R11 102 Find Cheap Flights from Washington, D.C. to South Africa

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

Johannesburg
Johannesburg1 stopR15 033
Cape Town
Cape Town1 stopR15 634
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth3 stopsR20 967
George
George2 stopsR19 747
Hoedspruit
Hoedspruit2 stopsR24 825

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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22:05 - 8:20IAD-JNB
28h 15m1 stop
9:50 - 16:10JNB-IAD
36h 20m1 stop
R15 033Etihad Airways
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Fri, Apr 18 - Sun, May 11
21:40 - 3:55IAD-JNB
24h 15m2 stops
14:30 - 8:55JNB-IAD
24h 25m2 stops
R15 598Ethiopian Air
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Thu, May 1 - Thu, May 15
13:30 - 10:35IAD-JNB
39h 05m1 stop
17:50 - 11:45JNB-IAD
23h 55m1 stop
R15 616Turkish Airlines
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Thu, May 1 - Thu, May 15
13:30 - 10:35IAD-JNB
39h 05m1 stop
17:55 - 11:45JNB-IAD
23h 50m1 stop
R15 725Turkish Airlines
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Wed, Apr 16 - Wed, Apr 30
20:33 - 13:40IAD-CPT
59h 07m3 stops
23:30 - 11:45CPT-IAD
42h 15m2 stops
R16 908
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Thu, May 8 - Thu, May 15
20:33 - 22:10IAD-CPT
43h 37m2 stops
14:30 - 13:01CPT-IAD
28h 31m3 stops
R17 072
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Tue, Apr 22 - Tue, Apr 29
18:35 - 15:20IAD-CPT
14h 45mdirect
20:00 - 5:50CPT-IAD
15h 50mdirect
R24 297United Airlines
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Sat, Sep 13 - Sun, Sep 21
15:20 - 20:30DCA-JNB
23h 10m2 stops
21:20 - 12:36JNB-DCA
21h 16m1 stop
R24 370United Airlines
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Wed, May 7 - Wed, May 14
16:39 - 21:25DCA-CPT
22h 46m2 stops
23:15 - 16:59CPT-DCA
23h 44m2 stops
R27 464KLM
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Fri, May 9 - Sat, May 24
14:59 - 21:25DCA-CPT
24h 26m2 stops
23:00 - 16:59CPT-DCA
23h 59m2 stops
R28 429KLM
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Fri, May 9 - Mon, May 26

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 R27 927 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 R27 927.

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 070 on average. Morning departures are around 12% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R1 371.

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 200 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of return tickets is R31 159 and R28 774 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 Tuesday and more expensive on a Thursday. On your return trip to Washington, D.C., you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Thursdays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to South Africa, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

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September

High season

December

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R11 102
Best time to beat the crowds (12% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (29% more expensive on average)
Flight from Washington Dulles Airport to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg

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Top 3 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 1319 reviews
7,7Comfort
7,2Entertainment
7,8Boarding
8,4Crew
7,3Food
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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.

6,0 GoodPaul, Mar 2025BOM - MLE
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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

They only had vegetarian food left on the flight which I wasn’t happy about. I didn’t get any food to eat at all.

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.

Generally good. The aisles have gotten narrower which can slow down boarding. Flight crew was great! Healthier complimentary snacks would be appreciated. Due to earthquake in San Francisco we had to circle in air space for a bit but then had a smooth landing. I laud the flight crew for their patience ;)

Easy to board. Flight was super crowded though so I didn't sleep well on that cross country red-eye flight. The aisles seem ot have gotten narrower and the seat smaller whn luggage and people are getting bigger so it would be AWESOME to have more space and breathing room in general ;)

Excellent, professional, actually on time which is rare for late flights. Decent food. I love the new neck pillows! Nice, simple upgrade from the old ones I wasn't sure where to put. I wish they would allow more time for rest. It's a red eye 7 hour flight and meal service was about 3 hours.

We boarded but then sat there waiting on some missed connection people to get on so we sat for about 15 minutes for that. Then we sat again because the passenger manifest was wrong and they had to figure it out before we could leave. That took about another 20 minutes or so. The crew was working hard to figure it out so it’s not their fault. It ended up being a system glitch where someone was upgraded to first class while another person was also in the same seat and it just created a mess that took a little while to figure out. They literally went to every person on the plane asking their names to see who was sitting in the wrong seat. I also hate the entertainment that must be watched on your phone or tablet. Just give us setback screens. It’s so much better. Almost every Delta flight has this now and it is so nice to have them. The crew did a great job. I have no complaints from them. They were very hard working, even with the mishap and a disgruntled passenger.

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.

Overall poor for me I paid extra for seats with leg room and my regional flights exit row seats have less leg room then the others that's money that could have been saved and on my final flight home the flights air was not operating it was unbearably hot in the cabin I will be contacting United and filing a DOT complaint

We paid extra for the seats with extra leg room. But we were not allocated the seats with extra leg room nor refunded the money we paid for the seats.

The flight was heavily booked so boarding was a lengthy process. The FA’s were rather abrupt during this process but became more gracious as the flight went on. Breakfast (puffed pastry and chewy sausage) was pretty horrible but there was fruit and yogurt which they didn’t mess up. Overall it was fine.

Liked nothing. As per previous segment it was delay delay delay.

No Asian Vegetarian food was available on this sector but only fish and chicken and pasta were offered.

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.

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