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Etihad Airways
17 Oct
MEL
23h 10m
1 stop
JNB
27 Oct
JNB
22h 10m
1 stop
MEL
Multiple Airlines
17 Oct
MEL
23h 10m
1 stop
JNB
27 Oct
JNB
26h 55m
1 stop
MEL
Cathay Pacific
21 Oct
PER
37h 30m
1 stop
JNB
27 Oct
JNB
37h 50m
1 stop
PER
Multiple Airlines
2 Oct
PER
45h 40m
2 stops
JNB
17 Oct
JNB
48h 10m
2 stops
PER
Multiple Airlines
14 Oct
MEL
23h 10m
1 stop
JNB
21 Oct
JNB
26h 55m
1 stop
MEL
Cathay Pacific
29 Oct
PER
37h 25m
1 stop
JNB
3 Nov
JNB
29h 45m
1 stop
PER
Multiple Airlines
2 Nov
MEL
23h 00m
1 stop
JNB
9 Nov
JNB
26h 55m
1 stop
MEL
Qatar Airways
29 Oct
PER
22h 50m
1 stop
JNB
8 Nov
JNB
33h 40m
1 stop
PER
Multiple Airlines
17 Oct
MEL
23h 10m
1 stop
JNB
27 Oct
JNB
35h 05m
1 stop
MEL
Cathay Pacific
10 Sept
PER
37h 30m
1 stop
JNB
23 Oct
JNB
29h 20m
1 stop
PER
Singapore Airlines
15 Feb
DRW
24h 10m
1 stop
JNB
13 Mar
JNB
45h 40m
1 stop
DRW
Etihad Airways
14 Nov
MEL
23h 00m
1 stop
JNB
30 Nov
JNB
22h 10m
1 stop
MEL
Qatar Airways
28 Jan
MEL
27h 20m
1 stop
CPT
9 Feb
CPT
31h 05m
2 stops
MEL
Singapore Airlines
4 Nov
PER
25h 35m
2 stops
CPT
18 Nov
CPT
31h 15m
2 stops
PER
Qatar Airways
8 Nov
PER
37h 45m
2 stops
CPT
21 Nov
CPT
41h 25m
1 stop
PER
Qatar Airways
28 Jan
MEL
34h 10m
2 stops
CPT
9 Feb
CPT
25h 30m
1 stop
MEL
Qatar Airways
8 Nov
PER
30h 05m
2 stops
CPT
21 Nov
CPT
41h 25m
1 stop
PER
Qatar Airways
28 Jan
MEL
32h 10m
2 stops
CPT
9 Feb
CPT
25h 30m
1 stop
MEL
Singapore Airlines
28 Jan
MEL
35h 25m
2 stops
CPT
9 Feb
CPT
34h 05m
2 stops
MEL
Multiple Airlines
7 Nov
PER
41h 00m
2 stops
CPT
21 Nov
CPT
41h 25m
1 stop
PER
Qatar Airways
7 Nov
PER
32h 20m
1 stop
CPT
21 Nov
CPT
64h 00m
2 stops
PER
Singapore Airlines
28 Jan
MEL
35h 25m
2 stops
CPT
9 Feb
CPT
22h 30m
2 stops
MEL
Singapore Airlines
28 Jan
MEL
35h 25m
2 stops
CPT
9 Feb
CPT
22h 30m
2 stops
MEL
Singapore Airlines
16 Jan
BNE
47h 15m
2 stops
CPT
6 Feb
CPT
22h 15m
2 stops
BNE
Multiple Airlines
15 Jan
PER
34h 45m
2 stops
DUR
29 Jan
DUR
43h 05m
2 stops
PER
Qatar Airways
14 Oct
PER
41h 50m
2 stops
DUR
21 Oct
DUR
49h 45m
2 stops
PER
Multiple Airlines
3 Oct
SYD
53h 40m
2 stops
DUR
26 Oct
DUR
29h 25m
2 stops
SYD
Qatar Airways
15 Jan
PER
71h 50m
3 stops
DUR
29 Jan
DUR
47h 00m
2 stops
PER
South African
13 Oct
PER
15h 55m
1 stop
DUR
20 Oct
DUR
22h 10m
1 stop
PER
South African
14 Oct
PER
15h 55m
1 stop
DUR
21 Oct
DUR
20h 00m
1 stop
PER
Multiple Airlines
15 Oct
SYD
35h 30m
2 stops
DUR
22 Oct
DUR
27h 45m
2 stops
SYD
Multiple Airlines
3 Oct
SYD
44h 35m
3 stops
DUR
26 Oct
DUR
29h 25m
2 stops
SYD
Multiple Airlines
13 Oct
PER
33h 30m
3 stops
DUR
20 Oct
DUR
41h 50m
2 stops
PER
Multiple Airlines
14 Oct
SYD
30h 15m
2 stops
DUR
21 Oct
DUR
27h 35m
2 stops
SYD
Multiple Airlines
14 Oct
SYD
31h 10m
2 stops
DUR
21 Oct
DUR
38h 40m
1 stop
SYD
Multiple Airlines
14 Oct
BNE
33h 45m
3 stops
DUR
21 Oct
DUR
31h 25m
2 stops
BNE
Qantas Airways
2 Nov
SYD
35h 00m
1 stop
HDS
6 Nov
HDS
17h 20m
1 stop
SYD
Qantas Airways
2 Nov
SYD
35h 00m
1 stop
HDS
6 Nov
HDS
17h 20m
1 stop
SYD
Qantas Airways
2 Nov
SYD
35h 00m
1 stop
HDS
6 Nov
HDS
17h 20m
1 stop
SYD
Qantas Airways
24 Nov
BNE
50h 00m
2 stops
HDS
27 Nov
HDS
26h 15m
2 stops
BNE
Qantas Airways
24 Nov
BNE
48h 10m
2 stops
HDS
27 Nov
HDS
26h 15m
2 stops
BNE
Qantas Airways
24 Nov
BNE
55h 40m
2 stops
HDS
27 Nov
HDS
26h 15m
2 stops
BNE
Qatar Airways
2 Nov
SYD
30h 40m
2 stops
HDS
6 Nov
HDS
67h 20m
2 stops
SYD
Qatar Airways
2 Nov
SYD
55h 00m
2 stops
HDS
6 Nov
HDS
45h 40m
2 stops
SYD
Qatar Airways
2 Nov
SYD
31h 00m
2 stops
HDS
6 Nov
HDS
43h 20m
2 stops
SYD
Emirates
23 Nov
BNE
43h 55m
2 stops
HDS
27 Nov
HDS
56h 50m
2 stops
BNE
Emirates
23 Nov
BNE
43h 55m
2 stops
HDS
27 Nov
HDS
49h 00m
2 stops
BNE
Emirates
23 Nov
BNE
43h 55m
2 stops
HDS
27 Nov
HDS
49h 00m
2 stops
BNE

