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R6 439 Find Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to Helsinki – Compare and Save

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Cheapest return fare
R10 217
Typical prices: R12 854-R16 254
Turkish Airlines
Mon 27/7Tue 11/8
JNB - HEL • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
R6 439
Typical prices: R6 308-R7 712
Qatar Airways
Wed 30/9
JNB - HEL • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from R10 217 (return)
Best reviews • 7,8 score
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There are currently no direct flights between OR Tambo and Helsinki. You’ll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg R11 001 (return)
Shortest trip • 16h 17m (one-way)
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 3 weeks in advance save around 12% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to Helsinki (JNB-HEL)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Johannesburg to Helsinki that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from OR Tambo to Helsinki

Mon, Jul 27 - Tue, Aug 11
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13:30 - 18:40
JNB
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HEL
28h 10m
2 stops
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8:20 - 9:40
HEL
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JNB
26h 20m
2 stops
R10 217Turkish Airlines
Thu, Nov 19 - Mon, Nov 23
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13:30 - 18:10
JNB
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HEL
28h 40m
2 stops
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12:25 - 9:40
HEL
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JNB
21h 15m
2 stops
R11 088Turkish Airlines
Thu, Nov 19 - Mon, Nov 23
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13:30 - 11:30
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HEL
46h 00m
2 stops
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19:05 - 9:40
HEL
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JNB
38h 35m
2 stops
R11 121Turkish Airlines
Thu, Nov 19 - Mon, Nov 23
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13:30 - 11:30
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HEL
46h 00m
2 stops
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12:25 - 9:40
HEL
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JNB
21h 15m
2 stops
R11 187Turkish Airlines
Thu, Nov 19 - Mon, Nov 23
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13:30 - 11:30
JNB
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HEL
46h 00m
2 stops
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19:05 - 9:40
HEL
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JNB
38h 35m
2 stops
R11 203Turkish Airlines
Thu, Nov 19 - Mon, Nov 23
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13:30 - 11:30
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HEL
46h 00m
2 stops
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12:25 - 9:40
HEL
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JNB
21h 15m
2 stops
R11 219Turkish Airlines
Fri, Dec 18 - Thu, Jan 7
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13:30 - 11:30
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HEL
46h 00m
2 stops
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12:25 - 9:40
HEL
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JNB
21h 15m
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R11 449Turkish Airlines
Thu, Dec 17 - Sat, Jan 2
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13:30 - 18:10
JNB
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HEL
28h 40m
2 stops
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12:25 - 9:40
HEL
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JNB
21h 15m
2 stops
R11 482Turkish Airlines
Tue, Dec 22 - Mon, Jan 4
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13:30 - 11:30
JNB
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HEL
46h 00m
2 stops
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12:25 - 9:40
HEL
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JNB
21h 15m
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R11 663Turkish Airlines
Mon, Jul 27 - Tue, Aug 11
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13:30 - 18:40
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HEL
28h 10m
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8:20 - 10:30
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JNB
27h 10m
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R11 696Turkish Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for OR Tambo to Helsinki flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from OR Tambo to Helsinki to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a return flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Helsinki?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Helsinki departing in July.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Helsinki?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Helsinki, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Helsinki is February, where tickets cost R11 252 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R19 153 and R14 751 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Helsinki?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Helsinki, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Helsinki, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 12% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flightR6 439
Best time to beat the crowds (18% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (8% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from OR Tambo to Helsinki

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from OR Tambo to Helsinki based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Johannesburg to Helsinki flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Helsinki?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Helsinki was R6 439 for a one-way ticket and R10 217 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Johannesburg to Helsinki?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Johannesburg to Helsinki?

    SkyTeam, Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Johannesburg and Helsinki, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Johannesburg to Helsinki, Qatar Airways or Turkish Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Johannesburg to Helsinki are Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines. With an average price for the route of R13 396 and an overall rating of 7,3, Qatar Airways is the most popular choice. Turkish Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R12 792 and an overall rating of 7,4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Johannesburg to Helsinki?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Johannesburg to Helsinki.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Johannesburg to Helsinki?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Helsinki from Johannesburg is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Johannesburg to Helsinki?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Helsinki with an airline and back to Johannesburg with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Johannesburg to Helsinki?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Helsinki from Johannesburg up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from OR Tambo to Helsinki

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Johannesburg to Helsinki. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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KLMOverall score based on 1531 reviews
8,4Crew
7,2Entertainment
7,7Comfort
7,8Boarding
7,3Food
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At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

2,0 MediocreElizabeth, Oct 2025
CDG - AMS
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At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

Overall very poor. Flight was disorganised, staff were rude and this is my second experience with KLM that I've had baggage go missing. It feels like, if you are an economy customer, KLM staff do not show you any care. I shall never fly with KLM again. Worst airline in Europe

Transfer at CDG to connecting KLM flight to Amsterdam was a NIGHTMARE. LONG WALKWAYS, NO MOVING WALKWAYS, POOR signage, Have to take a train & No staff visible to help navigate the maze. AVOID TRANSFER AT CDG AT ALL COST.

