R9 593 Find Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to South Africa

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Johannesburg
Johannesburg1 stopR15 817
Cape Town
Cape Town1 stopR17 558
George
George2 stopsR29 270

Cheap Flight Deals from Washington, D.C. to South Africa (WAS-ZA0)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to South Africa

Recommended return flight deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Washington, D.C. to South Africa.
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13:30 - 10:35IAD-JNB
39h 05m1 stop
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17:50 - 11:45JNB-IAD
23h 55m1 stop
R15 817Turkish Airlines
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Tue, May 6 - Tue, May 13
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13:30 - 10:35IAD-JNB
39h 05m1 stop
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17:55 - 11:45JNB-IAD
23h 50m1 stop
R16 120Turkish Airlines
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Wed, May 7 - Fri, May 16
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:55 - 13:05IAD-JNB
20h 10m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 8:55JNB-IAD
24h 25m2 stops
R16 347Ethiopian Air
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Wed, May 14 - Wed, May 21
British Airways Logo
21:20 - 7:00BWI-JNB
27h 40m1 stop
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21:15 - 19:35JNB-BWI
28h 20m1 stop
R17 482British Airways
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Wed, May 14 - Wed, May 21
British Airways Logo
22:40 - 11:00IAD-CPT
30h 20m1 stop
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18:55 - 17:25CPT-IAD
28h 30m1 stop
R17 558British Airways
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Fri, Apr 25 - Tue, May 13
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:55 - 13:05IAD-JNB
20h 10m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 8:55JNB-IAD
24h 25m2 stops
R17 691Ethiopian Air
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Tue, May 6 - Tue, May 13
United Airlines Logo
11:00 - 8:35DCA-JNB
39h 35m2 stops
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21:20 - 10:27JNB-DCA
19h 07m1 stop
R24 483United Airlines
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Thu, May 29 - Thu, Jun 5
United Airlines Logo
10:50 - 17:45BWI-JNB
24h 55m2 stops
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19:00 - 21:37JNB-BWI
32h 37m2 stops
R25 391United Airlines
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Tue, May 6 - Sun, May 11
KLM Logo
13:30 - 21:25DCA-CPT
25h 55m2 stops
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23:00 - 19:20CPT-DCA
26h 20m2 stops
R27 870KLM
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Tue, Sep 16 - Mon, Oct 6
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15:30 - 21:25DCA-CPT
23h 55m2 stops
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23:15 - 17:26CPT-DCA
24h 11m2 stops
R28 570KLM
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Mon, Aug 18 - Wed, Sep 3

KAYAK's insights & trends for Washington, D.C. to South Africa flights

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

What is the cheapest Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to South Africa.
The cheapest ticket to South Africa from Washington, D.C. found in the last 72 hours was to Cape Town, at R29 032 return. The most popular route is from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport (IAD) to Cape Town (CPT), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R29 032.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. 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 045 on average. Morning departures are around 11% 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 390.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. to South Africa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to South Africa is February, when tickets cost R18 958 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of return tickets is R32 657 and R29 819 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Washington, D.C. to South Africa?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. to South Africa clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to South Africa on a Monday and more expensive on a Thursday. On your return trip to Washington, D.C., you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Sundays for better deals.

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Low season

September

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R9 593
Best time to beat the crowds (12% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (30% more expensive on average)
Flight from Washington Dulles Airport to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg

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    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 Washington, D.C. 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 4 airlines serving from Washington, D.C. to South Africa

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Washington, D.C. 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.
7,8
KLMOverall score based on 1323 reviews
7,1Entertainment
7,3Food
8,4Crew
7,8Boarding
7,7Comfort
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Legroom not all it could be, especially when the seat in front is reclined. Otherwise it was good, food and beverage were nice.

8,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2025AMS - INL
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Legroom not all it could be, especially when the seat in front is reclined. Otherwise it was good, food and beverage were nice.

This portion of the flight was through Indigo. A local carrier. So all economy seating. No real service some refreshments for purchase standard economy stuff.

Overall very positive. Boarding was quick and organized. Cabin was clean and seats were reasonably comfortable. Cabin crew was excellent and the meals provided were also of good quality

This fight left ahead of time which meant it arrived early which was great. Staff were very professional, but as with all these Short hop Flights the food was a disappointing snack There was no entertainment on this flight, but I did not expect any

I flew premium economy and this was a good option. Although the seats didn’t recline much, I was able to get some sleep with my head propped against the window. The food was good and the entertainment was wonderful The staff were very attentive and professional

Overall very poor. Flight was disorganised, staff were rude and this is my second experience with KLM that I've had baggage go missing. It feels like, if you are an economy customer, KLM staff do not show you any care. I shall never fly with KLM again. Worst airline in Europe

Great boarding, great short flight but no entertainment whatsoever and no wifi. Prepare to disembark by a staircase.

Great boarding, great short flight but no entertainment whatsoever. It was supposed to have wifi but that did not work.

