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

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from OR Tambo to Zanzibar.
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14:35 - 2:20JNB-ZNZ
10h 45m1 stop
3:20 - 13:10ZNZ-JNB
10h 50m1 stop
R5 636Ethiopian Air
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14:35 - 2:20JNB-ZNZ
10h 45m1 stop
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8h 55m1 stop
R5 672Ethiopian Air
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20:15 - 0:50JNB-ZNZ
3h 35mdirect
1:50 - 4:40ZNZ-JNB
3h 50mdirect
R6 333FlySafair
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tors, jan 23 - tors, jan 30
9:00 - 13:35JNB-ZNZ
3h 35mdirect
1:50 - 4:40ZNZ-JNB
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20:15 - 0:50JNB-ZNZ
3h 35mdirect
11:05 - 18:30ZNZ-JNB
8h 25m2 stops
R8 536
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tors, jan 23 - tors, jan 30
23:00 - 19:20JNB-ZNZ
19h 20m2 stops
21:30 - 13:10ZNZ-JNB
16h 40m2 stops
R8 830
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sön, jan 26 - sön, feb 2
13:55 - 14:00JNB-ZNZ
23h 05m1 stop
7:30 - 12:55ZNZ-JNB
6h 25m1 stop
R9 050Air Tanzania
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sön, feb 9 - sön, feb 16
13:55 - 14:00JNB-ZNZ
23h 05m1 stop
17:30 - 12:55ZNZ-JNB
20h 25m1 stop
R9 178Air Tanzania
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sön, jun 1 - sön, jun 8
8:40 - 19:50JNB-ZNZ
10h 10m1 stop
10:10 - 10:55ZNZ-JNB
25h 45m1 stop
R9 564Kenya Airways
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tors, feb 13 - fre, feb 21
17:00 - 9:20JNB-ZNZ
15h 20m1 stop
3:40 - 9:45ZNZ-JNB
7h 05m1 stop
R9 582Kenya Airways
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Flights from OR Tambo to Zanzibar - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from OR Tambo to Zanzibar 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 Zanzibar?

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

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

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 Zanzibar, 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 Zanzibar is May, where tickets cost R7 306 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R9 582 and R9 178 respectively.

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

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 R6 702 on average.

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

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 Zanzibar, 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 Zanzibar, you should book around 12 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

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Low season

February

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R4 277
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 1% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (11% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Zanzibar

When to book flights from OR Tambo to Zanzibar

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from OR Tambo to Zanzibar 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 Zanzibar flights

  • Are there lounges at Zanzibar International Airport?

    There are only airport lounges at the Zanzibar International Airport. These include lounges with pay-per-use and single visit pass access or lounge memberships. Regardless of the class you’re flying, you can access a lounge through a membership program. One of the lounges you can use is the Paradise Arrival Business Lounge which is located in Terminal 2, Airside on the ground floor. This serves arriving flights only and is open 24 hours. To access the lounge, you need a pre-paid lounge pass or a membership program. You can also use the Dhow Lounge located in Terminal 2 in International Departures, Airside. The lounge access also requires a prepaid lounge pass or membership programs.

  • Does Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport offer disabled access?

    Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport offers 6 terminals for Domestic, International, and Transit flights. All these terminals are equipped with facilities for disabled access. If you need assistance with wheelchair access or any other disabilities, contact the airline before travelling. In the terminal building, porter services and baggage trolleys are available in the drop-off zones. The terminals, which were refurbished before the 2010 World Cup, have wheelchair ramps throughout and travellators for minimal walking. Also, there are adapted lifts if you need travel between floors, some equipped with Braille signs.  

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Zanzibar was R233 for a one-way ticket and R307 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Johannesburg to Zanzibar?

    When flying out of Johannesburg you will be using Johannesburg OR Tambo. You will be landing at Zanzibar, also known as Zanzibar Intl.

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

    The Boeing 737-800 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Johannesburg to Zanzibar flight route.

