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Lead-in fares from New Zealand to Johannesburg across the airlines we work with, by cabin. The lowest fare in each cabin is highlighted in gold — select any fare to jump to that airline’s full details below.
| Cabin | Singapore Airlines | Cathay Pacific | Qantas | Emirates |
| Premium Economy | $5,481* | $5,042* | $5,464* | $5,201* |
| Business Class | $8,968* | $9,847* | $9,784* | $11,886* |
| First Class | — | — | $17,814* | $19,235* |
Lowest lead-in fare in that cabin (shown where two or more airlines compete). Select any fare to jump to that airline’s full details. “—” means we don’t show that cabin for this airline on this page.
Indicative lead-in fares, per person return from New Zealand to Johannesburg, in NZD, subject to availability. Each airline routes via its own hub — Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia or Dubai. Some fares are on sale for a limited time — see each airline’s section below for sale dates, cabins, travel periods and full terms.
Singapore Airlines Airfares to South Africa
| Route (return) | Lead-in Fare from (pp return) |
Upper Est. from (pp return) |
| Premium Economy | ||
| Auckland via Singapore to Johannesburg | $5,481* | $6,676* |
| Business Class | ||
| Auckland via Singapore to Johannesburg | $8,968* | $12,183* |
| One stop route. Stopovers in Singapore available. Frequent Flyer Programme: Star Alliance. | ||
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Indicative long-life fares. Subject to availability on your preferred travel dates. The “Upper Est.” (when provided) is an estimate of the airfare if the special / lead-in fare isn’t available on your dates; the actual price could be higher, or sold out. Advertised airfares exclude Fine Travel’s Professional Travel Services Fees.
Cathay Pacific to South Africa
| Route (return) | Lead-in Fare from (pp return) |
Upper Est. from (pp return) |
| Premium Economy | ||
| Auckland via Hong Kong to Johannesburg | $5,042* | $6,212* |
| Business Class | ||
| Auckland via Hong Kong to Johannesburg | $9,847* | $11,247* |
| One stop route. Frequent Flyer Programme: Oneworld. | ||
Indicative long-life airfares. Subject to availability on your preferred travel dates. The “Upper Est.” (when provided) is an estimate of the airfare if the special / lead-in fare isn’t available on your dates; the actual price could be higher, or sold out. Advertised airfares exclude Fine Travel’s Professional Travel Services Fees.
Qantas Airfares to South Africa
| Route (return) | Lead-in Fare from (pp return) |
Upper Est. from (pp return) |
| Premium Economy | ||
| New Zealand via Australia to Johannesburg | $5,464* | $9,020* |
| Business Class | ||
| New Zealand via Australia to Johannesburg | $9,784* | $15,450* |
| First Class | ||
| New Zealand via Australia to Johannesburg | $17,814* | $20,646* |
| One stop route. Frequent Flyer Programme: Oneworld. | ||
Indicative long-life airfares. Subject to availability on your preferred travel dates. The “Upper Est.” (when provided) is an estimate of the airfare if the special / lead-in fare isn’t available on your dates; the actual price could be higher, or sold out. Advertised airfares exclude Fine Travel’s Professional Travel Services Fees.
Qantas does not offer First Class on trans-Tasman flights, so Business Class will generally be the alternative.
Emirates to South Africa
| Route (return) | Lead-in Fare from (pp return) |
Upper Est. from (pp return) |
| Premium Economy | ||
| via Dubai to Johannesburg | $5,201* | - |
| Business Class | ||
| via Dubai to Johannesburg | $11,886* | $16,249* |
| First Class | ||
| via Dubai to Johannesburg | $19,235* | $20,439* |
| Frequent Flyer Programme: Skywards. | ||
Indicative long-life airfares. Subject to availability on your preferred travel dates. The “Upper Est.” (when provided) is an estimate of the airfare if the special / lead-in fare isn’t available on your dates; the actual price could be higher, or sold out. Advertised airfares exclude Fine Travel’s Professional Travel Services Fees.
Qatar Airways to Africa
| Route (return) | Lead-in Fare from (pp return) |
Upper Est. from (pp return) |
| Business Class | ||
| via Doha to Africa | On request | On request |
| Frequent Flyer Programme: Oneworld. | ||
Indicative long-life airfares. Subject to availability on your preferred travel dates. The “Upper Est.” (when provided) is an estimate of the airfare if the special / lead-in fare isn’t available on your dates; the actual price could be higher, or sold out. Advertised airfares exclude Fine Travel’s Professional Travel Services Fees.





