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Find cheap flights from South Africa to Mumbai from ₹ 21,509

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Flights to Mumbai - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Mumbai to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Mumbai?

The average price of all flights to Mumbai clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Mumbai is Sunday where tickets can be as cheap as ₹ 34,532. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Thursday, where prices are ₹ 42,148 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Mumbai?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Mumbai, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to Mumbai is April, where tickets cost ₹ 48,353 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and December, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is ₹ 63,943 and ₹ 62,443 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is February with an average price of ₹ 33,180.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Mumbai?

The average price for all flights to Mumbai depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Mumbai is generally in the morning, when flights cost ₹ 35,552 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Mumbai is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is ₹ 47,492.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Mumbai?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Mumbai, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 days before departure.

How long is the flight to Mumbai?

The duration of your flight to Mumbai depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Mumbai on KAYAK are from Johannesburg, which takes 14h 15m, Cape Town, which takes 15h 00m, and Durban, which takes 15h 35m.

How many direct flights to Mumbai are there each day?

There are around 340 direct flights from within South Africa to Mumbai every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 08:00 the most common departure time and 37% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to Mumbai are there each week?

Each week there are around 2,375 direct flights from within South Africa to Mumbai. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 14% of flights taking off on this day.

Good to know

Low season

August

High season

December

Cheapest flight

₹ 21,509
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 8% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (19% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Mumbai

FAQs - booking Mumbai flights

  • How far is Mumbai from central Mumbai?

    There are 15 km between Mumbai city centre and Mumbai.

  • What is the name of Mumbai’s airport?

    All flights to Mumbai land at Mumbai. The airport code is BOM,and it can also be referred to as Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl or Sahar Intl.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Mumbai?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Mumbai.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Mumbai?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Mumbai is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Mumbai?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Mumbai with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Mumbai?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Mumbai up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airline offers the most flights to Mumbai?

    Of the 9 airlines that fly to Mumbai, IndiGo offers the most flights, with around 1,117 per week, followed by Air India with 468 flights per week.

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Prefer to fly direct to Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl?

Find which airlines fly direct to Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

South Africa to Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl

Monday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +53 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +54 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +51 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +52 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +52 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +53 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Astana, +55 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +56 more

Friday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +57 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +58 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +56 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +57 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +54 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +55 more

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Direct returns

Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Intl to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +53 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +54 more

Tuesday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +51 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +52 more

Wednesday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +52 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +53 more

Thursday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Astana, +55 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +56 more

Friday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +57 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +58 more

Saturday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +56 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +57 more

Sunday

ANA, Air Arabia, Air Canada, +54 more

ANA, Air Arabia, +55 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from South Africa to Mumbai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Mumbai. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Mumbai. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Mumbai? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3953 reviews
8.1Comfort
8.3Crew
8.3Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.9Food
Airline reviews

Worst ever. No assistance and communication from Emirates crew. No visibility of when the flight is flying. Couldn’t understand if we can go to lounge to take rest. Emirates system at a certain point said flight is not operating and suggested to take the next flight and in few minutes it suddenly opened the gate for boarding. unsupportive and rude crew. Worst experience ever. Flight was delayed by 5 hours so need the compensation for that.

2.0 MediocreVikrant, Apr 2024DXB - BOM
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Worst ever. No assistance and communication from Emirates crew. No visibility of when the flight is flying. Couldn’t understand if we can go to lounge to take rest. Emirates system at a certain point said flight is not operating and suggested to take the next flight and in few minutes it suddenly opened the gate for boarding. unsupportive and rude crew. Worst experience ever. Flight was delayed by 5 hours so need the compensation for that.

Didn’t like it at all. Cabin crew unfriendly. Very bad experience.

Newly reconfigured 380 I assume. Has a new ife with usb c ports and Bluetooth connections

The air hostess spilled tomato juice on me by mistake in Mumbai -Dubai flight. I was traveling from Mumbai to UAD. Her senior came and offered couple of small chocolates (probably given in business class) as compensation. I asked for access to lounge as I had to travel till IAD and I could shower and change. But she said she cannot do that and did nothing further. I found the response to their mistake as inappropriate.

The individual attention the crew gives to passengers is commendable and I find them positively helpful.

Emirates flights always nice. Service rendered by the staff is superb.I am always comfortable in Emirates flights.

Well emirates since after covid recovery their service became much poorer than before , old planes to some destinations, untrained staff , rude , inflexible, and poor food, this specific flight the plane felt like in the 90s , and staff behavior was rude due to usual incidents in these flights for some destinations, i understand this but they pit everyone at the same basket, a readiness to be rude anytime

Overall experience was bad , one does not expect after travelling for 14 hrs in Boing 777-300 ER to be pushed in to a craft with a extermly poor seating pitch, no room for hand baggage in the luggege bins and extermly poor service quality. This patch made my overall expereince mediocre and would definetly look for better choices when flying in or out of Delhi in future.