Transfer at CDG to connecting KLM flight to Amsterdam was a NIGHTMARE. LONG WALKWAYS, NO MOVING WALKWAYS, POOR signage, Have to take a train & No staff visible to help navigate the maze. AVOID TRANSFER AT CDG AT ALL COST.

Good flight with KLM, friendly staff. Food was good, had much worse on other airlines. Selection of drinks also good enough for us. Entertainment was also good. The economy seats are ok and that’s it. For a 12 hour flight I think a little more comfort in the economy seats in pitch and softness would be highly appreciated by the customers and can makte the difference.

Electric plugs didn't work. Entertainment system wasn't working

The design of the light switch on the arm rest is ridiculous.

Smooth boarding process. Early departure, smooth flight, early arrival. The entertainment package has very good recent movie options. The flight crew were friendly and professional.

leg space better than expected. two washrooms for one plane isn't enough.

My suitcase was completed destroyed. The top part is broken and unusable now.

When I booked it on Kayak it aaid that I wasn't allowed hamd luggage. I called United Airlines and it took them 6 minutes to figure out if I was allowed free hand luggage. Surely something that simple they should be able to tell me instantly.

The gate attendant let me walk right by her with a bag too big for the overhead compartment

I do prefer to fly United and have always had excellent service, except for bad weather. Flights are on time and staff is alway curtious and helpful

We were delayed in Toronto on the tarmac for THREE hours with no clear indication as to why except that it was not a safety hazard. Pilot did apologize more than once but even he was unable to explain why exactly we were delayed. I overheard the stewards saying that the captain was very frustrated with the situation as well because he was not able to explain why except it had something to do with water supply or system on the aircraft and now we needed to wait for an engineer to approve the aircraft for flight. It was very frustrating and distressing as a passenger and we should have been given complimentary meals at the very least.

Flight was cramped with every seat taken. The food was fine, nothing crazy to write home about. The plane felt dated and needing some TLC, the button for the window shade didn't work and there were no AC outlets to use. When communicating with staff all except one nice lady never seemed happy to help me almost like I was bothering them when asked for things like a glass of water or a snack. The flight was overall fine. It did what was needed which is get me from point A to point B. But it certainly was not special. I don't expect much in economy but I believe economy on a host of other airlines is more memorable and better experience.

For Vegetarian Food was very poor. Though we had opted for Asian Vegetarian Food they didn’t serve but only what was available was served. We were offered Smoked Salmon!

Flight was delayed an hour. Also, I bought an extra legroom seat online; but the actually plane was a different configuration so I didn't get what I paid for . This happened on the Addis to Lusaka leg of my trip.

Needs improvement because some of the tvs and charging ports weren’t working

The plane was overbooked and the crew was very rude. My luggage was never put on the plane. I got to NY and waited 2 hours just to find out that my luggage was left.

My experience was great. The flight attendants were very helpful and nice, and the food was very good.

Very bad experience flight was over 5 hours delayed 😑 not a chance to be put on another flight we had to stay at the hotel we lost 2 days on our vacation. Never again I will fligh with Ethiopian airlines.

Terrible customer service I lost my bag luggage and I still haven’t received any information

The flight delayef for over 2 hours so my route was changed leading to arriving to my destination without my luggage

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

The use of a domestic carrier without entertainment was disappointing and a let down

Business class seats were very dated on my plane. Very little storage, charging ports were not easily accessible, tv screen kept flopping away. Vegetarian food was disappointing: hardly any protein and severely under-seasoned. Crew was lovely.

The food was ok, but not great. They delayed boarding in Portland and did not enforce group boarding. But the crew was excellent, went above and beyond.

The food was pathetic. There wasn't much leg room and recline space for such a long flight. No tea/ coffee for a 2-3 hour connecting flight without purchasing! Really!?

Service was very good. Because I use a cane, I was allowed to use Priority Boarding. Biggest problem was extremely limited leg room in Economy class seats. For airplane food, it was alright.

Was late but that airport/storm fault. Flight was full but comfortable. Food quite nice. Unfortunate that I had a rather miserable attendant, others were much friendlier

Experience was good. Could have been better if we didn’t have to board an hour before the flight to ghana and miss relaxing time in the lounge. That process was very stressful

Boarding crew is unfriendly as i was asked to handover carryon luggage too upto final destination Bangalore I was not prepared for that and i had to travel without my diabetic and hypertension medicines

I was charged fees for check in bags at the airport by British Airways. It was supposed to be no charge but Kayak messed up my booking apparently and I had to pay for check in bags. I paid $175.

They took my carry on and checked it in. Staff in general at Heathrow are not friendly or helpful

The crew were professional and friendly. It was the most uncomfortable international flight I've ever flown. Crammed in passengers. No overhead space to put my bag. No leg room and unable to recline seat due to seats too close together so it upset passenger behind me! Upgrade price to get 2 inches of more space unreasonable.

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