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Flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport

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Singapore Airlines
2 Sept
MEL
21h 25m
1 stop
JNB
19 Sept
JNB
27h 00m
1 stop
MEL
$1,392
Multiple Airlines
17 May
PER
34h 40m
3 stops
JNB
24 May
JNB
34h 05m
1 stop
PER
$1,486
Multiple Airlines
7 May
PER
38h 35m
3 stops
JNB
21 May
JNB
41h 15m
1 stop
PER
$1,491
Singapore Airlines
4 Sept
MEL
21h 25m
1 stop
JNB
18 Sept
JNB
30h 35m
1 stop
MEL
$1,491
Multiple Airlines
12 May
PER
42h 55m
3 stops
JNB
29 May
JNB
41h 15m
1 stop
PER
$1,505
Multiple Airlines
5 May
PER
32h 35m
2 stops
JNB
19 May
JNB
41h 15m
1 stop
PER
$1,509
Multiple Airlines
5 May
PER
38h 35m
3 stops
JNB
8 May
JNB
41h 15m
1 stop
PER
$1,511
Multiple Airlines
5 May
PER
42h 55m
3 stops
JNB
19 May
JNB
41h 15m
1 stop
PER
$1,522
Multiple Airlines
6 May
PER
35h 35m
2 stops
JNB
20 May
JNB
41h 15m
1 stop
PER
$1,525
Multiple Airlines
9 May
PER
34h 40m
3 stops
JNB
23 May
JNB
41h 15m
1 stop
PER
$1,530
Multiple Airlines
7 May
PER
32h 35m
2 stops
JNB
21 May
JNB
41h 15m
1 stop
PER
$1,532
Multiple Airlines
29 Apr
PER
40h 40m
2 stops
JNB
6 May
JNB
41h 15m
1 stop
PER
$1,533

Flights to Cape Town

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Singapore Airlines
13 Oct
PER
22h 30m
2 stops
CPT
19 Oct
CPT
36h 30m
2 stops
PER
$1,579
Multiple Airlines
19 May
PER
39h 00m
3 stops
CPT
26 May
CPT
34h 25m
1 stop
PER
$1,764
Multiple Airlines
19 May
PER
35h 30m
2 stops
CPT
26 May
CPT
34h 25m
1 stop
PER
$1,782
Multiple Airlines
19 May
PER
35h 30m
2 stops
CPT
26 May
CPT
34h 25m
1 stop
PER
$1,785
Multiple Airlines
19 May
PER
39h 00m
3 stops
CPT
26 May
CPT
34h 25m
1 stop
PER
$1,846
Multiple Airlines
9 June
SYD
30h 30m
2 stops
CPT
16 June
CPT
64h 15m
2 stops
SYD
$1,847
Multiple Airlines
19 May
PER
39h 00m
3 stops
CPT
26 May
CPT
34h 25m
1 stop
PER
$1,847
Multiple Airlines
7 May
PER
39h 00m
3 stops
CPT
10 May
CPT
34h 25m
1 stop
PER
$1,854
Multiple Airlines
27 May
PER
33h 15m
2 stops
CPT
20 June
CPT
34h 35m
2 stops
PER
$1,856
Singapore Airlines
7 Aug
MEL
32h 10m
2 stops
CPT
23 Aug
CPT
25h 55m
2 stops
MEL
$1,863
Singapore Airlines
7 Aug
MEL
32h 10m
2 stops
CPT
23 Aug
CPT
25h 55m
2 stops
MEL
$1,864
Qatar Airways
7 May
SYD
48h 25m
1 stop
CPT
10 May
CPT
38h 00m
1 stop
SYD
$1,864

Flights to Durban

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Multiple Airlines
19 May
PER
42h 10m
3 stops
DUR
26 May
DUR
41h 55m
2 stops
PER
$1,671
Multiple Airlines
4 June
SYD
38h 50m
3 stops
DUR
11 June
DUR
39h 00m
2 stops
SYD
$1,768
Multiple Airlines
11 May
MEL
41h 30m
3 stops
DUR
22 May
DUR
38h 45m
2 stops
MEL
$1,792
Multiple Airlines
4 June
PER
42h 10m
3 stops
DUR
11 June
DUR
35h 45m
2 stops
PER
$1,824
Multiple Airlines
9 June
MEL
41h 30m
3 stops
DUR
16 June
DUR
44h 45m
2 stops
MEL
$1,913
Multiple Airlines
13 July
PER
41h 35m
3 stops
DUR
11 Aug
DUR
40h 55m
1 stop
PER
$1,948
Qatar Airways
4 June
PER
24h 20m
2 stops
DUR
11 June
DUR
35h 45m
2 stops
PER
$2,019
Multiple Airlines
4 June
SYD
38h 50m
3 stops
DUR
11 June
DUR
27h 25m
1 stop
SYD
$2,028
Multiple Airlines
3 June
PER
35h 10m
3 stops
DUR
10 June
DUR
40h 55m
1 stop
PER
$2,039
Multiple Airlines
3 June
PER
52h 25m
3 stops
DUR
10 June
DUR
52h 35m
3 stops
PER
$2,041
Qatar Airways
20 May
MEL
26h 30m
2 stops
DUR
27 May
DUR
40h 15m
2 stops
MEL
$2,051
Qatar Airways
19 May
PER
51h 05m
2 stops
DUR
26 May
DUR
41h 55m
2 stops
PER
$2,054

