What are the most popular cities to visit in South Africa?

Some of the world’s most well-travelled cities are in South Africa. The most popular city to travel to in South Africa is Johannesburg, which momondo users choose as their landing destination 66% more often than other cities. The next most popular cities in South Africa are Cape Town and Durban.

How long is the flight from India to South Africa?

The flight from India to South Africa depends on which airports you’re departing from and arriving to, and whether or not you have a layover. If you fly from New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl (a popular airport in India) to Johannesburg OR Tambo (the most popular airport in South Africa), then the flight time is 14h 25m on average. If you fly from Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl (another popular airport in India) to Johannesburg OR Tambo, then the average flight time is 12h 35m.

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Flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport

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Kenya Airways

1 Oct

BOM

11h 45m

1 stop

JNB

6 Nov

JNB

33h 55m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 48,060

Uganda Airlines

17 Sept

BOM

15h 10m

1 stop

JNB

23 Sept

JNB

13h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 50,240

Etihad Airways

6 Oct

BOM

22h 00m

1 stop

JNB

14 Oct

JNB

17h 50m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 50,524

Etihad Airways

6 Oct

BOM

24h 30m

1 stop

JNB

14 Oct

JNB

17h 50m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 50,619

Uganda Airlines

29 Sept

BOM

15h 10m

1 stop

JNB

9 Nov

JNB

13h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 51,283

Uganda Airlines

6 Oct

BOM

15h 10m

1 stop

JNB

14 Oct

JNB

13h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 51,378

Etihad Airways

30 Sept

BOM

30h 40m

1 stop

JNB

9 Nov

JNB

17h 40m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 52,041

Etihad Airways

29 Sept

BOM

22h 00m

1 stop

JNB

8 Nov

JNB

17h 40m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 52,989

Uganda Airlines

2 Jun

BOM

15h 10m

1 stop

JNB

10 Jun

JNB

13h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 54,980

Uganda Airlines

2 Jun

BOM

15h 10m

1 stop

JNB

10 Jun

JNB

13h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 55,169

Multiple Airlines

2 Jun

BOM

15h 10m

1 stop

JNB

2 Sept

JNB

29h 40m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 55,264

Kenya Airways

3 Oct

BOM

12h 35m

1 stop

JNB

4 Nov

JNB

14h 00m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 55,928

Flights to Cape Town

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Kenya Airways

5 Oct

BOM

26h 45m

1 stop

CPT

20 Oct

CPT

14h 50m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 50,904

Kenya Airways

5 Oct

BOM

26h 45m

1 stop

CPT

20 Oct

CPT

35h 45m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 52,705

Kenya Airways

5 Oct

BOM

26h 45m

1 stop

CPT

20 Oct

CPT

31h 45m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 52,894

Kenya Airways

5 Oct

BOM

26h 45m

1 stop

CPT

20 Oct

CPT

14h 50m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 52,989

Kenya Airways

4 Oct

BOM

14h 25m

2 stops

CPT

20 Oct

CPT

31h 45m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 54,885

Kenya Airways

26 Sept

BOM

34h 20m

2 stops

CPT

30 Sept

CPT

31h 45m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 55,643

Kenya Airways

22 Sept

BOM

23h 00m

1 stop

CPT

30 Sept

CPT

31h 45m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 57,350

Kenya Airways

22 Sept

BOM

23h 00m

1 stop

CPT

