What are the cheapest airlines to fly from South Africa to Portugal one-way?

The cheapet airlines for a one-way flight from South Africa to Portugal are Qatar Airways (R5 996), Kenya Airways (R6 986), and TAAG (R7 004).

How far in advance should I book a flight from South Africa to Portugal?

Users have found that booking a flight from South Africa to Portugal at least 61 days early can save you up to 12% on average compared to booking a flight this week. If booking 61 days before your flight isn’t an option for you, users have found flights from South Africa to Portugal for as little as R12 945 when booking for a departure date within the next two weeks. You can also check prices now. Some users have found airline tickets as low as R16 722 for flights departing within the next 3 days.

What is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa to Portugal?

February is one of the best times of the year to fly to Portugal from South Africa. Prices for February average R12 813 per person but you can even find prices for as low as R7 792. The most expensive prices can be found in the month of August. Opting for a February flight can save you 17% on your journey compared to booking in August

Can I find deals for flights from South Africa to Portugal that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on South Africa to Portugal flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from South Africa to Portugal?

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from South Africa to Portugal.

Can I find deals for business class flights from South Africa to Portugal?

Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from South Africa to Portugal by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

R11 001+ Flights from South Africa to Portugal

Cheap flight deals from South Africa to Portugal

Round-trip from	R9 039
One-way from	R5 996
Popular in	August
Cheapest in	February
Average price	R12 010

SWISS
6/6-13/6
2 total stops
55h 10m total
South Africa to Portugal

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Qatar Airways
1/6
1 total stop
24h 30m total
South Africa to Portugal

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Highest demand for flights based on searches. 10% potential increase in price (R27 609 potential increase over avg. return price).

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Cheapest flight prices on average. 1% potential price decrease (R3 689 potential savings vs. average return price).

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Average for round-trip flights in March 2025

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Cheapest flights from South Africa to Portugal
Explore the most affordable flight options available from South Africa to Portugal. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 14 March 2025.

