A5 is the most popular flyer size in South Africa, and for good reason: it’s big enough for a headline, a photo, a price list and your contact details, but small enough to hand out, post or slip into a delivery bag. Here is everything you need to know to set up an A5 flyer that prints perfectly.
What size is an A5 flyer?
| Unit | A5 size |
|---|---|
| Millimetres | 148 × 210 mm |
| Centimetres | 14.8 × 21 cm |
| Inches | 5.8 × 8.3 in |
| Pixels at 300 dpi | 1748 × 2480 px |
| With 3 mm bleed | 154 × 216 mm |
A5 is exactly half of an A4 page. Fold an A4 sheet in half and you have A5.
A5 compared with other flyer sizes
- A6 (105 × 148 mm): postcard size. Cheap and handy for vouchers, but limited space.
- A5 (148 × 210 mm): the all-rounder for promotions, menus and events.
- A4 (210 × 297 mm): room for lots of detail, but more expensive to print and harder to hand out.
What is bleed, and why does it matter?
Printers cut flyers from larger sheets, and the blade can shift by a fraction of a millimetre. If your background colour or photo stops exactly at the edge, a thin white line can appear after cutting. Bleed fixes this: you extend the background 3 mm past every edge, so the cut always lands inside the colour.
For an A5 flyer, that means your document should be 154 × 216 mm, with the background stretched to the outer edge.
Keep important content in the safe zone
Keep text, logos and phone numbers at least 3–5 mm inside the trim line. Anything closer risks being cut off or looking cramped.
File checklist before you send it to print
- Document size 154 × 216 mm (A5 plus 3 mm bleed).
- Images at 300 dpi. Pictures copied from websites or WhatsApp are usually too low quality and print blurry.
- Colour mode CMYK for the most accurate print colours.
- Fonts outlined or embedded so they don’t change.
- Saved as a PDF with crop marks and bleed included.
- Spelling, phone number and prices checked twice.
Five tips for a flyer that gets results
- One message. Lead with the single offer you want people to remember.
- A big, clear headline that can be read from arm’s length.
- A reason to act now, such as a date, a limited offer or a voucher.
- Easy contact: your WhatsApp number and a QR code to your website or menu.
- Use the back. Double-sided printing gives you space for a price list or map at a small extra cost.
A5 flyer printing prices in Midrand
Full colour A5 flyers with a free digital proof before printing.
| Quantity | Single sided | Double sided |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | R200 | R300 |
| 100 | R300 | R500 |
| 200 | R550 | R1,000 |
| 500 | R1,200 | R1,800 |
| 1,000 | R1,600 | R2,600 |
How many flyers should I print?
For a one-off event or a test, 50 to 100 is plenty. For door-to-door drops, shop counters or a month of promotions, 500 to 1,000 brings the price down to as little as R1.60 a flyer.
Quick answers
What size is an A5 flyer in cm?
An A5 flyer is 14.8 × 21 cm (148 × 210 mm), half the size of an A4 page.
What size is an A5 flyer in pixels?
At 300 dpi an A5 flyer is 1748 × 2480 pixels, or 1819 × 2551 pixels with a 3 mm bleed.
What size should my A5 flyer file be with bleed?
Set it up at 154 × 216 mm: the 148 × 210 mm trim size plus 3 mm on every side.
How much does A5 flyer printing cost?
At Pixelsinframe in Midrand, full-colour A5 flyers cost R200 for 50, R300 for 100 and R1,600 for 1,000 single-sided.
Print your A5 flyers in Midrand
We print full-colour A5 flyers from R200 for 50, single or double sided, on 115gsm gloss. See the prices on our A5 flyer printing page or our business card and flyer printing service. Don’t have artwork? Our designers can set it up for you, and we always send a proof before printing.