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Cheap Flights from Sydney to South Africa

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Johannesburg
Johannesburg1 stop$1,236
Cape Town
Cape Town2 stops$1,537
Durban
Durban3 stops$1,845
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth2 stops$2,073
Hoedspruit
Hoedspruit2 stops$2,461
Johannesburg
Johannesburg1 stop$1,236
Cape Town
Cape Town2 stops$1,537
Durban
Durban3 stops$1,845
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth2 stops$2,073
Hoedspruit
Hoedspruit2 stops$2,461

Book Cheap Sydney to South 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 South 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 from Sydney to South Africa

Mon, 2 Mar - Wed, 11 Mar
Singapore Airlines Logo
16:10 - 18:35
SYD
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JNB
35h 25m
1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
19:55 - 17:55
JNB
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SYD
37h 00m
1 stop
$1,236Singapore Airlines
Fri, 6 Mar - Sat, 14 Mar
Singapore Airlines Logo
16:10 - 18:35
SYD
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JNB
35h 25m
1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
19:55 - 11:50
JNB
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SYD
30h 55m
1 stop
$1,238Singapore Airlines
Mon, 9 Feb - Mon, 16 Feb
Multiple Airlines Logo
21:45 - 08:20
SYD
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JNB
43h 35m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:45 - 18:50
JNB
-
SYD
44h 05m
1 stop
$1,422Multiple Airlines
Wed, 25 Feb - Wed, 4 Mar
Qatar Airways Logo
21:40 - 17:30
SYD
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CPT
28h 50m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
12:35 - 18:50
CPT
-
SYD
45h 15m
1 stop
$1,736Qatar Airways
Wed, 11 Feb - Wed, 25 Feb
Qatar Airways Logo
15:50 - 10:30
SYD
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CPT
27h 40m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
12:35 - 06:50
CPT
-
SYD
33h 15m
1 stop
$1,742Qatar Airways
Sun, 19 Apr - Sun, 10 May
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:00 - 16:15
SYD
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DUR
35h 15m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:05 - 06:15
DUR
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SYD
34h 10m
2 stops
$1,845Multiple Airlines
Sun, 3 May - Sat, 30 May
South African Logo
13:45 - 08:40
SYD
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DUR
26h 55m
2 stops
South African Logo
11:00 - 21:50
DUR
-
SYD
26h 50m
2 stops
$1,880South African
Sun, 19 Apr - Sun, 10 May
South African Logo
18:15 - 08:40
SYD
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DUR
22h 25m
2 stops
South African Logo
14:40 - 21:50
DUR
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SYD
23h 10m
2 stops
$1,894South African
Sun, 3 May - Sat, 30 May
Qantas Airways Logo
10:35 - 10:40
SYD
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DUR
32h 05m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
11:15 - 14:55
DUR
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SYD
19h 40m
1 stop
$2,018Qantas Airways
Thu, 12 Feb - Mon, 16 Feb
Qantas Airways Logo
09:30 - 20:00
SYD
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PLZ
19h 30m
1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
07:00 - 14:30
PLZ
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SYD
22h 30m
1 stop
$2,198Qantas Airways
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Sydney to South Africa flights

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

What is the cheapest Sydney to South Africa flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to South Africa from Sydney found in the last 72 hours was to Johannesburg, at $1,708 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 $1,708.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Sydney to South 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 South Africa is February, when tickets cost $1,576 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, when the average cost of return tickets is $2,409 and $1,950 respectively.

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to South Africa on a Wednesday and more expensive on a Friday. On your return trip to Sydney, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Sydney to South 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 South 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 South Africa, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 15% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$727
Best time to beat the crowds (12% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (34% more expensive on average)
Flight from Sydney to Johannesburg

FAQs - booking South Africa flights

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

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

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost $1,967 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,967.

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

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Sydney to South 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 1439 reviews
8.6Crew
8.0Entertainment
8.0Comfort
7.8Food
8.3Boarding
Airline reviews

I wish there was a little more leg room between the seats. The recline was good and seats overall were comfortable. I also didn’t like the 2-4-2 configuration.

8.0 Excellentpuravi, Dec 2025
EWR - SIN
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I wish there was a little more leg room between the seats. The recline was good and seats overall were comfortable. I also didn’t like the 2-4-2 configuration.

a completely full flight - felt quite carmped in, despite being on the window seat. Meal served could better. Surely different from pre-covid trips I used to take to and from Bangkok.

SQ service is great as always. However, the food quality seems to have gotten a lot worse recently.

I was in a middle seat where I felt a bit too cramped otherwise the trip was good

Lounge a access was excellent as was the attentiveness and service from the crew as always. The food and drink supplied were of good quality. The entertainment system had a good selection and I liked the mapping system supplied. However the screen wild have been bigger and the operation a little smoother to navigate. The seats were barely comfortable, but adequate.

Headwind delayed our flight which wasn’t the airlines fault

Horrendous. We upgraded and they took the money but cancelled one of our tickets. The recline action didn’t work on the seats for the flight from Singapore to London, pre booked meals but they seemed to have disappeared as well.. Phone customer service was horrendous. Took 5 phone calls and no fix. Craig at the airport was the only one who seemed to be able to get the ticket back.

Construction at PDX resulting in very lung walk from the rental car to the gate. SFO, extremely long walk between terminals to get to connecting Singapore airlines flight. My smart watch recorded a total of 3 miles.

