Cheap flights from South Africa to Australia from £357

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Australia from South Africa, with most prices found around £773. The month of March is another great option to travel to Australia, with average flight prices from South Africa averaging around £780.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Australia is on a Saturday when prices can be found for as low as £918. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. The most expensive day to fly to Australia is Tuesday, with ticket prices averaging around £1,271.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Australia from South Africa when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Australia for around £855 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Australia from South Africa for as low as £702 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on South Africa to Australia flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 50% on your flight if you consider stops on a South Africa to Australia flight.

Historically, on average around 21% of flights between South Africa and Australia have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 168 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Sunday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Monday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, South African have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 16% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of October 2026, 2 flights take off from South Africa and land in Australia each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 20:00, with 100% of daily flights taking off in the evening.

14 flights are operational weekly from South Africa to Australia as of October 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 21% of flights per week taking off on this day.