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Recent business class round-trip flight deals to South Africa

Tue, 19 Jan - Tue, 23 Mar
Kenya Airways Logo
6:00 a.m. - 10:05 p.m.YYZ  Toronto Pearson Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl
33h 05m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
Kenya Airways Logo
7:20 a.m. - 11:14 a.m.CPT  Cape Town Intl-YYZ Toronto Pearson Intl
33h 54m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl
C$ 4,062Kenya Airways
Tue, 19 Jan - Tue, 23 Mar
Kenya Airways Logo
6:00 a.m. - 10:05 p.m.YYZ  Toronto Pearson Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl
33h 05m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
Kenya Airways Logo
2:25 p.m. - 11:14 a.m.CPT  Cape Town Intl-YYZ Toronto Pearson Intl
26h 49m3 stops Livingstone Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl
C$ 4,062Kenya Airways
Sat, 6 Mar - Sat, 13 Mar
Air Algerie Logo
3:10 p.m. - 8:50 a.m.YUL  Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
34h 40m1 stop Algiers Houari Boumediene
Air Algerie Logo
8:40 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-YUL Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl
23h 30m2 stops Luanda Dr Antonio Agostinho Neto Intl Algiers Houari Boumediene
C$ 4,174Air Algerie
Thu, 5 Nov - Sat, 14 Nov
Air Algerie Logo
3:10 p.m. - 8:50 a.m.YUL  Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
34h 40m2 stops Algiers Houari Boumediene Luanda Dr Antonio Agostinho Neto Intl
Air Algerie Logo
8:40 p.m. - 1:10 p.m.JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-YUL Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl
23h 30m2 stops Luanda Dr Antonio Agostinho Neto Intl Algiers Houari Boumediene
C$ 4,215Air Algerie
Mon, 15 Feb - Mon, 22 Feb
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:20 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.YYZ  Toronto Pearson Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
20h 10m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole
Ethiopian Air Logo
2:30 p.m. - 8:15 a.m.JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-YYZ Toronto Pearson Intl
24h 45m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino
C$ 4,273Ethiopian Air
Tue, 5 Jan - Mon, 25 Jan
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:20 a.m. - 8:10 p.m.YYZ  Toronto Pearson Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
26h 50m1 stop Addis Ababa Bole
Ethiopian Air Logo
2:30 p.m. - 8:15 a.m.JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-YYZ Toronto Pearson Intl
24h 45m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino
C$ 4,382Ethiopian Air
Mon, 15 Feb - Wed, 17 Mar
Etihad Airways Logo
2:45 p.m. - 8:25 a.m.YYZ  Toronto Pearson Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
34h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 a.m. - 8:50 a.m.JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-YYZ Toronto Pearson Intl
29h 00m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
C$ 5,242Etihad Airways
Wed, 10 Mar - Wed, 7 Apr
Etihad Airways Logo
2:45 p.m. - 8:25 a.m.YYZ  Toronto Pearson Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
34h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
Etihad Airways Logo
9:45 a.m. - 8:55 a.m.JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-YYZ Toronto Pearson Intl
29h 10m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl
C$ 5,310Etihad Airways
Mon, 1 Feb - Fri, 12 Feb
Lufthansa Logo
9:30 p.m. - 9:55 a.m.YUL  Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
29h 25m2 stops Lyon-Saint Exupéry Munich Franz Josef Strauss
Lufthansa Logo
3:30 p.m. - 12:00 p.m.JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-YUL Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl
27h 30m2 stops Windhoek Hosea Kutako Intl Frankfurt am Main
C$ 5,628Lufthansa
Mon, 25 Jan - Mon, 22 Feb
Lufthansa Logo
6:05 p.m. - 8:40 a.m.YYC  Calgary-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
30h 35m1 stop Frankfurt am Main
Lufthansa Logo
7:45 p.m. - 5:20 p.m.JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-YYC Calgary
29h 35m1 stop Frankfurt am Main
C$ 7,740Lufthansa

Latest business class flight deals to South Africa

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 5 days
Cape Town
Cape Town2 stopsC$ 4,062
Cape Town
Cape Town2 stopsC$ 4,062

Good to Know - Business Class Flights to South Africa

Low season

June

Average price round-trip

C$ 7,006
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
(price for this month)

FAQs for South Africa business class flights

  • What is the most popular airline offering Business Class flights to South Africa?

    Among KAYAK users, American Airlines is the most popular airline offering Business Class seats on flights to South Africa.

  • Which airlines offer Business Class tickets on flights to South Africa?

    Traveling to South Africa and want to offer yourself a Business Class experience? Depending on the origin, the following airlines offer seats in Business Class: American Airlines, British Airways, Lufthansa and Delta.

  • How does KAYAK find such good deals on Business Class tickets to South Africa?

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

  • What is the best airline for business class flights to South Africa?

