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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 236
Cape Town
Cape Town1 stopR11 356
Durban
Durban2 stopsR15 917
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth2 stopsR17 341
George
George2 stopsR15 497
Johannesburg
Johannesburg1 stopR9 236
Cape Town
Cape Town1 stopR11 356
Durban
Durban2 stopsR15 917
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth2 stopsR17 341
George
George2 stopsR15 497

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

Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Sep 29
Condor Logo
11:20 - 7:30
ZRH
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JNB
20h 10m
1 stop
Condor Logo
18:35 - 20:50
JNB
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ZRH
26h 15m
1 stop
R9 237Condor
Sat, Sep 19 - Wed, Sep 23
Condor Logo
8:00 - 7:50
ZRH
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JNB
23h 50m
1 stop
Condor Logo
18:35 - 8:50
JNB
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ZRH
14h 15m
1 stop
R9 932Condor
Wed, Nov 25 - Tue, Dec 15
Turkish Airlines Logo
6:40 - 9:40
ZRH
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JNB
26h 00m
2 stops
Turkish Airlines Logo
13:30 - 13:45
JNB
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ZRH
25h 15m
2 stops
R9 964Turkish Airlines
Thu, Dec 3 - Tue, Dec 22
Turkish Airlines Logo
10:55 - 9:40
ZRH
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JNB
21h 45m
2 stops
Turkish Airlines Logo
13:30 - 13:45
JNB
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ZRH
25h 15m
2 stops
R10 078Turkish Airlines
Tue, Sep 8 - Wed, Sep 30
Multiple Airlines Logo
16:45 - 11:55
ZRH
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CPT
19h 10m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
17:40 - 8:50
CPT
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ZRH
15h 10m
1 stop
R11 679Multiple Airlines
Tue, Sep 8 - Wed, Sep 30
Multiple Airlines Logo
16:45 - 11:55
ZRH
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CPT
19h 10m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
17:40 - 8:50
CPT
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ZRH
15h 10m
1 stop
R11 695Multiple Airlines
Thu, Dec 3 - Mon, Dec 7
British Airways Logo
16:30 - 18:25
ZRH
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PLZ
24h 55m
2 stops
British Airways Logo
15:45 - 18:25
PLZ
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ZRH
27h 40m
2 stops
R17 551British Airways
Thu, Nov 5 - Mon, Nov 9
British Airways Logo
12:45 - 18:25
ZRH
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PLZ
28h 40m
2 stops
British Airways Logo
19:00 - 9:25
PLZ
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ZRH
39h 25m
2 stops
R18 133British Airways
Thu, Dec 3 - Mon, Dec 7
Qatar Airways Logo
15:40 - 20:00
ZRH
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PLZ
27h 20m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
8:15 - 7:00
PLZ
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ZRH
23h 45m
3 stops
R21 579Qatar Airways
Thu, Nov 5 - Mon, Nov 9
Qatar Airways Logo
15:40 - 11:55
ZRH
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PLZ
19h 15m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
8:15 - 7:00
PLZ
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ZRH
23h 45m
3 stops
R21 595Qatar Airways
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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 Johannesburg, at R18 692 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 5 days was R32 029.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Zurich 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 at night, when retur flights cost R28 459 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 R28 459.

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 R20 241 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 May, when tickets cost R3 995 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and November, when the average cost of return tickets is R51 084 and R37 819 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 Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from South Africa, Monday 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 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flightR7 829
Best time to beat the crowds (11% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (4% 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.

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.
7,8
KLMOverall score based on 1528 reviews
7,3Food
7,2Entertainment
8,4Crew
7,8Boarding
7,7Comfort
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Outstanding even though the 330 was one of the oldest in the fleet. The difference was the attentiveness and responsiveness of a really experienced flight attendant. For airline food great variety of interesting choices and good tastes supported by a good wine selection.

10,0 ExcellentBob, May 2026
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Outstanding even though the 330 was one of the oldest in the fleet. The difference was the attentiveness and responsiveness of a really experienced flight attendant. For airline food great variety of interesting choices and good tastes supported by a good wine selection.

Brand new plane lots of room the snack was very flavourful and enjoyable

As per usual when you Hit the UK it's a slow process through customs Not as efficient at Thailand for sure

There were no charge points for phones on the economy seats. The seats were comfortable overall. Food was okay.. flight was on time

It was really nice journey i personally recommend klm flight

The crew were unprofessional with a racist element. I was physically abused as well from one of the crew members

Crew is not the cheerful type. very slow meal service (this is their style as have flown this many times)

Empty seats next to me - wish it had been for a longer flight!!

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

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

On time arrivals and departure, good in flight entertainment, courteous flight attendants, decent meals, reasonable seat space

Close was excellent. Comfort was very good. The food was marginal.

Didn't make the connection as my primary flight was 3 hrs late, I had to basically beg to be put on a different airline to continue my trip otherwise I would have been sitting on the airport for 8 hrs

Best service we’ve ever experienced! Special thanks to the crew member who took care of us throughout the journey. It was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. We love Swiss Air!

The boarding of this flight was total chaos. For some reason, all passengers had to stand in a lengthy line at the gate to have our passports checked for the FOURTH time. No reason was offered for the necessity of the fourth re-check, and when we got to the end of the line, the check was perfunctory. There was little to no crowd control at the gate and in some cases, tempers were flaring. On the other hand, once we got on board, everything about this flight from start to finish, especially the quality of the food and the service, was probably the best I have ever experienced..

