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Recent return flight deals from South Africa to Europe

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13:15 - 11:55CPT Cape Town Intl-IST Istanbul

21h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

13:50 - 10:30IST Istanbul-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R10 319Qatar Airways

Tue, Oct 20 - Wed, Oct 28

13:15 - 11:55CPT Cape Town Intl-IST Istanbul

21h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

20:10 - 17:25IST Istanbul-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R10 319Qatar Airways

Wed, Sep 30 - Tue, Nov 3

9:50 - 12:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IST Istanbul

26h 00m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

13:55 - 8:20IST Istanbul-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

19h 25m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R10 479Etihad Airways

Fri, Nov 20 - Sun, Nov 29

9:50 - 12:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IST Istanbul

26h 00m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

13:55 - 8:20IST Istanbul-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

19h 25m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R10 511Etihad Airways

Fri, Nov 20 - Sun, Nov 29

13:15 - 21:35CPT Cape Town Intl-IST Istanbul

31h 20m1 stop Dubai Intl

23:40 - 11:40IST Istanbul-CPT Cape Town Intl

37h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

R10 575Emirates

Sat, Oct 10 - Mon, Oct 26

13:15 - 17:55CPT Cape Town Intl-IST Istanbul

27h 40m1 stop Dubai Intl

16:25 - 18:05IST Istanbul-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 40m1 stop Dubai Intl

R10 591Emirates

Sat, Oct 10 - Sat, Oct 17

15:10 - 4:45CPT Cape Town Intl-IST Istanbul

12h 35m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

0:10 - 13:00IST Istanbul-CPT Cape Town Intl

13h 50m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R10 607Ethiopian Air

Fri, Oct 9 - Thu, Oct 15

20:40 - 3:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IST Istanbul

30h 05m1 stop Algiers Houari Boumediene

1:40 - 7:45IST Istanbul-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 05m1 stop Algiers Houari Boumediene

R10 639Air Algerie

Sat, Sep 19 - Sat, Sep 26

20:40 - 3:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IST Istanbul

30h 05m1 stop Algiers Houari Boumediene

1:40 - 8:50IST Istanbul-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

32h 10m2 stops Algiers Houari Boumediene Luanda Dr Antonio Agostinho Neto Intl

R10 703Air Algerie

Mon, Nov 9 - Thu, Nov 19

15:10 - 4:45CPT Cape Town Intl-IST Istanbul

12h 35m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

23:55 - 13:00IST Istanbul-CPT Cape Town Intl

14h 05m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R10 750Ethiopian Air

Sun, Oct 11 - Mon, Oct 26

Recent last minute flight deals from South Africa to Europe

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13:15 - 12:15CPT Cape Town Intl-IST Istanbul

22h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

11:40 - 10:15IST Istanbul-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R10 511Qatar Airways

Sun, Aug 30 - Sun, Sep 6

10:05 - 21:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IST Istanbul

34h 30m1 stop Dubai Intl

23:30 - 20:35IST Istanbul-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

22h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

R10 607Emirates

Thu, Aug 27 - Thu, Sep 3

18:25 - 21:35CPT Cape Town Intl-IST Istanbul

26h 10m1 stop Dubai Intl

19:45 - 11:30IST Istanbul-CPT Cape Town Intl

16h 45m1 stop Dubai Intl

R10 623Emirates

Thu, Aug 27 - Thu, Sep 3

9:45 - 12:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IST Istanbul

25h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

13:45 - 8:20IST Istanbul-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

19h 35m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R10 750Etihad Airways

Thu, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 9

9:45 - 12:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IST Istanbul

25h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

13:50 - 8:15IST Istanbul-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

19h 25m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R11 086Etihad Airways

Thu, Aug 27 - Fri, Sep 4

23:15 - 1:20JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IST Istanbul

25h 05m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

17:20 - 21:20IST Istanbul-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 00m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R12 124KLM

Sun, Aug 30 - Tue, Sep 8

13:15 - 14:35CPT Cape Town Intl-FRA Frankfurt am Main

25h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

9:35 - 10:15FRA Frankfurt am Main-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R12 380Qatar Airways

