Flights to South Africa

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Flights to South Africa from the UK:

There are regular direct flights to South Africa from the UK to both Johannesburg and Cape Town from London Heathrow. British Airways, South African Airways and Virgin all have flights to Cape Town and Johannesburg and the South African airline Nationwide has regular flights to Johannesburg. Flyglobespan flies to Cape Town from Manchester during the high season.

A number of indirect flights to South Africa are also available which offer cheaper fares: Kenya Airways has flights to Johannesburg via Nairobi; Air France via Paris; Swiss via Zurich; Emirates via Dubai; Lufthansa via Frankfurt; Air Namibia via Windhoek and Qatar Airlines via Doha. Flights to South Africa can be quite expensive; for the cheapest tickets travellers are advised to book well in advance and to be flexible on dates. It is possible to get both day and night flights to South Africa.

Direct flights to South Africa take around 11 hours.

Airports in South Africa

Cape Town International Airport (CPT):

O R Tambo International Airport (ORTIA) (JNB):

Durban International Airport (DUR):

Kimberley Airport (KIM):

East London Airport (ELS):

Bloemfontein Airport (BFN):

Port Elizabeth International Airport (PLZ):

George Airport (GRJ):

Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP):

Eastgate Airport (HDS):

Richards Bay Airport (RCB):