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 63% 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 05m 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 15h 20m.

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Recent flights found to popular cities in South Africa

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Flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport

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Ethiopian Air

6 Feb

BOM

20h 35m

1 stop

JNB

28 Feb

JNB

14h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 40,416

Kenya Airways

11 Feb

BOM

11h 45m

1 stop

JNB

25 Mar

JNB

33h 55m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 40,874

Kenya Airways

9 Feb

BOM

25h 15m

1 stop

JNB

1 May

JNB

20h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 40,965

Kenya Airways

9 Feb

BOM

12h 35m

1 stop

JNB

25 Mar

JNB

20h 25m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 41,057

Kenya Airways

19 Mar

BOM

16h 40m

1 stop

JNB

28 Mar

JNB

33h 55m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 41,424

Kenya Airways

28 Mar

BOM

12h 35m

1 stop

JNB

31 Mar

JNB

33h 50m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 41,699

Kenya Airways

28 Mar

BOM

31h 40m

1 stop

JNB

31 Mar

JNB

29h 00m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 41,790

Kenya Airways

6 Apr

BOM

31h 40m

1 stop

JNB

30 Apr

JNB

33h 50m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 41,882

Ethiopian Air

9 Feb

BOM

29h 45m

1 stop

JNB

26 Mar

JNB

14h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 42,157

Kenya Airways

30 May

BOM

31h 40m

1 stop

JNB

13 Jun

JNB

33h 50m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 42,798

Kenya Airways

5 Feb

BOM

11h 45m

1 stop

JNB

28 Feb

JNB

29h 00m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 43,532

Etihad Airways

10 Feb

BOM

22h 05m

1 stop

JNB

2 May

JNB

17h 50m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 45,090

Flights to Cape Town

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Ethiopian Air

6 Apr

BOM

12h 25m

1 stop

CPT

28 Apr

CPT

32h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 53,429

Kenya Airways

10 Mar

BOM

14h 25m

2 stops

CPT

18 Mar

CPT

20h 05m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 54,346

Kenya Airways

21 Apr

BOM

34h 30m

2 stops

CPT

25 Apr

CPT

31h 40m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 54,529

Ethiopian Air

6 Apr

BOM

12h 25m

1 stop

CPT

27 Apr

CPT

13h 35m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 54,621

Kenya Airways

24 Jun

BOM

34h 25m

2 stops

CPT

30 Jun

CPT

37h 45m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 54,712

Kenya Airways

23 Feb

BOM

32h 25m

2 stops

CPT

2 Mar

CPT

31h 35m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 56,087

Kenya Airways

23 Feb

BOM

36h 30m

2 stops

CPT

5 Jun

CPT

35h 30m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 56,179

Multiple Airlines

5 Apr

BOM

29h 25m

1 stop

CPT

29 Apr

CPT

31h 25m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 59,753

Ethiopian Air

23 Feb

BOM

14h 00m

1 stop

CPT

5 Jun

CPT

32h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 59,936

Multiple Airlines

5 Apr

BOM

29h 25m

1 stop

CPT

27 Apr

CPT

31h 25m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 60,028

Kenya Airways

23 Jun

BOM

14h 35m

2 stops

CPT

30 Jun

CPT

26h 35m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 60,303

Qatar Airways

22 Feb

BOM

16h 35m

1 stop

CPT

2 Mar

CPT

33h 40m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 62,044

Flights to Durban

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Qatar Airways

10 Mar

BOM

34h 15m

2 stops

DUR

17 Mar

DUR

16h 15m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 61,769

Ethiopian Air

11 Feb

BOM

24h 20m

2 stops

DUR

14 Feb

DUR

28h 25m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 64,060

Ethiopian Air

2 Apr

BOM

34h 30m

2 stops

DUR

6 Apr

DUR

38h 25m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 66,168

Qatar Airways

23 Feb

DEL

28h 30m

2 stops

DUR

2 Mar

DUR

23h 00m

2 stops

DEL

₹ 66,901

Qatar Airways

22 Feb

DEL

28h 30m

2 stops

DUR

1 Mar

DUR

23h 00m

2 stops

DEL

₹ 70,750

Multiple Airlines

7 Feb

DEL

43h 15m

2 stops

DUR

18 Feb

DUR

22h 00m

2 stops

DEL

₹ 71,575

Multiple Airlines

22 Feb

DEL

45h 05m

3 stops

DUR

2 Mar

DUR

23h 00m

2 stops

DEL

₹ 72,766

Kenya Airways

2 Apr

BOM

28h 25m

2 stops

DUR

6 Apr

DUR

36h 50m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 74,049

Multiple Airlines

22 Feb

DEL

29h 05m

3 stops

DUR

1 Mar

DUR

23h 00m

2 stops

DEL

₹ 74,599

Emirates

2 Apr

BOM

33h 50m

1 stop

DUR

6 Apr

DUR

34h 05m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 78,998

Emirates

2 Apr

BOM

33h 50m

1 stop

DUR

6 Apr

DUR

34h 05m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 79,090

Emirates

11 Feb

BOM

25h 20m

1 stop

DUR

14 Feb

DUR

21h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 80,465

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10:50 - 03:55

BOM

JNB

20h 35m

1 stop

08:20 - 02:35

JNB

