How long is the flight from Saudi Arabia to South Africa?

On average, it takes 13h 35m to fly from Saudi Arabia to South Africa if you fly out of Jeddah (the most popular airport in Saudi Arabia) and into Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (the most popular airport in South Africa). If you’re flying out of Riyadh and into Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, then the flight time is around 17h.

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

Egyptair, Etihad Airways, and Ethiopian Air are the most popular carriers operating from Saudi Arabia to South Africa

Which airlines fly to South Africa?

Ethiopian Air, Qatar Airways and Etihad Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to South Africa from Saudi Arabia according to our data. Ethiopian Air is the first choice among our users, with 53% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to South Africa. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to South Africa on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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

Prices for flights from Saudi Arabia to South Africa are updated daily.

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

As of October 2026, there are 5 operators available to choose from for flights from Saudi Arabia to South Africa.

How old do you have to be to fly from Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia to South Africa.

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

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to South Africa 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 South Africa. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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22:40 - 8:25DMM Dammam King Fahad Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

10h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:50 - 2:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-DMM Dammam King Fahad Intl

15h 55m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R10 130Etihad Airways

Thu, Nov 12 - Fri, Dec 4

4:40 - 14:10JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

10h 30m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

15:10 - 2:40CPT Cape Town Intl-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

10h 30m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R10 630Ethiopian Air

Tue, Nov 10 - Fri, Nov 27

15:20 - 3:55JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

13h 35m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

14:30 - 2:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

11h 10m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R10 730Ethiopian Air

Thu, Nov 12 - Mon, Nov 16

22:40 - 8:25DMM Dammam King Fahad Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

10h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:50 - 21:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-DMM Dammam King Fahad Intl

10h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R11 080Etihad Airways

Fri, Nov 27 - Fri, Dec 4

10:40 - 3:55JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

18h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

20:20 - 11:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

13h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R12 596Qatar Airways

Mon, Dec 28 - Thu, Jan 21

10:40 - 3:55JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

18h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

13:45 - 3:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

12h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R12 596Qatar Airways

Mon, Dec 28 - Wed, Jan 20

19:20 - 13:00JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

42h 40m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Addis Ababa Bole

12:35 - 10:05CPT Cape Town Intl-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

20h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R12 796Multiple Airlines

Thu, Jan 21 - Wed, Jan 27

4:40 - 14:10JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

10h 30m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

15:10 - 23:35CPT Cape Town Intl-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

31h 25m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R13 229Multiple Airlines

Thu, Nov 12 - Mon, Nov 30

13:25 - 22:25RUH Riyadh King Khaled Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 00m1 stop Istanbul

18:50 - 23:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-RUH Riyadh King Khaled Intl

28h 05m1 stop Istanbul

R13 313Turkish Airlines

Thu, Nov 19 - Mon, Nov 23

2:25 - 9:40RUH Riyadh King Khaled Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

32h 15m2 stops Istanbul Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

18:50 - 12:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-RUH Riyadh King Khaled Intl

16h 35m1 stop Istanbul

R15 212Turkish Airlines

Sat, Nov 21 - Sun, Dec 6

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3:45 - 7:10RUH Riyadh King Khaled Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

28h 25m1 stop Cairo

21:45 - 2:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-RUH Riyadh King Khaled Intl

27h 45m1 stop Cairo

R11 897Egyptair

Wed, Nov 4 - Wed, Nov 18

15:20 - 14:10JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 50m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

15:10 - 2:40CPT Cape Town Intl-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

10h 30m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R13 146Ethiopian Air

Wed, Nov 4 - Wed, Nov 11

9:55 - 3:55RUH Riyadh King Khaled Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

19h 00m2 stops Dubai Intl Addis Ababa Bole

21:45 - 2:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-RUH Riyadh King Khaled Intl

27h 45m1 stop Cairo

R13 846Multiple Airlines

Thu, Nov 5 - Wed, Nov 18

17:10 - 13:15RUH Riyadh King Khaled Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 05m2 stops Muscat Seeb Dar Es Salaam

20:20 - 3:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-RUH Riyadh King Khaled Intl

30h 15m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Muscat Seeb

R13 946Multiple Airlines

Thu, Nov 5 - Wed, Nov 18

15:20 - 14:10JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 50m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

9:00 - 2:40CPT Cape Town Intl-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

16h 40m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Addis Ababa Bole

R14 396Ethiopian Air

Wed, Nov 4 - Wed, Nov 11

20:15 - 15:35MED Medina Mohammad Abdulaziz-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

13:30 - 18:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MED Medina Mohammad Abdulaziz

28h 15m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Doha Hamad Intl

R14 596Qatar Airways

Sun, Nov 1 - Fri, Nov 6

12:25 - 15:35MED Medina Mohammad Abdulaziz-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

28h 10m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

9:25 - 3:20JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-MED Medina Mohammad Abdulaziz

16h 55m3 stops Durban King Shaka Intl Maputo Intl Doha Hamad Intl

R18 944Qatar Airways

Mon, Nov 2 - Sun, Nov 15

14:35 - 23:00JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

33h 25m1 stop Istanbul

17:15 - 0:05CPT Cape Town Intl-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

29h 50m1 stop Istanbul

R19 694Turkish Airlines

Sun, Nov 1 - Thu, Nov 5

18:10 - 16:45JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

13:40 - 18:05CPT Cape Town Intl-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

