An overnight flight from Europe will get you there for breakfast. London to Johannesburg will usually take around twelve hours and fights from the American continent can take fifteen hours.

Domestically, South Africa is well served by a number of smaller airlines flying between its major cities. It's worth shopping around when looking for good deals on domestic flights as you can often get great last minute offers. You can book most flights online from wherever you are in the world. For domestic flights you should make sure you arrive at the Airport with at least an hour to spare.

If you're only looking to travel between the major cities then you'll be well served by either South African Express or South African Airlink. These airlines will also serve a limited number of smaller cities. British airways also operates a service within South Africa. To find out more about getting to South Africa just use your favourite search engine.