How long is the flight from Canada to South Africa?

The average flight duration from Canada to South Africa depends on which airport you fly into and out of. Flying from Toronto Pearson Intl to Johannesburg OR Tambo is 18h 50m on average, while flying from Vancouver Intl to Johannesburg OR Tambo is 25h on average. Johannesburg OR Tambo is the most popular airport in South Africa.

What are the most popular cities to visit in South Africa?

South Africa is full of interesting cities to visit if you’re interested in touring the country. The majority of our users (52%) visit Johannesburg more than other cities in the country, but other popular cities in South Africa include Cape Town and Durban.

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Flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport

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Ethiopian Air

22 Jan

YYZ

26h 50m

1 stop

JNB

26 Jan

JNB

24h 35m

2 stops

YYZ

C$ 1,172

Delta

22 Jan

YYZ

25h 44m

2 stops

JNB

11 Feb

JNB

25h 23m

2 stops

YYZ

C$ 1,187

Delta

10 Feb

YYZ

23h 39m

1 stop

JNB

17 Feb

JNB

31h 56m

2 stops

YYZ

C$ 1,190

SWISS

26 Jan

YTZ

39h 00m

2 stops

JNB

3 Feb

JNB

28h 40m

2 stops

YTZ

C$ 1,195

Kenya Airways

2 Feb

YYZ

45h 55m

2 stops

JNB

16 Apr

JNB

36h 54m

2 stops

YYZ

C$ 1,195

Air Canada

26 Jan

YYZ

31h 05m

1 stop

JNB

3 Feb

JNB

27h 10m

1 stop

YYZ

C$ 1,197

Multiple Airlines

24 Apr

YYZ

46h 55m

2 stops

JNB

11 May

JNB

25h 27m

2 stops

YYZ

C$ 1,198

Air Canada

26 Jan

YYZ

31h 05m

1 stop

JNB

3 Feb

JNB

28h 54m

2 stops

YYZ

C$ 1,201

SWISS

25 Jan

YYZ

37h 30m

2 stops

JNB

4 Feb

JNB

27h 10m

1 stop

YYZ

C$ 1,203

Ethiopian Air

24 Jan

YYZ

26h 50m

1 stop

JNB

29 Jan

JNB

24h 35m

2 stops

YYZ

C$ 1,205

Multiple Airlines

18 Jan

YUL

27h 55m

1 stop

JNB

22 Jan

JNB

25h 55m

1 stop

YUL

C$ 1,206

Delta

22 Jan

YYZ

23h 35m

1 stop

JNB

26 Jan

JNB

28h 05m

1 stop

YYZ

C$ 1,206

Flights to Cape Town

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Ethiopian Air

11 Feb

YYZ

21h 15m

1 stop

CPT

3 Mar

CPT

25h 15m

2 stops

YYZ

C$ 1,181

Multiple Airlines

21 Mar

YYZ

51h 05m

2 stops

CPT

25 Apr

CPT

47h 50m

2 stops

YYZ

C$ 1,217

Multiple Airlines

20 Jan

YYZ

33h 05m

2 stops

CPT

7 Feb

CPT

33h 53m

2 stops

YYZ

C$ 1,233

Kenya Airways

2 Mar

YYZ

48h 35m

3 stops

CPT

8 Mar

CPT

32h 59m

3 stops

YYZ

C$ 1,234

Kenya Airways

18 Feb

YYZ

48h 35m

3 stops

CPT

11 Mar

CPT

47h 59m

2 stops

YYZ

C$ 1,235

United Airlines

10 Feb

YYZ

18h 25m

1 stop

CPT

24 Feb

CPT

24h 24m

1 stop

YYZ

C$ 1,237

United Airlines

10 Feb

YYZ

18h 25m

1 stop

CPT

5 Mar

CPT

19h 46m

1 stop

YYZ

C$ 1,240

United Airlines

10 Feb

YYZ