    The highest-rated airline by KAYAK users offering business class flights to South Africa is Emirates, with an overall rating of 8.1.

Top tips for finding business class flights to South Africa

  • There are no direct flights in business class between Canada and South Africa, so you’ll be flying with a layover.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to South Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly business class 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.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3665 reviews
7.9Food
8.4Crew
8.2Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.2Entertainment
Airline reviews

Timeliness seems to be optional. Flight was 30 min late despite not coming from anywhere else prior. Information on flight status boards in the airport continued to show “on time” despite being passed the time it should have left.

6.0 GoodJean-Sebastien, Jul 2026
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Timeliness seems to be optional. Flight was 30 min late despite not coming from anywhere else prior. Information on flight status boards in the airport continued to show “on time” despite being passed the time it should have left.

Seat did not recline at all, wi-FI did not work at all. Those are both very unfortunate for a 14 hour flight. Crew and food was of course very nice as always.

Chaos at the gate while boarding - no clear signs or announcements

This777-300 is configured 2/3/2 for Biz class straight out of the 80s!!! Not to mention seats are narrow, bed does NOT FULLY RECLINE FLAT as advertised, and purser didn’t know that!! ARM REST HAS A REMOTE TABLET ON IT FURTHER CONFINING THE ALREADY NARROW SPACE!!! WHO thought this was a good design?? After flying the new A350-900 biz class Montreal to Dubai , this was a total let down!!

Food was great. More vegetarian options on menu would be great!

Flight attendants were great. Comfort of seat and lie down bed pretty good. Food was very mediocre. Wine was good (red French wine) although I should have taken advantage of having more! :-) it was too late on the flight From znz—I was tired…then too early from Dubai. Woman sitting behind me dropped a full bag of garbage on my head while I was sleeping…orange peels, wet partially eaten food and very smelly food garbage which I literally had to pick out of my hair, off my face and away from my pillow. Not the airlines fault but still a very unpleasant experience.

I bought Business class ticket but they treated me like economic class. No lounge allowed at check inn I have to take stuff out while other passengers have more than 25 lb in bag. Because I bought tickets from other than airlines . It’s discriminations from airlines to passengers.

On both legs of my trips (Jhb - Dxb and Dxb - Jhb) the entertainment system did not work.

Flight attendant Catalina was one of best ever. Paid attention to every detail. Food was good. Comfortable private seats in business class. We were not allowed in business class lounge in Dubai because our ticket supposedly didn’t cover this. They said our travel agent should of told us that. That has never happened on any other airline before. Beware of this especially if you have a long layover like we did.

Better information about the delay due to screening for US

It was my first KLM flight and I loved it. Thank you very much.

It will get you where you want to go. Power did not work on ether of the 2 planes but staff was lovely. Wood like to see a improvement to the food as the amount was small but the main issue is the food isn't tyed to the location your going to the airlines own culture. So that would have been nice. Staff was crazy nice and even helped me with a very tight connection

I think I previously submitted my feedback about flight lead Katherine in a different field by mistake. Please see those comments. Comments for Hyd to AMS are it was good. The flight lead and service met expectations for satisfactory high quality service but the flight lead did not stand out as exceptional as did the leads on the other two flights so I don’t remember anything specific one way or the other besides the fact I was satisfied.

Flight lead was a gentleman with silver hair and he went out of his way to shake hands and interact with each passenger seated in business class. A medical emergency took place during our flight and he handled it with perfect poise and professionalism. He was gracious and confidently competent. Just what you want from a leader,

The flight lead, Katherine, took care of me in business class and provided exceptional service. She was warm, welcoming, bubbly and proactively accommodating as well as confident, professional, competent and clearly respected by the pilots. Just what I needed on my 17th and final hour of flight time traveling home from a business trip to India.

The required privilege for business class while boarding is not given. Food is average. The seats in business class are bad, worn out and dirty

Crew is not the cheerful type. very slow meal service (this is their style as have flown this many times)

I’m grateful for the KLM Air France shuttle bus service to Ottawa. However due to construction and other issues related to the chaotic Uber pickup system at YUL, it’s a challenge to find the Kelios bus service to Ottawa. The signs are not clear or even available. No staff to guide passengers. It’s a stressful experience.

The flight itself it was great nice food the crew were very nice and helpful, Checking in from Birmingham wasn't great long queues for bag dropped, And I had my hand luggage case taken away from me even though I requested to have it with me as I had breakables items. I was told I can not because of the length of the flight with no explanation at all no options was given for me to take my fragile items out of my case it was taken away with hold buggage I find the staff member who was checking me in very unpleasant !! Can we please be advise if the rules have changed about the the carry on hand luggage it will be easier to be advise on booking your tickect if we not allowed to take the hand luggage with me. Overall I had a good flight .

Amazing KLM service and brilliant economy comfort seats. Well worth the extra.

The seats were great and the service was even better. Thank you!

