How often does United fly to South Africa?

United started seasonal service from Newark, NJ to Cape Town, South Africa in 2019 and expanded to year-round service this year. The carrier has more flights to South Africa than any other North American airline. With this addition, United will offer a total of 19 weekly flights to Africa.



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The outbound flight (EWR-CPT) will operate as UA1122 on Sundays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, with an average flight time of 14 hours 55 minutes. The return flight (CPT-EWR) will operate as UA1123 on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, with an average flight time of 15 hours 40 minutes.

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CHICAGO, July 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today announced new direct flights between Washington Dulles Airport and Cape Town, becoming the first airline to provide nonstop roundtrip service from our nation's capital to South Africa.

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Delta has offered direct flights between Atlanta and Johannesburg since 2016, but from 18 December it will be expanding its direct service with three weekly direct flights between Atlanta and Cape Town.

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For domestic flights Saturday afternoon travel is generally cheaper. For international flights leaving South Africa on Sundays to Thursdays and returning Tuesday to Thursday is generally cheaper.

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Flights from Cape Town to New York are scheduled to depart three times a week on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 20:50, arriving at 05:45 the following calendar day. Flights from New York to Cape Town depart on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays at 20:30, landing back home at 18:00 the following calendar day.

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U.S. citizens (U.S. passport holders) visiting the Republic of South Africa for ninety (90) days or less for tourism / business purposes do not need visas.

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Here are some of our favorite airlines that fly to South Africa.
  • South African Airways: Direct flights from New York or Washington, D.C.; easy connections to other destinations in South Africa.
  • Emirates: Indirect flights with stopovers in Dubai and other Middle East locations; exceptional inflight service.


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Discovery Bank and Visa have identified two major reasons that drove steep increases in flight prices in 2022 – high aviation fuel prices and reduced flight capacity.

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Flying from the United States to South Africa
  1. South African Airways: New York City (JFK) to Johannesburg (JNB) Flight time: 15 hours.
  2. South African Airways: Washington, D.C. (IAD) to Johannesburg (JNB) Flight time: 17 hours.
  3. Delta Air Lines: Atlanta (ATL) to Johannesburg (JNB) Flight time: 15 hours.


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