What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Mexico City to South Africa one-way?

The cheapest airlines for a one-way flight from Mexico City to South Africa are United Airlines ($549), Delta ($715), and KLM ($890).

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 Mexico City to South Africa?

Users have found that booking a flight from Mexico City to South Africa at least 57 days early can save you up to 59% on average compared to booking a flight this week. If booking 57 days before your flight isn’t an option for you, users have found flights from Mexico City to South Africa for as little as $1,528 when booking for a departure date within the next two weeks. You can also check prices now. Some users have found airline tickets as low as $1,651 for flights departing within the next 3 days.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Mexico City to South Africa?

The best pricing can be found in the month of May. Prices to South Africa from Mexico City average $1,524. You can even find prices in May for less than $1,524, as users have found deals to South Africa from as low as $913. The month of December appears to be one of the more expensive times to travel to South Africa from Mexico City. Flying in the targeted month can save you up to 26%.

What airport do you fly from for flights from Mexico City to South Africa?

For a flight from Mexico City to South Africa, you will be flying from Benito Juarez. Mexico City Benito Juarez (MEX) is just 5.5 mi from the center of the city.

Can I find deals for flights from Mexico City to South Africa that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on Mexico City to South Africa flights, Cheapflights offers vacation packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from Mexico City to South Africa?

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Round-trip from	$1,033 (United Airlines)
One-way from	$549 (United Airlines)
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Cheapest in	May
Average price	$1,738

