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Cheap Flights to South Africa
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Recent return flight deals to South Africa
Thu, 11 Mar - Thu, 25 Mar
13:15 - 15:35AKL Auckland Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
37h 20m2 stops Melbourne Doha Hamad Intl
20:20 - 06:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-AKL Auckland Intl
47h 30m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Melbourne
$2,123Qatar Airways
Tue, 2 Feb - Tue, 16 Mar
13:15 - 08:40AKL Auckland Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
30h 25m2 stops Melbourne Doha Hamad Intl
20:20 - 06:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-AKL Auckland Intl
47h 30m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Melbourne
$2,130Qatar Airways
Tue, 17 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec
06:50 - 16:40AKL Auckland Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
44h 50m2 stops Brisbane Dubai Intl
18:50 - 18:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-AKL Auckland Intl
36h 10m2 stops Dubai Intl Sydney Kingsford Smith
$2,165Emirates
Tue, 19 Jan - Tue, 16 Feb
13:15 - 13:55AKL Auckland Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
35h 40m3 stops Melbourne Doha Hamad Intl Kigali Intl
03:10 - 06:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-AKL Auckland Intl
40h 40m3 stops Kigali Intl Doha Hamad Intl Melbourne
$2,165RwandAir
Tue, 17 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec
21:05 - 20:30AKL Auckland Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
34h 25m1 stop Dubai Intl
18:50 - 18:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-AKL Auckland Intl
36h 10m2 stops Dubai Intl Sydney Kingsford Smith
$2,178Emirates
Tue, 27 Apr - Mon, 10 May
12:15 - 13:55AKL Auckland Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
35h 40m3 stops Melbourne Doha Hamad Intl Kigali Intl
03:10 - 06:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-AKL Auckland Intl
41h 30m3 stops Kigali Intl Doha Hamad Intl Melbourne
$2,219RwandAir
Tue, 2 Feb - Tue, 16 Mar
15:15 - 06:10AKL Auckland Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
25h 55m1 stop Singapore Changi
13:40 - 13:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-AKL Auckland Intl
36h 45m1 stop Singapore Changi
$2,247Singapore Airlines
Tue, 12 Jan - Tue, 2 Feb
13:15 - 13:55AKL Auckland Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
35h 40m3 stops Melbourne Doha Hamad Intl Kigali Intl
20:20 - 06:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-AKL Auckland Intl
47h 30m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Melbourne
$2,258Multiple Airlines
Wed, 3 Mar - Wed, 17 Mar
01:15 - 06:10AKL Auckland Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
39h 55m1 stop Singapore Changi
13:45 - 06:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-AKL Auckland Intl
30h 05m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Melbourne
$2,269Multiple Airlines
Wed, 3 Feb - Wed, 3 Mar
17:05 - 06:10CHC Christchurch-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
24h 05m1 stop Singapore Changi
13:40 - 00:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CHC Christchurch
24h 10m2 stops Singapore Changi Brisbane
$2,475Singapore Airlines
Recent one-way flight deals to South Africa
Tue, 23 Mar
15:15 - 06:10AKL Auckland Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
25h 55m1 stop Singapore Changi
$1,236Singapore Airlines
Tue, 23 Mar
13:15 - 15:35AKL Auckland Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
37h 20m2 stops Melbourne Doha Hamad Intl
$1,248Qatar Airways
Tue, 26 Jan
15:15 - 09:25AKL Auckland Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl
29h 10m2 stops Singapore Changi Johannesburg OR Tambo
$1,284Singapore Airlines
Tue, 23 Mar
12:50 - 06:10WLG Wellington-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
28h 20m2 stops Auckland Intl Singapore Changi
$1,302Multiple Airlines
Mon, 9 Nov
17:45 - 15:35AKL Auckland Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
32h 50m2 stops Adelaide Doha Hamad Intl
$1,318Qatar Airways
Tue, 23 Mar
06:15 - 06:10CHC Christchurch-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
34h 55m2 stops Auckland Intl Singapore Changi
$1,375Multiple Airlines
Sun, 21 Mar
21:15 - 05:05WLG Wellington-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
42h 50m2 stops Auckland Intl Perth
$1,380Air New Zealand
Sun, 21 Mar
21:15 - 05:05WLG Wellington-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
42h 50m2 stops Auckland Intl Perth
$1,382Air New Zealand
Mon, 23 Nov
14:55 - 07:25AKL Auckland Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
27h 30m1 stop Hong Kong Intl
$1,460Cathay Pacific
Tue, 24 Nov
14:55 - 07:25AKL Auckland Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
27h 30m1 stop Hong Kong Intl
$1,460Cathay Pacific
Recent last minute flight deals to South Africa
Thu, 5 Nov - Mon, 9 Nov
06:20 - 16:40CHC Christchurch-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
45h 20m2 stops Brisbane Dubai Intl
18:50 - 14:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CHC Christchurch
32h 25m2 stops Dubai Intl Sydney Kingsford Smith
$2,272Emirates
Thu, 5 Nov - Wed, 18 Nov
21:05 - 05:35AKL Auckland Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
43h 30m1 stop Dubai Intl
22:15 - 00:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-AKL Auckland Intl
