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Cheap Flights to Knoxville

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Knoxville 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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Thu, Feb 5 - Mon, Feb 9
American Airlines Logo
22:00 - 20:56JNB-TYS
29h 56m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
19:11 - 10:25TYS-JNB
32h 14m2 stops
R17 397American Airlines
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Thu, Feb 5 - Mon, Feb 9
American Airlines Logo
22:00 - 18:46JNB-TYS
27h 46m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
17:24 - 10:25TYS-JNB
34h 01m2 stops
R17 414American Airlines
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Thu, Feb 5 - Mon, Feb 9
British Airways Logo
22:00 - 18:46JNB-TYS
27h 46m2 stops
British Airways Logo
17:00 - 10:25TYS-JNB
34h 25m2 stops
R18 472British Airways
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Tue, Dec 2 - Tue, Dec 9
United Airlines Logo
19:45 - 17:11JNB-TYS
28h 26m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
16:59 - 9:30TYS-JNB
57h 31m2 stops
R27 925United Airlines
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Thu, Feb 5 - Mon, Feb 9
Virgin Atlantic Logo
21:30 - 18:14JNB-TYS
27h 44m2 stops
Virgin Atlantic Logo
14:30 - 19:00TYS-JNB
21h 30m1 stop
R31 394Virgin Atlantic
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Thu, Feb 5 - Mon, Feb 9
Virgin Atlantic Logo
21:30 - 20:38JNB-TYS
30h 08m2 stops
Virgin Atlantic Logo
14:30 - 19:00TYS-JNB
21h 30m1 stop
R31 446Virgin Atlantic
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Thu, Feb 5 - Mon, Feb 9
Virgin Atlantic Logo
21:30 - 23:44JNB-TYS
33h 14m2 stops
Virgin Atlantic Logo
14:30 - 19:00TYS-JNB
21h 30m1 stop
R31 498Virgin Atlantic
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Cheapest return fare
R17 397
American Airlines
Thu 5/2Mon 9/2
JNB - TYS • 2 stops
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Sun 19/10
JNB - TYS • multi-stop
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What are the most popular airlines flying to McGhee Tyson?

The most popular airline among KAYAK users flying to McGhee Tyson is United Airlines, followed by Delta and British Airways.

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FAQs - booking Knoxville flights

  • How far is Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport from central Knoxville?

    There are 18 km between Knoxville city centre and Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport.

  • What is the name of Knoxville’s airport?

    Knoxville is served by Knoxville McGhee Tyson Airport, also commonly referred to as Mc Ghee Tyson or McGhee Tyson. The airport code is TYS.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Knoxville?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Knoxville is Tuesday where tickets can be as cheap as R17 398. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Thursday, where prices are R22 755 on average.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Knoxville?

    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 to Knoxville.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Knoxville?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Knoxville 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 to Knoxville?

    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 to Knoxville 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 Knoxville?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Knoxville is generally at night, when flights cost R18 784 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Knoxville is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R18 784.

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Prefer to fly direct to Knoxville McGhee Tyson?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop to Knoxville McGhee Tyson.
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Direct departures

South Africa to Knoxville McGhee Tyson

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +27 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +28 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +25 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +26 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +25 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +26 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +28 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +29 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +27 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +28 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +27 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +28 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +28 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +29 more

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Direct returns

Knoxville McGhee Tyson to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +27 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +28 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +25 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +26 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +25 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +26 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +28 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +29 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +27 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +28 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +27 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +28 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +28 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +29 more

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Reviews of the top airlines flying to Knoxville

 
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7,4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 8989 reviews
7,3Comfort
8,1Crew
7,7Boarding
7,1Entertainment
6,6Food
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Excellent all round, first time flying United. App is very helpful.

10,0 ExcellentBrad, Oct 2025SJD - ORD
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Excellent all round, first time flying United. App is very helpful.

We Left Calgary 1/2 hour late and that made for a tight connection in Denver. After arriving everything was done to help us make our connection. That was a great effort. Thank You United

Efficient all round, very good crew. Short flight so the food, of course, was just snacks

The flight attendants were great, I joked with one I can’t remember her name, a blond, really sweet. I thought it was run well very professional. This was great i survived Spirit, I know for which I speak.

