What are the cheapest airlines to fly from District of Columbia to South Africa one-way?

The cheapest airline one-way is Egyptair, with whom users have recently found tickets for as low as $466. However, be on the lookout for offers from Qatar Airways and JetBlue, as they are both options that can get you from District of Columbia to South Africa for a low price.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in South Africa ranges from 0.0 - 4.7 inches per month. January is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 4.7 in. June is typically the driest time to visit South Africa when rainfall is around 0.0 in.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to South Africa, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, January is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 68.0 F. Travelers looking to avoid the cold should look outside of June, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 50.0 F).

How far in advance should I book a flight from District of Columbia to South Africa?

Find a great deal and save up to 24% by booking at least 14 days prior to your desired departure date, rather than waiting until the week of travel. According to our data, there are a number of flights available from District of Columbia to South Africa within the next two weeks, with the cheapest ticket starting at $866.

What is the cheapest month to fly from District of Columbia to South Africa?

February is one of the best times of the year to fly to South Africa from District of Columbia. Prices for February average $1,190 per person but you can even find prices for as low as $800. The most expensive prices can be found in the month of December. Opting for a February flight can save you 45% on your journey compared to booking in December

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Round-trip from	$902 (oojo)
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Cheapest in	February
Average price	$1,544
Good round-trip deal	$1,397 or less
Good one-way deal	$1,188 or less

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Explore the most affordable flight options available from District of Columbia to South Africa. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on July 29, 2025.

Tue 9/169:40 pmIAD - CPT

1 stop32h 10mTurkish Airlines

Tue 9/234:35 pmCPT - IAD

1 stop25h 10mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 7/29

$902

Thu 10/169:00 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop37h 10mQatar Airways

Wed 10/298:20 pmJNB - IAD

1 stop26h 35mQatar Airways

Deal found 7/28

$967

Sat 9/131:30 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop39h 05mTurkish Airlines

Fri 10/35:55 pmJNB - IAD

1 stop31h 50mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 7/29

$970

Mon 10/69:40 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop30h 55mMultiple Airlines

Sat 10/185:40 pmJNB - IAD

2 stops56h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 7/29

$972

Wed 9/247:25 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop32h 00mAmerican Airlines

Wed 10/89:15 pmJNB - IAD

2 stops25h 56mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 7/29

$974

Mon 8/185:25 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop18h 20mUnited Airlines

Tue 8/2610:25 amJNB - IAD

1 stop25h 15mUnited Airlines

Deal found 7/27

$983

Mon 9/84:00 pmDCA - JNB

1 stop19h 45mUnited Airlines

Mon 9/299:20 pmJNB - DCA

1 stop20h 59mUnited Airlines

Deal found 7/29

$983

Fri 10/1710:02 amIAD - CPT

3 stops45h 38mKenya Airways

Tue 10/212:30 pmCPT - IAD

3 stops32h 01mKenya Airways

Deal found 7/29

$988

Wed 10/159:20 pmIAD - JNB

2 stops24h 35mEthiopian Air

Sun 10/2610:50 pmJNB - IAD

2 stops27h 15mEthiopian Air

Deal found 7/29

$992

Tue 9/161:30 pmIAD - CPT

1 stop40h 20mMultiple Airlines

Tue 9/236:25 pmCPT - IAD

2 stops55h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 7/29

$993

Fri 9/1210:05 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop28h 15mEtihad Airways

Sat 9/279:50 amJNB - IAD

1 stop36h 20mEtihad Airways

Deal found 7/27

$995

Mon 10/2010:45 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop26h 15mBritish Airways

Mon 11/310:00 pmJNB - IAD

2 stops28h 30mBritish Airways

Deal found 7/27

$1,003

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Tue 9/169:40 pmIAD - CPT

1 stop32h 10mTurkish Airlines

Tue 9/234:35 pmCPT - IAD

1 stop25h 10mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 7/29

$902

Thu 10/169:00 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop37h 10mQatar Airways

Wed 10/298:20 pmJNB - IAD

1 stop26h 35mQatar Airways

Deal found 7/28

$967

Tue 10/141:30 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop39h 05mMultiple Airlines

Sat 10/257:30 amJNB - IAD

2 stops35h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 7/26

$972

Mon 8/185:25 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop18h 20mUnited Airlines

Tue 8/2610:25 amJNB - IAD

1 stop25h 15mUnited Airlines

Deal found 7/27

$983

Fri 10/1710:02 amIAD - CPT

3 stops45h 38mKenya Airways

Tue 10/212:30 pmCPT - IAD

3 stops32h 01mKenya Airways

Deal found 7/29

$988

Wed 10/159:20 pmIAD - JNB

2 stops24h 35mEthiopian Air

Sun 10/2610:50 pmJNB - IAD

2 stops27h 15mEthiopian Air

Deal found 7/28

$993

Fri 9/1210:05 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop28h 15mEtihad Airways