39h 30m2 stops Dubai Intl Brisbane
$2,294Emirates
Thu, 5 Nov - Wed, 18 Nov
17:45 - 15:35AKL Auckland Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
32h 50m2 stops Adelaide Doha Hamad Intl
13:45 - 00:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-AKL Auckland Intl
47h 25m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Adelaide
$2,299Qatar Airways
Thu, 5 Nov - Wed, 18 Nov
17:45 - 17:25AKL Auckland Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl
34h 40m2 stops Adelaide Doha Hamad Intl
12:35 - 00:10CPT Cape Town Intl-AKL Auckland Intl
48h 35m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Adelaide
$2,461Qatar Airways
Sat, 7 Nov - Thu, 26 Nov
19:45 - 10:25WLG Wellington-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
73h 40m3 stops Christchurch Sydney Kingsford Smith Dubai Intl
22:15 - 15:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-WLG Wellington
30h 15m2 stops Dubai Intl Brisbane
$2,573Multiple Airlines
Thu, 5 Nov - Wed, 18 Nov
14:55 - 07:25AKL Auckland Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
27h 30m1 stop Hong Kong Intl
11:00 - 13:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-AKL Auckland Intl
39h 25m1 stop Hong Kong Intl
$2,580Cathay Pacific
Thu, 5 Nov - Mon, 9 Nov
18:10 - 18:00CHC Christchurch-CPT Cape Town Intl
34h 50m2 stops Sydney Kingsford Smith Dubai Intl
06:10 - 14:15CPT Cape Town Intl-CHC Christchurch
45h 05m3 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Dubai Intl Sydney Kingsford Smith
$2,593Multiple Airlines
Sat, 7 Nov - Mon, 30 Nov
14:55 - 07:25AKL Auckland Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
27h 30m1 stop Hong Kong Intl
11:00 - 13:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-AKL Auckland Intl
39h 25m1 stop Hong Kong Intl
$2,596Cathay Pacific
Thu, 5 Nov - Mon, 9 Nov
06:00 - 15:00CHC Christchurch-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
20h 00m1 stop Sydney Kingsford Smith
17:35 - 23:59JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CHC Christchurch
19h 24m1 stop Sydney Kingsford Smith
$2,610Qantas Airways
Sat, 7 Nov - Wed, 30 Dec
06:00 - 15:00AKL Auckland Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
20h 00m1 stop Sydney Kingsford Smith
17:35 - 00:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-AKL Auckland Intl
19h 50m1 stop Sydney Kingsford Smith
$2,708Qantas Airways
Booking Insights
KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to South Africa
Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to South Africa to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.
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What is the cheapest month to fly from New Zealand to South Africa?
To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from New Zealand 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 New Zealand to South Africa is February, when tickets cost $1,248 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,752 and $1,677 respectively.
How far in advance should I book a flight from New Zealand 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 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 a flight from New Zealand to South Africa, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 8% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.
How many airports are there in South Africa?
There are 19 airports in South Africa. The busiest airport is OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg (JNB), with 54% of all flights arriving there.
How long is the flight to South Africa?
An average direct flight from New Zealand to South Africa takes 33h 53m, covering a distance of 18786 km. The shortest route is Auckland (AKL) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) with an average flight time of 30h 25m.
Good to know
Low season | July |
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High season | December |
Cheapest flight | $1,236 |
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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to South Africa
8.2
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1635 reviews
8.3Boarding
8.1Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.8Food
Airline reviews
Poor boarding and unboarding proceas. Multiple errors made by Singapore Airlines throughout the check in process.
2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Oct 2026
Poor boarding and unboarding proceas. Multiple errors made by Singapore Airlines throughout the check in process.
The quality and the quantity of food was terrible. I was starving to death at the end of the flight. Used serve 3 meals long time ago, now reduced to 2 meals during the 17 hours flight. Never offered wine or tea to us. We have to ask . Extremely hard to get the attention of the flight attendants. They intentionally ignore us to minimize the service. Bathrooms were dirty
Food was terrible , uncomfortable seats, WiFi did not work, will never fly Singapore again.
I felt that the whole experience went very smoothly. The aircraft was extremely clean and tidy on boarding. The cabin crew were beautifully turned out very, very efficient and were a credit to Singapore Airlines who are now my favourite carrier.
No frills airline with minimal leg room and no entertainment
The business class seats were very uncomfortable. When in lie flat position my legs were very restricted.