18h 25m

1 stop

CPT

24 Feb

CPT

24h 24m

1 stop

YYZ

C$ 1,241

United Airlines

5 Feb

YYZ

18h 25m

1 stop

CPT

11 Feb

CPT

19h 56m

1 stop

YYZ

C$ 1,246

United Airlines

16 Jan

YYZ

20h 03m

1 stop

CPT

24 Feb

CPT

24h 24m

1 stop

YYZ

C$ 1,248

United Airlines

16 Jan

YYZ

20h 03m

1 stop

CPT

24 Feb

CPT

24h 11m

2 stops

YYZ

C$ 1,249

Delta

19 Jan

YYZ

30h 05m

1 stop

CPT

9 Feb

CPT

20h 38m

1 stop

YYZ

C$ 1,256

Flights to Durban

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Emirates

6 May

YYZ

43h 40m

1 stop

DUR

10 May

DUR

44h 50m

1 stop

YYZ

C$ 1,867

Multiple Airlines

14 Feb

YYZ

33h 35m

2 stops

DUR

26 Mar

DUR

33h 15m

2 stops

YYZ

C$ 1,941

Emirates

6 May

YYZ

46h 55m

2 stops

DUR

10 May

DUR

44h 50m

1 stop

YYZ

C$ 1,966

Emirates

6 May

YYZ

46h 55m

2 stops

DUR

10 May

DUR

52h 15m

2 stops

YYZ

C$ 2,064

Multiple Airlines

17 Jun

YYZ

35h 55m

2 stops

DUR

2 Jul

DUR

57h 10m

2 stops

YYZ

C$ 2,096

SWISS

14 Feb

YYZ

61h 55m

3 stops

DUR

26 Mar

DUR

33h 40m

3 stops

YYZ

C$ 2,133

Multiple Airlines

23 Jan

YUL

28h 50m

2 stops

DUR

30 Jan

DUR

48h 45m

2 stops

YUL

C$ 2,188

Multiple Airlines

14 Feb

YYZ

33h 35m

2 stops

DUR

26 Mar

DUR

39h 04m

3 stops

YYZ

C$ 2,215

Lufthansa

24 Jan

YYZ

57h 15m

2 stops

DUR

20 Feb

DUR

36h 00m

2 stops

YYZ

C$ 2,254

Emirates

14 Feb

YYZ

44h 15m

1 stop

DUR

26 Mar

DUR

52h 15m

2 stops

YYZ

C$ 2,272

Multiple Airlines

14 Feb

YYZ

52h 45m

3 stops

DUR

26 Mar

DUR

40h 15m

3 stops

YYZ

C$ 2,307

Multiple Airlines

23 Jan

YUL

34h 45m

2 stops

DUR

30 Jan

DUR

43h 25m

1 stop

YUL

C$ 2,340

Flights to Port Elizabeth

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Multiple Airlines

9 Mar

YYZ

33h 35m

2 stops

PLZ

23 Mar

PLZ

28h 05m

2 stops

YYZ

C$ 1,434

Multiple Airlines

8 Mar

YYZ

41h 30m

2 stops

PLZ

22 Mar

PLZ

67h 27m

3 stops

YYZ

C$ 1,474

Kenya Airways

8 Mar

YYZ

41h 40m

3 stops

PLZ

22 Mar

PLZ

67h 27m

3 stops

YYZ

C$ 1,513

Kenya Airways

9 Mar

YYZ

55h 00m

2 stops

PLZ

23 Mar

PLZ

55h 40m

3 stops

YYZ

C$ 1,802

Kenya Airways

9 Mar

YYZ

41h 30m

3 stops

PLZ

23 Mar

PLZ

55h 40m

3 stops

YYZ

C$ 1,842

KLM

8 Mar

YYZ

41h 30m

2 stops

PLZ

22 Mar

PLZ

52h 30m

2 stops

YYZ

C$ 1,846

Multiple Airlines

23 Mar

YUL

41h 40m

2 stops

PLZ

3 Apr

PLZ

26h 00m

2 stops

YUL

C$ 1,902

Lufthansa

23 Mar

YUL

35h 40m

3 stops

PLZ

3 Apr

PLZ

26h 00m

2 stops

YUL

C$ 2,002

Lufthansa

23 Mar

YUL

35h 40m

3 stops

PLZ

3 Apr

PLZ

26h 00m

2 stops

YUL

C$ 2,102

Qatar Airways

16 Mar

YUL

32h 05m

2 stops

PLZ

19 Mar

PLZ

32h 25m

2 stops

YUL

C$ 2,281

Qatar Airways

16 Mar

YUL

40h 10m

2 stops

PLZ

19 Mar

PLZ

38h 05m

