How long is the flight from Iowa to South Africa?

For as low as $1,511, American Airlines can have you in South Africa from Iowa in 29h 05m. There are 8896 mi between Iowa and South Africa. Both multi-stop and nonstop flights can be found to your destination and back.

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).

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Explore the most affordable flight options available from Iowa to South Africa. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on December 18, 2025.

Wed 12/313:14 pmDSM - JNB

2 stops34h 16mLufthansa

Tue 1/67:45 pmJNB - DSM

2 stops30h 02mLufthansa

Deal found 12/15

$2,480

Thu 12/186:00 amDSM - JNB

2 stops28h 35mUnited Airlines

Sat 1/1010:00 pmJNB - DSM

2 stops27h 47mUnited Airlines

Deal found 12/16

$2,891

Wed 12/315:55 pmDSM - JNB

2 stops41h 05mDelta

Tue 1/69:55 pmJNB - DSM

1 stop26h 33mDelta

Deal found 12/15

$3,092

Sun 12/286:20 pmOMA - CPT

2 stops37h 50mUnited Airlines

Sun 1/48:50 pmCPT - OMA

2 stops33h 08mUnited Airlines

Deal found 12/16

$3,333

Thu 12/182:16 pmDSM - JNB

1 stop20h 44mDelta

Sat 1/1011:59 pmJNB - DSM

2 stops29h 25mDelta

Deal found 12/16

$3,516

Sun 12/283:08 pmOMA - CPT

2 stops30h 42mDelta

Sun 1/49:30 pmCPT - OMA

1 stop29h 40mDelta

Deal found 12/16

$3,829

Sun 12/286:20 pmOMA - CPT

2 stops32h 40mLufthansa

Sun 1/49:30 amCPT - OMA

2 stops42h 49mLufthansa

Deal found 12/17

$3,864

Sun 12/285:39 pmOMA - CPT

2 stops28h 11mAir France

Sun 1/47:55 amCPT - OMA

2 stops41h 00mAir France

Deal found 12/18

$4,429

Wed 12/3111:35 amDSM - JNB

3 stops37h 55mAir Canada

Tue 1/68:15 pmJNB - DSM

3 stops46h 40mAir Canada

Deal found 12/15

$5,587

Thu 12/1811:35 amDSM - JNB

3 stops38h 55mAir Canada

Sat 1/108:15 pmJNB - DSM

3 stops46h 40mAir Canada

Deal found 12/16

$6,901

Best flights from Iowa to South Africa
Discover carefully curated flight deals from Iowa to South Africa that have cost, travel time, and layovers in mind to ensure you get the best travel experience. Data last updated December 18, 2025.

