$694 Find Cheap Flights to Africa

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Cheap Flights to Africa

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Cairo
Cairo1 stop$1,306
Johannesburg
Johannesburg1 stop$1,305
Nairobi
Nairobi2 stops$1,590
Cape Town
Cape Town2 stops$1,741
Casablanca
Casablanca2 stops$1,917
Port Louis
Port Louisdirect$1,468
Harare
Harare2 stops$2,280
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa1 stop$1,665
Accra
Accra2 stops$2,248
Marrakech
Marrakech2 stops$1,834
Entebbe
Entebbe1 stop$1,945
Lagos
Lagos1 stop$2,238
Dar Es Salaam
Dar Es Salaam2 stops$1,687
Durban
Durban3 stops$1,844
Tunis
Tunis2 stops$2,932
Bujumbura
Bujumbura2 stops$2,483
Lusaka
Lusaka1 stop$2,243
Cairo
Cairo1 stop$1,306
Johannesburg
Johannesburg1 stop$1,305
Nairobi
Nairobi2 stops$1,590
Cape Town
Cape Town2 stops$1,741
Casablanca
Casablanca2 stops$1,917
Port Louis
Port Louisdirect$1,468
Harare
Harare2 stops$2,280
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa1 stop$1,665
Accra
Accra2 stops$2,248
Marrakech
Marrakech2 stops$1,834
Entebbe
Entebbe1 stop$1,945
Lagos
Lagos1 stop$2,238
Dar Es Salaam
Dar Es Salaam2 stops$1,687
Durban
Durban3 stops$1,844
Tunis
Tunis2 stops$2,932
Bujumbura
Bujumbura2 stops$2,483
Lusaka
Lusaka1 stop$2,243

Book Cheap Africa Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to 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 to Africa

Tue, 1 Sep - Mon, 28 Sep
Singapore Airlines Logo
06:25 - 19:20
PER
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JNB
18h 55m
1 stop
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20:25 - 14:40
JNB
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PER
36h 15m
1 stop
$1,305Singapore Airlines
Sun, 26 Jul - Thu, 10 Sep
China Eastern Logo
11:00 - 10:00
MEL
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CAI
30h 00m
1 stop
China Eastern Logo
13:45 - 12:40
CAI
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MEL
39h 55m
1 stop
$1,306China Eastern
Sun, 26 Jul - Thu, 10 Sep
China Eastern Logo
21:30 - 10:00
MEL
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CAI
43h 30m
1 stop
China Eastern Logo
13:45 - 09:00
CAI
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MEL
36h 15m
1 stop
$1,313China Eastern
Wed, 18 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec
Etihad Airways Logo
18:20 - 08:20
MEL
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JNB
23h 00m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
09:50 - 17:00
JNB
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MEL
22h 10m
1 stop
$1,736Etihad Airways
Mon, 28 Sep - Sun, 8 Nov
Etihad Airways Logo
20:50 - 08:20
SYD
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JNB
43h 30m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
09:50 - 17:55
JNB
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SYD
23h 05m
1 stop
$1,749Etihad Airways
Wed, 14 Oct - Sat, 14 Nov
Qatar Airways Logo
16:10 - 17:30
MEL
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CPT
34h 20m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
18:55 - 23:20
CPT
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MEL
43h 25m
1 stop
$1,886Qatar Airways
Tue, 13 Oct - Wed, 18 Nov
Qatar Airways Logo
23:45 - 17:30
MEL
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CPT
26h 45m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
12:35 - 23:20
CPT
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MEL
25h 45m
1 stop
$1,941Qatar Airways
Wed, 4 Nov - Sun, 8 Nov
Virgin Australia Logo
15:10 - 08:40
BNE
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JNB
25h 30m
1 stop
Virgin Australia Logo
20:20 - 22:55
JNB
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BNE
42h 35m
1 stop
$2,062Virgin Australia
Tue, 21 Jul - Tue, 28 Jul
South African Logo
14:45 - 11:45
MEL
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HRE
29h 00m
2 stops
South African Logo
06:10 - 19:55
HRE
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MEL
29h 45m
2 stops
$2,509South African
Mon, 20 Jul - Mon, 27 Jul
South African Logo
17:45 - 11:45
MEL
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HRE
26h 00m
2 stops
South African Logo
06:10 - 23:45
HRE
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MEL
33h 35m
2 stops
$2,605South African
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Africa

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

What is the cheapest flight to Africa?

These are the best return prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to Africa from Australia found in the last 72 hours was to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, at $1,812 return. The most popular route is Perth (PER) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,812.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Australia to Africa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Australia to 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 Australia to Africa is February, when tickets cost $1,505 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,769 and $2,086 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Australia to Africa?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to 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 a flight from Australia to Africa, you should book around 6 weeks before departure, which saves you about 15% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in Africa?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Africa is Port Louis Sir Seewoosagur Ram. Airport (MRU), with an average flight price of $1,332.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$694
Best time to beat the crowds (12% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (23% more expensive on average)
Flight from Sydney to Casablanca

FAQs - booking Africa flights

  • Which airlines offer fast routes between Australia and Africa?

