Find the best flight deals available from hundreds of sites within seconds
Trusted and free
Cheapflights is 100% free to use. No hidden charges!
Book with flexibility
Easily find flight tickets with no change fees
Cheap first class flights to South Africa in 2026
Find the latest flights to South Africa in 2026, with up-to-date prices and availability. In the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made a total of 7,457,451 searches and data were last updated on 14 October 2026.
Explore the most affordable first class flight options available to South Africa. Find the lowest fares based on data from user searches, with prices last updated on 14 October 2026.
Wed 9/1209:30 -
Nonstop14h 30m
Wed 16/1217:35 -
Nonstop11h 55m
Deal found 14/10$14,320
Mon 7/1209:30 -
Nonstop14h 30m
Tue 15/1217:35 -
Nonstop11h 55m
Deal found 14/10$14,452
Mon 7/1209:30 -
Nonstop14h 30m
Sat 19/1217:35 -
Nonstop11h 55m
Deal found 14/10$16,438
Thu 12/1106:15 -
1 stop23h 15m
Sun 15/1113:25 -
1 stop24h 55m
Deal found 12/10$18,933
Sun 6/1206:00 -
1 stop23h 30m
Sat 19/1213:25 -
1 stop32h 35m
Deal found 14/10$19,418
Wed 9/1221:10 -
3 stops32h 15m
Wed 16/1210:10 -
2 stops36h 25m
Deal found 14/10$20,254
Best first class flights to South Africa
Discover carefully curated first class flight deals to South Africa that have cost, travel time, and stopover in mind to ensure you get the best travel experience. Data last updated 14 October 2026.
Thu 10/1209:30 -
Nonstop14h 30m
Tue 15/1217:35 -
Nonstop11h 55m
Deal found 14/10$14,452
Thu 12/1106:15 -
1 stop23h 15m
Sun 15/1113:25 -
1 stop24h 55m
Deal found 12/10$18,933
Thu 10/1209:30 -
Nonstop14h 30m
Wed 16/1217:35 -
Nonstop11h 55m
Deal found 14/10$14,452
Thu 10/1206:00 -
1 stop23h 30m
Sat 19/1222:15 -
1 stop23h 45m
Deal found 14/10$19,418
Wed 9/1206:00 -
1 stop32h 35m
Tue 15/1210:10 -
1 stop23h 25m
Deal found 14/10$19,418
Thu 10/1206:00 -
1 stop23h 30m
Wed 16/1218:50 -
1 stop27h 10m
Deal found 14/10$19,418
Quickest first class flights to South Africa
Explore quickest first class flight options to South Africa based on user searches, and compare prices and availability for your desired travel dates. Data last updated 14 October 2026.
Wed 9/1209:30 -
Nonstop14h 30m
Wed 16/1217:35 -
Nonstop11h 55m
Deal found 14/10$14,320
Mon 7/1209:30 -
Nonstop14h 30m
Tue 15/1217:35 -
Nonstop11h 55m
Deal found 14/10$14,452
Mon 7/1209:30 -
Nonstop14h 30m
Sat 19/1217:35 -
Nonstop11h 55m
Deal found 14/10$16,438
Thu 12/1106:15 -
1 stop23h 15m
Sun 15/1113:25 -
1 stop24h 55m
Deal found 12/10$18,933
Sun 6/1206:00 -
1 stop23h 30m
Sat 19/1213:25 -
1 stop32h 35m
Deal found 14/10$19,418
Sat 12/1221:45 -
1 stop27h 55m
Sun 13/1222:15 -
1 stop23h 45m
Deal found 14/10$21,097
Travel insights for first class flights from Australia to South Africa
Get recent, data-driven insights about first class flights from Australia to South Africa including ideal travel times, pricing trends, and more.
AU0-ZA0
SYD-JNB
MEL-JNB
Rainfall in South Africa by month
Plan your trip to South Africa by taking into account the average rainfall totals by month.
In terms of precipitation, rainfall in South Africa ranges from 0.0 - 120.0 mm per month. January is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 120.0 mm. June is typically the driest time to visit South Africa when rainfall is around 0.0 mm.
Temperature in South Africa by month
Plan your trip to South Africa by taking into account the average temperature totals by month.
If weather is an important factor for your trip to South Africa, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, January is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 20.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of June, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 10.0 C).
Frequently asked questions about South Africa first class tickets
Find answers to common questions related to First Class tickets for flights to South Africa. Get information on booking, amenities, upgrade options, and more. This FAQ section was last updated on 14 October 2026.
How many premium cabins does Qantas Airways have for flights to South Africa?
Qantas Airways has 3 premium cabins on its schedule for flights to South Africa: Prem Economy Class, Business Class and First Class. If you prefer to see more cabin class options, you can try switching up different departure and/or arrival dates.
Browse thousands of different options on Cheapflights for your next trip
Toggle through the tabs below to find thousands of options on Cheapflights for your next trip.
Complete your trip
Flights by cabin class
Popular routes
Complete your trip
Complement your first class flight to South Africa by adding a car hire and/or hotel room to your itinerary.
Cheapflights and its partners wish to use cookies or similar technologies to store and/or access information on and about your device and process personal data such as your IP address, device identifiers etc., in order to improve your experience on the site, to analyse navigation, to offer and measure personalised advertising, and to facilitate sharing on social networks. We also allow the use of third-party cookies (including those from our advertising partners) on our sites.
By clicking 'Accept', you consent to your data being processed by 0 vendors on this web site for the purposes described in this notice. You can review the vendors and their individual processing purposes on the .
To review individual processing purposes and cookie categories, please click ’Select individual purposes’. You can review your choices and withdraw your consent at any time by clicking the ’Privacy Preferences’ link in the page side navigation.