These Delta 717 jets are ancient. No entertainment and you have to pay for WiFi that barely works and goes in and out the whole flight. Delta should be ashamed flying this garbage.

My seat was changed without my consent. It wasn’t a major deal but annoying.

Flew in first class. It received service and attention that would be considered poor even by economy standards.

The captain was running late from landing from a prior flight. We all boarded then had to sit and wait for like an hour for him to arrive. I don't understand why you would have us board knowing that we would have to all sit and wait on the captain for an extended period of time.

The wifi was barely operable. just enough to charge me, not enough to be useful. I wasted 2 hours of time I could have been working. So now, I' have two hours of work this weekend to catch up on thanks to Delta's crappy technology. Plus I'm out the money!

Flight was delayed at airport with large backlog and WiFi was spotty

Crew, food, boarding, deplaning. See my comments on the KLM section.

Didn’t fly KLM because they cancelled our flight August 31st. Delta was our airline on. Direct flight from Frankfurt to Detroit. Departed early, arrived earlier than expected.

Crew and support were very good; lounge was very good. Seat was narrow and very close to other passengers; lie flat is more complicated and exposed to the aisleways.

It was great. Expect that we left a bottle of whiskey which was a present for someone in the overhead bin and when we called the airline to see if they found it they told us we need to talk to the airport lost and found. We told them we called them and they said the airline is responsible for that but the airline kept saying it’s the airport. We told the airline agent on the phone that we want to speak to the manager and she did that the manager will call us the next day and that never happened. So please do better with this in the future. We use Discover a lot and we pay business class tickets and the lack of assistance on this matter is just not great customer service.

Boarding time was delayed in more than two hours. Then another hour on the ground before take off. Wi-fi was not working throughout the flight. Business class in even rows by the window are not so comfortable. And space for feet always feel tight. Had a meeting in New York early the following day with multiple people and had to request a delayed start.

Flight cancelled instead of leaving Friday am now, maybe, leaving Sunday

Check in was chaotic with only one counter for business class and first class. The luggage conveyor belt at JFK airport was broken so the flight departure was delayed which made the flight stressful as I had a tight connection. Although the captain said they could make up the delay, they didn’t do so.

Lost of requested seat assignments. Lost my husband's meal choice

Staff were not attentive, wifi did not work, cut my head in the bathroom due to the position of the soap on the sink, had blood running down my face, told staff, they had no expression no sympathy, didn't even say "sorry", they said "oh we will have a look at that" about 10 mins later the purser brought me a bandaid, still no sorry.... Shocking

My food prefer was confirmed by email 2x and still the crew claim they had no pre-order. I taken ill while in India so I needed to avoid Indian sauces and spices, so the problem with the preorder was unacceptable. Additionally, is there a new rule to automatically not to disturb passengers? I would like this as an option. Lastly, for breakfast I needed to avoid Indian and I’m allergic to eggs.. therefore the only option was pancakes and guess what was not available!!!

Terrific in every way. On time, professional staff, multiple movie options to select, great food and drink.

Crew was friendly and competent. Food, wine, and entertainment were excellent except the raw tuna on the flight to Split. Recommend against serving that - at least as the only option. Many medical conditions do not allow people to eat raw fish.

It's a long flight and I would have liked better snacks between lunch and the arrival meal. It's fine to have fruit and nuts but I really don't like ramen because it's salty junk soup. I'd suggest sandwiches. They're not expensive nor are they hard to store for a long flight. The FA's had a couple of big services and they were super busy preparing, executing and then cleaning up. Then they disappeared.

The seat was wet when I came in. Food was just something. And during a whole 11 to 12 hours in the airplane NO WIFI. Was is the point to buy a business ticket if you can be connected to your relatives and your company. Ethiopian used to do that to theirs customers, TECHNICAL ISSUE, WE ARE SORRY….. I am a gold customer for ET. It is very disappointed!

TV did not work Special food ordered not honored/not received Response to complaint and request not received Request for window seat but given isle seat even after paying for business class ticket

It was a great experience for my first time flying with this airline. I will be flying with them a lot more now. Plane crew was amazing.

The TV wasn't working No music for the whole flight from JFK to LOS It was too burring.

I will fly this going forward especially for ORD to EBB and the reverse.

The Boeing 737 MAX on this route, flown in the middle of the night, is an UTTER FAILURE for business travellers. The whole point of business travel is to arrive alert and recover from travel quickly, and this little aeroplane with its quarter recline uncomfortable business seats does nothing for that. It’s a small step up from economy in that you have decent legroom, but that’s it. Absolute margin at the cost of the traveller.

The flight itself was fine. The exception is that my luggage was destroyed, and I filed a claim that I haven't heard from anyone.

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

There where no ear phones provided and the food needs to improve.

The food could be better, the beef was quite tough. The crew were friendly and helpful on this flight, which has not being my experience on other Ethiopian flights.

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