Boarding was chaotic ,wish it was better orgnaised. Seating was comfortable , however food quality left much to be desired. Over all a great experience but with room for imporvement. The Dubai Delhi sector was terrible with poor seat pitch over crowded rack space , crew trying to put even laptop containing bags in to luggage even the waiting area was poorly kept - the dubai - delhi lap was extremly poor flying experience in all respects - the waiting area, the craft the seat pitch & the service quality. It is sad but this will make me look for other options when flying out of Delhi.

Crew was not good and service was bad. Not happy

My entertainment screen wasn't working and they couldn't fix it.

Choice of Vegetarian Food in Economy class needs overhaul improvement

The gate was changed at the very last moment and no one informed us. The flight was one hour late and the screen broken, the remote control not working. One toilet was out of order . the other toilets were also not totally functioning, because the washbasin was plugged and the water couldn't flow away.

The food could be better, the beef was quite tough. The crew were friendly and helpful on this flight, which has not being my experience on other Ethiopian flights.

It is just ok, the sits are very uncomfortable, the temperature too low and there weren’t blankets. The food is mediocre and there are no screens to watch movies.

Seat in front of my wife was broken so it reclined further than normal and without having to push the recline button so my wife had absolutely no room the entire 17 hour flight. My seat was broken and wouldn't recline at all. Also.. my tray table was sticky and dirty right away before I even used it. Also...the floor in the back of the plane from our row of seats on back was totally soaked and both times we landed water came rushing out of the food/servant area like a flood onto the same already wet carpet. It got everything wet that was placed around our feet...including our shoes and socks.

Flight was smooth but unnecessary long because we had to refuel at FCO Rome. Air hostesses service and response to call light could be better. Both planes were old with broken seat arms and toilets. Why Africans had to be given the farthest Gates is what baffles me and why we have to pay for Aisle seats I found really strange. Is there ever an end to ripping people off even after paying over $2300 for one seat.

it was a nice tripe but they need to work on the serving of soda,they should be abled to serve cain soda not on cup.At least each passenger should be entitled to one cain of soda not serving on cup.thanks.

The entertainment (movies) blockbuster and classics never change. I am a frequent Ethiopian flyer and this should be addressed. Not much changed from my summer flight and my December flight. It is annoying - surely you can update the selections more often. Same with food options. It becomes extremely boring to be offered the same exact meals from Washington to Addis to Maputo every trip, each time. AS

Entertainment was very poor. Couldn’t watch anything. Ear pieces were the wrong type .

Online was good boarding also but a child was crying all the way with no intervention from crew member.

Overall mediocre experience. Check in was good. They're were discriminatory. They were not attentive, food choices were not vegetarian friendly. The food served was frozen.

It has been a couple of years since I flew with Etihad last, after having a unpleasant experience with them coming out of the pandemic. I can say that the experience has uplifted, but I can’t really rate the service. At Barcelona airport the service was great, with their dedicated Etihad staff very helpful. The onboard experience wasn’t great, not very personalised and it really makes sense why Etihad doesn’t feature in the top 10 2023 Skytrax awards. The crew just seemed to be inattentive and almost absent from the cabin. I felt that I had to keep getting their attention. Even after I’d finished my meal, an hour went by before I had to call them to clear the tray/plate etc.

The staff was very nice and polite but it was very very hot and no ways to have some fresh air. It would be nice to have more time to sleep since it was a night flight

I WOULD ADVISE NOT TO BOOK YOUR FLIGHT ON KAYAK. THEY SHOW BETTER FARES AND AFTER I BOOKED MINE, I FIND OUT THAT IT DID NOT INCLUDE LUGGAGE. i HAD TO PAY $800 TO CHECK IN MY BAGS.

Ripped off and broken seats in Business class. Seats stink and need to request the staff for additional bedsheets. Crew if very friendly though

Food was very good. Again tray could use a non-skid mat. I had a regular seat - comfortable - able to sleep undisturbed. Boarding was uneventful.

Crew member took too long time to take back leftover food plates from passenger seats. Food was nice.Easy excellent checking.Guy at checking counter was really kind and helpful.Made our checking very quickly. Leftover food should be taken back ASAP. Because in economy class passanger have narrow space . In the long journey like this, passanger have difficulties to sit with the plates.overall experience was good.

Crew was good, boarding mediocre, food choices were limited, seating was not comfortable

Everything is good and improved and needs to improve economy class seat more specious so long journey we can enjoy and it will be give more relaxable. Overall all services good and safely landed . I enjoyed my journey and all the cabin crew members services very well.