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

    You can catch a direct flight from Johannesburg to Zanzibar on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Johannesburg to Zanzibar, Kenya Airways or Ethiopian Air?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Johannesburg to Zanzibar are Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Air. With an average price for the route of R9 071 and an overall rating of 6,8, Kenya Airways is the most popular choice. Ethiopian Air is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R7 305 and an overall rating of 7,2.

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

    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 Zanzibar.

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

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

    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 Zanzibar 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 Zanzibar?

    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 Zanzibar 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 Zanzibar

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for R3 212 or less one-way and R8 346 or less round-trip.
  • If you’re travelling from Johannesburg to Zanzibar, you can travel via Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) to Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ). OR Tambo airport is served by airlines like KLM, Cemair, Etihad, Emirates and Virgin Atlantic.
  • For your spiritual needs, you can use the prayer room/chapel at Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport located on Terminal B Level 2. The Muslim Prayer Room is at Terminal A in the Arrivals Hall, in the basement.
  • When you arrive at Zanzibar International Airport, you can use the children’s play area, Airside by Gate 11 to keep your kids active.
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Prefer to fly direct from Johannesburg OR Tambo to Zanzibar Intl?

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

Direct departures

Johannesburg OR Tambo to Zanzibar Intl

Tuesday

FlySafair

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Thursday

FlySafair

FlySafair

Saturday

FlySafair

FlySafair

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Zanzibar Intl to Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tuesday

FlySafair

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Friday

FlySafair

FlySafair

Saturday

FlySafair

FlySafair

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Top 5 airlines serving from OR Tambo to Zanzibar

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Johannesburg to Zanzibar. 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 Zanzibar? 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.
8,3
Air TanzaniaOverall score based on 14 reviews
7,8Food
7,7Boarding
8,4Crew
7,6Entertainment
8,4Comfort
Airline reviews
Pros: "Did not travel"
Cons: "Because of COV-19 my friend that I did not travel. I tried to contact the airline by all possible means but Air Tanzania did not get back to me. Needless to say we did not receive any reimbursement for the flights paid. Communication with the customers would have been nice and the tickets reimbursed or vouchers offered,"
2,0 MediocreAnonymous, Oct 2020MWZ - DAR
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Pros: "Did not travel"
Cons: "Because of COV-19 my friend that I did not travel. I tried to contact the airline by all possible means but Air Tanzania did not get back to me. Needless to say we did not receive any reimbursement for the flights paid. Communication with the customers would have been nice and the tickets reimbursed or vouchers offered,"

Airlink is my preferred airline for travel in South and Southern Africa. Upington international airport is small so check in and security screening is a breeze. Boarding is easy and the flight was good. Took a while to get the luggage at OR Tambo airport but all in all a nice experience

It was a great experience , it was quick and on time

this route is more expensive than you would expect. Boarding, disembarking was easy and fast. Cabin crew was friendly. Seats are small

The meal was excellent and well suited to a short journey.

Original flight was delayed due to technical issue. Very poor communication. The manager only appeared when we were climbing on board the plane.This resulted in us missing our follow on flight also with Airlink. No ticket issued from Skukuza and no assistance when we landed to address the issue. We had to make our own arrangements and go to their sales desk. Again they had no knowledge of the flight delay and of any passengers that had connecting flights. The lady (unfortunately with all the STRESS I have forgotten her name) at the counter was extremely helpful and is an excellent example of the type of employee Airlink need to promote and employ. Our luggage was in limbo due to all the missing information and assistance. We had to resort to buying extra tickets from South African Airways who were extremely helpful. I work at an airport so am familiar with its workings. I will infuture be looking for alternative flights.

Airline is the best airline experience I’ve ever had.

My flight was good no comments Crew members were good Flight on schedule even earlier at some point Thanks

Easy boarding, smooth flight, friendly and helpful attendants. As with every other airline, there isn't enough leg room to be comfortable. Food was adequate.

Easy short flight from Johannesburg to Harare. Boarding was slow, flight attendants were friendly. They did a meal service on this short flight, including wine, which was pretty cool.

