R3 675 Find Cheap Flights from Kigali to South Africa

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Book Cheap Kigali 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 Kigali 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 Kigali to South Africa

Thu, Mar 19 - Thu, Mar 26
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:55 - 20:10
KGL
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JNB
9h 15m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:20 - 16:45
JNB
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KGL
8h 25m
1 stop
R5 114Ethiopian Air
Thu, Mar 19 - Thu, Mar 26
Kenya Airways Logo
8:50 - 15:50
KGL
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JNB
7h 00m
1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
12:05 - 13:10
JNB
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KGL
25h 05m
1 stop
R5 177Kenya Airways
Thu, Mar 19 - Fri, Mar 27
Kenya Airways Logo
3:40 - 10:55
KGL
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JNB
7h 15m
1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
5:25 - 13:10
JNB
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KGL
7h 45m
1 stop
R5 193Kenya Airways
Fri, Mar 20 - Fri, Mar 27
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:55 - 20:10
KGL
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JNB
9h 15m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:20 - 16:45
JNB
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KGL
8h 25m
1 stop
R5 225Ethiopian Air
Sun, Feb 22 - Sun, Mar 1
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:55 - 20:10
KGL
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JNB
9h 15m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:20 - 16:45
JNB
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KGL
8h 25m
1 stop
R5 465Ethiopian Air
Thu, Mar 19 - Wed, Mar 25
RwandAir Logo
10:30 - 14:20
KGL
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JNB
3h 50mdirect
RwandAir Logo
3:10 - 7:00
JNB
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KGL
3h 50mdirect
R5 912RwandAir
Fri, Mar 20 - Thu, Mar 26
RwandAir Logo
10:30 - 14:20
KGL
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JNB
3h 50mdirect
RwandAir Logo
3:10 - 7:00
JNB
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KGL
3h 50mdirect
R5 992RwandAir
Fri, Mar 20 - Thu, Mar 26
RwandAir Logo
22:30 - 2:20
KGL
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JNB
3h 50mdirect
RwandAir Logo
3:10 - 7:00
JNB
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KGL
3h 50mdirect
R6 056RwandAir
Fri, Mar 20 - Thu, Mar 26
RwandAir Logo
22:30 - 2:20
KGL
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JNB
3h 50mdirect
RwandAir Logo
3:10 - 7:00
JNB
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KGL
3h 50mdirect
R6 791RwandAir
Fri, Mar 20 - Fri, Mar 27
Ethiopian Air Logo
17:40 - 3:55
KGL
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JNB
10h 15m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:20 - 16:45
JNB
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KGL
8h 25m
1 stop
R7 111Ethiopian Air
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Kigali to South Africa flights

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

What is the cheapest Kigali 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 Kigali found in the last 72 hours was to Johannesburg, at R5 702 return. The most popular route is from Kigali (KGL) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R5 702.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Kigali to South Africa?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of R5 066, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Kigali 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 Kigali to South Africa is May, when tickets cost R4 506 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of return tickets is R6 536 and R6 424 respectively.

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Kigali 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 Monday and more expensive on a Wednesday. On your return trip to Kigali, you should consider flying back on a Thursday, and avoid Mondays for better deals.

Good to know

Low seasonNovember
Cheapest flightR3 675
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 12% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (15% more expensive on average)
Flight from Kigali to Johannesburg

FAQs - booking South Africa flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Kigali 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 Kigali 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 Kigali 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 Kigali 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 Kigali 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 time of day to fly to South Africa?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost R6 298 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 R6 940.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Kigali to South Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Kigali 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.
7,7
RwandAirOverall score based on 40 reviews
7,7Comfort
6,7Entertainment
7,8Boarding
7,3Food
8,0Crew
Airline reviews

Because of the long lay over hour, Rwand Air offered a free hotel accomodation and transport. This was highly appreciate d

8,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jan 2026
KGL - DOH
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Because of the long lay over hour, Rwand Air offered a free hotel accomodation and transport. This was highly appreciate d

Pleasant, relaxed flight. I had 2 seats to myself, which was a bonus. I couldn't find a flight tracker ap so I could know where we were but that's a minor complaint. On the plus side, the passenger announcements did not come through my earphones but were on main speakers only. That was a nice touch.

Flight delayed by 3 hours 45 mins and no explanation given or apology. Rebooked on a flight departing to final destination 48 hrs later and baggage not delivered.

My outbound flight was grounded in Lusaka so we never made it to Paris. DO NOT fly this airline you will be stranded and your plans will be completely disrupted

Inflight entertainment with electronic charging stations can help during a long flight.

The flight was delayed with no notice. No inflight entertainment. Communication is vital in any business.

