What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Australia to Africa one-way?

The cheapet airlines for a one-way flight from Australia to Africa are Sichuan Airlines ($713), China Eastern ($746), and Hainan Airlines ($834). Find deals

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

To save on the cost of your flight from Australia to Africa, book at least 44 days before your planned departure. Booking around this time can save you about 30% on the cost of this flight compared to booking a flight leaving this week. We have found prices from $2,096 if you need a flight within two weeks. For flights within the next 72 hours, you can find tickets from as low as $2,595.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Australia to Africa?

Due to multiple factors, expect to potentially pay more when booking in December. For low rates, February can be a great choice for travel to Africa. Flights to Africa from Australia in February are about $2,288 on average during February, but can be found for as low as $1,234.

Can I find deals for flights from Australia to Africa that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on Australia to Africa flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from Australia to Africa?

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Australia to Africa.

Can I find deals for business class flights from Australia to Africa?

Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Australia to Africa by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

$1,412+ Flights from Australia to Africa

Cheap flight deals from Australia to Africa

Round-trip from	$1,248
One-way from	$569
Popular in	December
Cheapest in	February
Average price	$2,040
Good round-trip deal	$1,383 or less
Good one-way deal	$1,115 or less

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64h 30m total
Australia to Africa

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52h 30m total
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Sun 23/312:00MEL - CAI

