Which airlines fly to South Africa?

Ethiopian Air, Etihad Airways and Emirates are the top three most popular airlines that fly to South Africa from India according to our data. Ethiopian Air is the first choice among our users, with 51% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to South Africa. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to South Africa on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

How long is the flight from India to South Africa?

On average, it takes 12h 50m to fly from India to South Africa if you fly out of Mumbai (the most popular airport in India) and into Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (the most popular airport in South Africa). If you’re flying out of New Delhi and into Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, then the flight time is around 14h 05m.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from India to South Africa?

Ethiopian Air, Etihad Airways, and Uganda Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from India to South Africa

When did momondo last update prices for flights from India to South Africa?

Prices for flights from India to South Africa were last updated today.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from India to South Africa?

As of September 2026, there are 7 operators available to choose from for flights from India to South Africa.

How old do you have to be to fly from India to South Africa?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from India to South Africa.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?

The required travel and health documents for your South Africa trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at South Africa. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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11:05 - 20:10BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

12h 35m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

14:30 - 2:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

32h 05m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R7 785Ethiopian Air

Thu, Sep 24 - Fri, Oct 16

11:05 - 20:10BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

12h 35m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

14:30 - 2:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

32h 35m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R7 785Ethiopian Air

Sat, Oct 10 - Sun, Nov 8

6:45 - 15:50BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

12h 35m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

12:05 - 1:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

33h 55m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R7 882Kenya Airways

Sat, Oct 24 - Sat, Oct 31

6:45 - 10:55BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 40m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

1:15 - 1:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

20h 55m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R7 963Kenya Airways

Sat, Oct 10 - Tue, Oct 13

4:40 - 8:20BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:50 - 19:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

30h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R8 704Etihad Airways

Fri, Jan 29 - Tue, Mar 2

16:55 - 8:20BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

18h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:45 - 2:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

12h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R8 704Etihad Airways

Wed, Oct 14 - Sat, Oct 17

8:00 - 19:40BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

15h 10m1 stop Entebbe

12:50 - 6:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

13h 45m1 stop Entebbe

R9 784Uganda Airlines

Tue, Dec 8 - Wed, Dec 16

21:50 - 3:55DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

33h 35m3 stops Ahmedabad Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Addis Ababa Bole

8:20 - 7:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

19h 20m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

R10 123Multiple Airlines

Tue, Oct 6 - Tue, Oct 13

5:10 - 3:55DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 15m3 stops Ahmedabad Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Addis Ababa Bole

8:20 - 22:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

34h 45m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl Varanasi

R10 123Multiple Airlines

Tue, Oct 6 - Tue, Oct 13

21:10 - 9:10BLR Bengaluru Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

15h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

14:05 - 8:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BLR Bengaluru Intl

15h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R11 009Qatar Airways

Wed, Oct 7 - Wed, Oct 14

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11:05 - 3:55BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 20m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

22:50 - 2:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

23h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R7 834Ethiopian Air

Tue, Sep 15 - Sat, Oct 17

11:05 - 3:55BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 20m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

22:50 - 2:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

23h 45m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R7 834Ethiopian Air

Tue, Sep 15 - Fri, Sep 18

11:05 - 13:30BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 55m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

9:45 - 7:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

17h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R9 591Multiple Airlines

Thu, Sep 17 - Thu, Oct 1

22:15 - 8:20BLR Bengaluru Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

13h 35m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:45 - 19:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BLR Bengaluru Intl

30h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R10 639Etihad Airways

Sun, Sep 13 - Sat, Sep 26

2:40 - 22:10BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 00m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

14:25 - 1:40CPT Cape Town Intl-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

31h 45m2 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R11 138Kenya Airways

Tue, Sep 15 - Mon, Oct 12

2:40 - 10:55BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

11h 45m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

17:00 - 1:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

29h 10m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R11 267Kenya Airways

Mon, Sep 14 - Fri, Sep 18

23:00 - 20:10BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

24h 40m2 stops Chennai Addis Ababa Bole

17:00 - 1:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

29h 10m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

R11 686Multiple Airlines

Wed, Sep 16 - Tue, Oct 20

19:30 - 14:25BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

46h 25m3 stops Dubai Intl Lusaka Harare

10:05 - 2:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

12h 50m1 stop Dubai Intl

R16 732Emirates

Tue, Sep 15 - Fri, Sep 18

19:30 - 16:35BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl-DUR Durban King Shaka Intl

24h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

18:40 - 8:15DUR Durban King Shaka Intl-BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

34h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

R17 618Emirates

Mon, Sep 14 - Sun, Sep 27

21:15 - 8:20DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

14h 35m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:45 - 7:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

18h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R63 219Etihad Airways

Tue, Sep 15 - Mon, Sep 21

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Kenya Airways flights from India to South Africa