Didn't like much at all Nowhere near enough legroom, narrow seats. Aisles not wide enough for safe food trolley access and husband had his knee hit cos not enough leg room. Would take a lot to convince us to fly Singapore Airlines again which is a pity cos it was always our go-to airline
Every thing was fine. Some ild classical Hindi movies should be add
Flying with Singapore airlines is always excelllent - the crew are lovely and the food too is great. It’s my number 1 airline
The male traveller seated in the row in front diagonally opposite my husbands seat across the aisle as soon as the seatbelt sign went off moved across the aisle into the seat in front of my husband for the entire journey from London to Singapore he had his seat reclined and pushed back and the seat touching my husbands knees for the entire journey from London to Singapore. very uncomfortable for my husband.
It took almost 4 hours to collect the luggage from the belt in Lagos. Really pathetic. Flight attendents from Dubai to Lagos were very busy and were not responding at all.
The crew were absolutely fantastic. They actively asked if passengers wanted refills and if they were comfortable. I was extremely impressed.
Emirates A380s are always wonderful to fly on. Their crews, food and service are always excellent. They are typically on time and the only thing I would change (maybe newer or upgraded aircraft have this) is bluetooth so I can pair my noise cancelling headphones without a cable.
Premium economy was worth it-comfort was definitely better than economy class. The seats were more comfortable, blankets and pillows thicker
The boarding process was smooth and the stewardesses were nice. Some delays with drinks at the end of the flight, but no issues.
The service on board was excellent, the flight wasn’t overbooked and we departed and arrived on time.
The service was excellent. We flew coach on this leg of our trip and it was still very pleasant.
Nice selection of movies and TV shows. Plane was generally nice, not the newest but nice nonetheless. However, Emirates should have cancelled the flight, as hardly any flights flew out of Dubai at the time. Flight delays and cancellation was poorly communicated and passengers were left guessing and to their own devices on what to do. Connection desks were staffed too thinly, there was one desk with more than a hundred clients and just one poor lady. When I had my flights rebooked, I was told meal vouchers can be scanned using my boarding pass, nope. Was told to comeback for my hotel voucher, none. Had to book my hotel voucher the usual way through Dubai Connect despite having been told twice to comeback to the counters twice.
On both legs of my trips (Jhb - Dxb and Dxb - Jhb) the entertainment system did not work.
Over all good service but from Dubai to Delhi horrible service. Not happy
Although I am a lifetime Gold Premier member on another airline association, I was placed in a inside passenger seat on both legs of my journey from SFO to HKG and onward to NRT. However, i was lucky enough to have befriended two other passengers (who were related) in my row (row 62) and therefore was kept entertained with conversation for a large portion of the overnight flight from SFO to HKG. Normally, on a Star Alliance carrier, I typically can have the seat of my choice (aisle seat) and also a Premier seat (wider and longer legroom). I was a bit disappointed that no recognition of my Gold Premier status was acknowledged by Cathay Pacific on either of my flights on Sept 26-27. The food was actually very tasty unlike the typical economy class menu. Also I appreciated that the dinner drinks were served first (prior) to the main meal on the HKG to NRT portion of my flights but drinks were served AFTER the meal had been distributed (less appealing for thirsty passengers). I was happily that there appeared to have ample cabin space for most everyone's bags ---although I did have to pay more than $400 in extra baggage fees as I had brought 4 bags with me Overall, I was impressed by the diligence and professionalism of the flight crew.
Everything is excellent. I will try to fly with Cathay Pacific on my future trips whenever possible, and I will recommend it to my friends as well.
It was a good experience except that the flight has been rescheduled, bit disappointed but it happens.
Food isn’t hot, seat is too tight even for a person weight 120 lbs.
The staff from beginning to end we're friendly and helpful. The food and beverages were quite good (but see the comment below). I also liked their entertainment options, as we'll as their frequent attention to the airplane restrooms. Here are the reasons this is not a 5-star review: - You have to pay for WiFi on the plane unless you have some level of seat upgrade. - CP sent me a warning that the name I entered to book didn't match my passport. True, but the form for entering my name didn't allow for anything but a middle initial. This lead to a lot of chats, phone calls and stress before finding out at the ticket counter that it didn't matter. CP has modified their notice to now tell you this key bit of info. - After consuming a chicken dinner they offered (Kathmandu to Hong Kong), I developed symptoms entirely consistent with salmonella, beginning about 6 hours later. There were some odd things about the serving of this meal, too. Our row was the last one served, and we were given a tray without the entree on it. About 10 minutes later the stewardess came by and said they only had one chicken meal left. My seat mate and I decided he would have the lamb and I would take the chicken. I think I lost. I suspect that this entree was left over from an earlier flight and they were scrambling to get the last row fed. My seat mate and I were the last two to receive our entrees. I am not accusing CP of giving me a contaminated meal - just that the onset and progress of symptoms closely match those of salmonella poisoning. I opted out of the first meal on the next flight 13 hours later, but was fine after that.