Food was great. They never to add more current entertainment like movies and shows

Paid an extra USD 100 for so-called Comfort seats. All of these (the bulkhead seats) had parents with babies and infants who were screaming much of the time. One mother even decided to change nappies on the seat. This was anything but comfort!

Front section of economy cabin is better than rear. Paid for seats selected.

Good flight. Paid for seats sat the frront section of the economy. Better than rear cabin.

Flight was delayed for 9 hours. We finally arrived ved at 0435hrs instead of 1950hrs the previous day. No compensation was provided.

Apart from delay of 3 hrs in Nairobi for onward flight to Dar all fine. Looked like operational issues caused it.

I booked a round trip flight and boarded a Kenya Airways trip from New York (JFK) to Nairobi (JKIA). First flight from New York to Nairobi was uneventful with no issues. However, the return flight was beyond disappointing. To begin with I had paid an extra $60 each for premium seats (me and my wife) in economy aisle 15 (B & A). However, upon settling down in the middle seat, I noticed that the controller had been ripped off meaning I would not have access to some of the seat functionalities like the individual lighting etc. I proceeded to alert a flight attendant that the controller was missing and she politely responded to me by telling me if I need anything, to use my wife’s seat controller (on the window seat) to call for assistance and I would be assisted accordingly. I was surprised by the response that she gave as it felt like my comfort and request for a service that I paid for was undermined, but nonetheless I opted to play it nice and kept my calm. After this I engaged in a conversation with a passenger (Caucasian / White male) who sat next to me on the aisle seat. In the process of having this conversation I asked him if he had paid for his seat. He went ahead to politely tell me that he had been moved from a seat in the back by one of the flight attendants and had not paid any extra fees. During this conversation, he noticed that the charging docks were not working and he needed to charge his iPad to watch his Netflix show (it was on pause). Alarmed by this, he went ahead and flagged one of the flight attendants who without wasting any time acted astonished and as fast as lightning was able to find him a better seat a few rows in front. Please note, all the charging plugs were not working for the three seats. In summary, below are the reasons for the low rating: 1. Charging for a broken seat: Kenya Airways should not charge for a defective seat. If a seat is defective and is paid for, the airlines should work out a way to either refund the customer or move the customer to a better seat – regardless of skin color. 2. Below Par Customer Service: Do not debilitate a customer’s request especially when a paid for service is not delivered – regardless of skin color. Assuming that I am comfortable with having to either keep alerting the flight attendant or relying on my wife’s seat to perform some of the functionality I may need is ridiculous. 3. Biasness / Inequality / Prejudiced Behavior: The Caucasian/ White male was treated with more favor. Not only was he moved around to make sure he was comfortable (free of charge) but all his complaints were resolved immediately without any hesitance. On the contrary, I being a black man of African descent who had paid an additional premium for his seat, I was completely ignored and told to settle for what I got.

It has been 1 week since arriving at my destination and I still have not recieved my kite surfing bags. Office will not communicate properly on location or when my bags will arrive. No advice on what to do on luggage that has not arrived in over a week. Simply not happy with Kenya airways at the moment.

Excellent. They canceled our flight & put us up for the night. Then upgraded us. We are impressed

My flight from Nairobi to nyc. My seat made noise and moved around. The two toilets in the back didn’t work well cause you didn’t know if someone was in there cause the light didn’t work. The bathroom doors didn’t lock well either, so I walked in on someone. The crew wasn’t quick or super helpful. When I went to get something they were chatting and they would look at me, continue on with their conversation and finally I would interrupt to get a drink.

Is a terrible airline. The seats are tiny, staff are lazy and rude. Everything is a mission for them and they always take forever. Check in and passport control is enough to turn you off Mauritius all together. Let alone the airline. Mauritius is gorgeous and a must visit if you could avoid the airport and Air Mauritius.

Check in and passport and security time’s appalling Not enough staff for the volume of flights departing.

The crew were great as usual. The flight was rescheduled two hours later but delayed by more than an hours to load cargo. The was upsetting because I missed scheduled meetings in Johannesburg.

Though the food was very good ,I think the portions were too big. It was hard to manage everything on that small table. And you really don't feel like eating too much on a long flight. Just a suggestion and it would save you some money too.

Cons: "Apart from beverages with the meal, there was no other offer for any beverage. This is a 4 hour flight. Really uncomfortable"
Pros: "Food was good, entertainment system was good."
Cons: "Crew told me to wait while they eat their meal (on a 4.5 hour flight?) headphones get cleared 20min before landing but all the rubbish gets left on your tray table. delayed departure because the plane was being cleaned, i think if they cleared the rubbish in flight then perhaps it wouldn't be so dirty. Also no information provided as to why the boarding was 30min delayed (COMMUNICATION!)"
Pros: "Seat was very comfortable"
Cons: "Inflight entertainment could be much better. Not much choice of films, particularly latest ones. Headsets very uncomfortable and sound quality poor."
Cons: "General lack of concern for passengers. The kids in the seats next to me had screens that weren’t working and they wouldn’t even try to fix them. despite the fact that the water was there, when I declined the meal but asked for something to drink they refused until later."

