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

The cheapest airline one-way is Kenya Airways, with whom users have recently found tickets for as low as R7 731. However, be on the lookout for offers from TAAG and Turkish Airlines, as they are both options that can get you from Portugal to South Africa for a low price.

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

Users have found that booking a flight from Portugal to South Africa at least 54 days early can save you up to 21% on average compared to booking a flight this week. If booking 54 days before your flight isn’t an option for you, users have found flights from Portugal to South Africa for as little as R12 952 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 R12 952 for flights departing within the next 3 days.

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

The best pricing can be found in the month of January. Prices to South Africa from Portugal average R13 623. You can even find prices in January for less than R13 623, as users have found deals to South Africa from as low as R10 496. The month of July appears to be one of the more expensive times to travel to South Africa from Portugal. Flying in the targeted month can save you up to 21%.

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

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

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

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

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

Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Portugal 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.

R16 398+ Flights from Portugal to South Africa

Cheap flight deals from Portugal to South Africa

Round-trip from	R11 278
One-way from	R7 731
Popular in	July
Cheapest in	January
Average price	R12 442

SWISS
19/5-3/6
3 total stops
46h 35m total
Portugal to South Africa

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Kenya Airways
30/8
2 total stops
33h 50m total
Portugal to South Africa

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Highest demand for flights based on searches. 10% potential increase in price (R28 697 potential increase over avg. return price).

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Cheapest flight prices on average. 1% potential price decrease (R4 810 potential savings vs. average return price).

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Cheapest flights from Portugal to South Africa
Explore the most affordable flight options available from Portugal to South Africa. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 25 March 2025.

