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

For one-way options, check prices for Uganda Airlines. According to our data, you can fly for as low as R6 049. Users have also found prices from R6 978 and R7 539 on TAAG and Kenya Airways, respectively.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in South Africa ranges from 0.0 - 120.0 inches per month. January is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 120.0 mm. June is typically the driest time to visit South Africa when rainfall is around 0.0 mm.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to South Africa, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, January is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 20.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of June, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 10.0 C).

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

Users have found that booking a flight from Nigeria to South Africa at least 52 days early can save you up to 33% on average compared to booking a flight this week. If booking 52 days before your flight isn’t an option for you, users have found flights from Nigeria to South Africa for as little as R10 397 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 R13 518 for flights departing within the next 3 days.

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

Due to multiple factors, expect to potentially pay more when booking in December. For low rates, June can be a great choice for travel to South Africa. Flights to South Africa from Nigeria in June are about R11 311 on average during June, but can be found for as low as R4 962.

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

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

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

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

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

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R10 882+ Flights from Nigeria to South Africa

Cheap flight deals from Nigeria to South Africa

Round-trip from	R8 889
One-way from	R6 049
Popular in	December
Cheapest in	June
Average price	R11 432
Good round-trip deal	R16 926 or less
Good one-way deal	R9 749 or less

Uganda Airlines
21/8-31/8
3 total stops
26h 00m total
Nigeria to South Africa

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15h 15m total
Nigeria to South Africa

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Cheapest flights from Nigeria to South Africa
Explore the most affordable flight options available from Nigeria to South Africa. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 4 July 2025.

