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This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from South Africa to Egypt departing on 3/11. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cairo
Cairo1 stopR7 023
Hurghada
Hurghada1 stopR11 746
Sharm el-Sheikh
Sharm el-Sheikh1 stopR11 043

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December

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R4 618
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 9% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (11% more expensive on average)
Flight from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Cairo

FAQs - booking Egypt flights

  • How long is the flight to Egypt?

    An average direct flight from South Africa to Egypt takes 22h 31m, covering a distance of 10219 km. The most popular route is Johannesburg - Cairo with an average flight time of 7h 50m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Egypt?

    The cheapest ticket to Egypt from South Africa found in the last 72 hours was R5 533 one-way, and R7 005 round-trip. The most popular route is Johannesburg OR Tambo to Cairo and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R7 005.

  • Which airlines fly to Egypt?

    Aegean Airlines, Etihad Airways & Egyptair fly the most frequently from South Africa to Egypt.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Egypt?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Cairo (96% of total searches to Egypt). The next most popular destinations are Hurghada (2%) and Sharm el-Sheikh (2%).

  • How does KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy?

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

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Top 5 airlines flying to Egypt

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from South Africa to Egypt? 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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EmiratesOverall score based on 3548 reviews
8,2Entertainment
8,1Boarding
8,0Comfort
8,3Crew
7,9Food
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The flight was nice and on time. The comfort can be slightly better in business class

10,0 ExcellentAli, Oct 2024DXB - KUL
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The flight was nice and on time. The comfort can be slightly better in business class

Bad Cancel the flight Came back to work only 3 days after Horrible Won’t help with hotel while we stock Horrible Don’t fly with them

No Vegetarian options onboard, made to wait for a long time for boarding

The boarding experience was worst ever. Single aerobridge used for boarding and deboarding which led to lot of chaos. Food options were not great. First flight delayed by more than 3 hours which led to missing of the next flight we were stuck at Dubai airport by more than 6 hours

Surprised how empty comfortable seats in economy were not offered by crew to tall passengers. Felt like courtesy hall mark of emirates is changing. We were told in order to get those seats we have to pay $210. Not the emirates I know from past travels.

I am vegan. The food was balanced, tasty and enough. I enjoyed the ride. The crew was very friendly and went out of their way to please the passengers.

Everything was superb, only bad point was that the fast track on London Heathrow arrivals was not handed out to me and I had to go back to the gate to collect it.

Food service must be faster and make vegetarian food in good quality

The internet connection did was not functioning as per normal.

I didn't travel from the start I changed my ticket long time ago

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

Flight was fine overall. What you would expect from economy seats. I did appreciate the amenities (eyemask, earplugs, small toothbrush and toothpaste, thin socks).

Besides the flight cancellation, everything else was prefect. Kudos to Malaysian Airlines.

Operated by American Airlines. Very chaotic and the crew was bit rough responding any enquiries. Restricted leg space.. Qatar would have been better

For a short flight, Qatar Airways offers very good onboard service.

Not good. Expected a lot more as far as excellence.

The made us waiting and held our passports and boarding pass making us miss our flights

Fantastic, the 787-9 is a very beautifully designed plane and it was a pleasure to fly in the Qsuite. The suite did feel slightly smaller than the 777 variant, and the suite door also felt smaller, as I felt more exposed as passengers and crew walked past. Food was too notch, and the service was fantastic. I wish they’d enforce boarding zones more effectively, but otherwise they did really well.

Overall it was a very good experience. Boarding was efficient and well organized. The cabin crew were excellent. The meals were tasty and quite filling. The warm bread rolls were a nice touch. Seats were comfortable even if they were a little narrow. Entertainment selection was excellent.

All over with Qatar airlines my experience was really bad due to delays and then putting me on different airlines and after 8 hours of wait I had to listen to their is no plane to fly for another 24 hours. Wore experience ever.

I have been flying Turkish Airlines for the last 5 years it’s always great service, on time , excellent food, only one thing wasn’t reliable is their on board WiFi most of the time it doesn’t work.

Turkish airlines always is an excellent airline, bottle water, comfort kits were provided. Decent food on board, friendly staffs.

Customer service is very bad. They don’t understand English or Arabic which made it very hard to communicate with them. Also when calling to discuss any issue with ticket reservation they hang the phone on you even when speaking to the manager. I will not fly Turkish airlines and I will not recommend to family and friends

Definitely not a fan of Turkish Airlines, their seats are very uncomfortable. Felt very cramped up. Food was very poor in quality too, very little to drink during service.

It is much better than other airlines but not the best for the price

Check-in was a mess, transfer flights were sepersted so no one could sit with their company. Some tickets were closed to online check-in without notice hand luggage allowances were not checked so oberhead bins were already full halfway through boarding.

Everything was great except the meat served was tough and overcooked!

Was not good experience going to Houston from Istanbul, had to wait about an hour and a half to just takeoff. Disappointed in that part.

