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Flying to South Africa: Things to know

There are 8 airlines that fly from Costa Rica to South Africa. The most popular route is from Juan Santamaría International Airport in San José to Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town. On average this flight takes 27 hours 25 minutes one-way.

Cape Town is the most popular city in South Africa for our customers to fly to.

The most popular route
SJO Juan Santamaría International Airport to CPT Cape Town International Airport
Average flight on the most popular route
27 hours 25 minutes
City our customers prefer to fly to
Cape Town
Main currency
South African Rand
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8 airlines

Airlines that fly to South Africa

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  • United Airlines
  • Avianca
  • Swiss
  • Lufthansa
  • KLM
  • Air France
  • American Airlines
  • Aeromexico

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Frequently asked questions

There are 2 popular routes from Costa Rica to South Africa:

  • From Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cape Town International Airport with an average flight time of 27h 25m.
  • From Juan Santamaría International Airport to O.R. Tambo International Airport with an average flight time of 27h 15m.

Here’s the flight distance on the most popular routes from Costa Rica to South Africa:

  • Juan Santamaría International Airport to Cape Town International Airport flight distance is 7333 miles
  • Juan Santamaría International Airport to O.R. Tambo International Airport flight distance is 7908 miles

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