R9 028 Find Cheap Flights from Lyon to South Africa

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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Cape Town
Cape Town1 stopR11 450
Durban
Durban2 stopsR15 421
Cape Town
Cape Town1 stopR11 450
Durban
Durban2 stopsR15 421

Cheap Flights from Lyon to South Africa

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Lyon 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 Lyon to South Africa

Wed, Nov 5 - Tue, Nov 11
Lufthansa Logo
8:55 - 7:05LYS-JNB
21h 10m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
19:45 - 10:05JNB-LYS
15h 20m1 stop
R10 987Lufthansa
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Wed, Nov 5 - Tue, Nov 11
Lufthansa Logo
10:45 - 7:05LYS-JNB
19h 20m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
19:45 - 10:05JNB-LYS
15h 20m1 stop
R11 201Lufthansa
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Sun, Oct 5 - Wed, Nov 5
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18:40 - 21:45LYS-CPT
27h 05m1 stop
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12:00 - 13:45CPT-LYS
26h 45m1 stop
R11 450
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Thu, Sep 11 - Thu, Sep 18
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13:10 - 8:35LYS-JNB
19h 25m2 stops
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19:00 - 18:10JNB-LYS
23h 10m1 stop
R11 895
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Mon, Nov 3 - Thu, Nov 13
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:05 - 10:50LYS-JNB
15h 45m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
19:10 - 9:35JNB-LYS
15h 25m1 stop
R12 144Turkish Airlines
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Mon, Nov 3 - Mon, Nov 10
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:05 - 10:50LYS-JNB
15h 45m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
19:05 - 9:35JNB-LYS
15h 30m1 stop
R12 910Turkish Airlines
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Tue, Oct 7 - Fri, Nov 7
Emirates Logo
15:40 - 11:35LYS-CPT
19h 55m1 stop
Emirates Logo
13:40 - 12:50CPT-LYS
24h 10m1 stop
R14 602Emirates
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Sun, Sep 28 - Wed, Nov 12
Air France Logo
7:00 - 21:25LYS-CPT
14h 25m1 stop
Air France Logo
8:50 - 22:30CPT-LYS
14h 40m1 stop
R15 403Air France
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Wed, Nov 12 - Tue, Nov 18
Emirates Logo
14:40 - 19:50LYS-DUR
28h 10m2 stops
Emirates Logo
19:10 - 12:50DUR-LYS
18h 40m1 stop
R20 620Emirates
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Mon, Jul 21 - Mon, Jul 28
Air France Logo
15:00 - 19:50LYS-DUR
28h 50m2 stops
Air France Logo
10:55 - 10:25DUR-LYS
23h 30m2 stops
R32 177Air France
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Lyon to South Africa flights

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Lyon 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 Lyon to South Africa is March, when tickets cost R12 180 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, when the average cost of return tickets is R28 794 and R20 460 respectively.

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to South Africa on a Monday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Lyon to South Africa. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Thursday and avoiding Saturdays for the best deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Lyon 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 Lyon 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 Lyon to South Africa, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.


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Low seasonJune
High seasonJuly
Cheapest flightR9 028
Best time to beat the crowds (9% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (13% more expensive on average)
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FAQs - booking South Africa flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Lyon 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 Lyon 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 Lyon 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 Lyon 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 Lyon 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 R655 on average. Morning departures are around 35% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R1 206.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Lyon to South Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Lyon 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.
8,1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3285 reviews
8,1Boarding
8,0Comfort
7,8Food
8,2Entertainment
8,3Crew
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The staff on board were excellent. Kind, thoughtful, helpful - not just with me but with others around that I observed. Wonderful service.

10,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2025DXB - BCN
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The staff on board were excellent. Kind, thoughtful, helpful - not just with me but with others around that I observed. Wonderful service.

Delayed and missed connecting flight. But Emirates took care until next day flight. Thank you

no problem with Emirates it was the underpricer subcontractor Who was ridiculous

It was great, a little more leg room would have been better particularly since we were in premium economy

Excellent comfort and entertainment. Service poor..Food average with little choice.

Comfort poor, little leg room, cabin temperature too hot. No free entertainment. No complementary drinks. Overal experience poor and would not travel with them again.

Seat 💺 was all the way on last row. Food was okay .

Ticket price is competitive, flight time is punctual, aircraft cabin is clean, food is average. Can improve on serving system of meals on a A380 airbus. I had only 15 min to eat my meal. There are lots of people to serve & took a while for food to make it down to my row.

everything was great. I don't use on-board entertainment at all (I just read or sleep), but I appreciate that I couldn't hear anyone else's!

Delayed, Bad American style food (not tasty, horrible cheese for a flight to France). Incompetent cabin crew (I asked how to connect by cable my headphones and the flight attendant suggested me Bluetooth which is not available). Good space

It was an OK flight with below mediocre service by their flight attendants

Wasted a lot of time trying to find the CDG lounge - it was not next to the connecting flight gate like the Air France staff said.

My experience was good overall, the quality of the food really decreased! There used to be a choice between meat and fish now it’s between chicken and pasta! In the choices of entertainment meditation has been added which is very good. Soft chair workout to improve blood circulation and avoid phlebitis should be added.

The only reason the overall rating wasn't "excellent" was due to problems in claiming luggage. The bags are delivered to the main area (Cinta 35) for domestic passengers, but to a DIFFERENT ROOM for international arrivees. After waiting 30 minutes, someone (who didn't appear to be from Air France or the airport) told us to go to another area. There we found our bags, which appeared to have been awaiting us for a while. We had to go through a bag check before leaving the airport. If we had been alerted to this possibility, or better yet, been to go directly to Cinta 34, we could have eliminated quite a bit of waiting.

Much better than the major US Carriers especially in Biz Class.

I wish that the meal included a vegetable or even a salad instead of couscous! Why serve chicken with rice AND couscous? Service was good overall though a bit lacking in friendliness. Usually on air france I've been offered a glass of champagne before dinner, wine with dinner, and a digestif after dinner. We were only offered wine this time!

It was not Air France but Air Europa. But confusion over our checked luggage. Whether it was checked all the way to Tenerife or not. It was not. Had to line up again in Departures. At least our Sky Priority was honoured. Flight was fine.

My wife and I had a row to ourselves after moving seats. There were no TVs and you had to buy food. So we did nothing but had a quick nap. Flight was fine.

The plane was old Only 3 bathrooms available for economy The entertainment was old and the selection was poor

Georgian Airways check in staff initially denied us, because they thought passengers required transit visas to transfer on connecting flights. This required 70 minutes for them to call multiple people to confirm how transfers worked. They did not apologize once accepting our check in. Onboard, the four hour flight gave stale bread with spam slices as lunch. The only included drinks were still or sparkling water.

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