$627 Find Cheap Flights from Sydney to Africa

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Cheap Flights from Sydney to Africa

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Cairo
Cairo1 stop$1,203
Johannesburg
Johannesburg1 stop$1,499
Nairobi
Nairobi1 stop$1,654
Cape Town
Cape Town2 stops$1,942
Port Louis
Port Louis2 stops$1,532
Casablanca
Casablanca2 stops$1,996
Harare
Harare2 stops$1,969
Lagos
Lagos2 stops$2,221
Marrakech
Marrakech2 stops$1,831
Accra
Accra3 stops$2,214
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa1 stop$1,769
Entebbe
Entebbe3 stops$1,718
Durban
Durban2 stops$1,914
Tunis
Tunis2 stops$1,832
Dar Es Salaam
Dar Es Salaam2 stops$1,832
Algiers
Algiers2 stops$1,892
Kigali
Kigali1 stop$2,102
Bujumbura
Bujumbura2 stops$2,945
Zanzibar
Zanzibar3 stops$1,712
Cairo
Cairo1 stop$1,203
Johannesburg
Johannesburg1 stop$1,499
Nairobi
Nairobi1 stop$1,654
Cape Town
Cape Town2 stops$1,942
Port Louis
Port Louis2 stops$1,532
Casablanca
Casablanca2 stops$1,996
Harare
Harare2 stops$1,969
Lagos
Lagos2 stops$2,221
Marrakech
Marrakech2 stops$1,831
Accra
Accra3 stops$2,214
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa1 stop$1,769
Entebbe
Entebbe3 stops$1,718
Durban
Durban2 stops$1,914
Tunis
Tunis2 stops$1,832
Dar Es Salaam
Dar Es Salaam2 stops$1,832
Algiers
Algiers2 stops$1,892
Kigali
Kigali1 stop$2,102
Bujumbura
Bujumbura2 stops$2,945
Zanzibar
Zanzibar3 stops$1,712

Book Cheap Sydney to Africa Plane Tickets

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

Sat, 1 Nov - Sun, 7 Dec
China Eastern Logo
12:00 - 07:30SYD-CAI
28h 30m1 stop
China Eastern Logo
13:00 - 11:00CAI-SYD
61h 00m2 stops
$1,203China Eastern
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Wed, 29 Oct - Sun, 9 Nov
China Eastern Logo
12:00 - 08:30SYD-CAI
28h 30m1 stop
China Eastern Logo
13:00 - 11:00CAI-SYD
61h 00m2 stops
$1,218China Eastern
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Fri, 5 Dec - Fri, 26 Dec
Etihad Airways Logo
21:30 - 08:20SYD-JNB
43h 50m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
09:50 - 17:55JNB-SYD
23h 05m1 stop
$1,499Etihad Airways
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Thu, 4 Dec - Wed, 24 Dec
Etihad Airways Logo
21:30 - 08:20SYD-JNB
43h 50m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
09:50 - 06:35JNB-SYD
35h 45m1 stop
$1,502Etihad Airways
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Thu, 30 Oct - Sat, 8 Nov
Qatar Airways Logo
15:50 - 15:35SYD-JNB
32h 45m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
13:45 - 06:10JNB-SYD
31h 25m2 stops
$1,532Qatar Airways
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Mon, 10 Nov - Tue, 18 Nov
Qatar Airways Logo
15:50 - 15:35SYD-JNB
32h 45m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
20:20 - 06:50JNB-SYD
25h 30m1 stop
$1,540Qatar Airways
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Fri, 24 Oct - Fri, 31 Oct
Emirates Logo
06:00 - 11:35SYD-CPT
38h 35m1 stop
Emirates Logo
13:40 - 18:35CPT-SYD
43h 55m1 stop
$2,187Emirates
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Sun, 26 Oct - Sun, 9 Nov
Qantas Airways Logo
09:30 - 22:50SYD-CPT
22h 20m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
07:00 - 14:30CPT-SYD
22h 30m1 stop
$2,223Qantas Airways
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Tue, 7 Oct - Thu, 23 Oct
Qantas Airways Logo
10:30 - 17:20SYD-CPT
39h 50m1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
07:00 - 15:45CPT-SYD
23h 45m1 stop
$2,265Qantas Airways
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Tue, 7 Oct - Tue, 28 Oct
Emirates Logo
21:10 - 11:35SYD-CPT
47h 25m1 stop
Emirates Logo
13:40 - 07:35CPT-SYD
32h 55m2 stops
$2,288Emirates
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Sydney to Africa flights

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

What is the cheapest Sydney to Africa flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Africa from Sydney found in the last 72 hours was to Johannesburg, at $1,494 return. The most popular route is from Sydney (SYD) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,494.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Sydney 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 Sydney to Africa is May, when tickets cost $1,696 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and October, when the average cost of return tickets is $2,450 and $2,134 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Sydney to Africa?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Sydney to Africa clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Sydney to Africa, look for departures on Sundays and avoid leaving on a Monday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Africa, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly and Tuesday is the most expensive.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Sydney 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 Sydney to Africa, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 14% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$627
Best time to beat the crowds (10% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (22% more expensive on average)
Flight from Sydney to Nairobi

