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R4 506 Find cheap flights from Kenya to Johannesburg

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to OR Tambo departing on 23/2. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Flights to OR Tambo - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to Johannesburg?

The average price of all flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Johannesburg is Thursday where tickets can be as cheap as R10 800. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where prices are R11 894 on average.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, 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 to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is July, where tickets cost R7 431 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and May, where the average cost of tickets from Kenya is R12 681 and R10 646 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is August with an average price of R10 991.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

The average price for all flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is generally in the afternoon, when flights cost R9 630 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R11 930.

What is a good deal for flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, 25% of our users found tickets to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport for the following prices or less: From Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport R10 379 one-way - R11 687 return.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 133 days before departure.

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Low season

June

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R4 506
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 15% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
Flight from Nairobi to Johannesburg

FAQs - booking Johannesburg flights

  • How far is Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from central Johannesburg?

    There are 21 km between Johannesburg city centre and Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport.

  • How much is a flight to Johannesburg?

    On average, a flight to Johannesburg costs R12 164. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R10 286 and departed from Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport.

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

    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 to Johannesburg.

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

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

    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 Johannesburg with an airline and back with another airline.

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

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

  • How many direct flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport are there each week?

    Each week there are around 1 224 direct flights from within Kenya to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport. The most common day for departures is Monday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Johannesburg

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Johannesburg? 25% of our users found return tickets to Johannesburg for the following prices or less: From Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl R16 343
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be May, June and July. The cheapest month to fly from Kenya is July.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Johannesburg flight deals.
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Prefer to fly direct to Johannesburg OR Tambo?

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

Direct departures

Kenya to Johannesburg OR Tambo

Monday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +68 more

ANA, ASKY, +69 more

Tuesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +61 more

ANA, ASKY, +62 more

Wednesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +65 more

ANA, ASKY, +66 more

Thursday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +60 more

ANA, ASKY, +61 more

Friday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +68 more

ANA, ASKY, +69 more

Saturday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +60 more

ANA, ASKY, +61 more

Sunday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +65 more

ANA, ASKY, +66 more

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Direct returns

Johannesburg OR Tambo to Kenya

Monday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +68 more

ANA, ASKY, +69 more

Tuesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +61 more

ANA, ASKY, +62 more

Wednesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +65 more

ANA, ASKY, +66 more

Thursday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +60 more

ANA, ASKY, +61 more

Friday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +68 more

ANA, ASKY, +69 more

Saturday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +60 more

ANA, ASKY, +61 more

Sunday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +65 more

ANA, ASKY, +66 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from Kenya to OR Tambo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Johannesburg. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Kenya to Johannesburg. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to OR Tambo? 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.
8,4
AirlinkOverall score based on 70 reviews
8,2Comfort
7,8Food
6,6Entertainment
8,9Crew
8,4Boarding
Airline reviews

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

8,0 ExcellentGerhard, May 2024UTN - JNB
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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

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"
Pros: "Helpful friendly crew, reasonable ticket prices."
Cons: "Luggage was delayed by 24 hours, customer service desk in Johannesburg EXTREMELY helpful, in Kigali they were clueless. Transit area very crowded, humid and stuffy."

I felt all of the food tasted the same. And we had five meals over the 16 hrs in the air.

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

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.

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

The boarding area was too small with only one agent checking passengers into their standing bus

My experience was with Ethiopian airlines was pathetic. I would not recommend anyone to travel with Ethiopian air. Customer Service was very poor, rude stuff and flight attendants. Unwilling to offer help when asked either not able to articulate English properly or adamantly rude. Bole airport is dirty and unpleasant. Many passengers going through the airport but inadequate staff to offer service. Passengers in the flight very unkempt. Noisy flight. flight attendants unable to make order during flight. Passengers with kids unable to control their kids. The kids kept screaming, and shouting during the flight making everyone uncomfortable. Overall the flight was not comfortable.

1. They messed up my baby food order. 2. They messed up my confirmed seats. 3. The screen on my seat was not working at all. So, it’s a horrible experience

The experience was amazing! Many thanks to the pilot who informed us that we were passing mt Kilimanjaro and we had the chance to see it !

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

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.