1 stop29h 00mChina Eastern

Sun 30/313:30CAI - MEL

1 stop35h 30mChina Eastern

Deal found 21/2$1,248

Tue 1/421:20MEL - CAI

1 stop41h 30mSichuan Airlines

Thu 1/514:45CAI - MEL

1 stop40h 35mSichuan Airlines

Deal found 20/2$1,286

Fri 7/1116:40MEL - JNB

1 stop34h 55mSingapore Airlines

Sun 23/1113:45JNB - MEL

1 stop36h 05mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 19/2$1,297

Tue 1/401:30PER - MRU

3 stops34h 15mMultiple Airlines

Tue 15/409:30MRU - PER

3 stops35h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/2$1,317

Thu 11/920:20SYD - CAI

1 stop41h 30mSichuan Airlines

Fri 17/1014:45CAI - SYD

1 stop40h 30mSichuan Airlines

Deal found 21/2$1,317

Sat 1/312:00SYD - CAI

1 stop29h 00mChina Eastern

Wed 26/312:30CAI - SYD

1 stop36h 30mChina Eastern

Deal found 20/2$1,326

Sat 22/301:30MEL - CAI

2 stops41h 55mMultiple Airlines

Fri 11/401:45CAI - MEL

2 stops41h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/2$1,342

Sun 6/411:00SYD - NBO

3 stops34h 10mMultiple Airlines

Sun 13/406:40NBO - SYD

3 stops29h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/2$1,369

Sun 23/320:45MEL - CAI

2 stops44h 30mHainan Airlines

Sun 30/311:25CAI - MEL

2 stops42h 40mHainan Airlines

Deal found 21/2$1,377

Tue 8/420:20SYD - CAI

1 stop41h 30mMultiple Airlines

Tue 15/413:30CAI - SYD

2 stops34h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/2$1,381

Thu 9/1014:45BNE - JNB

1 stop35h 50mSingapore Airlines

Wed 22/1019:50JNB - BNE

1 stop36h 55mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 20/2$1,402

Thu 24/418:05SYD - JNB

1 stop32h 30mSingapore Airlines

Wed 14/519:50JNB - SYD

1 stop36h 55mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 19/2$1,409

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Sun 23/312:00MEL - CAI

1 stop29h 00mChina Eastern

Sun 30/313:30CAI - MEL

1 stop35h 30mChina Eastern

Deal found 21/2$1,248

Tue 1/421:20MEL - CAI

1 stop41h 30mSichuan Airlines

Thu 1/514:45CAI - MEL

1 stop40h 35mSichuan Airlines

Deal found 20/2$1,286

Tue 1/401:30PER - MRU

3 stops34h 15mMultiple Airlines

Tue 15/409:30MRU - PER

3 stops35h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/2$1,317

Sun 23/320:45MEL - CAI

2 stops44h 30mHainan Airlines

Sun 30/311:25CAI - MEL

2 stops42h 40mHainan Airlines

Deal found 21/2$1,377

Thu 24/418:05SYD - JNB

1 stop32h 30mSingapore Airlines

Wed 14/519:50JNB - SYD

1 stop36h 55mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 19/2$1,409

Mon 3/321:30SYD - JNB

1 stop44h 05mEtihad Airways

Mon 17/309:55JNB - SYD

1 stop35h 30mEtihad Airways

Deal found 20/2$1,460

Sun 8/613:05PER - MRU

Nonstop8h 40mAir Mauritius

Tue 1/722:20MRU - PER

Nonstop6h 50mAir Mauritius

Deal found 20/2$1,580

Sat 10/519:20SYD - NBO

1 stop30h 15mAir India

Fri 6/620:05NBO - SYD

1 stop38h 45mAir India

Deal found 20/2$1,700

Mon 24/323:30MEL - JNB

1 stop25h 05mQatar Airways

Sun 30/313:55JNB - MEL

1 stop42h 55mQatar Airways

Deal found 21/2$1,764

Sun 23/315:55SYD - NBO

2 stops45h 45mIndiGo

Sun 30/306:40NBO - SYD

2 stops39h 30mIndiGo

Deal found 19/2$1,812

Mon 3/309:30SYD - JNB

Nonstop14h 15mQantas Airways

Mon 17/317:15JNB - SYD

Nonstop12h 00mQantas Airways

Deal found 20/2$1,825

Wed 19/306:15MEL - JNB

1 stop23h 35mEmirates

Mon 24/313:25JNB - MEL

1 stop24h 55mEmirates

Deal found 20/2$1,905

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Wed 7/513:05PER - MRU

Nonstop8h 40mAir Mauritius

Tue 13/522:20MRU - PER

Nonstop6h 50mAir Mauritius

Deal found 21/2$1,587

Mon 14/709:30SYD - JNB

Nonstop14h 40mQantas Airways

Mon 4/818:40JNB - SYD

Nonstop11h 55mQantas Airways

Deal found 20/2$1,792

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Tue 25/221:55BNE - JNB

1 stop24h 45mQatar Airways

Mon 3/320:00JNB - BNE

1 stop37h 30mQatar Airways

Deal found 19/2$1,820

Tue 25/210:55BNE - JNB

2 stops29h 40mMultiple Airlines

Mon 3/320:00JNB - BNE

1 stop37h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/2$1,839

Tue 25/209:55BNE - JNB

2 stops30h 40mEtihad Airways

Mon 3/309:55JNB - BNE

2 stops28h 05mEtihad Airways

Deal found 19/2$2,027

Thu 27/217:00PER - MRU

3 stops42h 45mMultiple Airlines

Thu 6/309:30MRU - PER

2 stops27h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/2$1,342

Thu 27/221:40SYD - JNB

1 stop26h 00mQatar Airways

Thu 6/313:20JNB - SYD

1 stop44h 30mQatar Airways

Deal found 19/2$1,784

Thu 27/209:30SYD - JNB

Nonstop14h 15mQantas Airways

Thu 6/317:15JNB - SYD

Nonstop12h 00mQantas Airways

Deal found 19/2$1,836

Thu 27/206:00SYD - JNB

1 stop23h 50mEmirates

Wed 12/318:50JNB - SYD

1 stop27h 10mEmirates

Deal found 20/2$1,957

Thu 27/201:55BNE - JNB

1 stop46h 40mEmirates

Tue 25/322:20JNB - BNE

2 stops47h 15mEmirates

Deal found 20/2$2,013

Sat 1/312:00SYD - CAI

1 stop29h 00mChina Eastern

Wed 26/312:30CAI - SYD

1 stop36h 30mChina Eastern

Deal found 20/2$1,326

Sat 1/320:50SYD - CAI

1 stop42h 55mMultiple Airlines

Wed 26/312:30CAI - SYD

2 stops35h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/2$1,389

Sat 1/314:05SYD - NBO

3 stops40h 55mMultiple Airlines

Sat 15/306:40NBO - SYD

3 stops29h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/2$1,411

Sun 2/315:50SYD - JNB

1 stop25h 45mMultiple Airlines

Sun 16/308:50JNB - SYD

1 stop25h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/2$1,618

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Thu 27/307:15PER - MRU

2 stops52h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 21/2$569

Sat 15/301:00MEL - CAI

2 stops25h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/2$632

Fri 11/407:00MEL - MRU

2 stops30h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/2$687

Sun 16/321:30MEL - CAI

1 stop42h 15mSichuan Airlines

Deal found 20/2$713

Mon 12/520:30SYD - CAI

1 stop43h 30mChina Eastern

Deal found 19/2$746

Sun 23/322:30MEL - CAI

1 stop42h 30mChina Eastern

Deal found 20/2$746

Wed 7/512:50SYD - CAI

3 stops30h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/2$748

Sat 12/420:20SYD - CAI

1 stop41h 30mSichuan Airlines

Deal found 19/2$773

Wed 5/306:15MEL - JNB

3 stops46h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/2$781

Tue 8/421:10MEL - CAI

2 stops42h 50mHainan Airlines

Deal found 20/2$834

Tue 3/621:30SYD - JNB

1 stop43h 05mEtihad Airways

Deal found 21/2$911

Wed 5/306:15MEL - CPT

3 stops48h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/2$923

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Depart

Return

Price

MelbourneCairo

MEL - CAI

MELCAI

Melbourne

Sun 23/3

12:00-08:00

1 stop29h 00m

Cairo

Sun 30/3

13:30-10:00

1 stop35h 30m

$1,248

MelbourneCairo

MEL - CAI

MELCAI

Melbourne

Tue 1/4

21:20-05:50

1 stop41h 30m

Cairo

Thu 1/5

14:45-14:20

1 stop40h 35m

$1,286

PerthPort Louis

PER - MRU

PERMRU

Perth

Tue 1/4

01:30-07:45

3 stops34h 15m

Port Louis Sir Seewoosagur Ram.

