What are the most popular cities to visit in Ireland?

Some of the world’s most well-travelled cities are in Ireland. The most popular city to travel to in Ireland is Dublin, which momondo users choose as their landing destination 97% more often than other cities. The next most popular cities in Ireland are Cork and Shannon, Clare.

How long is the flight from South Africa to Ireland?

Flight times vary depending on what airport in South Africa you fly out of and what airport in Ireland you fly into. For example, flying from Johannesburg OR Tambo to Dublin takes 19h 25m on average. On the other hand, flying from Cape Town Intl to Dublin takes 18h 20m on average. Keep in mind that it’s always quicker to opt for a non-stop flight, so be sure to check momondo to see if there are any available for your route.

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Turkish Airlines

Nov 28

CPT

34h 40m

1 stop

DUB

Dec 6

DUB

34h 20m

1 stop

CPT

R10 208

Turkish Airlines

Nov 27

JNB

17h 10m

1 stop

DUB

Dec 5

DUB

27h 50m

1 stop

JNB

R10 290

Turkish Airlines

Oct 31

CPT

34h 40m

1 stop

DUB

Nov 15

DUB

28h 25m

1 stop

CPT

R10 290

Turkish Airlines

Oct 31

CPT

34h 40m

1 stop

DUB

Nov 15

DUB

28h 25m

1 stop

CPT

R10 323

Turkish Airlines

Nov 11

JNB

17h 10m

1 stop

DUB

Nov 19

DUB

27h 50m

1 stop

JNB

R10 340

Turkish Airlines

Nov 28

CPT

34h 40m

1 stop

DUB

Dec 6

DUB

34h 20m

1 stop

CPT

R10 389

Turkish Airlines

Oct 31

CPT

34h 40m

1 stop

DUB

Nov 16

DUB

28h 25m

1 stop

CPT

R10 422

Etihad Airways

Nov 2

JNB

34h 20m

1 stop

DUB

Nov 6

DUB

22h 20m

1 stop

JNB

R10 455

Turkish Airlines

Oct 31

CPT

34h 40m

1 stop

DUB

Nov 16

DUB

28h 25m

1 stop

CPT

R10 455

Etihad Airways

Nov 6

JNB

22h 40m

1 stop

DUB

Nov 14

DUB

34h 40m

1 stop

JNB

R10 488

Etihad Airways

Nov 27

JNB

22h 40m

1 stop

DUB

Dec 13

DUB

22h 20m

1 stop

JNB

R10 504

Multiple Airlines

Dec 13

CPT

25h 40m

1 stop

DUB

Jan 10

DUB

35h 00m

1 stop

CPT

R10 554

Flights to Cork

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KLM

Dec 1

JNB

18h 45m

1 stop

ORK

Jan 13

ORK

14h 00m

1 stop

JNB

R12 348

Multiple Airlines

Feb 8

JNB

25h 30m

1 stop

ORK

Feb 15

ORK

18h 00m

1 stop

JNB

R12 381

KLM

Nov 2

JNB

25h 26m

1 stop

ORK

Nov 6

ORK

14h 20m

1 stop

JNB

R12 414

Multiple Airlines

Dec 1

JNB

18h 45m

1 stop

ORK

Jan 11

ORK

18h 00m

1 stop

JNB

R12 743

KLM

Dec 1

JNB

18h 45m

1 stop

ORK

Jan 11

ORK

22h 10m

2 stops

JNB

R12 859

KLM

Dec 2

JNB

17h 00m

2 stops

ORK

Jan 13

ORK

14h 00m

1 stop

JNB

R12 875

Multiple Airlines

Feb 8

JNB

29h 45m

2 stops

ORK

Feb 15

ORK

18h 00m

1 stop

JNB

R12 892

Multiple Airlines

Dec 2

JNB

27h 45m

1 stop

ORK

Jan 12

ORK

23h 00m

1 stop

JNB

R13 106

Multiple Airlines

Dec 2

JNB

23h 00m

2 stops

ORK

Jan 11

ORK

18h 00m

1 stop

JNB

R13 237

KLM

Dec 2

JNB

18h 45m

1 stop

ORK

Jan 13

ORK

14h 00m

1 stop

JNB

R13 353

KLM

Dec 2

JNB

23h 00m

2 stops

ORK

Jan 13

ORK

27h 25m

2 stops

JNB

R13 386

KLM

Feb 8

JNB

17h 00m

2 stops

ORK

Feb 15

ORK

27h 25m

2 stops

JNB

R13 402

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Multiple Airlines

Nov 30

JNB

27h 40m

2 stops

SNN

Dec 7

SNN

18h 25m

2 stops

JNB

R15 230

Multiple Airlines

Nov 30

JNB

33h 30m

2 stops

SNN

Dec 7

SNN

26h 55m

1 stop

JNB

R15 378

Multiple Airlines

Nov 30

JNB

25h 10m

2 stops

SNN

Dec 7

SNN

24h 30m

3 stops

JNB

R17 139

Multiple Airlines

Nov 30

JNB

24h 05m

1 stop

SNN

Dec 7

SNN

14h 55m

1 stop

JNB

R18 983

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0:55 - 9:35CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