Sat 9/279:50 amJNB - IAD

1 stop36h 20mEtihad Airways

Deal found 7/27

$995

Mon 10/2010:45 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop26h 15mBritish Airways

Mon 11/310:00 pmJNB - IAD

2 stops28h 30mBritish Airways

Deal found 7/27

$1,003

Fri 10/1711:00 amIAD - JNB

1 stop23h 10mJetBlue

Sat 10/258:25 pmJNB - IAD

1 stop26h 30mJetBlue

Deal found 7/28

$1,044

Tue 11/181:20 pmIAD - JNB

2 stops38h 10mAir Canada

Tue 12/210:10 amJNB - IAD

2 stops61h 11mAir Canada

Deal found 7/28

$1,054

Sat 11/85:45 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops31h 15mAmerican Airlines

Sat 11/1510:00 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops25h 51mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 7/29

$1,154

Mon 10/207:59 amDCA - CPT

1 stop27h 51mDelta

Thu 10/309:30 pmCPT - DCA

1 stop21h 15mDelta

Deal found 7/27

$1,351

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Tue 7/298:35 amIAD - JNB

1 stop27h 10mMultiple Airlines

Thu 1/158:15 pmJNB - IAD

1 stop27h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 7/27

$1,054

Mon 8/47:06 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops33h 54mBritish Airways

Sun 8/106:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops31h 04mBritish Airways

Deal found 7/27

$1,601

Tue 8/54:14 pmDCA - JNB

1 stop19h 31mUnited Airlines

Mon 8/183:05 pmJNB - DCA

2 stops23h 16mUnited Airlines

Deal found 7/29

$993

Tue 8/510:05 pmDCA - JNB

2 stops29h 20mAmerican Airlines

Tue 8/129:15 pmJNB - DCA

2 stops24h 40mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 7/27

$1,364

Wed 8/610:05 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop28h 15mEtihad Airways

Tue 9/99:50 amJNB - IAD

1 stop36h 20mEtihad Airways

Deal found 7/29

$1,103

Wed 8/69:20 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop24h 35mEthiopian Air

Tue 9/910:50 pmJNB - IAD

2 stops40h 05mEthiopian Air

Deal found 7/29

$1,145

Thu 8/76:30 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop20h 00mUnited Airlines

Tue 8/1910:25 amJNB - IAD

1 stop25h 15mUnited Airlines

Deal found 7/29

$988

Thu 8/711:00 amDCA - JNB

2 stops41h 55mKenya Airways

Wed 8/201:25 amJNB - DCA

2 stops28h 16mKenya Airways

Deal found 7/29

$1,455

Fri 8/82:54 pmDCA - JNB

2 stops36h 31mBritish Airways

Mon 8/119:15 pmJNB - DCA

2 stops28h 44mBritish Airways

Deal found 7/27

$1,180

Sat 8/97:25 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop32h 00mBritish Airways

Tue 8/197:25 pmJNB - IAD

1 stop30h 45mBritish Airways

Deal found 7/29

$1,014

Sat 8/911:00 amIAD - JNB

1 stop23h 10mQatar Airways

Sat 9/271:55 pmJNB - IAD

1 stop31h 45mQatar Airways

Deal found 7/27

$1,028

Sat 8/91:30 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop39h 05mMultiple Airlines

Sat 9/273:05 pmJNB - IAD

2 stops50h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 7/29

$1,090

One-way flights from District of Columbia to South Africa
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Sat 11/2912:00 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop36h 10mEgyptair

Deal found 7/27

$466

Thu 8/219:00 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop30h 35mQatar Airways

Deal found 7/29

$492

Wed 10/87:25 amIAD - JNB

2 stops42h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 7/27

$520

Fri 8/2211:00 amIAD - JNB

1 stop23h 10mJetBlue

Deal found 7/29

$524

Wed 10/110:05 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop28h 15mEtihad Airways

Deal found 7/28

$527

Thu 8/1411:00 amIAD - CPT

2 stops28h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 7/29

$598

Wed 10/11:30 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop39h 05mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 7/28

