
Cheap Flights from Zimbabwe to South Africa
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What is the cheapest flight to South Africa?
The cheapest ticket to South Africa from Zimbabwe found in the last 5 days was to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, at R1 646 return. The most popular route is Bulawayo (BUQ) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) and the cheapest return ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was R1 646.
How much is a flight to South Africa?
A flight to South Africa costs R5 496 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was R1 631 for the route Harare (HRE) to Cape Town (CPT). The most popular routes on KAYAK are Harare to Cape Town which costs R7 693 on average, and Bulawayo to Johannesburg, which costs R6 909 on average.
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What is the cheapest month to fly from Zimbabwe to South Africa?
The cheapest month for flights from Zimbabwe to South Africa is September, when tickets cost R2 392 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is R3 505 and R3 372 respectively.
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 R3 381 on average. Morning departures are around 13% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R5 303.
How far in advance should I book a flight from Zimbabwe to South Africa?
To get a below-average price on a flight from Zimbabwe to South Africa, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 11% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 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 Lanseria Airport (HLA), with an average flight price of R2 310.
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 53% of all flights arriving there.
How long is the flight to South Africa?
An average direct flight from Zimbabwe to South Africa takes 3h 50m, covering a distance of 2217 km. The shortest route is Harare (HRE) to Johannesburg Lanseria Airport (HLA) with an average flight time of 1h 40m.
How many direct flights to South Africa are there each day?
There are around 97 direct flights from within Zimbabwe to South Africa every day. Most flights (47%) depart in the morning.
How many direct flights to South Africa are there each week?
Each week there are around 678 direct flights from within Zimbabwe to South Africa. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.
How many long-haul flights are there to South Africa each week?
There aren’t any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) flights to South Africa. Instead, there are 678 short-haul flights (up to 3 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Harare.
How many cities have direct flights to South Africa?
From Zimbabwe, there are direct flights to South Africa from 3 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Harare, with 340 direct flights each week.
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Low season | June |
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High season | December |
Cheapest flight | R1 694 |
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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Zimbabwe to South Africa
Loved the in flight meal! Surprisingly good.! Staff on board were all friendly and professional! Book as far ahead as possible! Get your seat selection locked in ASAP
Loved the in flight meal! Surprisingly good.! Staff on board were all friendly and professional! Book as far ahead as possible! Get your seat selection locked in ASAP
Far better than last return flight we had when the flight was delayed due to technical error and we missed our connection flight with no initial support from Airlink. This time thankfully all went well and will use again.
This was an excellent flight with great crew and a full complement service including a sandwich, a drink from the bar, tea, coffee or water with the meal and then a further bar service.
I can't understand how the priority boarding queue has so many people standing in it. I was travelling business class and arrived 40 minutes before boarding time and there we about 25 people in the queue ahead of me?
Great flight, excellent service comfortable plane. No entertainment available on the flight but it was only a 3 hour flight.
Our flight from Kasane to JNB was delayed, which meant we missed our connection to CPT. The JNB ground staff were not helpful at first, initially insisting that our flight into JNB had been on time when in fact it was 40 minutes late. No domestic transfer staff available. So we had to wait another 3 hours for the next flight to CPT, then nearly 40 minutes for our luggage. Getting into our hotel after midnight was never in the itinerary. Airlink travel is not in our future!
+ There was a great small meal even on the short flight + They gave our kids a magazine that kept them busy because there were no screens - We didn't get a boarding pass for our infant in arms for the connecting flight
Airlink is my preferred airline for travel in South and Southern Africa. Upington international airport is small so check in and security screening is a breeze. Boarding is easy and the flight was good. Took a while to get the luggage at OR Tambo airport but all in all a nice experience
It was a great experience , it was quick and on time
this route is more expensive than you would expect. Boarding, disembarking was easy and fast. Cabin crew was friendly. Seats are small
Seat reclining, foot space; entertainment non-existent, but OK for sort flight! Staff super.
