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Best South Africa Flight Deals from Washington, D.C.

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Johannesburg
Johannesburg1 stopR15 665
Cape Town
Cape Town1 stopR17 374
Durban
Durban2 stopsR21 927
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth2 stopsR28 784
George
George2 stopsR29 248
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein2 stopsR29 137
Hoedspruit
Hoedspruit2 stopsR31 199
Johannesburg
Johannesburg1 stopR15 665
Cape Town
Cape Town1 stopR17 374
Durban
Durban2 stopsR21 927
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth2 stopsR28 784
George
George2 stopsR29 248
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein2 stopsR29 137
Hoedspruit
Hoedspruit2 stopsR31 199

Cheap Flight Deals from Washington, D.C. to South Africa (WAS-ZA0)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Washington, D.C. 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.

Recent return flight deals from Washington, D.C. to South Africa

Recommended return flight deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Washington, D.C. to South Africa.
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Turkish Airlines Logo
21:40 - 10:35IAD-JNB
30h 55m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:55 - 19:45JNB-IAD
31h 50m1 stop
R15 665Turkish Airlines
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Wed, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 10
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:55 - 13:05IAD-JNB
20h 10m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 8:55JNB-IAD
24h 25m1 stop
R16 129Ethiopian Air
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Thu, May 15 - Thu, May 29
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17:10 - 13:40IAD-CPT
62h 30m3 stops
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14:25 - 11:50CPT-IAD
27h 25m3 stops
R17 913
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Thu, Oct 16 - Tue, Oct 28
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12:30 - 13:45IAD-CPT
43h 15m3 stops
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14:30 - 11:50CPT-IAD
27h 20m3 stops
R18 248
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Sat, Sep 6 - Thu, Sep 25
British Airways Logo
21:20 - 11:00BWI-CPT
31h 40m1 stop
British Airways Logo
18:55 - 19:35CPT-BWI
30h 40m1 stop
R21 685British Airways
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Wed, Aug 20 - Thu, Aug 28
British Airways Logo
21:20 - 11:00BWI-CPT
31h 40m1 stop
British Airways Logo
18:55 - 19:35CPT-BWI
30h 40m1 stop
R21 704British Airways
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Mon, Sep 1 - Mon, Sep 8
United Airlines Logo
11:19 - 17:45BWI-JNB
24h 26m2 stops
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19:00 - 17:37JNB-BWI
28h 37m2 stops
R24 027United Airlines
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Wed, May 28 - Wed, Jun 4
United Airlines Logo
13:00 - 8:35DCA-JNB
37h 35m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
19:00 - 15:48JNB-DCA
26h 48m2 stops
R24 844United Airlines
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Tue, Jun 24 - Mon, Jul 7
KLM Logo
17:00 - 21:25DCA-CPT
22h 25m2 stops
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23:15 - 17:27CPT-DCA
24h 12m2 stops
R27 111KLM
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Tue, Oct 7 - Tue, Oct 14
KLM Logo
14:59 - 21:25DCA-CPT
24h 26m2 stops
KLM Logo
23:15 - 19:54CPT-DCA
26h 39m2 stops
R29 880KLM
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Thu, Jun 5 - Tue, Jun 10
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Washington, D.C. to South Africa flights

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

What is the cheapest Washington, D.C. to South Africa flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. to South Africa.

The cheapest ticket to South Africa from Washington, D.C. found in the last 72 hours was to Cape Town, at R30 179 return. The most popular route is from Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport (IAD) to Cape Town (CPT), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R30 179.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Washington, D.C. to South Africa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to South Africa is February, when tickets cost R18 619 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of return tickets is R32 073 and R29 285 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Washington, D.C. to South Africa?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Washington, D.C. to South Africa clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to South Africa on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Thursday. On your return trip to Washington, D.C., you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Thursdays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Washington, D.C. 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 from Washington, D.C. 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 the flight from Washington, D.C. to South Africa, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.


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Low seasonSeptember
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flightR10 016
Best time to beat the crowds (12% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (30% more expensive on average)
Flight from Washington Dulles Airport to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg

FAQs - booking South Africa flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. to South Africa.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Washington, D.C. to South Africa?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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 Washington, D.C. 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 time of day to fly to South Africa?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa is generally at night, when retur flights cost R1 070 on average. Morning departures are around 12% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R1 371.

Top 4 airlines serving from Washington, D.C. to South Africa

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Washington, D.C. 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.
7,8
KLMOverall score based on 1334 reviews
8,4Crew
7,1Entertainment
7,7Comfort
7,2Food
7,8Boarding
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I appreciate that KLM was proactive in informing me of the 2 hour delay which enabled me to replan my travel. It was a bit stressful not knowing whether my connection from Montreal to Ottawa was happening. But the ground and air crew did a good job at comforting and assuring me.

8,0 ExcellentShereen, Apr 2025AMS - YUL
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I appreciate that KLM was proactive in informing me of the 2 hour delay which enabled me to replan my travel. It was a bit stressful not knowing whether my connection from Montreal to Ottawa was happening. But the ground and air crew did a good job at comforting and assuring me.

Cabin crew professional, polite and friendly, boarding was seemless, but come on KLM surely you can do better than a pack of cheesy biscuits as an inflight snack

Cabin crew were excellent, very proffesional, polite and friendly, in flight snack was underwhelming, a packet of cheese biscuits, im sure KLM could run to a sandwich!

Legroom not all it could be, especially when the seat in front is reclined. Otherwise it was good, food and beverage were nice.

This portion of the flight was through Indigo. A local carrier. So all economy seating. No real service some refreshments for purchase standard economy stuff.

You should not have to pay for WiFi in business class

Transfer at Amsterdam airport is very convenient and the airport is easy to navigate. Boarding was also quick and easy. Cabin crew were excellent and the meals were good, although lacking in options.

