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Book Cheap Istanbul to South Africa Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Istanbul to South Africa that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Istanbul to South Africa

Tue, Oct 27 - Wed, Jan 20
Egyptair Logo
18:50 - 7:10
IST
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JNB
13h 20m
1 stop
Egyptair Logo
21:45 - 17:50
JNB
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IST
19h 05m
1 stop
R12 074Egyptair
Tue, Oct 27 - Wed, Jan 20
Egyptair Logo
18:50 - 7:10
IST
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JNB
13h 20m
1 stop
Egyptair Logo
21:45 - 13:00
JNB
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IST
14h 15m
1 stop
R12 090Egyptair
Mon, Oct 26 - Wed, Jan 20
Egyptair Logo
3:50 - 7:10
IST
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JNB
28h 20m
1 stop
Egyptair Logo
21:45 - 17:50
JNB
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IST
19h 05m
1 stop
R12 106Egyptair
Wed, Aug 19 - Wed, Sep 23
Etihad Airways Logo
13:45 - 8:20
IST
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JNB
19h 35m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
9:45 - 12:35
JNB
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IST
25h 50m
1 stop
R12 156Etihad Airways
Tue, Sep 15 - Wed, Sep 30
Etihad Airways Logo
13:45 - 8:20
IST
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JNB
19h 35m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
9:45 - 12:35
JNB
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IST
25h 50m
1 stop
R12 172Etihad Airways
Sun, Aug 16 - Mon, Aug 31
Etihad Airways Logo
13:50 - 8:20
IST
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JNB
19h 30m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
9:45 - 12:35
JNB
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IST
25h 50m
1 stop
R12 665Etihad Airways
Sat, Sep 12 - Sat, Oct 3
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:00 - 20:10
IST
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JNB
13h 10m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:20 - 21:10
JNB
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IST
11h 50m
1 stop
R12 813Ethiopian Air
Tue, Aug 11 - Tue, Aug 18
Ethiopian Air Logo
0:10 - 13:25
IST
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JNB
14h 15m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:20 - 21:10
JNB
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IST
11h 50m
1 stop
R12 878Ethiopian Air
Tue, Nov 3 - Fri, Nov 13
Qatar Airways Logo
13:40 - 10:30
SAW
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CPT
21h 50m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
12:35 - 12:10
CPT
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SAW
22h 35m
1 stop
R13 798Qatar Airways
Sun, Jul 26 - Mon, Aug 10
Turkish Airlines Logo
1:45 - 11:50
IST
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CPT
11h 05mdirect
Turkish Airlines Logo
16:35 - 4:35
CPT
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IST
11h 00mdirect
R15 326Turkish Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Istanbul to South Africa flights

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

What is the cheapest Istanbul to South Africa flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to South Africa from Istanbul found in the last 72 hours was to Johannesburg, at R15 329 return. The most popular route is from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was R15 329.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Istanbul to South Africa depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa is generally at night, when retur flights cost R15 041 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 R15 041.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Istanbul 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 Istanbul to South Africa is December, when tickets cost R5 142 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and October, when the average cost of return tickets is R10 053 and R9 790 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Istanbul to South Africa?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Istanbul to South Africa clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to South Africa on a Saturday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to Istanbul, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Istanbul to South Africa, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on the flight from Istanbul to South Africa, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

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FAQs - booking South Africa flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Istanbul 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 Istanbul to South Africa.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Istanbul 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 Istanbul 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 Istanbul 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 Istanbul 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 Istanbul to South Africa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Istanbul to South Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Istanbul 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.
7,4
Turkish AirlinesOverall score based on 4424 reviews
7,3Boarding
7,8Crew
7,5Entertainment
7,3Comfort
7,5Food
Airline reviews

I really would like it if they provided at least some limited free wi-fi.

8,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2026
IST - ORD
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I really would like it if they provided at least some limited free wi-fi.