Poor communication: Flight come directly to kigali , didn’t come via mumbasa. Favouring to Rwandan passenger to move from economic to bussiness class after flight depart. Where they don’t asked other older passenger who need more comfort. Rude staff : chekin airport at Mumbai. Talking in local language (marathi) while serving and no sorry no thank you attitude.

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 plane was ok, I was in business class and was surprised there were no pods and each seat was right next to another one. That said it was comfortable and the food and coffee were good. Entertainment wise again I was surprised to see only movies and no TV shows. Check-in at Toronto Pearson was an absolute disaster, which was especially disappointing as I was a business class passenger. There was no dedicated staffing for the business counter and four (4) airlines employees assisted one economy class passenger for about 15 minutes when one could have easily assisted me. Overall room for improvement, particularly in the on-ground experience and airplane infrastructure.

Delay not posted, only departure time listed- not boarding time. We left an hour late and arrived 45 min late. Restrooms had backed up sinks and toilets not flushed ) passenger error). Lots of screen for entertainment didn’t work. But we arrived with our luggage

The plane was old and the luggage racks above us were visibly shaking during turbulence. Water was dripping on our heads during landing. Our flight was over 2 hours late departing but we were not updated or told what to expect as the screen at the gate continued to read “on time”

They only gave us 30 minutes to make an international connecting flight. We didn’t make the connection but they did do a good job rebooking us despite the chaos. Our bags didn’t make it back and their process for customer support is pretty bad when it comes to luggage.

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.

Good. Crew do seem to be less friendly- management are clearly limiting them or not empowering them as they used to.

POSITIVES The hostesses were mostly pleasant, NEGATIVES The full flight wifi was horrible, hardly able to use it. My charger port was not working which made me use my neighbour's port which resulted in an accident which ruined her flight. During dinner, meat ran out when the cart got to us forcing us to eat vegetarian which was not great. We watched everyone around us eating meat. My wifi did not transfer to the second leg of my trip as they promised as they changed the plane. I was thrown off the window seat I booked for the 2nd leg of my journey as they changed planes, all done at my expense. This was not a cheap flight ($2600) which i hurriedly had to book to attend my mother's funeral who passed away suddenly. I was honestly disappointed with the whole saga as I heard Ethiopian Airlines was one of Africa's best.

The food was terrible and the seating was uncomfortable, but the airline did a great thing letting us board in Abbis Ababa on our connecting flight after our original flight was very delayed.

Delays delays making us miss or next connection to IAD hence having to stay additional 24 hrs in Addis Ababa

I purchased the upgrade to have 3 seats open, so I was able to sleep 9 hours. Without that I would have been miserable

Our luggage was supposed to be checked through from Arusha to Cape Town. We didn't know that it was a self transfer in Johannisburg. Kayak should not have sold this flight combination with out a self transfer alert.

There was chaos checking because of a canceled flight the day prior. Also, we had an issue with tickets. The KQ agent went above a d beyond to help us get on board the flight Overall the 13+ hour flight is uncomfortable in coach. I may try to upgrade on return

For a long haul flight, the seats were too narrow. Paid for extra legroom but wish I could have paid for width! I was pressed against another person for the whole donation of the flight.

Delayed flight made my day very long, but other than that KQ got me to my destination in good shape.

The nice treatment and lovely pilots who accepted my son inside for a photo.So lovely of them

Got delayed for over 24 hours. Fight was cancelled. Was put up at a nice hotel whose kitchen was unfortunately not prepared for the sudden influx of guests The headphone jacks on the seat were loose and sound kept getting dropped over the headphones. Food was good though. Certain items (Amarula) were not available for purchase over the on-plane duty free. Had been told i would pick my luggage at my final destination*wrong* had to pick it up in JFK and recheck it and then got charged for it**** too tired to argue with the Delta staff on the issue.... after a 15 hr flight.

This one is not bad even it is late, but they apologize and every time they announced the update.

I’m very disappointed for this trip and I will never travel again in this airline. In addition, I don’t recommend to any human being to travel to Kenya Airways. They keep me at Nairobi for 4 days without care. I was at Nairobi from 6 a.m Morning up to 10 a:m Thursday. For that reason, I have trouble for my work and may be I will lose my job. During for those 4 days I didn’t have my medicine, I didn’t have clothes to change because all my clothes were in my checked bags. On Thursday, when I got flight, they don’t even apologize for all consequences I had. During for those 4 days, I learned many things for this airline. It is their system to treat passengers like this because they had hundreds or thousands passengers around Nairobi waiting for their flights after their original flights cancelled. If I lose my job, I planned to file claim to the airline. This is not airline to travel with.

They weight duty free goods at check in and count the weight as carry on luggage. Results : for 4 bottles I had to opay $150. rip off. Be careful to avoid any duty free shopping at Dubai airport

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