Crew and service was excellent, but passengers should be offered a welcome drink before take off which did not happen. Food was very good. Unfortunately the lie-flat bed in business class was one of the most uncomfortable I have experienced. The configuration forces you to sleep with your legs at an angle instead of in a straight line, plus there is very little padding on the bed so it wasn't possible to sleep for more than 2-3 hours on an 18 hour flight. For what the airlines charges for a business class ticket their hard product leaves a lot to be desired.

Food could have been better. Too many passengers getting up and down all the time.

Both flights to and back from Lyon with buses taking extra time and delaying flight at DXB. Food serving needed work.

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.

Emirates A380s are always wonderful to fly on. Their crews, food and service are always excellent. They are typically on time and the only thing I would change (maybe newer or upgraded aircraft have this) is bluetooth so I can pair my noise cancelling headphones without a cable.

Premium economy was worth it-comfort was definitely better than economy class. The seats were more comfortable, blankets and pillows thicker

Warm staff, very responsive service. Well furnished cabin and comfortable seat and amenities. Excellent onboard wifi connection and very large comfortable restrooms.

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

We boarded but due to a technical issue we spent 4.5hrs on the ground waiting for the issue to be resolved

Crew were very good. Food service was a little slow and disappointing not having on demand dining and only 3 options. Amenity kits and pyjamas were excellent.

No kids provided. Instead we were told to have contacted the airline that we have kids and require kids meals. We were not the only ones who inquired about kids meals. It’s odd. Emirates and other airlines give kids meals as standard and before the adult food comes out. The rice in our meals was gluggy and under cooked. The chicken was also raw. Sadly not the best experience with Finn Air. The hostesses tried to compensate with the snacks and drinks but missed the mark by a long way. Especially when paying Emirates/Qantas prices

Emirates need to improve the boarding process. There is no point calling for all First and Business Class passengers plus Platinum, Gold and Silver Skywards members at one time. Further to this, try channeling all these people into one entry point with no defined lines. It was chaos. The is a common issue on the Dubai to Riyadh flight. Poor effort Emirates.

Hard to move and get out of my seat when the passenger in front is in recline position.

It was a good flight and no complaints. It just wasn't anything that was better than any other flight.

The crew were wonderful - if only the customers were as well behaved as the attendants!! Ha ha! If you could just talk to God and ask for less turbulence next time.... Juuuuust kidding....

Flight was canceled. I was not alerted. It was only kayak that alerted me

Flight was 2.5 hours late leaving. We spent 50 minutes of that sitting on the plane with no explanation. They did reduce the time in the air so we arrived a little less late which was something. The cheese and crackers were okay but the wine was terrible.

Excellent as always, I won't fly to Australia, and back to the US on any other airline. The flight crew is always top notch, and have a way to make one feel extra special. Thank you for your service, I would rate Qantas Airways a 10+.

Basic airline, aircraft and service. AA gets you from point A to B. My flight was delayed by 2 hours too.

No internet on flight, which makes log travels really hard.

Not great. The inflight entertainment was all on an app, and I did not want to watch a film on my phone. Also, the range of options of films was limited.

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

It was mediocre. Honestly, the flight was late but that didn’t bother me as I had plenty of time. The only thing that bothered me is that the crew never asked to make the beds for us in business class. Maybe the crew was exhausted and that just didn’t occur to them.

The flight was over 1 hour late taking off ,when I arrived in Abu Dhabi ,I missed my connecting flight to Bangkok so I had to wait almost 6 hours for my flight arriving in Bangkok at 6:30 am ,So I missed a whole day of my vacation and my hotel room sat empty so I paid for hotel days that I was not there. In Abu Dhabi there was a woman that worked the desk at transfers that was so professional, courteous , helpful,and may I say absolutely beautiful .she got me food vouchers for my layover and was a very calming presence. Besides that I will never use Etihad again I will pay the Xtra money . I'm sure they won't read or see this but it's my "2 cents" I'll use an airline that respects me and my hard earned dollars

It was fantastic. The flight from Chicago to Abu Dahbi was fantastic. The crew, food and service were amazing. Everything was handled by the crew member assigned to us , Nicholas, was usually done before we asked for it. Highly recommend Etihad!

Etihad Check In counter/Station manager in Heathrow was bothering and not helpful at all. They are rude and not customer oriented

I didn’t have a flight because it was a fraud and you allow it. Illl never use Kayak again!!!

I missed my flight ,staff unhelpful, they sat and watched me wait ,gangway door closed, English was a problem no announcement I was on time now I missed my month vacation ,lost 1400 bucks no refund I'm sick to my stomach

It’s a business class ticket but they didn’t give a lounge access

Seat space was tight and uncomfortable. There was hardly any cushioning giving me a terrible tail bone ache. Getting and out was extremely cramped. We paid for seat choices and felt totally ripped off. Food was mediocre. By the time the servers served 2 or 3 rows they ran out of this or that option as we saw on the inbound trip also. This is infuriating. Entertainment choices were extremely limited for such a long haul. The screen froze on occasion and did not switch off when the on off button was pressed. When it did it came back on its own in 5 seconds. The airlines has gone downhill since last year.

The flight from Abu Dabhi to Bangalore was terrible. The plane was an order model with no onboard entertainment. The beverage selection were very limited.

excellent, staff and boarding were all seamless and no issues, thank you!

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

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

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