National air transport system:
number of registered air carriers: 23
[see also: National air transport system - number of registered air carriers country ranks ]
inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 216
[see also: National air transport system - inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers country ranks ]
annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 17,188,887
[see also: National air transport system - annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]
annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 885,277,991 mt-km (2015)
[see also: National air transport system - annual freight traffic on registered air carriers country ranks ]

Civil aircraft registration country code prefix:
ZS (2016)

Airports:
566 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 11
[see also: Airports country ranks ]

Airports - with paved runways:
total: 144
[see also: Airports - with paved runways - total country ranks ]
over 3,047 m: 11
2,438 to 3,047 m: 7
1,524 to 2,437 m: 52
914 to 1,523 m: 65
under 914 m: 9 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
total: 422
[see also: Airports - with unpaved runways - total country ranks ]
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 31
914 to 1,523 m: 258
under 914 m: 132 (2013)

Heliports:
1 (2013)
[see also: Heliports country ranks ]

Pipelines:
condensate 94 km; gas 1,293 km; oil 992 km; refined products 1,460 km (2013)
[see also: Pipelines country ranks ]

Railways:
total: 20,986 km
standard gauge: 80 km 1.435-m gauge (80 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 19,756 km 1.065-m gauge (8,271 km electrified)
other: 1,150 km (passenger rail, gauge unspecified, 1,115.5 km electrified) (2014)
country comparison to the world: 13
[see also: Railways country ranks ]

Roadways:
total: 747,014 km
[see also: Roadways - total (km) country ranks ]
paved: 158,952 km
[see also: Roadways - paved (km) country ranks ]
unpaved: 588,062 km (2014)
[see also: Roadways - unpaved (km) country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 10

Merchant marine:
total: 3
by type: petroleum tanker 3
registered in other countries: 19 (Australia 1, Isle of Man 2, Mexico 1, NZ 1, Seychelles 1, Singapore 13) (2010)
country comparison to the world: 136
[see also: Merchant marine country ranks ]

Ports and terminals:
major seaport(s): Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Richards Bay, Saldanha Bay
container port(s) (TEUs): Durban (2,712,975)
LNG terminal(s) (import): Mossel Bay