Sun 1/253:07 pmOMA - JNB

2 stops35h 18mAmerican Airlines

Sun 3/2210:00 pmJNB - OMA

2 stops33h 15mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/17

$1,133

Fri 1/3011:42 amDSM - JNB

2 stops38h 43mMultiple Airlines

Fri 2/610:00 pmJNB - DSM

2 stops31h 04mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/16

$1,208

Wed 1/211:37 pmOMA - JNB

2 stops33h 58mBritish Airways

Sun 1/2510:00 pmJNB - OMA

2 stops33h 33mBritish Airways

Deal found 12/15

$1,349

Wed 1/146:35 pmOMA - CPT

2 stops29h 05mLufthansa

Wed 1/218:50 pmCPT - OMA

1 stop33h 08mLufthansa

Deal found 12/17

$1,511

Wed 1/148:00 amOMA - CPT

3 stops26h 00mUnited Airlines

Wed 1/218:50 pmCPT - OMA

2 stops28h 46mUnited Airlines

Deal found 12/17

$1,547

Wed 3/116:50 amOMA - JNB

2 stops32h 15mDelta

Fri 4/179:55 pmJNB - OMA

1 stop24h 14mDelta

Deal found 12/17

$1,735

Sun 1/2511:26 amOMA - JNB

3 stops39h 04mAir Canada

Sun 3/228:15 pmJNB - OMA

3 stops45h 19mAir Canada

Deal found 12/17

$1,803

Thu 1/294:00 pmDSM - JNB

2 stops31h 35mAmerican Airlines

Thu 2/510:00 pmJNB - DSM

2 stops33h 23mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/15

$1,235

Fri 1/304:25 pmDSM - JNB

2 stops34h 00mAmerican Airlines

Fri 2/610:00 pmJNB - DSM

2 stops33h 23mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/16

$1,236

Thu 3/59:37 amOMA - JNB

2 stops37h 58mBritish Airways

Mon 3/97:35 pmJNB - OMA

2 stops29h 08mBritish Airways

Deal found 12/16

$1,374

Thu 1/2911:42 amDSM - JNB

2 stops38h 43mMultiple Airlines

Thu 2/510:00 pmJNB - DSM

2 stops31h 04mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/15

$1,445

Sat 5/232:08 pmOMA - JNB

2 stops33h 52mAmerican Airlines

Tue 6/237:25 pmJNB - OMA

2 stops27h 53mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/16

$1,236

Fri 1/305:01 pmDSM - JNB

2 stops33h 24mBritish Airways

Fri 2/610:00 pmJNB - DSM

2 stops31h 04mBritish Airways

Deal found 12/16

$1,420

Wed 1/218:00 amOMA - JNB

3 stops26h 35mUnited Airlines

Sun 1/2510:00 pmJNB - OMA

2 stops26h 12mUnited Airlines

Deal found 12/15

$1,597

Sat 1/315:01 pmDSM - JNB

2 stops33h 24mAmerican Airlines

Sat 2/710:00 pmJNB - DSM

2 stops31h 04mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/17

$1,237

Thu 3/58:00 amOMA - JNB

3 stops26h 35mUnited Airlines

Mon 3/910:00 pmJNB - OMA

2 stops26h 38mUnited Airlines

Deal found 12/16

$1,597

Wed 1/215:01 pmDSM - JNB

2 stops33h 24mBritish Airways

Sun 1/257:35 pmJNB - DSM

2 stops33h 29mBritish Airways

Deal found 12/14

$1,452

Wed 3/115:17 pmOMA - JNB

2 stops34h 08mAmerican Airlines

Fri 4/179:15 pmJNB - OMA

2 stops28h 05mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/17

$1,258

Sat 5/235:40 pmOMA - JNB

2 stops34h 25mDelta

Tue 6/239:55 pmJNB - OMA

1 stop33h 00mDelta

Deal found 12/16

$1,902

Wed 4/298:30 amMLI - JNB

2 stops27h 00mUnited Airlines

Sun 5/37:00 pmJNB - MLI

2 stops31h 04mUnited Airlines

Deal found 12/15

$1,653

Wed 1/146:16 pmOMA - CPT

2 stops57h 54mBritish Airways

Wed 1/218:35 pmCPT - OMA

2 stops29h 14mBritish Airways

Deal found 12/17

$1,508

Tue 5/199:38 amOMA - CPT

2 stops42h 22mBritish Airways

Sat 5/306:50 pmCPT - OMA

2 stops30h 31mBritish Airways

Deal found 12/16

$1,582

Sat 3/283:57 pmOMA - CPT

2 stops36h 03mBritish Airways

Wed 4/16:50 pmCPT - OMA

2 stops34h 57mBritish Airways

Deal found 12/15

$1,832

Sun 12/286:20 pmOMA - CPT

2 stops32h 40mLufthansa

Sun 1/49:30 amCPT - OMA

2 stops42h 49mLufthansa

Deal found 12/17

$3,864

Sun 12/283:08 pmOMA - CPT

2 stops30h 42mDelta

Sun 1/49:30 pmCPT - OMA

1 stop29h 40mDelta

Deal found 12/16

$3,829

Sun 12/286:20 pmOMA - CPT

2 stops37h 50mUnited Airlines

Sun 1/48:50 pmCPT - OMA

2 stops33h 08mUnited Airlines

Deal found 12/16

$3,333

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Wed 1/146:16 pmOMA - CPT

2 stops57h 54mBritish Airways

Wed 1/218:35 pmCPT - OMA

2 stops29h 14mBritish Airways

Deal found 12/17

$1,508

Wed 1/146:35 pmOMA - CPT

2 stops29h 05mLufthansa

Wed 1/218:50 pmCPT - OMA

1 stop33h 08mLufthansa

Deal found 12/17

$1,511

Wed 1/148:00 amOMA - CPT

3 stops26h 00mUnited Airlines

Wed 1/218:50 pmCPT - OMA

2 stops28h 46mUnited Airlines

Deal found 12/17

$1,547

Wed 1/211:37 pmOMA - JNB

2 stops33h 58mBritish Airways

Sun 1/2510:00 pmJNB - OMA

2 stops33h 33mBritish Airways

Deal found 12/15

$1,349

Sun 1/253:07 pmOMA - JNB

2 stops35h 18mAmerican Airlines

Sun 3/2210:00 pmJNB - OMA

2 stops33h 15mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/17

$1,133

Thu 1/294:00 pmDSM - JNB

2 stops31h 35mAmerican Airlines

Thu 2/510:00 pmJNB - DSM

2 stops33h 23mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/15

$1,235

Thu 1/295:01 pmDSM - JNB

2 stops33h 24mBritish Airways

Thu 2/510:00 pmJNB - DSM

2 stops50h 24mBritish Airways

Deal found 12/15

$1,392

Fri 1/3011:42 amDSM - JNB

2 stops38h 43mMultiple Airlines

Fri 2/610:00 pmJNB - DSM

2 stops31h 04mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/16

$1,208

Fri 1/304:25 pmDSM - JNB

2 stops34h 00mAmerican Airlines

Fri 2/610:00 pmJNB - DSM

2 stops33h 42mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/16

$1,236

Fri 1/305:01 pmDSM - JNB

2 stops33h 24mBritish Airways

Fri 2/610:00 pmJNB - DSM

2 stops50h 24mBritish Airways

Deal found 12/16

$1,398

Sat 1/315:01 pmDSM - JNB

2 stops33h 24mAmerican Airlines

Sat 2/710:00 pmJNB - DSM

2 stops31h 04mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/17

$1,237

Sat 1/3111:42 amDSM - JNB

2 stops35h 53mBritish Airways

Sat 2/710:00 pmJNB - DSM

2 stops50h 24mBritish Airways

Deal found 12/17

$1,426

One-way flights from Iowa to South Africa
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Thu 1/296:30 amDSM - JNB

