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R5 779 Find cheap flights to Southeast Asia

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 Southeast Asia departing on 29/10. 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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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Bangkok
Bangkok1 stopR11 222
Phuket City
Phuket City1 stopR11 735
Denpasar
Denpasar1 stopR12 636
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur1 stopR11 752
Singapore
Singapore1 stopR13 979
Hanoi
Hanoi1 stopR11 682
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City1 stopR12 477
Manila
Manila1 stopR12 071
Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh1 stopR13 308
Koh Samui
Koh Samui2 stopsR24 247
Jakarta
Jakarta1 stopR13 043
Krabi
Krabi2 stopsR27 623
Cebu City
Cebu City1 stopR14 633
Angeles City
Angeles City1 stopR24 459

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Low season

August

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R5 779
Best time to beat the crowds (0% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (24% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Phuket City

FAQs - booking Southeast Asia flights

  • How long is the flight to Southeast Asia?

    An average direct flight from South Africa to Southeast Asia takes 24h 54m, covering a distance of 15426 km. The most popular route is Johannesburg - Bangkok with an average flight time of 16h 35m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Southeast Asia?

    The cheapest ticket to Southeast Asia from South Africa found in the last 72 hours was R10 321. The most popular route is Johannesburg OR Tambo to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R10 462.

  • Which airlines fly to Southeast Asia?

    Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines & ANA fly the most frequently from South Africa to Southeast Asia.

  • What are the most popular destinations in Southeast Asia?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Bangkok (31% of total searches to Southeast Asia). The next most popular destinations are Phuket City (19%) and Denpasar (18%). Searches for flights to Kuala Lumpur (11%), to Singapore (6%) and to Ho Chi Minh City (5%) are also popular.

  • 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 Southeast Asia

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Southeast Asia. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Southeast Asia. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from South Africa to Southeast Asia? 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 3548 reviews
8,0Comfort
8,1Boarding
7,9Food
8,3Crew
8,2Entertainment
Airline reviews

My favorite airline when traveling to the UAE. Great food and great service.

10,0 Excellentgrim, Sept 2024IAD - DXB
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My favorite airline when traveling to the UAE. Great food and great service.

Fresh energetic and friendly crew, great food, brand new plane and non stop entertainment

Seats are not as easy to move as you would hope in premium econo Y

Emirates is good airlines. But there plane seats were very small and congested. Need to little good and big seats in economy class.

On the DXB to IAD flight, missed the snack between the meals again...

Better entertainment; the lack of it made the very long flight even longer

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

Very good ..nice comfort..crew service was good..and no delays in time ..they always on time..

The internet connection did was not functioning as per normal.

All was good. Emirates should restart allowing fast track immigration for business class at Manchester airport. Saves a bit of time

Service excellent would chose Singapore airlines as my first choice

We flew business class. It was excellent. For a 6’4” individual, the seats were slightly uncomfortable for sleeping. But this is only comparison to other business class seats. Otherwise, the crew was incredibly attentive, And the service was impeccable.

My groups frequent flyer star allianceUnited airline miles was not accepted. The Singapore premium economy bag had to be requested, it was very lacking- no toothbrush. I paid more than double than economy but could only use the bathrooms sharing with economy which was hardly available and had to wait in line. Is the 2X $ worth it just for a larger seat???? It is questionable. Seats were not that comfortable. My husband’s seat had white stains on it- had to wipe it down. Our headphones did not have covers on it. Food- way too much.

The booking experience was bad. Our six character booking ID number disappeared the day before the flight, We could not find out what happened or what was the status of our flight, scheduled for the next day. We finally found the right number to contact Singapore Airlines on the matter (not easy). The Singapore agent worked through the issue in a little over thirty minutes on the phone, the day before the flight. That was great. I'm very happy with Singapore Airlines and their performance. Contact with a competent person on the matter was near impossible. It seems no one in business these days wants to deal with customers once they've pocketed the money. There were resellers, including Kayak, involved in the chain. When we finally got through to Underpricer, we did get a return call that could have proved helpful. But by that time the matter had been resolved by the Singapore agent. Majestic Vacations, the reseller who received the payment was less than worthless. That's just a fast buck operation. Ugh.

