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Cheap Flights from Zurich to South Africa

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Johannesburg
Johannesburg1 stopR11 644
Cape Town
Cape Town2 stopsR13 688
Durban
Durban2 stopsR13 554
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth2 stopsR16 084
George
George2 stopsR22 284
Hoedspruit
Hoedspruit2 stopsR20 709
Johannesburg
Johannesburg1 stopR11 644
Cape Town
Cape Town2 stopsR13 688
Durban
Durban2 stopsR13 554
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth2 stopsR16 084
George
George2 stopsR22 284
Hoedspruit
Hoedspruit2 stopsR20 709

Book Cheap Zurich to South Africa Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Zurich 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Zurich to South Africa

Sat, Mar 7 - Sun, Mar 15
Egyptair Logo
13:55 - 7:10
ZRH
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JNB
16h 15m1 stop
Egyptair Logo
21:45 - 12:55
JNB
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ZRH
16h 10m1 stop
R11 644Egyptair
Sun, Jan 25 - Sun, Feb 8
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:15 - 10:50
ZRH
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JNB
25h 35m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
19:05 - 21:20
JNB
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ZRH
27h 15m2 stops
R12 566Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jan 15 - Wed, Jan 21
Etihad Airways Logo
15:10 - 8:20
ZRH
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JNB
16h 10m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 12:50
JNB
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ZRH
28h 00m1 stop
R12 985Etihad Airways
Sat, Mar 7 - Sun, Mar 15
Condor Logo
16:50 - 8:15
ZRH
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JNB
14h 25m1 stop
Condor Logo
20:45 - 9:30
JNB
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ZRH
13h 45m1 stop
R13 018Condor
Wed, Jan 14 - Fri, Jan 30
Etihad Airways Logo
21:35 - 8:20
ZRH
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JNB
33h 45m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 12:50
JNB
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ZRH
28h 00m1 stop
R13 236Etihad Airways
Mon, Jan 12 - Sun, Jan 25
Condor Logo
16:50 - 8:15
ZRH
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JNB
14h 25m1 stop
Condor Logo
20:45 - 9:30
JNB
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ZRH
13h 45m1 stop
R13 554Condor
Thu, Feb 26 - Mon, Mar 9
Turkish Airlines Logo
14:35 - 13:30
ZRH
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DUR
21h 55m2 stops
Turkish Airlines Logo
16:00 - 13:40
DUR
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ZRH
22h 40m2 stops
R13 554Turkish Airlines
Mon, Apr 27 - Sat, May 9
Ethiopian Air Logo
21:00 - 14:35
ZRH
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CPT
17h 35m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
13:50 - 8:20
CPT
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ZRH
18h 30m2 stops
R13 688Ethiopian Air
Wed, Feb 18 - Wed, Mar 11
Ethiopian Air Logo
20:15 - 14:35
ZRH
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CPT
17h 20m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:35 - 7:40
CPT
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ZRH
18h 05m2 stops
R13 722Ethiopian Air
Sat, Mar 14 - Fri, Mar 27
Turkish Airlines Logo
14:35 - 13:30
ZRH
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DUR
21h 55m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
16:00 - 17:15
DUR
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ZRH
26h 15m1 stop
R14 576Turkish Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Zurich to South Africa flights

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

What is the cheapest Zurich to South Africa flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to South Africa from Zurich found in the last 72 hours was to Cape Town, at R28 514 return. The most popular route is from Zurich (ZRH) to Cape Town (CPT), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R28 514.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Zurich to South Africa?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at R16 639 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Zurich to South Africa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Zurich 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 Zurich to South Africa is June, when tickets cost R12 248 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, when the average cost of return tickets is R20 005 and R18 145 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Zurich to South Africa?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Zurich to South Africa, look for departures on Thursdays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from South Africa, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Saturday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Zurich 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 Zurich 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 Zurich to South Africa, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flightR7 188
Best time to beat the crowds (18% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (20% more expensive on average)
Flight from Zurich to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg

FAQs - booking South Africa flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Zurich 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 Zurich 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 Zurich 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 Zurich 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 Zurich 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 in the afternoon, when retur flights cost R17 298 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 R25 159.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Zurich to South Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Zurich 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.
7,7
KLMOverall score based on 1429 reviews
7,8Boarding
8,3Crew
7,6Comfort
7,1Entertainment
7,2Food
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Terrible last row seats many seats available but no offer to move to better seat

2,0 MediocreAnonymous, Dec 2025
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Terrible last row seats many seats available but no offer to move to better seat

Delay on my previous leg, had to run to catch my flight. But that happens. Overall ok.

Delay and had to run between flight to get my connection due to this delay but besides that the overall experience was ok. I arrived with just an hour of delay.

Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

The immigration hall in Amsterdam was understaffed, so passport checking was slower than it should be for a major airport. They need to get the automatic readers up and running for non EU passport holders. Waiting in line after a long flight feels a bit abusive.

Over 1 Hr delay. No APU so no AC on ground. Plane was hot during boarding and then they closed the doors over 20 minutes before engine start so interior of plane was steamy hot and stuffy. Could have been helped by opening doors until ready to depart.

