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 10h 55m.

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.

₹ 22,516 Cheap Flights to South Africa in 2026

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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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Uganda Airlines

21 May

BOM

15h 10m

1 stop

JNB

3 Jun

JNB

13h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 40,988

Uganda Airlines

2 Apr

BOM

15h 10m

1 stop

JNB

8 Apr

JNB

13h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 41,080

Uganda Airlines

28 May

BOM

15h 10m

1 stop

JNB

3 Jun

JNB

13h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 41,172

Uganda Airlines

2 Apr

BOM

15h 10m

1 stop

JNB

8 Apr

JNB

13h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 41,356

Etihad Airways

9 Apr

BOM

12h 45m

1 stop

JNB

17 Apr

JNB

30h 25m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 41,447

Etihad Airways

3 Apr

BOM

12h 45m

1 stop

JNB

10 Apr

JNB

30h 20m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 41,723

Ethiopian Air

6 Apr

BOM

12h 35m

1 stop

JNB

13 Apr

JNB

32h 05m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 41,907

Ethiopian Air

9 Apr

BOM

12h 35m

1 stop

JNB

16 Apr

JNB

23h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 41,999

Etihad Airways

14 Apr

BOM

12h 40m

1 stop

JNB

18 Apr

JNB

30h 30m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 42,550

Kenya Airways

20 Apr

BOM

31h 40m

1 stop

JNB

27 Apr

JNB

33h 50m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 42,642

Kenya Airways

23 Apr

BOM

21h 00m

1 stop

JNB

29 Apr

JNB

20h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 42,918

Kenya Airways

1 Jun

BOM

21h 00m

1 stop

JNB

12 Sept

JNB

33h 05m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 44,296

Flights to Cape Town

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Ethiopian Air

23 Apr

BOM

29h 25m

1 stop

CPT

30 Apr

CPT

31h 10m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 45,491

Ethiopian Air

20 Apr

BOM

29h 25m

1 stop

CPT

27 Apr

CPT

32h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 46,226

Ethiopian Air

12 Jul

BOM

29h 25m

1 stop

CPT

19 Jul

CPT

31h 10m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 46,778

Kenya Airways

20 Apr

BOM

26h 45m

1 stop

CPT

6 May

CPT

31h 35m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 46,961

Kenya Airways

20 Apr

BOM

34h 20m

2 stops

CPT

27 Apr

CPT

31h 35m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 47,053

Kenya Airways

13 Apr

BOM

34h 20m

2 stops

CPT

28 Apr

CPT

31h 35m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 47,145

Ethiopian Air

22 Apr

BOM

29h 25m

1 stop

CPT

29 Apr

CPT

32h 45m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 47,421

Kenya Airways

7 May

BOM

34h 20m

2 stops

CPT

20 May

CPT

31h 35m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 48,064

Kenya Airways

20 Apr

BOM

14h 25m

2 stops

CPT

28 Apr

CPT

31h 35m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 48,616

Kenya Airways

21 Apr

BOM

14h 25m

2 stops

CPT

29 Apr

CPT

31h 35m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 49,075

Ethiopian Air

8 Apr

BOM

12h 25m

1 stop

CPT

15 Apr

CPT

31h 10m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 49,351

Ethiopian Air

21 Apr

BOM

29h 25m

1 stop

CPT

28 Apr

CPT

31h 10m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 49,535

Flights to Durban

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Multiple Airlines

22 Apr

BOM

24h 55m

2 stops

DUR

29 Apr

DUR

35h 55m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 53,486

Multiple Airlines

8 Apr

BOM

24h 05m

2 stops

DUR

15 Apr

DUR

26h 15m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 60,930

Multiple Airlines

23 Apr

BLR

23h 25m

2 stops

DUR

30 Apr

DUR

32h 30m

2 stops

BLR

₹ 69,569

Ethiopian Air

1 Jun

BOM

24h 05m

2 stops

DUR

8 Jun

DUR

38h 25m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 75,910

Emirates

22 Apr

BOM

21h 40m

1 stop

DUR

29 Apr

DUR

16h 05m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 77,013

Qatar Airways

1 Jun

BOM

16h 15m

2 stops

DUR

8 Jun

DUR

35h 55m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 77,105

Multiple Airlines

24 Apr

DEL

34h 35m

3 stops

DUR

1 May

DUR

24h 45m

3 stops

DEL

₹ 77,840

Emirates

1 Jun

BOM

15h 40m

1 stop

DUR

8 Jun

DUR

22h 35m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 78,667

Multiple Airlines

22 Apr

BOM

15h 40m

1 stop

DUR

29 Apr

DUR

16h 55m

2 stops

BOM

₹ 79,770

Emirates

22 Apr

BOM

28h 05m

1 stop

DUR

26 Apr

DUR

16h 05m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 80,505

Qatar Airways

24 Apr

DEL

21h 05m

2 stops

DUR

1 May

DUR

23h 25m

2 stops

DEL

₹ 80,505

Emirates

22 Apr

BOM

33h 50m

1 stop

DUR

26 Apr

DUR

28h 15m

1 stop

BOM

₹ 80,781

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08:00 - 19:40

