest airport is OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg (JNB), with 54% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in South Africa is Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB), with an average flight price of R10 752.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to South Africa is Saturday when return tickets can be as cheap as R20 561. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, when return prices are R29 327 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost R1 134 on average. Morning departures are around 13% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Africa is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R1 401.

The cheapest ticket to South Africa from South America found in the last 72 hours was to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, at R588 return. The most popular route is Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport (GRU) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R588.

The cheapest month for flights from South America to South Africa is November, when tickets cost R23 393 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is R36 932 and R32 953 respectively.

To get a below-average price on the flight from South America to South Africa, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

From South America, there are direct flights to South Africa from 2 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Sao Paulo, with 13 direct flights each week.

There are around 2 direct flights from within South America to South Africa every day. Most flights (50%) depart in the afternoon.

Each week there are around 14 direct flights from within South America to South Africa. The most common day for departures is Saturday, with 36% of flights taking off on this day.

An average direct flight from South America to South Africa takes 24h 33m, covering a distance of 12561 km. The shortest route is Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport (GRU) to Cape Town (CPT) with an average flight time of 7h 25m.

Each week, there are 13 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration) and 1 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration) to South Africa. There aren’t any short-haul flights (up to 3 hour flight duration).

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Sun City Resort (38% of total searches to South Africa). The next most popular destinations are Cape Town (32%) and Johannesburg (29%). Searches for flights to Port Elizabeth (0%), to Durban (0%), and to Nelspruit (0%) are also popular.