You get what you pay for. Uncomfortable seats, pay sky high prices for snacks, a passenger along side me was distressed and crying through most of the flight. I went to the tail of the plane to give to the distraught passenger. A stewardess approached me and I explained the situation. I was then charged R19 for a small bottle of water.!!!
A snack was advertised on my booking but when they came around I was told that is wrong. I wanted juice so I had to pay for it. I flew business class and was unable to book a business class seat on the website. Lucky there was still one available when I checked in at the airport.
I love FlySafair! PUNCTUALITY is what they do best, and thier schedule is so flexible, how they've structured Departure slots, one can decide to leave any time of the day. I am a coffee lover, I was astonished with their partnership with Boottleggers to allow us have specialty coffee on board, so wonderful.
My second leg of the journey was cancelled - Without notifying me. No agents at the airport upon check in told me either. I arrived in Johannesburg South Africa with no connecting flight to Cape Town. I had to scramble to get a hotel room at the airport and a flight the next morning to Cape Town in another airline at my own expense. Out of pocket additional cost to me was over $500.00. Flysafar did not help me at all. They were very disappointing. I would be extremely hesitant to use them again.
Seats are very narrow. Boarding was delayed. The R85 voucher is insufficient for a wine and mixed nuts. Needs to be increased for "business class".
Our flight was canceled. The airline was apparently on strike.
Don’t waist money on priority. Changed the gates. Then let everyone through while priority row was twice as long. Got sooner to my seat jumping to the end of the line
Old planes and lack of attention to detail. Horrible experience.
Very good experience considering that is low cost company. Good value for money.
Great experience all-round. From re-checking baggage directly before leaving the arrivals hall (coming from international), to fast and friendly boarding, to complimentary drinks and snacks on board. This was a very pleasant experience - even my luggage was delivered on the belt very quickly and it was a wonderful end to a 28 hour transit.
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?
very much disapointed they said the gate opens at 1930 and will be oped for 15 minutes.. we reached there at 1940 and they had already closed the gates and we missed the flight, they dont update on their app and we had to spend a lot of time asking where our boarding gates where ileven check in they dont have online, we slept at the airport only for them to tell us that they will not rebook us and the money wont be refunded because they said we booked through the agent, i will never recommend fast jet to anyone beside im a content creator with more than a million followers across facebook and tiktok so im gona do a public name and shame for these cowards.. right nw im going to Harare by bus🙌
The flight was delayed by 4 hours no one apologized. When we were then taken into the bus to go board we were made to wait in the bus for more than an hour. The trip was just terrible
The times on the app and the actual boarding and take off time did not coincide. They were off by 30 min or more. Other than that, lovely experience. The flight attendants were pleasant and accommodating. Also, very pretty, not that that matters at all. The little snack sandwiches and snack boxes provided were very tasty. I would happily fly fastjet again!
Left early, arrived early, great crew, even had all our luggage which is always a bonus when Johannesburg is involved.
I lost my checkin baggage from Harare to Johannesburg. I nearly missed my connection flight. The plane was delayed for more than 2 hours without any communication from the team on the ground.
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.
Overall good experience but for long distances there really needs to be more room.
Sadly, flights were delayed both ways with no reasons given other than " operational".
There was chaos checking because of a canceled flight the day prior. Also, we had an issue with tickets. The KQ agent went above a d beyond to help us get on board the flight Overall the 13+ hour flight is uncomfortable in coach. I may try to upgrade on return
For a long haul flight, the seats were too narrow. Paid for extra legroom but wish I could have paid for width! I was pressed against another person for the whole donation of the flight.
The nice treatment and lovely pilots who accepted my son inside for a photo.So lovely of them
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.
Few movies to choose from. They did not board by zone
My flight was fine. The stewardess were wonderful. My bag is lost. I am in Madagascar. Please help. Can you help with refund I paid $110. I'm waiting for my sports equipment. Thanks