Thu 21/819:30LOS - JNB

2 stops15h 15mUganda Airlines

Sun 31/823:45JNB - LOS

1 stop10h 45mUganda Airlines

Deal found 3/7R8 889

Mon 4/81:05LOS - JNB

1 stop12h 35mTAAG

Sat 9/816:40JNB - LOS

1 stop19h 55mTAAG

Deal found 2/7R8 977

Wed 6/813:30LOS - CPT

1 stop9h 00mTAAG

Mon 11/815:30CPT - LOS

1 stop9h 35mTAAG

Deal found 2/7R9 328

Thu 21/819:30LOS - JNB

2 stops15h 15mMultiple Airlines

Fri 22/816:40JNB - LOS

1 stop18h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/7R9 731

Fri 22/813:40LOS - CPT

1 stop22h 20mEthiopian Air

Thu 4/915:25CPT - LOS

1 stop22h 00mEthiopian Air

Deal found 3/7R9 942

Wed 23/713:30LOS - CPT

1 stop9h 00mMultiple Airlines

Tue 29/79:00CPT - LOS

2 stops28h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/7R10 555

Mon 4/814:45LOS - JNB

1 stop10h 35mRwandAir

Fri 8/83:10JNB - LOS

1 stop11h 05mRwandAir

Deal found 2/7R11 221

Wed 20/812:25LOS - JNB

1 stop21h 30mKenya Airways

Thu 28/817:00JNB - LOS

1 stop29h 45mKenya Airways

Deal found 3/7R11 239

Sun 6/713:40LOS - JNB

1 stop13h 15mEthiopian Air

Wed 16/722:50JNB - LOS

1 stop14h 35mEthiopian Air

Deal found 3/7R11 397

Sun 21/912:25LOS - CPT

2 stops24h 20mKenya Airways

Fri 26/914:35CPT - LOS

2 stops21h 55mKenya Airways

Deal found 1/7R11 625

Sat 13/915:40ABV - CPT

2 stops21h 20mMultiple Airlines

Sat 27/915:30CPT - ABV

2 stops17h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 2/7R11 818

Wed 23/78:30ABV - JNB

2 stops29h 10mMultiple Airlines

Sat 26/70:45JNB - ABV

2 stops20h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/7R12 501

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Thu 21/819:30LOS - JNB

2 stops15h 15mUganda Airlines

Sun 31/823:45JNB - LOS

1 stop10h 45mUganda Airlines

Deal found 3/7R8 889

Mon 4/81:05LOS - JNB

1 stop12h 35mTAAG

Sat 9/816:40JNB - LOS

1 stop19h 55mTAAG

Deal found 2/7R8 977

Thu 21/819:30LOS - JNB

2 stops15h 15mMultiple Airlines

Fri 22/816:40JNB - LOS

1 stop18h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/7R9 731

Fri 22/813:40LOS - CPT

1 stop22h 20mEthiopian Air

Thu 4/915:25CPT - LOS

1 stop22h 00mEthiopian Air

Deal found 3/7R9 942

Mon 4/814:45LOS - JNB

1 stop10h 35mRwandAir

Fri 8/83:10JNB - LOS

1 stop11h 05mRwandAir

Deal found 2/7R11 221

Wed 20/812:25LOS - JNB

1 stop11h 00mKenya Airways

Wed 27/81:25JNB - LOS

1 stop11h 05mKenya Airways

Deal found 3/7R11 239

Fri 10/1013:15ABV - JNB

1 stop25h 55mQatar Airways

Sun 19/1013:55JNB - ABV

1 stop17h 45mQatar Airways

Deal found 2/7R14 974

Tue 5/810:10ABV - JNB

2 stops12h 55mASKY

Wed 13/85:30JNB - ABV

2 stops12h 30mASKY

Deal found 2/7R15 289

Wed 6/813:30LOS - CPT

1 stop9h 00mTAAG

Mon 11/815:30CPT - LOS

1 stop9h 35mTAAG

Deal found 2/7R9 328

Wed 23/713:30LOS - CPT

1 stop9h 00mMultiple Airlines

Tue 29/79:00CPT - LOS

2 stops28h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/7R10 555

Sun 21/912:25LOS - CPT

2 stops24h 20mKenya Airways

Fri 26/914:35CPT - LOS

2 stops21h 55mKenya Airways

Deal found 1/7R11 625

Thu 7/813:40LOS - JNB

1 stop13h 15mEthiopian Air

Thu 14/822:50JNB - LOS

1 stop14h 35mEthiopian Air

Deal found 2/7R12 046

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Sun 6/713:40LOS - JNB

1 stop13h 15mEthiopian Air

Wed 16/722:50JNB - LOS

1 stop14h 35mEthiopian Air

Deal found 3/7R11 397

Wed 9/714:45LOS - JNB

1 stop10h 35mRwandAir

Sun 13/73:10JNB - LOS

1 stop11h 05mRwandAir

Deal found 2/7R12 221

Wed 9/713:40LOS - JNB

1 stop13h 15mEthiopian Air

Mon 14/722:50JNB - LOS

1 stop14h 35mEthiopian Air

Deal found 2/7R13 325

Wed 9/79:15LOS - JNB

2 stops13h 50mASKY

Mon 14/75:30JNB - LOS

2 stops12h 45mASKY

Deal found 2/7R13 431

Wed 9/712:25LOS - JNB

1 stop11h 00mKenya Airways

Wed 16/717:00JNB - LOS

1 stop19h 30mKenya Airways

Deal found 2/7R13 799

Thu 10/719:30LOS - JNB

2 stops15h 15mMultiple Airlines

Sat 12/70:45JNB - LOS

1 stop11h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/7R10 590

Thu 10/719:30LOS - JNB

2 stops15h 15mUganda Airlines

Wed 16/712:50JNB - LOS

1 stop30h 40mUganda Airlines

Deal found 3/7R12 273

Sat 12/71:05LOS - CPT

1 stop11h 55mTAAG

Fri 25/715:30CPT - LOS

1 stop19h 45mTAAG

Deal found 4/7R9 328

Sat 12/71:05LOS - CPT

1 stop11h 55mMultiple Airlines

Fri 25/79:00CPT - LOS

2 stops26h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/7R10 573

Sat 12/714:00LOS - JNB

1 stop16h 10mEgyptair

Wed 16/721:45JNB - LOS

1 stop16h 15mEgyptair

Deal found 3/7R15 675

Mon 14/71:05LOS - JNB

1 stop12h 35mTAAG

Tue 29/716:40JNB - LOS

1 stop20h 20mTAAG

Deal found 3/7R12 589

Wed 23/713:30LOS - CPT

1 stop9h 00mMultiple Airlines

Tue 29/79:00CPT - LOS

2 stops28h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/7R10 555

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Thu 17/719:30LOS - JNB

2 stops15h 15mUganda Airlines

Deal found 2/7R6 049

Sat 27/911:15LOS - JNB

1 stop11h 00mTAAG

Deal found 3/7R6 978

Wed 9/713:30LOS - CPT

1 stop23h 30mTAAG

Deal found 3/7R6 996

Sun 21/912:25LOS - CPT

2 stops24h 20mKenya Airways

Deal found 1/7R7 539

Tue 29/712:25LOS - CPT

2 stops20h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 2/7R8 118

Mon 1/922:45LOS - JNB

1 stop11h 10mKenya Airways

Deal found 3/7R8 258

Sun 17/88:30ABV - CPT

2 stops14h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/7R8 732

Thu 31/714:45LOS - JNB

1 stop10h 35mRwandAir

Deal found 3/7R8 942

Sat 1/1114:05ABV - JNB

1 stop24h 30mQatar Airways

Deal found 4/7R9 100

Tue 29/722:00LOS - CPT

1 stop14h 45mEthiopian Air

Deal found 1/7R9 100

Thu 31/722:00LOS - JNB

Nonstop5h 55mSouth African

Deal found 3/7R9 626

Tue 15/76:30ABV - JNB

2 stops18h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 2/7R9 749

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LagosJohannesburg

LOS - JNB

LOSJNB

Lagos Murtala Muhammed

Thu 21/8

19:30-11:45

2 stops15h 15m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 31/8

23:45-9:30

1 stop10h 45m

R8 889

LagosJohannesburg

LOS - JNB

LOSJNB

Lagos Murtala Muhammed

Mon 4/8

1:05-14:40

1 stop12h 35m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 9/8

16:40-11:35

1 stop19h 55m

R8 977

LagosCape Town

LOS - CPT

LOSCPT

Lagos Murtala Muhammed

Wed 6/8

