How long is the flight from Maryland to South Africa?

There are many flights that can get you from Maryland to South Africa in 20h 10m. Fly via Ethiopian Air, Kenya Airways, or Delta to get the fastest option. Airlines will cover a distance of 8130 mi. 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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Mon 12/292:50 pmPHL - JNB

2 stops20h 45mUnited Airlines

Mon 1/267:45 pmJNB - PHL

2 stops26h 02mUnited Airlines

Deal found 12/14

$1,186

Fri 12/1910:00 amIAD - JNB

1 stop20h 05mEthiopian Air

Tue 12/302:30 pmJNB - IAD

2 stops35h 35mEthiopian Air

Deal found 12/15

$1,297

Mon 12/294:39 pmPHL - JNB

2 stops55h 56mBritish Airways

Mon 1/265:40 pmJNB - PHL

2 stops29h 35mBritish Airways

Deal found 12/12

$1,297

Wed 12/316:15 amDCA - JNB

2 stops26h 35mMultiple Airlines

Tue 1/135:00 pmJNB - DCA

2 stops30h 29mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/13

$1,419

Mon 12/297:40 pmPHL - JNB

1 stop25h 15mQatar Airways

Mon 1/261:45 pmJNB - PHL

1 stop26h 15mQatar Airways

Deal found 12/13

$1,439

Tue 12/307:00 amDCA - JNB

2 stops25h 50mKenya Airways

Tue 1/135:00 pmJNB - DCA

2 stops30h 29mKenya Airways

Deal found 12/13

$1,442

Tue 12/307:00 amDCA - JNB

2 stops34h 25mKenya Airways

Thu 1/1512:05 pmJNB - DCA

2 stops29h 23mKenya Airways

Deal found 12/13

$1,484

Wed 12/249:15 pmPHL - CPT

2 stops27h 50mMultiple Airlines

Wed 12/316:55 pmCPT - PHL

2 stops26h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/14

$1,499

Mon 12/297:00 amDCA - JNB

2 stops25h 50mKenya Airways

Mon 1/121:35 amJNB - DCA

2 stops39h 53mKenya Airways

Deal found 12/13

$1,505

Thu 12/252:59 pmDCA - JNB

2 stops33h 36mAmerican Airlines

Wed 1/217:35 pmJNB - DCA

2 stops28h 33mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/14

$1,506

Wed 12/241:57 pmIAD - JNB

2 stops37h 28mBritish Airways

Sat 1/247:35 pmJNB - IAD

1 stop27h 00mBritish Airways

Deal found 12/14

$1,516

Mon 12/292:35 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop34h 45mEtihad Airways

