Which airlines fly to Saudi Arabia?

Ethiopian Air, Qatar Airways and Emirates are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Saudi Arabia from South Africa according to our data. Ethiopian Air is the first choice among our users, with 33% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Saudi Arabia. Keep in mind that there are 8 different airlines that fly to Saudi Arabia on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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

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

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

The average flight duration from South Africa to Saudi Arabia depends on which airport you fly into and out of. Flying from Johannesburg to Jeddah is 11h 10m on average, while flying from Cape Town to Jeddah is 11h 50m on average. Jeddah is the most popular airport in Saudi Arabia.

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

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

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

There are 8 operators available for flights from South Africa to Saudi Arabia as of August 2026.

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

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 Saudi Arabia.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Saudi Arabia?

The required travel and health documents for your Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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9:45 - 3:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

17h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

5:30 - 8:20JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 50m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R9 071Etihad Airways

Thu, Sep 17 - Sun, Sep 20

9:50 - 23:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

12h 45m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

5:55 - 8:20JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 25m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R9 087Etihad Airways

Wed, Nov 4 - Mon, Nov 9

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

11h 10m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

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

13h 35m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R9 344Ethiopian Air

Mon, Oct 12 - Mon, Oct 19

22:50 - 13:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

13h 40m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

4:40 - 13:30JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

9h 50m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole

R9 584Ethiopian Air

Tue, Oct 6 - Tue, Oct 13

14:30 - 14:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

22h 30m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Cairo

18:20 - 13:30JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 10m2 stops Cairo Addis Ababa Bole

R9 665Multiple Airlines

Thu, Oct 1 - Thu, Oct 8

8:20 - 11:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

26h 30m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Cairo

18:20 - 13:30JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 10m2 stops Cairo Addis Ababa Bole

R9 729Multiple Airlines

Mon, Oct 12 - Sun, Oct 18

20:55 - 1:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

27h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

11:40 - 9:10JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

22h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R9 922Qatar Airways

Mon, Oct 12 - Mon, Oct 19

14:05 - 1:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

34h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

22:35 - 4:00JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

30h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R9 970Qatar Airways

Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Sep 22

10:05 - 2:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

15h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

10:45 - 5:30JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

19h 45m1 stop Dubai Intl

R10 146Emirates

Tue, Sep 8 - Fri, Sep 18

10:05 - 2:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

15h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

10:45 - 20:35JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 50m1 stop Dubai Intl

R10 146Emirates

Fri, Sep 11 - Mon, Sep 14

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10:05 - 8:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

21h 40m1 stop Dubai Intl

10:45 - 16:15JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

30h 30m1 stop Dubai Intl

R10 178Emirates

Mon, Aug 31 - Mon, Sep 7

10:05 - 2:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

15h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl

20:10 - 5:30JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 20m1 stop Dubai Intl

R10 178Emirates

Wed, Sep 2 - Sat, Sep 12

10:05 - 8:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

21h 40m1 stop Dubai Intl

20:10 - 5:30JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 20m1 stop Dubai Intl

R10 178Emirates

Tue, Sep 1 - Fri, Sep 4

13:15 - 21:05CPT Cape Town Intl-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

30h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

22:35 - 17:30JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

19h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R11 720Qatar Airways

Sat, Aug 29 - Sat, Sep 5

14:30 - 1:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

34h 10m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Doha Hamad Intl

15:20 - 20:10JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 50m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Addis Ababa Bole

R12 009Multiple Airlines

Mon, Aug 31 - Mon, Sep 7

10:05 - 8:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

21h 40m1 stop Dubai Intl

19:55 - 13:30JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

18h 35m2 stops Dammam King Fahad Intl Addis Ababa Bole

R12 410Multiple Airlines

Mon, Aug 31 - Mon, Sep 7

13:15 - 20:15CPT Cape Town Intl-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

30h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

22:00 - 10:15JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

13h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R12 474Qatar Airways

Sat, Aug 29 - Wed, Sep 9

13:15 - 3:20CPT Cape Town Intl-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

13h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

19:50 - 12:40JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

41h 50m3 stops Doha Hamad Intl Lusaka Harare

R15 460Qatar Airways

Tue, Sep 1 - Sat, Sep 12

8:20 - 1:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

39h 45m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Amman Queen Alia Intl

15:20 - 0:05JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

33h 45m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Lome Kinshasa N'djili

R32 831Ethiopian Air

Tue, Sep 1 - Fri, Sep 4

12:30 - 13:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

48h 00m3 stops Blantyre Chileka Lilongwe Intl Addis Ababa Bole

15:20 - 0:05JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

33h 45m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Lome Kinshasa N'djili