Seats were great. Business class service has been cut entirely, not even a water handed out

Probably the worst airline I have flown in recent years. From check in to the on board experience, everything was terrible

improve sercice on board and to assist passengers to get thier needs

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Johannesburg found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
11/2mar.
1 stopUganda Airlines
12h 40mNBO-JNB
18/2mar.
1 stopUganda Airlines
9h 35mJNB-NBO
R7 340
18/3mar.
1 stopUganda Airlines
12h 40mNBO-JNB
25/3mar.
1 stopUganda Airlines
9h 35mJNB-NBO
R7 431
20/3jue.
1 stopEthiopian Air
16h 15mMBA-JNB
31/3lun.
1 stopEthiopian Air
8h 30mJNB-MBA
R7 449
19/3mié.
1 stopEthiopian Air
10h 15mMBA-JNB
30/3dom.
1 stopEthiopian Air
11h 40mJNB-MBA
R8 066
21/1mar.
directAirlink
4h 10mNBO-JNB
26/1dom.
directAirlink
4h 00mJNB-NBO
R10 991
26/12jue.
directAirlink
4h 10mNBO-JNB
6/1lun.
directAirlink
4h 00mJNB-NBO
R11 028
12/12jue.
1 stopRwandAir
9h 50mNBO-JNB
5/1dom.
1 stopRwandAir
8h 10mJNB-NBO
R11 318
29/12dom.
1 stopRwandAir
6h 30mNBO-JNB
3/1vie.
1 stopRwandAir
8h 10mJNB-NBO
R11 972
28/11jue.
1 stopKenya Airways
7h 00mMBA-JNB
11/12mié.
1 stopKenya Airways
6h 44mJNB-MBA
R13 044
23/12lun.
1 stopKenya Airways
12h 40mMBA-JNB
7/1mar.
1 stopKenya Airways
13h 15mJNB-MBA
R13 807

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Johannesburg found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
23/2dom.
1 stopAir Tanzania
16h 05mNBO-JNB
R4 506
20/3jue.
1 stopAir Tanzania
16h 05mNBO-JNB
R4 615
4/12mié.
1 stopAir Tanzania
6h 35mNBO-JNB
R4 633
4/2mar.
1 stopUganda Airlines
12h 40mNBO-JNB
R5 214
23/2dom.
2 stopsEthiopian Air
6h 20mNBO-JNB
R5 523
30/11sáb.
2 stopsEthiopian Air
6h 20mNBO-JNB
R5 614
25/11lun.
1 stopUganda Airlines
22h 30mNBO-JNB
R7 212
19/2mié.
directAirlink
4h 10mNBO-JNB
R9 992
23/11sáb.
directAirlink
4h 10mNBO-JNB
R10 228
29/11vie.
directKenya Airways
4h 15mNBO-JNB
R11 264

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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 to Johannesburg that are departing in the next 10 days.
19/11mar.
multi-stopNAYSA
7h 45mNBO-JNB
20/11mié.
multi-stopNAYSA
23h 45mJNB-NBO
R8 975
19/11mar.
multi-stopUganda Airlines
6h 20mNBO-JNB
29/11vie.
multi-stopUganda Airlines
7h 35mJNB-NBO
R8 993
19/11mar.
multi-stopEthiopian Air
10h 55mNBO-JNB
26/11mar.
multi-stopEthiopian Air
13h 10mJNB-NBO
R9 574
18/11lun.
multi-stopEthiopian Air
10h 10mNBO-JNB
20/11mié.
multi-stopEthiopian Air
13h 10mJNB-NBO
R9 774
19/11mar.
directAirlink
4h 10mNBO-JNB
17/1vie.
directAirlink
4h 00mJNB-NBO
R11 064
19/11mar.
directAirlink
4h 10mNBO-JNB
29/11vie.
directAirlink
4h 00mJNB-NBO
R11 300
19/11mar.
multi-stopRwandAir
11h 00mNBO-JNB
25/11lun.
multi-stopRwandAir
6h 10mJNB-NBO
R11 318
19/11mar.
multi-stopRwandAir
11h 00mNBO-JNB
29/11vie.
multi-stopRwandAir
11h 05mJNB-NBO
R12 227
21/11jue.
directKenya Airways
4h 10mNBO-JNB
16/1jue.
multi-stopKenya Airways
14h 15mJNB-NBO
R14 243
20/11mié.
directKenya Airways
4h 10mNBO-JNB
14/1mar.
multi-stopKenya Airways
14h 15mJNB-NBO
R14 607

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