2 Oct

CPT

31h 45m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 59,151

Kenya Airways

17 Oct

BOM

44h 20m

2 stops

CPT

24 Oct

CPT

35h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 60,857

Kenya Airways

26 Sept

BOM

34h 20m

2 stops

CPT

1 Oct

CPT

35h 45m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 62,942

Ethiopian Air

18 Aug

BOM

30h 35m

1 stop

CPT

25 Aug

CPT

32h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 64,269

Kenya Airways

22 Sept

BOM

23h 00m

1 stop

CPT

1 Oct

CPT

35h 45m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 64,649

Flights to Durban

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Qatar Airways

21 May

BOM

22h 30m

2 stops

DUR

26 May

DUR

16h 55m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 79,910

Emirates

24 Sept

BOM

33h 50m

1 stop

DUR

28 Sept

DUR

22h 35m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 82,849

Emirates

21 May

BOM

24h 35m

1 stop

DUR

26 May

DUR

19h 30m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 82,944

Emirates

18 Oct

BOM

24h 35m

1 stop

DUR

22 Oct

DUR

28h 15m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 85,219

Emirates

18 Oct

BOM

24h 35m

1 stop

DUR

22 Oct

DUR

16h 05m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 85,503

Emirates

18 Oct

BOM

21h 40m

1 stop

DUR

22 Oct

DUR

34h 05m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 86,167

Emirates

24 May

BOM

21h 40m

1 stop

DUR

6 Jun

DUR

28h 15m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 87,778

Emirates

21 May

BOM

28h 05m

1 stop

DUR

26 May

DUR

34h 15m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 88,726

Qatar Airways

11 May

BOM

15h 55m

2 stops

DUR

20 May

DUR

35h 35m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 89,295

Multiple Airlines

24 May

BOM

24h 35m

1 stop

DUR

6 Jun

DUR

18h 15m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 89,863

Multiple Airlines

24 May

BOM

17h 10m

2 stops

DUR

6 Jun

DUR

18h 15m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 91,854

Emirates

11 May

BOM

37h 05m

2 stops

DUR

20 May

DUR

19h 30m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 94,508

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02:40 - 10:55

BOM

JNB

11h 45m

1 stop

12:05 - 01:30

JNB

BOM

33h 55m

1 stop

₹ 48,060Kenya Airways

Thu, 1 Oct - Fri, 6 Nov

08:00 - 19:40

BOM

JNB

15h 10m

1 stop

12:50 - 06:05

JNB

BOM

13h 45m

1 stop

₹ 50,240Uganda Airlines

Thu, 17 Sep - Wed, 23 Sep

13:50 - 08:20

BOM

JNB

22h 00m

1 stop

09:50 - 07:10

JNB

BOM

17h 50m

1 stop

₹ 50,524Etihad Airways

Tue, 6 Oct - Wed, 14 Oct

11:20 - 08:20

BOM

JNB

24h 30m

1 stop

09:50 - 07:10

JNB

BOM

17h 50m

1 stop

₹ 50,619Etihad Airways

Tue, 6 Oct - Wed, 14 Oct

11:05 - 14:10

BOM

CPT

30h 35m

1 stop

13:50 - 02:05

CPT

BOM

32h 45m

1 stop

₹ 64,269Ethiopian Air

Tue, 18 Aug - Tue, 25 Aug

22:15 - 17:15

BOM

DUR

22h 30m

2 stops

12:00 - 08:25

DUR

BOM

16h 55m

2 stops

₹ 79,910Qatar Airways

Thu, 21 May - Tue, 26 May

19:30 - 16:35

BOM

DUR

24h 35m

1 stop

18:40 - 17:40

DUR

BOM

19h 30m

1 stop

₹ 82,944Emirates

Thu, 21 May - Tue, 26 May

19:30 - 16:35

BOM

DUR

24h 35m

1 stop

18:40 - 02:25

DUR

BOM

28h 15m

1 stop

₹ 85,219Emirates

Sun, 18 Oct - Thu, 22 Oct

21:30 - 13:10

DEL

CPT

19h 10m

1 stop

13:15 - 08:45

CPT

DEL

16h 00m

1 stop

₹ 85,598Qatar Airways

Tue, 9 Jun - Tue, 16 Jun

02:00 - 13:25

HYD

JNB

14h 55m

1 stop

08:20 - 00:45

JNB

HYD

12h 55m

1 stop

₹ 97,636Ethiopian Air

Wed, 22 Jul - Fri, 7 Aug

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MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM - JNB