Flights to Port Elizabeth

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Qatar Airways
5 June
PER
51h 05m
2 stops
PLZ
10 June
PLZ
65h 35m
2 stops
PER
$2,121
Qatar Airways
4 June
PER
43h 00m
2 stops
PLZ
11 June
PLZ
46h 00m
3 stops
PER
$2,241
Multiple Airlines
4 June
SYD
39h 00m
3 stops
PLZ
11 June
PLZ
23h 55m
1 stop
SYD
$2,287
Qatar Airways
5 June
PER
48h 50m
3 stops
PLZ
10 June
PLZ
41h 35m
2 stops
PER
$2,311
Multiple Airlines
5 June
PER
46h 35m
3 stops
PLZ
11 June
PLZ
40h 40m
2 stops
PER
$2,331
Multiple Airlines
5 June
PER
19h 10m
1 stop
PLZ
10 June
PLZ
62h 30m
2 stops
PER
$2,363
Multiple Airlines
9 June
PER
19h 10m
1 stop
PLZ
10 June
PLZ
59h 20m
2 stops
PER
$2,364
Qantas Airways
5 June
PER
26h 55m
1 stop
PLZ
11 June
PLZ
32h 55m
2 stops
PER
$2,458
Multiple Airlines
4 June
SYD
43h 35m
2 stops
PLZ
11 June
PLZ
49h 15m
3 stops
SYD
$2,479
Multiple Airlines
8 June
PER
41h 45m
2 stops
PLZ
10 June
PLZ
38h 30m
2 stops
PER
$2,501
Multiple Airlines
4 June
SYD
18h 25m
1 stop
PLZ
11 June
PLZ
41h 45m
2 stops
SYD
$2,504
Qantas Airways
4 June
SYD
18h 25m
1 stop
PLZ
11 June
PLZ
23h 55m
1 stop
SYD
$2,506

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05:55 - 19:20
MEL
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JNB
21h 25m
1 stop
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20:25 - 07:25
JNB
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MEL
27h 00m
1 stop
$1,392Singapore Airlines
Wed, 2 Sep - Sat, 19 Sep
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06:25 - 19:20
PER
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JNB
18h 55m
1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
13:40 - 05:25
JNB
-
PER
33h 45m
1 stop
$1,466Singapore Airlines
Tue, 1 Sep - Tue, 27 Oct
Singapore Airlines Logo
01:10 - 19:20
PER
-
JNB
24h 10m
1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
20:25 - 23:55
JNB
-
PER
21h 30m
1 stop
$1,480Singapore Airlines
Mon, 31 Aug - Wed, 30 Sep
Etihad Airways Logo
17:20 - 08:20
MEL
-
JNB
23h 00m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
09:50 - 15:50
JNB
-
MEL
22h 00m
1 stop
$1,678Etihad Airways
Sat, 22 Aug - Mon, 14 Sep
Qatar Airways Logo
22:10 - 10:30
BNE
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JNB
44h 20m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
12:40 - 17:30
JNB
-
BNE
44h 50m
1 stop
$1,828Qatar Airways
Wed, 3 Jun - Wed, 10 Jun
Qatar Airways Logo
22:10 - 10:30
BNE
-
JNB
44h 20m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
12:40 - 17:30
JNB
-
BNE
44h 50m
1 stop
$1,831Qatar Airways
Wed, 20 May - Wed, 27 May
Emirates Logo
22:55 - 16:40
MEL
-
CPT
25h 45m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
13:15 - 05:30
CPT
-
MEL
32h 15m
1 stop
$1,914Emirates
Sun, 7 Jun - Sun, 14 Jun
Emirates Logo
05:15 - 16:40
MEL
-
CPT
43h 25m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
13:15 - 16:40
CPT
-
MEL
43h 25m
1 stop
$1,930Emirates
Mon, 18 May - Mon, 25 May
Qantas Airways Logo
06:00 - 16:25
AVV
-
JNB
18h 25m
1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
18:45 - 22:50
JNB
-
AVV
20h 05m
1 stop
$2,181Qantas Airways
Mon, 11 May - Wed, 27 May
Qantas Airways Logo
06:00 - 16:25
AVV
-
JNB
18h 25m
1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
18:45 - 22:50
JNB
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AVV
20h 05m
1 stop
$2,227Qantas Airways
Sat, 22 Aug - Mon, 14 Sep

