Cheap flights from South Africa to Nelspruit from R580

The cheapest month to fly to Nelspruit from South Africa is in January. Flight prices, which tend to average around R1 739, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you aren’t able to travel to Nelspruit during the month of January, then flying in February is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of R1 851.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Nelspruit is on a Friday when prices can be found for as low as R1 713. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. When flying out on a Monday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from South Africa to Nelspruit for around R2 440.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Nelspruit is in the morning. Flights from South Africa to Nelspruit during this time can be as low as R2 122. In the afternoon is when there is more demand to fly to Nelspruit, so prices are often more expensive at around R2 407 per ticket.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Nelspruit from South Africa when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Nelspruit for around R2 120 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Nelspruit from South Africa for as low as R1 916 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on South Africa to Nelspruit Kruger Mpumalanga flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Historically, on average around 10% of flights between South Africa and Nelspruit have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 74 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Friday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, FlySafair have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 10% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of February 2026, there are 21 flights per day flying from South Africa to Nelspruit. The most common time of day flights depart is 7:00, with 54% of flights taking off at midday.

152 flights are operational weekly from South Africa to Nelspruit as of February 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Fri, with 17% of flights per week taking off on this day.