BOM

14h 45m

1 stop

₹ 40,416Ethiopian Air

Fri, 6 Feb - Sat, 28 Feb

02:40 - 10:55

BOM

JNB

11h 45m

1 stop

12:05 - 01:30

JNB

BOM

33h 55m

1 stop

₹ 40,874Kenya Airways

Wed, 11 Feb - Wed, 25 Mar

02:40 - 00:25

BOM

JNB

25h 15m

1 stop

01:15 - 01:30

JNB

BOM

20h 45m

1 stop

₹ 40,965Kenya Airways

Mon, 9 Feb - Fri, 1 May

04:05 - 13:00

BOM

CPT

12h 25m

1 stop

13:50 - 02:05

CPT

BOM

32h 45m

1 stop

₹ 53,429Ethiopian Air

Mon, 6 Apr - Tue, 28 Apr

04:10 - 10:55

BOM

DUR

34h 15m

2 stops

12:25 - 08:10

DUR

BOM

16h 15m

2 stops

₹ 61,769Qatar Airways

Tue, 10 Mar - Tue, 17 Mar

09:55 - 17:30

DEL

CPT

35h 05m

1 stop

12:35 - 08:30

CPT

DEL

16h 25m

1 stop

₹ 64,518Qatar Airways

Wed, 4 Mar - Wed, 11 Mar

22:05 - 08:20

HYD

JNB

13h 45m

1 stop

09:50 - 19:40

JNB

HYD

30h 20m

1 stop

₹ 72,858Etihad Airways

Thu, 14 May - Wed, 20 May

04:30 - 08:20

HYD

JNB

31h 20m

1 stop

09:50 - 19:40

JNB

HYD

30h 20m

1 stop

₹ 73,591Etihad Airways

Thu, 14 May - Sat, 23 May

10:15 - 16:35

BOM

DUR

33h 50m

1 stop

18:40 - 08:15

DUR

BOM

34h 05m

1 stop

₹ 78,998Emirates

Thu, 2 Apr - Mon, 6 Apr

10:15 - 16:35

BOM

DUR

33h 50m

1 stop

18:40 - 08:15

DUR

BOM

34h 05m

1 stop

₹ 79,090Emirates

Thu, 2 Apr - Mon, 6 Apr

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM - JNB

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Fri 6/2

10:50-03:55

1 stop20h 35m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 28/2

08:20-02:35

1 stop14h 45m

₹ 40,416

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM - JNB

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Wed 11/2

02:40-10:55

1 stop11h 45m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 25/3

12:05-01:30

1 stop33h 55m

₹ 40,874

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM - JNB

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Mon 9/2

02:40-00:25

1 stop25h 15m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 1/5

01:15-01:30

1 stop20h 45m

₹ 40,965

MumbaiCape Town

BOM - CPT

BOMCPT

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Mon 6/4

04:05-13:00

1 stop12h 25m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 28/4

13:50-02:05

1 stop32h 45m

₹ 53,429

MumbaiDurban

BOM - DUR

BOMDUR

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Tue 10/3

04:10-10:55

2 stops34h 15m

Durban King Shaka Intl

Tue 17/3

12:25-08:10

2 stops16h 15m

₹ 61,769

New DelhiCape Town

DEL - CPT

DELCPT

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Wed 4/3

09:55-17:30

1 stop35h 05m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 11/3

12:35-08:30

1 stop16h 25m

₹ 64,518

HyderabadJohannesburg

HYD - JNB

HYDJNB

Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

Thu 14/5

22:05-08:20

1 stop13h 45m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 20/5

09:50-19:40

1 stop30h 20m

₹ 72,858

HyderabadJohannesburg

HYD - JNB

HYDJNB

Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl

Thu 14/5

04:30-08:20

1 stop31h 20m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 23/5

09:50-19:40

1 stop30h 20m

₹ 73,591

MumbaiDurban

BOM - DUR

BOMDUR

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Thu 2/4

10:15-16:35

1 stop33h 50m

Durban King Shaka Intl

Mon 6/4

18:40-08:15

1 stop34h 05m

₹ 78,998

MumbaiDurban

BOM - DUR

BOMDUR

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Thu 2/4

10:15-16:35

1 stop33h 50m

Durban King Shaka Intl

Mon 6/4

18:40-08:15

1 stop34h 05m

₹ 79,090

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South Africa flights insights and trends

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Which airlines fly to South Africa?

Ethiopian Air, Kenya Airways and Etihad 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 59% 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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Summary info about South Africa flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	₹ 23,736
Best Round-Trip Price	₹ 40,416
Fastest flight time	15h 35m
Popular in	July

The best one-way flight price to South Africa from India in the last 72 hours is ₹ 23,736 (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 ₹ 40,416 (Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl to Johannesburg OR Tambo).

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The fastest flight to South Africa from India takes 15h 35m (Bengaluru Intl to Johannesburg OR Tambo).

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July has the highest demand for flights to South Africa, with a 16% 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, Boulders Beach, Metlife Centre, and Cape Town International Convention 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 ₹ 4,477 with FlySafair, ₹ 7,074 with South African, and ₹ 10,096 with Airlink.

Which airlines fly to South Africa?

Ethiopian Air is the most popular airline offering flights to South Africa, with 59% of our users opting to fly with them when travelling to South Africa. Other popular options include Kenya Airways and Etihad 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, 47% 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 January 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.