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Thu 1/10

02:40-10:55

1 stop11h 45m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 6/11

12:05-01:30

1 stop33h 55m

₹ 48,060

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM - JNB

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Thu 17/9

08:00-19:40

1 stop15h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 23/9

12:50-06:05

1 stop13h 45m

₹ 50,240

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM - JNB

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Tue 6/10

13:50-08:20

1 stop22h 00m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 14/10

09:50-07:10

1 stop17h 50m

₹ 50,524

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM - JNB

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Tue 6/10

11:20-08:20

1 stop24h 30m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 14/10

09:50-07:10

1 stop17h 50m

₹ 50,619

MumbaiCape Town

BOM - CPT

BOMCPT

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Tue 18/8

11:05-14:10

1 stop30h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 25/8

13:50-02:05

1 stop32h 45m

₹ 64,269

MumbaiDurban

BOM - DUR

BOMDUR

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Thu 21/5

22:15-17:15

2 stops22h 30m

Durban King Shaka Intl

Tue 26/5

12:00-08:25

2 stops16h 55m

₹ 79,910

MumbaiDurban

BOM - DUR

BOMDUR

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Thu 21/5

19:30-16:35

1 stop24h 35m

Durban King Shaka Intl

Tue 26/5

18:40-17:40

1 stop19h 30m

₹ 82,944

MumbaiDurban

BOM - DUR

BOMDUR

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Sun 18/10

19:30-16:35

1 stop24h 35m

Durban King Shaka Intl

Thu 22/10

18:40-02:25

1 stop28h 15m

₹ 85,219

New DelhiCape Town

DEL - CPT

DELCPT

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Tue 9/6

21:30-13:10

1 stop19h 10m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 16/6

13:15-08:45

1 stop16h 00m

₹ 85,598

Fastest return journey

HyderabadJohannesburg

HYD - JNB

HYDJNB

Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

Wed 22/7

02:00-13:25

1 stop14h 55m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 7/8

08:20-00:45

1 stop12h 55m

₹ 97,636

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South Africa flights insights and trends

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Which airlines fly to South Africa?

Ethiopian Air, Etihad Airways and Kenya Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to South Africa from India according to our data. Ethiopian Air is the first choice among our users, with 61% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to South Africa. Keep in mind that there are 8 different airlines that fly to South Africa on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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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	₹ 25,120
Best Round-Trip Price	₹ 48,060
Fastest flight time	12h 35m
Popular in	July

The best one-way flight price to South Africa from India in the last 72 hours is ₹ 25,120 (Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl to Johannesburg OR Tambo).

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The best round-trip flight price to South Africa from India in the last 72 hours is ₹ 48,060 (Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl to Johannesburg OR Tambo).

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The fastest flight to South Africa from India takes 12h 35m (Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl to Johannesburg OR Tambo).

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July has the highest demand for flights to South Africa, with a 15% price increase on average.

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Frequently asked questions about flying to South Africa

What popular landmarks are in South Africa?

South Africa is full of notable places to explore, many with significant historical value to the region and the world. Some of the most popular landmarks in South Africa are Camps Bay Beach, Cape Town International Convention Centre, Boulders Beach, and Metlife Centre, among many more.

What is the best airport to land at to visit Camps Bay Beach?

Flying into Cape Town Airport is typically the best way to visit Camps Bay Beach, since it is the closest airport to the area.

What is the cheapest flight to South Africa?

The cheapest flights to South Africa recently found by momondo users are ₹ 4,631 with FlySafair, ₹ 10,442 with Airlink, and ₹ 10,460 with fastjet.

Which airlines fly to South Africa?

Ethiopian Air is the most popular airline offering flights to South Africa, with 61% of our users opting to fly with them when travelling to South Africa. Other popular options include Etihad Airways and Kenya Airways. There are a total of 8 different airlines flying to South Africa.

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

If you’re unsure where to fly to in South Africa, we recommend booking a flight that arrives at the popular Johannesburg OR Tambo airport, which services Johannesburg and its surrounding areas. In the last 12 months, 48% of momondo travellers booking flights to South Africa chose to fly into Johannesburg OR Tambo.

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

Prices for flights to South Africa were last updated today.

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

As of April 2026, there are 13 operators available to choose from for flights to South Africa.

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

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.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly 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.

Why use momondo?

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

momondo compares prices from hundreds of airlines and agents so you can find and book the best deal on flights to South Africa. Millions of users trust and use momondo every year so you are in good company.

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

Yes. All flights to South Africa on momondo can be compared and filtered by various policies on offer, including flexible booking.

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.

I’m not ready to book a flight to South Africa right now. Can momondo alert me if prices change?

Yes momondo offers price alerts on flights to South Africa. After performing a search on this page you should be able to see the price alert set up feature. Simply provide a valid email address and momondo will instantly alert you when prices change.