Didn't like much at all Nowhere near enough legroom, narrow seats. Aisles not wide enough for safe food trolley access and husband had his knee hit cos not enough leg room. Would take a lot to convince us to fly Singapore Airlines again which is a pity cos it was always our go-to airline

Once again the meal served was delicious - we got chicken rice

The experience was poor in comparison to the flight to Manado from Singapore via Scoot. Gate against could only check in stroller to Singapore (by clearing immigration) or to Brisbane. Who is able to carry their baby for 7 hour transit without having to enter Singapore?

Singapore Airlines from Mumbai was late, we were rerouted to Copenhagen and then to Los Angeles. As senior citizens, we should have been given a hotel voucher for a night and fly out the next day. I hope Singapore Airlines should give us a credit in good faith if they want us to fly with them. I doubt it, but you never know.

The flight was very late, sitting on the plane for over an hour and missed our connecting flight from Singapore to LA. As senior citizens, we were rerouted to Copenhagen and then to LA. They should not do this to senior citizens. They should have given us a hotel voucher for a night, then catch a flight to LA the next day. Singapore Airlines should grant us some kind of credit for the next trip, if they want us to fly with them. I doubt if we will ever hear from them.

I loved the comfort of the flight and the hospitality of the flight attendants!

Customer service was exceptional. I heard it wasn’t a great airline, my opinion has changed after flying with them

My sister and I were booked on flight CX844 from Hong Kong to New York, following a layover from Hangzhou. The scheduled layover was already over 7 hours, and the flight to New York was set to depart at 2:00 AM. At 11:00 PM, I was informed that the flight was delayed until 6:45 AM, significantly extending an already lengthy layover. I spoke with a representative to inquire about rescheduling or hotel accommodation, but she rudely insisted that company policy only offered a $150 food voucher, which was unhelpful as I had already eaten and most places were closing. She refused any alternative support or access to the Cathay Pacific lounge to make my wait more bearable. As a loyal Cathay Pacific customer, flying with the airline every year, I was deeply frustrated not only by the delay but by the poor service and unprofessional attitude I encountered. I believe this situation could have been handled with more care and flexibility.

It would be nice if they could have a choice of both gluten AND dairy free menu. Lots of people have problems with BOTH. I also could not get on their website to check. Phone verification issues etc( not all of us have our phones on roaming. I tried over an hour!

Cathay was not the problem. The problem was the customer service from Kayak/Underprice. Will never book through Kayak again.

The crews were smiling all the time with soft tunes when they spoke; the food was excellent. Thank you!

As a solo traveller, I always prefer to have an aisle seat, but the flight was so full, there weren’t any available. I understand that the seatbelt sign sometimes has to go on if turbulence is anticipated but after the second food service, it was on continuously for about an hour and a half and there didn’t seem to be any turbulence at all! With seats reclined, my fellow passenger in the aisle seat asleep and the seatbelt sign on I felt very trapped, extremely uncomfortable and in desperate need of the bathroom. The positives were that the staff were very friendly, the entertainment was great and we actually took off on time and arrived in HKG earlier than expected.

From BOS to HK, the crew had pushed me to choose the pasta for meal multiple times. It was a bad experience. Without this, everything was good.

From Chicago to Hong Kong was great., but from Hong Kong to manila we had hard time looking for the gate of our connecting flight. There wasn’t hardly any sign.

Cathay Pacific helps me with the planning due to weather delays. Well planed flights.

Cathay Pacific handle my plane delay very well. I will book with Cathay Pacific again in the future trips.

Do I need to repeat my complaints about my lost carry on bag?

Being a platinum member, no attention given. No towel or tissue provided.

Between Air India and Qatar my luggage was lost for three days. I eventually found my own luggage location using the Apple Air Tag. Air India used a paper form to report my lost luggage. I could never get past getting past luggage personnel with my report number before they would hang up on me. Only after them specifically telling Air India at Chandigarh airport where my luggage was located which was right under their noses did they react. After three days I finally received my luggage. The Air India luggage folks didn’t seem proactive in finding the luggage’s rightful owner.

