What is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa?

September is currently the cheapest month to fly from South Africa . At this moment in time June is the most expensive month. These prices are determined by multiple factors and booking in advance can help keep costs down if your schedule is not as flexible.

Where are the cheapest places to fly to from South Africa?

Here are some of the cheapest flight destinations from South Africa: Fly from Johannesburg to Mumbai from ₹ 41,510 round trip

₹ 6,656+ Cheap Flights from South Africa

What to know about flights from South Africa

Good round-trip deal	₹ 10,582 or less
Good one-way deal	₹ 3,654 or less

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Explore the most affordable flight options available from South Africa. Find the lowest fares based on data from user searches, with prices last updated on 14 August 2025.

Mon 15/909:50JNB - BOM

1 stop17h 45mEtihad Airways

Mon 3/1113:45BOM - JNB

1 stop22h 05mEtihad Airways

Deal found 13/8₹ 41,685

Sun 7/909:50JNB - BOM

1 stop30h 15mEtihad Airways

Sun 14/923:15BOM - JNB

1 stop12h 35mEtihad Airways

Deal found 13/8₹ 41,773

Mon 8/912:50JNB - BOM

1 stop13h 45mUganda Airlines

Tue 28/1008:00BOM - JNB

1 stop15h 10mUganda Airlines

Deal found 13/8₹ 41,860

Mon 22/912:50JNB - BOM

1 stop13h 45mUganda Airlines

Thu 16/1008:00BOM - JNB

1 stop15h 10mUganda Airlines

Deal found 13/8₹ 42,123

Thu 11/909:50JNB - BOM

1 stop12h 35mEtihad Airways

Thu 18/913:50BOM - JNB

1 stop22h 00mEtihad Airways

Deal found 13/8₹ 43,087

Wed 3/909:50JNB - BOM

1 stop12h 35mEtihad Airways

Mon 6/1011:10BOM - JNB

1 stop24h 50mEtihad Airways

Deal found 14/8₹ 43,174

Thu 11/909:50JNB - BOM

1 stop12h 35mEtihad Airways

Sun 7/1204:45BOM - JNB

1 stop31h 05mEtihad Airways

Deal found 14/8₹ 43,787

Sat 6/909:50JNB - BOM

1 stop30h 10mEtihad Airways

Sun 5/1023:05BOM - JNB

1 stop12h 45mEtihad Airways

Deal found 14/8₹ 43,875

Sat 27/901:25JNB - BOM

1 stop20h 35mKenya Airways

Sat 4/1002:40BOM - JNB

1 stop25h 15mKenya Airways

Deal found 13/8₹ 43,962

Sat 25/1017:00JNB - BOM

1 stop33h 05mKenya Airways

Sat 6/1206:45BOM - JNB

1 stop21h 10mKenya Airways

Deal found 13/8₹ 44,050

Thu 20/1109:50JNB - DEL

1 stop30h 00mEtihad Airways

Sun 30/1120:55DEL - JNB

1 stop14h 55mEtihad Airways

Deal found 13/8₹ 48,954

Sat 20/909:50JNB - DEL

1 stop13h 55mEtihad Airways

Sun 5/1021:15DEL - JNB

1 stop14h 35mEtihad Airways

Deal found 13/8₹ 50,092

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Wed 10/909:50JNB - BOM

1 stop12h 35mEtihad Airways

Mon 15/923:15BOM - JNB

1 stop12h 45mEtihad Airways

Deal found 13/8₹ 41,773

Mon 8/912:50JNB - BOM

1 stop13h 45mUganda Airlines

Tue 28/1008:00BOM - JNB

1 stop15h 10mUganda Airlines

Deal found 13/8₹ 41,860

Thu 11/912:05DUR - BOM

2 stops16h 30mQatar Airways

Thu 18/904:20BOM - DUR

2 stops33h 45mQatar Airways

Deal found 14/8₹ 54,033

Mon 15/908:20JNB - DEL

1 stop13h 30mEthiopian Air

Sat 4/1009:35DEL - JNB

