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Cheap Flights from the United Arab Emirates to South Africa

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from the United Arab Emirates to South Africa 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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Recent return flight deals from the United Arab Emirates to South Africa

Mon, Nov 2 - Sun, Nov 15
Ethiopian Air Logo
4:25 - 20:10
SHJ
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JNB
17h 45m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 3:25
JNB
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SHJ
10h 55m
1 stop
R7 565Ethiopian Air
Sun, Aug 16 - Tue, Sep 1
Ethiopian Air Logo
4:25 - 20:10
SHJ
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JNB
17h 45m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
22:50 - 3:25
JNB
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SHJ
26h 35m
1 stop
R7 630Ethiopian Air
Sun, Aug 16 - Tue, Sep 1
Ethiopian Air Logo
4:25 - 20:10
SHJ
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JNB
17h 45m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
22:50 - 3:25
JNB
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SHJ
26h 35m
1 stop
R7 647Ethiopian Air
Thu, Oct 1 - Sun, Oct 25
Kenya Airways Logo
0:55 - 10:55
DXB
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JNB
12h 00m
1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
17:00 - 5:45
JNB
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DXB
10h 45m
1 stop
R9 313Kenya Airways
Fri, Sep 18 - Sat, Oct 24
Kenya Airways Logo
0:55 - 10:55
DXB
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JNB
12h 00m
1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
12:10 - 4:35
JNB
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DXB
14h 25m
1 stop
R9 575Kenya Airways
Tue, Jul 28 - Thu, Aug 27
Etihad Airways Logo
2:10 - 8:20
AUH
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JNB
8h 10mdirect
Etihad Airways Logo
9:45 - 19:45
JNB
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AUH
8h 00mdirect
R11 355Etihad Airways
Wed, Jul 29 - Thu, Aug 27
Etihad Airways Logo
2:10 - 8:20
AUH
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JNB
8h 10mdirect
Etihad Airways Logo
9:45 - 19:45
JNB
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AUH
8h 00mdirect
R11 568Etihad Airways
Wed, Sep 23 - Sun, Sep 27
Qatar Airways Logo
23:00 - 17:45
DXB
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PLZ
44h 45m
3 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
15:45 - 3:25
PLZ
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DXB
33h 40m
2 stops
R15 800Qatar Airways
Thu, Aug 20 - Thu, Aug 27
South African Logo
4:05 - 17:35
DXB
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PLZ
15h 30m
1 stop
South African Logo
13:30 - 8:20
PLZ
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DXB
16h 50m
1 stop
R16 943South African
Thu, Aug 20 - Thu, Aug 27
Qatar Airways Logo
23:00 - 17:45
DXB
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PLZ
20h 45m
3 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
8:15 - 10:15
PLZ
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DXB
24h 00m
3 stops
R21 061Qatar Airways
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to South Africa

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to South Africa to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to South Africa?

These are the best return prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 5 days.

The cheapest ticket to South Africa from the United Arab Emirates found in the last 5 days was to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, at R10 929 return. The most popular route is Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) and the cheapest return ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was R10 929.

How much is a flight to South Africa?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to South Africa from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.

A flight to South Africa costs R13 752 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was R5 755 for the route Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB). The most popular routes on KAYAK are Abu Dhabi to Johannesburg which costs R12 728 on average, and Dubai to Cape Town, which costs R15 628 on average.

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What is the cheapest month to fly from the United Arab Emirates to South Africa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from the United Arab Emirates to South Africa, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from the United Arab Emirates to South Africa is August, when tickets cost R4 330 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and May, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is R25 439 and R11 176 respectively.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa?

The average price for all round-trip flights from the United Arab Emirates to South Africa depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the afternoon, when retur flights cost R14 321 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Africa is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R14 923.

How far in advance should I book a flight from the United Arab Emirates to South Africa?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to South Africa, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on a flight from the United Arab Emirates to South Africa, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 14% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

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 Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB), with an average flight price of R11 338.

Good to know

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

R4 183
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (14% more expensive on average)
Flight from Abu Dhabi to Johannesburg

FAQs for booking flights from the United Arab Emirates to South Africa

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from the United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates to South Africa.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from the United Arab Emirates to South Africa?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from the United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates 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 the United Arab Emirates to South Africa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to South Africa?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to South Africa is Tuesday when return tickets can be as cheap as R14 198. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, when return prices are R24 719 on average.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from the United Arab Emirates to South Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United Arab Emirates 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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3628 reviews
8,4Crew
8,2Entertainment
8,1Boarding
7,9Food
8,0Comfort
Airline reviews

It was very exlent flight and thanks a lot kayak

10,0 Excellentabdul, Jul 2026
DXB - JFK
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It was very exlent flight and thanks a lot kayak

As always Emirates is always dependent on the crew you get on the day and today was a good one. Everyone knew what they were doing and gracefully without hesitation . Great conversation all round even about the food and wine.

Very bad service and food variety will never come back again

Flight was cancelled without notification. Information on flight status was not available on Emirates's website.

Everything was perfect. Staff were informative and professional and flight boarding, flying and de-embarking was smooth. I would certainly travel with Emirates again.

My baby was with me it was really good experience with emirates

Fantastic as ever. Great staff super catering and excellent service.

Very nice experience in business class. Flight attendants were attentive. Foods and beverages were very good.

