There are 8 ways to get from Wales to South Africa by plane, bus, or train
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Fly Cardiff Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane CWL - JNB
19h 15mR 6,526–23,616Fly Cardiff Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane CWL - CPT
21h 38mR 7,816–29,366Bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane BRS - JNB
16h 44mR 9,078–10,244Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane LHR - JNB
15h 23mR 7,437–18,444Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Cape Town International Airport
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Cape Town International Airport (CPT)plane LHR - CPT
15h 51mR 7,727–20,194Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Johannesburg International Airport
- Take the train from Wrexham General to Crewetrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB)plane MAN - JNB
18h 9mR 7,866–16,238Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Pietermaritzburg
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Pietermaritzburg (PZB)plane LHR - PZB
19h 28mR 8,503–28,925Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to King Shaka International Airport
- Take the train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to King Shaka International Airport (DUR)plane LHR - DUR
18h 33mR 8,717–27,174
Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wales to South Africa is to bus and fly which costs R 9 000 - R 11 000 and takes 16h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Wales to South Africa is to train and fly which takes 15h 23m and costs R 7 000 - R 19 000.
The distance between Wales and South Africa is 9187 km.
It takes approximately 19h 15m to get from Wales to South Africa, including transfers.
South Africa is 1h ahead of Wales. It is currently 22:35 in Wales and 23:35 in South Africa.
There are 5131+ hotels available in South Africa.
What companies run services between Wales and South Africa?
KLM and Kenya Airways fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Johannesburg International Airport (JNB) 4 times a day.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–22,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–25,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–27,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Nairobi, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–27,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–29,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 4,400–16,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–27,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Nairobi, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–27,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,000–23,000
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–29,000
Flights from Bristol Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- R 4,400–16,000
- Website
- kenya-airways.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 8,000–23,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Nairobi
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–10,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- R 4,700–16,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 4,800–16,000
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–18,000
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- flyairlink.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–27,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Pietermaritzburg via Nairobi, Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–27,000
- Website
- flysaa.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 4,700–16,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- virginatlantic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,000–19,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–25,000
- Website
- ethiopianairlines.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 13,000–18,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Addis Ababa
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 9,500–26,000
- Website
- egyptair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Cairo
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,000–18,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
- Website
- g-airways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–27,000
- Website
- flysafair.co.za
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Johannesburg International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 6,500–24,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to King Shaka International Airport via Cape Town International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- R 7,500–26,000
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- R 4,600–13,000
- Website
- rwandair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Johannesburg International Airport via Kigali
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- R 5,500–17,000
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–2,200
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–2,200
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–2,200
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Newport (S Wales) to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 1,200–2,200
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Wrexham General to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 240–390
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Wrexham General to Crewe
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- R 240–390
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- R 110–200
- Website
- National Express
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