First of all we couldn’t check in online, then we learn at the airport we were on stand by for KLM’s mistake of overbooking. The seats were not comfy at all. Our luggage got lost.

Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

Short flight so it was okay. Nice crew, all very pleasant and professional. We were near the back in row 27 so just as we got our drinks, we started our descent so had to drink very quickly!

0lane 2qs on tim3. Very bad food. No free wifi, only for texts. Entertainment poor and hard to access.

At boarding, the locations where we had to have our passports checked prior to boarding were very unclear. Occasional staff wandered around telling people, but in busy area of the terminal this was not obvious. It was also located well after the check in desk in terms of walking to the gate. The Premium Economy service was attentive and warm. The only big draw back was lack of restrooms, and no division or even curtain between PE and Economy.

We had seats between the bathroom and a screaming baby, and did not have enough room to lay my head down on the tray table. Not ideal.

Everything was fairly easy just hard when you get to Heathrow not know your Gate number until an hour before but otherwise really everything great. Did not get my texts in time though to do me any good but that is why I still like everything the old fashioned way and print everything out.

My experience was wonderful. The professionalism of the crew was exemplary 🙂. The meals were wholesome and tasty. I have no complaints

Everything was smooth and great. I didnt like that they talk so much on the interphone during the flight.

Even though I paid extra for more room, we were very cramped and the seats were hard. Also, when we checked in they did not post the gate we were to arrive at even though we were half an hour away from boarding. The agent did not know either. Actually, the flight from Porto to Zurich did to have the gate posted, and there were very few agents in the boarding areas who could help us. I would never fly Swiss Air again.

Horrible flight. First delay in boarding of approximately 30 minutes. While in the plane, the flight attendants huddle and we get an announcement that the crew's legal time was exceeded, that they don't have replacement crew and that they will need to cancel the flight. One would think that they would know that their time was to be exceeded BEFORE boarding. Took for ever to deplane. Then we were told that flight would not be cancelled but gave us a departure time of 21.15, which of course was not fulfilled. Arrived in Valencia, luggage took 30 minutes to arrive. Absolutely unacceptable

Swiss is the. Only airline I use when I go to Europe. They are on time and they are fantastic!

At the boarding gate, passengers were offered the option of checking in their carry-on luggage, as the plane was full. However, they failed to specify that they would not be dropping it off at the exit. Instead, everyone had to wait over 30 minutes at the airport carousel, and to everyone's surprise, not even the carry-on luggage, but the checked luggage, was the first to arrive. An hour later, we finally collected our bags. Lesson learned: I will never check my carry-on luggage with Swiss Air / Helvetic Airways again.

The crew was not professional enough for that time. Multimedia connection had a problem frequently

Second leg of Turkish Airline with Indigo is disaster for following reason. 1) You have to carry your cabin bags through ladder to boeing 777 because it was parked somewhere in parking lot and was not given a gate to board passengers and this seems to be people traveling to and fro from those flights and is not issue with flight itself. 2) I choose non vegetarian food on Turkish portal way ahead of checkin to entire trip, However the Indigo flight gave me random veg food saying they code veg food code from Turkish. 3) Indigo did not served any alcoholic beverages stating some weird reason which is non nonsensical. 4)Indigo have TV screens in front of you but it displays nothing except "Welcome Onboard" with annoying white black ground in dark flight. This is the most stupidest and annoying part because you are held hostage for 7 hours and only thing you could do is stare back at white screen which does not have entertainment package or even flight tracker. Such a shame.

I had ordered gluten free vegetarian but I got chicken instead. I wasn’t able to eat the meal. It’s hard not having food to eat when it’s an international flight. I don’t want to complain but when it’s a 14 hours flight. It would be nice to have something to eat.

Seats too much and for the price we paid eve thought economy we still had to pay $169 to check a ba that’s ridiculous and also my daughter needed water so she can take her medicine we push the boton for the attendant to get us water they never came we push it 3 times no one came and ask what we needed . Am not happy with the service at all I will not fly with TK anymore

I paid $150 to upgrade to this seat. My exit row seat had ample leg room BUT the collapsable table was broken so my food tray and drinks slid over to my lap, the screen malfunctioned.

This is my 2nd time with the Turkish airline. Would definitely recommend. In stability we connected to Indiago would not recommend, very cramped seating. No inflight entertainment..service was inferior.

I wouldn't know what the flight was like. AI canceled my flight reservation!! There's no way to speak to an actual human to fix the issue! NEVER AGAIN! ALWAYS BOOK YOUR FLIGHT DIRECTLY WITH THE AIRLINE NEVER GO THROUGH KAYAK OR JUSTFLY.COM!!

