$722 Find Cheap Flights from South Africa to Brisbane

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Cheap Flights from South Africa to Brisbane

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

Wed, 21 Oct - Thu, 3 Dec
Qatar Airways Logo
14:45 - 17:30
JNB
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BNE
42h 45m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
15:10 - 08:40
BNE
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JNB
25h 30m
1 stop
$1,285Qatar Airways
Sat, 6 Jun - Fri, 26 Jun
Qatar Airways Logo
12:40 - 17:30
JNB
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BNE
44h 50m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
22:10 - 04:00
BNE
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JNB
37h 50m
1 stop
$1,287Qatar Airways
Thu, 18 Jun - Thu, 9 Jul
Qatar Airways Logo
12:40 - 05:05
JNB
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BNE
32h 25m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
22:10 - 04:00
BNE
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JNB
37h 50m
1 stop
$1,288Qatar Airways
Mon, 1 Jun - Mon, 8 Jun
Qatar Airways Logo
19:50 - 23:40
JNB
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BNE
43h 50m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
22:10 - 04:00
BNE
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JNB
37h 50m
1 stop
$1,292Qatar Airways
Sat, 6 Jun - Wed, 10 Jun
Qatar Airways Logo
19:50 - 17:30
JNB
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BNE
37h 40m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
22:10 - 10:30
BNE
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JNB
44h 20m
1 stop
$1,296Qatar Airways
Tue, 16 Jun - Tue, 30 Jun
Qatar Airways Logo
20:55 - 17:30
JNB
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BNE
36h 35m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
11:05 - 09:00
BNE
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JNB
29h 55m
2 stops
$1,313Qatar Airways
Fri, 22 May - Fri, 29 May
Qatar Airways Logo
19:50 - 23:40
JNB
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BNE
43h 50m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
22:10 - 04:00
BNE
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JNB
37h 50m
1 stop
$1,316Qatar Airways
Fri, 22 May - Fri, 5 Jun
Qatar Airways Logo
19:50 - 05:05
JNB
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BNE
49h 15m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
22:10 - 04:00
BNE
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JNB
37h 50m
1 stop
$1,319Qatar Airways
Sun, 14 Jun - Sun, 21 Jun
Emirates Logo
18:40 - 06:25
DUR
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BNE
27h 45m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
21:00 - 16:35
BNE
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DUR
27h 35m
1 stop
$1,708Emirates
Tue, 14 Jul - Thu, 6 Aug
Emirates Logo
18:40 - 06:25
DUR
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BNE
27h 45m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
21:00 - 16:35
BNE
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DUR
27h 35m
1 stop
$1,770Emirates
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Brisbane

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

What is the cheapest flight to Brisbane?

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

In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Brisbane was found on the route from Johannesburg, at $1,285 return. The most popular connection is from Sydney to Brisbane and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as $155 in the last 3 days.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Brisbane?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Brisbane, 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 to Brisbane is February, where tickets cost $1,321 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is $1,676 and $1,669 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is February with an average price of $1,321.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Brisbane?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Brisbane, 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, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 14% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$722
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 13% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (11% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Brisbane

FAQs - booking Brisbane flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Brisbane?

    In the last 3 days, the cheapest flight deal to Brisbane was found on the route from Johannesburg, at $1,285 return. The most popular connection is from Sydney to Brisbane and KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as $155 in the last 3 days.

  • How far is Brisbane Airport from central Brisbane?

    There are 12 km between Brisbane city centre and Brisbane Airport.

  • What is the name of Brisbane’s airport?

    When flying to Brisbane, you'll arrive at Brisbane Airport (BNE). The airport is also known as Brisbane or Brisbane Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Brisbane?

    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 to Brisbane.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Brisbane is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Brisbane?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Brisbane 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 to Brisbane?

    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 to Brisbane up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • How many direct flights to Brisbane are there each week?

    Each week there are around 5,356 direct flights from within South Africa to Brisbane. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Brisbane

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Brisbane flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from South Africa to Brisbane

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Brisbane. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Brisbane. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Brisbane? 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 1505 reviews
7.8Food
8.0Comfort
8.0Entertainment
8.3Boarding
8.6Crew
Airline reviews

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

10.0 ExcellentPeter, Apr 2026
LHR - BKI
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Really great service throughout and the food was really nice. I can highly recommend thank you very much.

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.

A little more room from the reclining seat in the front of me.

I loved the full Taylor Swift selection but felt that the other selections were limited, didn’t span the popular music eras nor a wide enough range of music genres. BUT the seat and bed were GREAT (it was wide, long enough, had great storage, firm enough to uphold body postural comfort). Outstanding crew and really great food - gourmet innovative dim sum breakfast so different from the boring standard fare offered by many other business class products.

Overall were very good and I was satisfied w/ all the food and services.

Food was served to different people at different times and it wasn't clear why. The crew apologized for the wait. But it felt odd and inconsistent. They could use charging ports on each of the seats. Mine didn't have any. Also, they could've offered more snacks. It was a 12+ hour flight and no snacks were ever offered. Everything else was OK.

The flight arrived on time. 2×2 seating meant no one needed to sit in the middle. This was a connectibf flight from Singapore and required going to 3 counters in different levels to check a golf bag

The flight crew was phenominal! We couldn't have asked for any better. They were experienced professionals.