Boarding was very chaotic, we had to stand in two different lines that were not clearly marked, and the announcements were not understandable from the microphones, and we speak both German and English. We paid Kayak $120+ for seat assignments when we purchased our tickets but when we printed our boarding passes, suddenly we had been changed to 16 rows further back than our assigned seats we paid for. The seats we were assigned to on our boarding passes had no usable overhead bins and so we had to sit with our carry on backpacks underneath our feet in an already crowded space. One video/entertainment screen kept crashing and thus was useless for viewing anything. It was not an enjoyable flight.

The biggest plus point of this flight is that the crew was very friendly. Otherwise on European sectors, the Business class seats are a joke and there is no entertainment of any kind. The staff should be trained to greet the Star Alliance Gold members to make them feel special.

The seat and leg room is small on the 2 seated row. Otherwise, very good crew and service.

Entertainment sounds were not good. Otherwise everything else was good.

Business class seating in Swiss really is just Economy seating minus the middle passenger

First off, it wasn't clear that my first flight was to be operated by IndiGO. While the flight itself was fine, this meant that my whole initial check in where I would've properly verified my seating on my Qatar flight/requested an upgrade was impeded by the fact that I had to check in with IndiGO. They said I would separately have to go to Qatar counter to deal with second flight leg issues, which was impossible given how long the check in took/no time available to do so.

Same as already mentioned. This was more comforting as I got my aisle seat for my knee.

Charged extra amount for the baggage wait. Even it’s less than 23kgs. Those machines are showing wrong weight and they were charging money wantedly from everyone.

The boarding experience did not follow the Zones that were listed on the boarding passes. This was a two-level aircraft with many passengers. Because zones were not called out by the airline staff, there was simply a mob trying to board and it was not a pleasant experience.

I always fly with Qatar air and you are the best. Keep up the good wor, after travelling with Qatar Air More than 80 times, you never offer to upgrade me.but it happened to my friend companion some time. Any how i still enjoying travelling with Qatar air and wait one day to upgrade me too. Best Regards

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.

Initial booking was confusing and had to get new CC issued.

Lobster starter in business class was not good, tough, served cold, and without butter. Movie selection was missing latest releases, did not offer older classic, high quality movies

Boarding from DOH to SYD the Business Class were pointed in a separate gate but no one there to receive us. Otherwise it was ok.

It never happened. Me flight from Doha to São Paulo was lated and the time of waiting for the luggage arrives when we arrived in São Paulo was about 1 hour and half. So it took a lot of time just waiting the luggage of flight that was already late, consequently we lost the flight to Recife with Latam Airlines and had to go to the Qatar office to arrange another flight to us to Recife, that one with Azul Airlines. It was more 4 hours waiting to this other flight to knows that this other flight was delayed too, total of 5 hours more at the airport to waiting to go home :/

Flight delayed, connection was not at gate listed and so missed, staff were rude at Heathrow, phone tree stupid and difficult, took me 21 actual hours to reach my destination. Almost lost my hotel reservation after walking in a strange city alone after midnight because they would not put me up in a hotel at sfo or heathrow. I will never fly BA again and will tell all people and Instagram followers never to fly BA.

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

BA flight from London NY had old BC configuration with 2+3+2 seating with open seats which was not comfortable and lacked privacy

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.

Great seat in premium economy, great food and drinks throughout lots of in flight entertainment. 1 hour 40 min delayed flying out , 2 1/2 hour wait at passport control in tampa

Plane was extremely delayed, but not all of it was BA fault (some was). Worst part was lack of room - this had as much space as an Allegiant flight. I thought transatlantic usually gave you an extra inch or two, but not this one. Entertainment system sporadically worked and didn’t have great options. Overhead bins are old and tiny, not as good as aunties new planes.

Crew attentiveness and service as well as the quality of on board dining could be better. Seats and controls are very dated.

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.

Great crew. Food was pretty good. Seats are narrow and internet is expensive

This Condir premium economy is terrible. All it is is a few extra inches of legroom in an economy seat. British airways premium economy is the same as a first class domestic seat, wider with more recline. Plus the flights were all late to leave, arrive, etc. terrible day.

Absolutely the worst food I ever had on any flight. Half of passengers simply didn't eat their meals, as I noticed.

Food could be better. Service was just ok without any enthusiasm...

The breakfast snack was horrible. No nutrition value. I couldn't finish it. The main meal had no taste, no real vegetable, the brownie had no chocolate taste., I was not even sure what the salad consists off.

Breakfast was terrible. Sugary yogurt, inferior pastry, poor quality fruits. No protein.

Our connection in Frankfurt was the worst ever. No one from the airline or the airport seemed to be bothered to get us into our connecting flight on time! The procedures at the airport took us forever and we barely made it into our flight. If we had missed it, I’m sure we would’ve missed our cruise. Looks like everything is on autopilot and no one is interested in helping customers anymore especially us 69 year olds

Crew was very responsive to give soft drinks etc.. At Frankfurt Airport Special Assistance did a great job for us. The seat cushions were simply bad and not up to the mark for Premium Economy which we chose. All the cushions from Business to Economy were poor. Also, any snack besides lunch and breakfast, you have to purchase including chips and chocolate. It is simply cheap. I don't think I will fly Condor anytime soon

The short leg flight was fine. Crew and airport were nice to allow special assistance which helped.

Planes are new and clean and staff is attentive. Food wasn't great and chair cushions were very uncomfortable for long haul flights.

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