Flight was moved forward by 2 hours with 3 days notice. This meant I could not connect from flight from Johannesburg. So did not take the flight and drove to Kasane. Will never use Air Botswana unless absolutely necessary. Mark

Old planes and lack of attention to detail. Horrible experience.

Very good experience considering that is low cost company. Good value for money.

Make some provisions for non-disabled elderly people who don't require assistance necessarily but would appreciate not having to walks long distances or stand for prolonged periods of time. For example: Seats close to boarding gates. Not being required to climb down and up stairs to board and deplane if in rows 17 upwards. Not being required to stand in long queues in boarding tunnels waiting to board. Priority fast track through security points to avoid long queues in departure halls.

Great airline. Will use again. Keep up the great work though and maintain your customer retention. And please keep an eye on the bottom line and stay in business for decades to come and grow from strength to strength.

For the first time ever we had a grumpy check in agent. I got told off for not having a lock on my bag and she looked seriously put out that we were checking in as a group of 7. Very unusual as I fly regularly with Safair and all the staff have always been super friendly.

Free or minimal cost water available in recyclable cups on board would be very welcome! Everything else was great!

Seats are small. But I guess that will not change on my behalf. Otherwise their service is great.

Loved our Cabin Crew you could tell they enjoyed there job. The Chief Stuart was a delight. What a great way to start our day with such a positive company.

Pros: "crew insisting everyone covers mouth and nose with the mask"
Cons: "surprised to see no separation between people,"
Pros: "Seat could be wider or a business class option would be welcome"

The flight delayef for over 2 hours so my route was changed leading to arriving to my destination without my luggage

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

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.

The use of a domestic carrier without entertainment was disappointing and a let down

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: It arrived, Dislike: Boarding was a separate corridor with no counter announcements at the passenger waiting area. Very dirty airplane and toilets, food options were terrible - everything even the vegetarian option was a curry spice. Many other passengers using the toilets would not lock the door and kept door partially open during use - flight attendants would not enforce or direct them to lock it and light turns on, no entertainment options at all, other passengers would be singing and not peaceful. Atrocious flight experience.

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 have been flew with ET since 2013 and I wish the service can be reach standard airlines as Star Alliance member please ET you need to improve many thing on the services learn from SQ and other member

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 Zanzibar found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
21/1tis
directFlySafair
3h 35mJNB-ZNZ
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2 stops
18h 00mJNB-ZNZ
R5 011
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8h 20mJNB-ZNZ
R5 250
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1 stop
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8h 55mJNB-ZNZ
R6 223
13/2tors
1 stopKenya Airways
17h 35mJNB-ZNZ
R6 608
20/1mån
1 stopKenya Airways
23h 20mJNB-ZNZ
R6 682
27/12fre
1 stopEthiopian Air
8h 55mJNB-ZNZ
R6 737
14/2fre
3 stopsQatar Airways
21h 10mJNB-ZNZ
R12 244
26/12tors
3 stopsQatar Airways
36h 55mJNB-ZNZ
R18 834

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These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Johannesburg to Zanzibar that are departing in the next 10 days.
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3h 50mZNZ-JNB
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27/12fre
multi-stop
34h 20mZNZ-JNB
R12 189
23/12mån
multi-stopKenya Airways
7h 20mJNB-ZNZ
27/12fre
multi-stopKenya Airways
29h 00mZNZ-JNB
R14 520
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multi-stopKenya Airways
17h 35mJNB-ZNZ
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multi-stopKenya Airways
11h 55mZNZ-JNB
R17 476
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multi-stopQatar Airways
37h 25mJNB-ZNZ
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multi-stopQatar Airways
57h 55mZNZ-JNB
R44 259
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36h 55mJNB-ZNZ
1/1ons
multi-stopQatar Airways
57h 55mZNZ-JNB
R47 342
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32h 40mJNB-ZNZ
3/1fre
multi-stopEmirates
29h 55mZNZ-JNB
R61 514

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