{"id":775876,"date":"2024-06-07T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-07T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=775876"},"modified":"2024-06-07T13:16:28","modified_gmt":"2024-06-07T11:16:28","slug":"the-cheapest-international-flight-that-you-can-take-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/775876\/the-cheapest-international-flight-that-you-can-take-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"The cheapest international flight that you can take in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Air travel between continents is exceptionally costly for South Africans, with non-peak time flights growing to R35,000 for a return flight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flying has generally been reserved for the wealthy, and an estimated 80% of the world&#8217;s population has never flown. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Travelling internationally has also been expensive for South Africans, but following Russia&#8217;s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, the price of flights skyrocketed even further alongside the price of oil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thousands are needed to fly across country borders, with distance playing a significant role. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Google Flights data, the cheapest international flight from OR Tambo International Airport is to Manzini in Eswatini, with flights costing less than R3,000. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is unsurprising, as driving between the airports would take around five hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-businesstech wp-block-embed-businesstech\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iJyBuH5kRB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/763063\/flying-vs-driving-from-joburg-to-cape-town-or-durban-this-easter-the-cheapest-option-right-now\/\">Flying vs driving from Joburg to Cape Town or Durban this Easter \u2013 the cheapest option right now<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;Flying vs driving from Joburg to Cape Town or Durban this Easter \u2013 the cheapest option right now&#8221; &#8212; BusinessTech\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/763063\/flying-vs-driving-from-joburg-to-cape-town-or-durban-this-easter-the-cheapest-option-right-now\/embed\/#?secret=VrUohmvDJw#?secret=iJyBuH5kRB\" data-secret=\"iJyBuH5kRB\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking beyond Africa, the cheapest flight from OR Tambo is to Doha, Qatar, with a Sunday return flight costing R13,748.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following this is SAA&#8217;s flight to Brazil (R17,400) and Cathay Pacific&#8217;s flight to Hong Kong (R18,200)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, despite having the largest South African diasporas, flights to Europe, Australia and North America are the most expensive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-businesstech wp-block-embed-businesstech\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"z5KXzEl4VE\"><a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/745261\/the-countries-where-most-south-africans-emigrate-to\/\">The countries where most South Africans emigrate to<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;The countries where most South Africans emigrate to&#8221; &#8212; BusinessTech\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/745261\/the-countries-where-most-south-africans-emigrate-to\/embed\/#?secret=fgJWIfVUXf#?secret=z5KXzEl4VE\" data-secret=\"z5KXzEl4VE\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The cheapest European flight is to Amsterdam via KLM (R19,000), while flights to Atlanta, USA cost a few thousand more (R22,698.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Google Flights, direct flights to Australia were the most expensive for the September period that we chose, with flights costing around R34,500. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The flight comparison can be found below: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Continent<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Airport<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Airline<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>Price<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Africa<\/td><td>Manzini, Eswatini<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Airlink<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">R2 776<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Europe<\/td><td>Amsterdam, Netherlands<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">KLM<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">R19 022<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Australasia&nbsp;<\/td><td>Syndey, Australia<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Qantas<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">R34 448<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Middle East<\/td><td>Doha, Qatar<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Qatar Airways<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">R13 748<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Asia<\/td><td>Hong Kong<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cathay Pacific<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">R18 257<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>South America<\/td><td>Sao Paulo, Brazil<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">SAA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">R17 397<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>North America<\/td><td>Atlanta, USA<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Delta<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">R22 698<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Prices were sourced from Google Flights. Departing flights were for Sunday, September 1, while return flights were for Sunday, 15 April &#8211; except for SAA&#8217;s flights to Brazil, which we&#8217;re one day later. Air travel prices are prone to change, and not all airlines offer the same packages.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/government\/775766\/south-african-ports-ranked-among-worst-in-the-world\/\">South African ports ranked among worst in the world<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Flying internationally is reserved for a select few, with flights costing between R2,000 and R35,000. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":95,"featured_media":752065,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9876],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-775876","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/95"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=775876"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":775888,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775876\/revisions\/775888"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/752065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=775876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=775876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=775876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}