Getting to South Africa
There are frequent direct and indirect flights by numerous major airlines from destinations throughout Europe and North America to South Africa.
U.S.A. to South Africa: From the U.S.A., the only direct flight to South Africa is with South African Airways and Delta Air Lines. Both fly directly from New York (JFK) to Johannesburg (at fifteen hours and twenty minutes, this is the longest non-stop commercial flight in the world). Alternatively, there are direct flights from Atlanta to Cape Town or Johannesburg.
From Washington D.C., New York, L.A., Miami or San Francisco, you can fly via a European capital with carriers such as Air France, Virgin or KLM. Virgin Atlantic Airways also flies daily from New York to Johannesburg via London and offers direct flights from London to Cape Town. (Virgin also flies from Chicago via London to Cape Town. KLM and Air France fly via Amsterdam and Paris).
United Kingdom to South Africa: From the United Kingdom, South African Airways and British Airways offer the most direct flights, but there are numerous European Airlines offering the same flight. London to Johannesburg is an eleven hour direct flight and London to Cape Town direct is eleven and a half to twelve hours flying time.
Australia to South Africa: From Australia, Quantas and South African Airways offer direct flights from Perth to Johannesburg. Total flying time is eleven hours and five minutes. Germany to South Africa: From Germany, Lufthansa and South African Airways offer direct flights from Frankfurt to Cape Town with a flying time of thirteen hours and thirty minutes, or ten hours and ten minutes to Johannesburg.
| Depart: | Arrive: | Flying time: | Airline: |
| U.S.A. - Atlanta (ATL) U.S.A. - Atlanta (ATL) Germany - München Germany - Frankfurt (FRA) Switzerland - Zurich (ZRH) U.K. - London (LHR) Hong Kong (HKG) Kuala Lumpur (KUL) U.K. - London (LHR) Australia - Perth (PER) Brazil - Sao Paulo (GRU) Dubai (DLB) Egypt & Nairobi (NBP) Namibia - Windhoek Israel - Tel Aviv (TLV) |
Johannesburg Cape Town Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg Cape Town Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg |
17 hr 45 min 22 hr 20 min 12 hr 15 min 10 hr 10 min 10 hr 15 min 11 hr 00 min 13 hr 15 min 10 hr 35 min 11 hr 30 min 11 hr 20 min 09 hr 50 min 08 hr 20 min 04 hr 20 min 01 hr 55 min 09 hr 10 min |
SAA SAA/Delta SAA/Lufthansa SAA/Delta SAA/Swiss SAA/Virgin SAA/Cathay Pacific SAA/Air Malaysia SAA/British Airways SAA/Quantas SAA/Varig SAA/Emirates SAA SAA SAA/ELAL |
Based on shortest flight times without disembarking - many others available.
| Depart: | Arrive: | Flying time: |
| Johannesburg (JNB) Johannesburg (JNB) Johannesburg (JNB) Johannesburg (JNB) Johannesburg (JNB) Cape Town (CPT) Cape Town (CPT) Cape Town (CPT) Cape Town (CPT) Durban (DUR) Durban (DUR) |
Cape Town (CPT) Port Elizabeth (PLZ) Durban (DUR) Nelspruit (MQP) Sun City (NTY) Port Elizabeth (PLZ) Durban (DUR) Nelspruit (MQP) Sun City (NTY) Port Elizabeth (PLZ) Nelspruit (MQP) |
02 hr 10 min 01 hr 40 min 01 hr 10 min 00 hr 45 min 00 hr 35 min 02 hr 00 min 01 hr 55 min 02 hr 15 min 02 hr 00 min 01 hr 20 min 01 hr 20 min |
Based on shortest flight times available / Daily flights to all centres.
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