COUNTRY & REGION NOTES · ZA
South Africa
South Africa
AT A GLANCE
Travel essentials
Currency
ZAR South African Rand
1 ZAR ≈ 9.62 JPYReference rate · 2026-11-07
Actual exchange and card rates may differ.
Checked 2026-11-07
Capital & languages
- Capital
- Pretoria
- Languages
- Afrikaans
English
Bantu
Not yet reviewed · Review pending
Country codes
ZA / ZAF
南アフリカ共和国
Republic of South Africa
LOCAL TIME
Local time & time zones
The time difference from Japan follows local daylight-saving changes.
Africa/Johannesburg
04:04:1311/13
UTC+02:00 · Japan −7h
Checked 2026-11-07
BEFORE YOU GO
Entry & travel preparation
Entry guidance
Current guidance is under review. Check the local authority or embassy before travel.
Not yet reviewed · Review pending
Power outlets
Type D
Type M
Type N
Plug shapes are from existing records. Check your accommodation.
Not yet reviewed · Review pending
Tap water
Current guidance is under review. Check with your accommodation or local authority.
Not yet reviewed · Review pending
Entry summaries mainly concern short visits on Japanese ordinary passports. Conditions depend on nationality, purpose and transit route.
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South Africa
GETTING THERE
Air travel
Airports · 25
- Arathusa Safari Lodge Airport
- Ben Schoeman Airport
- Bram Fischer International Airport
- Cape Town International Airport
- George Airport
- Hendrik Van Eck Airport
- Hoedspruit Air Force Base Airport
- K. D. Matanzima Airport
- Kimberley Airport
- King Shaka International Airport
- Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport
- Lanseria
- Margate Airport
- Mkuze Airport
- Mmabatho International Airport
- OR Tambo International Airport
- Pierre Van Ryneveld Airport
- Pietermaritzburg Airport
- Pietersburg Municipal Airport
- Polokwane International Airport
- Port Elizabeth Airport
- Richards Bay Airport
- Sishen Airport
- Skukuza Airport
- Tanda Tula Airport
Airlines · 87
- 43 Air School
- Absolute Flight Services
- Aerosud Aviation
- Aerosud Charter
- African Star Airways (PTY) Ltd.
- Airlink
- Airquarius Air Charter
- Airteam Charter
- Airworld
- Alpine Aviation
- Ambulance Air Africa
- Atair Pty Ltd.
- AV8 Helicopters
- Aviation at Work
- Avstar Aviation
- Awesome Flight Services (PTY) Ltd.
- Balmoral Central Contracts
- CemAir
- Charlan Air Charter
- Civair Airways
- Cloud 9 Air Charters
- Comair Flight Services
- Court Helicopters
- DHL Aviation
- East Coast Airways
- Emoyeni Air Charter
- Executive Turbine Aviation
- Fair Aviation
- Federal Air
- Fleetair
- Fly Jetstream Aviation
- G & L Aviation
- Gauteng Air Cargo
- General Airways
- Global Aviation Operations
- Guardian Air Asset Management
- Hydro Air Flight Operations
- Intensive Air
- Interair South Africa
- Kwena Air
- Leo-Air
- Luft Carago
- Mango
- MCC Aviation
- National Airlines
- National Airways Corporation
- Nationwide Airlines
- Naturelink Charter
- Nelair Charters
- New Heights 291
- Norse Air Charter
- Orion Air Charter
- Out Of The Blue Air Safaris
- Owenair
- P & P Floss Pick Manufacturers
- Pelican Air Services
- Phoebus Apollo Aviation
- Qwila Air
- River Ministries Air Charter
- Rossair
- Rovos Air
- Royal Air Cargo
- SA Airlink Regional
- Safair
- Sapphire Executive Air
- Sheltam Aviation
- Sky Messaging
- Skyrover CC
- Skyscapes Air Charters
- South African Airways
- South African Express
- South African Historic Flight
- South African Non Scheduled Airways
- Spectrem Air
- Springbok Classic Air
- Spurwing Airlines
- Starlite Aviation
- Stars Away Aviation
- Strato Air Services
- Streamline
- Sunair 2001
- Tramon Air
- Ultimate Air
- Ultimate HELI
- Utair South Africa
- Valan International Cargo Charter
- Zenith Air
OUR TRAVEL STORIES
South Africa travel stories
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