Connection was a headache due to a delay on arrival flight

Our seat were changed from Turkish Airlenes without offering us a better choice.We paid for those seats even it was Businesses Class. .The seats we were given was next to cabin crew closet.Crew kept opening the closet while we were sleeping.It was very noisy and we also we’re right to next to kitchen.It was very noisy. We want our money back. Food was horrible when we were flying from Newark to Istanbul. It is a shame for Airline to waste so much money on tastless food.

Like: Plane made it to the destination. Dislike: Food is terrible, no entertainment, very dirty airplane.

The food needs to improve especially the fish as there where only 3 fish cubes in my plate.

Flight was delayed resulting in a series of unfortunate events. I ran the airport as people were yelling my flight anyone who can’t run wouldn’t have made it! Then the luggage is missing. Good company, execution needs fine tuning.

Boarding was delayed and people were just sitting there like lost.

My experience was with Ethiopian airlines was pathetic. I would not recommend anyone to travel with Ethiopian air. Customer Service was very poor, rude stuff and flight attendants. Unwilling to offer help when asked either not able to articulate English properly or adamantly rude. Bole airport is dirty and unpleasant. Many passengers going through the airport but inadequate staff to offer service. Passengers in the flight very unkempt. Noisy flight. flight attendants unable to make order during flight. Passengers with kids unable to control their kids. The kids kept screaming, and shouting during the flight making everyone uncomfortable. Overall the flight was not comfortable.

1. They messed up my baby food order. 2. They messed up my confirmed seats. 3. The screen on my seat was not working at all. So, it’s a horrible experience

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.

My suitcase 🧳 got missing we still looking for it This not good for them 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾🤦🏽‍♀️

I still cannot find my luggage. I need my luggage.

The cabin crew members were so exceptionally good. They were always respectful to us the passengers and were professional. I also enjoyed the meals.

So bad we never travel with Egypt air bad service smells bad food bad Ching my sets to back

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.

Cairo airport has probably the most stressful and overcomplicated security system in the world. Can't really blame Egypt Airlines.

I have been traveling for over 30 years, and this was THE worst experience ever. The guy that was checking in at Dubai, didn’t have any professionalism or curtesy. During the flight, You had to wait a while just to get something to drink. They didn’t transfer all my luggage, even after they made me pay $155 extra for one small gallon of Zamzam water, and that luggage is still missing after three days of my arrival. NEVER AGAIN..,

The flight was cancelled with very little info at the airport. Absolutely mess with no option to reschedule flights without paying fortune for business class.

On time, smooth flight… very old and run down aircraft

Despite paying business class, the angle seat was uncomfortable. The crew was just ok. The baggage checkin was a mess at JNB.

I had 1:50 hrs to change planes in Cairo and my suitcase was delayed from Cairo to Casablanca. I was one of several passengers that faced this issue coming from various locations into Cairo and onwards to Casablanca, with a transit time of two hours or less. (I was told 16 suitcases were delayed). The transit time of 1:50 hrs is obviously not enough for EgyptAir to transfer baggage, why sell tickets with such short transfer time if they can't handle it? Moreover, they would not reimburse me for expenses I incurred because of delayed luggage. I will not be taking EgyptAir again.

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Recent return flight deals

11/11Mon
1 stopEtihad Airways
14h 10mJNB-CAI
28/11Thu
1 stopEtihad Airways
26h 00mCAI-JNB
R7 023
14/3Fri
1 stopEthiopian Air
17h 00mJNB-CAI
27/3Thu
1 stopEthiopian Air
10h 50mCAI-JNB
R7 321
11/11Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
22h 20mJNB-CAI
15/11Fri
1 stopQatar Airways
19h 30mCAI-JNB
R8 726
5/11Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
22h 20mJNB-CAI
12/11Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
14h 50mCAI-JNB
R8 743
20/4Sun
directEgyptair
8h 15mJNB-CAI
4/5Sun
directEgyptair
8h 25mCAI-JNB
R8 831
18/11Mon
directEgyptair
8h 25mJNB-CAI
23/11Sat
directEgyptair
8h 20mCAI-JNB
R9 937
12/11Tue
1 stopTurkish Airlines
14h 10mJNB-CAI
2/12Mon
1 stopTurkish Airlines
29h 35mCAI-JNB
R10 815
8/1Wed
directSouth African
8h 25mJNB-CAI
16/1Thu
directSouth African
8h 20mCAI-JNB
R12 817
3/11Sun
directSouth African
8h 25mJNB-CAI
9/11Sat
directSouth African
8h 20mCAI-JNB
R13 220
8/1Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
32h 55mJNB-SSH
15/1Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
29h 45mSSH-JNB
R17 768

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3/11Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
14h 15mJNB-CAI
R4 618
6/11Wed
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29h 20mJNB-CAI
R4 951
31/10Thu
1 stopEthiopian Air
10h 45mJNB-CAI
R5 759
7/2Fri
directSouth African
8h 25mJNB-CAI
R6 040
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R6 847
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