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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Cape Town
Cape Town2 stopsR20 949

Cheap Flight Deals from Sydney to South Africa (SYD-ZA0)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Sydney to South Africa that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.

Recent return flight deals from Sydney to South Africa

Recommended return flight deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Sydney to South Africa.
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11:00 - 18:35SYD-JNB
39h 35m1 stop
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19:50 - 10:25JNB-SYD
30h 35m1 stop
R14 303Singapore Airlines
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Fri, Aug 1 - Fri, Aug 15
Singapore Airlines Logo
11:00 - 18:35SYD-JNB
39h 35m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
19:50 - 10:25JNB-SYD
30h 35m1 stop
R14 361Singapore Airlines
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Tue, Sep 2 - Tue, Sep 16
Etihad Airways Logo
21:30 - 8:20SYD-JNB
42h 50m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 18:00JNB-SYD
24h 10m1 stop
R17 416Etihad Airways
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Mon, May 12 - Sun, May 25
Etihad Airways Logo
21:30 - 8:20SYD-JNB
42h 50m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 21:40JNB-SYD
27h 50m2 stops
R18 619Etihad Airways
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Mon, May 12 - Sun, May 25
South African Logo
18:15 - 5:15SYD-JNB
19h 00m1 stop
South African Logo
20:55 - 21:50JNB-SYD
16h 55m1 stop
R19 994South African
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Mon, Jun 9 - Mon, Jun 30
South African Logo
18:15 - 5:15SYD-JNB
19h 00m1 stop
South African Logo
20:55 - 6:15JNB-SYD
25h 20m1 stop
R20 815South African
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Mon, Jun 9 - Sun, Jul 6
Qantas Airways Logo
9:30 - 16:15SYD-JNB
14h 45mdirect
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18:45 - 14:45JNB-SYD
12h 00mdirect
R21 121Qantas Airways
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Tue, Sep 2 - Tue, Sep 16
Qantas Airways Logo
9:30 - 16:15SYD-JNB
14h 45mdirect
Qantas Airways Logo
18:45 - 14:45JNB-SYD
12h 00mdirect
R21 655Qantas Airways
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Sat, May 24 - Sun, Jun 22
Emirates Logo
6:00 - 10:15SYD-JNB
36h 15m1 stop
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13:25 - 6:05JNB-SYD
32h 40m1 stop
R23 622Emirates
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Tue, Apr 29 - Wed, May 21
Emirates Logo
9:50 - 16:15SYD-JNB
38h 25m2 stops
Emirates Logo
13:25 - 8:15JNB-SYD
34h 50m2 stops
R23 718Emirates
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Sun, Jun 15 - Thu, Jul 3

KAYAK's insights & trends for Sydney to South Africa flights

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

What is the cheapest Sydney to South Africa flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Sydney to South Africa.
The cheapest ticket to South Africa from Sydney found in the last 72 hours was to Johannesburg, at R23 062 return. The most popular route is from Sydney (SYD) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R23 062.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Sydney to South Africa depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa is generally at night, when retur flights cost R1 126 on average. Morning departures are around 25% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R1 435.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Sydney to South Africa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Sydney to South Africa, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Sydney to South Africa is February, when tickets cost R21 331 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and September, when the average cost of return tickets is R34 450 and R26 544 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Sydney to South Africa?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Sydney to South Africa clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to South Africa on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Monday is the most expensive day to fly from Sydney to South Africa. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Saturday and avoiding Tuesdays for the best deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Sydney to South Africa?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Sydney to South Africa, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below-average price on the flight from Sydney to South Africa, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

July

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R12 069
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (35% more expensive on average)
Flight from Sydney to Johannesburg

FAQs - booking South Africa flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Sydney 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 Sydney to South Africa.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Sydney to 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 Sydney to 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 from Sydney to South Africa with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Sydney to 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 Sydney to 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 tips for finding cheap flights to South Africa

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Sydney to the following destinations at these prices or less: Johannesburg R15 736 one-way - R23 996 round-trip

Top 4 airlines serving from Sydney to South Africa

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Sydney to South Africa? 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
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1288 reviews
8,0Entertainment
7,9Comfort
8,2Boarding
7,7Food
8,6Crew
Airline reviews

Horrendous. We upgraded and they took the money but cancelled one of our tickets. The recline action didn’t work on the seats for the flight from Singapore to London, pre booked meals but they seemed to have disappeared as well.. Phone customer service was horrendous. Took 5 phone calls and no fix. Craig at the airport was the only one who seemed to be able to get the ticket back.

2,0 MediocreKylie, Apr 2025CNS - SIN
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Horrendous. We upgraded and they took the money but cancelled one of our tickets. The recline action didn’t work on the seats for the flight from Singapore to London, pre booked meals but they seemed to have disappeared as well.. Phone customer service was horrendous. Took 5 phone calls and no fix. Craig at the airport was the only one who seemed to be able to get the ticket back.

Construction at PDX resulting in very lung walk from the rental car to the gate. SFO, extremely long walk between terminals to get to connecting Singapore airlines flight. My smart watch recorded a total of 3 miles.

The seat in economy class and legroom in Singapore airline are narrower than Korean airlines! I don’t have that comforting feeling flying with Singapore air as in the past!

