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Cheap Flight Deals from Johannesburg to Kigali (JNB-KGL)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Johannesburg to Kigali 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.

Recent return flight deals from OR Tambo to Kigali

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from OR Tambo to Kigali.
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8:20 - 16:45JNB-KGL
8h 25m1 stop
10:55 - 20:00KGL-JNB
9h 05m1 stop
R6 012Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Feb 19 - Sun, Feb 23
8:20 - 16:45JNB-KGL
8h 25m1 stop
10:55 - 20:00KGL-JNB
9h 05m1 stop
R6 462Ethiopian Air
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Thu, Feb 20 - Sun, Feb 23
3:10 - 7:00JNB-KGL
3h 50mdirect
3:40 - 10:55KGL-JNB
7h 15m1 stop
R10 602
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Mon, Jan 20 - Mon, Jan 27
3:10 - 7:00JNB-KGL
3h 50mdirect
9:10 - 16:00KGL-JNB
6h 50m1 stop
R10 620
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Mon, Jan 20 - Thu, Jan 23
3:10 - 7:00JNB-KGL
3h 50mdirect
22:30 - 2:20KGL-JNB
3h 50mdirect
R11 718RwandAir
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Wed, Feb 19 - Sun, Feb 23
1:15 - 8:10JNB-KGL
6h 55m1 stop
3:40 - 0:15KGL-JNB
20h 35m1 stop
R12 817Kenya Airways
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Mon, Jan 20 - Wed, Jan 22
1:15 - 0:35JNB-KGL
23h 20m1 stop
19:00 - 10:55KGL-JNB
15h 55m1 stop
R13 033Kenya Airways
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Sat, Jan 11 - Sun, Jan 19
3:10 - 7:00JNB-KGL
3h 50mdirect
22:30 - 2:20KGL-JNB
3h 50mdirect
R14 653RwandAir
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Thu, Jan 2 - Mon, Jan 6
6:15 - 6:55JNB-KGL
24h 40m2 stops
10:30 - 14:40KGL-JNB
28h 10m3 stops
R26 731Qatar Airways
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Tue, Jan 21 - Tue, Jan 28
8:50 - 18:05JNB-KGL
33h 15m3 stops
8:00 - 9:25KGL-JNB
25h 25m2 stops
R29 647Qatar Airways
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Tue, Jan 21 - Thu, Jan 23

Flights from OR Tambo to Kigali - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Johannesburg to Kigali?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Kigali clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Johannesburg to Kigali, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Kigali back to Johannesburg, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Monday being the most expensive.

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

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 Kigali, 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 Kigali is February, where tickets cost R6 948 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and September, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R8 136 and R7 668 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Kigali?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 2 stops stopover the cheapest option at R10 717 on average.

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

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 Kigali, 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 Kigali, you should book around 6 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

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Low season

February

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R6 012
Best time to beat the crowds (6% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (10% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from OR Tambo to Kigali

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from OR Tambo to Kigali based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Johannesburg to Kigali flights

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Kigali was R352 for a one-way ticket and R334 for a return.

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

    The Airbus A380-800 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Johannesburg to Kigali flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Johannesburg to Kigali?

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Johannesburg and Kigali.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Johannesburg to Kigali?

    There are direct flights from Johannesburg to Kigali on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Johannesburg to Kigali, RwandAir or Ethiopian Air?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Johannesburg to Kigali are RwandAir and Ethiopian Air. With an average price for the route of R7 294 and an overall rating of 7,2, RwandAir is the most popular choice. Ethiopian Air is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R6 956 and an overall rating of 7,2.

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

    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 Kigali.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Kigali 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 Kigali?

    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 Kigali 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 Kigali?

    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 Kigali from Johannesburg up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Kigali

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for R4 652 or less one-way and R7 663 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Johannesburg OR Tambo to Kigali Intl?

