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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 stopR9 198
Cape Town
Cape Town1 stopR13 333
Durban
Durban2 stopsR12 515
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth2 stopsR13 365
George
George2 stopsR13 252
Hoedspruit
Hoedspruit2 stopsR17 227
Johannesburg
Johannesburg1 stopR9 198
Cape Town
Cape Town1 stopR13 333
Durban
Durban2 stopsR12 515
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth2 stopsR13 365
George
George2 stopsR13 252
Hoedspruit
Hoedspruit2 stopsR17 227

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

Mon, Mar 9 - Wed, Mar 18
Etihad Airways Logo
21:35 - 8:20
ZRH
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JNB
33h 45m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 12:50
JNB
-
ZRH
28h 00m
1 stop
R9 198Etihad Airways
Thu, Mar 5 - Wed, Mar 11
Etihad Airways Logo
15:10 - 8:20
ZRH
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JNB
16h 10m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 6:30
JNB
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ZRH
21h 40m
1 stop
R9 551Etihad Airways
Thu, Mar 5 - Sun, Mar 8
Multiple Airlines Logo
15:10 - 20:35
ZRH
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DUR
28h 25m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:00 - 12:50
DUR
-
ZRH
31h 50m
2 stops
R12 515Multiple Airlines
Mon, Mar 2 - Mon, Mar 23
Multiple Airlines Logo
18:10 - 14:45
ZRH
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DUR
19h 35m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:40 - 9:40
DUR
-
ZRH
26h 00m
2 stops
R12 868Multiple Airlines
Fri, Jun 5 - Tue, Jul 7
Turkish Airlines Logo
13:30 - 11:50
ZRH
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CPT
22h 20m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
16:35 - 14:15
CPT
-
ZRH
21h 40m
1 stop
R13 333Turkish Airlines
Mon, May 18 - Sun, May 31
Turkish Airlines Logo
13:30 - 11:50
ZRH
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CPT
22h 20m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
16:35 - 14:15
CPT
-
ZRH
21h 40m
1 stop
R13 509Turkish Airlines
Thu, Jun 18 - Mon, Jun 22
Qatar Airways Logo
9:40 - 10:20
ZRH
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CPT
24h 40m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
9:00 - 7:15
CPT
-
ZRH
22h 15m
2 stops
R13 637Qatar Airways
Thu, May 7 - Sat, May 16
Qatar Airways Logo
9:40 - 11:30
ZRH
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CPT
25h 50m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
9:00 - 8:05
CPT
-
ZRH
23h 05m
2 stops
R13 765Qatar Airways
Wed, Mar 4 - Sun, Mar 22
British Airways Logo
6:45 - 10:40
ZRH
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DUR
26h 55m
2 stops
British Airways Logo
11:15 - 20:10
DUR
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ZRH
33h 55m
2 stops
R14 182British Airways
Fri, Mar 6 - Sun, Mar 15
British Airways Logo
21:05 - 11:55
ZRH
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PLZ
61h 50m
2 stops
British Airways Logo
12:40 - 20:10
PLZ
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ZRH
32h 30m
2 stops
R14 198British Airways
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 R27 272 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 R27 272.

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 R14 661 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 R10 737 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, when the average cost of return tickets is R18 653 and R17 723 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 flightR5 801
Best time to beat the crowds (20% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (15% 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 at night, when retur flights cost R27 144 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 R27 144.

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 1451 reviews
7,8Boarding
8,4Crew
7,3Food
7,6Comfort
7,1Entertainment
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Empty seats next to me - wish it had been for a longer flight!!

8,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Feb 2026
AMS - NCL
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Empty seats next to me - wish it had been for a longer flight!!

Flight was on time, staff are friendly and helpful onboard.

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

Couldn’t get boarding pass in SLC even with help from a redcoat, so had to find a desk in AMS to get boarding pass. Technical problems so not sure why. Very inconvenient. The KLM app is not as user friendly as most apps. Also had to wait almost an hour on the tarmac for a fuel truck, which caused us to miss a connecting bus in LUX.

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.

No choice of food was given, and I was served leftovers, so they were returned back. the crew is unfriendly and harsh. Need to be trained on communication.

Great flight. I didn't watch the entertainment. I used my iPad the whole flight. But, staff was great, smooth flight, comfortable seat (business seat 7A) and food was really good (I'm a vegetarian).

The flight was very nice but the food selection for the people in the last rows was limited to vegetarian meals only. I think vegetarian meal should not be offered as a main selection.

Drinking water could be in more sustainable packaging than plastic bottles

They lost my luggage on December 30th. It is now January 3rd and i still don’t have it. I’ve called lost and found multiple times and they cannot provide an update. They keep saying one day and then it gets postponed again. This is ridiculous and unprofessional. It’s infringing on my vacation. I have stressed how important it is for me to have my suitcase right away. It should have been resolved within 1-2 days.

Made us gate check carry ons Then didn’t get them on the plane. Service they used didn’t deliver our carry ons for more than a day Total mess

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.

Typically good service onboard but baggage delay in airport was significant

The crew on this flight provided exceptional business class service to me.

You charged me for luggage although the airline does not- you charged me for seat when customers can pick their own seat at checkout in I travel to Europe slot and I will not use kayak again

They oversold the tickets by one which was my ticket so I didn’t have a ticket till last second

Changed to older plane with old set-up in Business class.

Entertainment was good. Flight was delayed, nearly missed my connecting flight. The gate was changed on several occasions. My luggage did not arrive on time and had to leave without it.

My seat number was changed unilaterally after confirmed online checkin from widow to aisle. This applies to the Istanbul-Port louis flight. Seat was also changed for the Antalya-Istanbul flight but this was because of aircraft change, I was informed. That flight was delayed because of a technical problem with the original aircraft.

They can my date of travel and let me standard in Istanbul for three days stop over and only pay for one day in a hotel with only one breakfast for three days.

I really enjoyed the food, only bad part on one of my flights my screen was a bit buggy but it wasn't a big deal it was one of their older planes so I understand that happens

The best food I’ve ever been served on an airplane. The security at the gate was frustrating as was the heavy editing of the films and television shows offered.

I really liked it when the First Officer mentioned that we could see Paris out of the window on the left.

The flight went well. However the leg room in coach class is very very tight. We arrived early but could not get to the gate early….sadly. Also something about off loading cargo- we had to wait to deplane. There was not clear explanation for that.

The to flight was excellent but the return flight the seats seemed not cushioning enough.

Seat pitch is not enough to eat comfortably. When seat in front is reclined, your screen comes closer to your face. Ryanair seats are actually more comfortable.

It is a wonderful airline. The cabin crews were friendly and the food as well as the service the were excellent.

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 sleeping during dinner service, no one bothered to offer meal later, I remained hungry….until I got a morning sandwich!

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.

Great crew and food and beverage. Seating tight but not the airline's fault. Will definitely fly BA in future!

Super tight economy class. My knees were hitting the back of seat in front of me (I'm only 5'6"). My small backpack (sized according to their required dimensions) would not fit under the seat in front of me because there is a box (is that the life jacket?) in the way. Over all, extremely uncomfortable. I forgive the tasteless food, but the tight seating was torture

The flight was canceled and airlines did nothing to accommodate the passengers. After few hours they booked me randomly on a flight that had long layover and didn’t provide any compensation or effort to help. The crew was rude, no representation on the airport. Everything needs to be on call and agents there had no knowledge or control. For everything, they were like we can’t do it and you need to file a claim later. That was not helpful at all and will not make my travel experience any easier. Very disappointed in their service.

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!

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