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

The cheapest airline one-way is Egyptair, with whom users have recently found tickets for as low as R6 966. However, be on the lookout for offers from Ethiopian Air and Qatar Airways, as they are both options that can get you from South Africa to Saudi Arabia for a low price.

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

Travellers have found it’s best to book a flight 54 days in advance to save up to 6% compared to booking the same week of travel. As your travel date approaches, the cost of this flight route may potentially increase. While opting to book 54 days out may not be an option for all, there are still additional ways to secure a deal in the near future. You might find a flight from South Africa to Saudi Arabia 1-2 weeks in advance for as low as R10 783, or R12 430 for flights within the next 24 hours.

What is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa to Saudi Arabia?

November is one of the best times of the year to fly to Saudi Arabia from South Africa. Prices for November average R10 924 per person but you can even find prices for as low as R7 147. The most expensive prices can be found in the month of June. Opting for a November flight can save you 23% on your journey compared to booking in June

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

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

How can I find direct flights from South Africa to Saudi Arabia?

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

Can I find deals for business class flights from South Africa to Saudi Arabia?

Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from South Africa to Saudi Arabia by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

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Mon 25/1114:35JNB - JED

1 stop11h 05mEthiopian Air

Mon 2/1223:20JED - JNB

1 stop14h 50mEthiopian Air

Deal found 20/11R8 232

Fri 22/119:55JNB - JED

1 stop29h 35mEtihad Airways

Thu 28/115:45JED - JNB

1 stop27h 50mEtihad Airways

Deal found 20/11R8 449

Mon 9/1214:35CPT - JED

1 stop14h 25mEthiopian Air

Sun 15/121:45JED - CPT

1 stop13h 00mEthiopian Air

Deal found 20/11R10 820

Sat 28/1214:35JNB - JED

1 stop16h 50mMultiple Airlines

Fri 10/11:55JED - JNB

2 stops23h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/11R12 050

Tue 3/1211:45CPT - JED

3 stops39h 05mMultiple Airlines

Mon 9/124:40JED - CPT

1 stop10h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/11R14 203

Tue 31/121:15JNB - JED

1 stop8h 55mSAUDIA

Tue 14/11:30JED - JNB

1 stop15h 20mSAUDIA

Deal found 20/11R15 723

Tue 26/111:15JNB - JED

1 stop28h 15mKenya Airways

Wed 11/1220:50JED - JNB

1 stop20h 10mKenya Airways

Deal found 20/11R15 886

Mon 2/1221:45JNB - JED

1 stop18h 45mEgyptair

Sun 5/118:30JED - JNB

1 stop13h 40mEgyptair

Deal found 20/11R17 152

Wed 11/1214:35CPT - RUH

2 stops32h 24mEthiopian Air

Fri 13/120:25RUH - CPT

1 stop15h 05mEthiopian Air

Deal found 20/11R17 966

Tue 17/126:35DUR - MED

2 stops19h 05mMultiple Airlines

Sun 29/123:50MED - DUR

2 stops14h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/11R18 057

Thu 28/1118:55CPT - JED

2 stops28h 10mOman Air

Fri 10/119:45JED - CPT

2 stops22h 40mOman Air

Deal found 20/11R18 328

Wed 11/1218:55CPT - RUH

2 stops44h 00mOman Air

Sat 14/1217:20RUH - CPT

2 stops25h 05mOman Air