FAQs - booking Africa flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Sydney 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 Sydney 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 Sydney 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 Sydney 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 Sydney 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 time of day to fly to Africa?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Africa is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost $1,456 on average. Morning departures are around 11% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Africa is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,616.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Sydney to Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Sydney 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.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3334 reviews
7.9Food
8.1Boarding
8.2Entertainment
8.3Crew
8.0Comfort
Airline reviews

Food was excellent. Leg room in economy, not so good; I’m 6’-1”.

8.0 ExcellentCarlton, Aug 2025MLE - DXB
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Food was excellent. Leg room in economy, not so good; I’m 6’-1”.

Similar to Hyd->Dubai this too was worst airlines. Bad seats, bad seating arrangement which created lot of confusion since family member were not given seat together. However most of them changed the seat and got with the family. Cheap tactics by Emirates.

Delayed and missed connecting flight. But Emirates took care until next day flight. Thank you

They cancelled our flight, rebooked, cancelled that one. We are now flying New Zealand Air and need a refund please. How do we get it?

Wifi was not operational for the whole trip. Other than this, flight was well received .

Emirates is superb service. The A380 was very comfortable. The cabin crew is really helpful

Over - amazing. The aircraft is somewhat old on this route.

Food no so good. Extra charge to much for front seats cost me £163 then other people sat near me for nothing 🤬

Ove the A380 planes. Comfortable seats. Served great Indian food and Masala Chai!

Except for the uncleaned tray, and the delay in serving food for our section (which may have been due to the location of our row) everything else was good. The crew were very professional and responded to our requests promptly throughout the flight. We as a family were not disappointed by Emirates.

by the time they got to our row, they were out of some of the food options. games and movies were great but maybe more game options like tetris or pac man would be great

A few more inches of legroom is all i ask

Great as usual, some delays but well communicated and made up for in the air

Business class points redemption - good value for points paid, dubious value if out of your own pocket, domestic class business product okay for this length of flight. The flight left and arrived on time, crew were good, aircraft was a bit old and tired, but still miles ahead of their competitors in Virgin and Jetstar.

Airline running better than post Covid, proper boarding process now implemented, some aircraft feeling a bit old and tired, crew fine, online experience better.

We were upgraded and after just a short delay in attending to a safety check we were on our way. Would definately fly Qantas International on their Dreamliner again.

Five hour flight instead of four hours due to westerly headwinds which wasn’t the fault of Qantas !

I tried to check in online but was unable to do so. I stood in line for nearly two hours to check in. American Airlines was understaffed. When I finally got to the kiosk to check in, I was still unable to check in. No AA staff was available to help. Finally one of the airport security agents who was helping passengers became of lack of AA Staff told me: “I think the reason you can’t check in is that you are starting your name with an upper case letter when you write it. Just write it with all lower case letters.” That did allow me to check in. HOW COULD ANYONE POSSIBLY KNOW THAT IF THEY USE AN INITIAL UPPER CASE LETTER TO SPELL THEIR OWN NAME, AA WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO CHECK IN?????? Then I had to wait in line over half an hour again to drop off my baggage. Although I arrived at the airport 3 hours early, by the time I got to the gate, they had already started boarding.

One of the oldest most uncomfortable "lay down" seats I've ever experienced. Old plane and old seats that don't lay flat. The seat back does not even recline - at all. Instead the legrest awkwardly extends to fill the gap between a small cubby into which you must insert your feet/legs. I am 5' 11" and could not lay straight but had to tuck my knees. Ticket was also very expensive. Would not recommend flying business/first on Finair from Melbourne to Bangkok and will not do so again myself.

The wifi was out. Otherwise it was great flight. Richard, as CSM, was excellent.

The check-in and crew staff were wonderful. The food was reasonable. The online side Qatar was very poor. Seats were very tight and not very comfortable for a 14 hour flight!

Awful plane to Tashkent. Not even possible to sleep. In business class does not even recline fully

I’ve flown with Qatar multiple times and the service has always been great. Very professional, organized, the food is delicious and plentiful, tons of entertainment.

All the crew members were too slow and rude. Most of the times the registers were empty, while hundreds of customers were waiting in line, and it was impossible to get a supervisor. Despite being in line on time, I missed my freight, plus a some customers who were ahead and behind me.

Qatar Airways did a very good job. Flights were slightly delayed with boarding but pilots made up time by arrival. The food was OK, no better or worse than other airlines. Although it would be nice to have three meals during 16 hours flight instead of two.

The Qatar Airways staff pre-boarding and also on the flight from Dallas to Doha were incredibly mediocre and arrogant. Consider retraining these individuals Other flights were ok.

