Find cheap flights to South Africa from £277

Sahara Stadium Kingsmead is the most popular place of interest in South Africa. Many travellers make it a point to stop there while travelling to South Africa. Other popular landmarks and places of interest in South Africa would be Camps Bay Beach, Montecasino, or Fish Hoek Beach.

The closest airport to Sahara Stadium Kingsmead is Durban Airport, which is located in Durban. If you plan on visiting or staying in this area, landing at Durban Airport will be your best bet.

According to our data, 39% of momondo users who travelled to South Africa in the last year flew into Johannesburg OR Tambo (located in Johannesburg), making it the most popular airport to fly to. There may be other airports in South Africa, but the majority of our users take flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo in order to visit Johannesburg and it’s surrounding areas.

Flights to South Africa can be found for as cheap as £527 per ticket. However our users tend to find airfares to South Africa for around £1,067 on average. If you’re looking to find a good deal on your flight to South Africa, then you should consider booking if you find anything for £976 or less.

To save money on airfare when visiting South Africa, consider Johannesburg OR Tambo airport in Johannesburg, which has the cheapest flights with an average airfare of £527. You may also consider flying to Cape Town Intl airport in Cape Town for the second cheapest option with an average airfare of £611.

Prices for flights to South Africa are refreshed on a daily basis.

The number of operators available for flights to South Africa is 51 as of November 2023.

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel to South Africa.

The necessary travel and health documents for your South Africa trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

Don’t forget that winter in the UK is South Africa’s summer and vice versa, so when we say ‘summer’ in South Africa, we mean more or less the months of November, December and January. There are so many events to choose from and one of the favourites is the National Arts Festival at Grahamstown in Eastern Cape Province in June or July– look for South Africa flight deals to Elizabeth Town if you would like to fly into the nearest airport to Grahamstown. The festival showcases music, dance and visual arts, including cutting-edge developments in the South African cultural scene. In March there is the fourth largest jazz festival in the world, held in Cape Town and attracting musicians from all over the world. One of the most family-friendly festival in SA is the Knysna Oyster Festival, ten days of outdoor activities, fantastic food and fresh air in and around the forests, islands and lagoons of the River Knysna estuary.

South Africa is a melting pot of many cuisines – indigenous African dishes, Dutch specialities, Malaysian curries and some British staples – that have merged to create some authentically South African dishes. A favourite dish is bobotie, eaten at Easter in particular. Imagine a cottage pie slow-baked with a layer of egg and milk on top instead of mashed potatoes and that is bobotie. People often think of biltong as the quintessentially South African food and these strips of dried meat with a tang of vinegar, salt and coriander are not only a popular snack but also an ingredient in many soups and stews. Talking of snacks, why not try Durban’s fast food invention: the bunny chow - half a loaf of white bread hollowed out and filled with curry. Ugali is an African dumpling made of millet flour, maize flour sorghum flour, often on the menu at breakfast time. The Dutch influence of the Boers is to be seen in melktart, a baked pastry tart filled with a sweet, creamy egg and milk mixture, and koeksister, plaits of fried pastry dipped in sugar syrup.

South Africa is synonymous with wild animals and the iconic African mega-fauna in particular. There are about 27 national parks and each one is totally different but book an overnight stay out in the veldt if you possibly can, to hear, smell and possibly see the wildlife of course but also to experience a night sky cascading with stars where there is no light pollution - the sight of the Milky Way will stay in your memory forever. If you have chosen South Africa flights deals that take you to Cape Town, you must visit the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens – one of the most spectacular botanical gardens in the world. Make sure you climb up to the ‘tree-snake’, a raised pathway through the treetops. Another way of seeing the countryside near Cape Town is to sign up for a tour of the vineyards followed by a wine-tasting and a gourmet meal at one of the many top restaurants in the wine-growing districts. If your flight deal to South Africa takes you to Johannesburg, you might want to spend some time at Sun Reef City, a resort complex housing casinos, restaurants, a theme park, hotels and museums mainly built in the style of late nineteenth century Jo’burg.

First and foremost, check the expiry date on your passport. It must be valid for at least another 30 days after the date on which you leave South Africa. However, local airport immigration officials may expect to see a passport with more than another six months validity after departure so stay on the safe side and travel on a passport that is not about to expire withing the next six months. Make sure you have at least one blank page in your passport so that you can get the mandatory entry stamp. Double-check your yellow fever status as regards entry to South Africa – depending on your itinerary and previous travel, you may need a certificate of vaccination against yellow fever. Currently, UK citizens can visit South Africa for tourism purposes and stay there for up to 90 days without a visa. However, changes to visa-free travel can be made without notice at any time so double-check the official website just before you travel.

Finding the right flight to South Africa is quick and easy when you have a range of options in front of you, from reputable agents and recognisable airlines. These options can then be filtered down to find the best fit. That is what momondo does. We make finding flights to South Africa quick and easy, saving you time and money.

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