1,143 ﷼ Find Cheap Flights from Riyadh to South Africa

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Riyadh to South Africa departing on 5/24. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
1 adult

KAYAK searches hundreds of travel sites at once for deals on flights to South Africa

Travelers love KAYAK
41,299,237 searches in the past 7 days on KAYAK

Track pricesNot ready to book? Create a price alert for when prices drop.

Free to useThere are no hidden charges or fees.

Filter your dealsChoose cabin class, free Wi-Fi and more.

Best South Africa Flight Deals from Riyadh

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Cape Town
Cape Town1 stop2,005 ﷼

Cheap Flight Deals from Riyadh to South Africa (RUH-ZA0)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Riyadh to South Africa that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Riyadh to South Africa

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Riyadh to South Africa.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.
Choose your dates
Ethiopian Air Logo
3:40 am - 2:35 pmRUH-CPT
11h 55m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
2:35 pm - 2:10 amCPT-RUH
10h 35m1 stop
2,005 ﷼Ethiopian Air
Find Deal
Sat, Jun 7 - Sun, Jun 15
Ethiopian Air Logo
3:40 am - 1:45 pmRUH-CPT
11h 05m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
1:50 pm - 2:10 amCPT-RUH
11h 20m1 stop
2,024 ﷼Ethiopian Air
Find Deal
Mon, May 26 - Tue, Jun 3
Etihad Airways Logo
4:45 pm - 8:20 amRUH-JNB
16h 35m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 am - 9:00 amJNB-RUH
22h 10m1 stop
2,107 ﷼Etihad Airways
Find Deal
Tue, Jun 3 - Wed, Jun 11
Etihad Airways Logo
10:35 pm - 8:20 amRUH-JNB
10h 45m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 am - 9:00 amJNB-RUH
22h 10m1 stop
2,152 ﷼Etihad Airways
Find Deal
Wed, Sep 17 - Wed, Sep 24
Egyptair Logo
9:55 pm - 7:10 amRUH-JNB
34h 15m1 stop
Egyptair Logo
9:45 pm - 12:00 pmJNB-RUH
13h 15m1 stop
2,155 ﷼Egyptair
Find Deal
Fri, May 9 - Mon, Jun 2
Egyptair Logo
9:55 pm - 7:10 amRUH-JNB
34h 15m1 stop
Egyptair Logo
9:45 pm - 3:00 pmJNB-RUH
16h 15m1 stop
2,249 ﷼Egyptair
Find Deal
Fri, May 9 - Mon, Jun 2
Qatar Airways Logo
6:50 pm - 10:50 amRUH-CPT
17h 00m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
1:00 pm - 3:30 amCPT-RUH
13h 30m1 stop
2,448 ﷼Qatar Airways
Find Deal
Tue, May 27 - Tue, Jun 3
RwandAir Logo
6:50 pm - 2:20 pmRUH-JNB
20h 30m2 stops
RwandAir Logo
4:50 pm - 2:00 pmJNB-RUH
20h 10m2 stops
2,508 ﷼RwandAir
Find Deal
Tue, Jun 3 - Wed, Jun 11
Qatar Airways Logo
3:30 pm - 10:50 amRUH-CPT
20h 20m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
1:00 pm - 10:15 amCPT-RUH
20h 15m1 stop
2,583 ﷼Qatar Airways
Find Deal
Sat, Jun 7 - Tue, Jun 17
RwandAir Logo
6:50 pm - 2:20 pmRUH-JNB
20h 30m2 stops
RwandAir Logo
4:50 pm - 2:00 pmJNB-RUH
20h 10m2 stops
2,778 ﷼RwandAir
Find Deal
Tue, Jun 3 - Wed, Jun 11

KAYAK's insights & trends for Riyadh to South Africa flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Riyadh to South Africa to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Riyadh to South Africa depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost 706 ﷼ on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Africa is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is 766 ﷼.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Riyadh to South Africa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Riyadh to South Africa, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Riyadh to South Africa is March, when tickets cost 2,238 ﷼ (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is 3,617 ﷼ and 3,130 ﷼ respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Riyadh to South Africa?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Riyadh to South Africa, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below average price on the flight from Riyadh to South Africa, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

February

High season

June
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 21% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 3% increase in price.