Tue 25/310:10JNB - LIS

1 stop15h 20mMultiple Airlines

Tue 1/412:05LIS - JNB

2 stops19h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/3R9 241

Mon 24/323:55JNB - OPO

1 stop36h 35mKLM

Tue 8/418:50OPO - JNB

1 stop25h 30mKLM

Deal found 13/3R9 553

Fri 6/619:35JNB - LIS

1 stop28h 45mSWISS

Thu 19/65:55LIS - JNB

1 stop26h 25mSWISS

Deal found 13/3R9 553

Sat 14/623:15JNB - LIS

1 stop24h 35mKLM

Sat 21/619:30LIS - JNB

1 stop24h 50mKLM

Deal found 13/3R9 571

Mon 24/323:55JNB - LIS

2 stops24h 30mAir France

Tue 8/418:50LIS - JNB

1 stop36h 35mAir France

Deal found 13/3R10 176

Fri 14/39:30CPT - OPO

2 stops27h 40mSWISS

Fri 21/317:30OPO - CPT

1 stop35h 50mSWISS

Deal found 13/3R10 524

Mon 17/318:30CPT - LIS

1 stop18h 55mLufthansa

Thu 27/36:10LIS - CPT

1 stop23h 30mLufthansa

Deal found 14/3R10 598

Fri 14/39:30CPT - LIS

2 stops28h 15mSWISS

Sat 22/312:35LIS - CPT

1 stop16h 45mSWISS

Deal found 13/3R10 653

Sun 8/619:35JNB - OPO

1 stop23h 40mSWISS

Sun 15/614:35OPO - JNB

2 stops41h 45mSWISS

Deal found 14/3R10 653

Fri 6/619:00JNB - LIS

2 stops25h 00mBrussels Airlines

Thu 19/612:05LIS - JNB

2 stops19h 30mBrussels Airlines

Deal found 13/3R10 689

Mon 24/318:10CPT - LIS

2 stops22h 25mKLM

Mon 31/35:00LIS - CPT

2 stops27h 45mKLM

Deal found 13/3R10 799

Thu 12/61:15JNB - LIS

2 stops22h 35mKenya Airways

Mon 23/611:40LIS - JNB

2 stops35h 35mKenya Airways

Deal found 13/3R10 818

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Fri 6/619:35JNB - LIS

1 stop28h 45mSWISS

Fri 13/65:55LIS - JNB

1 stop26h 25mSWISS

Deal found 14/3R9 039

Tue 25/310:10JNB - LIS

1 stop15h 20mMultiple Airlines

Tue 1/412:05LIS - JNB

2 stops19h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/3R9 241

Mon 24/323:55JNB - OPO

1 stop36h 35mKLM

Tue 8/418:50OPO - JNB

1 stop25h 30mKLM

Deal found 13/3R9 553

Mon 24/323:55JNB - LIS

2 stops24h 30mAir France

Tue 8/418:50LIS - JNB

1 stop36h 35mAir France

Deal found 13/3R10 176

Fri 6/619:00JNB - LIS

2 stops25h 00mBrussels Airlines

Thu 19/612:05LIS - JNB

2 stops19h 30mBrussels Airlines

Deal found 13/3R10 689

Thu 12/61:15JNB - LIS

2 stops22h 35mKenya Airways

Mon 23/611:40LIS - JNB

2 stops35h 35mKenya Airways

Deal found 13/3R10 818

Mon 14/719:00JNB - LIS

1 stop21h 25mLufthansa

Sat 30/85:05LIS - JNB

1 stop26h 30mLufthansa

Deal found 13/3R11 258

Wed 16/413:00CPT - LIS

1 stop18h 55mQatar Airways

Tue 22/48:25LIS - CPT

1 stop31h 50mQatar Airways

Deal found 13/3R11 643

Fri 2/50:30CPT - LIS

1 stop21h 05mTAAG

Tue 13/522:30LIS - CPT

1 stop14h 30mTAAG

Deal found 14/3R11 735

Mon 5/514:30JNB - LIS

3 stops21h 15mEthiopian Air

Mon 19/516:05LIS - JNB

3 stops20h 00mEthiopian Air

Deal found 13/3R12 505

Wed 30/721:15JNB - LIS

1 stop26h 55mBritish Airways

Tue 28/1012:55LIS - JNB

1 stop19h 25mBritish Airways

Deal found 13/3R12 725

Fri 11/49:50JNB - LIS

1 stop22h 30mEtihad Airways

Tue 22/49:10LIS - JNB

1 stop22h 10mEtihad Airways

Deal found 14/3R12 981

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Discover last-minute flight deals from South Africa to Portugal. Data last updated 14 March 2025 and is based on user searches.