Good food. Excellent crew service. Clean aircraft. Narrow seats and isle.

Overall a very pleasant flight. No significant issues on either flight. Amsterdam airport is very convenient for connecting

The whole trip was excellent. The only thing I would change is the temperature of the plane was a bit high which made it uncomfortable to sleep.

One of their staff was so rude with discriminative. Such a reputed airline shouldn't hire such kind of arrogant attendants.

Well, in my case; the flight was delayed 1 hour, we have to wait in the plane to get green light. And the plane (probably because was a short trip) did not have entertainment or WiFi. No a good experience.

Boarding in NCL is really bad. I'm sure part of that is a directive from the airport that KLM can't change but part of that is due to KLM policy. NCL doesn't announce the gate of departure until 30 minutes before departure. However, when you arrive at the gate area, the gate agents file everyone into one long line and everyone boards from one line at one time. This line can stretch for 200m...easily. There is a separate line for groups 1 and 2 but you don't know it until you get to the gate area and agents don't announce/advertise it. Everyone else is grouped into one line. Are you in group 3? Doesn't matter...you board with group 5. Traveling with a child? Tough luck...you're stuck at the end of the line and board last. The last part is very annoying because none of the gates at NCL (with the exception of 1 used by Emirates) has a jetway. To board, you must leave the gate area, walk downstairs, walk onto the tarmac and walk up stairs to board the plane. Highly challenging if you're traveling with small children. That boarding process begs for a concession to allow people with children to board first because they will need extra time. But there is no such policy. Just a really horrible boarding experience all around.

I flew Business with my daughter and son. The service, friendliness of the staff and the comfort of the fully flat beds were phenomenal. Would definitely fly Turkish again soon.

everything was excellent except for the meal on the fight from the Istanbul which was disgusting, the only choice of food available was pasta which was served frozen.

Food wasn’t good but not their fault as I should have pre selected

Turkish Airlines inflight crew was very good, however the ground crew was not very helpful. I had booked a wheelchair for my mother from Islamabad and she received the service there, but then there was no chair on arrival at Istanbul. The wheelchair crew said that they declined to take any person without a reservation and declined to help with the arrangement of a reservation. I had to use the airport buggy system to transport my mother who has limited mobility and needs a wheelchair. It was very disappointing and I hope they can provide manual wheelchair access to the public by a need basis, as sometimes there is a mix up or technical fault in the completion of the process, as it was in our case. Also, there can be an emergent need for passengers if they have illnesses like hypertension or diabetes. My mother has both hypertension and diabetes and has residual weakness after a stroke, therefore, she needs assistance. I hope that this text will be taken seriously and the administration makes the necessary changes. Thanks.

I had a bad experience with the Airline company. I still did not get one of my baggages. I went several times at the Airport looking for the missing luggage.

Their weakness is in boarding. Business class rarely boards first and there are no announcements explaining delays, so customers are always left waiting and wondering why boarding has paused.

My experience was amazing. Very friendly hosts and impeccable service.

Everything was great except the meat served was tough and overcooked!

Friendly cabin crew and the flight was on time. Would recommend toanyone

Our charging and WiFi were not working in our business class seats, even after they "refreshed" it.

The crew were fabulous. We travelled Doha to Miami and the crew in board we exceptional too.

Qatar was pretty OK for their services but Arangrant was awful at theirs and frankly lied to me. Qatar offers four business class fares and only three of them allow lounge access. This is a horrible policy when you pay so much for business class and shame on them for denying the simple use of their lounges for this confusion. When I requested my business class ticket with Arangrant I knew this and specifically told them I would only purchase the lowest class business seat that would still permit me lounge access on all legs of my trip. They lied to me and said I did and then I was refused this service on my return flights. I had no less than 4-8 schedule changes and got screwed by a late departure from DCA on my double connection to JNB. I lost nearly a full day on my outbound and then had little to no use of the lounges on my outbound flights. To then be denied access on my return flights made the 27 hour trip home pretty awful. Kayak should no longer work with Arangrant as they are dishonest and liars. Qatar should price all four of their business class fares to include lounge access and stop the insanity they have forced on people. My return trip home nearly ruined my entire trip to South Africa and I blame Arangrant for telling me lies and for Qatar for offering insane rules and regulations on such expensive business class fares. For the money I paid to Qatar, I did not receive the full services I was promised. I will probably never use Arangrant and their ignorant services ever again. I will question whether I ever fly on Qatar Airways again as well. When you pay so much and get such little in return, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Arangrant gives the whole industry a bad name and Qatar is not far behind them. I can honestly say that the wretched service and way I was treated by both have soured me on travel companies and airlines. It is bad enough that we have an idiot, felon, racist and bigoted president and administration to contend with while he has started an illegal war, I did not expect to get screwed over by Arangrant and Qatar as well. Shame on all of you.

