What are the cheapest airlines to fly from South Africa to India one-way?

The cheapest airline one-way is Kenya Airways, with whom users have recently found tickets for as low as ₹ 23,020. However, be on the lookout for offers from Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways, as they are both options that can get you from South Africa to India for a low price. Find deals

How far in advance should I book a flight from South Africa to India?

When searching for a good deal, it’s best to be prepared for potential fluctuations in price. We recommend booking at least 22 days in advance, which can save you up to 3% on flights from South Africa to India compared to booking the week you need them. Waiting 22 days out may not be for everyone, so we have options available for flights within the next two weeks, with the lowest price starting at ₹ 50,202. For sooner than that we have options available in the next 3 days from ₹ 62,434.

What is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa to India?

Due to multiple factors, expect to potentially pay more when booking in December. For low rates, May can be a great choice for travel to India. Flights to India from South Africa in May are about ₹ 54,322 on average during May, but can be found for as low as ₹ 42,897.

Can I find deals for flights from South Africa to India that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on South Africa to India flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from South Africa to India?

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from South Africa to India.

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Round-trip from	₹ 39,669
One-way from	₹ 23,020

Kenya Airways
21/1-1/2
2 total stops
25h 40m total
South Africa to India

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1/2
1 total stop
24h 50m total
South Africa to India