Rude staff. I would avoid using the word racist but definitely partially or discriminatory. My 72 yrs old mother who is also disabled was traveling on this flight. She was the second passenger boarded to the plane. The First elderly couple ahead of my mother were allowed to use the airplane bathroom but my mother was denied entry stating it was for safety reasons. My mother objected the the couple in front of her were allowed but hostess still stated that due to the flight safety reasons she can’t use it. Even my mother explained that he is using blood pressure medication that’s why she have to use the restroom frequently but the crew continued arguing her. At one point the Mae attendent even suggested that if that’s the case my mother can urinate in her seat. The level of disrespect against an elderly lady is beyond my comprehension. This matter will be taken to the social media to shame the employees involved.

The entertainment center of my seat wasn’t working. I asked the crew many times to restart it and they that will be done by the next crew that take control of the flight in São Paulo. Bad attitude during the whole flight

Terrible. Delayed. No one would help. Just limped about like a piece of meat

I love FRA - LCY route. So much better compared to the FRA - LHR route and the price differential is ZERO

For a business class ticket the service was very mediocre. We had to ask for coffee after a meal and the service was grudging like we were putting them out. The leg from BOM to LHR was especially bad and the toilets had no water. It was disgusting. Looks like self service is the new model for Business Class. No Thank you. I will look elsewhere

Not my definition of first class. No leg room and barely any recline. The food was good. The crew was great. The comfort for the price I paid for London to Cairo was highway robbery. The Wi-Fi didn't work for me either.

Good shuttle to Europe. Face check boarding needs overhaul. 2 stations for 200 people and still with passport check. Why have both? Why is this now slower than 5 years ago?

I was a bit disappointed that checked in luggage was not included in the ticket. That should be a standard thing for most international flights.

Crew was excellent. And no surprise that the seats aren’t comfortable at all. But that is every airline.

Crew were fantastic can’t fault them at all. Couldn’t do enough for us

The staff were fantastic and couldn't have been more accomodating; however, the air-conditioning was broken in our section of the aircraft, leaving us feeling extremely cold and unwell on arrival in Johannesbury. The head sets were also faulty, causing difficulty when listening to announcements and entertainment.

Worst travel experience ever. One flight missed due to a delay, got rebooked, that one got cancelled and 0 customer service whatsoever. No help for finding our luggage or getting a hotel.

Terrible, We experienced massive delays and then couldn’t book a hotel through the link provided, nothing was available. We then went to the airport the next day and experienced further delays, almost no communication was given. We had dinner at lunchtime and breakfast at midnight. We then landed in Jhb at 1am and had to book another hotel as our flight to durban was at 8am. The experience was painful and very expensive.

Great plane and flight attendants. The person next to me had a DISGUSTING smelling mouth and breath, so that was nasty to deal with the whole flight. Brush your teeth, people! Condor was amazing, though :-)

It would be nice to have a cleaner facility, it was hard to access it. It was always full of people working in that space. The covers and especially the matt of bad quality and old. Many times reused. I would not use it. Food: the bread rolls were old, and food had strange choices. Chicken was terrible.

There was some nice staff when I entered and left, but the thrre flight attendants who served us were very brusque and rude. I have celiac and when I checked in, I tried to find the option to make sure my meals (stick on a 10+ hour flight after a 3 hour flight and short layover) were gluten free because I didn’t have time to get anything. Couldn’t find the selection for it, and every part of the meal and purchase options were gluten, so I didn’t get to eat. During check in the allergies section should be easy to identify and check so this doesn’t happen. Having more options for gluten free at this time should be easy.

Internet was advertised in-flight but not accessible. The foot rest in premium economy was stuck. For both nobody I asked was able to provide an answer/solution. However, this will not stop me from booking premium economy again, which I upgraded from my initial economy I had booked for my outbound flight YYZ to FRA.

Great flight, nice options for food and beverages. Fairly comfortable seats for a large person

Business class: or fist class: Seating absolutely terrible, same seats as everyone else , no space, we could not fit our knees in. I was sitting sideways since nobody else booked this business class. I wish we would have an option to select a business class for the main journey between USA and Europe, but regular class for the short flights in Europe.

The seating was exactly same as the rest of the plane. We had no space for our knees. In fact it was the tightest spacing of the seats I ever flew with, on a very old plane. (and we flew all over Asia and Europe) The same chairs. We were the only passengers in business or first class. Obviously funny.... The only difference was, we got a sendwich and we were offered a drink. Rest of the plane got a bottle of water.

The crew was great. Good etc was unacceptable for an overseas flight. Wine with a meal should be complimentary. Seat comfort /space horrible and I am 5‘3“ with heels on. Short haul probably ok but not on long haul flights

It was extremely difficult to upgrade my partners flight over the Internet from economy to economy, plus. Then it said clearly the checked luggage can be 32 kg. At the check-in counter in Hamburg, we had to pay 100 Euros ( $122.17) for the only 31kg peace checked luggage. We were told because the change was made less than 24 hours before the flight , the luggage weight would not be upgraded. Then they offered me that for €90 I can upgrade at the counter from economy to economy, plus so we can sit together on the flight from Frankfurt to San Francisco. I happily agreed and was charged. €99.($120.95), which I noticed too late. Especially about the Euro 100 up charge I feel upset and it’s a unfair way of doing business!

Take off was not good, too hot inside the plane and seats are beyond uncomfortable.

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