2 stops42h 10mQatar Airways

Deal found 12/15

$906

Fri 1/304:00 pmDSM - JNB

2 stops32h 40mQatar Airways

Deal found 12/16

$965

Wed 6/104:16 pmOMA - JNB

2 stops31h 44mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/17

$975

Thu 1/2911:26 amDSM - JNB

1 stop23h 34mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 12/15

$1,192

Fri 1/3011:26 amDSM - JNB

1 stop23h 34mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 12/16

$1,195

Fri 1/308:00 amDSM - JNB

3 stops41h 30mAir Canada

Deal found 12/16

$1,256

Wed 6/106:05 amOMA - JNB

3 stops43h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/17

$1,260

Thu 1/2911:30 amDSM - JNB

3 stops38h 00mAir Canada

Deal found 12/15

$1,266

Wed 6/1011:05 amOMA - JNB

1 stop25h 35mDelta

Deal found 12/17

$1,273

Wed 5/2010:15 amOMA - CPT

2 stops36h 35mDelta

Deal found 12/16

$2,798

Wed 5/208:00 amOMA - CPT

3 stops66h 30mUnited Airlines

Deal found 12/17

$3,141

Tue 2/176:38 pmDSM - JNB

2 stops31h 47mBritish Airways

Deal found 12/17

$4,159

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Round-trip from	$1,133 (American Airlines)
One-way from	$906 (Qatar Airways)
Popular in	June
Cheapest in	January
Average price	$1,749

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OmahaJohannesburg

OMA - JNB

OMAJNB

Omaha Eppley Airfield

Sun 1/25

3:07 pm-10:25 am

2 stops35h 18m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 3/22

10:00 pm-12:15 am

2 stops33h 15m

$1,133

Des MoinesJohannesburg

DSM - JNB

DSMJNB

Des Moines

Fri 1/30

11:42 am-10:25 am

2 stops38h 43m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 2/6

10:00 pm-9:04 pm

2 stops31h 04m

$1,208

Des MoinesJohannesburg

DSM - JNB

DSMJNB

Des Moines

Thu 1/29

4:00 pm-7:35 am

2 stops31h 35m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 2/5

10:00 pm-11:23 pm

2 stops33h 23m

$1,235

Des MoinesJohannesburg

DSM - JNB

DSMJNB

Des Moines

Fri 1/30

4:25 pm-10:25 am

2 stops34h 00m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 2/6

10:00 pm-11:23 pm

2 stops33h 23m

$1,236

OmahaJohannesburg

OMA - JNB

OMAJNB

Omaha Eppley Airfield

Sat 5/23

2:08 pm-7:00 am

2 stops33h 52m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 6/23

7:25 pm-4:18 pm

2 stops27h 53m

$1,236

Des MoinesJohannesburg

DSM - JNB

DSMJNB

Des Moines

Sat 1/31

5:01 pm-10:25 am

2 stops33h 24m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 2/7

10:00 pm-9:04 pm

2 stops31h 04m

$1,237

OmahaJohannesburg

OMA - JNB

OMAJNB

Omaha Eppley Airfield

Wed 3/11

5:17 pm-10:25 am

2 stops34h 08m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 4/17

9:15 pm-6:20 pm

2 stops28h 05m

$1,258

OmahaJohannesburg

OMA - JNB

OMAJNB

Omaha Eppley Airfield

Wed 1/21

1:37 pm-7:35 am

2 stops33h 58m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 1/25

10:00 pm-11:33 pm

2 stops33h 33m

$1,349

OmahaJohannesburg

OMA - JNB

OMAJNB

Omaha Eppley Airfield

Thu 3/5

9:37 am-7:35 am

2 stops37h 58m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 3/9

7:35 pm-5:43 pm

2 stops29h 08m

$1,374

Des MoinesJohannesburg

DSM - JNB

DSMJNB

Des Moines

Fri 1/30

5:01 pm-10:25 am

2 stops33h 24m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 2/6

10:00 pm-9:04 pm

2 stops31h 04m

$1,420

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For as low as $1,511, American Airlines can have you in South Africa from Iowa in 29h 05m. There are 8896 mi between Iowa and South Africa. Both multi-stop and nonstop flights can be found to your destination and back.
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Top 2 airlines flying from Iowa to South Africa

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United Airlines	Cheapest$1,225	Average$1,696	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time69%
Delta	Cheapest$1,410	Average$1,973	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A

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