Flights to South Africa

Cape Town is located at the southern tip of the African continent, yet is easily accessible via direct overnight flights from Europe, the Americas, Asia and Australia.

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South African Airways (SAA) is part of the Star Alliance, and South Africa is served by major airlines such as United, Delta, British Airways, KLM, Lufthansa, Emirates, Qantas, Singapore Airlines, and more.

Estimated flying time between various destinations within Southern Africa

Departure	Arrival	Duration
Johannesburg	Cape Town	1h50min
Durban	Cape Town	1h55min
Johannesburg	Livingstone	1h30min
Johannesburg	Sun City	40min

Estimated flying time from various destinations to South Africa

Departure	Arrival	Duration
USA (Atlanta)	Johannesburg	15h10min
USA (New York)	Johannesburg	15h05min
USA (Washington DC)	Johannesburg	16h40min
Germany (Munich)	Johannesburg	10h50min
Germany (Frankfurt)	Johannesburg	10h45min
Switzerland (Zurich)	Johannesburg	10h35min
Netherlands (Amsterdam)	Johannesburg	11h35min
France (Paris)	Johannesburg	10h35min
Turkey (Istanbul)	Johannesburg	12h00min
UK (London)	Johannesburg	11h25min
UK (London)	Cape Town	12h10min
Hong Kong	Johannesburg	12h50min
Kuala Lumpur	Cape Town	12h30min
Singapore	Cape Town	12h50min
Australia (Perth)	Johannesburg	12h50min
Australia (Sydney)	Johannesburg	13h55min
Brazil (Sao Paulo)	Johannesburg	13h55min
Argentina (Buenos Aires)	Johannesburg	09h25min
Argentina (Buenos Aires)	Cape Town	07h45min
Israel (Tel Aviv)	Johannesburg	09h10min
UAE (Dubai)	Johannesburg	09h40min
UAE (Abu Dhabi)	Cape Town	10h25min
Qatar (Doha)	Johannesburg	10h55min
Egypt (Cairo)	Johannesburg	08h15min
Kenya (Nairobi)	Johannesburg	04h15min
Namibia (Windhoek)	Cape Town	02h10min