From Mexico City Benito Juarez to South Africa

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Sun 11/169:05 amMEX - CPT

2 stops38h 35mUnited Airlines

Sun 11/238:50 pmCPT - MEX

2 stops40h 15mUnited Airlines

Deal found 6/29

$1,033

Sun 9/215:05 amMEX - JNB

2 stops28h 40mUnited Airlines

Sun 10/53:05 pmJNB - MEX

2 stops38h 05mUnited Airlines

Deal found 6/28

$1,111

Wed 9/247:50 pmMEX - JNB

1 stop28h 45mMultiple Airlines

Thu 10/97:35 pmJNB - MEX

2 stops32h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/29

$1,271

Mon 10/137:50 pmMEX - CPT

2 stops32h 50mLufthansa

Fri 10/319:30 amCPT - MEX

1 stop40h 35mLufthansa

Deal found 6/29

$1,277

Sun 11/162:00 pmMEX - CPT

1 stop21h 15mDelta

Sun 11/239:30 pmCPT - MEX

1 stop25h 45mDelta

Deal found 6/30

$1,304

Thu 11/279:00 pmMEX - JNB

2 stops36h 55mLufthansa

Sun 12/710:10 amJNB - MEX

1 stop39h 55mLufthansa

Deal found 6/29

$1,332

Sat 11/19:55 pmMEX - JNB

1 stop40h 05mKLM

Thu 2/511:55 pmJNB - MEX

2 stops29h 50mKLM

Deal found 6/28

$1,359

Mon 9/88:05 pmMEX - CPT

1 stop41h 20mKLM

Mon 9/2211:00 pmCPT - MEX

1 stop26h 59mKLM

Deal found 6/30

$1,414

Tue 10/148:05 pmMEX - CPT

1 stop25h 50mMultiple Airlines

Wed 10/298:50 amCPT - MEX

1 stop44h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/29

$1,557

Sun 7/133:20 amMEX - JNB

2 stops47h 15mTurkish Airlines

Tue 7/225:50 pmJNB - MEX

1 stop45h 15mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 6/28

$1,722

Fri 7/43:30 pmMEX - JNB

2 stops33h 20mDelta

Sat 9/69:55 pmJNB - MEX

1 stop29h 45mDelta

Deal found 6/30

$1,842

Sat 12/131:00 amMEX - JNB

2 stops46h 05mAir Canada

Sat 1/107:45 pmJNB - MEX

2 stops48h 45mAir Canada

Deal found 6/28

$2,027

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Sun 11/169:05 amMEX - CPT

2 stops38h 35mUnited Airlines

Sun 11/238:50 pmCPT - MEX

2 stops40h 15mUnited Airlines

Deal found 6/29

$1,033

Wed 9/247:50 pmMEX - JNB

1 stop28h 45mMultiple Airlines

Thu 10/97:35 pmJNB - MEX

2 stops32h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/29

$1,271

Mon 10/137:50 pmMEX - CPT

2 stops32h 50mLufthansa

Fri 10/319:30 amCPT - MEX

1 stop40h 35mLufthansa

Deal found 6/29

$1,277

Sun 11/162:00 pmMEX - CPT

1 stop21h 15mDelta

Sun 11/239:30 pmCPT - MEX

1 stop25h 45mDelta

Deal found 6/30

$1,304

Mon 9/88:05 pmMEX - CPT

1 stop41h 20mKLM

Mon 9/2211:00 pmCPT - MEX

1 stop26h 59mKLM

Deal found 6/30

$1,414

Sun 7/133:20 amMEX - JNB

2 stops47h 15mTurkish Airlines

Tue 7/225:50 pmJNB - MEX

1 stop45h 15mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 6/28

$1,722

Fri 8/86:45 pmMEX - JNB

2 stops42h 05mEmirates

Sat 8/1610:05 amJNB - MEX

2 stops37h 00mEmirates

Deal found 6/30

$2,043

Sun 9/215:05 amMEX - JNB

2 stops28h 40mUnited Airlines

Sun 10/53:05 pmJNB - MEX

2 stops38h 05mUnited Airlines

Deal found 6/28

$1,111

Mon 7/217:15 pmMEX - JNB

1 stop29h 35mAir France

Sat 8/26:50 pmJNB - MEX

1 stop30h 05mAir France

Deal found 6/27

$2,794

Thu 8/712:15 amMEX - JNB

2 stops48h 20mAir Canada

Sat 8/167:35 pmJNB - MEX

2 stops35h 15mAir Canada

Deal found 6/30

$2,997

Tue 10/148:05 pmMEX - CPT

1 stop25h 50mMultiple Airlines

Wed 10/298:50 amCPT - MEX

1 stop44h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/29

$1,557

Sun 9/2110:00 pmMEX - JNB

1 stop25h 00mBritish Airways

Fri 10/39:15 pmJNB - MEX

1 stop30h 30mBritish Airways

Deal found 6/30

$3,331

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Fri 7/43:30 pmMEX - JNB

2 stops33h 20mDelta

Sat 9/69:55 pmJNB - MEX

1 stop29h 45mDelta

Deal found 6/30

$1,842

Fri 7/46:30 amMEX - JNB

2 stops27h 15mUnited Airlines

Sat 9/610:25 amJNB - MEX

2 stops33h 20mUnited Airlines

Deal found 6/30

$1,849

Fri 7/48:05 pmMEX - JNB

1 stop41h 15mMultiple Airlines

Sat 9/66:50 pmJNB - MEX

1 stop33h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/29

$2,089

Sun 7/611:45 pmMEX - CPT

1 stop37h 40mKLM

Wed 9/1711:15 pmCPT - MEX

1 stop26h 44mKLM

Deal found 6/28

$1,548

Sun 7/67:50 pmMEX - CPT

1 stop29h 40mLufthansa

Wed 9/173:20 pmCPT - MEX

2 stops34h 10mLufthansa

Deal found 6/29

$1,816

Sun 7/69:00 amMEX - CPT

2 stops42h 50mTurkish Airlines

Wed 9/174:35 pmCPT - MEX

1 stop46h 30mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 6/30

$1,905

Sun 7/67:05 amMEX - CPT

2 stops30h 05mDelta

Wed 9/1711:15 pmCPT - MEX

2 stops44h 35mDelta

Deal found 6/29

$2,019

Sun 7/65:00 amMEX - CPT

2 stops45h 50mQatar Airways

Wed 9/171:00 pmCPT - MEX

2 stops35h 15mQatar Airways

Deal found 6/30

$2,374

Sun 7/66:45 pmMEX - CPT

2 stops32h 50mEmirates

Wed 9/173:20 pmCPT - MEX

3 stops55h 45mEmirates

Deal found 6/28

$2,798

Thu 7/102:10 pmMEX - CPT

2 stops65h 10mUnited Airlines

Sun 12/148:50 pmCPT - MEX

2 stops45h 15mUnited Airlines

Deal found 6/29

$1,211

Sun 7/133:20 amMEX - JNB

2 stops47h 15mTurkish Airlines

Tue 7/225:50 pmJNB - MEX

1 stop45h 15mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 6/28

$1,722

Fri 7/256:45 pmMEX - JNB

2 stops37h 30mEmirates

Sat 8/910:20 pmJNB - MEX

2 stops48h 45mEmirates

Deal found 6/30

$2,285

One-way flights from Mexico City to South Africa
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Fri 8/811:35 amMEX - CPT