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Etihad Airways Logo
18:10 - 08:20MEL-JNB
23h 10m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
09:50 - 17:00JNB-MEL
22h 10m1 stop
$1,377Etihad Airways
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Fri, 17 Oct - Mon, 27 Oct
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18:10 - 08:20MEL-JNB
23h 10m1 stop
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11:05 - 23:00JNB-MEL
26h 55m1 stop
$1,404
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Fri, 17 Oct - Mon, 27 Oct
Singapore Airlines Logo
17:05 - 18:35PER-JNB
31h 30m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
19:50 - 23:55JNB-PER
22h 05m1 stop
$1,495Singapore Airlines
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Sun, 16 Nov - Sat, 29 Nov
Singapore Airlines Logo
14:45 - 18:35BNE-JNB
35h 50m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
19:50 - 16:55JNB-BNE
37h 05m1 stop
$1,546Singapore Airlines
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Tue, 21 Oct - Fri, 31 Oct
South African Logo
23:50 - 18:55PER-CPT
25h 05m1 stop
South African Logo
07:25 - 12:20CPT-PER
22h 55m1 stop
$1,945South African
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Sun, 12 Oct - Sun, 19 Oct
South African Logo
23:50 - 17:30PER-CPT
23h 40m1 stop
South African Logo
14:15 - 12:10CPT-PER
15h 55m1 stop
$1,958South African
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Sun, 9 Nov - Tue, 18 Nov
Emirates Logo
06:15 - 11:35MEL-CPT
38h 20m1 stop
Emirates Logo
13:05 - 06:30CPT-MEL
32h 25m1 stop
$1,987Emirates
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Wed, 8 Oct - Wed, 22 Oct
Qantas Airways Logo
06:00 - 16:15AVV-JNB
18h 15m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
18:45 - 20:15JNB-AVV
16h 30m1 stop
$2,035Qantas Airways
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Tue, 30 Sep - Tue, 14 Oct
Emirates Logo
22:30 - 16:45MEL-CPT
27h 15m1 stop
Emirates Logo
13:40 - 23:20CPT-MEL
24h 40m1 stop
$2,066Emirates
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Fri, 16 Jan - Sun, 22 Feb
Qantas Airways Logo
06:00 - 15:00AVV-JNB
18h 00m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
17:30 - 23:15JNB-AVV
20h 45m1 stop
$2,080Qantas Airways
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Fri, 31 Oct - Sun, 9 Nov