I love the comfortable business class seats. The service was excellent. Staff was friendly.
Very bad Instead 22 hour it take me more that 35 hour to arrive from Los Angeles to Phuket and they changed my flight in Hong Kong to Shanghai china and in order to get my bag I was forced to vet china visa entrry
Cathay was not the problem. The problem was the customer service from Kayak/Underprice. Will never book through Kayak again.
The overall flight went well and the aircrew was pleasant.
The crew were fine. I didn’t enjoy the food at all. I found it unappetising and really had trouble eating it. The comfort level was fine and our return flight is with Cathay Pacific but honestly I probably wouldn’t fly Cathay Pacific again.
Poor. Flight was delayed by 50 mins. Poor quality aircraft. Aged, few parts broken. Bad plane.
I want a refund. I had to switch flights and buy another airline ticket because this one was delayed.
We had a medical emergency, needing to get to an emergency room upon landing at LAX. I let the back flight attendants know the situation. One, David, contacted the pilot, who made arrangements for EMT's to be there when we got off the plane. They went above and beyond for us. We didn't have to go through customs, as a customs person came to us and checked us right at the exit of the jet way. Another wonderful woman, a United employee at LAX, perhaps a customer service liaison, took care of our luggage situation, as we weren't going to make our connection to Bozeman. When we came back to LAX to see when we could get a flight to Bozeman, the personnel are very accommodating and booked us on the next flight out, and assigned good seats. It was a horrible flight, physically, from Sydney to LAX, , but the professionalism of all involved was excellent! We are very grateful fir the way they all stepped in and helped during a very unpleasant medical situation. Thank you!!
Very good overall. However, your choices of free movies was limited and there was no music Channel???
We booked with Qantas instead of Delta and we instead flew on American Airlines. American is not our favorite to go on. No leg room and the width of seats are a joke. Your are packed like sardines on American flights.
After already paying for excess luggage prior to flight, i was advised AT check in that i had to pay $816 or forfeit my flight! The lady at the counter was SO rude and had already started offboarding me when i said i would pay it after asking her three times for the exact amount! Have lodged a formal complaint yet heard nothing. Will not ever travel via Qantas again
they ran out of fruit for breakfast and so I just had a yogurt instead. other than that the flight was good
I liked the service, the menu, and the comfort of the seats! Even tho we were seated by the bathrooms, the reclining seats and movie selection was very good, my husband and I didn’t mind at all
Everything was great from the staff to the seats and food. The plane was timely taking off and landing.. I couldn't have asked for a better experience (especially on such a long flight)
Everything as good as can be if one flies economy bit not enough toilets!! People were queuing during the whole flight - there are really not enough toilets!!!
I am a big person and have back pain and swelling in my legs, so this was a challenging flight due to confined space. I didn't find the crew very friendly either. I will think twice before flying long distances with Qatar again, due to the lack of legroom.
Crew and food was good, ok leg room if you don’t have a big box under the seat. And the seats are so narrow (I’m only 70kg), will consider an alternate airline next time
It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!
Was required to print a boarding pass, which I'd prefer to avoid. Seat (economy x) was comfortable, service was excellent.
There was not enough staff during boarding which had created big problems . Another thing once you enter gate area there’s no way to use bathroom and you have to be in that area 2 hours before boarding which is too much.
I would advice everybody not to fly by Indigo, no entertainment in flight, rude behavior of staff, worst experience of my life
I liked the food and services provided. I think the seating should be updated cause it’s to congested for economic class.
Service and boarding is good in brussels But in Qatar, boarding needs to be improved and waiting in very big queue for boarding. Parents with kids needs to be given some priority also.
It was an American Airline flight from Doha to Philadelphia. AA121 November 6, 2023. One heavy set female flight attendant was rude. She just tossed our wraps on our tray. I saw her busy with her cell phone in the back while the restrooms were all filthy. She was obviously not happy with her job or just lazy. My husband used the restroom even before the plane took off in Doha and it was already smelling of urine. There was hair on the box of our wrap. Good thing our wrap was inside a box! The hair was consistent with the hair of one of the flight attendants. Flight attendants should have their hair up.
The crew here was rarely around. They walked by fast to collect trash and I felt like they didnt want to be bothered. I kept getting skipped for coffee/tea service.
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Flights from domestic origins to South Africa
Flights from all regions of New Zealand to South Africa. Prices are the lowest found on KAYAK over the last 7 days. Price and availability is not guaranteed.
Flights from Auckland to South Africafrom $2,016
Flights from Christchurch to South Africafrom $2,272
Flights from Hamilton to South Africafrom $3,588
Flights from Wellington to South Africafrom $2,400
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