13:30-23:30

1 stop9h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 11/8

15:30-0:05

1 stop9h 35m

R9 328

LagosCape Town

LOS - CPT

LOSCPT

Lagos Murtala Muhammed

Fri 22/8

13:40-13:00

1 stop22h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 4/9

15:25-12:25

1 stop22h 00m

R9 942

LagosJohannesburg

LOS - JNB

LOSJNB

Lagos Murtala Muhammed

Thu 23/10

19:30-11:45

2 stops15h 15m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 28/10

16:40-12:00

1 stop20h 20m

R10 047

LagosCape Town

LOS - CPT

LOSCPT

Lagos Murtala Muhammed

Wed 23/7

13:30-23:30

1 stop9h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 29/7

9:00-12:00

2 stops28h 00m

R10 555

LagosJohannesburg

LOS - JNB

LOSJNB

Lagos Murtala Muhammed

Mon 4/8

14:45-2:20

1 stop10h 35m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 8/8

3:10-13:15

1 stop11h 05m

R11 221

LagosJohannesburg

LOS - JNB

LOSJNB

Lagos Murtala Muhammed

Wed 20/8

12:25-0:25

1 stop11h 00m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 27/8

1:25-11:30

1 stop11h 05m

R11 239

LagosCape Town

LOS - CPT

LOSCPT

Lagos Murtala Muhammed

Sun 21/9

12:25-13:45

2 stops24h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 26/9

14:35-11:30

2 stops21h 55m

R11 625

AbujaCape Town

ABV - CPT

ABVCPT

Abuja

Sat 13/9

15:40-14:00

2 stops21h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Sat 27/9

15:30-7:50

2 stops17h 20m

R11 818

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Everything you need to know about your flight from Nigeria to South Africa

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

Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Nigeria to South Africa (average of R89). Flying from Nigeria to South Africa in September is currently the most expensive (average of R123). 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 NG to ZA?

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

Reviews of airlines servicing South Africa

Get a feel of what it's like to fly with South African, Qatar Airways, andASKY from Nigeria to South Africa by reading reviews from past customers. Users have also rated airlines in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

South African

7,5

Good

35 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 1

4,0

Okay

Itumeleng,May 2024

CPT - JNB

One of the flight attendees was extremely rude and undermining which made my flight horrible

South African

7,5

Good

35 reviews

South African

7,5

Good

35 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 1

4,0

Okay

Itumeleng,May 2024

CPT - JNB

One of the flight attendees was extremely rude and undermining which made my flight horrible

Qatar Airways

7,4

Good

3 588 reviews

South African

7,5

Good

35 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 1

4,0

Okay

Itumeleng,May 2024

CPT - JNB

One of the flight attendees was extremely rude and undermining which made my flight horrible

ASKY

7,3

Good

56 reviews

South African

7,5

Good

35 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 1

4,0

Okay

Itumeleng,May 2024

CPT - JNB

One of the flight attendees was extremely rude and undermining which made my flight horrible

Ethiopian Air

7,2

Good

787 reviews

South African

7,5

Good

35 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 1

4,0

Okay

Itumeleng,May 2024

CPT - JNB

One of the flight attendees was extremely rude and undermining which made my flight horrible

RwandAir

7,0

Good

31 reviews

South African

7,5

Good

35 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 1

4,0

Okay

Itumeleng,May 2024

CPT - JNB

One of the flight attendees was extremely rude and undermining which made my flight horrible

Related info for your journey

What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Nigeria to South Africa one-way?
For one-way options, check prices for Uganda Airlines. According to our data, you can fly for as low as R6 049. Users have also found prices from R6 978 and R7 539 on TAAG and Kenya Airways, respectively.
Can I find deals for flights from Nigeria to South Africa that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on Nigeria to South Africa flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from Nigeria to South Africa?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Nigeria to South Africa.
Can I find deals for business class flights from Nigeria to South Africa?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Nigeria to South Africa 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 Nigeria to South Africa?
Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Nigeria to South Africa (average of R89). Flying from Nigeria to South Africa in September is currently the most expensive (average of R123). 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 Nigeria to South Africa

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
Air Côte d’Ivoire	CheapestR5 870	AverageR9 722	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A	Search Air Côte d’Ivoire flights
Uganda Airlines	CheapestR5 951	AverageR9 746	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A	Search Uganda Airlines flights
ASKY	CheapestR7 596	AverageR14 524	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A	Search ASKY flights
Kenya Airways	CheapestR7 604	AverageR12 346	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time82%	Search Kenya Airways flights
RwandAir	CheapestR8 006	AverageR14 115	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A	Search RwandAir flights
TAAG	CheapestR8 649	AverageR9 720	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time58%	Search TAAG flights
Air Peace	CheapestR9 253	AverageR11 735	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A	Search Air Peace flights
South African	CheapestR11 008	AverageR20 508	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time78%	Search South African flights
Ethiopian Air	CheapestR11 047	AverageR13 850	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time72%	Search Ethiopian Air flights
Egyptair	CheapestR11 929	AverageR14 345	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A	Search Egyptair flights

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