Indigo airlines is terrible. Staff is awful and so disorganized. They are so rude and unhelpful. I will never travel on Indigo airlines again!!!!!

I recently travelled in Business Class with Qatar Airways, and overall, it was a pleasant experience. The cabin crew stood out for their kindness and professionalism, making the journey truly comfortable. The food exceeded expectations and was exceptional in both quality and presentation. The boarding staff was courteous, though I would like to mention that the staff member responsible for checking tickets during boarding could benefit from additional training to be more welcoming. A warm and hospitable approach would enhance the passenger experience significantly. However, one aspect of the journey was particularly frustrating. The in-flight entertainment system was disappointing, as the headphones provided did not work at all due to a loose connection. This significantly impacted the experience, especially since the flight also lacked Wi-Fi service. Addressing these issues would greatly enhance the overall travel experience. Lastly, I would suggest implementing a section-wise boarding process to streamline the boarding experience and minimise potential challenges. I appreciate the efforts Qatar Airways puts into delivering high-quality service and hope to see these improvements implemented in the future.

riding in first class, you don't expect every time you order your dinner or breakfast that the first thing the stewardess says is Let me see if we have any left. Also, the food selection was not great: 3 of 4 entrees had mushrooms and I dont eat mushrooms, the 4th item was 'let me see if we have any left' and this was within 30 mins of entering the flight! Same experience level, it didn't feel first class this round.

Do not overbook flights and kick out confirmed ticketed passengers :-(

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

Transit , Too long for terminal change, for a moment I thought Qatar airlines going to Los Angeles by bus. Please make transit convenient and quick.

The qatar airways flights were great, the code share with Indigo could have been a lot better. There is no option for web check in, there is not information on the tickets for the INDIGO PNR this caused a problem with security letting us into the airport. The indigo staff did not even want us to line up before they opened the counters. There is not option on the indigo flgith to request special meals.

I didn’t expect American Airlines. I excepted QTAR AIR LINES. From KAYAK we are booking so in the kayak site it showed qathar air lines but operating American Airlines. I don’t like .

Flight map did not work. Crew was great, food was good, plane took off on time and landed early. That's all I can ask.

Excellent once on board. Security staff at Johannesburg rude and aggressive.

I’m glad the bus waited for me to connect me to my next flight since we were delayed. Flight was good.

Crew is good. Food lacked any taste. Comfort of seating in economy was worst ever experienced.

Dinner was good by air travel standards but breakfast was too light and heavy on carbs/sugar.

Efficient boarding process. Staff are nice. Food should be better.

I never made it airline cancel my ticket at once, and inform me that I have to purchase new ticket.

I would be good to have more lead time between connecting flights. On the way into the country, there is always about 2 hours between landing at Munich and takeoff to Berlin. When leaving to return to the States, there is always only 45 - 50 minutes between landing and takeoff. This very stressful and I have missed a connecting flight home before. All it takes is for the first flight to be delayed for any reason and then you have chaos.

The flight was half an hour late, which is the new normal in Europe. Friendly crew.

Our entertainment/movie and audio did not work during our flight. Two of our bags did not make it to our final home destination. No personal assistant. Everything is via email/web with no assistance.

They lost my luggage on my way to Namibia (I was unable to review that flight as I was in the bush/off line) It took 3 days to get my bag and I had to pay $375.00 to have it transported to my location as it was over 100 Kilometers from that Airport and the local Airlink carrier would not got that far.

Even if you wait for connecting passengers you should not be an hour late departing waiting their luggage. Your passengers may have connections in the other end and you harm them.

Great flight, last one out the air-conditioning was far to hot and the return it was to cold and then issued blankets. On the outward bowned the headset connector didn't work properly. You had intermittent sound from the audio socket.

Terrible service especially for premium economy. Much more comfortable seats on other providers

Our original booking with Kayak -our first experience -was exactly what we wanted and worked well. Updates were friendly and reassuring as were the contacts with UnderPricer so a big win-win. We learned a lot on your reliability and will definitely put you on our organisational list for the future.

If they wouldn't have canceled the flight WITHOUT informing me until I looked at my ticket and saw I had 2 extra layovers in 2 different cities than the ones I paid for? That would have been nice.

Tv screen didn’t work asked twice and never got an answer. 10 1/2 hrs no entertainment screen

The leg room on the plane was the smallest I have encountered in all my travels. Ił only 5’4

Crew could not even try to accommodate my food request. Phone Charging USB thing was not working.

Full flight. Seat 8 F. I don't usually have the business class seat at the last row. Feel awkward for the stewardess crossing over the person sitting on aisle. Nothing to complain, especially, the airline stewardess really tried to accommodate such situation. It is just an awkward seat.

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