Wed 1/149:50 amJNB - IAD

1 stop30h 15mEtihad Airways

Deal found 12/13

$1,518

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Sat 5/910:55 amIAD - JNB

1 stop20h 10mEthiopian Air

Thu 5/282:30 pmJNB - IAD

2 stops24h 25mEthiopian Air

Deal found 12/14

$1,028

Wed 2/186:00 amDCA - JNB

2 stops26h 50mKenya Airways

Tue 3/105:25 amJNB - DCA

2 stops41h 35mKenya Airways

Deal found 12/14

$1,066

Thu 2/52:30 pmPHL - CPT

1 stop21h 45mDelta

Fri 2/209:30 pmCPT - PHL

1 stop26h 20mDelta

Deal found 12/13

$1,072

Wed 1/217:45 pmPHL - JNB

2 stops35h 35mQatar Airways

Mon 1/261:45 pmJNB - PHL

1 stop26h 15mQatar Airways

Deal found 12/13

$1,082

Fri 1/236:30 amPHL - JNB

2 stops29h 05mUnited Airlines

Mon 2/210:00 pmJNB - PHL

2 stops26h 34mUnited Airlines

Deal found 12/15

$1,137

Sun 2/17:50 pmPHL - CPT

1 stop33h 20mAmerican Airlines

Tue 6/166:50 pmCPT - PHL

1 stop26h 40mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/14

$1,161

Sat 3/72:00 pmPHL - JNB

2 stops25h 05mMultiple Airlines

Mon 3/167:20 pmJNB - PHL

2 stops31h 57mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/14

$1,161

Mon 6/81:20 pmPHL - JNB

2 stops26h 00mKLM

Sun 6/2111:15 pmJNB - PHL

2 stops26h 43mKLM

Deal found 12/13

$1,169

Fri 2/275:37 pmPHL - JNB

2 stops35h 33mAir France

Tue 3/107:20 pmJNB - PHL

2 stops32h 03mAir France

Deal found 12/13

$1,174

Wed 3/187:54 pmBWI - CPT

2 stops34h 16mBritish Airways

Wed 3/256:55 pmCPT - BWI

1 stop30h 50mBritish Airways

Deal found 12/13

$1,320

Sat 1/171:02 pmBWI - CPT

1 stop23h 13mVirgin Atlantic

Fri 1/309:30 pmCPT - BWI

1 stop29h 42mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 12/13

$1,352

Fri 2/610:40 amIAD - JNB

2 stops32h 40mRwandAir

Fri 2/134:50 pmJNB - IAD

2 stops30h 05mRwandAir

Deal found 12/15

$1,405

Tue 4/2810:55 amIAD - JNB

1 stop23h 20mEmirates

Thu 5/144:10 pmJNB - IAD

3 stops46h 30mEmirates

Deal found 12/12

$1,558

Thu 5/1410:55 amIAD - JNB

1 stop20h 10mEthiopian Air

Sat 5/302:30 pmJNB - IAD

2 stops24h 25mEthiopian Air

Deal found 12/14

$1,028

Sun 1/257:45 pmPHL - JNB

2 stops47h 35mQatar Airways

Sun 2/11:45 pmJNB - PHL

1 stop26h 15mQatar Airways

Deal found 12/14

$1,085

Fri 2/66:00 amDCA - JNB

2 stops35h 25mKenya Airways

Thu 2/1912:05 pmJNB - DCA

2 stops35h 22mKenya Airways

Deal found 12/15

$1,090

Tue 1/276:57 pmPHL - CPT

2 stops41h 18mDelta

Tue 2/39:30 pmCPT - PHL

2 stops33h 26mDelta

Deal found 12/13

$1,109

Tue 1/275:00 pmPHL - JNB

2 stops42h 35mUnited Airlines

Tue 2/310:00 pmJNB - PHL

2 stops23h 10mUnited Airlines

Deal found 12/13

$1,149

Sun 5/1710:20 pmPHL - CPT

1 stop30h 40mAmerican Airlines

Tue 5/266:50 pmCPT - PHL

1 stop26h 40mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/14

$1,161

Wed 1/2112:29 pmPHL - JNB

2 stops26h 36mMultiple Airlines

Mon 1/267:20 pmJNB - PHL

2 stops28h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/13

$1,171

Sun 1/2512:29 pmPHL - JNB

2 stops26h 36mKLM

Sun 2/111:59 pmJNB - PHL

2 stops23h 51mKLM

Deal found 12/14

$1,171

Wed 2/46:00 amDCA - JNB

2 stops26h 50mKenya Airways

Wed 2/181:35 amJNB - DCA

2 stops39h 51mKenya Airways

Deal found 12/15

$1,117

Fri 1/237:45 pmPHL - JNB

1 stop29h 55mQatar Airways

Sun 2/13:10 amJNB - PHL

2 stops36h 50mQatar Airways

Deal found 12/15

$1,153

Sat 1/2410:30 amPHL - CPT

1 stop25h 45mDelta

Sun 3/229:30 pmCPT - PHL

1 stop26h 50mDelta

Deal found 12/13

$1,162

Mon 4/2710:55 amIAD - JNB

1 stop20h 10mEthiopian Air

