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

The cheapest airline one-way is Qatar Airways, with whom users have recently found tickets for as low as ₹ 22,860. However, be on the lookout for offers from Uganda Airlines and Kenya 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 ₹ 51,001. For sooner than that we have options available in the next 3 days from ₹ 61,911.

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 ₹ 55,294 on average during May, but can be found for as low as ₹ 43,728.

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.

₹ 49,095+ Flights from South Africa to India

Cheap flight deals from South Africa to India

Round-trip from	₹ 40,524
One-way from	₹ 22,860

Kenya Airways
17/3-25/3
2 total stops
57h 20m total
South Africa to India

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Qatar Airways
18/2
1 total stop
14h 15m total
South Africa to India

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Cheapest flights from South Africa to India
Explore the most affordable flight options available from South Africa to India. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 20 January 2025.

Mon 3/1112:50JNB - BOM

1 stop13h 45mUganda Airlines

Thu 20/1108:00BOM - JNB

1 stop15h 10mUganda Airlines

Deal found 19/1₹ 40,351

Sat 22/201:15JNB - BOM

1 stop24h 50mKenya Airways

Wed 5/302:40BOM - JNB

1 stop11h 45mKenya Airways

Deal found 20/1₹ 40,437

Sun 2/321:45JNB - BOM

1 stop24h 30mEgyptair

Mon 24/302:50BOM - JNB

1 stop31h 50mEgyptair

Deal found 20/1₹ 43,468

Wed 22/110:00JNB - BOM

1 stop17h 55mEtihad Airways

Thu 13/213:40BOM - JNB

1 stop22h 25mEtihad Airways

Deal found 19/1₹ 45,200

Tue 21/108:50JNB - BOM

1 stop14h 15mQatar Airways

Sun 16/209:35BOM - JNB

1 stop33h 25mQatar Airways

Deal found 19/1₹ 45,459

Thu 23/113:20JNB - BOM

1 stop33h 45mMultiple Airlines

Tue 28/110:30BOM - JNB

1 stop25h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/1₹ 46,585

Wed 29/108:20JNB - DEL

1 stop13h 05mEthiopian Air

Tue 13/509:35DEL - JNB

1 stop13h 55mEthiopian Air

Deal found 19/1₹ 46,845

Thu 23/108:20JNB - BOM

1 stop14h 45mEthiopian Air

Sun 23/210:50BOM - JNB

1 stop12h 40mEthiopian Air

Deal found 19/1₹ 47,105

Wed 12/312:50JNB - DEL

2 stops20h 55mMultiple Airlines

Wed 19/319:00DEL - JNB

2 stops28h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/1₹ 50,135

Fri 14/212:10JNB - GOI

2 stops30h 25mMultiple Airlines

Fri 21/222:40GOI - JNB

2 stops20h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/1₹ 51,521

Thu 6/314:25CPT - BOM

2 stops35h 40mKenya Airways

Thu 13/306:45BOM - CPT

1 stop18h 25mKenya Airways

Deal found 20/1₹ 51,607

Sat 5/412:10DUR - DEL

2 stops17h 05mQatar Airways

Fri 2/516:50DEL - DUR

2 stops21h 30mQatar Airways

Deal found 19/1₹ 52,473

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Mon 17/301:15JNB - BOM

1 stop24h 50mKenya Airways

Tue 25/302:40BOM - JNB

1 stop32h 30mKenya Airways

Deal found 20/1₹ 40,524

Sun 16/221:45JNB - BOM

1 stop24h 30mEgyptair

Sat 22/202:50BOM - JNB

1 stop31h 50mEgyptair

Deal found 19/1₹ 44,507

Sun 16/208:20JNB - BOM

1 stop14h 45mEthiopian Air

Sun 23/210:50BOM - JNB

1 stop12h 40mEthiopian Air

Deal found 19/1₹ 45,806

Wed 12/310:00JNB - DEL

1 stop29h 50mEtihad Airways

Sun 16/304:25DEL - JNB

1 stop31h 40mEtihad Airways

Deal found 19/1₹ 46,845

Sat 15/201:15JNB - BOM

1 stop20h 45mMultiple Airlines

Sun 23/222:40BOM - JNB

1 stop13h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/1₹ 49,183

Sat 5/412:10DUR - DEL

2 stops17h 05mQatar Airways

Fri 2/516:50DEL - DUR

2 stops21h 30mQatar Airways

Deal found 19/1₹ 52,473

Wed 21/513:45JNB - DEL

1 stop26h 55mSingapore Airlines

Mon 26/521:55DEL - JNB

1 stop24h 10mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 19/1₹ 53,685

Sat 22/313:10JNB - DEL

1 stop13h 35mAir Mauritius

Sun 30/308:00DEL - JNB