$609

Sat 8/1611:00 amIAD - GRJ

2 stops38h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 7/28

$624

Tue 8/268:50 amDCA - JNB

2 stops42h 45mQatar Airways

Deal found 7/28

$625

Sat 9/2712:00 pmIAD - MQP

2 stops41h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 7/29

$649

Thu 8/149:00 pmIAD - CPT

1 stop31h 50mQatar Airways

Deal found 7/29

$669

Sat 11/155:30 pmIAD - HLA

3 stops45h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 7/28

$683

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Washington, D.C.Cape Town

IAD - CPT

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Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Tue 9/16

9:40 pm-11:50 am

1 stop32h 10m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 9/23

4:35 pm-11:45 am

1 stop25h 10m

$902

Washington, D.C.Johannesburg

IAD - JNB

IADJNB

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Thu 10/16

9:00 pm-4:10 pm

1 stop37h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 10/29

8:20 pm-4:55 pm

1 stop26h 35m

$967

Washington, D.C.Johannesburg

IAD - JNB

IADJNB

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Sun 10/12

9:40 pm-10:35 am

1 stop30h 55m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 10/31

7:05 pm-12:45 pm

1 stop23h 40m

$971

Washington, D.C.Johannesburg

IAD - JNB

IADJNB

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Tue 10/14

1:30 pm-10:35 am

1 stop39h 05m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 10/25

7:30 am-12:45 pm

2 stops35h 15m

$972

Washington, D.C.Johannesburg

IAD - JNB

IADJNB

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Mon 8/18

5:25 pm-5:45 pm

1 stop18h 20m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 8/26

10:25 am-5:40 am

1 stop25h 15m

$983

Washington, D.C.Johannesburg

DCA - JNB

DCAJNB

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Mon 9/8

4:00 pm-5:45 pm

1 stop19h 45m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 9/29

9:20 pm-12:19 pm

1 stop20h 59m

$983

Washington, D.C.Cape Town

IAD - CPT

IADCPT

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Fri 10/17

10:02 am-1:40 pm

3 stops45h 38m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 10/21

2:30 pm-4:31 pm

3 stops32h 01m

$988

Washington, D.C.Johannesburg

IAD - JNB

IADJNB

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Wed 10/15

9:20 pm-3:55 am

2 stops24h 35m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 10/26

10:50 pm-8:05 pm

2 stops27h 15m

$993

Washington, D.C.Cape Town

IAD - CPT

IADCPT

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Tue 9/16

1:30 pm-11:50 am

1 stop40h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 9/23

6:25 pm-7:45 pm

2 stops55h 20m

$993

Washington, D.C.Johannesburg

IAD - JNB

IADJNB

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Fri 9/12

10:05 pm-8:20 am

1 stop28h 15m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 9/27

9:50 am-4:10 pm

1 stop36h 20m

$995

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from District of Columbia to South Africa?

Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from District of Columbia to South Africa (average of $1,173). Flying from District of Columbia to South Africa in July is currently the most expensive (average of $1,675). 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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Emirates

8.1

Very good

3,295 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

Emirates

8.1

Very good

3,295 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very good

3,295 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very good

1,335 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very good

3,295 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

Delta

8.0

Very good

7,979 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very good

3,295 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

KLM

7.8

Good

1,383 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very good

3,295 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

Cathay Pacific

7.6

Good

948 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very good

3,295 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

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What are the cheapest airlines to fly from District of Columbia to South Africa one-way?
The cheapest airline one-way is Egyptair, with whom users have recently found tickets for as low as $466. However, be on the lookout for offers from Qatar Airways and JetBlue, as they are both options that can get you from District of Columbia to South Africa for a low price.
Can I find deals for flights from District of Columbia to South Africa that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on District of Columbia to South Africa flights, Cheapflights offers vacation packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from District of Columbia to South Africa?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from District of Columbia to South Africa.
Can I find deals for business class flights from District of Columbia to South Africa?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from District of Columbia to South Africa 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 District of Columbia to South Africa?
Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from District of Columbia to South Africa (average of $1,173). Flying from District of Columbia to South Africa in July is currently the most expensive (average of $1,675). 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 10 airlines flying from District of Columbia to South Africa

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
Delta	Cheapest$685	Average$1,573	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A
Etihad Airways	Cheapest$785	Average$1,043	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%
Turkish Airlines	Cheapest$826	Average$963	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%
Ethiopian Air	Cheapest$865	Average$1,148	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time72%
American Airlines	Cheapest$903	Average$1,201	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time71%
British Airways	Cheapest$914	Average$1,288	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time70%
Qatar Airways	Cheapest$922	Average$1,191	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time68%
KLM	Cheapest$952	Average$1,486	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%
United Airlines	Cheapest$979	Average$1,407	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time69%
JetBlue	Cheapest$1,041	Average$1,084	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time62%

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