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Mumbai found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/11Wed
1 stopKenya Airways
20h 45mJNB-BOM
7/12Sat
1 stopKenya Airways
31h 40mBOM-JNB
₹ 31,346
7/11Thu
1 stopKenya Airways
13h 20mJNB-BOM
17/11Sun
1 stopKenya Airways
21h 00mBOM-JNB
₹ 31,847
28/5Tue
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 15mJNB-BOM
16/6Sun
1 stopEthiopian Air
12h 25mBOM-JNB
₹ 33,514
10/7Wed
1 stopEtihad Airways
18h 15mJNB-BOM
27/7Sat
1 stopEtihad Airways
31h 35mBOM-JNB
₹ 33,597
30/5Thu
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 15mJNB-BOM
5/6Wed
1 stopEthiopian Air
12h 25mBOM-JNB
₹ 33,681
10/7Wed
1 stopEtihad Airways
18h 15mJNB-BOM
23/7Tue
1 stopEtihad Airways
25h 10mBOM-JNB
₹ 36,015
30/5Thu
2 stops
19h 50mJNB-BOM
5/6Wed
1 stop
25h 10mBOM-JNB
₹ 38,349
10/7Wed
2 stops
23h 40mJNB-BOM
27/7Sat
1 stop
31h 35mBOM-JNB
₹ 40,100
4/10Fri
1 stopEmirates
30h 10mDUR-BOM
7/11Thu
1 stopEmirates
16h 25mBOM-DUR
₹ 58,608
31/7Wed
1 stopEmirates
16h 00mDUR-BOM
3/8Sat
1 stopEmirates
28h 30mBOM-DUR
₹ 71,446

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Mumbai found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
23/5Thu
1 stopKenya Airways
20h 45mJNB-BOM
₹ 21,509
7/6Fri
1 stopKenya Airways
11h 15mJNB-BOM
₹ 23,010
2/6Sun
1 stopKenya Airways
20h 45mJNB-BOM
₹ 24,677
5/11Tue
2 stopsKenya Airways
35h 35mCPT-BOM
₹ 27,428
3/6Mon
2 stops
19h 50mJNB-BOM
₹ 27,511
23/5Thu
2 stops
22h 10mDUR-BOM
₹ 27,762
5/6Wed
1 stopEthiopian Air
32h 00mCPT-BOM
₹ 38,266
24/5Fri
3 stopsQatar Airways
18h 55mJNB-BOM
₹ 38,349
23/5Thu
1 stopEmirates
16h 00mDUR-BOM
₹ 38,933
4/8Sun
1 stopEthiopian Air
32h 00mCPT-BOM
₹ 39,350

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Last minute flights to Mumbai

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Mumbai that are departing in the next 10 days.
23/5Thu
multi-stopKenya Airways
20h 45mJNB-BOM
27/5Mon
multi-stopKenya Airways
16h 40mBOM-JNB
₹ 38,683
23/5Thu
multi-stopKenya Airways
20h 45mJNB-BOM
27/5Mon
multi-stopKenya Airways
16h 40mBOM-JNB
₹ 40,350
23/5Thu
multi-stopKenya Airways
18h 00mDUR-BOM
29/5Wed
multi-stopKenya Airways
32h 25mBOM-DUR
₹ 46,186
23/5Thu
multi-stop
21h 40mDUR-BOM
30/5Thu
multi-stop
32h 15mBOM-DUR
₹ 53,439
23/5Thu
multi-stopQatar Airways
34h 30mDUR-BOM
29/5Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
34h 10mBOM-DUR
₹ 54,856
23/5Thu
multi-stopKenya Airways
20h 45mJNB-BOM
28/5Tue
multi-stopKenya Airways
12h 35mBOM-JNB
₹ 62,693
23/5Thu
multi-stopKenya Airways
20h 45mJNB-BOM
28/5Tue
multi-stopKenya Airways
12h 35mBOM-JNB
₹ 62,776
23/5Thu
multi-stop
16h 00mDUR-BOM
30/5Thu
multi-stop
16h 15mBOM-DUR
₹ 117,216
23/5Thu
multi-stop
20h 55mDUR-BOM
30/5Thu
multi-stop
19h 25mBOM-DUR
₹ 118,466
23/5Thu
multi-stop
16h 00mDUR-BOM
29/5Wed
multi-stop
18h 05mBOM-DUR
₹ 208,587

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