1 stop30h 55mAir Mauritius

Deal found 20/1₹ 54,724

Sun 2/219:10DUR - BOM

1 stop15h 15mEmirates

Tue 11/215:40BOM - DUR

1 stop29h 00mEmirates

Deal found 19/1₹ 59,660

Tue 1/416:35CPT - DEL

1 stop32h 35mTurkish Airlines

Tue 2/906:20DEL - CPT

1 stop33h 00mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 19/1₹ 60,526

Sun 16/310:10JNB - DEL

1 stop34h 25mLufthansa

Mon 24/301:50DEL - JNB

2 stops35h 10mLufthansa

Deal found 20/1₹ 78,363

Thu 20/319:40JNB - DEL

2 stops32h 00mAir France

Wed 26/301:45DEL - JNB

1 stop35h 10mAir France

Deal found 20/1₹ 92,131

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Sun 19/121:45JNB - BOM

1 stop24h 30mEgyptair

Sat 1/302:50BOM - JNB

1 stop31h 50mEgyptair

Deal found 19/1₹ 44,334

Tue 21/108:50JNB - BOM

1 stop14h 15mQatar Airways

Sun 16/209:35BOM - JNB

1 stop33h 25mQatar Airways

Deal found 19/1₹ 45,459

Wed 22/110:00JNB - BOM

1 stop23h 15mEtihad Airways

Thu 30/110:30BOM - JNB

1 stop25h 35mEtihad Airways

Deal found 19/1₹ 43,987

Thu 23/113:20JNB - BOM

1 stop33h 45mMultiple Airlines

Tue 28/110:30BOM - JNB

1 stop25h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/1₹ 46,585

Thu 23/108:20JNB - BOM

1 stop14h 45mEthiopian Air

Sun 2/310:50BOM - JNB

1 stop12h 40mEthiopian Air

Deal found 19/1₹ 47,105

Thu 23/114:25CPT - BOM

2 stops35h 40mMultiple Airlines

Wed 5/210:50BOM - CPT

1 stop29h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/1₹ 54,638

Sat 25/117:00JNB - BOM

1 stop33h 05mKenya Airways

Sun 23/206:45BOM - JNB

1 stop21h 00mKenya Airways

Deal found 19/1₹ 40,870

Sat 25/120:00JNB - BOM

1 stop21h 00mQatar Airways

Sun 23/209:35BOM - JNB

1 stop27h 20mQatar Airways

Deal found 19/1₹ 45,892

Sat 25/120:00JNB - BOM

1 stop21h 00mMultiple Airlines

Sat 22/204:40BOM - JNB

1 stop31h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/1₹ 47,191

Sun 26/121:45JNB - BOM

1 stop24h 30mEgyptair

Wed 26/202:50BOM - JNB

1 stop31h 50mEgyptair

Deal found 19/1₹ 45,719

Sun 26/121:05DUR - BOM

2 stops25h 45mMultiple Airlines

Sun 2/222:40BOM - DUR

2 stops25h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/1₹ 57,755

Mon 27/109:55JNB - BOM

1 stop18h 00mEtihad Airways

Wed 26/204:40BOM - JNB

1 stop31h 25mEtihad Airways

Deal found 19/1₹ 46,845

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Tue 18/208:50JNB - BOM

1 stop14h 15mQatar Airways

Deal found 18/1₹ 22,860

Mon 10/312:50JNB - BOM

1 stop13h 45mUganda Airlines

Deal found 20/1₹ 23,293

Mon 3/217:15JNB - BOM

1 stop28h 45mKenya Airways

Deal found 19/1₹ 23,552

Tue 11/312:35CPT - BOM

1 stop16h 00mQatar Airways

Deal found 20/1₹ 26,583

Sat 15/211:55DUR - BOM

2 stops35h 10mQatar Airways

Deal found 19/1₹ 28,401

Wed 12/313:20JNB - DEL

1 stop15h 25mQatar Airways

Deal found 20/1₹ 29,354

Wed 19/206:15CPT - BOM

2 stops20h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/1₹ 30,479

Tue 18/214:25CPT - BOM

2 stops35h 40mKenya Airways

Deal found 19/1₹ 30,653

Mon 3/311:55DUR - DEL

2 stops16h 50mQatar Airways

Deal found 20/1₹ 30,739

Wed 2/413:35JNB - BLR

1 stop33h 20mQatar Airways

Deal found 19/1₹ 31,172

Tue 13/520:40JNB - BOM

3 stops29h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/1₹ 31,432

Mon 3/212:50JNB - DEL

3 stops30h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/1₹ 31,778

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Depart

Return

Price

JohannesburgMumbai

JNB - BOM

JNBBOM

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 22/2

01:15-05:35

1 stop24h 50m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Wed 5/3

02:40-10:55

1 stop11h 45m

₹ 40,437

JohannesburgMumbai

JNB - BOM

JNBBOM

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 2/3

21:45-01:45

1 stop24h 30m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Mon 24/3

02:50-07:10

1 stop31h 50m

₹ 43,468

JohannesburgMumbai

JNB - BOM

JNBBOM