34h 40m1 stop Istanbul

10:40 - 23:00DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 20m1 stop Istanbul

R10 208Turkish Airlines

Sat, Nov 28 - Sun, Dec 6

0:20 - 15:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-DUB Dublin

17h 10m1 stop Istanbul

16:35 - 22:25DUB Dublin-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 50m1 stop Istanbul

R10 290Turkish Airlines

Fri, Nov 27 - Sat, Dec 5

9:50 - 18:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-DUB Dublin

34h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

8:05 - 8:25DUB Dublin-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

22h 20m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R10 455Etihad Airways

Mon, Nov 2 - Fri, Nov 6

9:50 - 6:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-DUB Dublin

22h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

19:45 - 8:25DUB Dublin-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 40m1 stop Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

R10 455Etihad Airways

Thu, Nov 12 - Sun, Nov 22

23:10 - 17:15CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

20h 05m1 stop London Gatwick

12:10 - 7:35DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 25m1 stop Zurich

R10 455Multiple Airlines

Tue, Dec 15 - Mon, Jan 11

11:20 - 11:00CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

25h 40m1 stop London Gatwick

18:35 - 7:35DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

35h 00m1 stop Zurich

R10 554Multiple Airlines

Sun, Dec 13 - Sun, Jan 10

20:20 - 6:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-DUB Dublin

35h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

14:05 - 15:35DUB Dublin-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

23h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R11 015Qatar Airways

Mon, Mar 1 - Mon, Mar 22

18:50 - 6:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-DUB Dublin

37h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

8:25 - 5:35DUB Dublin-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

19h 10m1 stop Dubai Intl

R11 081Emirates

Sun, Nov 29 - Sun, Dec 6

12:35 - 6:00CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

19h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

14:05 - 17:25DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R12 134Qatar Airways

Wed, Dec 2 - Sat, Dec 5

22:15 - 11:20JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-DUB Dublin

39h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

20:50 - 20:30DUB Dublin-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 40m1 stop Dubai Intl

R12 381Emirates

Mon, Nov 2 - Thu, Dec 31

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0:10 - 14:35CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

15h 25m1 stop London Gatwick

19:45 - 12:40DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

38h 55m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

R11 393Multiple Airlines

Wed, Oct 21 - Wed, Nov 4

19:30 - 13:30CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

19h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

21:20 - 17:25DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

18h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R11 426Qatar Airways

Fri, Oct 23 - Thu, Nov 5

6:05 - 19:05CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

38h 00m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

8:05 - 22:50DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

36h 45m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

R11 492Multiple Airlines

Thu, Oct 22 - Wed, Nov 4

19:30 - 13:30CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

19h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

21:20 - 17:25DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

18h 05m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R11 624Qatar Airways

Fri, Oct 23 - Thu, Nov 5

0:10 - 14:35CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

15h 25m1 stop London Gatwick

13:55 - 9:30DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

17h 35m1 stop London Gatwick

R11 986Multiple Airlines

Wed, Oct 21 - Wed, Nov 4

18:50 - 15:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-DUB Dublin

21h 35m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

9:55 - 22:00DUB Dublin-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 05m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

R12 661Air France

Thu, Oct 22 - Wed, Nov 4

18:50 - 12:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-DUB Dublin

18h 50m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

8:50 - 11:25DUB Dublin-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

24h 35m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Paris Charles de Gaulle

R13 204KLM

Thu, Oct 22 - Wed, Nov 4

23:15 - 10:20CPT Cape Town Intl-ORK Cork

36h 05m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

5:40 - 22:40ORK Cork-CPT Cape Town Intl

15h 00m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R16 678KLM

Thu, Oct 22 - Thu, Nov 5

18:50 - 14:50CPT Cape Town Intl-DUB Dublin

21h 00m1 stop London Heathrow

13:05 - 12:10DUB Dublin-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 05m1 stop London Heathrow

R24 581British Airways

Fri, Oct 23 - Thu, Nov 5

15:25 - 12:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-DUB Dublin

21h 45m3 stops Windhoek Hosea Kutako Intl Munich Franz Josef Strauss Zurich

12:10 - 16:15DUB Dublin-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 05m3 stops Zurich Munich Franz Josef Strauss Cape Town Intl