Flight and entertainment great. Food needs to be improved, only one choice on the menu. Staff worked well throughout.

On both legs of my trips (Jhb - Dxb and Dxb - Jhb) the entertainment system did not work.

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

It would help id flight crew were not rude and showed some courtesy. They were shouting at passengers and yelling instructions as if we were school children at lunch cafeteria!!

I am a big person and have back pain and swelling in my legs, so this was a challenging flight due to confined space. I didn't find the crew very friendly either. I will think twice before flying long distances with Qatar again, due to the lack of legroom.

Reason for travelling Tampa to Orlando is to fly Qatar Airline. we end up with American Airline. This was the miserable experience I ever had in my entire travel history. Flight attendants were rude. They hit my knee with the food cart and I was holding ice pack for 2 hours. I still have the pain after a week. WE boarded the flight twice because of the temperature inside the plan.

It was ok, not much more can be said, as long as airlines/aircraft manufacturers insist on cramming in as many seats as possible....best of a bad situations, seats are simply too uncomfortable to sit in for more than a few hours. Lack of flexible headrests not a help on long overnight flights either.

Qatar Airways in-flight first/business class service is superior to any US airline; excellent meals are served on short haul flights such as between DXB and DOH.

Was downgraded from business to economy due to a faulty seat in business class. However when I boarded the plane there were no less than 5 free business class seats. Will never fly Qatar Airways again

Very bad. We booked 8 months in advance for 2 people but couldn’t get seats together. Food was so bad I couldn’t even eat.

Lovely aircraft and I flight entertainment. Good leg room. Full flight crew struggled a bit

Seats were not comfortable and touch free remote wasn’t working.

I didn’t not pay to fly with American Airlines!!!!!!!they are the worst!!

It was a great experience for my first time flying with this airline. I will be flying with them a lot more now. Plane crew was amazing.

The Boeing 737 MAX on this route, flown in the middle of the night, is an UTTER FAILURE for business travellers. The whole point of business travel is to arrive alert and recover from travel quickly, and this little aeroplane with its quarter recline uncomfortable business seats does nothing for that. It’s a small step up from economy in that you have decent legroom, but that’s it. Absolute margin at the cost of the traveller.

Were not told that carryon laggage has to be only 12 kgs but my bag was heavier asked to pay an additional $550.00. I could have upgraded to a bussiness class for that price and no one at the gate to upgrade but able to take money for the extra weight. I felt like this was a setup scam.

Forgotten Suite inside of the top compartment but went back to ask and they didn’t leave at the lost and found place. Also the checking in was so horrible. I had multi city and one of the passenger saint have visa go go go Dubai. The Ethiopian airlines never had information about requirement for US permanent resident so couldn’t go to Dubai. And when coming back to US we were told we can not use our Addis to Washington ticket and they forced us to get new ticket. Very horrible experience.

The use of a domestic carrier without entertainment was disappointing and a let down

There where no ear phones provided and the food needs to improve.

Business and economy lines were common for most of the journey including check in and security control in Addis Abbeba. Food choice was fine, however there was a hair in my rice

Again, entertainment system didn't work. 50% of aircraft don't seem to have a functional entertainment system and the crew is absolutely uninterested in fixing. They just say Addis needs to fix it. Well, Addis had better get off it's butt and fix their aircraft.

The food could be better, the beef was quite tough. The crew were friendly and helpful on this flight, which has not being my experience on other Ethiopian flights.

Hot, uncomfortable and very rough take off and landing. Very regrettable.

Flight was originally postponed and then delayed further. No communication at boarding gate or via What's ap or SMS to inform you of the new time so you can plan around it.. No explanations or apologies for the delay.

Horrible airline that charged me $300 for my luggage saying my bag was excess luggage when that flight was super empty. Absolutely ridiculous never flying with them ever again!

Flight delay from Nairobi to JFK causing me to miss my connection. While at NBO waiting more than 5 hours for departure, no Kenyan Air representative made any announcement as to why the delay or when a new time would be given.

They weight duty free goods at check in and count the weight as carry on luggage. Results : for 4 bottles I had to opay $150. rip off. Be careful to avoid any duty free shopping at Dubai airport

Was very good, was happy with the way staff were smiling and how they were approachable

Awful, we had a delay of 3 hrs, impacting in my transfer flight to Cape town, and Kenya airways didnt do anything. They sent me twice to transfer services in Nairobi, not been available to sleep (from 1 am to 5 am); without any update.

Was too pissed about my luggage not being with me even though they assured me at the gate it was to recall any other problems. Planes on the inside are in terrible shape. Thank goodness the engines seem to run okay.

Flight was delayed for 9 hours. We finally arrived ved at 0435hrs instead of 1950hrs the previous day. No compensation was provided.

The flight attendants on this flight were incredible! One even gave me her own dinner when my special meal order wasn’t transferred due to a flight delay! She insisted and I was so grateful. That is going above and beyond! The issue I had with the flight was with Lufthansa support. I missed my connection due to a flight delay and they wouldn’t rebook online, only in person. This took a lot of time and visits to the airport waiting for a Lufthansa agent to arrive 5 hours later than posted and almost paying full-fare price for the new flights and refusal to add my special meal orders. It made for a challenging journey home and I didn’t feel valued as a customer.

Few movies to choose from. They did not board by zone

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