Discover The Best Deals On Cheap Tickets To Africa!
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Our top tip is if you want to find cheap tickets to South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania or any where else in Africa then you need to use consolidators. And this is why we are so excited about the above search engine. It searches for the best cheap tickets to Africa from consolidators as well as the airlines themselves! But first back to consolidators.
Why are consolidators important if you want to find cheap tickets to Africa?
It’s simple! Consolidators are essentially wholesalers that buy a huge number of airline tickets then resell them to the public. So they are key to finding cheap tickets to Africa, but like I noted above it is best to cover all the sources of cheap tickets to Africa - so the airlines can't be ignored. Now you can search other sources at once!
In the past, consolidator fares were generally only available if you are traveling from the USA. Though bucket shops in the UK perform a similar function. We have found these sources as great for cheap tickets to Africa. And now we are happy to have found the search engine above since it allows you to get cheap tickets to Africa from anywhere in the world!
So now if you are traveling from other countries to Africa you can get cheap tickets to Africa too!
Here are some additional tips on how you can save money no matter where you are traveling from. These tips apply to all classes of travel - first class, business class & economy. And they apply to flights to Cape Town, Johannesburg, Nairobi, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania & other places in Africa.
- If flying from the USA or Canada, investigate flying via Europe
- Look into flights from Europe to Africa (especially via London.
Often in off peak times of year - the US winter, and fall for example) flights to Africa are discounted. The same is true for the South African winter -- June through August. After you get your low cost flight from London, then add on a flight from the US.This can work very well during the off-season when flights between Europe and the US are very inexpensive (November to mid-December and January to March).
- Use Regional HubsIf you are flying to Southern Africa get a flight to Johannesburg, South Africa and book a regional flight from there. To find the lowest airfares from Johannesburg to the rest of Africa check out the South African Airways website since they have the most flights and are now very competitive with the low cost carriers.
If you are flying to West Africa, look into flights to Nairobi, Kenya and catch a regional flight from there. They are cheap and plentiful.
- Direct Flights from the USA
Direct flights from the US to Africa are usually more expensive than those via Europe. This is because you have far fewer airlines & thus far fewer airlines. Obviously these flights fill up more quickly. A few examples of direct flights include: Delta Airlines and South African Airways (United flies to South Africa via a code share flight with South African Airways)Often both Delta and South African Airways will sell tickets to consolidators. So check our cheap flights to South Africa page – It has a search engine to help you find these fares from the USA.
Delta flies to Johannesburg, South Africa from Atlanta and SAA flies to both Cape Town and Johannesburg from New York, Washington DC. During 2007 South African Airways had planned to fly to South Africa from Chicago as well. But those plans have changed, so search for cheap tickets to Africa from the major cities in the USA (i.e., NYC) for the best cheap tickets to Africa.
- Look At Flying Through Countries With Historic Links To Africa
If you are flying from or via Europe, remember that most European countries that once had colonies in Africa still have fairly close ties to those new countries. And they have good airline connections from their capitals or leading business cities to these former colonies.Here are some examples:
- UK – Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya
- France – Senegal, Cote D’Ivoire
- Germany – Namibia, Tanzania
- Netherlands – South Africa
- Italy – Ethiopia
- Portugal – Angola, Mozambique
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