BOM

JNB

15h 10m

1 stop

12:50 - 06:05

JNB

BOM

13h 45m

1 stop

₹ 40,988Uganda Airlines

Thu, 21 May - Wed, 3 Jun

08:00 - 19:40

BOM

JNB

15h 10m

1 stop

12:50 - 06:05

JNB

BOM

13h 45m

1 stop

₹ 41,080Uganda Airlines

Thu, 2 Apr - Wed, 8 Apr

23:05 - 08:20

BOM

JNB

12h 45m

1 stop

09:50 - 19:45

JNB

BOM

30h 25m

1 stop

₹ 41,447Etihad Airways

Thu, 9 Apr - Fri, 17 Apr

23:05 - 08:20

BOM

JNB

12h 45m

1 stop

09:50 - 19:40

JNB

BOM

30h 20m

1 stop

₹ 41,723Etihad Airways

Fri, 3 Apr - Fri, 10 Apr

11:05 - 20:10

BOM

JNB

12h 35m

1 stop

14:30 - 02:05

JNB

BOM

32h 05m

1 stop

₹ 41,907Ethiopian Air

Mon, 6 Apr - Mon, 13 Apr

11:05 - 20:10

BOM

JNB

12h 35m

1 stop

22:50 - 02:05

JNB

BOM

23h 45m

1 stop

₹ 41,999Ethiopian Air

Thu, 9 Apr - Thu, 16 Apr

06:45 - 10:55

BOM

JNB

31h 40m

1 stop

12:10 - 01:30

JNB

BOM

33h 50m

1 stop

₹ 42,642Kenya Airways

Mon, 20 Apr - Mon, 27 Apr

06:45 - 06:00

BOM

CPT

26h 45m

1 stop

14:25 - 01:30

CPT

BOM

31h 35m

2 stops

₹ 46,961Kenya Airways

Mon, 20 Apr - Wed, 6 May

21:50 - 10:35

BOM

DUR

16h 15m

2 stops

11:15 - 02:40

DUR

BOM

35h 55m

2 stops

₹ 77,105Qatar Airways

Mon, 1 Jun - Mon, 8 Jun

04:00 - 10:35

BLR

DUR

34h 05m

2 stops

12:05 - 02:30

DUR

BLR

34h 55m

2 stops

₹ 87,030Qatar Airways

Thu, 23 Apr - Thu, 30 Apr

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MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM - JNB

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Thu 21/5

08:00-19:40

1 stop15h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 3/6

12:50-06:05

1 stop13h 45m

₹ 40,988

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM - JNB

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Thu 2/4

08:00-19:40

1 stop15h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 8/4

12:50-06:05

1 stop13h 45m

₹ 41,080

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM - JNB

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Thu 9/4

23:05-08:20

1 stop12h 45m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 17/4

09:50-19:45

1 stop30h 25m

₹ 41,447

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM - JNB

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Fri 3/4

23:05-08:20

1 stop12h 45m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 10/4

09:50-19:40

1 stop30h 20m

₹ 41,723

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM - JNB

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Mon 6/4

11:05-20:10

1 stop12h 35m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 13/4

14:30-02:05

1 stop32h 05m

₹ 41,907

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM - JNB

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Thu 9/4

11:05-20:10

1 stop12h 35m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 16/4

22:50-02:05

1 stop23h 45m

₹ 41,999

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM - JNB

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Mon 20/4

06:45-10:55

1 stop31h 40m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 27/4

12:10-01:30

1 stop33h 50m

₹ 42,642

MumbaiCape Town

BOM - CPT

BOMCPT

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Mon 20/4

06:45-06:00

1 stop26h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 6/5

14:25-01:30

2 stops31h 35m

₹ 46,961

MumbaiDurban

BOM - DUR

BOMDUR

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Mon 1/6

21:50-10:35

2 stops16h 15m

Durban King Shaka Intl

Mon 8/6

11:15-02:40

2 stops35h 55m

₹ 77,105

BengaluruDurban

BLR - DUR

BLRDUR

Bengaluru Intl

Thu 23/4

04:00-10:35

2 stops34h 05m

Durban King Shaka Intl

Thu 30/4

12:05-02:30

2 stops34h 55m

₹ 87,030

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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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Cheap South Africa flight deals and tips

Summary info about South Africa flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	₹ 22,516
Best Round-Trip Price	₹ 40,988
Fastest flight time	14h 25m
Popular in	July

The best one-way flight price to South Africa from India in the last 72 hours is ₹ 22,516 (Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl to Cape Town Intl).

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The best round-trip flight price to South Africa from India in the last 72 hours is ₹ 40,988 (Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl to Johannesburg OR Tambo).

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The fastest flight to South Africa from India takes 14h 25m (Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi Intl to Johannesburg OR Tambo).

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July has the highest demand for flights to South Africa, with a 29% 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 ₹ 4,489 with FlySafair, ₹ 10,124 with Airlink, and ₹ 12,011 with South African.

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, 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 March 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.