Discover detailed information about South African flights, including average fare prices, reviews, and more. Flight info is based on data from user searches last updated on 15 September 2025. In the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made a total of 594 507 searches.
Read reviews and feedback from other travellers about their experiences with South African sourced from user searches. These reviews were last updated on 15 September 2025 and provide insights based on users' experiences. In the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made a total of 594 507 searches.
The flight was delayed by 2 hours due to a mechanical fault. I missed my connecting flight and South African Airways has refused to compensate me. I have to pay at least $900 to change my original ticket on KLM for the next segment.
4,0
Okay
Itumeleng,May 2024
CPT - JNB
One of the flight attendees was extremely rude and undermining which made my flight horrible
1 out of 15
Frequently asked questions about South African
What are the most popular South African airports?
Based on flight volume data, Johannesburg OR Tambo is the most popular airport that South African uses. Cape Town Intl and Durban King Shaka Intl are the next two most visited by South African.
What is South African’s cheapest domestic flight?
The cheapest round-trip flight with South African within the country is flying Johannesburg OR Tambo to Durban King Shaka Intl. Expect to pay around R1 354 per ticket. This route tends to have 0 stops. The cheapest domestic one-way flight with South African that we could find is flying from Durban King Shaka Intl to Johannesburg OR Tambo. This flight has 0 stops and costs about R694 per ticket.
What is South African’s cheapest international flight?
Flying from Gaborone Sir Seretse Khama to Johannesburg OR Tambo with South African for R2 847 is the least expensive round-trip international flight we could find with this airline. This route typically has 0 layovers. For a one-way international South African flight, the cheapest we could find was for R1 563. This is a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo to Harare with 0 stops.
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