Cheap flights from South Africa to Frankfurt am Main from £287

In general, October is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa to Frankfurt am Main. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around £290. If you aren’t able to travel to Frankfurt am Main during the month of October, then flying in May is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of £295.

Our data shows that Tuesday is the least expensive day to fly to Frankfurt am Main. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as £557. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Saturday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Frankfurt am Main on Saturday is £755.

In the afternoon is the cheapest time of day to fly from South Africa to Frankfurt am Main when you can find flight prices for as low as £475. Flying to Frankfurt am Main in the afternoon is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. In contrast, the most expensive time of day to depart to Frankfurt am Main is in the evening when prices are around £641.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Frankfurt am Main from South Africa when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Frankfurt am Main for around £586 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Frankfurt am Main from South Africa for as low as £535 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 8% of flights between South Africa and Frankfurt am Main have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 201 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, Lufthansa have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 8% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

7 flights are operational daily from South Africa to Frankfurt am Main as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 19:00, with 75% of flights per day taking off in the evening.

As of May 2026, there are 53 flights per week flying from South Africa to Frankfurt am Main. The most common day of the week flights depart is Tue, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.