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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to South Africa

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to South Africa to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to South Africa?

These are the best return prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to South Africa from Ethiopia found in the last 72 hours was to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, at R480 return. The most popular route is Addis Ababa (ADD) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R480.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Ethiopia to South Africa, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Ethiopia to South Africa is June, when tickets cost R11 714 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and February, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is R17 006 and R15 732 respectively.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in South Africa?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in South Africa is Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB), with an average flight price of R6 701.


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Low seasonMarch
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flightR5 776
Best time to beat the crowds (6% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (7% more expensive on average)
Flight from Addis Ababa to Johannesburg

FAQs for booking flights from Ethiopia to South Africa

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Ethiopia to South Africa?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Ethiopia to South Africa.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Ethiopia to South Africa?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Ethiopia to South Africa is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Ethiopia to South Africa?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Ethiopia to South Africa with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Ethiopia to South Africa?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Ethiopia to South Africa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to South Africa?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to South Africa is Tuesday when return tickets can be as cheap as R9 260. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, when return prices are R12 686 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost R516 on average. Morning departures are around 20% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Africa is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R696.

Top airlines flying from Ethiopia to South Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Ethiopia to South Africa? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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Ethiopian AirOverall score based on 781 reviews
6,7Entertainment
7,2Boarding
6,9Food
7,1Comfort
7,5Crew
Airline reviews

No Asian Vegetarian food was available on this sector but only fish and chicken and pasta were offered.

8,0 ExcellentSailesh, Feb 2025ADD - GRU
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No Asian Vegetarian food was available on this sector but only fish and chicken and pasta were offered.

It was very bad experience with Ethiopian airlines . The flight was delayed in both ways . On the way coming back one of the crews dropped hot coffee on my whole body and other crew dropped used dirty glasses on top of me . The same crew that dropped hot coffee on me hit me with the food trolley on my knee while I was sleeping . I couldn’t sit properly due to the pain on my knee caused by those irresponsible crews . Very unprofessional airlines

Needs improvement because some of the tvs and charging ports weren’t working

The plane was overbooked and the crew was very rude. My luggage was never put on the plane. I got to NY and waited 2 hours just to find out that my luggage was left.

My experience was great. The flight attendants were very helpful and nice, and the food was very good.

Very bad experience flight was over 5 hours delayed 😑 not a chance to be put on another flight we had to stay at the hotel we lost 2 days on our vacation. Never again I will fligh with Ethiopian airlines.

Terrible customer service I lost my bag luggage and I still haven’t received any information

I liked nothing of Ethiopian airlines except the price of the fare.

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

The use of a domestic carrier without entertainment was disappointing and a let down

I enjoyed my flight I arrived safe with all my luggage

No complaints just improve on the food service. Provide enough dinner. People are complaining about that.

Was very good, was happy with the way staff were smiling and how they were approachable

A child was loud throughout which made the trip less than optimal. Crew was great and professional. They need to change the automatic seat belt announcement which is too loud and had other unneeded words like "this is XYZ announcement number one'

Love the dreamliner plane. It's such a smooth ride, I don't notice that it's 15 hours in the air. The staff are great and they don't overstuff you with food.

I really like this airline. The staff are lovely and friendly, the planes are tidy and unfussy. I would rate them at the top of the African Airline carriers.

Delayed by 4 hours with inadequate advance notifications which caused us a lot of consternation and angst. I will never fly or recommend your airline again

Flight was changed 3 times, from a night flight to a day flight, and then delayed by 5h…

Kenya Airways delayed my flights for 7 days. Each delayed, they notified me last minute. This is ridiculous.

The kindness and good humor of all the people who this flight possible was a joy.

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Recent return flight deals

8/8Fri
1 stopKenya Airways
25h 35mADD-JNB
3/9Wed
1 stopKenya Airways
29h 50mJNB-ADD
R8 521
8/8Fri
directEthiopian Air
5h 35mADD-JNB
3/9Wed
directEthiopian Air
5h 25mJNB-ADD
R8 539
18/7Fri
directEthiopian Air
5h 35mADD-JNB
10/8Sun
directEthiopian Air
5h 25mJNB-ADD
R8 664
20/7Sun
directEthiopian Air
5h 35mADD-JNB
12/8Tue
directEthiopian Air
5h 25mJNB-ADD
R8 933
16/7Wed
1 stopKenya Airways
21h 55mADD-JNB
15/8Fri
1 stopKenya Airways
20h 10mJNB-ADD
R9 400
4/11Tue
1 stopTurkish Airlines
36h 10mADD-CPT
13/11Thu
1 stopTurkish Airlines
29h 20mCPT-ADD
R13 490
31/10Fri
1 stopTurkish Airlines
36h 10mADD-CPT
16/11Sun
1 stopTurkish Airlines
29h 20mCPT-ADD
R13 687
12/7Sat
directSouth African
5h 25mADD-JNB
19/7Sat
directSouth African
5h 35mJNB-ADD
R13 866
23/7Wed
1 stopRwandAir
12h 05mADD-JNB
12/8Tue
1 stopRwandAir
10h 10mJNB-ADD
R15 947
5/9Fri
1 stopSouth African
15h 50mADD-CPT
8/9Mon
1 stopSouth African
10h 45mCPT-ADD
R17 903

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directEthiopian Air
5h 35mADD-JNB
R5 776
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5h 35mADD-JNB
R5 794
16/9Tue
1 stopKenya Airways
25h 35mADD-JNB
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R6 870
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