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FAQs about flying with South African

  • What is South African's carry-on size allowance?

    On board South African flights, cabin baggage should not exceed 56x36x23cm. If your hand luggage is bigger, the South African assistance team will most likely ask you to pay extra for checked luggage.

  • Where does South African fly to?

    South African offers direct flights to 18 cities in 13 different countries. Cape Town, Johannesburg, and Durban are the most popular cities covered by South African.

  • What is South African’s primary hub?

    South African concentrates most of its flight operations in Johannesburg.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on South African flights?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine, meaning that we continuously look across the web to find the best deals 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 all airlines, including South African.

  • What’s the cheapest route that South African flies?

    In the last 72 hours, the cheapest route flown by South African found on KAYAK was from Johannesburg to Durban, with a price of ₱4,030 for a round-trip.

  • What are the most popular airports for South African flights to depart from?

    With 16 South African flights departing each week, Johannesburg OR Tambo airport is the most popular airport for South African flights to depart from. The most popular destination from this airport is Durban. The next most popular departure airport is Cape Town Intl airport, with 3 South African flights departing from there each week.

  • Is South African part of an airline alliance?

    Yes, South African is part of the Star Alliance airline alliance.

  • How many destinations does South African fly to?

    In total, South African flies to 18 destinations.

South African customer reviews

7.3
Good52 verified ratings
7.4Boarding
7.8Crew
6.3Entertainment
7.1Food
7.0Comfort
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2.0 Poor
JNB
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LUN
Boarded almost 48 hrs later after a scheduling change on my initial flight that was not communicated either by kayak of SAA.
B
4.0 Mediocre
CPT
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JNB
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.
S
10.0 Wonderful
VFA
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JNB
Excellent airline. Even with 1.5 hour flight, we got light meal on board
D
4.0 Mediocre
DUR
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JNB
South African Airways on the outside, a very old shabby Qatar Airways plane on the inside
V
10.0 Wonderful
DAR
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JNB
Excellent crew, good pilot and the service was fabulous
S
8.0 Very good
JNB
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WDH
Fair
U
10.0 Wonderful
CPT
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JNB
Comfortable long flight!
C
10.0 Wonderful
JNB
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DUR
The food options were beef or veg, No alternatives for Hindus, that don't eat beef...
W
2.0 Poor
CPT
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JNB
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
J
6.0 Okay
JNB
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CPT
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

South African flight status

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South African route map - Which destinations does South African fly to?

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All South African flight routes

Flight #Departure AirportArrival AirportDurationMonTueWedThuFriSatSun
189Dar Es Salaam (DAR)Johannesburg (JNB)3h 45m•••••••
188Johannesburg (JNB)Dar Es Salaam (DAR)3h 30m•••••••
58Johannesburg (JNB)Kinshasa (FIH)3h 50m•••••
59Kinshasa (FIH)Johannesburg (JNB)3h 50m•••••
322Cape Town (CPT)Johannesburg (JNB)2h 0m•••••••
556Durban (DUR)Johannesburg (JNB)1h 10m•••••••
575Johannesburg (JNB)Durban (DUR)1h 10m•••••••
307Johannesburg (JNB)Cape Town (CPT)2h 15m•••••
404Port Elizabeth (PLZ)Johannesburg (JNB)1h 35m•••••••
30Johannesburg (JNB)Gaborone (GBE)0h 55m•••••••
51Lubumbashi (FBM)Johannesburg (JNB)2h 40m•••••••
39Gaborone (GBE)Johannesburg (JNB)1h 0m•••••••
50Johannesburg (JNB)Lubumbashi (FBM)2h 40m•••••••
419Johannesburg (JNB)Port Elizabeth (PLZ)1h 35m•••••••
62Johannesburg (JNB)Lusaka (LUN)2h 0m•••••••
63Lusaka (LUN)Johannesburg (JNB)2h 0m•••••••
281Perth (PER)Johannesburg (JNB)11h 15m•••••
280Johannesburg (JNB)Perth (PER)9h 35m•••••
223Sao Paulo (GRU)Johannesburg (JNB)9h 0m••••
222Johannesburg (JNB)Sao Paulo (GRU)10h 35m••••
61Lagos (LOS)Johannesburg (JNB)5h 55m••••
60Johannesburg (JNB)Lagos (LOS)6h 20m••••
56Accra (ACC)Abidjan (ABJ)1h 0m•••
56Johannesburg (JNB)Accra (ACC)6h 5m•••
57Accra (ACC)Johannesburg (JNB)5h 55m•••
57Abidjan (ABJ)Accra (ACC)1h 5m•••
190Johannesburg (JNB)Port Louis (MRU)4h 0m•••••
191Port Louis (MRU)Johannesburg (JNB)4h 25m•••••
194Cape Town (CPT)Port Louis (MRU)5h 0m•••
70Johannesburg (JNB)Windhoek (WDH)1h 55m••••
71Windhoek (WDH)Johannesburg (JNB)1h 45m••••
22Johannesburg (JNB)Harare (HRE)1h 45m•••
23Harare (HRE)Johannesburg (JNB)1h 45m•••
195Port Louis (MRU)Cape Town (CPT)6h 20m••
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South African information

IATA CodeSA
Routes38
Top routeJohannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Cape Town
Airports served18
Top airportJohannesburg OR Tambo
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