Better than the business flight from Atlanta to Istanbul. The food quality was lacking..

Nice, it was nice to have a free night's stay because our layover was over 18 hours.

The crews are always great. The plane is a little long in the tooth, but landed on time. Second flight with TA this holiday and I’m impressed

Older plane with finicky seats. Crew often seem to focus on "pet" clients and over extend services to some over others. I get less attention since I'm not a regular business class client. Regardless, I've paid the money and would expect equal attention.

Our flight attendant was stellar with great anticipation and attention to details. Food was very good, and overall flight, though very long, was really good.

Flight got cancelled for good (apparently due to jet fuel concerns), and we had to re-book to Hannover, Germany instead.

Make sure to request a vegetarian meal in advance. They printed out menus for all passengers with the options but by the time they were halfway through (for breakfast and dinner), the vegetarian options were already all taken.

Very good except the boarding process too forever and wasn’t organized by group. I had a heavy pack or I wouldn’t have minded. I was in business. There were no audible announcements in the waiting area about boarding and everyone packed into the boarding area. Then boarding stopped for a long time but the staff made no announcements to update waiting passengers about the holdup. The flight was good after we got on.

This is the first and last time I will be traveling Turkish airlines. The flight was delayed three times. Second time we sat on the aircraft for approximately an hour and a half. Initially told that the delay would only be 15 minutes then no explanation thereafter except that we were deboarding. We missed our connecting flights to Zimbabwe, and had to pay for a overnight hotel stay in addition to paying for a new tickets to our get to our final destination. They allowed us to order food from the airport food court but only from fast food and even that they limited the menu items we could select. I would some to contact me about the refund on the hotel and the connecting flight!

I am a big person and have back pain and swelling in my legs, so this was a challenging flight due to confined space. I didn't find the crew very friendly either. I will think twice before flying long distances with Qatar again, due to the lack of legroom.

Seated in row 6 you are separated from business class close to the toilets. The is a high panel in front that obscures forward viewing, coupled with no window view. Service is limited as the area is not in view of the attendants. It is closer in proximity to economy than business class.

Good. It would be great if comfort seats were available

The Achilles heel of the experience with Qatar Airways is the Doha Airport, especially for travellers arriving into Doha and not transiting. This airport suffers from being ambitiously big and the immigration into Qatar being overly time taking. At the end of my particular flight in which my travel was ending in Doha, the plane parked at a very remote terminal, from where it took me 30 minutes to arrive just at the immigration counter, with fast paced walking and the time on a train inside the airport. Then, at the immigration counter it takes up to a minute or more to process each tourist visitor,due to time taking face and finger scanning processes and langugage barriers if there are questions or information to be exchanged verbally with the officers. If several planes have landed at the same time, it is not unusual that one has to wait 45 to 60 minutes in the immigration queue. In short, the frustration of arriving at Doha takes away all positive vibe of the airline, as the airline and the airport are heavily intertwined and are marketed together.

Doha airport is huge , takes long time to reach gate .

Boarding delayed, no communication. I left the lounge, and heard a final call, boarding started after a 30 minutes.

I was not able to check in online before the travel. It showed some error. I remember I could not do this during my onward journey. I called Qatar and they said there was a glitch.

I didn’t expect American Airlines. I excepted QTAR AIR LINES. From KAYAK we are booking so in the kayak site it showed qathar air lines but operating American Airlines. I don’t like .

The flight was mostly good, but I sat next to a couple of passengers who were semi unpleasant. We sat next to the emergency exit. One man was drunk and when he got up to get something from the overhead compartment, he tripped and fell on me while I was sleeping, waking me up. The other man seemed sick as he was sneezing a lot and clearing his throat and nose often. This made the flight a bit unpleasant unfortunately. Otherwise I’m usually very happy with QA. Thanks

Cabin crew The only issue was that there was no space for our carry on luggage near our seats We had to put our luggage in a different wing And when I went to collect it, none of the crew knew where they placed our luggage

1 hour flight. No complaints. Some drinks would have been nice.