Deal found 20/11R21 169

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Wed 12/214:35JNB - JED

1 stop14h 25mEthiopian Air

Wed 19/223:20JED - JNB

1 stop14h 50mEthiopian Air

Deal found 20/11R8 214

Thu 9/18:20JNB - JED

2 stops23h 50mMultiple Airlines

Wed 15/10:20JED - JNB

2 stops13h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/11R10 910

Mon 5/521:45JNB - JED

1 stop30h 00mEgyptair

Wed 14/523:00JED - JNB

1 stop33h 10mEgyptair

Deal found 20/11R11 199

Fri 21/39:55JNB - JED

1 stop32h 55mEtihad Airways

Sat 5/411:35JED - JNB

1 stop22h 00mEtihad Airways

Deal found 20/11R11 272

Tue 25/219:10JNB - JED

1 stop17h 05mTurkish Airlines

Mon 17/32:25JED - JNB

1 stop33h 20mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 20/11R13 787

Sun 16/322:20JNB - JED

1 stop27h 05mEmirates

Sat 29/34:10JED - JNB

1 stop17h 40mEmirates

Deal found 20/11R14 981

Mon 5/59:05JNB - JED

3 stops17h 10mQatar Airways

Wed 14/54:45JED - JNB

1 stop13h 15mQatar Airways

Deal found 20/11R15 632

Tue 31/121:15JNB - JED

1 stop8h 55mSAUDIA

Tue 14/11:30JED - JNB

1 stop15h 20mSAUDIA

Deal found 20/11R15 723

Thu 26/1217:15JNB - JED

1 stop16h 55mKenya Airways

Fri 10/120:50JED - JNB

1 stop11h 50mKenya Airways

Deal found 20/11R15 886

Wed 5/314:35CPT - JED

1 stop16h 50mEthiopian Air

Sat 15/31:45JED - CPT

1 stop12h 15mEthiopian Air

Deal found 20/11R10 023

Wed 19/312:35CPT - JED

2 stops39h 10mOman Air

Fri 28/32:45JED - CPT

2 stops39h 30mOman Air

Deal found 20/11R20 554

Sun 16/323:59CPT - JED

3 stops29h 26mKLM

Thu 27/38:35JED - CPT

2 stops22h 55mKLM

Deal found 20/11R21 820

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Fri 22/119:55JNB - JED

1 stop29h 35mEtihad Airways

Thu 28/115:45JED - JNB

1 stop27h 50mEtihad Airways

Deal found 20/11R8 449

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1 stop11h 05mEthiopian Air

Mon 2/1223:20JED - JNB

1 stop14h 50mEthiopian Air

Deal found 20/11R8 232

Mon 25/1114:35JNB - JED

2 stops20h 20mMultiple Airlines

Sun 1/120:20JED - JNB

2 stops13h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/11R12 140

Mon 25/1116:10JNB - JED

3 stops18h 35mEmirates

Sun 1/124:10JED - JNB

3 stops17h 15mEmirates

Deal found 20/11R261 315

Tue 26/111:15JNB - JED

1 stop28h 15mKenya Airways

Wed 11/1220:50JED - JNB

1 stop20h 10mKenya Airways

Deal found 20/11R15 886

Wed 27/118:50JNB - JED

2 stops26h 25mOman Air

Tue 3/122:45JED - JNB

2 stops32h 00mOman Air

Deal found 19/11R18 907

Thu 28/1113:50CPT - JED

1 stop11h 50mEthiopian Air

Fri 10/123:20JED - CPT

1 stop14h 40mEthiopian Air

Deal found 20/11R11 851

Thu 28/1118:55CPT - JED

2 stops28h 10mOman Air

Fri 10/119:45JED - CPT

2 stops22h 40mOman Air

Deal found 20/11R18 328

Thu 28/1111:45CPT - JED

2 stops32h 15mMultiple Airlines

Thu 9/11:55JED - CPT

3 stops31h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/11R19 305

Thu 28/1123:20CPT - JED

2 stops28h 05mKLM

Fri 10/120:00JED - CPT

3 stops26h 30mKLM

Deal found 20/11R31 626

Mon 2/1221:45JNB - JED

1 stop18h 45mEgyptair

Mon 6/13:30JED - JNB

1 stop28h 40mEgyptair

Deal found 20/11R17 152

Tue 3/1211:45CPT - JED

3 stops39h 05mMultiple Airlines

Mon 9/124:40JED - CPT

1 stop10h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/11R14 203

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2 stops26h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/11R6 405