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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 23 April 2026.
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Return

Price

Cheapest return flight

MelbourneJohannesburg

MEL - JNB

MELJNB

Melbourne

Wed 2/9

05:55-19:20

1 stop21h 25m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 19/9

20:25-07:25

1 stop27h 00m

$1,392

PerthJohannesburg

PER - JNB

PERJNB

Perth

Tue 1/9

06:25-19:20

1 stop18h 55m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 27/10

13:40-05:25

1 stop33h 45m

$1,466

PerthJohannesburg

PER - JNB

PERJNB

Perth

Mon 31/8

01:10-19:20

1 stop24h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 30/9

20:25-23:55

1 stop21h 30m

$1,480

MelbourneJohannesburg

MEL - JNB

MELJNB

Melbourne

Sat 22/8

17:20-08:20

1 stop23h 00m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 14/9

09:50-15:50

1 stop22h 00m

$1,678

BrisbaneJohannesburg

BNE - JNB

BNEJNB

Brisbane

Wed 3/6

22:10-10:30

1 stop44h 20m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 10/6

12:40-17:30

1 stop44h 50m

$1,828

BrisbaneJohannesburg

BNE - JNB

BNEJNB

Brisbane

Wed 20/5

22:10-10:30

1 stop44h 20m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 27/5

12:40-17:30

1 stop44h 50m

$1,831

MelbourneCape Town

MEL - CPT

MELCPT

Melbourne

Sun 7/6

22:55-16:40

1 stop25h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 14/6

13:15-05:30

1 stop32h 15m

$1,914

MelbourneCape Town

MEL - CPT

MELCPT

Melbourne

Mon 18/5

05:15-16:40

1 stop43h 25m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 25/5

13:15-16:40

1 stop43h 25m

$1,930
Fastest return journey

MelbourneJohannesburg

AVV - JNB

AVVJNB

Melbourne Avalon

Mon 11/5

06:00-16:25

1 stop18h 25m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 27/5

18:45-22:50

1 stop20h 05m

$2,181

MelbourneJohannesburg

AVV - JNB

AVVJNB

Melbourne Avalon

Sat 22/8

06:00-16:25

1 stop18h 25m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 14/9

18:45-22:50

1 stop20h 05m

$2,227

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The best prices found on momondo for flights to South Africa are:
$61 per person with FlySafair
$64 per person with Airlink
$90 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

$887

Best Round-Trip Price

$1,392

Fastest flight time

32h 10m

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The best one-way flight price to South Africa from Australia in the last 72 hours is $887 (Perth to Johannesburg OR Tambo).
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The best round-trip flight price to South Africa from Australia in the last 72 hours is $1,392 (Melbourne to Johannesburg OR Tambo).
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The fastest flight to South Africa from Australia takes 32h 10m (Perth to Johannesburg OR Tambo).
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December has the highest demand for flights to South Africa, with a 7% price increase on average.
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Frequently asked questions about flying to South Africa

What is the best airport to land at to visit Fish Hoek Beach?

The closest airport to Fish Hoek Beach is Cape Town Airport, which is located in Cape Town. If you plan on visiting or staying in this area, landing at Cape Town Airport will be your best bet.

Which airlines fly to South Africa?

There are 9 airlines that fly to South Africa on a routine basis, but Singapore Airlines, Qantas Airways and South African happen to be the most popular among our users. In the past year, 38% of those who searched for flights to South Africa looked to travel with Singapore Airlines, making this airline the top choice among momondo travellers.

What is the most popular airport in South Africa to fly to?

Johannesburg OR Tambo is the most popular airport in South Africa to fly to, with 48% of all users travelling to South Africa opting to take a flight into this airport. If you’re interested in staying in Johannesburg, which is the city in South Africa that is closest to Johannesburg OR Tambo, then be sure to check momondo for cheap flight deals.

How much are flights to South Africa?

The cost to fly to South Africa varies based on a variety of factors, but you can expect to find prices as low as $1,083 or as high as $9,370. Based on recent airfare data, we’ve found that a ticket to South Africa for $3,374 or less is a good deal, whereas $3,725 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.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to South Africa?

Prices for flights to South Africa are updated daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to South Africa?

As of April 2026, there are 14 operators available to choose from for flights to South Africa.

How old do you have to be to fly to South Africa?

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.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to South Africa?

To find the flight that best suits your needs, momondo gathers a range of flights from a large pool of different airlines and agents; you can then use our insights and filters to find and book the right flight to South Africa.

Can I find flights to South Africa with flexible booking policies on momondo?

All flight searches to South Africa on momondo can be filtered to show those which offer flexible booking policies.

How can momondo help me find flights to South Africa?

momondo offers useful filters to help you find the right flight. Choose specific flight times, airports or even what payment method you prefer. We have numerous options to help you book your ideal flight to South Africa.

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