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

Food was good, attendants were friendly. Seats were not comfortable. Did not receive any amenities such as eyemask or earplugs that would have helped sleep. Additionally a large group of passengers boarded very late into boarding and were a disruption for almost the whole flight. Flight attendants did their best but the kids were making so much noise, kicking seats, and half the time no adult was sat with them so they weren’t being managed.

I had first class service from them. A little late taking off, but no major problem

they give hard time at checking, they not allow computer bag or purse

I staff or crew they were very friendly and humbly, they done theirs service very well, I appreciate them and thank you to the company or Qatar 🇶🇦 Government for providing as good service in their flight ,once again, thank you 😊 🙏 😀 😉 👍

There’s lots of problem I faced from Bom to Doha that experience was worst I never faced before like this

The flight was good but my neighbor had the vent open full power for the whole flight and because the air was blowing from the side instead of from the top and I got very cold and ended up with a sore throat.

we were delayed from Athens to Abu Dhabi by an hour and a half, so I had trouble connecting the flight from there to Bali. It could have been done had they waited even 15 mins. There was another lady who was in the same boat. By the time we were half way across the terminal, they have actually already issued different flights for us to go Jakarta then to Bali. Not to mention the inconvenience of waiting over 4 hrs at the airport and the subsequent inconvenience, we did not arrive to Bali till after 800pm the next day, which means I paid for the hotel for nothing when I could have been there before noon the next day! There was little explanation. It was just as well I needed some assistance getting around, otherwise the 2 of us would have been completely lost! Not going to fly with them again!

Needs better seat for business class. My seat was falling apart. Also no WiFi on that flight

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

I did not have a good experience in both flights of Etihad. First of all, when I was booking the flight, there were two options. The first option was a cheaper flight with longer layover (9 hrs), or a more expensive flight with shorter layover (2 hrs). I booked the expensive flight with shorter layover because I wanted a more comfortable trip. A few days before the trip, Etihad informed me that the departure time of my first flight will change 7 hours earlier, leading to an 9 hour layover, without giving me another option nor reimbursing me for the extra cost. They didn’t even send me an apologetic email for this change. Regarding the flight experience, I would rate it as mediocre. This is mostly because the pilots of both flights did their best to give us the worst approach to airports that I have ever experienced. In the case of the first flight they had to aboard the landing and took off again right before touching the landing strip. The captain said that it was due to wind conditions but the second time the pilot followed the same direction as the first time to land the plane.

Seat selection screen while online check-in could include free seats to choose from and show the options before we proceed. Currently, it is auto-allocated and there are no options for free seat selections.

Long way to improve. Toilets not working. Bad handling when flight was canceled

Online was good boarding also but a child was crying all the way with no intervention from crew member.

1st of all on February 27th Abu Dhabi to Delhi flight the seat wasn't comfortable at all, coming back the Lounge at Abu Dhabi didn't have anything. Than the Food in the flight

1st time with. Etihad Airways and it was amazing from check in to crew. Great flight.

