{"id":253068,"date":"2019-11-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/news\/depart-southafrica-points-miles-plane\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T15:52:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:52:47","slug":"depart-southafrica-points-miles-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mp-2702.milesopedia.dev\/en\/guide\/destination\/depart-southafrica-points-miles-plane\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelling to South Africa with points & miles: the plane"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In this first article – very detailed – dedicated to South Africa, we will look at the different possibilities available to us with the points and miles concerning the air ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our articles on South Africa<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n

First of all, feel free to consult our other articles such as:<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Going to South Africa with points and miles: airfare<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

South Africa is an expensive destination. It is very rare to find tickets from Canada for less than $1200 in economy class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Economy class fare – Montreal – Johannesburg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And let’s not even talk about business class, which is around $5,500 round trip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Business Class Fare – Montreal – Johannesburg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And it is a destination that is difficult to reach from North America: few direct flights, a quasi obligatory connection in Europe, often long connection because most flights take off in the evening, while flights from Canada arrive in the morning.<\/p>\n\n\n