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R8 178
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Flight from Sao Paulo Guarulhos Airport to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg

FAQs for booking flights from South America to South Africa

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from South America 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 South America 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 South America 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 South America to South Africa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines fly most frequently to South Africa?

    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).

  • How many airports are there in South Africa?

    There are 19 airports in South Africa. The busiest airport is OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg (JNB), with 55% of all flights arriving there.

  • Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in South Africa?

    Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in South Africa is Cape Town Intl Airport (CPT), with an average flight price of R14 163.

  • What is the cheapest flight to South Africa?

    The cheapest ticket to South Africa from South America found in the last 5 days was to Cape Town, at R10 666 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 R12 294.

  • What is the cheapest month to fly from South America to South Africa?

    The cheapest month for flights from South America to South Africa is August, when tickets cost R8 128 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is R12 036 and R11 706 respectively.

  • How far in advance should I book a flight from South America to South Africa?

    To get a below-average price on a flight from South America to South Africa, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 22% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 weeks before departure.

  • How many cities have direct flights to South Africa?

    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.

  • How many direct flights to South Africa are there each day?

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

  • How many direct flights to South Africa are there each week?

    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.

  • How long is the flight to South Africa?

    An average direct flight from South America to South Africa takes 23h 13m, covering a distance of 12572 km. The shortest route is Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport (GRU) to Cape Town (CPT) with an average flight time of 7h 20m.

  • How many long-haul flights are there to South Africa each week?

    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).

  • What are the most popular destinations in South Africa?

    Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Cape Town (38% of total searches to South Africa). The next most popular destinations are Johannesburg (32%) and Sun City Resort (29%). Searches for flights to Durban (1%), to Port Elizabeth (0%), and to Nelspruit (0%) are also popular.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from South America to South Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from South America 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.
7,6
South AfricanOverall score based on 63 reviews
7,7Boarding
7,3Comfort
7,4Food
6,6Entertainment
8,0Crew
Airline reviews

I had a very good experience from boarding to arrivals.

10,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Feb 2026
JNB - CPT
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I had a very good experience from boarding to arrivals.

I had booked a ticket for a 6:40 am departure in July 2025, but it appears there was a change to 8;00 am, which meant I missed my connecting flight which departed 10 m minutes before I landed. I had seen this problem only the previous day and try to resolve it with South African air, but they are very uncooperative on the phone. All they could say was all flights were fully booked and I ended up buying paying $2,000+ to secure a ticket for my family to ensure we got out of South Africa by Monday, which am currently pursuing with the airline.

Excellent airline. Even with 1.5 hour flight, we got light meal on board

South African Airways on the outside, a very old shabby Qatar Airways plane on the inside

The food options were beef or veg, No alternatives for Hindus, that don't eat beef...

Flight was on time Seats ( business class) are terrible- you keep on slipping down as it doesn’t lie flat Food service is like economy class. Meals ( still wrapped in plastic) are just dropped in front of you

On time flight; otherwise not impressed by the check- in- purchased business class and the aircraft was downgraded; no refund given for the difference. Told I could access the lounge due to the above and was questioned by the lounge check- in person who was not friendly

Flight was cancelled with no notification until I reached the check-in desk at the airport. I also got downgraded and they lost my luggage.

The flight SA227 on 2nd March Sao Paulo to Cape Town was delayed by 3 hours. All other flights leaving Sao Paulo left on time. We were told that we were waiting for push back and a routing from Air traffic control. I don't believe this, what was the real reason for the flight delay?

I think more immigration officers at Or Tambo- I spent 90 mins in a queue before I can assisted and most people missed their appointments and meetings

Although the flight is goof and the crew is good, the way the airline charges you for every service is ridiculous.

They didi not provide wheelchair though we had requested. We had to run around for 40 minutes and arrange it from the airport!

Basic experience, we were delayed causing less time to enjoy our destination and on the way back, we boarded when the flight should have been taking off.

It was fine. no food or entertainment , but was only a 40 minute flight.

You delayed my trip three days for no reason other than your lack of preparedness, did not offer any compensation, including food or a bed. I couldn’t trust you so I moved up my return flight and lost another day at the end of my trip to hopefully make sure I make my next flight. I will never fly LATAM again. You have the worse accountability and reliability and clearly do not care that your clients have lives and what it cost to fly to another country.

I do not read or speak in Spanish. Only English. When asking for help, the people spoke quickly in English and pointed a lot. I wish they would’ve spoken a little slower for me to understand. There was much confusion and hurried in their message and I was unclear as to where to go

I missed my plane because there was a lot of people during the migration process. The airline has the chance to care for their clients and they could get the passengers missing in the flight. I lost a day of work and Montfort transportation to go back home and go to the airport again. Unfortunately the airline doesn’t care about that. I use latam at least 4 times a year, so I guess I need to be treat better. In addition, one on my baggages didyarricw to my destination. So frustrated with this trip.

Awful, horrible customer service. Flight got delayed and had to spend y the night in Bogota as a result. Very poor

Hostile flight attendants. Second flight with Jose so much better. Arrived 1/2 hour early. Thanks.

Check in of my luggage which needed to be paid for was excellent. Thanks to Nora

We boarded late; there was a problem with passengers that I believe TAAG could have handled much better. The Crew Handled it Excellentely but TAAG was not able to resolve the issues instantly and led to a 2 hour delay

The scheduled departure was delayed 9 1/2 hours and then delayed another 45 minutes due to baggage or something. Apparently the return flight is delayed 10 hours also, which means I miss my Lufthansa flight out of Luanda. Perhaps this is a scheduling change for which people were not notified until the last minute.

I did not receive any confirmation email of this booking and only on receiving it 24 hrs closer to the flight - I tried to cancel it as I has already booked another flight

Short lay-overs and total flight times. Everything else could have been better.

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