Sun, Aug 30 - Mon, Sep 14

15:10 - 7:00CPT Cape Town Intl-LHR London Heathrow

16h 50m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

21:00 - 13:00LHR London Heathrow-CPT Cape Town Intl

15h 00m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R13 482Ethiopian Air

Fri, Aug 28 - Thu, Sep 10

7:40 - 10:45CPT Cape Town Intl-LHR London Heathrow

28h 05m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

6:30 - 21:10LHR London Heathrow-CPT Cape Town Intl

13h 40m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R13 929KLM

Mon, Aug 31 - Mon, Sep 21

13:50 - 7:00CPT Cape Town Intl-LHR London Heathrow

18h 10m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

21:00 - 14:10LHR London Heathrow-CPT Cape Town Intl

16h 10m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R21 661Ethiopian Air

Fri, Aug 28 - Sat, Sep 12

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16:35 - 4:35CPT Cape Town Intl-IST Istanbul

11h 00mdirect

13:05 - 23:00IST Istanbul-CPT Cape Town Intl

10h 55mdirect

R10 750Turkish Airlines

Sun, Oct 11 - Mon, Oct 26

17:45 - 6:00CPT Cape Town Intl-FRA Frankfurt am Main

12h 15mdirect

19:30 - 7:25FRA Frankfurt am Main-CPT Cape Town Intl

11h 55mdirect

R10 894Condor

Mon, Sep 21 - Tue, Oct 6

17:45 - 6:00CPT Cape Town Intl-FRA Frankfurt am Main

12h 15mdirect

19:30 - 7:25FRA Frankfurt am Main-CPT Cape Town Intl

11h 55mdirect

R10 926Condor

Mon, Sep 21 - Tue, Oct 6

16:35 - 4:35CPT Cape Town Intl-IST Istanbul

11h 00mdirect

13:05 - 23:00IST Istanbul-CPT Cape Town Intl

10h 55mdirect

R11 214Turkish Airlines

Sat, Oct 10 - Mon, Oct 26

21:40 - 6:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LHR London Heathrow

11h 15mdirect

19:15 - 8:20LHR London Heathrow-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

11h 05mdirect

R11 357Virgin Atlantic

Thu, Nov 5 - Sun, Nov 15

17:55 - 5:20CPT Cape Town Intl-FRA Frankfurt am Main

11h 25mdirect

22:15 - 10:35FRA Frankfurt am Main-CPT Cape Town Intl

11h 20mdirect

R11 869Lufthansa

Tue, Oct 20 - Tue, Oct 27

21:40 - 6:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LHR London Heathrow

11h 15mdirect

19:15 - 8:20LHR London Heathrow-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

11h 05mdirect

R11 933Virgin Atlantic

Wed, Feb 3 - Sat, Feb 27

19:35 - 4:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LHR London Heathrow

11h 20mdirect

21:15 - 10:25LHR London Heathrow-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

11h 10mdirect

R12 364British Airways

Wed, Feb 10 - Wed, Feb 24

19:35 - 4:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LHR London Heathrow

11h 20mdirect

21:15 - 10:25LHR London Heathrow-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