Mon 19/514:30LIS - JNB

2 stops17h 50mSWISS

Tue 3/619:35JNB - LIS

1 stop28h 45mSWISS

Deal found 25/3R11 278

Tue 22/416:05LIS - CPT

3 stops20h 40mMultiple Airlines

Fri 9/514:35CPT - LIS

3 stops21h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 24/3R11 406

Thu 1/516:15LIS - JNB

1 stop15h 20mMultiple Airlines

Fri 16/519:35JNB - LIS

2 stops22h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 24/3R11 642

Mon 26/55:05LIS - JNB

1 stop26h 30mLufthansa

Sun 22/619:00JNB - LIS

1 stop29h 30mLufthansa

Deal found 25/3R11 806

Tue 6/515:35LIS - JNB

1 stop28h 45mKLM

Fri 23/523:15JNB - LIS

1 stop24h 35mKLM

Deal found 23/3R12 188

Fri 31/1023:00LIS - JNB

1 stop13h 40mTAAG

Sat 15/1116:40JNB - LIS

1 stop15h 30mTAAG

Deal found 24/3R12 224

Sat 26/45:55LIS - CPT

1 stop24h 15mSWISS

Sun 11/58:40CPT - LIS

1 stop15h 40mSWISS

Deal found 24/3R12 552

Thu 8/518:50LIS - JNB

2 stops25h 30mAir France

Thu 15/518:50JNB - LIS

1 stop24h 00mAir France

Deal found 23/3R13 479

Thu 15/55:00LIS - JNB

2 stops28h 55mKenya Airways

Fri 30/51:15JNB - LIS

2 stops38h 20mKenya Airways

Deal found 24/3R13 825

Mon 28/412:50OPO - CPT

1 stop20h 10mSWISS

Tue 13/519:00CPT - OPO

1 stop17h 30mSWISS

Deal found 24/3R14 116

Mon 5/516:05LIS - JNB

3 stops20h 00mEthiopian Air

Sun 25/514:30JNB - LIS

3 stops21h 15mEthiopian Air

Deal found 23/3R14 152

Mon 28/416:35OPO - CPT

1 stop15h 55mMultiple Airlines

Tue 13/519:00CPT - OPO

2 stops19h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 24/3R14 171

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Mon 19/514:30LIS - JNB

2 stops17h 50mSWISS

Tue 3/619:35JNB - LIS

1 stop28h 45mSWISS

Deal found 25/3R11 278

Tue 22/416:05LIS - CPT

3 stops20h 40mMultiple Airlines

Fri 9/514:35CPT - LIS

3 stops21h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 24/3R11 406

Mon 26/55:05LIS - JNB

1 stop26h 30mLufthansa

Sun 22/619:00JNB - LIS

1 stop29h 30mLufthansa

Deal found 25/3R11 806

Tue 6/515:35LIS - JNB

1 stop28h 45mKLM

Fri 23/523:15JNB - LIS

1 stop24h 35mKLM

Deal found 23/3R12 188

Fri 9/522:30LIS - JNB

1 stop15h 10mTAAG

Fri 16/516:40JNB - LIS

1 stop14h 30mTAAG

Deal found 24/3R12 734

Thu 8/518:50LIS - JNB

2 stops25h 30mAir France

Thu 15/518:50JNB - LIS

1 stop24h 00mAir France

Deal found 23/3R13 479

Thu 15/55:00LIS - JNB

2 stops33h 50mKenya Airways

Sat 31/517:00JNB - LIS

2 stops30h 50mKenya Airways

Deal found 24/3R13 825

Mon 5/516:05LIS - JNB

3 stops20h 00mEthiopian Air

Sun 25/514:30JNB - LIS

3 stops21h 15mEthiopian Air

Deal found 23/3R14 152

Sat 19/48:55LIS - JNB

1 stop22h 25mEtihad Airways

Mon 28/49:50JNB - LIS

1 stop22h 30mEtihad Airways

Deal found 23/3R14 680

Mon 5/514:15LIS - JNB

1 stop25h 00mEmirates

Fri 23/522:20JNB - LIS

1 stop22h 20mEmirates

Deal found 23/3R14 825

Sat 17/516:50OPO - CPT

1 stop18h 00mTurkish Airlines

Mon 2/616:35CPT - OPO

1 stop18h 15mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 25/3R15 953

Mon 26/514:55LIS - CPT

1 stop18h 55mQatar Airways

Tue 24/613:00CPT - LIS

1 stop29h 00mQatar Airways

Deal found 25/3R16 463

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Tue 25/322:30LIS - JNB

1 stop14h 10mTAAG

Fri 16/516:40JNB - LIS

1 stop14h 30mTAAG

Deal found 23/3R13 552

Tue 25/311:25LIS - JNB

2 stops20h 00mKLM

Fri 16/523:15JNB - LIS

1 stop24h 35mKLM

Deal found 24/3R14 589

Mon 31/316:05LIS - JNB

3 stops20h 00mMultiple Airlines

Mon 14/414:30JNB - LIS

3 stops21h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 24/3R12 661

Mon 31/323:00LIS - JNB

1 stop14h 40mTAAG

Mon 14/416:40JNB - LIS

1 stop14h 30mTAAG

Deal found 24/3R17 245

Wed 2/412:15LIS - CPT

1 stop18h 50mMultiple Airlines

Wed 16/415:00CPT - LIS

1 stop16h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 24/3R40 911

Wed 2/414:05LIS - JNB

2 stops18h 15mSWISS

Wed 16/419:35JNB - LIS

2 stops19h 10mSWISS

Deal found 24/3R44 058

Wed 2/45:00LIS - CPT

1 stop15h 10mKLM

Wed 16/415:20CPT - LIS

2 stops24h 15mKLM

Deal found 24/3R49 370

Wed 2/423:00LIS - CPT

1 stop14h 00mTAAG

Wed 16/415:00CPT - LIS

1 stop16h 10mTAAG

Deal found 24/3R54 409

Wed 2/48:10LIS - CPT

2 stops29h 25mEthiopian Air

Wed 16/414:35CPT - LIS

3 stops21h 10mEthiopian Air

Deal found 24/3R61 830

Wed 2/416:10LIS - JNB

2 stops19h 55mEthiopian Air

Wed 16/48:20JNB - LIS

3 stops27h 25mEthiopian Air

Deal found 24/3R66 706

Thu 3/45:00LIS - JNB

2 stops33h 50mKenya Airways

Thu 10/417:00JNB - LIS

2 stops30h 50mKenya Airways

Deal found 24/3R18 445

Thu 3/45:00LIS - JNB

1 stop15h 20mKLM

Thu 10/423:15JNB - LIS

1 stop24h 35mKLM

Deal found 24/3R18 646

One-way flights from Portugal to South Africa
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Sat 30/85:00LIS - JNB