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Locate flights to South Africa that fit your budget, with regularly updated fares and availability. In the last 7 days, momondo users made a total of 78,305 searches and data was last updated on 31 August 2025.
Use the filters below to find and compare flights to South Africa that are best for you.

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Depart

Return

Price

MelbourneJohannesburg

MEL - JNB

MELJNB

Melbourne

Fri 17/10

18:10-08:20

1 stop23h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 27/10

09:50-17:00

1 stop22h 10m

$1,377

MelbourneJohannesburg

MEL - JNB

MELJNB

Melbourne

Fri 17/10

18:10-08:20

1 stop23h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 27/10

11:05-23:00

1 stop26h 55m

$1,404

PerthJohannesburg

PER - JNB

PERJNB

Perth

Sun 16/11

17:05-18:35

1 stop31h 30m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 29/11

19:50-23:55

1 stop22h 05m

$1,495

BrisbaneJohannesburg

BNE - JNB

BNEJNB

Brisbane

Tue 21/10

14:45-18:35

1 stop35h 50m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 31/10

19:50-16:55

1 stop37h 05m

$1,546

PerthCape Town

PER - CPT

PERCPT

Perth

Sun 12/10

23:50-18:55

1 stop25h 05m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 19/10

07:25-12:20

1 stop22h 55m

$1,945

PerthCape Town

PER - CPT

PERCPT

Perth

Sun 9/11

23:50-17:30

1 stop23h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 18/11

14:15-12:10

1 stop15h 55m

$1,958

MelbourneCape Town

MEL - CPT

MELCPT

Melbourne

Wed 8/10

06:15-11:35

1 stop38h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 22/10

13:05-06:30

1 stop32h 25m

$1,987

MelbourneJohannesburg

AVV - JNB

AVVJNB

Melbourne Avalon

Tue 30/9

06:00-16:15

1 stop18h 15m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 14/10

18:45-20:15

1 stop16h 30m

$2,035

MelbourneCape Town

MEL - CPT

MELCPT

Melbourne

Fri 16/1

22:30-16:45

1 stop27h 15m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 22/2

13:40-23:20

1 stop24h 40m

$2,066

MelbourneJohannesburg

AVV - JNB

AVVJNB

Melbourne Avalon

Fri 31/10

06:00-15:00

1 stop18h 00m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 9/11

17:30-23:15

1 stop20h 45m

$2,080

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The best prices found on momondo for flights to South Africa are:
$66 per person with FlySafair
$74 per person with Lift
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Cheap South Africa flight deals and tips

Summary info about South Africa flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price

$792

Best Round-Trip Price

$1,377

Fastest flight time

24h 40m

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The best one-way flight price to South Africa from Australia in the last 72 hours is $792 (Perth to Cape Town Intl).
The best round-trip flight price to South Africa from Australia in the last 72 hours is $1,377 (Melbourne to Johannesburg OR Tambo).
The fastest flight to South Africa from Australia takes 24h 40m (Sydney Kingsford Smith to Johannesburg OR Tambo).
December has the highest demand for flights to South Africa, with a 10% price increase on average.

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The cost to fly to South Africa varies based on a variety of factors, but you can expect to find prices as low as $916 or as high as $10,254. Based on recent airfare data, we’ve found that a ticket to South Africa for $3,422 or less is a good deal, whereas $3,790 is the average cost.

What is the best day of the week to fly to South Africa?

Flying to South Africa on a Monday or Wednesday is your best option since this is when flight prices tend to be at their lowest for the week. The most expensive day of the week to fly to South Africa is on a Friday.

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The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel to South Africa.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to South Africa may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at South Africa. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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