How long is the flight from Kentucky to South Africa?

On average, it takes 18h 15m to fly from Kentucky to South Africa if you fly out of Lexington (the most popular airport in Kentucky) and into Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (the most popular airport in South Africa). If you’re flying out of Louisville and into Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, then the flight time is around 31h 13m.

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

Turkish Airlines, Brussels Airlines, and American Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Kentucky to South Africa

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

Prices for flights from Kentucky to South Africa are updated daily.

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

As of August 2026, there is 1 operator available to choose from for flights from Kentucky to South Africa.

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

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Kentucky to South Africa.

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

The necessary travel and health documents for your South Africa trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

R11 823 Cheap Flights from Kentucky to South Africa in 2026

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8:31 - 8:20BNA Nashville Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

40h 49m2 stops Charlotte Douglas Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:45 - 20:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BNA Nashville Intl

41h 15m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

R21 284Multiple Airlines

Tue, Sep 1 - Mon, Sep 14

15:49 - 8:20BNA Nashville Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

33h 31m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:45 - 12:56JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BNA Nashville Intl

34h 11m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

R21 446Etihad Airways

Mon, Aug 31 - Sat, Sep 5

9:55 - 8:20BNA Nashville Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

38h 25m2 stops Boston Logan Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:50 - 9:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BNA Nashville Intl

55h 15m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Boston Logan Intl

R21 704Multiple Airlines

Thu, Jan 21 - Thu, Jan 28

15:49 - 8:20BNA Nashville Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

33h 31m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:45 - 17:08JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BNA Nashville Intl

38h 23m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

R21 753Etihad Airways

Mon, Aug 31 - Sat, Sep 5

7:10 - 8:20CVG Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

42h 10m2 stops Boston Logan Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:50 - 19:11JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CVG Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky

40h 21m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Charlotte Douglas

R21 769Etihad Airways

Wed, Nov 18 - Tue, Mar 2

8:00 - 8:15TYS Knoxville McGhee Tyson-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

42h 15m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:45 - 10:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-TYS Knoxville McGhee Tyson

55h 05m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

R21 850Etihad Airways

Thu, Sep 24 - Thu, Oct 1

10:30 - 8:20CVG Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

39h 50m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:45 - 23:52JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CVG Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky

44h 07m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

R22 254Multiple Airlines

Sat, Sep 12 - Wed, Sep 16

5:29 - 7:55LEX Lexington Blue Grass-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

44h 26m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Hong Kong Intl

11:00 - 23:48JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LEX Lexington Blue Grass

43h 48m2 stops Hong Kong Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

R22 594Multiple Airlines

Tue, Oct 20 - Wed, Nov 4

11:58 - 4:00CVG Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 02m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Doha Hamad Intl

14:05 - 20:46JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CVG Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky

36h 41m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

R22 610Qatar Airways

Thu, Sep 24 - Tue, Oct 6

11:58 - 4:00CVG Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 02m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Doha Hamad Intl

20:55 - 0:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-CVG Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky

34h 00m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

R22 642Qatar Airways

Mon, Oct 12 - Tue, Oct 20

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11:05 - 3:55BNA Nashville Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

33h 50m3 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Abidjan Felix H. Boigny Addis Ababa Bole

14:30 - 12:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BNA Nashville Intl

29h 05m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Chicago O'Hare Intl

R27 802Multiple Airlines

Wed, Aug 12 - Fri, Aug 14

6:00 - 13:25BNA Nashville Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

24h 25m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Addis Ababa Bole

14:30 - 12:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BNA Nashville Intl

29h 05m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Chicago O'Hare Intl

R27 963Ethiopian Air

Wed, Aug 12 - Fri, Aug 14

11:05 - 3:55BNA Nashville Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

33h 50m3 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Abidjan Felix H. Boigny Addis Ababa Bole

14:30 - 13:52JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BNA Nashville Intl

30h 22m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

R28 659Multiple Airlines

Wed, Aug 12 - Fri, Aug 14

6:00 - 14:10BNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 10m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Addis Ababa Bole

13:50 - 15:57CPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

33h 07m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Chicago O'Hare Intl

R29 548Ethiopian Air

Wed, Aug 12 - Wed, Aug 19

7:05 - 15:50BNA Nashville Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 45m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

17:00 - 17:08JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BNA Nashville Intl

31h 08m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

R30 842Multiple Airlines

Wed, Aug 12 - Fri, Aug 14

12:30 - 21:25BNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 55m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Amsterdam Schiphol

23:15 - 20:40CPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

28h 25m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R31 004KLM

Wed, Aug 12 - Wed, Aug 19

11:05 - 13:00BNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

42h 55m3 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Abidjan Felix H. Boigny Addis Ababa Bole

13:50 - 15:57CPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

33h 07m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Chicago O'Hare Intl

R31 602Multiple Airlines

Wed, Aug 12 - Wed, Aug 19

20:30 - 11:00BNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

31h 30m1 stop London Heathrow

18:50 - 18:35CPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

30h 45m1 stop London Heathrow

R33 106British Airways

Wed, Aug 12 - Wed, Aug 19

17:54 - 11:00BNA Nashville Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 06m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl London Heathrow