    For a quick trip, look for one-stop itineraries with airlines like Qantas, Singapore Airlines, Qatar Airways, Emirates, Etihad and South African Airways. If you’re heading from a major Australian hub like Sydney Kingsford Smith (SYD) or Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (MEL) to a major African hub like Cape Town International Airport (CPT) or Ghana Accra Kotoka Airport (ACC), layovers can be as short as 1-2h with these airlines.

  • How can I find great deals on flights to Africa?

    Plan your trip well in advance so you can book your flights at least two months ahead. This will give you access to better flight deals. If you don’t mind longer layovers, you can often get good flight deals, even at the last minute, by accepting a couple of stops along the way, at airports like Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) or Dubai International Airport (DXB).

  • Which visa do I need to fly to Africa?

    Australians do not need a visa to travel to countries like Morocco and South Africa for 90 days or less. However, if you wish to visit other African nations like Nigeria and Egypt, you will need to arrange a visa. For this reason, it’s essential to check the entry requirements for every country you wish to visit in Africa and apply for the relevant visas well in advance. Regardless of which countries you visit, you must have a passport with at least six months of validity and enough blank pages for entry and exit stamps.

  • What direct flights are there from Australia to Africa?

    You can find some direct flights from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Johannesburg, South Africa. Qantas, for example, offers a unique direct flight from Sydney to Johannesburg Airport that will take you over the South Pole, giving you views of Antarctica. If you wish to depart from other Australian hubs, you will find plenty of one-stop itineraries, with brief layovers at hubs like Singapore Changi Airport or Dubai International Airport.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Australia to 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 Australia to 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 Australia to 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 Australia to 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 Australia to Africa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Africa?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Africa is Wednesday when return tickets can be as cheap as $1,892. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Thursday, when return prices are $2,166 on average.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Africa

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Africa? 25% of our users found return tickets to Africa for the following prices or less: From Perth $2,425, from Sydney $3,587
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Africa flight deals.
  • If you’re planning on exploring Victoria Falls, Kruger Park, Botswana or other parts of Southern and Eastern Africa, you’ll generally find good flight deals by heading to South Africa’s OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) from Australia.
  • While Cairo International Airport (CAI) is Egypt’s major hub, it’s best to look for flights to Hurghada International Airport (HRG) if you’re looking to explore the Red Sea Riviera.
  • While airports in major hubs like South Africa, Egypt and Kenya receive multiple international flights each day, many smaller airports only welcome select airlines on specific days. If you plan to visit Lesotho, for example, you’ll need to stop at OR Tambo International Airport to get a flight to Moshoeshoe I. International Airport (MSU).
  • When travelling to smaller countries in Africa, like the island nation of Mauritius, Middle Eastern carriers like Emirates are your best bet for finding fast, single-stop itineraries.
  • If you’re planning on visiting the Great Pyramids of Giza and other sites in Northern Africa, Cairo International Airport is a convenient hub, with easy onward flights to Morocco and Nigeria.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Australia to 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.
8.2
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1539 reviews
8.6Crew
8.1Entertainment
7.8Food
8.3Boarding
8.0Comfort
Airline reviews

Flight attendants were awesome! Very helpful and patients. Some food were good but maybe not serving fish that kinda make the whole aircraft smell fishy. The “fried pork” was tasty but too much skin so it doesnt taste that great.

10.0 ExcellentMaria, June 2026
SEA - SIN
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Flight attendants were awesome! Very helpful and patients. Some food were good but maybe not serving fish that kinda make the whole aircraft smell fishy. The “fried pork” was tasty but too much skin so it doesnt taste that great.

Food was terrible , uncomfortable seats, WiFi did not work, will never fly Singapore again.

Really great service throughout and the food was really nice. I can highly recommend thank you very much.

Fast and efficient flight. Wifi worked well. Food selection could have been better

I had ordered vegetarian food. What I was presented was extremely dissatisfying and not up to the mark. I pretty much did not eat entire 19 hours. For.an airline voted as best in business, it was extremely disappointing. Seats were not comfortable to sleep. Entertainment system didn’t have much choice. WiFi didn’t work for more than half the time. Cabin crew were also difficult to understand. A bit of diversity like Emirates crew would go a long way.

It was fine. Nothing special but nothing went wrong so all good.

Overall the airline tried to give excellent service. The wheelchair service was bad at SFO. My baggage was also delayed but I thank them for taking the trouble to find it and deliver it to my home.