2 stops

YUL

C$ 2,286

Qatar Airways

16 Mar

YUL

37h 55m

3 stops

PLZ

19 Mar

PLZ

38h 05m

2 stops

YUL

C$ 2,296

Flights to Skukuza

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Qatar Airways

15 Mar

YUL

34h 15m

2 stops

SZK

19 Mar

SZK

31h 30m

2 stops

YUL

C$ 2,317

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10:20 a.m. - 8:10 p.m.

YYZ

JNB

26h 50m

1 stop

2:30 p.m. - 8:05 a.m.

JNB

YYZ

24h 35m

2 stops

C$ 1,172Ethiopian Air

Thu, 22 Jan - Mon, 26 Jan

10:20 a.m. - 2:35 p.m.

YYZ

CPT

21h 15m

1 stop

1:50 p.m. - 8:05 a.m.

CPT

YYZ

25h 15m

2 stops

C$ 1,181Ethiopian Air

Wed, 11 Feb - Tue, 3 Mar

12:25 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

YYZ

JNB

23h 35m

1 stop

9:55 p.m. - 5:02 p.m.

JNB

YYZ

26h 07m

1 stop

C$ 1,187Delta

Thu, 22 Jan - Wed, 11 Feb

10:16 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

YYZ

JNB

25h 44m

2 stops

9:55 p.m. - 5:02 p.m.

JNB

YYZ

26h 07m

1 stop

C$ 1,190Delta

Thu, 22 Jan - Wed, 11 Feb

12:30 p.m. - 10:30 a.m.

YTZ

JNB

39h 00m

2 stops

8:15 p.m. - 5:55 p.m.

JNB

YTZ

28h 40m

2 stops

C$ 1,195SWISS

Mon, 26 Jan - Tue, 3 Feb

4:35 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

YYZ

CPT

18h 25m

1 stop

8:50 p.m. - 5:58 p.m.

CPT

YYZ

28h 08m

1 stop

C$ 1,237United Airlines

Tue, 10 Feb - Tue, 24 Feb

2:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

YYZ

CPT

20h 45m

2 stops

8:50 p.m. - 10:51 a.m.

CPT

YYZ

21h 01m

1 stop

C$ 1,240United Airlines

Tue, 10 Feb - Wed, 4 Mar

8:40 p.m. - 6:40 a.m.

YUL

JNB

28h 00m

1 stop

7:00 p.m. - 11:45 a.m.

JNB

YUL

22h 45m

1 stop

C$ 1,241Lufthansa

Mon, 13 Apr - Mon, 27 Apr

5:10 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.

YOW

CPT

22h 35m

1 stop

11:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

CPT

YOW

21h 15m

1 stop

C$ 1,348KLM

Mon, 20 Apr - Sun, 3 May

5:20 p.m. - 5:50 a.m.

YOW

CPT

29h 30m

1 stop

2:00 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.

CPT

YOW

32h 10m

2 stops

C$ 1,359KLM

Mon, 9 Feb - Mon, 16 Feb

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

TorontoJohannesburg

YYZ - JNB

YYZJNB

Toronto Pearson Intl

Thu 22/1

10:20 a.m.-8:10 p.m.

1 stop26h 50m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 26/1

2:30 p.m.-8:05 a.m.

2 stops24h 35m

C$ 1,172

TorontoCape Town

YYZ - CPT

YYZCPT

Toronto Pearson Intl

Wed 11/2

10:20 a.m.-2:35 p.m.

1 stop21h 15m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 3/3

1:50 p.m.-8:05 a.m.

2 stops25h 15m

C$ 1,181

TorontoJohannesburg

YYZ - JNB

YYZJNB

Toronto Pearson Intl

Thu 22/1

12:25 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

1 stop23h 35m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 11/2

9:55 p.m.-5:02 p.m.