During booking, I kept trying submitting my payment from the Mexican website and it didn't work. After I had the idea to change it to the Canadian website, it worked but I had to be charged the equivalent of 50 CAD more. I received the clear instruction that I would only be able to check-in at the airport and that it was impossible to select a seat 24 hours before departure, that I had to pay 144 CAD to do so, although not only was I able to check-in 24 hours before departure, but I could have selected my seats for free then. All in all, I almost threw $200 out the window due to misleading information. Besides, the app kept crashing, the information to get to the gate on the app was inaccurate, my gate was switched and I was only informed once in the air (luckily I had noticed the departure pannel), I was not addressed in my language beforehand and even if I tried I was immediately answered in English (which meant the crew understood but didn't want to answer accordingly), there was only one snack & beverage service on my medium haul flight and no beverage service on my short haul flight. To be fair, the planes were comfortable, the crew apart from the language issue was helpful, dynamic and engaging, the plane was clean and the directions were clear and direct. United has a lot of potential to be one of my favourite airlines, but the devil is in the details and a lot of them missed the target.

Flight was timely, relatively comfortable, with decent entertainment and food served. Only problem encountered was with the free messaging which I highly appreciate, but it did not work from iphone to non-iphones.

Better WiFi. I cannot understand that in 2025, United is so behind on a technology that is now a necessity and still painfully unreliable, slow and keeps disconnecting.

The entertainment available didn’t work for anyone on the flight. Long 6 hr flight with no entertainment option and the staff didn’t know until an hour into the flight when we made sure they knew about it. They had no way to fix it.

Crew seemed a bit cranky. No seatback screens. But boarding was efficient and on time and we arrived early.

The worst landing I have ever had on a domestic flight. Thought we would lose the landing gear on landing in Newark. Then we spent 40 minutes trying to position the plane in the right place to be able to get the jet way to the plane. The plane arrived stopped. The announcer was that we were there. Everybody got up, then we were told to sit back down because they had to have us towed to a different position. We got towed and then everyone stood up and they told us we were in the wrong position to sit back down again, and then we got towed to a different position This did not happen immediately. It was 30 minutes while we wandered around a small section of the tarmac in Newark close to the gate, but apparently not close enough. Horrifying experience The CAB should be investigating that flight

One of the worst experience given the middle seat even asked for the change no one honored,boarded at the end and overall one of the worst experience

It was good although our flight to the UK was cancelled and rescheduled for two days later. This was after we were already seated on the plane. We missed the first leg of our trip. BA did put us up at a hotel and paid for our meals but we lost our hotel costs in Glasgow.

The crew was very nice and pleasant. We were very reluctant to book our flight with British Airlines because we had bad experience with their flight attendants on the previous trips, they were rude and not helpful.

I am a 25+ years American Airlines member. British Airways is simply above and beyond in every customer satisfaction category.

The seat pads are past there sell by date now and are uncomfotable. Also, with screens in the back of the seat, the seats shouldnt be able to recline as this puts rhe screen in your face.

1. The website didn’t allow me to checkin from London as I have Bangladesh passport with US permanent resident card. This pushed me to sit with my wife in the middle of two aisle seats, terrible experience! 2. BA should allow within 24 hours to checkin with other passport holders to choose better seats. A 2nd verification of travel documents can be done at the desk about immigration status. 3. Food options were poor for vegetarian passengers, try to introduce healthy options avoiding carb-dense food ingredients.

Cabin crew lovely and accommodating and I'll always fly BA in the future

It was perfect. The service was exceptional. I would never want to cross the Atlantic in anyone else's sardine tins.

As I have said it sucked, the ticket counter to have to find and pay for another airline to get home. Now I understand this happened over the weekend but they should have someone there to talk to us instead of throwing the regular crew under the bus.

Everything excellent except for bag drop off. We started at the D area and that was so slow that it was eventually closed just as we were about to go to a station. We then went to F. We got one suitcase checked and then the screen showed that the station was no longer operable. There were long lines everywhere so we had to ask if we could butt in to the next station to finish. Again, this was the only incident, otherwise it was an excellent flying experience

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