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Tue 31/1217:00JNB - BOM

1 stop29h 00mKenya Airways

Tue 11/302:40BOM - JNB

1 stop32h 30mKenya Airways

Deal found 21/12₹ 47,229

Fri 27/1223:00JNB - BOM

1 stop24h 05mEthiopian Air

Wed 12/210:50BOM - JNB

1 stop12h 40mEthiopian Air

Deal found 21/12₹ 60,226

Mon 30/1213:55JNB - BOM

1 stop10h 55mAir Tanzania

Fri 24/105:50BOM - JNB

1 stop10h 35mAir Tanzania

Deal found 21/12₹ 63,623

Fri 27/1223:00JNB - BOM

1 stop24h 05mMultiple Airlines

Tue 28/108:00BOM - JNB

1 stop15h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/12₹ 65,407

Mon 23/1214:35CPT - BOM

2 stops34h 30mMultiple Airlines

Wed 29/110:50BOM - CPT

1 stop29h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/12₹ 66,681

Tue 24/1220:40JNB - BOM

1 stop29h 55mUganda Airlines

Sat 18/101:10BOM - JNB

1 stop25h 05mUganda Airlines

Deal found 21/12₹ 67,361

Fri 27/1221:45JNB - BOM

1 stop24h 30mEgyptair

Sat 25/102:50BOM - JNB

1 stop20h 25mEgyptair

Deal found 21/12₹ 68,295

Wed 25/1214:30CPT - BOM

2 stops31h 30mKenya Airways

Mon 27/102:40BOM - CPT

1 stop22h 30mKenya Airways

Deal found 20/12₹ 68,550

Thu 26/1208:40JNB - DEL

2 stops19h 35mMultiple Airlines

Sun 19/116:30DEL - JNB

1 stop19h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/12₹ 70,419

Sat 28/1213:50CPT - BOM

1 stop13h 55mEthiopian Air

Wed 29/110:50BOM - CPT

1 stop29h 40mEthiopian Air

Deal found 20/12₹ 73,477

Wed 25/1210:00JNB - BOM

1 stop30h 05mEtihad Airways

Sat 18/104:40BOM - JNB

1 stop31h 25mEtihad Airways

Deal found 21/12₹ 74,581

Thu 26/1214:35JNB - DEL

1 stop30h 50mEthiopian Air

Sun 19/109:35DEL - JNB

1 stop13h 55mEthiopian Air

Deal found 21/12₹ 78,998

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Tue 21/112:10JNB - BOM

1 stop13h 55mKenya Airways

Sat 1/202:40BOM - JNB

1 stop11h 45mKenya Airways

Deal found 21/12₹ 39,669

Mon 20/109:55JNB - BOM

1 stop12h 55mEtihad Airways

Sun 2/213:40BOM - JNB

1 stop22h 25mEtihad Airways

Deal found 21/12₹ 40,688

Fri 10/113:10JNB - BOM

1 stop32h 20mAir Mauritius

Fri 7/202:45BOM - JNB

1 stop12h 10mAir Mauritius

Deal found 22/12₹ 45,275

Sat 18/108:20JNB - BOM

1 stop14h 45mEthiopian Air

Sun 2/210:50BOM - JNB

1 stop12h 40mEthiopian Air

Deal found 21/12₹ 46,125

Wed 15/108:50JNB - BOM

1 stop19h 45mQatar Airways

Wed 22/109:35BOM - JNB

1 stop27h 20mQatar Airways

Deal found 20/12₹ 48,078

Wed 1/112:50JNB - BOM

1 stop13h 45mUganda Airlines

Thu 6/208:00BOM - JNB

1 stop15h 10mUganda Airlines

Deal found 21/12₹ 48,928

Sun 23/221:45JNB - BOM

2 stops25h 05mMultiple Airlines

Thu 13/308:00BOM - JNB

1 stop15h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/12₹ 49,098

Sat 18/119:10DUR - BOM

1 stop21h 45mEmirates

Tue 25/222:00BOM - DUR

1 stop22h 40mEmirates

Deal found 22/12₹ 58,357

Tue 28/119:10JNB - BOM

1 stop30h 40mTurkish Airlines

Wed 5/207:00BOM - JNB

1 stop31h 20mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 21/12₹ 64,982

Tue 28/113:45JNB - BOM

1 stop17h 20mSingapore Airlines

Thu 30/100:45BOM - JNB

1 stop32h 55mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 21/12₹ 65,407

Fri 17/109:30CPT - DEL

2 stops35h 15mSWISS

Tue 25/201:45DEL - CPT

1 stop23h 40mSWISS

Deal found 22/12₹ 93,779

Fri 17/112:35CPT - DEL

2 stops21h 30mOman Air

Wed 26/210:20DEL - CPT

2 stops27h 50mOman Air

Deal found 22/12₹ 98,026

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Fri 27/1223:00JNB - BOM

1 stop24h 05mEthiopian Air

Wed 12/210:50BOM - JNB

1 stop12h 40mEthiopian Air

Deal found 21/12₹ 60,226

Fri 27/1223:00JNB - BOM

1 stop24h 05mMultiple Airlines

Tue 28/108:00BOM - JNB

1 stop15h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/12₹ 65,407

Fri 27/1221:45JNB - BOM

1 stop24h 30mEgyptair

Sat 25/102:50BOM - JNB

1 stop20h 25mEgyptair

Deal found 21/12₹ 68,295

Fri 27/1214:35CPT - BOM

2 stops34h 30mMultiple Airlines

Wed 29/110:50BOM - CPT

1 stop29h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/12₹ 69,569

Sat 28/1213:50CPT - BOM

1 stop13h 55mEthiopian Air

Wed 29/110:50BOM - CPT

1 stop29h 40mEthiopian Air

Deal found 20/12₹ 73,477

Sat 28/1218:25CPT - BOM

1 stop30h 20mEmirates

Sun 26/119:20BOM - CPT

1 stop19h 50mEmirates

Deal found 20/12₹ 81,122

Sun 29/1219:35JNB - BOM

2 stops44h 00mLufthansa

Tue 28/101:35BOM - JNB

1 stop33h 00mLufthansa

Deal found 21/12₹ 80,102

Sun 29/1214:25CPT - BOM

2 stops35h 40mKenya Airways

Wed 1/102:40BOM - CPT

2 stops14h 25mKenya Airways

Deal found 21/12₹ 92,334

Mon 30/1213:55JNB - BOM

1 stop10h 55mAir Tanzania

Fri 24/105:50BOM - JNB

1 stop10h 35mAir Tanzania

Deal found 21/12₹ 63,623

Tue 31/1217:00JNB - BOM

1 stop29h 00mKenya Airways

Tue 11/302:40BOM - JNB

1 stop32h 30mKenya Airways

Deal found 21/12₹ 47,229

Wed 1/112:50JNB - BOM

1 stop13h 45mUganda Airlines

Thu 6/208:00BOM - JNB

1 stop15h 10mUganda Airlines

Deal found 21/12₹ 48,928

Wed 1/103:10JNB - DEL

3 stops19h 55mMultiple Airlines

Thu 9/114:00DEL - JNB

3 stops33h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/12₹ 99,640

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Sat 1/201:15JNB - BOM

1 stop24h 50mKenya Airways

Deal found 21/12₹ 23,020

Fri 31/109:55JNB - BOM

1 stop12h 55mEtihad Airways

Deal found 21/12₹ 23,105

Thu 16/120:00JNB - BOM

1 stop21h 00mQatar Airways

Deal found 21/12₹ 23,784

Wed 5/219:10CPT - DEL

1 stop16h 20mQatar Airways

Deal found 21/12₹ 26,927

Mon 20/106:00DUR - BOM

2 stops21h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/12₹ 27,097

Fri 10/108:20JNB - BOM

1 stop14h 45mEthiopian Air

Deal found 21/12₹ 28,626

Mon 13/118:45JNB - BOM

2 stops55h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/12₹ 32,279

Wed 1/112:50JNB - BOM

1 stop13h 45mUganda Airlines

Deal found 21/12₹ 34,402

Tue 21/115:20CPT - DEL

2 stops20h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/12₹ 36,271

Mon 30/1221:00CPT - BOM

2 stops49h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/12₹ 39,159

Sun 29/1221:45JNB - BOM

1 stop24h 30mEgyptair

Deal found 21/12₹ 39,584

Mon 20/119:10DUR - BOM

1 stop19h 10mEmirates

Deal found 21/12₹ 43,831

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Price

JohannesburgMumbai

JNB - BOM

JNBBOM

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 21/1

12:10-05:35

1 stop13h 55m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Sat 1/2

02:40-10:55

1 stop11h 45m

₹ 39,669

JohannesburgMumbai

JNB - BOM

JNBBOM

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 20/1