1 stop26h 07m

C$ 1,187

TorontoJohannesburg

YYZ - JNB

YYZJNB

Toronto Pearson Intl

Thu 22/1

10:16 a.m.-7:00 p.m.

2 stops25h 44m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 11/2

9:55 p.m.-5:02 p.m.

1 stop26h 07m

C$ 1,190

TorontoJohannesburg

YTZ - JNB

YTZJNB

Toronto Island

Mon 26/1

12:30 p.m.-10:30 a.m.

2 stops39h 00m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 3/2

8:15 p.m.-5:55 p.m.

2 stops28h 40m

C$ 1,195

TorontoCape Town

YYZ - CPT

YYZCPT

Toronto Pearson Intl

Tue 10/2

4:35 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

1 stop18h 25m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 24/2

8:50 p.m.-5:58 p.m.

1 stop28h 08m

C$ 1,237

TorontoCape Town

YYZ - CPT

YYZCPT

Toronto Pearson Intl

Tue 10/2

2:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

2 stops20h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 4/3

8:50 p.m.-10:51 a.m.

1 stop21h 01m

C$ 1,240

MontrealJohannesburg

YUL - JNB

YULJNB

Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl

Mon 13/4

8:40 p.m.-6:40 a.m.

1 stop28h 00m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 27/4

7:00 p.m.-11:45 a.m.

1 stop22h 45m

C$ 1,241

OttawaCape Town

YOW - CPT

YOWCPT

Ottawa

Mon 20/4

5:10 p.m.-9:45 p.m.

1 stop22h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 3/5

11:45 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

1 stop21h 15m

C$ 1,348

OttawaCape Town

YOW - CPT

YOWCPT

Ottawa

Mon 9/2

5:20 p.m.-5:50 a.m.

1 stop29h 30m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 16/2

2:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m.

2 stops32h 10m

C$ 1,359

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South Africa flights insights and trends

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Which airlines fly to South Africa?

KLM, British Airways and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to South Africa from Canada according to our data. KLM is the first choice among our users, with 38% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to South Africa. Keep in mind that there are 17 different airlines that fly to South Africa on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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Cheap South Africa flight deals and tips

Summary info about South Africa flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	C$ 781
Best Round-Trip Price	C$ 1,172
Fastest flight time	25h 55m
Popular in	July

The best one-way flight price to South Africa from Canada in the last 72 hours is C$ 781 (Vancouver Intl to Cape Town Intl).

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The best round-trip flight price to South Africa from Canada in the last 72 hours is C$ 1,172 (Toronto Pearson Intl to Johannesburg OR Tambo).

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The fastest flight to South Africa from Canada takes 25h 55m (Ottawa to Cape Town Intl).

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July has the highest demand for flights to South Africa, with a 15% price increase on average.

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Frequently asked questions about flying to South Africa

What popular landmarks are in South Africa?

While there are more than just a few landmarks in South Africa, most momondo users find Montecasino, Cape Town International Convention Centre, Addo Elephant National Park, and Bloubergstrand Beach to be the most interesting places to see in the country.

What is the best airport to land at to visit Montecasino?

The closest airport to Montecasino is Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, which is located in Sandton. If you plan on visiting or staying in this area, landing at Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport will be your best bet.

What is the cheapest flight to South Africa?

If you are looking to fly to South Africa for less, look to airlines like FlySafair, South African, and Airlink, with prices starting at C$ 75, C$ 113, and C$ 148 respectively.

Which airlines fly to South Africa?

Of the 17 airlines that fly to South Africa, KLM, British Airways and United Airlines happen to be the most favoured based on our user data. KLM is the most popular among the three airlines, with 39% of users choosing them for their travels to South Africa.

What is the most popular airport in South Africa to fly to?

47% of our momondo users travelling to South Africa in the past year chose to fly into Johannesburg OR Tambo, making it the most popular airport in South Africa. The Johannesburg OR Tambo airport serves the city of Johannesburg.

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

Prices for flights to South Africa were last updated today.

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

As of January 2026, there are 24 operators available to choose from for flights to South Africa.

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

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 layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel to South Africa.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to South Africa 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 license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at South Africa. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

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Can I find flights to South Africa with flexible booking policies on momondo?

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