11h 10mdirect

R12 364British Airways

Wed, Feb 10 - Thu, Mar 4

17:55 - 5:20CPT Cape Town Intl-FRA Frankfurt am Main

11h 25mdirect

22:15 - 9:30FRA Frankfurt am Main-CPT Cape Town Intl

11h 15mdirect

R12 524Lufthansa

Thu, Sep 17 - Wed, Sep 23

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest return flight

Cape TownIstanbul

CPT Cape Town Intl - IST Istanbul

CPTIST

Cape Town Intl

Tue 20/10

13:15-11:55

1 stop21h 40m

Istanbul

Wed 28/10

13:50-10:30

1 stop21h 40m

R10 319

Cape TownIstanbul

CPT Cape Town Intl - IST Istanbul

CPTIST

Cape Town Intl

Wed 30/9

13:15-11:55

1 stop21h 40m

Istanbul

Tue 3/11

20:10-17:25

1 stop22h 15m

R10 319

JohannesburgIstanbul

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - IST Istanbul

JNBIST

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 20/11

9:50-12:50

1 stop26h 00m

Istanbul

Sun 29/11

13:55-8:20

1 stop19h 25m

R10 479

JohannesburgIstanbul

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - IST Istanbul

JNBIST

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 20/11

9:50-12:50

1 stop26h 00m

Istanbul

Sun 29/11

13:55-8:20

1 stop19h 25m

R10 511

Cape TownIstanbul

CPT Cape Town Intl - IST Istanbul

CPTIST

Cape Town Intl

Sat 10/10

13:15-21:35

1 stop31h 20m

Istanbul

Mon 26/10

23:40-11:40

1 stop37h 00m

R10 575

Cape TownIstanbul

CPT Cape Town Intl - IST Istanbul

CPTIST

Cape Town Intl

Sat 10/10

13:15-17:55

1 stop27h 40m

Istanbul

Sat 17/10

16:25-18:05

1 stop26h 40m

R10 591

Fastest return journey

Cape TownIstanbul

CPT Cape Town Intl - IST Istanbul

CPTIST

Cape Town Intl

Fri 9/10

15:10-4:45

1 stop12h 35m

Istanbul

Thu 15/10

0:10-13:00

1 stop13h 50m

R10 607

JohannesburgIstanbul

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - IST Istanbul

JNBIST

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 19/9

20:40-3:45

1 stop30h 05m

Istanbul

Sat 26/9

1:40-7:45

1 stop31h 05m

R10 639

JohannesburgIstanbul

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - IST Istanbul

JNBIST

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 9/11

20:40-3:45

1 stop30h 05m

Istanbul

Thu 19/11

1:40-8:50

2 stops32h 10m

R10 703

Cape TownIstanbul

CPT Cape Town Intl - IST Istanbul

CPTIST

Cape Town Intl

Sun 11/10

15:10-4:45

1 stop12h 35m

Istanbul

Mon 26/10

23:55-13:00

1 stop14h 05m

R10 750

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Flight prices to countries in Europe

Interested in flights to Europe? Find the countries in Europe that you can fly to for the biggest savings

	Price	R11 421 - R25 486

CHEAPEST COUNTRY	Switzerland	25% cheaper	Users typically spent R3 866 less on flights to Switzerland
MOST EXPENSIVE COUNTRY	Sweden	67% more expensive	Users typically spent R10 191 more on trips to Sweden
MOST POPULAR COUNTRY TO FLY TO	United Kingdom	409% more popular	As a popular travel destination, more of our users plan to visit United Kingdom than any other country in Europe

Where are the most popular flight destinations in Europe?

The most popular flight destination in Europe, according to our users, is United Kingdom, followed by Portugal, Italy, France and Türkiye (Turkey).

Cheap Europe flight deals and tips

Summary info about Europe flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	R4 680
Best Round-Trip Price	R10 319
Fastest flight time	14h 00m
Popular in	December

The best one-way flight price to Europe from South Africa in the last 5 days is R4 680 (Cape Town Intl to Frankfurt am Main).

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The best return flight price to Europe from South Africa in the last 5 days is R10 319 (Cape Town Intl to Istanbul).

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The fastest flight to Europe from South Africa takes 14h 00m (Johannesburg OR Tambo to London City).

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December has the highest demand for flights to Europe, with a 3% price increase on average.

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Frequently asked questions about flying to Europe

Where is it cheapest to fly into Europe?

When travelling to Europe, London Heathrow airport in London offers the cheapest overall flights with an average airfare of R3 230, while the second most affordable option is Madrid Barajas airport with an average airfare of R6 034 for Madrid.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Europe?

Prices for flights to Europe were last updated today.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Europe?

As of August 2026, there are 28 operators available to choose from for flights to Europe.

How old do you have to be to fly to Europe?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and stopovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel to Europe.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Europe?

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Europe may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Europe. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to Europe?

momondo collates all your flight options in one place and lets you filter them to find the perfect flight to Europe. momondo saves you time and could save you money on your trip.

Can I find flights to Europe with flexible booking policies on momondo?

momondo does allow users to show only those flights to Europe which offer a flexible booking policy as well as other useful filters and features.

How can momondo help me find flights to Europe?

Once all potential Europe flight options are in front of you momondo lets you sort and filter flights based on preferences such as airline, price and flight times, amongst many other options.

I’m not ready to book a flight to Europe right now. Can momondo alert me if prices change?

If you are not ready to book a flight to Europe now, use our insights above to find helpful tips or alternatively set up a price alert; this is where momondo will track prices on flights to Europe and let you know when they change.