Overall very positive. Boarding was quick and organized. Cabin was clean and seats were reasonably comfortable. Cabin crew was excellent and the meals provided were also of good quality

This fight left ahead of time which meant it arrived early which was great. Staff were very professional, but as with all these Short hop Flights the food was a disappointing snack There was no entertainment on this flight, but I did not expect any

They only had vegetarian food left on the flight which I wasn’t happy about. I didn’t get any food to eat at all.

Everything is good except the dinner and breakfast. The sandwich is very delicious. Toilet is clean, I only use one of them. Flight attendants are very nice. 👍👍

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

Boarding was a little difficult. The gate area at O'Hare was very small and crowded due to multiple gates in the area. Could not hear the intercom, so had to rely on signage to see when my group was boarding and the signage was blocked by passengers standing in the gate. Flight was great and we arrived in Montreal on time.

Multiple delays and not straight answer from the United team

For economy, it was very good. Staff was great, they even let some of us change seats for more leg room... Put an empty seat between us which was fantastic for a 12hr flight. Onboard entertainment was excellent, I think over 200 choices of movies/tv/etc The bad was the barely/nonfunctional wifi that cost either $16.99 or 1700 miles (full flight). It was atrocious... Definitely the worst of the last 3 long haul major airlines I was on the last few months.

Stewardess spilled orange juice on my clothes/seat no help no apology just threw napkins at me to clean the mess up. Not Happy.

Smooth flight. Boarding was chaotic. Could not hear the gate agent over the intercom. People were lined up in the wrong lines. Groups one and two were told to board through line one and group 3 through line 2. All very confusing. Once in the air, the flight was smooth. There was no entertainment option on this aircraft, even though it was a larger aircraft.

I didn’t get on plane. Passport being processed by consulate with visa application. Tried to cancel through underpricer after purchasing cacelling for any reason. No dice, they are thieves.

When I booked it on Kayak it aaid that I wasn't allowed hamd luggage. I called United Airlines and it took them 6 minutes to figure out if I was allowed free hand luggage. Surely something that simple they should be able to tell me instantly.

We were delayed in Toronto on the tarmac for THREE hours with no clear indication as to why except that it was not a safety hazard. Pilot did apologize more than once but even he was unable to explain why exactly we were delayed. I overheard the stewards saying that the captain was very frustrated with the situation as well because he was not able to explain why except it had something to do with water supply or system on the aircraft and now we needed to wait for an engineer to approve the aircraft for flight. It was very frustrating and distressing as a passenger and we should have been given complimentary meals at the very least.

It was wonderful best Air lines covert and all very happy with their service they have been very helpful and friendly

For Vegetarian Food was very poor. Though we had opted for Asian Vegetarian Food they didn’t serve but only what was available was served. We were offered Smoked Salmon!

Flight was delayed an hour. Also, I bought an extra legroom seat online; but the actually plane was a different configuration so I didn't get what I paid for . This happened on the Addis to Lusaka leg of my trip.

Needs improvement because some of the tvs and charging ports weren’t working

The plane was overbooked and the crew was very rude. My luggage was never put on the plane. I got to NY and waited 2 hours just to find out that my luggage was left.

My experience was great. The flight attendants were very helpful and nice, and the food was very good.

Very bad experience flight was over 5 hours delayed 😑 not a chance to be put on another flight we had to stay at the hotel we lost 2 days on our vacation. Never again I will fligh with Ethiopian airlines.

Terrible customer service I lost my bag luggage and I still haven’t received any information

The flight delayef for over 2 hours so my route was changed leading to arriving to my destination without my luggage

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

Too much long line at the TSA and Security. Prepare for long walk for baggage claim.

The flight from Seattle was delayed, which made me miss my connection to Florence. I was re-booked NINE HOURS LATER!!! That’s basically a vacation day lost. British Airways needs to partner with other airlines when possible to get a more realistic travel time, if delays occur. I realize there aren’t many flights to Florence from London, so I would book differently were I to return. The actual flight from Seattle was very comfortable and the crew was great, no faults there. I enjoy British Airways, this was an anomaly.

The crew could not have been more helpful, my meal was excellent, I slept peacefully until right before landing, and the BA lounge was a godsend. The only negative I encountered was the coffee both on the plane and in the lounge. Not to my taste but that’s a personal preference.

I don’t understand why a reputable airline like BA would delegate their London flights to AA. Makes no sense to me, as most domestic carriers do such a poor job these days. Terminal 3 at LHR is a total dump

The boarding process was quite loud and chaotic. The flight attendants kept barking over the PA system about people needing to only stow large items in the overhead bins. During the one and only service, I was hit by the service cart. At the same time, a passenger was returning from the bathroom and the crew definitely saw him but stopped a few seats short of allowing him to sit down before starting service and made him wait a good 10 minutes before passing his seat and allowing him to sit down, after which he had to ask for his snack and beverage or he would have been passed over. Neither flight attendant thanked passengers as they left; in fact, I did not see them again once the plane door was opened.

Cancelled flight minutes before boarding. Rescheduled flight was two days later

The flight attendants were EXTREMELY personable and appreciated the service, lights going off after dinner (probably the norm, but I haven’t flown evening overnight flights in a while). Thank you!

Business class seats were very dated on my plane. Very little storage, charging ports were not easily accessible, tv screen kept flopping away. Vegetarian food was disappointing: hardly any protein and severely under-seasoned. Crew was lovely.

The food was ok, but not great. They delayed boarding in Portland and did not enforce group boarding. But the crew was excellent, went above and beyond.

The food was pathetic. There wasn't much leg room and recline space for such a long flight. No tea/ coffee for a 2-3 hour connecting flight without purchasing! Really!?

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