Wed 4/292:30 pmJNB - IAD

2 stops24h 25mEthiopian Air

Deal found 12/13

$1,221

Sat 1/171:40 pmDCA - CPT

1 stop22h 35mVirgin Atlantic

Fri 1/309:30 pmCPT - DCA

1 stop26h 44mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 12/14

$1,352

Thu 1/222:30 pmPHL - CPT

1 stop21h 45mDelta

Mon 3/239:30 pmCPT - PHL

1 stop22h 50mDelta

Deal found 12/13

$1,162

Wed 2/188:35 pmBWI - JNB

1 stop30h 50mBritish Airways

Tue 3/1010:00 pmJNB - BWI

1 stop27h 45mBritish Airways

Deal found 12/14

$1,457

Tue 2/310:15 pmDCA - CPT

2 stops29h 05mAmerican Airlines

Sun 2/86:55 pmCPT - DCA

2 stops29h 13mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/13

$1,330

Thu 1/296:45 pmIAD - CPT

Nonstop14h 25mUnited Airlines

Tue 2/108:50 pmCPT - IAD

Nonstop16h 10mUnited Airlines

Deal found 12/14

$1,338

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Wed 1/71:30 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop38h 20mTurkish Airlines

Tue 1/207:10 pmJNB - IAD

1 stop31h 10mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 12/14

$1,036

Mon 1/126:00 amDCA - JNB

2 stops35h 25mMultiple Airlines

Mon 1/195:00 pmJNB - DCA

2 stops30h 29mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/14

$1,128

Tue 1/206:00 amDCA - JNB

2 stops26h 50mMultiple Airlines

Tue 1/2712:05 pmJNB - DCA

2 stops35h 24mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/12

$1,095

Wed 1/217:45 pmPHL - JNB

2 stops35h 35mQatar Airways

Mon 1/261:45 pmJNB - PHL

1 stop26h 15mQatar Airways

Deal found 12/13

$1,082

Fri 1/236:30 amPHL - JNB

2 stops29h 05mUnited Airlines

Mon 2/210:00 pmJNB - PHL

2 stops26h 34mUnited Airlines

Deal found 12/15

$1,137

Fri 1/237:45 pmPHL - JNB

1 stop29h 55mQatar Airways

Sun 2/13:10 amJNB - PHL

2 stops36h 50mQatar Airways

Deal found 12/15

$1,153

Sun 1/257:45 pmPHL - JNB

2 stops47h 35mQatar Airways

Sun 2/11:45 pmJNB - PHL

1 stop26h 15mQatar Airways

Deal found 12/14

$1,085

Tue 1/276:00 amDCA - JNB

2 stops26h 50mMultiple Airlines

Tue 2/35:00 pmJNB - DCA

2 stops24h 28mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/12

$1,051

Tue 1/276:00 amDCA - JNB

2 stops26h 50mKenya Airways

Tue 2/35:00 pmJNB - DCA

2 stops30h 29mKenya Airways

Deal found 12/13

$1,080

Tue 1/276:57 pmPHL - CPT

2 stops41h 18mDelta

Tue 2/39:30 pmCPT - PHL

2 stops33h 26mDelta

Deal found 12/13

$1,109

Tue 1/275:00 pmPHL - JNB

2 stops42h 35mUnited Airlines

Tue 2/310:00 pmJNB - PHL

2 stops23h 10mUnited Airlines

Deal found 12/13

$1,149

Thu 1/295:00 pmDCA - JNB

2 stops48h 25mMultiple Airlines

Thu 2/512:05 pmJNB - DCA

2 stops29h 23mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/15

$1,030

One-way flights from Maryland to South Africa
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Sat 4/1812:00 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop37h 10mEgyptair

Deal found 12/14

$441

Sat 2/1412:00 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop36h 10mEgyptair

Deal found 12/13

$465

Thu 1/292:35 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop34h 45mEtihad Airways

Deal found 12/14

$498

Sun 2/1510:40 amIAD - JNB

1 stop21h 55mQatar Airways

Deal found 12/13

$513

Thu 1/298:05 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop36h 30mQatar Airways

Deal found 12/14

$521

Wed 4/223:35 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop34h 45mEtihad Airways

Deal found 12/15

$532

Wed 2/112:35 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop34h 45mEtihad Airways

