Flights to South Africa and in South Africa
There are many ways to get to South Africa, but the best way to get there is by air.
Over 50 airlines, 200 000 aircraft landings and nearly 30 million passengers annually move through South Africas 10 principal airports. This includes the three major airports in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town.
Johannesburg International Airport handles the majority of flights to South Africa. Johannesburg International Airport offers international arrivals and departures, domestic flights and other connections to the rest of Africa. Many flights to South Africa are also available direct to Cape Town International Airport and a few direct flights to South Africa are available to Durban International Airport.
In addition to this there are many charter flight companies that operates in South Africa offering private flights for game viewing and to the numerous safari and game lodges.
Airlines offering flights to South Africa
South Africa is served by more than 70 international airlines including South African Airways that operates in many destinations in Europe, North and South America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
The following are some of the major airlines offering flights to South Africa:
- 1Time
- Air Austral
- Air Botswana
- Air France
- Airlink
- Air Madagascar
- Air Malawi
- Air Mauritius
- Air Namibia
- Air Portugal (TAP)
- Air Seychelles
- Air Tanzania
- Air Zimbabwe
- Bellview Airlines
- British Airways
- Cathay Pacific Airways
- China Eastern Airlines
- Civair Delta Airlines
- Egypt Air
- El-Al
- Emirates
- Ethiopian Airlines
- Etihad Airways
- Gabon Airlines
- Hewa Bora Airlines
- Iberia Airlines
- InterAir
- Interlink
- Kenya Airways
- KLM
- Kulula.com
- LAM Mozambique Airlines
- LTU International Airways
- Lufthansa
- Malaysia Airlines
- Mango Airlines
- Olympic Airways
- Pelican Air Services
- Qantas Airways
- Qatar Airways
- Saudi Arabian Airlines
- Singapore Airlines
- South African Airways
- South African Express
- Swiss International Airlines
- TAAG Angolan Airlines
- Thai Airways
- Turkish Airlines
- Virgin Atlantic Airways
- Virgin Nigeria
- Zambian Airways
Flights in South Africa
Once you get to South Africa – either via Cape Town or Johannesburg - a very easy way to get to other South African cities is by using domestic South African airlines. There are many airlines that offers flights in South Africa.
Here is a list of South Africa airlines:
Kulula.com
Kulula.com First took to the skies in August 2001 as South Africa’s first low fare airline, offering flights in South Africa affordable for anyone. Kulula.com is the daughter company of Airways (Comair). It is based in Johannesburg and links the city to other major cities such as: Cape Town, Durban, Port Elisabeth and the airport near Kruger National Park (Kruger Mpumalanga Airport).
Kulula.com operates over 325 flights a week with 15 routes including three regional destinations.
1time
Is based in Johannesburg and operates flights within the country and the main destinations are: Cape Town, Durban and George.
Mango
Was launched in 2006. It offers flights between Bloemfontein, Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg.
South African Airways
South Africa Airways is South Africa’s national carrier. South Africa Airways mission is to be “An African Airline with global reach”. South Africa Airways flies locally between Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London, Bloemfontein, George, Pietermaritzburg, Mthatha, Kimberley, Polokwane, Richards Bay, Upington, Nelspruit/Kruger, Hoedspriut, Margate, Phalaborwa, Mmabatho, Manzini and Maseru plus the rest of the world.