R25 306SWISS

Thu, Oct 22 - Wed, Nov 4

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Cape TownDublin

CPT Cape Town Intl - DUB Dublin

CPTDUB

Cape Town Intl

Sat 28/11

0:55-9:35

1 stop34h 40m

Dublin

Sun 6/12

10:40-23:00

1 stop34h 20m

R10 208

JohannesburgDublin

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - DUB Dublin

JNBDUB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 27/11

0:20-15:30

1 stop17h 10m

Dublin

Sat 5/12

16:35-22:25

1 stop27h 50m

R10 290

JohannesburgDublin

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - DUB Dublin

JNBDUB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 2/11

9:50-18:10

1 stop34h 20m

Dublin

Fri 6/11

8:05-8:25

1 stop22h 20m

R10 455

JohannesburgDublin

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - DUB Dublin

JNBDUB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 12/11

9:50-6:30

1 stop22h 40m

Dublin

Sun 22/11

19:45-8:25

1 stop34h 40m

R10 455

Fastest return journey

Cape TownDublin

CPT Cape Town Intl - DUB Dublin

CPTDUB

Cape Town Intl

Tue 15/12

23:10-17:15

1 stop20h 05m

Dublin

Mon 11/1

12:10-7:35

1 stop17h 25m

R10 455

Cape TownDublin

CPT Cape Town Intl - DUB Dublin

CPTDUB

Cape Town Intl

Sun 13/12

11:20-11:00

1 stop25h 40m

Dublin

Sun 10/1

18:35-7:35

1 stop35h 00m

R10 554

JohannesburgDublin

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - DUB Dublin

JNBDUB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 1/3

20:20-6:00

1 stop35h 40m

Dublin

Mon 22/3

14:05-15:35

1 stop23h 30m

R11 015

JohannesburgDublin

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - DUB Dublin

JNBDUB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 29/11

18:50-6:25

1 stop37h 35m

Dublin

Sun 6/12

8:25-5:35

1 stop19h 10m

R11 081

Cape TownDublin

CPT Cape Town Intl - DUB Dublin

CPTDUB

Cape Town Intl

Wed 2/12

12:35-6:00

1 stop19h 25m

Dublin

Sat 5/12

14:05-17:25

1 stop25h 20m

R12 134

JohannesburgDublin

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - DUB Dublin

JNBDUB

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 2/11

22:15-11:20

1 stop39h 05m

Dublin

Thu 31/12

20:50-20:30

1 stop21h 40m

R12 381

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Which airlines fly to Ireland?

Qatar Airways, Emirates and Turkish Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Ireland from South Africa according to our data. Qatar Airways is the first choice among our users, with 45% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Ireland. Keep in mind that there are 10 different airlines that fly to Ireland on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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Best One-Way Price	R4 939
Best Round-Trip Price	R10 208
Fastest flight time	15h 40m
Popular in	December

The best one-way flight price to Ireland from South Africa in the last 5 days is R4 939 (Cape Town Intl to Dublin).

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The best return flight price to Ireland from South Africa in the last 5 days is R10 208 (Cape Town Intl to Dublin).

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The fastest flight to Ireland from South Africa takes 15h 40m (Cape Town Intl to Cork).

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December has the highest demand for flights to Ireland, with a 3% price increase on average.

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Frequently asked questions about flying to Ireland

What is the best airport to land at to visit The Convention Centre Dublin?

When visiting The Convention Centre Dublin in Dublin, the closest airport is Dublin Airport.

What is the cheapest flight to Ireland?

The cheapest flights to Ireland recently found by momondo users are R856 with Ryanair, R1 710 with British Airways, and R1 752 with Aer Lingus.

Which airlines fly to Ireland?

Qatar Airways, Emirates and Turkish Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Ireland according to our data. Qatar Airways is the first choice among our users, with 45% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Ireland. Keep in mind that there are 10 different airlines that fly to Ireland on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

What is the most popular airport in Ireland to fly to?

Dublin is the most popular airport in Ireland to fly to at the moment. Out of all our users who flew to Ireland in the past year, 85% of them chose to fly into Dublin’s Dublin airport. Keep in mind that there may be other airports within Ireland that are also a great option to fly to.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to Ireland?

Prices for flights to Ireland were last updated today.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to Ireland?

As of October 2026, there are 12 operators available to choose from for flights to Ireland.

How old do you have to be to fly to Ireland?

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel to Ireland.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Ireland?

The travel and health documents you'll need for your trip to Ireland may differ based on your itinerary and personal situation. Typically, you should have several documents on hand, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months after your intended arrival at Ireland. It is always advisable to seek advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

Why use momondo?

Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to Ireland?

momondo collates all your flight options in one place and lets you filter them to find the perfect flight to Ireland. momondo saves you time and could save you money on your trip.

Can I find flights to Ireland with flexible booking policies on momondo?

Yes. All flights to Ireland on momondo can be compared and filtered by various policies on offer, including flexible booking.

How can momondo help me find flights to Ireland?

momondo helps you find the best flight to Ireland by providing filters to narrow your choice of flights to those matching your criteria. You can select fights based on numerous factors such as price, departure and landing times, airport and airline.

I’m not ready to book a flight to Ireland right now. Can momondo alert me if prices change?

If you are simply researching potential flights to Ireland, momondo offers a useful price alert feature which will track prices for flights to Ireland and alert you when they change.

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