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

Air Europa, Turkish Airlines, and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from South Africa to Panama

How long is the flight from South Africa to Panama?

Flight times vary depending on what airport in South Africa you fly out of and what airport in Panama you fly into. For example, flying from Cape Town to Panama City takes 23h 41m on average. On the other hand, flying from Johannesburg to Panama City takes 29h 20m on average. Keep in mind that it’s always quicker to opt for a non-stop flight, so be sure to check momondo to see if there are any available for your route.

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

Prices for flights from South Africa to Panama are refreshed on a daily basis.

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

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

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

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 South Africa to Panama.

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

The travel and health documents required for your trip to Panama can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Panama. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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22:00 - 19:31JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

28h 31m1 stop Newark

22:55 - 18:30PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

36h 35m1 stop Newark

R20 647United Airlines

Mon, Apr 5 - Fri, Apr 30

22:00 - 18:37JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

27h 37m2 stops Newark Houston George Bush Intcntl

15:30 - 18:30PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

44h 00m2 stops Houston George Bush Intcntl Newark

R20 647United Airlines

Mon, Apr 5 - Fri, Apr 30

22:00 - 14:14JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

47h 14m2 stops Newark Houston George Bush Intcntl

22:55 - 18:30PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

36h 35m1 stop Newark

R20 647United Airlines

Mon, Apr 5 - Fri, Apr 30

22:00 - 14:14JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

47h 14m2 stops Newark Houston George Bush Intcntl

22:55 - 18:30PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

36h 35m1 stop Newark

R20 664United Airlines

Mon, Apr 5 - Fri, Apr 30

20:50 - 13:31CPT Cape Town Intl-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

23h 41m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

10:00 - 18:00PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 00m1 stop Newark

R20 746United Airlines

Tue, Feb 2 - Tue, Feb 16

20:50 - 5:33CPT Cape Town Intl-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

39h 43m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Denver Intl

9:11 - 18:00PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 49m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Newark

R20 746United Airlines

Tue, Feb 2 - Tue, Feb 16

20:50 - 13:31CPT Cape Town Intl-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

23h 41m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

9:11 - 18:00PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 49m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Newark

R20 746United Airlines

Tue, Feb 2 - Tue, Feb 16

19:35 - 14:13JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

49h 38m2 stops London Heathrow Miami

15:13 - 10:25PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

36h 12m2 stops Miami London Heathrow

R22 696American Airlines

Thu, Dec 3 - Thu, Dec 10

19:55 - 19:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

30h 50m1 stop Madrid Barajas

21:30 - 10:40PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

30h 10m1 stop Madrid Barajas

R23 941Air Europa

Thu, Dec 3 - Thu, Dec 10

18:50 - 17:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

29h 20m2 stops Istanbul Bogotá El Dorado

22:00 - 10:55PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 55m1 stop Istanbul

R24 220Turkish Airlines

Wed, Nov 25 - Wed, Dec 30

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22:00 - 19:02JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

28h 02m1 stop Newark

8:16 - 18:35PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 19m2 stops Orlando Newark

R20 746United Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Mon, Nov 2

22:00 - 19:02JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

28h 02m1 stop Newark

10:00 - 18:35PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 35m1 stop Newark

R20 746United Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Mon, Nov 2

22:00 - 10:33JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

43h 33m2 stops Newark Orlando

12:04 - 18:35PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

23h 31m2 stops Orlando Newark

R20 746United Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Mon, Nov 2

20:50 - 17:08CPT Cape Town Intl-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

27h 18m2 stops Newark Orlando

10:00 - 16:10PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

47h 10m2 stops Newark Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

R20 746United Airlines

Wed, Oct 28 - Fri, Nov 20

20:50 - 19:02CPT Cape Town Intl-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

29h 12m1 stop Newark

22:29 - 16:10PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 41m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

R22 958United Airlines

Wed, Oct 28 - Fri, Nov 20

20:50 - 5:33CPT Cape Town Intl-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

39h 43m2 stops Newark Denver Intl

22:29 - 16:10PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 41m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

R22 958United Airlines

Wed, Oct 28 - Fri, Nov 20

18:25 - 16:30CPT Cape Town Intl-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

29h 05m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Amsterdam Schiphol

10:05 - 5:45PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

36h 40m3 stops Bogotá El Dorado Cartagena Rafael Nunez Amsterdam Schiphol

R29 578Multiple Airlines

Wed, Oct 28 - Fri, Nov 20

15:35 - 9:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

24h 35m3 stops Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Manaus Eduardo Gomes Intl Bogotá El Dorado

22:30 - 22:00PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

40h 30m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

R30 151Multiple Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Mon, Nov 2

15:35 - 15:15JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

30h 40m3 stops Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Brasilia Bogotá El Dorado

19:11 - 12:45PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 34m3 stops Santiago Arturo Merino Benitez Rio de Janeiro–Galeão Intl Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl

R37 591Multiple Airlines

Sun, Oct 25 - Mon, Nov 2

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Turkish Airlines flights from South Africa to Panama

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Turkish Airlines

Nov 25

JNB18:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 20m

2 stops

PTY17:10Panama City Tocumen Intl

Dec 30

PTY22:00Panama City Tocumen Intl

29h 55m

1 stop

JNB10:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

R24 220

Turkish Airlines

Nov 19

JNB18:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

32h 15m

1 stop

PTY20:05Panama City Tocumen Intl

Nov 23

PTY22:00Panama City Tocumen Intl

41h 25m

1 stop

JNB22:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

R24 695

Turkish Airlines

Nov 19

JNB18:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

32h 15m

1 stop

PTY20:05Panama City Tocumen Intl

Nov 23

PTY22:00Panama City Tocumen Intl

41h 25m

1 stop

JNB22:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

R24 727

United Airlines flights from South Africa to Panama

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United Airlines

Apr 5

JNB22:00Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 37m

2 stops

PTY18:37Panama City Tocumen Intl

Apr 30

PTY15:30Panama City Tocumen Intl

44h 00m

2 stops

JNB18:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

R20 647

United Airlines

Apr 5

JNB22:00Johannesburg OR Tambo

47h 14m

2 stops

PTY14:14Panama City Tocumen Intl

Apr 30

PTY22:55Panama City Tocumen Intl

36h 35m

1 stop

JNB18:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

R20 664

United Airlines

Oct 28

CPT20:50Cape Town Intl

27h 18m

2 stops

PTY17:08Panama City Tocumen Intl

Nov 20

PTY10:00Panama City Tocumen Intl

47h 10m

2 stops

CPT16:10Cape Town Intl

R20 746

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JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

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Mon 5/4

22:00-19:31

1 stop28h 31m

Panama City Tocumen Intl

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22:55-18:30

1 stop36h 35m

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JohannesburgPanama City

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

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22:00-18:37

2 stops27h 37m

Panama City Tocumen Intl

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15:30-18:30

2 stops44h 00m

R20 647

JohannesburgPanama City

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

JNBPTY

Johannesburg OR Tambo

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22:00-14:14

2 stops47h 14m

Panama City Tocumen Intl

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22:55-18:30

1 stop36h 35m

R20 647

JohannesburgPanama City

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

JNBPTY

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 5/4

22:00-14:14

2 stops47h 14m

Panama City Tocumen Intl

Fri 30/4

22:55-18:30

1 stop36h 35m

R20 664

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Cape TownPanama City

CPT Cape Town Intl - PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

CPTPTY

Cape Town Intl

Tue 2/2

20:50-13:31

1 stop23h 41m

Panama City Tocumen Intl

Tue 16/2

10:00-18:00

1 stop25h 00m

R20 746

Cape TownPanama City

CPT Cape Town Intl - PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

CPTPTY

Cape Town Intl

Tue 2/2

20:50-5:33

2 stops39h 43m

Panama City Tocumen Intl

Tue 16/2

9:11-18:00

2 stops25h 49m

R20 746

Cape TownPanama City

CPT Cape Town Intl - PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

CPTPTY

Cape Town Intl

Tue 2/2

20:50-13:31

1 stop23h 41m

Panama City Tocumen Intl

Tue 16/2

9:11-18:00

2 stops25h 49m

R20 746

JohannesburgPanama City

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

JNBPTY

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 3/12

19:35-14:13

2 stops49h 38m

Panama City Tocumen Intl

Thu 10/12

15:13-10:25

2 stops36h 12m

R22 696

JohannesburgPanama City

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

JNBPTY

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 3/12

19:55-19:45

1 stop30h 50m

Panama City Tocumen Intl

Thu 10/12

21:30-10:40

1 stop30h 10m

R23 941

JohannesburgPanama City

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - PTY Panama City Tocumen Intl

JNBPTY

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 25/11

18:50-17:10

2 stops29h 20m

Panama City Tocumen Intl

Wed 30/12

22:00-10:55

1 stop29h 55m

R24 220

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Panama?

In general, April is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa to Panama. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around R14 568. If you’re not able to fly to Panama in April, then January is your next best option. Flight prices from South Africa to Panama during January average around R20 106.

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Best price found	R15 961
Fastest flight time	23h 41m
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The best one-way flight to Panama from South Africa in the past 72 hours is R15 961. The best return flight deal from South Africa to Panama found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R20 647.

The fastest flight from South Africa to Panama takes 23h 41m

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

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from South Africa to Panama?
Prices for flights from South Africa to Panama are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from South Africa to Panama?
As of October 2026, there is 1 operator available to choose from for flights from South Africa to Panama.
How old do you have to be to fly from South Africa to Panama?
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 South Africa to Panama.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Panama?
The travel and health documents required for your trip to Panama can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at Panama. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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