Deal found 12/15

$533

Fri 4/103:35 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop34h 45mEtihad Airways

Deal found 12/15

$571

Thu 5/141:20 pmIAD - JNB

1 stop39h 15mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 12/13

$588

Mon 1/2611:24 amBWI - CPT

3 stops52h 21mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/15

$647

Thu 1/292:00 pmDCA - JNB

3 stops59h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/14

$649

Mon 1/265:33 pmIAD - CPT

3 stops45h 32mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/15

$649

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Average price	$1,766

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Washington, D.C.Johannesburg

IAD - JNB

IADJNB

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Sat 5/9

10:55 am-1:05 pm

1 stop20h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 5/28

2:30 pm-8:55 am

2 stops24h 25m

$1,028

Washington, D.C.Johannesburg

IAD - JNB

IADJNB

Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

Thu 5/14

10:55 am-1:05 pm

1 stop20h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 5/30

2:30 pm-8:55 am

2 stops24h 25m

$1,028

Washington, D.C.Johannesburg

DCA - JNB

DCAJNB

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Wed 2/18

6:00 am-3:50 pm

2 stops26h 50m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 3/10

5:25 am-5:00 pm

2 stops41h 35m

$1,066

PhiladelphiaCape Town

PHL - CPT

PHLCPT

Philadelphia

Thu 2/5

2:30 pm-7:15 pm

1 stop21h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 2/20

9:30 pm-4:50 pm

1 stop26h 20m

$1,072

PhiladelphiaJohannesburg

PHL - JNB

PHLJNB

Philadelphia

Wed 1/21

7:45 pm-2:20 pm

2 stops35h 35m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 1/26

1:45 pm-9:00 am

1 stop26h 15m

$1,082

PhiladelphiaJohannesburg

PHL - JNB

PHLJNB

Philadelphia

Sun 1/25

7:45 pm-2:20 am

2 stops47h 35m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 2/1

1:45 pm-9:00 am

1 stop26h 15m

$1,085

Washington, D.C.Johannesburg

DCA - JNB

DCAJNB

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Fri 2/6

6:00 am-12:25 am

2 stops35h 25m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 2/19

12:05 pm-4:27 pm

2 stops35h 22m

$1,090

PhiladelphiaCape Town

PHL - CPT

PHLCPT

Philadelphia

Tue 1/27

6:57 pm-7:15 pm

2 stops41h 18m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 2/3

9:30 pm-11:56 pm

2 stops33h 26m

$1,109

Washington, D.C.Johannesburg

DCA - JNB

DCAJNB

Washington, D.C. Reagan-National

Wed 2/4

6:00 am-3:50 pm

2 stops26h 50m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 2/18

1:35 am-10:26 am

2 stops39h 51m

$1,117

PhiladelphiaJohannesburg

PHL - JNB

PHLJNB

Philadelphia

Fri 1/23

6:30 am-6:35 pm

2 stops29h 05m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 2/2

10:00 pm-5:34 pm

2 stops26h 34m

$1,137

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Currently, September is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Maryland to South Africa (average of $667). Flying from Maryland to South Africa in April is currently the most expensive (average of $1,171). 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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How long is the flight from Maryland to South Africa?
There are many flights that can get you from Maryland to South Africa in 20h 10m. Fly via Ethiopian Air, Kenya Airways, or Delta to get the fastest option. Airlines will cover a distance of 8130 mi. Both multi-stop and nonstop flights can be found to your destination and back.
Can I find deals for flights from Maryland to South Africa that include hotel bookings?
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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Maryland to South Africa?
Currently, September is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Maryland to South Africa (average of $667). Flying from Maryland to South Africa in April is currently the most expensive (average of $1,171). 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 4 airlines flying from Maryland to South Africa

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
Delta	Cheapest$685	Average$1,760	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A
British Airways	Cheapest$954	Average$1,256	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time70%
American Airlines	Cheapest$967	Average$1,516	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time71%
United Airlines	Cheapest$983	Average$1,137	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time69%

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