18:50 - 18:35CPT Cape Town Intl-BNA Nashville Intl

30h 45m1 stop London Heathrow

R33 171British Airways

Wed, Aug 12 - Wed, Aug 19

18:00 - 9:10BNA Nashville Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

32h 10m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Doha Hamad Intl

19:25 - 17:28JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BNA Nashville Intl

29h 03m2 stops London Heathrow Dallas/Fort Worth

R33 883Multiple Airlines

Wed, Aug 12 - Fri, Aug 14

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Ethiopian Air flights from Kentucky to South Africa

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Ethiopian Air

Sept 23

BNA6:02Nashville Intl

24h 23m

2 stops

JNB13:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

Oct 5

JNB14:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

30h 25m

3 stops

BNA13:55Nashville Intl

R22 804

Ethiopian Air

Nov 1

BNA6:00Nashville Intl

30h 10m

2 stops

JNB20:10Johannesburg OR Tambo

Nov 15

JNB14:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

36h 35m

3 stops

BNA19:05Nashville Intl

R22 837

Ethiopian Air

Nov 30

BNA6:00Nashville Intl

30h 10m

2 stops

JNB20:10Johannesburg OR Tambo

Dec 11

JNB14:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 36m

3 stops

BNA12:06Nashville Intl

R23 516

Etihad Airways flights from Kentucky to South Africa

Our best Etihad Airways deals on Kentucky to South Africa flight tickets

Etihad Airways

Aug 31

BNA15:49Nashville Intl

33h 31m

2 stops

JNB8:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sept 5

JNB9:45Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 11m

2 stops

BNA12:56Nashville Intl

R21 446

Etihad Airways

Nov 18

CVG7:10Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky

42h 10m

2 stops

JNB8:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mar 2

JNB9:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

40h 21m

2 stops

CVG19:11Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky

R21 769

Etihad Airways

Sept 24

TYS8:00Knoxville McGhee Tyson

42h 15m

2 stops

JNB8:15Johannesburg OR Tambo

Oct 1

JNB9:45Johannesburg OR Tambo

55h 05m

2 stops

TYS10:50Knoxville McGhee Tyson

R21 850

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NashvilleJohannesburg

BNA Nashville Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BNAJNB

Nashville Intl

Tue 1/9

8:31-8:20

2 stops40h 49m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 14/9

9:45-20:00

2 stops41h 15m

R21 284

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NashvilleJohannesburg

BNA Nashville Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BNAJNB

Nashville Intl

Mon 31/8

15:49-8:20

2 stops33h 31m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 5/9

9:45-12:56

2 stops34h 11m

R21 446

NashvilleJohannesburg

BNA Nashville Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BNAJNB

Nashville Intl

Thu 21/1

9:55-8:20

2 stops38h 25m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 28/1

9:50-9:05

2 stops55h 15m

R21 704

NashvilleJohannesburg

BNA Nashville Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BNAJNB

Nashville Intl

Mon 31/8

15:49-8:20

2 stops33h 31m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 5/9

9:45-17:08

2 stops38h 23m

R21 753

CincinnatiJohannesburg

CVG Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

CVGJNB

Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky

Wed 18/11

7:10-8:20

2 stops42h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 2/3

9:50-19:11

2 stops40h 21m

R21 769

KnoxvilleJohannesburg

TYS Knoxville McGhee Tyson - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

TYSJNB

Knoxville McGhee Tyson

Thu 24/9

8:00-8:15

2 stops42h 15m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 1/10

9:45-10:50

2 stops55h 05m

R21 850

CincinnatiJohannesburg

CVG Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

CVGJNB

Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky

Sat 12/9

10:30-8:20

2 stops39h 50m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 16/9

9:45-23:52

2 stops44h 07m

R22 254

LexingtonJohannesburg

LEX Lexington Blue Grass - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

LEXJNB

Lexington Blue Grass

Tue 20/10

5:29-7:55

2 stops44h 26m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 4/11

11:00-23:48

2 stops43h 48m

R22 594

CincinnatiJohannesburg

CVG Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

CVGJNB

Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky

Thu 24/9

11:58-4:00

2 stops34h 02m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 6/10

14:05-20:46

2 stops36h 41m

R22 610

CincinnatiJohannesburg

CVG Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

CVGJNB

Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky

Mon 12/10

11:58-4:00

2 stops34h 02m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 20/10

20:55-0:55

2 stops34h 00m

R22 642

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What is the cheapest month to fly to South Africa?

The cheapest month to fly to South Africa from Kentucky is in March. Flight prices, which tend to average around R0, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit South Africa in March, then you should wait until September to fly from Kentucky, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R20 605.

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Fastest flight time	21h 40m
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The fastest flight from Kentucky to South Africa takes 21h 40m

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

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Kentucky to South Africa

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Kentucky to South Africa?
Prices for flights from Kentucky to South Africa are updated daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Kentucky to South Africa?
As of August 2026, there is 1 operator available to choose from for flights from Kentucky to South Africa.
How old do you have to be to fly from Kentucky to South Africa?
Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Kentucky to South Africa.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?
The necessary travel and health documents for your South Africa trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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