FAQs - booking South Africa flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Riyadh to South Africa?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Riyadh to South Africa.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Riyadh to South Africa?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Riyadh to South Africa is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Riyadh to South Africa?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from Riyadh to South Africa with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Riyadh to South Africa?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Riyadh to South Africa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

See more FAQs

Top airlines flying from Riyadh to South Africa

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Riyadh to South Africa? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.4
Qatar AirwaysOverall score based on 3562 reviews
7.9Crew
7.4Comfort
7.5Boarding
7.4Entertainment
7.3Food
Airline reviews

It was ok, not much more can be said, as long as airlines/aircraft manufacturers insist on cramming in as many seats as possible....best of a bad situations, seats are simply too uncomfortable to sit in for more than a few hours. Lack of flexible headrests not a help on long overnight flights either.

6.0 GoodJ B, Apr 2025CRK - DOH
Read more Qatar Airways reviews

It was ok, not much more can be said, as long as airlines/aircraft manufacturers insist on cramming in as many seats as possible....best of a bad situations, seats are simply too uncomfortable to sit in for more than a few hours. Lack of flexible headrests not a help on long overnight flights either.

Liked some flight attendants. 1 was rude I'll not say her name I don't want to get her jn trouble on my flight back to Dallas from Doha. Very rude to some races of people clearly. She needs a better attitude and bedside manners. Asking her questions and she responds "WHAT" twice rudely like I was bothering her and "is it going to be cranberry or mango juice with an attitude".

The American/Hollywood movies in the entertainment system lack english subtitles, they tend to have only arabic subtitles. Coupled with the low quality airplane earphones and cabin noise, it sometimes is difficult to follow the movie dialogues.

Aircraft was spacious compared to American Airlines, food was great, entertainment was much better with a wide variety of options, and the crew was very polite.

Qatar Airways in-flight first/business class service is superior to any US airline; excellent meals are served on short haul flights such as between DXB and DOH.

Wasn’t allowed to continue with the purchased tickets because I hadn’t been able to go on the first scheduled leg.

Being a platinum member, no attention given. No towel or tissue provided.

For a short flight, Qatar Airways offers very good onboard service.

I staff or crew they were very friendly and humbly, they done theirs service very well, I appreciate them and thank you to the company or Qatar 🇶🇦 Government for providing as good service in their flight ,once again, thank you 😊 🙏 😀 😉 👍

Overall it was a very good experience. Boarding was efficient and well organized. The cabin crew were excellent. The meals were tasty and quite filling. The warm bread rolls were a nice touch. Seats were comfortable even if they were a little narrow. Entertainment selection was excellent.

For Vegetarian Food was very poor. Though we had opted for Asian Vegetarian Food they didn’t serve but only what was available was served. We were offered Smoked Salmon!

It was very bad experience with Ethiopian airlines . The flight was delayed in both ways . On the way coming back one of the crews dropped hot coffee on my whole body and other crew dropped used dirty glasses on top of me . The same crew that dropped hot coffee on me hit me with the food trolley on my knee while I was sleeping . I couldn’t sit properly due to the pain on my knee caused by those irresponsible crews . Very unprofessional airlines

Flight was delayed an hour. Also, I bought an extra legroom seat online; but the actually plane was a different configuration so I didn't get what I paid for . This happened on the Addis to Lusaka leg of my trip.

Needs improvement because some of the tvs and charging ports weren’t working

Very bad experience flight was over 5 hours delayed 😑 not a chance to be put on another flight we had to stay at the hotel we lost 2 days on our vacation. Never again I will fligh with Ethiopian airlines.

The flight delayef for over 2 hours so my route was changed leading to arriving to my destination without my luggage

The ailine departed and arrived late foe every leg of the trip, causing myself and my travel companions to miss every connecting flight. It was very unorganized given theat there was a lot of miscommunication. The flights offered are unrealistic and when you call they assure you that the plane waits for you. I missed an. entire day of my vacation and any entire day of rest back home because of the airline. I do not plan to support the airline again. Thank you

I felt all of the food tasted the same. And we had five meals over the 16 hrs in the air.

The use of a domestic carrier without entertainment was disappointing and a let down

Like: Plane made it to the destination. Dislike: Food is terrible, no entertainment, very dirty airplane.

Everything you need to know for your flight from Riyadh to South Africa

Information on your arrival and departure airports

Not what you’re looking for? Find thousands of other hotels, flights and car rentals with KAYAK.