South Africa has a number of airlines flying between its major cities, and to some of its smaller ones, with fares ranging from first-class to cut-price economy. Flights can be booked online from anywhere in the world.
Seven major domestic airlines operate in the country, as well as a number of smaller charter airline companies.
South African Airways, South African Airlink and South African Express fly between all the major cities and to some of the smaller ones.
Kulula.com and 1time offer cut-price flights on the more popular routes, between Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Nelspruit and George.
British Airways, operated by Comair, and Nationwide operate flights between the major centres.
All flight operators offer online booking services, with payment by credit card or directly into the relevant bank account.
You need to be at the airport an hour before departure for domestic flights.
South African Airways
SA's national carrier flies locally between Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, George, Upington, Kimberley, East London, Mthatha, Margate, Pietermaritzburg, Maseru, Bloemfontein, Polokwane, Nelspruit, Phalaborwa, Sun City, Mala Mala and Hoedspruit - as well as into Southern Africa, the rest of Africa and the world. It offers economy, business and first class cabins.
Joburg International Airport: 0861 359 722
Reservations: +27 11 978 1111
Call centre: 0861 FLY SAA (0861 359 722)
Call centre from outside SA: +27 11 978 5313
E-mail: help@flysaa.com
SAA online bookings
South African Airlink
Flies locally between Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, George, Upington, Kimberley, East London, Mthatha, Margate, Pietermaritzburg, Maseru, Bloemfontein, Polokwane, Nelspruit, Phalaborwa, Sun City and Mala Mala - as well as into Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. Classes are economy, business and first.
Joburg International Airport: +27 11 978 1111
Reservations: +27 11 978 1111
Call centre: +27 11 978 5315
South African Airlink online bookings
South African Express
Flies locally between Johannesburg, Cape Town, East London, George, Richards Bay, Hoedspruit, Bloemfontein, Kimberley and Nelspruit - as well as into Botswana, Namibia and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Flights are in economy, business and first class.
Call centre: +27 11 978 5315
Reservations: +27 11 978 5577, e-mail reservations@flysax.com
Group Reservations: +27 11 978 2271/2250, e-mail groupsales@flysax.com
South African Express online bookings
British Airways
Offers return flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth, and between Cape Town and Durban. Offers economy, premier economy, business/club and first class flights.
Joburg International Airport: +27 11 971 8200
Johannesburg head office: +27 11 921 0111
Reservations: +27 11 921 0222
British Airways online bookings
Nationwide Air
Flies between Johannesburg and Durban, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, George and Mpumalanga.
Joburg International Airport: +27 11 390 1660
Reservations: 0861 737 737
Nationwide Air online bookings
Kulula.com
Offers low-cost, single-class flights between Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban, George, Port Elizabeth, East London and Nelspruit.
Call centre: 0861 KULULA / 0861 585852
International bookings (from outside SA): +27 11 921 0111
General enquiries: info@kulula.com
Group bookings: groups@kulula.com
Kulula.com online bookings
1time
Offers low-cost, single-class flights from Johannesburg to Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, East London and George, and from those cities back to Johannesburg.
Call centre: 0861 345 345, e-mail callcenter@1time.co.za
Head office: +27 11 928 8000, e-mail info@1time.co.za
Group bookings: 0861 345 345, e-mail: groups@1time.co.za
1time online bookings
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