09:55-02:20

1 stop12h 55m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Sun 2/2

13:40-08:35

1 stop22h 25m

₹ 40,688

JohannesburgMumbai

JNB - BOM

JNBBOM

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 19/1

08:50-02:35

1 stop14h 15m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Sun 26/1

09:35-15:30

1 stop33h 25m

₹ 45,275

JohannesburgMumbai

JNB - BOM

JNBBOM

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 18/1

08:20-02:35

1 stop14h 45m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Sun 2/2

10:50-20:00

1 stop12h 40m

₹ 46,125

JohannesburgMumbai

JNB - BOM

JNBBOM

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 1/1

12:50-06:05

1 stop13h 45m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Thu 6/2

08:00-19:40

1 stop15h 10m

₹ 48,928

JohannesburgMumbai

JNB - BOM

JNBBOM

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 23/2

21:45-02:20

2 stops25h 05m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Thu 13/3

08:00-19:40

1 stop15h 10m

₹ 49,098

DurbanMumbai

DUR - BOM

DURBOM

Durban King Shaka Intl

Sat 1/2

11:55-08:05

2 stops16h 40m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Fri 28/2

09:35-10:35

2 stops28h 30m

₹ 52,411

DurbanMumbai

DUR - BOM

DURBOM

Durban King Shaka Intl

Sat 1/2

11:00-05:35

2 stops39h 05m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Thu 27/2

02:40-10:30

2 stops35h 20m

₹ 53,600

Cape TownMumbai

CPT - BOM

CPTBOM

Cape Town Intl

Tue 28/1

12:35-02:35

1 stop34h 30m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Tue 4/2

03:55-17:25

1 stop17h 00m

₹ 56,573

Cape TownMumbai

CPT - BOM

CPTBOM

Cape Town Intl

Tue 28/1

06:50-08:05

2 stops21h 45m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Wed 5/2

10:50-13:00

1 stop29h 40m

₹ 56,743

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Travel insights for flights from South Africa to India

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from South Africa to India?

Currently, September is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from South Africa to India (average of ₹ 105). Flying from South Africa to India in May is currently the most expensive (average of ₹ 145). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from ZA to IN?

When flying from South Africa to India, the time of day you decide to fly out makes little to no difference towards the overall price you’ll pay on tickets.

Rainfall in India by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in India ranges from 7.0 - 248.0 inches per month. August is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 248.0 mm. November is typically the driest time to visit India when rainfall is around 7.0 mm.

Temperature in India by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to India, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, June is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 34.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 14.0 C).

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Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,400 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 10

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,400 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,400 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 10

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very Good

1,331 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,400 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 10

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

KLM

7.8

Good

1,342 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,400 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 10

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

Qatar Airways

7.5

Good

3,789 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,400 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 10

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

Related info for your journey

What are the cheapest airlines to fly from South Africa to India one-way?
The cheapest airline one-way is Kenya Airways, with whom users have recently found tickets for as low as ₹ 23,020. However, be on the lookout for offers from Etihad Airways and Qatar Airways, as they are both options that can get you from South Africa to India for a low price.
Can I find deals for flights from South Africa to India that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on South Africa to India flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from South Africa to India?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from South Africa to India.
Can I find deals for business class flights from South Africa to India?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from South Africa to India by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.
What is the cheapest month to book a flight from South Africa to India?
Currently, September is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from South Africa to India (average of ₹ 105). Flying from South Africa to India in May is currently the most expensive (average of ₹ 145). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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Top 8 airlines flying from South Africa to India

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
Etihad Airways	Cheapest₹ 23,973	Average₹ 52,547	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search Etihad Airways flights
Kenya Airways	Cheapest₹ 28,120	Average₹ 47,598	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time82%	Search Kenya Airways flights
Ethiopian Air	Cheapest₹ 32,827	Average₹ 54,091	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time72%	Search Ethiopian Air flights
Uganda Airlines	Cheapest₹ 46,066	Average₹ 49,371	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A	Search Uganda Airlines flights
Qatar Airways	Cheapest₹ 46,373	Average₹ 62,646	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time68%	Search Qatar Airways flights
Emirates	Cheapest₹ 46,803	Average₹ 72,553	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search Emirates flights
Air Tanzania	Cheapest₹ 52,864	Average₹ 66,140	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A	Search Air Tanzania flights
Air India	Cheapest₹ 60,708	Average₹ 67,485	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A	Search Air India flights

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