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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 17 cities in 12 different countries. Johannesburg, Cape Town, 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 ₱4,413 for a round-trip.

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

    With 15 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 Accra Kotoka airport, with 2 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 17 destinations.

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South African customer reviews

7.3
GoodBased on 30 verified guest reviews
7.4Food
6.9Comfort
7.9Crew
6.2Entertainment
7.5Boarding
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2.0 Poor
CPT-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-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
D
2.0 Poor
CPT-JNB
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.
V
2.0 Poor
ACC-ABJ
Very bad. Linda the hostess was very rude all the time
V
2.0 Poor
JNB-ACC
Very bad, Linda the hostess was very rude all the time
A
6.0 Okay
GRU-CPT
The flight SA227 on 2nd March Sao Paulo to Cape Town was delayed by 3 hours. All other flights leaving Sao Paulo left on time. We were told that we were waiting for push back and a routing from Air traffic control. I don't believe this, what was the real reason for the flight delay?
T
10.0 Wonderful
HRE-JNB
All good
V
8.0 Very good
WDH-JNB
I think more immigration officers at Or Tambo- I spent 90 mins in a queue before I can assisted and most people missed their appointments and meetings
H
6.0 Okay
LOS-JNB
Not sure it was a basic airline so nothing much to like but what was annoying was they delayed so much we missed our connecting flight and we had to almost fight to be out on the next flight and also even get food
E
10.0 Wonderful
JNB-HRE
Everything the crew werr nice and helpful plus the food was good

South African flight status

Wed 3/26

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

Find out which destinations you can fly to direct with South African by entering your departure airport. If you want to know if South African flies a certain route, enter both the departure and destination airport before hitting search.
Wed 3/26

All South African flight routes

Flight #Departure AirportArrival AirportDurationSunMonTueWedThuFriSat
189Dar Es Salaam (DAR)Johannesburg (JNB)3h 45m•••••••
59Kinshasa (FIH)Johannesburg (JNB)3h 50m•••••
58Johannesburg (JNB)Kinshasa (FIH)3h 50m•••••
50Johannesburg (JNB)Lubumbashi (FBM)2h 30m•••••
51Lubumbashi (FBM)Johannesburg (JNB)2h 35m•••••
56Accra (ACC)Abidjan (ABJ)1h 0m•••
56Johannesburg (JNB)Accra (ACC)6h 5m•••
57Accra (ACC)Johannesburg (JNB)5h 55m•••
57Abidjan (ABJ)Accra (ACC)1h 5m•••
314Cape Town (CPT)Johannesburg (JNB)2h 0m•
534Durban (DUR)Johannesburg (JNB)1h 10m••••
527Johannesburg (JNB)Durban (DUR)1h 10m••••
66Johannesburg (JNB)Lusaka (LUN)2h 0m•••••
77Windhoek (WDH)Johannesburg (JNB)1h 45m•••••••
404Port Elizabeth (PLZ)Johannesburg (JNB)1h 35m•••••••
76Johannesburg (JNB)Windhoek (WDH)1h 55m•••••••
419Johannesburg (JNB)Port Elizabeth (PLZ)1h 35m•••••••
22Johannesburg (JNB)Harare (HRE)1h 40m•••••••
188Johannesburg (JNB)Dar Es Salaam (DAR)3h 30m•••••••
307Johannesburg (JNB)Cape Town (CPT)2h 15m•••••••
23Harare (HRE)Johannesburg (JNB)1h 45m•••••••
40Johannesburg (JNB)Victoria Falls (VFA)1h 40m•••••
63Lusaka (LUN)Johannesburg (JNB)2h 0m•••••
41Victoria Falls (VFA)Johannesburg (JNB)1h 40m•••••
281Perth (PER)Johannesburg (JNB)11h 15m•••••
190Johannesburg (JNB)Port Louis (MRU)4h 0m•••••••
191Port Louis (MRU)Johannesburg (JNB)4h 25m•••••••
280Johannesburg (JNB)Perth (PER)9h 35m•••••
60Johannesburg (JNB)Lagos (LOS)6h 10m•••
61Lagos (LOS)Johannesburg (JNB)5h 55m•••
226Cape Town (CPT)Sao Paulo (GRU)8h 55m••
222Johannesburg (JNB)Sao Paulo (GRU)10h 5m••
223Sao Paulo (GRU)Johannesburg (JNB)9h 0m••
227Sao Paulo (GRU)Cape Town (CPT)7h 30m•
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South African information

IATA CodeSA
Routes34
Top routeCape Town to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport
Airports served17
Top airportJohannesburg OR Tambo
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