Fri 14/39:30CPT - OPO

2 stops27h 40mSWISS

Fri 21/317:30OPO - CPT

1 stop35h 50mSWISS

Deal found 13/3R10 524

Fri 14/39:30CPT - LIS

2 stops28h 15mSWISS

Fri 21/315:25LIS - CPT

1 stop37h 55mSWISS

Deal found 13/3R10 653

Fri 14/310:15CPT - OPO

1 stop24h 10mMultiple Airlines

Fri 21/36:15OPO - CPT

1 stop37h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/3R10 891

Sat 15/315:20CPT - OPO

2 stops34h 15mLufthansa

Thu 27/313:45OPO - CPT

1 stop15h 55mLufthansa

Deal found 14/3R10 928

Mon 17/318:30CPT - LIS

1 stop18h 55mLufthansa

Thu 27/36:10LIS - CPT

1 stop23h 30mLufthansa

Deal found 14/3R10 598

Mon 17/319:35JNB - LIS

2 stops43h 15mBrussels Airlines

Tue 1/412:05LIS - JNB

2 stops19h 30mBrussels Airlines

Deal found 12/3R10 946

Tue 18/319:35JNB - OPO

1 stop18h 05mLufthansa

Tue 25/312:30OPO - JNB

1 stop19h 00mLufthansa

Deal found 13/3R11 019

Wed 19/39:30CPT - OPO

2 stops27h 45mSWISS

Sat 29/38:40OPO - CPT

1 stop20h 30mSWISS

Deal found 14/3R10 543

Wed 19/323:55CPT - LIS

1 stop37h 30mSWISS

Fri 28/315:25LIS - CPT

1 stop37h 45mSWISS

Deal found 14/3R10 873

Thu 20/310:10JNB - LIS

1 stop15h 20mLufthansa

Thu 27/35:00LIS - JNB

1 stop26h 30mLufthansa

Deal found 13/3R11 294

Sun 23/36:05CPT - OPO

2 stops19h 30mLufthansa

Tue 25/313:45OPO - CPT

1 stop15h 55mLufthansa

Deal found 13/3R11 441

Sun 23/36:05CPT - LIS

2 stops19h 25mLufthansa

Thu 27/36:10LIS - CPT

1 stop23h 30mLufthansa

Deal found 14/3R11 606

One-way flights from South Africa to Portugal
Search for one-way flight options from South Africa to Portugal. Find affordable one-way fares based on user searches. Data last updated 14 March 2025.

Sun 1/613:55JNB - LIS

1 stop24h 30mQatar Airways

Deal found 14/3R5 996

Tue 1/417:00JNB - LIS

2 stops25h 50mKenya Airways

Deal found 14/3R6 986

Mon 5/516:40JNB - LIS

1 stop14h 30mTAAG

Deal found 13/3R7 004

Sat 24/515:00CPT - LIS

1 stop16h 10mTAAG

Deal found 14/3R7 187

Mon 5/59:50JNB - LIS

3 stops35h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/3R7 462

Sun 30/38:10JNB - FNC

3 stops39h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/3R7 701

Tue 6/513:00CPT - LIS

2 stops34h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/3R7 719

Wed 19/323:55CPT - OPO

1 stop37h 55mSWISS

Deal found 14/3R9 479

Wed 11/614:30JNB - LIS

3 stops21h 15mEthiopian Air

Deal found 13/3R9 699

Mon 14/414:35CPT - LIS

3 stops21h 10mEthiopian Air

Deal found 13/3R10 543

Thu 27/313:25JNB - OPO

2 stops33h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/3R10 799

Mon 28/413:05CPT - LIS

1 stop24h 30mEmirates

Deal found 13/3R10 854

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JohannesburgLisbon

JNB - LIS

JNBLIS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 25/3

10:10-23:30

1 stop15h 20m

Lisbon Humberto Delgado

Tue 1/4

12:05-8:35

2 stops19h 30m

R9 241

JohannesburgPorto

JNB - OPO

JNBOPO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 24/3

23:55-10:30

1 stop36h 35m

Porto

Tue 8/4

18:50-21:20

1 stop25h 30m

R9 553

JohannesburgLisbon

JNB - LIS

JNBLIS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 6/6

19:35-23:20

1 stop28h 45m

Lisbon Humberto Delgado

Thu 19/6

5:55-9:20

1 stop26h 25m

R9 553

JohannesburgLisbon

JNB - LIS

JNBLIS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 14/6

23:15-22:50

1 stop24h 35m

Lisbon Humberto Delgado

Sat 21/6

19:30-21:20

1 stop24h 50m

R9 571

JohannesburgLisbon

JNB - LIS

JNBLIS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 24/3

23:55-22:25

2 stops24h 30m

Lisbon Humberto Delgado

Tue 8/4

18:50-8:25

1 stop36h 35m

R10 176

Cape TownLisbon

CPT - LIS

CPTLIS

Cape Town Intl

Mon 24/3

18:10-14:35

2 stops22h 25m

Lisbon Humberto Delgado

Mon 31/3

18:50-21:30

1 stop25h 40m

R10 653

JohannesburgPorto

JNB - OPO

JNBOPO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 8/6

19:35-18:15

1 stop23h 40m

Porto

Sun 15/6

14:35-9:20

2 stops41h 45m

R10 653

JohannesburgLisbon

JNB - LIS

JNBLIS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 6/6

19:00-19:00

2 stops25h 00m

Lisbon Humberto Delgado

Thu 19/6

12:05-8:35

2 stops19h 30m

R10 689

Cape TownLisbon

CPT - LIS

CPTLIS

Cape Town Intl

Mon 24/3

18:10-14:35

2 stops22h 25m

Lisbon Humberto Delgado

Mon 31/3

5:00-9:45

2 stops27h 45m

R10 799

JohannesburgLisbon

JNB - LIS

JNBLIS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 12/6

1:15-22:50

2 stops22h 35m

Lisbon Humberto Delgado

Mon 23/6

11:40-0:15

2 stops35h 35m

R10 818

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Best time to book a flight from South Africa to Portugal

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Estimated return price

Rates are based on past data. Find the cheapest month and day to book your flight based on your travel requirements, then search for cheap deals.

