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What is the cheapest flight to Johannesburg?

These are the best prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight to Johannesburg was R83 132 for a one-way ticket from Lilongwe and R141 815 for a return. The most popular route searched for by our users was for flights from Blantyre to Johannesburg and the best return deal found in the last 3 days was R7 999.

How much is a flight to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

The average and cheapest price for all flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.
On average, a flight to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport costs R7 812. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R3 252 and departed from Lilongwe. The most popular routes on KAYAK are Lilongwe to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport which costs R12 846 on average, and Blantyre to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, which costs R8 348 on average.
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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 Saturday where tickets can be as cheap as R9 243. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where prices are R9 877 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 February, where tickets cost R8 631 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and September, where the average cost of tickets from Malawi is R9 949 and R9 895 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is February with an average price of R8 631.

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 at night, when flights cost R8 314 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R10 188.

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 Lilongwe R4 606 one-way - R8 290 return, from Blantyre R4 772 one-way - R8 344 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 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 166 days before departure.

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Low season

February

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R4 604
Best time to beat the crowds (10% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (2% more expensive on average)
Flight from Lilongwe to Johannesburg

FAQs - booking Johannesburg flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Johannesburg?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight to Johannesburg was R83 132 for a one-way ticket from Lilongwe and R141 815 for a return. The most popular route searched for by our users was for flights from Blantyre to Johannesburg and the best return deal found in the last 3 days was R7 999.

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

    You’ll need to travel 21 km to reach the Johannesburg city centre from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport.

  • How much is a flight to Johannesburg?

    On average, a flight to Johannesburg costs R7 812. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R3 252 and departed from Lilongwe 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 1 219 direct flights from within Malawi 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 Lilongwe R6 448, from Blantyre R6 558
  • Book at least 2 weeks before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be June, July and August. The cheapest month to fly from Malawi is February.
  • 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

Malawi 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 Malawi

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 3 airlines serving from Malawi 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 Malawi 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 71 reviews
9,0Crew
8,4Boarding
8,3Comfort
7,8Food
6,5Entertainment
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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

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

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.

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

Flight was delayed resulting in a series of unfortunate events. I ran the airport as people were yelling my flight anyone who can’t run wouldn’t have made it! Then the luggage is missing. Good company, execution needs fine tuning.

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

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

It’s good alternative flight out from Mogadishu, especially for the timing

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 return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Johannesburg found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
1/2Sat
1 stopKenya Airways
21h 35mLLW-JNB
8/2Sat
1 stopKenya Airways
25h 25mJNB-LLW
R7 855
17/12Tue
directAirlink
2h 25mBLZ-JNB
9/1Thu
directAirlink
2h 05mJNB-BLZ
R7 999
6/12Fri
2 stopsKenya Airways
17h 15mLLW-JNB
24/12Tue
1 stopKenya Airways
12h 20mJNB-LLW
R8 017
2/2Sun
2 stopsKenya Airways
17h 15mLLW-JNB
7/2Fri
1 stopKenya Airways
12h 20mJNB-LLW
R8 053
6/12Fri
directAirlink
2h 30mLLW-JNB
25/12Wed
directAirlink
2h 20mJNB-LLW
R8 143
16/12Mon
directAirlink
2h 25mBLZ-JNB
9/1Thu
directAirlink
2h 05mJNB-BLZ
R8 198
27/1Mon
directAirlink
2h 30mLLW-JNB
26/2Wed
directAirlink
2h 20mJNB-LLW
R8 324
13/1Mon
directAirlink
2h 30mLLW-JNB
19/3Wed
directAirlink
2h 20mJNB-LLW
R8 342
11/12Wed
directEthiopian Air
2h 15mBLZ-JNB
18/12Wed
directEthiopian Air
2h 15mJNB-BLZ
R9 570
30/11Sat
1 stopEthiopian Air
3h 25mLLW-JNB
2/6Mon
1 stopEthiopian Air
3h 25mJNB-LLW
R9 750

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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.
11/12Wed
directAirlink
2h 30mLLW-JNB
R4 604
9/12Mon
directAirlink
2h 30mLLW-JNB
R4 622
27/11Wed
directAirlink
2h 30mLLW-JNB
R4 659
17/1Fri
directAirlink
2h 25mBLZ-JNB
R4 713
9/12Mon
2 stopsKenya Airways
25h 45mLLW-JNB
R4 984
26/11Tue
2 stopsKenya Airways
25h 25mLLW-JNB
R5 038
16/5Fri
1 stopEthiopian Air
3h 25mLLW-JNB
R5 670
26/11Tue
1 stopEthiopian Air
3h 25mLLW-JNB
R5 742
18/1Sat
1 stop
7h 10mBLZ-JNB
R6 735
17/1Fri
1 stop
7h 10mBLZ-JNB
R6 898

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Last minute flights to OR Tambo

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.
21/11Thu
multi-stopKenya Airways
20h 30mLLW-JNB
26/11Tue
multi-stopKenya Airways
25h 25mJNB-LLW
R8 920
22/11Fri
multi-stopKenya Airways
9h 50mLLW-JNB
29/11Fri
multi-stopKenya Airways
24h 05mJNB-LLW
R9 191
21/11Thu
multi-stopKenya Airways
20h 30mLLW-JNB
25/11Mon
multi-stopKenya Airways
12h 20mJNB-LLW
R9 732
21/11Thu
multi-stopEthiopian Air
3h 25mLLW-JNB
26/11Tue
multi-stopEthiopian Air
3h 25mJNB-LLW
R9 859
22/11Fri
multi-stop
9h 50mLLW-JNB
30/11Sat
direct
2h 20mJNB-LLW
R10 599
22/11Fri
multi-stop
3h 25mLLW-JNB
29/11Fri
multi-stop
12h 20mJNB-LLW
R10 888
22/11Fri
multi-stop
3h 25mLLW-JNB
30/11Sat
direct
2h 20mJNB-LLW
R10 924
21/11Thu
multi-stop
24h 35mLLW-JNB
25/11Mon
multi-stop
12h 20mJNB-LLW
R11 123
22/11Fri
multi-stopEthiopian Air
19h 45mLLW-JNB
30/11Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
19h 35mJNB-LLW
R15 637
22/11Fri
directAirlink
2h 30mLLW-JNB
30/11Sat
directAirlink
2h 20mJNB-LLW
R17 479

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