They ran out of the second choice of food was stuck with fish

Excellent crew service. Professional, courteous. Service with a smile. Good food Very decent flight experience

toilets could be cleaned more frequently, everything else was pretty good.

The flight was delayed and the service was not good. All the new serve was beef and we don’t eat beef so we ended up buying our own meals at the airport twice.

Flight was cancelled without notification. Information on flight status was not available on Emirates's website.

I love to travel again and again in Emirates. Keep up the good work.

Fantastic as ever. Great staff super catering and excellent service.

Offboarding in Dubai was a bit confusing. The bus dropped us off, we passed the security, and then we were again in departure, no clue, no guidance on where to get our luggage

Seat did not recline at all, wi-FI did not work at all. Those are both very unfortunate for a 14 hour flight. Crew and food was of course very nice as always.

Emirates did great! I liked the service, the food, cleanness, and the flight was on time. Much better airline than Qatar Airways I flew with last year.

I would have liked less packaged snacky stuff, more fruit. The crew was great.

Great flight - Clubhouse met our needs, and the staff provided good service. Boarding felt a little chaotic, but given the size of the aircraft, it's always going to be challenging. Whilst the crew were friendly, the number of passengers meant that we received our breakfast items, but had finished breakfast before we were served a drink. Lunch was much better organised, and throughout the flight, the crew were attentive. Found the seats and ICE to be excellent. Disembarkation was fine, and everything possible to expedite the process was being done.

It was delayed for 2 hrs. Flight attendants were not attentive.

It was ok, but not what it was like 20 years ago

Great food and good entertainment options for the long flight.

It seems that qantas are trying hard to regain their status as Australia's premier airline. I only flew economy but happy with the service entertainment, food, configuration everything.

I never flew with alliance. Kayak is a joke and none of the flights or times were correct. Won’t ever use kayak again

I missed my flight due to unforeseen circumstances It was, however , an excellent price !

Loved the food and beverages available, spacious economy class, excellent entertainment

Very good overall. Highly recommend for all flying to Australia

Helpful staff when I felt unwell. Qantas need to have an audio/music channel so you can listen to various music/.artists

We had bulkhead seats in a A380 in the upper deck in seats 31 D and E. Storage was very limited other than in overhead bin - which is not within reach when in seat. Yet paying same price as others in premium economy who have a lot more storage within arm’s reach. Seems very unfair.

Good check in and helpful staff. Delayed for 1 hour. Took about 45 Mins to get baggage’s at DFW . Food was average ( Hindu meal ) . Overall it was good experience

The flight from HYD to DOH was delayed by 3 hours and we missed the connection from DOH to MIA. We had to wait 24H more to get the MIA flight. It was a total disaster. If the flight crew had waited 1 more hour to accommodate their 3 hour delayed flight, we would not have lost a whole day !

Very poor No information given to why we turned around.. No one at airport to help

Qatar Airways has gone down over the last few years.

It would help id flight crew were not rude and showed some courtesy. They were shouting at passengers and yelling instructions as if we were school children at lunch cafeteria!!

Friendly and discreet staff. Could have done with a few more offers of water/snacks overnight. Movie and tv selection notably poor. Seats not especially comfortable

Qatar maybe considered one of the best ailines in the world but nowadays it is much of a muchness with the rest

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

Good. It would be great if comfort seats were available

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 :/

My entire row did not have power for the full duration of a 14.5 hour flight. Could not charge any devices such as laptop or phones for the entirety of the long flight. The flight attendants tried to remedy the issue by resetting the power, but were not successful. The only other solution provided was to move me to another seat on the plane which was in the middle row. I had paid for a “preferred” seat that was a window seat. This was a downgrade being offered due to the power issue.

They lost the baggage and said it was deleted from the system. I had baggage tag so was able to file the complaint but there was no PIR number and update so far

It was very relaxing and staff were very quick to attend to any requests.

Limit the number of usage of wine or please arrange our seats. The passenger was drunk on this flight and not on Thiruvananthapuram to Abudhabi.

The seats seemed smaller than other business class offerings. The entertainment menu was limited. Flight crew was good.

Business class ticket should include lounge access and seat selection. The food quality and varieties should be more. It was surpirise that no dessert was offered.

I liked the crew, the food and the foot space. I did not like the comfort of the seats.

Early arrival. Good boarding. Deplaning this flight is very slow both coming and going. Baggage arrived quickly for Pearson

Ethiad wanted to charge me $1100 for 2 checked bags on a ticket that was $550. Nother the airline or airfare assist was willing to help before arriving at the airport. All parties said it was the other responsibility to help. Never flying ethiad or using kayak again.

Good service. But on flight to Kochi no entertainment except in app. And no working outlets to charge phone.

Good flight. There were a few issues with the flat bed. It was some technical issues. Otherwise everything was good

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