1 stop14h 05mEthiopian Air

Deal found 14/8₹ 54,121

Thu 11/906:25DUR - BOM

2 stops19h 40mMultiple Airlines

Sun 21/902:40BOM - DUR

2 stops20h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/8₹ 54,734

Sat 8/1111:00DUR - BOM

2 stops35h 00mKenya Airways

Fri 12/1202:40BOM - DUR

2 stops47h 20mKenya Airways

Deal found 13/8₹ 56,836

Sun 28/918:40DUR - BOM

1 stop34h 05mEmirates

Sun 5/1019:30BOM - DUR

1 stop24h 35mEmirates

Deal found 14/8₹ 59,901

Thu 15/110:40CPT - MAA

2 stops32h 00mSingapore Airlines

Tue 31/323:15MAA - CPT

2 stops37h 40mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 13/8₹ 83,546

Wed 24/912:50JNB - BOM

1 stop13h 45mUganda Airlines

Thu 16/1008:00BOM - JNB

1 stop15h 10mUganda Airlines

Deal found 13/8₹ 42,123

Mon 8/909:50JNB - BOM

1 stop30h 10mEtihad Airways

Sun 7/1204:45BOM - JNB

1 stop31h 05mEtihad Airways

Deal found 14/8₹ 43,787

Mon 22/912:50JNB - BOM

1 stop13h 45mUganda Airlines

Thu 16/1008:00BOM - JNB

1 stop15h 10mUganda Airlines

Deal found 14/8₹ 42,211

Thu 15/115:20CPT - MAA

2 stops29h 15mLufthansa

Mon 30/301:55MAA - CPT

2 stops38h 15mLufthansa

Deal found 13/8₹ 95,806

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Tue 19/814:30JNB - BOM

1 stop32h 05mEthiopian Air

Tue 26/811:05BOM - JNB

1 stop12h 35mEthiopian Air

Deal found 14/8₹ 53,858

Tue 19/806:00DUR - BOM

2 stops16h 25mMultiple Airlines

Tue 2/913:50BOM - DUR

2 stops26h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/8₹ 60,777

Tue 19/818:40DUR - BOM

1 stop22h 35mEmirates

Tue 2/919:30BOM - DUR

1 stop24h 35mEmirates

Deal found 13/8₹ 61,740

Tue 19/808:20JNB - BOM

3 stops24h 20mMultiple Airlines

Mon 25/802:15BOM - JNB

2 stops21h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/8₹ 68,396

Tue 19/818:40DUR - BOM

1 stop16h 05mMultiple Airlines

Tue 26/811:05BOM - DUR

2 stops24h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/8₹ 71,373

Tue 19/815:20DUR - BOM

2 stops54h 40mKenya Airways

Mon 25/802:40BOM - DUR

2 stops32h 30mKenya Airways

Deal found 14/8₹ 73,037

Wed 20/821:10DUR - BOM

2 stops30h 25mMultiple Airlines

Wed 27/813:50BOM - DUR

2 stops26h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/8₹ 54,909

Thu 21/808:20JNB - COK

2 stops20h 20mEthiopian Air

Thu 28/823:35COK - JNB

2 stops24h 05mEthiopian Air

Deal found 12/8₹ 67,782

Sat 23/808:20JNB - DEL

1 stop13h 30mEthiopian Air

Fri 29/802:30DEL - JNB

1 stop14h 05mEthiopian Air

Deal found 13/8₹ 65,681

Sat 23/814:30JNB - DEL

3 stops33h 00mMultiple Airlines

Sat 30/823:00DEL - JNB

2 stops32h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/8₹ 74,613

Sun 24/801:25JNB - BOM

1 stop20h 35mKenya Airways

Wed 24/902:40BOM - JNB

1 stop16h 40mKenya Airways

Deal found 14/8₹ 58,850

Sun 24/801:25JNB - BOM

1 stop20h 35mMultiple Airlines

Thu 25/904:10BOM - JNB

1 stop15h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 14/8₹ 63,666

One-way flights from South Africa
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Tue 23/912:10JNB - BOM