Mon 21/421:45JNB - JED

1 stop18h 45mEgyptair

Deal found 20/11R6 966

Fri 10/123:00JNB - JED

1 stop12h 50mEthiopian Air

Deal found 19/11R7 020

Tue 22/413:35JNB - JED

1 stop12h 40mQatar Airways

Deal found 20/11R7 581

Sun 1/121:15JNB - JED

1 stop28h 15mKenya Airways

Deal found 20/11R8 866

Fri 10/18:50JNB - JED

2 stops26h 25mOman Air

Deal found 19/11R13 208

Tue 22/423:15JNB - JED

3 stops30h 00mKLM

Deal found 20/11R18 220

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Price

JohannesburgJeddah

JNB - JED

JNBJED

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 12/2

14:35-6:00

1 stop14h 25m

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Wed 19/2

23:20-13:10

1 stop14h 50m

R8 214

Cape TownJeddah

CPT - JED

CPTJED

Cape Town Intl

Wed 5/3

14:35-8:25

1 stop16h 50m

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Sat 15/3

1:45-13:00

1 stop12h 15m

R10 023

JohannesburgJeddah

JNB - JED

JNBJED

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 9/1

8:20-9:10

2 stops23h 50m

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Wed 15/1

0:20-13:10

2 stops13h 50m

R10 910

JohannesburgJeddah

JNB - JED

JNBJED

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 5/5

21:45-4:45

1 stop30h 00m

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Wed 14/5

23:00-7:10

1 stop33h 10m

R11 199

JohannesburgJeddah

JNB - JED

JNBJED

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 21/3

9:55-19:50

1 stop32h 55m

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Sat 5/4

11:35-8:35

1 stop22h 00m

R11 272

DurbanMedina

DUR - MED

DURMED

Durban King Shaka Intl

Wed 12/2

8:40-2:40

2 stops17h 00m

Medina Mohammad Abdulaziz

Mon 24/2

3:50-17:35

2 stops14h 45m

R12 303

JohannesburgJeddah

JNB - JED

JNBJED

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 25/2

19:10-13:15

1 stop17h 05m

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Mon 17/3

2:25-10:45

1 stop33h 20m

R13 787

Cape TownRiyadh

CPT - RUH

CPTRUH

Cape Town Intl

Tue 28/1

17:15-12:25

1 stop18h 10m

Riyadh King Khaled Intl

Thu 30/1

2:15-12:00

1 stop34h 45m

R14 022

Cape TownJeddah

CPT - JED

CPTJED

Cape Town Intl

Tue 3/12

11:45-3:50

3 stops39h 05m

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Mon 9/12

4:40-14:30

1 stop10h 50m

R14 203

JohannesburgJeddah

JNB - JED

JNBJED

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 16/3

22:20-2:25

1 stop27h 05m

Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

Sat 29/3

4:10-20:50

1 stop17h 40m

R14 981

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Deals found on 20/11

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Best time to book a flight from South Africa to Saudi Arabia

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Travel insights for flights from South Africa to Saudi Arabia

Get recent, data-driven insights about flights from South Africa to Saudi Arabia including ideal travel times, pricing trends, and more.

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

Currently, November is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from South Africa to Saudi Arabia (average of R507). Flying from South Africa to Saudi Arabia in June is currently the most expensive (average of R721). 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 SA?

When flying from South Africa to Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Saudi Arabia ranges from 0.0 - 20.0 inches per month. November is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 20.0 mm. February is typically the driest time to visit Saudi Arabia when rainfall is around 0.0 mm.

Temperature in Saudi Arabia by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Saudi Arabia, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 32.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 23.0 C).

Reviews of airlines servicing Saudi Arabia

See what other customers who have flown with Oman Air, Ethiopian Air and KLM from South Africa to Saudi Arabia have to say. You can also see how each airline compares in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 486 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

3 486 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 486 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 10

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

KLM

7,8

Good

1 350 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 486 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

3 831 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 486 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 10

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

SAUDIA

7,4

Good

734 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 486 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 Saudi Arabia one-way?
The cheapest airline one-way is Egyptair, with whom users have recently found tickets for as low as R6 966. However, be on the lookout for offers from Ethiopian Air and Qatar Airways, as they are both options that can get you from South Africa to Saudi Arabia for a low price.
Can I find deals for flights from South Africa to Saudi Arabia that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on South Africa to Saudi Arabia flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from South Africa to Saudi Arabia?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from South Africa to Saudi Arabia.
Can I find deals for business class flights from South Africa to Saudi Arabia?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from South Africa to Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia?
Currently, November is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from South Africa to Saudi Arabia (average of R507). Flying from South Africa to Saudi Arabia in June is currently the most expensive (average of R721). 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 Saudi Arabia

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
Ethiopian Air	CheapestR6 606	AverageR13 397	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time72%	Search Ethiopian Air flights
Etihad Airways	CheapestR8 662	AverageR10 656	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search Etihad Airways flights
Egyptair	CheapestR9 324	AverageR11 242	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A	Search Egyptair flights
Emirates	CheapestR9 519	AverageR17 273	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search Emirates flights
SAUDIA	CheapestR9 832	AverageR14 353	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time86%	Search SAUDIA flights
Qatar Airways	CheapestR12 519	AverageR15 991	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time68%	Search Qatar Airways flights
Turkish Airlines	CheapestR13 072	AverageR14 327	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Kenya Airways	CheapestR13 711	AverageR16 036	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time82%	Search Kenya Airways flights

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