Travelling to South Africa
South
Africa 's
airports
Airports Company South Africa operates South Africa 's 10 principal airports
- including three major international airports - which together handle over
200 000 aircraft landings and 23-million passengers annually.
Johannesburg International Airport is the major gateway, offering both domestic, African regional and international connections. There are also an increasing number of international flights direct to Cape Town , and a few direct to Durban .
Altogether there are more than 30 airports in SA, ranging from smaller airports for cross-border flights to and from neighbouring countries to larger airports for flights to and from other African airports.
For more information on South Africa 's airports go to Airports
How
long does it take to get here?
South Africa is served by more than 70 international airlines and our national
carrier, South African Airways, flies to many destinations in Europe , North
and South America , Asia , Australia and New Zealand .
So we are never more than a flight away if you are on a major air route internationally.
Flights from Europe are generally overnight and are a dinner-bed-and-breakfast away. Direct flights between the US and Johannesburg or Cape Town take about 15 hours, and flights between London and Johannesburg about 12 hours.