R36 909Ethiopian Air

Tue, Sep 1 - Fri, Sep 4

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Etihad Airways

Sept 17

JNB9:45Johannesburg OR Tambo

17h 10m

1 stop

JED3:55Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Sept 20

JED5:30Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

27h 50m

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JNB8:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

R9 071

Etihad Airways

Sept 10

JNB9:45Johannesburg OR Tambo

17h 10m

1 stop

JED3:55Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Sept 12

JED3:10Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

30h 10m

1 stop

JNB8:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

R9 087

Etihad Airways

Sept 30

JNB9:45Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 25m

1 stop

JED16:10Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Oct 13

JED5:30Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

27h 50m

1 stop

JNB8:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

R9 376

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Ethiopian Air

Oct 12

JNB14:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

11h 10m

1 stop

JED2:40Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Oct 19

JED15:20Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

13h 35m

1 stop

JNB3:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

R9 344

Ethiopian Air

Oct 6

JNB22:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

13h 40m

1 stop

JED13:30Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Oct 13

JED4:40Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

9h 50m

1 stop

JNB13:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

R9 584

Ethiopian Air

Oct 1

JNB22:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

13h 40m

1 stop

JED13:30Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Oct 6

JED4:40Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

9h 50m

1 stop

JNB13:30Johannesburg OR Tambo

R9 665

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Thu 17/9

9:45-3:55

1 stop17h 10m

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5:30-8:20

1 stop27h 50m

R9 071

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Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 4/11

9:50-23:35

1 stop12h 45m

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

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5:55-8:20

1 stop27h 25m

R9 087

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14:30-2:40

1 stop11h 10m

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15:20-3:55

1 stop13h 35m

R9 344

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Tue 6/10

22:50-13:30

1 stop13h 40m

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

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4:40-13:30

1 stop9h 50m

R9 584

JohannesburgJeddah

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

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Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 1/10

14:30-14:00

2 stops22h 30m

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Thu 8/10

18:20-13:30

2 stops20h 10m

R9 665

JohannesburgJeddah

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

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Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 12/10

8:20-11:50

2 stops26h 30m

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Sun 18/10

18:20-13:30

2 stops20h 10m

R9 729

JohannesburgJeddah

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

JNBJED

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 12/10

20:55-1:40

1 stop27h 45m

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Mon 19/10

11:40-9:10

1 stop22h 30m

R9 922

JohannesburgJeddah

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

JNBJED

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 15/9

14:05-1:40

1 stop34h 35m

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Tue 22/9

22:35-4:00

1 stop30h 25m

R9 970

JohannesburgJeddah

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

JNBJED

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 8/9

10:05-2:05

1 stop15h 00m

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Fri 18/9

10:45-5:30

1 stop19h 45m

R10 146

JohannesburgJeddah

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - JED Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

JNBJED

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 11/9

10:05-2:05

1 stop15h 00m

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Mon 14/9

10:45-20:35

1 stop34h 50m

R10 146

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Saudi Arabia?

In general, November is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa to Saudi Arabia. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around R9 713. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of November, then book flights to Saudi Arabia from South Africa during January instead. Flights to Saudi Arabia in January, while not as cheap as those in November, still average around R9 777.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Saudi Arabia?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Saudi Arabia from South Africa when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Saudi Arabia for around R9 853 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Saudi Arabia from South Africa for as low as R8 734 on momondo.

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

You could potentially save up to 21% on your flight if you consider stops on a South Africa to Saudi Arabia flight.

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Best price found	R5 009
Fastest flight time	11h 10m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Saudi Arabia from South Africa in the past 72 hours is R5 009. The best return flight deal from South Africa to Saudi Arabia found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R9 071.

The fastest flight from South Africa to Saudi Arabia takes 11h 10m

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

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When did momondo last update prices for flights from South Africa to Saudi Arabia?
Prices for flights from South Africa to Saudi Arabia are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from South Africa to Saudi Arabia?
There are 8 operators available for flights from South Africa to Saudi Arabia as of August 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from South Africa to Saudi Arabia?
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 Saudi Arabia.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Saudi Arabia?
The required travel and health documents for your Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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Ethiopian Air	PriceFrom R5 144	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,2 1 034 reviews	Search Ethiopian Air flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R5 174	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 3 728 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Etihad Airways	PriceFrom R6 802	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 1 522 reviews	Search Etihad Airways flights
Egyptair	PriceFrom R6 989	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,5 446 reviews	Search Egyptair flights
Emirates	PriceFrom R8 600	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,1 3 653 reviews	Search Emirates flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom R10 301	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 4 485 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
RwandAir	PriceFrom R12 761	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,8 42 reviews	Search RwandAir flights
Kenya Airways	PriceFrom R14 271	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,7 326 reviews	Search Kenya Airways flights

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