2 stops43h 45mUnited Airlines

Deal found 6/28

$549

Wed 8/68:05 amMEX - CPT

2 stops41h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/29

$654

Sun 8/245:15 pmMEX - JNB

2 stops55h 20mUnited Airlines

Deal found 6/30

$662

Sun 8/241:15 pmMEX - JNB

1 stop22h 25mDelta

Deal found 6/30

$715

Mon 7/288:40 amMEX - CPT

1 stop25h 10mDelta

Deal found 6/30

$715

Sat 7/263:10 pmMEX - JNB

3 stops59h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 6/28

$821

Sun 7/611:45 pmMEX - CPT

1 stop37h 40mKLM

Deal found 6/28

$890

Sat 7/2610:05 pmMEX - JNB

1 stop26h 45mAir France

Deal found 6/28

$1,123

Fri 7/2510:55 amMEX - JNB

2 stops38h 40mQatar Airways

Deal found 6/30

$1,172

Wed 9/103:20 amMEX - JNB

2 stops47h 15mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 6/27

$3,256

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Mexico CityCape Town

MEX - CPT

MEXCPT

Mexico City Benito Juarez

Sun 11/16

9:05 am-7:40 am

2 stops38h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 11/23

8:50 pm-5:05 am

2 stops40h 15m

$1,033

Mexico CityJohannesburg

MEX - JNB

MEXJNB

Mexico City Benito Juarez

Sun 9/21

5:05 am-5:45 pm

2 stops28h 40m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 10/5

3:05 pm-9:10 pm

2 stops38h 05m

$1,111

Mexico CityJohannesburg

MEX - JNB

MEXJNB

Mexico City Benito Juarez

Wed 9/24

7:50 pm-8:35 am

1 stop28h 45m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 10/9

7:35 pm-8:15 pm

2 stops32h 40m

$1,271

Mexico CityCape Town

MEX - CPT

MEXCPT

Mexico City Benito Juarez

Mon 10/13

7:50 pm-12:40 pm

2 stops32h 50m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 10/31

9:30 am-6:05 pm

1 stop40h 35m

$1,277

Mexico CityCape Town

MEX - CPT

MEXCPT

Mexico City Benito Juarez

Sun 11/16

2:00 pm-7:15 pm

1 stop21h 15m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 11/23

9:30 pm-3:15 pm

1 stop25h 45m

$1,304

Mexico CityCape Town

MEX - CPT

MEXCPT

Mexico City Benito Juarez

Mon 9/8

8:05 pm-9:25 pm

1 stop41h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 9/22

11:00 pm-5:59 pm

1 stop26h 59m

$1,414

Mexico CityCape Town

MEX - CPT

MEXCPT

Mexico City Benito Juarez

Tue 10/14

8:05 pm-5:55 am

1 stop25h 50m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 10/29

8:50 am-8:55 pm

1 stop44h 05m

$1,557

Mexico CityJohannesburg

MEX - JNB

MEXJNB

Mexico City Benito Juarez

Sun 7/13

3:20 am-10:35 am

2 stops47h 15m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 7/22

5:50 pm-7:05 am

1 stop45h 15m

$1,722

Mexico CityJohannesburg

MEX - JNB

MEXJNB

Mexico City Benito Juarez

Fri 7/4

3:30 pm-8:50 am

2 stops33h 20m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 9/6

9:55 pm-7:40 pm

1 stop29h 45m

$1,842

Mexico CityJohannesburg

MEX - JNB

MEXJNB

Mexico City Benito Juarez

Fri 8/8

6:45 pm-8:50 pm

2 stops42h 05m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 8/16

10:05 am-3:05 pm

2 stops37h 00m

$2,043

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Mexico City to South Africa?

Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Mexico City to South Africa (average of $1,173). Flying from Mexico City to South Africa in July is currently the most expensive (average of $1,689). 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.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from MEX to ZA?

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Emirates

8.1

Very good

3,285 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

3,285 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very good

3,285 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

7,969 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very good

3,285 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

1,366 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very good

3,285 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

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

Air France

7.5

Good

1,471 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very good

3,285 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

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

Qatar Airways

7.4

Good

3,596 reviews

Emirates

8.1

Very good

3,285 reviews

Reviews

1 / 20

10.0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

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

Related info for your journey

What airport do you fly from for flights from Mexico City to South Africa?
For a flight from Mexico City to South Africa, you will be flying from Benito Juarez. Mexico City Benito Juarez (MEX) is just 5.5 mi from the center of the city.
What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Mexico City to South Africa one-way?
The cheapest airlines for a one-way flight from Mexico City to South Africa are United Airlines ($549), Delta ($715), and KLM ($890).
Can I find deals for flights from Mexico City to South Africa that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on Mexico City to South Africa flights, Cheapflights offers vacation packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from Mexico City to South Africa?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Mexico City to South Africa.
Can I find deals for business class flights from Mexico City to South Africa?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Mexico City 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 Mexico City to South Africa?
Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Mexico City to South Africa (average of $1,173). Flying from Mexico City to South Africa in July is currently the most expensive (average of $1,689). 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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