27h 25m1 stop Dubai Intl

R20 777Emirates

Sun, Nov 1 - Thu, Nov 5

14:35 - 12:05JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 30m1 stop Istanbul

17:15 - 7:15CPT Cape Town Intl-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

37h 00m1 stop Istanbul

R20 811Turkish Airlines

Sun, Nov 1 - Thu, Nov 5

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Qatar Airways flights from Saudi Arabia to South Africa

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Qatar Airways

Dec 28

JED10:40Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

18h 15m

1 stop

JNB3:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

Jan 20

JNB13:45Johannesburg OR Tambo

12h 55m

1 stop

JED3:40Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

R12 596

Qatar Airways

Dec 27

JED17:00Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

11h 55m

1 stop

JNB3:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

Jan 20

JNB13:45Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 50m

1 stop

JED20:35Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

R12 646

Qatar Airways

Dec 28

JED11:35Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

17h 20m

1 stop

JNB3:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

Jan 21

JNB20:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

18h 10m

1 stop

JED15:30Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

R12 713

Etihad Airways flights from Saudi Arabia to South Africa

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Etihad Airways

Nov 12

DMM22:40Dammam King Fahad Intl

10h 45m

1 stop

JNB8:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

Dec 4

JNB9:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

15h 55m

1 stop

DMM2:45Dammam King Fahad Intl

R10 130

Etihad Airways

Nov 27

DMM22:40Dammam King Fahad Intl

10h 45m

1 stop

JNB8:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

Dec 4

JNB9:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

10h 20m

1 stop

DMM21:10Dammam King Fahad Intl

R11 080

Etihad Airways

Nov 10

JED5:50Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

27h 35m

1 stop

JNB8:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

Nov 27

JNB9:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 30m

1 stop

JED16:20Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

R11 713

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DMM Dammam King Fahad Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

DMMJNB

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Thu 12/11

22:40-8:25

1 stop10h 45m

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R10 130

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JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JEDCPT

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Tue 10/11

4:40-14:10

1 stop10h 30m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 27/11

15:10-2:40

1 stop10h 30m

R10 630

JeddahJohannesburg

JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

JEDJNB

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Thu 12/11

15:20-3:55

1 stop13h 35m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 16/11

14:30-2:40

1 stop11h 10m

R10 730

DammamJohannesburg

DMM Dammam King Fahad Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

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Dammam King Fahad Intl

Fri 27/11

22:40-8:25

1 stop10h 45m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 4/12

9:50-21:10

1 stop10h 20m

R11 080

JeddahJohannesburg

JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

JEDJNB

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Mon 28/12

10:40-3:55

1 stop18h 15m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 21/1

20:20-11:00

1 stop13h 40m

R12 596

JeddahJohannesburg

JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

JEDJNB

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Mon 28/12

10:40-3:55

1 stop18h 15m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 20/1

13:45-3:40

1 stop12h 55m

R12 596

JeddahCape Town

JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JEDCPT

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Thu 21/1

19:20-13:00

2 stops42h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 27/1

12:35-10:05

1 stop20h 30m

R12 796

JeddahCape Town

JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JEDCPT

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Thu 12/11

4:40-14:10

1 stop10h 30m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 30/11

15:10-23:35

2 stops31h 25m

R13 229

RiyadhJohannesburg

RUH Riyadh King Khaled Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

RUHJNB

Riyadh King Khaled Intl

Thu 19/11

13:25-22:25

1 stop34h 00m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 23/11

18:50-23:55

1 stop28h 05m

R13 313

RiyadhJohannesburg

RUH Riyadh King Khaled Intl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

RUHJNB

Riyadh King Khaled Intl

Sat 21/11

2:25-9:40

2 stops32h 15m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 6/12

18:50-12:25

1 stop16h 35m

R15 212

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What is the cheapest month to fly to South Africa?

The cheapest month to fly to South Africa from Saudi Arabia is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around R10 947, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit South Africa in February, then you should wait until January to fly from Saudi Arabia, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R11 013.

Can stopping save me money on Saudi Arabia to South Africa flights?

You could potentially save up to 19% on your flight if you consider stops on a Saudi Arabia to South Africa flight.

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Best price found	R4 782
Fastest flight time	13h 35m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to South Africa from Saudi Arabia in the past 72 hours is R4 782. The best return flight deal from Saudi Arabia to South Africa found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R10 130.

The fastest flight from Saudi Arabia to South Africa takes 13h 35m

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

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Saudi Arabia to South Africa

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Saudi Arabia to South Africa?
Prices for flights from Saudi Arabia to South Africa are updated daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Saudi Arabia to South Africa?
As of October 2026, there are 5 operators available to choose from for flights from Saudi Arabia to South Africa.
How old do you have to be to fly from Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia to South Africa.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?
The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to South Africa 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 South Africa. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

Best airlines flying from Saudi Arabia to South Africa

Compare and see reviews for airlines that fly from Saudi Arabia to South Africa with momondo

Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R5 457	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 3 711 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Ethiopian Air	PriceFrom R5 880	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,1 1 042 reviews	Search Ethiopian Air flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom R7 195	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 1 552 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom R10 163	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 4 461 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Emirates	PriceFrom R14 532	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,1 3 686 reviews	Search Emirates flights

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