What is the cheapest airline that flies from Houston to South Africa?

Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, and Delta are the most popular carriers operating from Houston to South Africa

What airlines fly to South Africa?

Qatar Airways, Delta and United Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to South Africa from Houston according to our data. Qatar Airways is the first choice among our users, with 33% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to South Africa. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to South Africa on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Houston to South Africa?

Prices for flights from Houston to South Africa are updated daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Houston to South Africa?

The number of operators available for flights from Houston to South Africa is 7 as of August 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Houston to South Africa?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from Houston to South Africa.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to South Africa may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at South Africa. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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11:48 am - 8:20 amIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

37h 32m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:45 am - 4:25 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

37h 40m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,142Multiple Airlines

Mon, Sep 14 - Mon, Sep 28

11:24 am - 8:20 amIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

37h 56m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

9:45 am - 4:25 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

37h 40m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,143Multiple Airlines

Sat, Aug 22 - Mon, Sep 28

6:15 pm - 9:10 amIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

2:05 pm - 3:55 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

32h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,206Qatar Airways

Mon, Sep 14 - Mon, Sep 28

5:35 pm - 8:40 amIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

1:45 pm - 3:15 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

33h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,206Qatar Airways

Mon, Nov 2 - Mon, Nov 23

2:55 pm - 11:00 amIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

36h 05m1 stop Istanbul

6:50 pm - 7:05 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

32h 15m1 stop Istanbul

$1,362Turkish Airlines

Tue, Dec 1 - Tue, Dec 8

10:00 pm - 10:25 pmIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

40h 25m1 stop Istanbul

6:50 pm - 1:10 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

26h 20m1 stop Istanbul

$1,402Turkish Airlines

Mon, Nov 2 - Mon, Nov 23

7:35 pm - 6:05 pmIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-CPT Cape Town Intl

39h 30m1 stop Dubai Intl

1:15 pm - 4:50 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

34h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

$1,461Emirates

Mon, Sep 14 - Mon, Sep 21

7:35 pm - 6:05 pmIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-CPT Cape Town Intl

39h 30m1 stop Dubai Intl

1:15 pm - 4:50 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

34h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

$1,462Emirates

Sun, Oct 11 - Tue, Oct 20

2:53 pm - 5:10 pmIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-CPT Cape Town Intl

19h 17m1 stop Newark

8:50 pm - 5:15 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

27h 25m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,516United Airlines

Fri, Oct 16 - Fri, Oct 30

6:00 am - 5:10 pmIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-CPT Cape Town Intl

28h 10m1 stop Newark

8:00 pm - 10:44 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

33h 44m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Newark

$1,520United Airlines

Sun, Oct 11 - Tue, Oct 20

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6:15 pm - 4:00 amIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

1:45 pm - 3:15 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

33h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,220Qatar Airways

Wed, Aug 12 - Mon, Nov 16

6:15 pm - 4:00 amIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

1:45 pm - 3:15 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

33h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,221Qatar Airways

Wed, Aug 12 - Mon, Nov 16

6:02 am - 9:10 amIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

44h 08m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Doha Hamad Intl

8:20 pm - 3:15 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

26h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,283Qatar Airways

Wed, Aug 12 - Mon, Nov 16

11:45 am - 1:25 pmIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

42h 40m2 stops Toronto Pearson Intl Addis Ababa Bole

2:30 pm - 5:08 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

34h 38m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Toronto Pearson Intl

$1,880Multiple Airlines

Wed, Aug 12 - Mon, Nov 16

6:00 am - 9:25 pmHOU Houston Hobby-CPT Cape Town Intl

32h 25m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Amsterdam Schiphol

8:05 pm - 12:16 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-HOU Houston Hobby

23h 11m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$3,940Delta

Fri, Aug 14 - Tue, Aug 25

4:40 pm - 6:40 amIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 00m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

7:20 pm - 8:18 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

31h 58m2 stops Zurich Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$4,054Multiple Airlines

Thu, Aug 13 - Sat, Aug 15

9:15 pm - 9:40 amIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 25m2 stops Istanbul Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

12:20 am - 7:05 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

26h 45m1 stop Istanbul

$5,887Turkish Airlines

Fri, Aug 14 - Wed, Nov 11

9:15 pm - 9:40 amIAH Houston George Bush Intcntl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 25m2 stops Istanbul Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

1:30 pm - 1:10 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl

55h 40m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Istanbul

$6,488Turkish Airlines

Fri, Aug 14 - Tue, Nov 10

1:13 pm - 7:40 pmHOU Houston Hobby-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

23h 27m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

11:59 pm - 11:13 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-HOU Houston Hobby

31h 14m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$11,286Delta

Fri, Aug 14 - Thu, Nov 12

3:57 pm - 7:00 amHOU Houston Hobby-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

32h 03m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth London Heathrow

7:35 pm - 4:32 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-HOU Houston Hobby

28h 57m2 stops London Heathrow Dallas/Fort Worth

$12,670British Airways

Fri, Aug 14 - Thu, Nov 12

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Etihad Airways flights from Houston to South Africa