It has been a couple of years since I flew with Etihad last, after having a unpleasant experience with them coming out of the pandemic. I can say that the experience has uplifted, but I can’t really rate the service. At Barcelona airport the service was great, with their dedicated Etihad staff very helpful. The onboard experience wasn’t great, not very personalised and it really makes sense why Etihad doesn’t feature in the top 10 2023 Skytrax awards. The crew just seemed to be inattentive and almost absent from the cabin. I felt that I had to keep getting their attention. Even after I’d finished my meal, an hour went by before I had to call them to clear the tray/plate etc.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Southeast Asia found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
21/4Mon
1 stopSingapore Airlines
13h 50mJNB-BKK
29/4Tue
1 stopSingapore Airlines
13h 55mBKK-JNB
R11 222
2/12Mon
1 stopEtihad Airways
32h 40mJNB-BKK
9/12Mon
1 stopEtihad Airways
35h 20mBKK-JNB
R11 240
12/11Tue
1 stopCathay Pacific
18h 35mJNB-BKK
23/11Sat
1 stopCathay Pacific
19h 45mBKK-JNB
R11 275
21/1Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
25h 40mJNB-BKK
1/2Sat
1 stopQatar Airways
25h 20mBKK-JNB
R11 699
21/1Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
29h 35mJNB-BKK
1/2Sat
1 stopQatar Airways
25h 20mBKK-JNB
R11 735
24/11Sun
1 stopCathay Pacific
25h 30mJNB-HKT
9/12Mon
1 stopCathay Pacific
18h 05mHKT-JNB
R12 106
8/2Sat
2 stopsEthiopian Air
20h 40mJNB-KUL
21/2Fri
2 stopsEthiopian Air
20h 05mKUL-JNB
R12 336
19/4Sat
1 stopEthiopian Air
16h 55mJNB-BKK
4/5Sun
1 stopEthiopian Air
16h 15mBKK-JNB
R12 654
25/2Tue
1 stopEmirates
32h 10mCPT-BKK
25/3Tue
1 stopEmirates
25h 10mBKK-CPT
R12 671
13/11Wed
1 stopEmirates
26h 30mJNB-KUL
23/11Sat
1 stopEmirates
21h 10mKUL-JNB
R13 043

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Southeast Asia found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
29/10Tue
1 stopCathay Pacific
25h 30mJNB-HKT
R5 779
18/11Mon
1 stopEtihad Airways
32h 40mJNB-BKK
R5 938
24/3Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
25h 10mCPT-BKK
R6 433
16/2Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
19h 55mJNB-KUL
R6 751
19/3Wed
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
25h 50mCPT-BKK
R7 458
1/3Sat
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
19h 10mCPT-BKK
R7 476
10/11Sun
1 stopEthiopian Air
17h 05mJNB-BKK
R9 296
28/10Mon
1 stopEthiopian Air
17h 05mJNB-BKK
R9 685
30/10Wed
1 stopEmirates
32h 45mJNB-BKK
R9 950
16/11Sat
1 stopEmirates
28h 15mJNB-BKK
R9 985

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Last minute flights to Southeast Asia

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Southeast Asia that are departing in the next 10 days.
24/10Thu
multi-stopEthiopian Air
17h 10mCPT-BKK
6/11Wed
multi-stopEthiopian Air
16h 05mBKK-CPT
R12 742
27/10Sun
multi-stopEmirates
24h 15mJNB-BKK
10/11Sun
multi-stopEmirates
16h 20mBKK-JNB
R13 043
27/10Sun
multi-stopEmirates
24h 15mJNB-BKK
23/11Sat
multi-stopEmirates
18h 25mBKK-JNB
R13 414
24/10Thu
multi-stopEmirates
31h 50mJNB-BKK
26/11Tue
multi-stopEmirates
18h 50mBKK-JNB
R13 802
24/10Thu
multi-stopQatar Airways
19h 05mJNB-SGN
31/10Thu
multi-stopQatar Airways
34h 50mSGN-JNB
R14 297
24/10Thu
multi-stopEtihad Airways
29h 05mJNB-BKK
24/11Sun
multi-stopEtihad Airways
28h 45mBKK-JNB
R15 375
25/10Fri
multi-stopEtihad Airways
29h 05mJNB-BKK
24/11Sun
multi-stopEtihad Airways
28h 45mBKK-JNB
R15 570
28/10Mon
multi-stopQatar Airways
25h 00mJNB-BKK
15/11Fri
multi-stopQatar Airways
36h 25mBKK-JNB
R15 587
25/10Fri
multi-stopCathay Pacific
28h 15mJNB-BKK
25/11Mon
multi-stopCathay Pacific
19h 45mBKK-JNB
R15 976
27/10Sun
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
27h 55mCPT-BKK
9/11Sat
multi-stopSingapore Airlines
28h 50mBKK-CPT
R25 343

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