Find which airlines fly direct from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Kigali Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Johannesburg OR Tambo to Kigali Intl

Monday

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Tuesday

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Wednesday

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Thursday

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Friday

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Saturday

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Sunday

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

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Direct returns

Kigali Intl to Johannesburg OR Tambo

Monday

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Tuesday

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Wednesday

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Thursday

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Friday

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Saturday

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Sunday

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

Qatar Airways, RwandAir

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Top 4 airlines serving from OR Tambo to Kigali

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Johannesburg to Kigali. 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from OR Tambo to Kigali? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7,5
Qatar AirwaysOverall score based on 3798 reviews
8,0Crew
7,5Entertainment
7,4Food
7,5Comfort
7,7Boarding
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The only thing that could have been better, is that the food trays get left way to long after a meal. We had a snack 8 hrs into the trip, and they left us with the boxes and cups for way too long. It is not fun being trapped in your seat unnecessarily

8,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Dec 2024DOH - AKL
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The only thing that could have been better, is that the food trays get left way to long after a meal. We had a snack 8 hrs into the trip, and they left us with the boxes and cups for way too long. It is not fun being trapped in your seat unnecessarily

Worst air experience in whole life . Boarding and checking was hassle as they did 3 times. Crew team was clueless about passengers need. Despite of passengers raising hand , they were resetting the program

Check in desk people constrained by fear. Obvious typo on Uganda visa, even though approved, caused loss of flight. Something is definitely wrong with this system.

Being a platinum member, no attention given. No towel or tissue provided.

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

Staff was very friendly. There is no on board entertainment, but it’s such a short flight that it doesn’t matter. We also got a meal which was nice and unexpected due to the length of the flight.

Good staff, good intent, decent entertainment. More seat space would always be of benefit

It was a really long flight from Doha to Philadelphia and it was overall a good one. The one area that I would comment on is that there is a lot of single-use plastic and disposables in the meal service for American Airlines. It would be great to see more circular options in the meal service to reduce the amount of waste.

Suddenly Flight has been change by Qatar and there’s no information is there of us from Bom to Doha and counter person is behaving like Qatar owner next I will not buy Qatar and I will not suggest anyone to fly in Qatar

I staff or crew they were very friendly and humbly, they done theirs service very well, I appreciate them and thank you to the company or Qatar 🇶🇦 Government for providing as good service in their flight ,once again, thank you 😊 🙏 😀 😉 👍

The ailine departed and arrived late foe every leg of the trip, causing myself and my travel companions to miss every connecting flight. It was very unorganized given theat there was a lot of miscommunication. The flights offered are unrealistic and when you call they assure you that the plane waits for you. I missed an. entire day of my vacation and any entire day of rest back home because of the airline. I do not plan to support the airline again. Thank you

I liked nothing of Ethiopian airlines except the price of the fare.

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .

Like: Plane made it to the destination. Dislike: Food is terrible, no entertainment, very dirty airplane.

There where no ear phones provided and the food needs to improve.

The food needs to improve especially the fish as there where only 3 fish cubes in my plate.

I had a full row so can't imagine how this could be better

Boarding was delayed and people were just sitting there like lost.

Good was great, but no vegetarian option: only beef or chicken. In business class please add a vegetarian option. Thanks

Pleasant, relaxed flight. I had 2 seats to myself, which was a bonus. I couldn't find a flight tracker ap so I could know where we were but that's a minor complaint. On the plus side, the passenger announcements did not come through my earphones but were on main speakers only. That was a nice touch.

Flight delayed by 3 hours 45 mins and no explanation given or apology. Rebooked on a flight departing to final destination 48 hrs later and baggage not delivered.

My outbound flight was grounded in Lusaka so we never made it to Paris. DO NOT fly this airline you will be stranded and your plans will be completely disrupted

Inflight entertainment with electronic charging stations can help during a long flight.

The flight was delayed with no notice. No inflight entertainment. Communication is vital in any business.

Poor communication: Flight come directly to kigali , didn’t come via mumbasa. Favouring to Rwandan passenger to move from economic to bussiness class after flight depart. Where they don’t asked other older passenger who need more comfort. Rude staff : chekin airport at Mumbai. Talking in local language (marathi) while serving and no sorry no thank you attitude.

Pros: "Seat reclining was good. Fleece blankets were warm"
Cons: "Blankets had a really bad smell Food options were very limited - even bread was eggless"

The kindness and good humor of all the people who this flight possible was a joy.

Awful, we had a delay of 3 hrs, impacting in my transfer flight to Cape town, and Kenya airways didnt do anything. They sent me twice to transfer services in Nairobi, not been available to sleep (from 1 am to 5 am); without any update.

It's the only direct flight between Accra and Nairobi, and you pay for it! Food is better on Asky. No entertainment on flight from Accra to Nairobi, but there other way did have screens. Generally timely boarding and departure.