The consistency with Singapore Airlines is fantastic. Crew are always brilliant and food delicious in business class

Wish the underseat compartment don’t have a restriction, can fit a personal item such as backpack fully like most Boeing

Everything and everyone were excellent except for the charge for using WiFi; there was no escape from this fee except to not use it.

More meal choice. There was only pork, beef and shrimp. I could not eat any of it and they had no alternatives

The only notable problem was bathroom facilities. Only one toilet for far too many people, and dirty nearly all the time. Both otherwise, Cathay Pacific is great. Wonderful staff everywhere.

Crew were not engaging. Only engaged if requested. Food taste was mediocre

More tasty food particularly ethnic food. Staff didn’t respond to calls some of the time in premium economy.

My seat had many issues. First the chair was broken where reclining was difficult. My usb plug was also broken so charging was impossible.

I love the comfortable business class seats. The service was excellent. Staff was friendly.

Problems with entertainment system eventually rectified. Cabin crew attentive and polite but a bit absent minded when it came to remembering requests, salt, sugar etc.

After each meal was served I didn't see any flight attendant offer coffee or tea to the passengers after the initial drinks were offered. Other flights I had been one it was standard procedure to offer hot drinks after the meal service.

It was great. It was my first time with Cathay Pacific and I really recommend.

I had a very good experience from boarding to arrivals.

Boarded almost 48 hrs later after a scheduling change on my initial flight that was not communicated either by kayak of SAA.

I had booked a ticket for a 6:40 am departure in July 2025, but it appears there was a change to 8;00 am, which meant I missed my connecting flight which departed 10 m minutes before I landed. I had seen this problem only the previous day and try to resolve it with South African air, but they are very uncooperative on the phone. All they could say was all flights were fully booked and I ended up buying paying $2,000+ to secure a ticket for my family to ensure we got out of South Africa by Monday, which am currently pursuing with the airline.

Excellent airline. Even with 1.5 hour flight, we got light meal on board

South African Airways on the outside, a very old shabby Qatar Airways plane on the inside

The food options were beef or veg, No alternatives for Hindus, that don't eat beef...

Flight was on time Seats ( business class) are terrible- you keep on slipping down as it doesn’t lie flat Food service is like economy class. Meals ( still wrapped in plastic) are just dropped in front of you

On time flight; otherwise not impressed by the check- in- purchased business class and the aircraft was downgraded; no refund given for the difference. Told I could access the lounge due to the above and was questioned by the lounge check- in person who was not friendly

Flight was cancelled with no notification until I reached the check-in desk at the airport. I also got downgraded and they lost my luggage.

Very bad. Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

PREMIUM ECONOMY - excellent !Brilliant new plane. Excellent tv catalogue. Good food. Good communication and service from all friend Australian crew. Good communication from captain. Best travel experience in years.

Very good overall. However, your choices of free movies was limited and there was no music Channel???

I couldn't hear all of the announcements. It was nice when they put them on the screen.

This was the worst flight I’ve been on. Getting on the plane where is was 30 degrees outside was hotter on board cabin must’ve been 33 degrees. This is a health hazard. They cannot be doing this to save on fuel. People could die from this!!. Fans and a/c was, off entertainment was off. Poor excuse given. Crew made the excuse that the system didn’t have enough power. They basically were operating on one engine to save on jet fuel till 3 hours later on cruising altitude and they then started the second engine. And finally the cabin was cooled. On a 7hour red eye flight this made it so uncomfortable and impossible to sleep.

My experience was great overall. Tanya was particularly friendly and helpful the entire trip. I was very pleased with her customer service skills. The plane was an older aircraft but the entire way was comfortable with barely any turbulence at all. Qantas should speed up its fleet renovation. Totally recommend using this airline.

Qantas is always subpar beyond comfy chairs for a domestic flight

I liked boarding the plane. The staff were rude, the food was appalling and the chairs the most uncomfortable I have ever experienced

an hour late, then had to disembark on back stairs and take 4 flights up to get to main airport. No warning, and difficulty for those with canes and poor knees.

Well my expórtenle with Qantas it wasn’t that good KLM from Bs Aires was delay Santiago Chile Qantas QF 028 was still in the airport but the crew didn’t opened the door for me soo I lost my fly And I stuck in the airport 13 hrs waiting for next fly by Latam Arline My question is can I have my money back for business class

It was ok, the additional baggage charges were a bit excessive given winter is a time for skiing. To have to pay $600 extra for skis was tantamount to robbery. Airlines should consider sporting goods as baggage. Likewise, they should consider increasing the number of bags allowed on international flights to known ski destinations.

Amazing airline accommodations. The cabins were so great. The food was very good and the flight attendants were so nice. Made a 15 hour flight seem easy.

Top, only problem about Weather but not depended Qatar Airways. Anyway staff offered kimbo Refreshments

Flight departed punctually on time. Unfortunately it seems because the destination airport is a secondary airport the airline sees it fit to operate a plane with lower comfort and offerings. There was no inflight entertainment, wifi or let alone a screen to at least track flight status for remaining flight time.

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 wish I knew in advance that the connecting flight was by indigo air

Plane was good Crew was good Food was just ok Could have had more entertainment options But overall good

The service was good but the food was a NO

As good as you can expect an economy flight from Europe to Australia to be. Nothing agains Qatar, just feels like every new generation of plane gets tighter.

Crew and food was good, ok leg room if you don’t have a big box under the seat. And the seats are so narrow (I’m only 70kg), will consider an alternate airline next time

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.

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