2 stops33h 50mKenya Airways

Deal found 25/3R7 731

Fri 2/59:40LIS - CPT

1 stop12h 50mTAAG

Deal found 25/3R7 786

Sat 30/85:55LIS - JNB

1 stop27h 40mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 25/3R8 713

Tue 15/723:00LIS - JNB

1 stop14h 40mTAAG

Deal found 25/3R9 205

Fri 2/523:00LIS - CPT

2 stops21h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/3R9 241

Wed 6/89:10LIS - JNB

1 stop22h 10mEtihad Airways

Deal found 24/3R10 678

Fri 15/89:40LIS - JNB

2 stops21h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 23/3R11 769

Tue 15/716:05LIS - JNB

2 stops27h 05mEthiopian Air

Deal found 25/3R13 025

Sun 13/422:10LIS - JNB

2 stops41h 00mQatar Airways

Deal found 24/3R14 480

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LisbonJohannesburg

LIS - JNB

LISJNB

Lisbon Humberto Delgado

Mon 19/5

14:30-9:20

2 stops17h 50m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 3/6

19:35-23:20

1 stop28h 45m

R11 278

LisbonCape Town

LIS - CPT

LISCPT

Lisbon Humberto Delgado

Tue 22/4

16:05-13:45

3 stops20h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 9/5

14:35-10:45

3 stops21h 10m

R11 406

LisbonJohannesburg

LIS - JNB

LISJNB

Lisbon Humberto Delgado

Thu 1/5

16:15-8:35

1 stop15h 20m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 16/5

19:35-16:45

2 stops22h 10m

R11 642

LisbonJohannesburg

LIS - JNB

LISJNB

Lisbon Humberto Delgado

Mon 26/5

5:05-8:35

1 stop26h 30m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 22/6

19:00-23:30

1 stop29h 30m

R11 806

LisbonJohannesburg

LIS - JNB

LISJNB

Lisbon Humberto Delgado

Tue 6/5

15:35-21:20

1 stop28h 45m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 23/5

23:15-22:50

1 stop24h 35m

R12 188

LisbonCape Town

LIS - CPT

LISCPT

Lisbon Humberto Delgado

Sat 26/4

5:55-7:10

1 stop24h 15m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 11/5

8:40-23:20

1 stop15h 40m

R12 552

LisbonJohannesburg

LIS - JNB

LISJNB

Lisbon Humberto Delgado

Fri 9/5

22:30-14:40

1 stop15h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 16/5

16:40-6:10

1 stop14h 30m

R12 734

LisbonJohannesburg

LIS - JNB

LISJNB

Lisbon Humberto Delgado

Thu 8/5

18:50-21:20

2 stops25h 30m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 15/5

18:50-17:50

1 stop24h 00m

R13 479

LisbonJohannesburg

LIS - JNB

LISJNB

Lisbon Humberto Delgado

Thu 15/5

5:00-10:55

2 stops28h 55m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 30/5

1:15-14:35

2 stops38h 20m

R13 825

PortoCape Town

OPO - CPT

OPOCPT

Porto

Mon 28/4

12:50-10:00

1 stop20h 10m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 13/5

19:00-11:30

1 stop17h 30m

R14 116

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Best time to book a flight from Portugal to South Africa

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Estimated return price

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

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

Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Portugal to South Africa (average of R89). Flying from Portugal 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 PT to ZA?

When flying from Portugal 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.

Rainfall in South Africa by month

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.

Temperature in South Africa by month

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).

Reviews of airlines servicing South Africa

Peruse reviews from past customers who have flown with Emirates, KLM and SWISS from Portugal to South Africa to help guide your decision. You can also see how each airline stacks up in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Emirates

8,0

Very Good

3 190 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

3 190 reviews

Emirates

8,0

Very Good

3 190 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

1 318 reviews

Emirates

8,0

Very Good

3 190 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.

SWISS

7,5

Good

1 569 reviews

Emirates

8,0

Very Good

3 190 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.

Qatar Airways

7,4

Good

3 540 reviews

Emirates

8,0

Very Good

3 190 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.

Air France

7,4

Good

1 423 reviews

Emirates

8,0

Very Good

3 190 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 Portugal to South Africa one-way?
The cheapest airline one-way is Kenya Airways, with whom users have recently found tickets for as low as R7 731. However, be on the lookout for offers from TAAG and Turkish Airlines, as they are both options that can get you from Portugal to South Africa for a low price.
Can I find deals for flights from Portugal to South Africa that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on Portugal to South Africa flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from Portugal to South Africa?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Portugal to South Africa.
Can I find deals for business class flights from Portugal to South Africa?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Portugal 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 Portugal to South Africa?
Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Portugal to South Africa (average of R89). Flying from Portugal 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 Portugal to South Africa

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
SWISS	CheapestR9 775	AverageR16 336	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time79%	Search SWISS flights
Lufthansa	CheapestR10 281	AverageR15 837	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time76%	Search Lufthansa flights
Air France	CheapestR10 499	AverageR18 092	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%	Search Air France flights
KLM	CheapestR10 569	AverageR16 146	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search KLM flights
LAM	CheapestR10 697	AverageR12 337	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A	Search LAM flights
Turkish Airlines	CheapestR11 071	AverageR15 502	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%	Search Turkish Airlines flights
British Airways	CheapestR11 077	AverageR19 054	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time70%	Search British Airways flights
Emirates	CheapestR11 342	AverageR16 122	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search Emirates flights
TAAG	CheapestR11 365	AverageR15 066	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time58%	Search TAAG flights
Iberia	CheapestR11 919	AverageR12 920	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%	Search Iberia flights

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

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Reviews of airlines servicing South Africa

Peruse reviews from past customers who have flown with Emirates, KLM and SWISS from Portugal to South Africa to help guide your decision. You can also see how each airline stacks up in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

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