They fed me at the right time the flight was smooth and the captain explain everything

Flying portion was fine. Below average comfort. We had 2 canceled flights and got stuck in 2 cities which took us 3 days to get home. Kenya hasn’t done anything or even reached out to us after complaining.

We were delayed about 5 hours each way from JFK to Nairobi. On the way out, we sat on the tarmac for 5 hours making for almost 20 hours on the plane. And the seats are so uncomfortable. My bottom has never been so sore on a long flight before. Bring a pad if you can. On the return, we were delayed 5 hours in the airport. It was reported as a 3 hour delay on the board and website but at the gate it was 5 hours. So, we waited with 3 kids in the airport when we could have been at the hotel resting instead. The flight was completely full probably due to the cancelled flight the night before. I wonder if the airline is in such shambles because of their possible impending bankruptcy. The staff were pleasant and the vegan meals we requested were impressive for an airplane tv dinner style tray.

Service was good, but I lost my baggage. There should be more accountability to passengers, and more concern to help find lost baggage.

Was too pissed about my luggage not being with me even though they assured me at the gate it was to recall any other problems. Planes on the inside are in terrible shape. Thank goodness the engines seem to run okay.

Terrible. Flew from Rwanda to Nairobi for transfer then on to Madagascar. Kenya Airways does not like to park at a gate. They park on the outskirts requiring a bus shuttle. That part is okay, but the bus drops you off outside of security. If I did not skip to the front of the line with my remaining half hour connection, I would have missed my flight. Complete security check plus taking off of shoes had to be completed (again). I made it to Madagascar, but my checked bag decided to take a trip to Dubai. I know tag on luggage was to Madagascar. No one can figure out how it made it to Dubai, except for incompetence. Even though I knew it was in Dubai, they would not allow a tracking to be done until Kenya Airways had the opportunity to get it on the next flight to Madagascar. Did not happen of course! I took 3 flights with Kenya Airways during this journey. Everyone of them had something go wrong. Please look elsewhere for another airline which I will be doing in the future.

Terrible. 6 hours late and zero urgency after the fact. Took over an hour to board and then an hour plus on the runway.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Johannesburg to Kigali found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
1/6Sun
1 stopEthiopian Air
10h 55mJNB-KGL
R6 336
31/5Sat
1 stopKenya Airways
23h 20mJNB-KGL
R8 478
31/5Sat
directRwandAir
3h 50mJNB-KGL
R8 820
1/6Sun
2 stops
30h 15mJNB-KGL
R9 162
15/6Sun
directRwandAir
3h 50mJNB-KGL
R9 648
1/6Sun
3 stopsEthiopian Air
36h 20mJNB-KGL
R14 473
15/6Sun
1 stopKenya Airways
6h 55mJNB-KGL
R18 865

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Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Johannesburg to Kigali that are departing in the next 10 days.
20/12Fri
directRwandAir
3h 50mJNB-KGL
27/12Fri
directRwandAir
3h 50mKGL-JNB
R11 502
21/12Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
17h 45mJNB-KGL
27/12Fri
multi-stopEthiopian Air
17h 00mKGL-JNB
R12 331
20/12Fri
directRwandAir
3h 50mJNB-KGL
5/1Sun
directRwandAir
3h 50mKGL-JNB
R12 475
20/12Fri
direct
3h 50mJNB-KGL
5/1Sun
multi-stop
12h 40mKGL-JNB
R12 925
21/12Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
10h 55mJNB-KGL
26/12Thu
multi-stopEthiopian Air
11h 35mKGL-JNB
R13 465
20/12Fri
direct
3h 50mJNB-KGL
4/1Sat
multi-stop
20h 35mKGL-JNB
R13 825
20/12Fri
direct
3h 50mJNB-KGL
26/12Thu
multi-stop
7h 15mKGL-JNB
R14 959
20/12Fri
multi-stopKenya Airways
6h 55mJNB-KGL
5/1Sun
multi-stopKenya Airways
12h 40mKGL-JNB
R20 431
20/12Fri
multi-stopKenya Airways
23h 20mJNB-KGL
4/1Sat
multi-stopKenya Airways
28h 00mKGL-JNB
R20 521
21/12Sat
multi-stopQatar Airways
33h 40mJNB-KGL
27/12Fri
multi-stopQatar Airways
33h 10mKGL-JNB
R46 712

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