Travel insights for flights from South Africa to Portugal

Get recent, data-driven insights about flights from South Africa to Portugal including ideal travel times, pricing trends, and more.

What is the cheapest month to book a flight from South Africa to Portugal?

Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from South Africa to Portugal (average of R556). Flying from South Africa to Portugal in August is currently the most expensive (average of R822). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from ZA to PT?

When flying from South Africa to Portugal, the time of day you decide to fly out makes little to no difference towards the overall price you’ll pay on tickets.

Rainfall in Portugal by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Portugal ranges from 6.0 - 122.0 inches per month. December is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 122.0 mm. July is typically the driest time to visit Portugal when rainfall is around 6.0 mm.

Temperature in Portugal by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Portugal, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 23.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 11.0 C).

Reviews of airlines servicing Portugal

To help decide which airline to fly from South Africa to Portugal, see what other customers have to say about Emirates, KLM and Austrian Airlines. In addition to providing an overall rating, users have also rated airlines in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Emirates

8,0

Very Good

3 202 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Anonymous,Oct 2024

CPT - DXB

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

Emirates

8,0

Very Good

3 202 reviews

Emirates

8,0

Very Good

3 202 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Anonymous,Oct 2024

CPT - DXB

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

KLM

7,8

Good

1 320 reviews

Emirates

8,0

Very Good

3 202 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Anonymous,Oct 2024

CPT - DXB

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

Austrian Airlines

7,6

Good

766 reviews

Emirates

8,0

Very Good

3 202 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Anonymous,Oct 2024

CPT - DXB

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

SWISS

7,5

Good

1 564 reviews

Emirates

8,0

Very Good

3 202 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Anonymous,Oct 2024

CPT - DXB

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

Qatar Airways

7,4

Good

3 546 reviews

Emirates

8,0

Very Good

3 202 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Anonymous,Oct 2024

CPT - DXB

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

Related info for your journey

What are the cheapest airlines to fly from South Africa to Portugal one-way?
The cheapet airlines for a one-way flight from South Africa to Portugal are Qatar Airways (R5 996), Kenya Airways (R6 986), and TAAG (R7 004).
Can I find deals for flights from South Africa to Portugal that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on South Africa to Portugal flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from South Africa to Portugal?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from South Africa to Portugal.
Can I find deals for business class flights from South Africa to Portugal?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from South Africa to Portugal by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.
What is the cheapest month to book a flight from South Africa to Portugal?
Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from South Africa to Portugal (average of R556). Flying from South Africa to Portugal in August is currently the most expensive (average of R822). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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Top 10 airlines flying from South Africa to Portugal

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
SWISS	CheapestR7 777	AverageR13 379	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time79%	Search SWISS flights
Lufthansa	CheapestR7 988	AverageR16 820	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time76%	Search Lufthansa flights
Austrian Airlines	CheapestR9 699	AverageR15 791	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time78%	Search Austrian Airlines flights
TAAG	CheapestR9 722	AverageR14 167	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time58%	Search TAAG flights
Brussels Airlines	CheapestR9 926	AverageR14 424	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A	Search Brussels Airlines flights
Kenya Airways	CheapestR10 064	AverageR12 469	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time82%	Search Kenya Airways flights
KLM	CheapestR10 065	AverageR17 531	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search KLM flights
Air France	CheapestR10 180	AverageR16 379	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%	Search Air France flights
Etihad Airways	CheapestR11 036	AverageR18 093	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search Etihad Airways flights
LAM	CheapestR11 127	AverageR13 125	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A	Search LAM flights

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Best time to book a flight from South Africa to Portugal

Have a flexible travel schedule? Discover the best time to fly to Portugal from South Africa with our price prediction graph.

Travel insights for flights from South Africa to Portugal

Get recent, data-driven insights about flights from South Africa to Portugal including ideal travel times, pricing trends, and more.

What is the cheapest month to book a flight from South Africa to Portugal?

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from ZA to PT?

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