Our best Etihad Airways deals on Houston to South Africa flight tickets

Etihad Airways

Oct 22

IAH11:45 amHouston George Bush Intcntl

37h 30m

2 stops

JNB8:15 amJohannesburg OR Tambo

Nov 6

JNB9:50 amJohannesburg OR Tambo

38h 25m

2 stops

IAH4:15 pmHouston George Bush Intcntl

$1,205

Etihad Airways

Oct 22

IAH11:45 amHouston George Bush Intcntl

37h 30m

2 stops

JNB8:15 amJohannesburg OR Tambo

Oct 26

JNB9:50 amJohannesburg OR Tambo

37h 25m

2 stops

IAH4:15 pmHouston George Bush Intcntl

$1,235

Etihad Airways

Oct 22

IAH11:45 amHouston George Bush Intcntl

37h 30m

2 stops

JNB8:15 amJohannesburg OR Tambo

Oct 26

JNB9:50 amJohannesburg OR Tambo

37h 25m

2 stops

IAH4:15 pmHouston George Bush Intcntl

$1,236

Kenya Airways flights from Houston to South Africa

Our best Kenya Airways deals on Houston to South Africa flight tickets

Kenya Airways

Aug 25

IAH6:35 pmHouston George Bush Intcntl

38h 15m

2 stops

JNB3:50 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

Aug 29

JNB5:00 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

27h 43m

2 stops

IAH1:43 pmHouston George Bush Intcntl

$1,206

Kenya Airways

Aug 20

IAH6:35 pmHouston George Bush Intcntl

46h 40m

2 stops

JNB12:15 amJohannesburg OR Tambo

Sep 3

JNB5:00 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

27h 32m

2 stops

IAH1:32 pmHouston George Bush Intcntl

$1,338

Kenya Airways

Aug 24

IAH6:35 pmHouston George Bush Intcntl

44h 35m

2 stops

CPT10:10 pmCape Town Intl

Oct 26

CPT2:25 pmCape Town Intl

33h 09m

3 stops

IAH4:34 pmHouston George Bush Intcntl

$1,793

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HoustonJohannesburg

IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

IAHJNB

Houston George Bush Intcntl

Mon 9/14

11:48 am-8:20 am

2 stops37h 32m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 9/28

9:45 am-4:25 pm

2 stops37h 40m

$1,142

HoustonJohannesburg

IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

IAHJNB

Houston George Bush Intcntl

Sat 8/22

11:24 am-8:20 am

2 stops37h 56m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 9/28

9:45 am-4:25 pm

2 stops37h 40m

$1,143

HoustonJohannesburg

IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

IAHJNB

Houston George Bush Intcntl

Mon 9/14

6:15 pm-9:10 am

1 stop31h 55m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 9/28

2:05 pm-3:55 pm

1 stop32h 50m

$1,206

HoustonJohannesburg

IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

IAHJNB

Houston George Bush Intcntl

Mon 11/2

5:35 pm-8:40 am

1 stop31h 05m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 11/23

1:45 pm-3:15 pm

1 stop33h 30m

$1,206

HoustonJohannesburg

IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

IAHJNB

Houston George Bush Intcntl

Tue 12/1

2:55 pm-11:00 am

1 stop36h 05m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 12/8

6:50 pm-7:05 pm

1 stop32h 15m

$1,362

HoustonJohannesburg

IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

IAHJNB

Houston George Bush Intcntl

Mon 11/2

10:00 pm-10:25 pm

1 stop40h 25m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 11/23

6:50 pm-1:10 pm

1 stop26h 20m

$1,402

HoustonCape Town

IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl - CPT Cape Town Intl

IAHCPT

Houston George Bush Intcntl

Mon 9/14

7:35 pm-6:05 pm

1 stop39h 30m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 9/21

1:15 pm-4:50 pm

1 stop34h 35m

$1,461

HoustonCape Town

IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl - CPT Cape Town Intl

IAHCPT

Houston George Bush Intcntl

Sun 10/11

7:35 pm-6:05 pm

1 stop39h 30m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 10/20

1:15 pm-4:50 pm

1 stop34h 35m

$1,462

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HoustonCape Town

IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl - CPT Cape Town Intl

IAHCPT

Houston George Bush Intcntl

Fri 10/16

2:53 pm-5:10 pm

1 stop19h 17m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 10/30

8:50 pm-5:15 pm

1 stop27h 25m

$1,516

HoustonCape Town

IAH Houston George Bush Intcntl - CPT Cape Town Intl

IAHCPT

Houston George Bush Intcntl

Sun 10/11

6:00 am-5:10 pm

1 stop28h 10m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 10/20

8:00 pm-10:44 pm

2 stops33h 44m

$1,520

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What is the cheapest month to fly to South Africa?

In general, August is the cheapest month to fly from Houston to South Africa. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $1,217. The month of September is another great option to travel to South Africa, with average flight prices from Houston averaging around $1,368.

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Fastest flight time	23h 30m
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The fastest flight from Houston to South Africa takes 23h 30m

There are no direct flights from Houston to South Africa. There are no popular flight routes from Houston to South Africa.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Houston to South Africa

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Houston to South Africa?
Prices for flights from Houston to South Africa are updated daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Houston to South Africa?
The number of operators available for flights from Houston to South Africa is 7 as of August 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Houston to South Africa?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from Houston to South Africa.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?
The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to South Africa may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at South Africa. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

Best airlines flying from Houston to South Africa

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Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
Delta	PriceFrom $764	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 8,499 reviews	Search Delta flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom $914	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 4,480 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $1,089	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 3,739 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
United Airlines	PriceFrom $1,181	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 10,100 reviews	Search United Airlines flights
KLM	PriceFrom $1,245	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 1,555 reviews	Search KLM flights
British Airways	PriceFrom $1,245	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 8,155 reviews	Search British Airways flights
Emirates	PriceFrom $1,378	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.1 3,649 reviews	Search Emirates flights

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