1 stop13h 55mKenya Airways

Deal found 14/8₹ 24,433

Mon 15/913:55JNB - BOM

1 stop14h 40mQatar Airways

Deal found 13/8₹ 24,521

Fri 5/913:55JNB - BOM

1 stop32h 45mQatar Airways

Deal found 14/8₹ 24,696

Mon 8/1213:45JNB - BOM

1 stop33h 20mQatar Airways

Deal found 13/8₹ 24,784

Sun 26/1001:35JNB - BOM

1 stop20h 25mKenya Airways

Deal found 13/8₹ 24,959

Mon 1/920:25JNB - BOM

1 stop26h 15mQatar Airways

Deal found 13/8₹ 26,097

Tue 16/912:10JNB - BOM

1 stop33h 50mKenya Airways

Deal found 14/8₹ 26,360

Fri 26/1209:25JNB - BOM

1 stop19h 10mQatar Airways

Deal found 14/8₹ 26,623

Sun 28/1217:00JNB - BOM

1 stop29h 00mKenya Airways

Deal found 14/8₹ 26,710

Wed 27/812:50JNB - BOM

2 stops13h 45mUganda Airlines

Deal found 14/8₹ 27,411

Mon 25/814:15JNB - BOM

1 stop10h 35mAir Tanzania

Deal found 14/8₹ 27,586

Mon 15/912:05DUR - DEL

2 stops23h 25mQatar Airways

Deal found 13/8₹ 31,352

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

JohannesburgMumbai

JNB - BOM

JNBBOM

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 10/9

09:50-01:55

1 stop12h 35m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Mon 15/9

23:15-08:30

1 stop12h 45m

₹ 41,773

JohannesburgMumbai

JNB - BOM

JNBBOM

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 8/9

12:50-06:05

1 stop13h 45m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Tue 28/10

08:00-19:40

1 stop15h 10m

₹ 41,860

JohannesburgMumbai

JNB - BOM

JNBBOM

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 24/9

12:50-06:05

1 stop13h 45m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Thu 16/10

08:00-19:40

1 stop15h 10m

₹ 42,123

JohannesburgMumbai

JNB - BOM

JNBBOM

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 22/9

12:50-06:05

1 stop13h 45m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Thu 16/10

08:00-19:40

1 stop15h 10m

₹ 42,211

JohannesburgMumbai

JNB - BOM

JNBBOM

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 8/9

09:50-19:30

1 stop30h 10m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Sun 7/12

04:45-08:20

1 stop31h 05m

₹ 43,787

JohannesburgMumbai

JNB - BOM

JNBBOM

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 9/9

09:50-19:30

1 stop30h 10m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Sun 7/12

04:45-08:20

1 stop31h 05m

₹ 43,787

JohannesburgMumbai

JNB - BOM

JNBBOM

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 8/9

09:50-19:30

1 stop30h 10m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Tue 9/12

11:05-08:20

1 stop24h 45m

₹ 43,787

JohannesburgMumbai

JNB - BOM

JNBBOM

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 23/9

09:50-01:55

1 stop12h 35m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Wed 8/10

23:05-08:20

1 stop12h 45m

₹ 43,787

JohannesburgMumbai

JNB - BOM

JNBBOM

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 23/9

09:50-01:55

1 stop12h 35m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Tue 7/10

23:05-08:20

1 stop12h 45m

₹ 43,787

JohannesburgMumbai

JNB - BOM

JNBBOM

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 9/9

09:50-01:55

1 stop12h 35m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Tue 9/12

11:05-08:20

1 stop24h 45m

₹ 43,787

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Best time to book a flight from South Africa

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Travel insights for flights from South Africa

Get recent, data-driven insights about flights from South Africa including ideal travel times, pricing trends, and more.

What is the cheapest month to book a flight from South Africa?

Currently, September is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from South Africa (average of ₹ 32,402). Flying from South Africa in June will prove the most costly (average of ₹ 41,247). There are multiple factors that influence the price of a flight so comparing airlines, departure airports and times can help keep costs down.

When is the cheapest time to fly from South Africa?

Those who are seeking the cheapest fare on flights departing from South Africa would be wise to consider leaving during Monday afternoons when prices are typically at their lowest. When considering other options, price-conscious travelers should avoid Saturday evenings when fares are usually the most expensive.

Which airlines fly from South Africa?

For flights departing from South Africa check dates and pricing for the following: Ethiopian Air, Kenya Airways, Etihad Airways, Air Tanzania, Qatar Airways. These airlines depart to the following popular destinations: Mumbai.

What is the cheapest place to fly to from South Africa?

The cheapest city to fly to from South Africa is Johannesburg OR Tambo, with prices starting at ₹ 3,239. Explore other affordable destinations below.

Johannesburg OR Tambo

From ₹ 37

Durban King Shaka Intl

From ₹ 50

Cape Town Intl

From ₹ 56

Airline reviews for flights from South Africa

Check out reviews from past customers who have flown Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, andEthiopian Air from South Africa to help guide your decision. Reviews also offer insight into each airline's entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Qatar Airways

7.4

Good

3,608 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

4.0

Okay

Janak,Oct 2023

DOH - AMD

Disaster boarding process. No gates. No annoncement for boarding process. Waiting area seats were full no seats available. 787 dream liner step up to entrance door. Not acceptable for physically poor but normal people.

Qatar Airways

7.4

Good

3,608 reviews

Qatar Airways

7.4

Good

3,608 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

4.0

Okay

Janak,Oct 2023

DOH - AMD

Etihad Airways

7.4

Good

1,232 reviews

Qatar Airways

7.4

Good

3,608 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

4.0

Okay

Janak,Oct 2023

DOH - AMD

Ethiopian Air

7.2

Good

827 reviews

Qatar Airways

7.4

Good

3,608 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

4.0

Okay

Janak,Oct 2023

DOH - AMD

Kenya Airways

6.9

Okay

275 reviews

Qatar Airways

7.4

Good

3,608 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

4.0

Okay

Janak,Oct 2023

DOH - AMD

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Best time to book a flight from South Africa

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Travel insights for flights from South Africa

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from South Africa?

When is the cheapest time to fly from South Africa?

Use this chart to determine the cheapest time to fly return from South Africa to Mumbai. Price data was last updated on 16 December 2024.

Which airlines fly from South Africa?

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Airline reviews for flights from South Africa

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