TRANSPORTATION 

Getting there in style                                                                                                                      

Flight time to South Africa is about 8 – 14 hours from Europe, depending on your routing. Most flights depart in the evening and arrive in South Africa the next morning

Even if there are not direct connections to South Africa from all European countries, major European airports, for instance, London, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Zürich, Paris, Milan, Athens and Madrid serve as gateway for direct flights to Johannesburg, while London, Frankfurt and Amsterdam provide non-stop to Cape Town.

Lufthansa, British Airways, KLM and South African Airways fly to both destinations, while Swiss Air, Iberia, TAP Air Portugal and Air France fly only to Johannesburg. 

South Africa is also served by direct flights from New York, Atlanta, Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Nairobi, Mauritius, Tel Aviv, Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore, Sydney and Perth. 

Around the country by air

South Africa has an extensive and well-developed domestic airline network. There are numerous daily departures between major cities and good connections to smaller destinations, as well.

Prices on domestic flights are highly competitive. Especially if you go bargain hunting with local low fare airlines such as Nationwide, 1time and Kulula.com. or reserve when booking your overseas tickets. This also applies to connections to destinations in neighbouring countries like Victoria Falls, Windhoek and Maputo.

Almost every lodge in the country has its own landing strip and you can fly direct by air charter to your destination without having to change to road transport (air taxis are, however, more expensive than scheduled flights).