R8 218 Find Cheap Flights from South America to South Africa – Compare and Save

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 South America to South Africa.

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

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 South America to South Africa with an airline and back with another airline.

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 South America to South Africa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

South America and South Africa are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are LATAM Airlines (6 flights per week), GOL (4 flights per week), and South African (4 flights per week).

There are 19 airports in South Africa. The busiest airport is OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg (JNB), with 54% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in South Africa is Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB), with an average flight price of R11 183.

The cheapest ticket to South Africa from South America found in the last 5 days was to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, at R11 128 return. The most popular route is Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport (GRU) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) and the cheapest return ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was R11 128.

The cheapest month for flights from South America to South Africa is March, when tickets cost R8 813 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is R12 566 and R12 252 respectively.

To get a below-average price on a flight from South America to South Africa, you should book around 7 weeks before departure, which saves you about 28% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

From South America, there are direct flights to South Africa from 2 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Sao Paulo, with 14 direct flights each week.

There are around 3 direct flights from within South America to South Africa every day. Most flights (50%) depart in the afternoon.

Each week there are around 20 direct flights from within South America to South Africa. The most common day for departures is Saturday, with 30% of flights taking off on this day.

An average direct flight from South America to South Africa takes 22h 37m, covering a distance of 12496 km. The shortest route is Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport (GRU) to Cape Town (CPT) with an average flight time of 7h 10m.

Each week, there are 14 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration) and 6 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration) to South Africa. There aren’t any short-haul flights (up to 3 hour flight duration).

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Johannesburg (40% of total searches to South Africa). The next most popular destinations are Cape Town (35%) and Sun City Resort (25%). Searches for flights to Port Elizabeth (1%), to Durban (1%), and to Nelspruit (0%) are also popular.