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Kenya Airways

Oct 10

BOM6:45Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

31h 40m

1 stop

JNB10:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

Oct 13

JNB1:15Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 55m

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BOM1:40Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

R7 963

Kenya Airways

Sept 24

BOM2:40Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

11h 45m

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JNB10:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

Oct 16

JNB12:10Johannesburg OR Tambo

14h 00m

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BOM5:40Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

R7 979

Kenya Airways

Sept 25

BOM2:40Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

11h 45m

1 stop

JNB10:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

Oct 3

JNB17:00Johannesburg OR Tambo

33h 10m

1 stop

BOM5:40Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

R7 995

Ethiopian Air flights from India to South Africa

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Ethiopian Air

Sept 24

BOM11:05Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

12h 35m

1 stop

JNB20:10Johannesburg OR Tambo

Oct 16

JNB14:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

32h 05m

1 stop

BOM2:05Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

R7 785

Ethiopian Air

Sept 29

BOM11:05Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

20h 20m

1 stop

JNB3:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

Oct 24

JNB14:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

32h 35m

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BOM2:35Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

R7 802

Ethiopian Air

Oct 5

BOM11:05Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

29h 55m

1 stop

JNB13:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

Oct 9

JNB14:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

32h 05m

1 stop

BOM2:05Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

R7 818

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BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

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Thu 24/9

11:05-20:10

1 stop12h 35m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 16/10

14:30-2:05

1 stop32h 05m

R7 785

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Sat 10/10

11:05-20:10

1 stop12h 35m

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Sun 8/11

14:30-2:35

1 stop32h 35m

R7 785

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Sat 24/10

6:45-15:50

1 stop12h 35m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 31/10

12:05-1:30

1 stop33h 55m

R7 882

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Sat 10/10

6:45-10:55

1 stop31h 40m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 13/10

1:15-1:40

1 stop20h 55m

R7 963

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Fri 29/1

4:40-8:20

1 stop31h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 2/3

9:50-19:40

1 stop30h 20m

R8 704

MumbaiJohannesburg

BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Wed 14/10

16:55-8:20

1 stop18h 55m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 17/10

9:45-2:05

1 stop12h 50m

R8 704

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BOM Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BOMJNB

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Tue 8/12

8:00-19:40

1 stop15h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 16/12

12:50-6:05

1 stop13h 45m

R9 784

New DelhiJohannesburg

DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

DELJNB

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Tue 6/10

21:50-3:55

3 stops33h 35m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 13/10

8:20-7:10

2 stops19h 20m

R10 123

New DelhiJohannesburg

DEL New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

DELJNB

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Tue 6/10

5:10-3:55

3 stops26h 15m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 13/10

8:20-22:35

3 stops34h 45m

R10 123

BengaluruJohannesburg

BLR Bengaluru Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BLRJNB

Bengaluru Intl

Wed 7/10

21:10-9:10

1 stop15h 30m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 14/10

14:05-8:55

1 stop15h 20m

R11 009

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What is the cheapest month to fly to South Africa?

The cheapest month to fly to South Africa from India is in November. Flight prices, which tend to average around R8 511, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit South Africa in November, then you should wait until October to fly from India, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R8 914.

How far in advance should I book a flight from India to South Africa?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to South Africa from India when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to South Africa for around R9 090 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to South Africa from India for as low as R7 866 on momondo.

Can stopping save me money on India to South Africa flights?

You could potentially save up to 12% on your flight if you consider stops on a India to South Africa flight.

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Best price found	R4 884
Fastest flight time	12h 50m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to South Africa from India in the past 72 hours is R4 884. The best return flight deal from India to South Africa found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R7 785.

The fastest flight from India to South Africa takes 12h 50m

There are no direct flights from India to South Africa. There are no popular flight routes from India to South Africa.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from India to South Africa

When did momondo last update prices for flights from India to South Africa?
Prices for flights from India to South Africa were last updated today.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from India to South Africa?
As of September 2026, there are 7 operators available to choose from for flights from India to South Africa.
How old do you have to be to fly from India to South Africa?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from India to South Africa.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?
The required travel and health documents for your South Africa trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at South Africa. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

Best airlines flying from India to South Africa

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Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
Ethiopian Air	PriceFrom R4 497	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,2 1 040 reviews	Search Ethiopian Air flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom R5 437	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 1 535 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R6 055	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 3 736 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Kenya Airways	PriceFrom R6 498	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,7 327 reviews	Search Kenya Airways flights
Uganda Airlines	PriceFrom R7 392	Free Cancellation	Rating 0,0	Search Uganda Airlines flights
Air Tanzania	PriceFrom R8 013	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,6 24 reviews	Search Air Tanzania flights
Emirates	PriceFrom R11 041	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,1 3 655 reviews	Search Emirates flights

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