Same problem place in the middle so small Im 1,85 m so not good 👍

Boarding was excellent except they did last call 30 minutes earlier .

It was worst flight ever of 26h. Poor service and seating. Flight from Abu Dhabi to Islamabad service and seating was worst ever. No tv extra.

Took a long time for boarding. The flight was comfortable.

Boarding catastrophic let alone have to claimb the plain rather than using jetway. 5.5 hr delay leaving had to do stop in Lgw for a new crew which further compounded the delay. Connecting flight would not wait and had to pend a night in a hotel. Curiously my seat would not go full flat.

Good. The food was very bad. Except for the chicken rice, rest of the dish went to trash.

Overall mediocre experience. Check in was good. They're were discriminatory. They were not attentive, food choices were not vegetarian friendly. The food served was frozen.

Eine Toilette der Business Class war gesperrt und somit nicht benutzbar.

I could not book in online at all which is what I always do to secure a window seat which is my preference.

We had a good flight experience with this airline despite reading many negative comments

The crew was unfriendly and very rude to name a few (Helina). I felt unsafe due to most of the cabinets were open while on flight. All in all the flight was ok, but the crew needed more training on customer service most of all for international flights.

The Boeing 737 MAX on this route, flown in the middle of the night, is an UTTER FAILURE for business travellers. The whole point of business travel is to arrive alert and recover from travel quickly, and this little aeroplane with its quarter recline uncomfortable business seats does nothing for that. It’s a small step up from economy in that you have decent legroom, but that’s it. Absolute margin at the cost of the traveller.

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.

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

There where no ear phones provided and the food needs to improve.

I like the leg room. I did not like the plane from Chicago to Addis. It was dirty and smelly and toilet area filthy. My screen was not working and kept saying loading. The plane from Addis to Harare was clean , more modern and food looked much fresher and tasted better. Boarding at Addis was a nightmare, long queues and lots of confusion,International space has no seating are and one is standing all the time.

Customer service and the food was great. If the announcements in English could be said slower for the customer to understand what is being said. Due to ascent, it is difficult to understand. repaeting would help.

It might have nothing to do with the airline but the only problem was the long waiting for baggage claim at Entebbe

The food could be better, the beef was quite tough. The crew were friendly and helpful on this flight, which has not being my experience on other Ethiopian flights.

The food was horrible and the service was even worse, the entertainment was broken and missing control stick, even boarding was unorganised unprofessional, even the seats was loose, 5 hrs delay going and almost 3hrs delay coming back, the only thing is direct flight but with all the delays I can get a lot better airline for cheaper and a lot better service.

There is no respect or customer service whatsoever in Egypt airline extremely poor customer service never fly again. Find ticket with adjective airline. It’s like throwing money in the trash.

The plane was falling apart. Screens didn't work. My chair didn't work. My tray didn't work. It makes me nervous about the maintenance of vital functions for flight. The food is horrible. We never eat it.

Made to check carryon and had more than 500 dollars stolen buy airline

Food was terrible (I tried the beef plate). Service is improved. The plane is new so it was good enough

Horrible old filthy airplane with brooking seat and entertainment system

Boarding was a nightmare. Still the B773s don’t have WIFI and are a something from the 90s in terms of comfort.

The seats were broken, crew didn’t really care about service, boarding was not priority for business class, my bags arrived last

Comfortable flight with decent legroom and good seats. The crew were helpful and courteous and managed well with the stressful boarding and the chaos that’s involved. The food was decent, more than expected from a short flight like this. The only reservation I have was that the crew allowed passengers to board With massive amounts of hand luggage which were piled up on the empty seats next to passengers and and it was a risk to all passengers in the case of turbulence or emergency landing. I’ve never seen this ever on any flights I have boarded with many other airlines.

Like the staff. Food was ok. Entertainment was old and many monitors did not work.

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