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Flights to Africa in 2021
Flight route prices based on searches on Cheapflights within the last 3 days, monthly prices based on aggregated historical data.
| Popular in | September | High demand for flights, 2% potential price rise |
| Cheapest in | May | Best time to find cheap flights, 2% potential price drop |
| Average price | R1 673 | Average for round-trip flights in October 2021 |
| Round-trip from | R1 140 | From Cape Town Intl to Africa |
| One-way from | R148 | One-way flight from Cape Town Intl (CPT) to Africa |
Cheap flights to Africa in October, November 2021
The best prices found for ELS flights for October, November
16 Nov - 23 Nov
R1 288pp
CPT
Cape Town Intl
FlySafair
Direct
ELS
East London
ELS
East London
FlySafair
Direct
CPT
Cape Town Intl
16 Nov - 27 Nov
R1 303pp
CPT
Cape Town Intl
FlySafair
Direct
ELS
East London
ELS
East London
FlySafair
Direct
CPT
Cape Town Intl
23 Oct - 26 Oct
R1 392pp
CPT
Cape Town Intl
FlySafair
Direct
JNB
Johannesburg OR Tambo
JNB
Johannesburg OR Tambo
FlySafair
Direct
CPT
Cape Town Intl
Africa 2021 flight deals
Cheap flights to Africa found for this year
16 Nov - 23 Nov
R1 288pp
CPT
Cape Town Intl
FlySafair
Direct
ELS
East London
ELS
East London
FlySafair
Direct
CPT
Cape Town Intl
16 Nov - 27 Nov
R1 303pp
CPT
Cape Town Intl
FlySafair
Direct
ELS
East London
ELS
East London
FlySafair
Direct
CPT
Cape Town Intl
31 Oct - 6 Nov
R1 392pp
CPT
Cape Town Intl
FlySafair
Direct
ELS
East London
ELS
East London
FlySafair
Direct
CPT
Cape Town Intl
Last minute flights to Africa
Late deals on return flights to Africa, departing today and this week
31 Oct - 6 Nov
R1 392pp
CPT
Cape Town Intl
FlySafair
Direct
ELS
East London
ELS
East London
FlySafair
Direct
CPT
Cape Town Intl
30 Oct - 31 Oct
R1 466pp
CPT
Cape Town Intl
FlySafair
Direct
JNB
Johannesburg OR Tambo
JNB
Johannesburg OR Tambo
FlySafair
Direct
CPT
Cape Town Intl
30 Oct - 31 Oct
R1 496pp
CPT
Cape Town Intl
FlySafair
Direct
JNB
Johannesburg OR Tambo
JNB
Johannesburg OR Tambo
FlySafair
Direct
CPT
Cape Town Intl
Cheapest prices for Africa flights by month
The cheapest ticket to Africa found for each month in 2021 based on historical flight searches by Cheapflights users.
January
R1 377
February
R1 525
March
R1 644
April
R1 629
May
R1 244
June
R1 362
July
R1 466
August
R1 436
September
R1 436
October
R1 436
November
R1 422
December
R1 599
Currently, May is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight to Africa. Flying to Africa in March will prove the most costly. There are multiple factors that influence the price of a flight so comparing airlines, departure airports and times can help keep costs down.
When is the best time to fly to Africa?
Average Johannesburg flight ticket prices and weather conditions for 2021 and 2022 by month.
|
CPT - ZA1 Price
|
R1 245 - R2 183
|
|
ZA1 Temperature
|
18 - 26 °C
|
|
ZA1 Precipitation
|
4 - 151 mm
|
The best time to fly to Africa is during July, but great deals can be found at other times. January sees the temperatures in Africa peak to their warmest. December tends, on average, to see the most amount of rainfall.
When is the best time to book a flight to Africa?
Booking 24 days in advance of your planned departure date is, on average, the best time to get cheap flights to Africa. The general trend is that the closer you book to the departure date, the more expensive your flight will be.
Which day is cheapest to fly to Africa?
The cheapest flights to Africa are usually found when departing on a Thursday. The departure day with the highest cost at present is Sunday.
What time of day is cheapest to fly to Africa?
At the moment, flights in the evening are likely to offer the best value for money for your Africa trip. A flight in the morning will more often than not be of higher cost.
Where are the most popular flight destinations in Africa?
The most popular flight destination in Africa, according to our users, is South Africa, followed by Mauritius, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Namibia.
Alternative, similarly priced destinations
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