Loved the airline with the exception of their carry on limitations. They enforce a strict 7 kilo limit for carry on baggage which is ridiculous. We traveled from SFO to SIN with carry on with no difficulty yet when we checked in Delhi they forced us to check the carry on bags. The weight of our carry on bags were 11 and 12 kilos and while they exceeded the limitations set by Singapore Airlines they were well under weight limitations set by may other carriers. Interestingly my wife and I were each allowed two 22 KG bags to check in addition to the 7 kg carry on for a total weight of 102 KG's. Our total weight with the one bag we planned to check and our two carry ons was 46 kgs.

Crew and service was excellent, but passengers should be offered a welcome drink before take off which did not happen. Food was very good. Unfortunately the lie-flat bed in business class was one of the most uncomfortable I have experienced. The configuration forces you to sleep with your legs at an angle instead of in a straight line, plus there is very little padding on the bed so it wasn't possible to sleep for more than 2-3 hours on an 18 hour flight. For what the airlines charges for a business class ticket their hard product leaves a lot to be desired.

Food could have been better. Too many passengers getting up and down all the time.

Delayed 1hour due to storm still didn't get window seat for third flight despite paying £240 extra to book them

It was an average flight. I would have expected more from this airline. Food, seats, service, etc was just average. I just give them some extra points for offering free WiFi on board with just a Krisflyer account.

Check in was easy through self-check-in kiosks just like domestic flights. Staff onboard were fantastic. Some "book the cook" good options weren't great, others really good. Entertainment options a bit limited to what I've experienced on Qantas. Overall a good flight though, especially for the price.

I very much liked and appreciated the service on board. The seating arrangement in Business feels uncomfortable. It's not made for tall people, in any case.

Food no so good. Extra charge to much for front seats cost me £163 then other people sat near me for nothing 🤬

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

Except for the uncleaned tray, and the delay in serving food for our section (which may have been due to the location of our row) everything else was good. The crew were very professional and responded to our requests promptly throughout the flight. We as a family were not disappointed by Emirates.

It was great, a little more leg room would have been better particularly since we were in premium economy

Very uncomfortable aircraft. No free entertainment or drinks. Food okay. Won't fly with them again.

Excellent comfort and entertainment. Service poor..Food average with little choice.

The plane seemed pretty old and the food was not good

Thay crew was so nice.Air hostess il ham was so nice.my mom was little scray with airplan turbulence she help us alot.

Comfort and customer service from most if the crew was great. The crew reassigning passengers should consider the presence of infants when reassigning seats. Unfortunately a couple of oversized passengers were relocated next to us, making this segment a bit uncomfortable, as there was not only extra leg space required. I ended up swapping seats with my husband so our baby wouldn't be impacted. My husband travelled quite uncomfortable as the reassigned neighbour shoulder and arm ended up on my husband's seat

Boarding, seats, entertainment and service were all great. The food was great except for the fact that there were too many sweet items.

Friendly staff, surprisingly good premium economy seats allowing good sleep/ snooze opportunity and very good menu.

Very good as always, stand out airline. The passengers whom choose to stuff baggage that otherwise should be checked-in is a real bother but that's not the airlines doing. A real frustration that passengers just don't want to check-in luggage. This is a pet hate unfortunately.

It’s a two prop flight so I had problems with my ears on re- entering ! But otherwise fine

I love flying with Qantas. There was no onscreen entertaining on this flight, and only a snack provided (not a meal) but still better than Jetstar or Virgin (in my opinion) so still happy.

Wheelchair assistance to move through the terminals and to/from the plane door was excellent. No vegan snack on the flight, only something with salami and cheese in it.

The old Plane had not been cleaned properly in a long time.

Planes was old - business class seats looked like they were installed in the 80s

Our baggage didn’t arrive with us on the plane. Need I say more?

I got upgraded from economy to business, and the experience was outstanding

I have taken this flight many times. It is ALWAYS late. Every time there is significant delay (1-3 hours) before boarding. It’s very consistent. Even after boarding the expected landing time was delayed twice. The seats are very narrow and cramped. Food is barely editable. Considering an economy ticket often costs about $2,000 it’s one of the worst services ever.

Flight was on time Seats ( business class) are terrible- you keep on slipping down as it doesn’t lie flat Food service is like economy class. Meals ( still wrapped in plastic) are just dropped in front of you

On time flight; otherwise not impressed by the check- in- purchased business class and the aircraft was downgraded; no refund given for the difference. Told I could access the lounge due to the above and was questioned by the lounge check- in person who was not friendly

Flight was cancelled with no notification until I reached the check-in desk at the airport. I also got downgraded and they lost my luggage.

Very bad. Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

Very bad, Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

The flight SA227 on 2nd March Sao Paulo to Cape Town was delayed by 3 hours. All other flights leaving Sao Paulo left on time. We were told that we were waiting for push back and a routing from Air traffic control. I don't believe this, what was the real reason for the flight delay?

I think more immigration officers at Or Tambo- I spent 90 mins in a queue before I can assisted and most people missed their appointments and meetings

Not sure it was a basic airline so nothing much to like but what was annoying was they delayed so much we missed our connecting flight and we had to almost fight to be out on the next flight and also even get food

Everything the crew werr nice and helpful plus the food was good

First row in business class is terrible - no storage space with video screen folded down between seats. Entertainment system didn't show flight info...

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