The food is not good and also if you ask crew to bring something they say ok I will bring but you will never get it. Please they should listen good to passengers

The overall flight experience between Doha and Kolkata was satisfactory. The staff onboard were notably engaged, responsive, and enthusiastic, providing a level of service that stood out, especially when compared to the less attentive crew on the earlier leg from Heathrow to Doha. Their eagerness to assist made the journey more pleasant. Additionally, the time spent at the Silver Lounge in Doha contributed positively to the experience. The lounge offered a comfortable and relaxing environment, with adequate amenities and attentive staff. Overall, both the flight and the lounge experience in Doha met expectations, making for a smooth and satisfactory travel experience.

Do not overbook flights and kick out confirmed ticketed passengers :-(

Wasn’t allowed to continue with the purchased tickets because I hadn’t been able to go on the first scheduled leg.

i was not allowed to use lounge, although i had business class ticket, and nobody told me my ticket was not eligible to use lounge

The check-in has been the very best so far I didn't get to use my priority access which made me feel like a paid a higher price with no benefit for that I loved the food Very tasty and hot The staff friendliness, empathy could be better as it was not linear amongst the whole crew Otherwise, no complaints. I'd still fly again via Etihad Great prices despite the long 6h of waiting time

It was OK as the seat which we paid for doesn’t have any window. We paid $120 for 3 seats but it’s for nothing. Crew could not help. None of the ports worked so all our phones went dry

Etihad seems to have a very strict luggage enforcement. I am a very light passenger compared to other passengers which are mainly heavier. I do not understood why airlines enforce the weight restriction so strictly. I was overweight luggage of 1.5kg, but am probably 10+kg lighter than the average passenger. Other airlines are far more accommodating. Poor customer service as far as I am concerned. If weight is such an important issue to an airline they should charge passengers by total amount of body weight plus luggage. To me just ridiculous.

Horrible. After paying for seats, I was cramped, my daughters legs kept hitting the seat in front, I had no overhead bin space and no help from stewards on board, the food was served cold, when asked for snacks was told to wait and never received any, the flight was cold with no temperature controls. Entertainment was outdated. I booked this through partnership with American Airlines but will avoid in the future.

Horrible. After paying for my seats, I was cramped, had no overhead bin space, freezing as the flight had no temperature controls, the food was awful and served cold, when asked for snacks was told to wait and then never received any. I booked this flight as a partner through American Airlines but will avoid in the future.

Extremely bad food, they never gave our bags in time, the online check-in did not let us check in because we had Indian OCI not sure why we were given the option to check in then, because we couldn’t check in online we had to go in person and we were not able to change our seats and sit with our family

we were delayed from Athens to Abu Dhabi by an hour and a half, so I had trouble connecting the flight from there to Bali. It could have been done had they waited even 15 mins. There was another lady who was in the same boat. By the time we were half way across the terminal, they have actually already issued different flights for us to go Jakarta then to Bali. Not to mention the inconvenience of waiting over 4 hrs at the airport and the subsequent inconvenience, we did not arrive to Bali till after 800pm the next day, which means I paid for the hotel for nothing when I could have been there before noon the next day! There was little explanation. It was just as well I needed some assistance getting around, otherwise the 2 of us would have been completely lost! Not going to fly with them again!

Likes: on time departure, new plane Didn’t like:very poor quality food, very limited entertainment.no amenity kit etc.

This flight was a dreamliner so I think the space was ok for the legs, but the option for food was again limited and the crew was same.

good flight. food is only so so. I actually did not eat the snack. it does not look too good on the passenger next to me.

Food no variations only beef of chicken no veggie meals

Super surprised with the entire experience. Business class is incredible. Flight attendants around the world could learn customer service from these people. Simply fabulous experience all the way around.

Pillow and blanket are dirty. My son got multiple bites during the flight

Flight was on time. My group paid for seat’s so that us four can be seated next to each other. We all got separated. We all got middle seats, which made it more difficult to be able to get up and stretch or use the restroom. We tried talking to the employees at China Eastern and they were of no help. We will not be taking this flight or recommend this route to others in the future. Also I will be contacting customer service on how I can get our money back for paying for assigned seats.

China eastern was fantastic. I had read so many bad reviews that had made me nervous. However, I found that the flight attendant’s, and customer service check in etc. etc. was excellent. I had no problems. I would fly with them again!

Excellent! I had read some negative reviews but I found out that it was not all was not true! The staff was courteous and helpful. The flight take off and landing was nice & easy. The food was good! I asked for a second and I got it easily and without an attitude! All was wonderful!

Excellent experience however older aeroplanes used by China Eastern Airlines.

The crew were excellent, service amazing, blankets and pillow good, cabin temperature perfect, the flight on time, food was unusual selection however plentiful, price for tickets unbeatable through Kayak. Older aeroplanes used by China Eastern was the only down side.

Delay in off-boarding due to customs at SFO... pilot announcement should have come earlier so passengers don't clog aisles.

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