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 16/2

08:20-02:35

1 stop14h 45m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Sun 23/2

10:50-20:00

1 stop12h 40m

₹ 45,806

JohannesburgNew Delhi

JNB - DEL

JNBDEL

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 12/3

10:00-19:20

1 stop29h 50m

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Sun 16/3

04:25-08:35

1 stop31h 40m

₹ 46,845

JohannesburgNew Delhi

JNB - DEL

JNBDEL

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 28/2

08:20-00:55

1 stop13h 05m

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Sat 29/3

09:35-20:00

1 stop13h 55m

₹ 48,230

JohannesburgMumbai

JNB - BOM

JNBBOM

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 15/2

01:15-01:30

1 stop20h 45m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Sun 23/2

22:40-08:35

1 stop13h 25m

₹ 49,183

JohannesburgNew Delhi

JNB - DEL

JNBDEL

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 12/3

12:50-13:15

2 stops20h 55m

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Wed 19/3

19:00-19:40

2 stops28h 10m

₹ 50,135

JohannesburgVasco da Gama

JNB - GOI

JNBGOI

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 14/2

12:10-22:05

2 stops30h 25m

Vasco da Gama Goa Intl

Fri 21/2

22:40-16:00

2 stops20h 50m

₹ 51,521

Cape TownMumbai

CPT - BOM

CPTBOM

Cape Town Intl

Tue 4/2

14:25-05:35

2 stops35h 40m

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Tue 11/2

06:45-21:40

1 stop18h 25m

₹ 51,867

DurbanNew Delhi

DUR - DEL

DURDEL

Durban King Shaka Intl

Sat 5/4

12:10-08:45

2 stops17h 05m

New Delhi Indira Gandhi Intl

Fri 2/5

16:50-10:50

2 stops21h 30m

₹ 52,473

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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 ₹ 144). 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).

Reviews of airlines servicing India

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Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,356 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

3,356 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,356 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

1,328 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,356 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

1,341 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,356 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

3,754 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,356 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 Qatar Airways, with whom users have recently found tickets for as low as ₹ 22,860. However, be on the lookout for offers from Uganda Airlines and Kenya 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 ₹ 144). 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₹ 24,458	Average₹ 65,338	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search Etihad Airways flights
Kenya Airways	Cheapest₹ 28,664	Average₹ 50,305	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time82%	Search Kenya Airways flights
Ethiopian Air	Cheapest₹ 33,481	Average₹ 54,476	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time72%	Search Ethiopian Air flights
Uganda Airlines	Cheapest₹ 40,363	Average₹ 50,327	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A	Search Uganda Airlines flights
Qatar Airways	Cheapest₹ 45,808	Average₹ 62,949	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time68%	Search Qatar Airways flights
Air Tanzania	Cheapest₹ 48,630	Average₹ 67,409	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A	Search Air Tanzania flights
Emirates	Cheapest₹ 61,383	Average₹ 73,697	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search Emirates flights
Air India	Cheapest₹ 61,884	Average₹ 68,792	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A	Search Air India flights

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