Tue 15/4

09:30-00:30

3 stops35h 00m

$1,317

SydneyCairo

SYD - CAI

SYDCAI

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Wed 12/3

12:00-08:00

1 stop29h 00m

Cairo

Tue 15/4

13:30-08:00

2 stops58h 30m

$1,317

SydneyCairo

SYD - CAI

SYDCAI

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 8/4

20:20-05:50

1 stop41h 30m

Cairo

Tue 15/4

13:45-14:15

1 stop40h 30m

$1,322

MelbourneCairo

MEL - CAI

MELCAI

Melbourne

Sat 22/3

01:30-10:25

2 stops41h 55m

Cairo

Fri 11/4

01:45-03:15

2 stops41h 30m

$1,342

SydneyNairobi

SYD - NBO

SYDNBO

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Sun 6/4

11:00-14:10

3 stops34h 10m

Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

Sun 13/4

06:40-19:30

3 stops29h 50m

$1,369

MelbourneCairo

MEL - CAI

MELCAI

Melbourne

Sun 23/3

20:45-08:15

2 stops44h 30m

Cairo

Sun 30/3

11:25-15:05

2 stops42h 40m

$1,377

SydneyJohannesburg

SYD - JNB

SYDJNB

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Thu 24/4

18:05-18:35

1 stop32h 30m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 14/5

19:50-16:45

1 stop36h 55m

$1,409

SydneyCairo

SYD - CAI

SYDCAI

Sydney Kingsford Smith

Tue 8/4

21:00-08:00

2 stops43h 00m

Cairo

Tue 15/4

11:25-14:15

2 stops42h 50m

$1,422

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Best time to book a flight from Australia to Africa

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Travel insights for flights from Australia to Africa

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Australia to Africa?

Currently, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Australia to Africa (average of $1,117). Flying from Australia to Africa in December is currently the most expensive (average of $1,782). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from AU to AF?

Regardless of the time of day you decide to fly, the ticket price will remain around the same. Book flights from Australia to Africa as you normally would.

Rainfall in Africa by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Africa ranges from 0.0 - 0.0 inches per month. January is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 0.0 mm. January is typically the driest time to visit Africa when rainfall is around 0.0 mm.

Temperature in Africa by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Africa, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 28.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 13.0 C).

Reviews of airlines servicing Africa

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very Good

1,299 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

8.0

Excellent

Anonymous,Dec 2024

NRT - LAX

Crew and in flight experience were great! I felt safe in the plane. Only downside was sitting in economy and the seat/person in front of me who had their seat reclined most of the flight (9 hrs) which made it difficult to eat or be fully comfortable.

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very Good

1,299 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very Good

1,299 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

8.0

Excellent

Anonymous,Dec 2024

NRT - LAX

Emirates

8.1

Very Good

3,276 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very Good

1,299 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

8.0

Excellent

Anonymous,Dec 2024

NRT - LAX

Hainan Airlines

7.8

Good

31 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very Good

1,299 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

8.0

Excellent

Anonymous,Dec 2024

NRT - LAX

KLM

7.8

Good

1,331 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8.1

Very Good

1,299 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

8.0

Excellent

Anonymous,Dec 2024

NRT - LAX

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What are the cheapest airlines to fly from Australia to Africa one-way?
The cheapet airlines for a one-way flight from Australia to Africa are Sichuan Airlines ($713), China Eastern ($746), and Hainan Airlines ($834).
Can I find deals for flights from Australia to Africa that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on Australia to Africa flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from Australia to Africa?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from Australia to Africa.
Can I find deals for business class flights from Australia to Africa?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from Australia to Africa by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.
What is the cheapest month to book a flight from Australia to Africa?
Currently, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from Australia to Africa (average of $1,117). Flying from Australia to Africa in December is currently the most expensive (average of $1,782). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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Top 10 airlines flying from Australia to Africa

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
AirAsia X	Cheapest$906	Average$1,762	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time66%	Search AirAsia X flights
China Eastern	Cheapest$988	Average$1,525	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time62%	Search China Eastern flights
Virgin Australia	Cheapest$1,059	Average$2,317	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time80%	Search Virgin Australia flights
Sichuan Airlines	Cheapest$1,131	Average$1,334	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time63%	Search Sichuan Airlines flights
Air Mauritius	Cheapest$1,269	Average$2,118	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time82%	Search Air Mauritius flights
Air India	Cheapest$1,280	Average$1,649	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A	Search Air India flights
IndiGo	Cheapest$1,302	Average$1,786	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time80%	Search IndiGo flights
Hainan Airlines	Cheapest$1,317	Average$1,563	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time61%	Search Hainan Airlines flights
South African	Cheapest$1,324	Average$2,170	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time78%	Search South African flights
Turkish Airlines	Cheapest$1,340	Average$2,155	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%	Search Turkish Airlines flights

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