R6 018 Find cheap flights from Nigeria to Johannesburg

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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 Monday where tickets can be as cheap as R11 034. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Wednesday, where prices are R12 148 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 March, where tickets cost R10 667 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets from Nigeria is R12 847 and R12 613 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is March with an average price of R10 667.

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 morning, when flights cost R10 413 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 980.

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 Lagos R9 826 one-way - R12 412 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 76 days before departure.

Good to know

Low season

September

High season

March

Cheapest flight

R6 018
Best time to beat the crowds (3% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 5% lower on average.
Flight from Lagos to Johannesburg

FAQs - booking Johannesburg flights

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

    Central Johannesburg is 21 km away from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport.

  • How much is a flight to Johannesburg?

    On average, a flight to Johannesburg costs R14 236. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R8 927 and departed from Lagos Murtala Muhammed 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 1 218 direct flights from within Nigeria 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 Lagos R11 119
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be March, April and May. The cheapest month to fly from Nigeria is March.
  • 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

Nigeria to Johannesburg OR Tambo

Monday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +69 more

ANA, ASKY, +70 more

Tuesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +61 more

ANA, ASKY, +62 more

Wednesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +66 more

ANA, ASKY, +67 more

Thursday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +60 more

ANA, ASKY, +61 more

Friday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +69 more

ANA, ASKY, +70 more

Saturday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +60 more

ANA, ASKY, +61 more

Sunday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +66 more

ANA, ASKY, +67 more

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Direct returns

Johannesburg OR Tambo to Nigeria

Monday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +69 more

ANA, ASKY, +70 more

Tuesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +61 more

ANA, ASKY, +62 more

Wednesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +66 more

ANA, ASKY, +67 more

Thursday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +60 more

ANA, ASKY, +61 more

Friday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +69 more

ANA, ASKY, +70 more

Saturday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +60 more

ANA, ASKY, +61 more

Sunday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +66 more

ANA, ASKY, +67 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from Nigeria 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 Nigeria 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.
7,5
South AfricanOverall score based on 87 reviews
7,9Boarding
8,2Crew
7,3Food
6,4Entertainment
7,2Comfort
Airline reviews

Flight was on time Seats ( business class) are terrible- you keep on slipping down as it doesn’t lie flat Food service is like economy class. Meals ( still wrapped in plastic) are just dropped in front of you

2,0 MediocreWillie, Oct 2024CPT - JNB
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Flight was on time Seats ( business class) are terrible- you keep on slipping down as it doesn’t lie flat Food service is like economy class. Meals ( still wrapped in plastic) are just dropped in front of you

On time flight; otherwise not impressed by the check- in- purchased business class and the aircraft was downgraded; no refund given for the difference. Told I could access the lounge due to the above and was questioned by the lounge check- in person who was not friendly

Flight was cancelled with no notification until I reached the check-in desk at the airport. I also got downgraded and they lost my luggage.

Very bad. Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

Very bad, Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

The flight SA227 on 2nd March Sao Paulo to Cape Town was delayed by 3 hours. All other flights leaving Sao Paulo left on time. We were told that we were waiting for push back and a routing from Air traffic control. I don't believe this, what was the real reason for the flight delay?

I think more immigration officers at Or Tambo- I spent 90 mins in a queue before I can assisted and most people missed their appointments and meetings

Not sure it was a basic airline so nothing much to like but what was annoying was they delayed so much we missed our connecting flight and we had to almost fight to be out on the next flight and also even get food

Everything the crew werr nice and helpful plus the food was good

First row in business class is terrible - no storage space with video screen folded down between seats. Entertainment system didn't show flight info...

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

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

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.

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.

My suitcase 🧳 got missing we still looking for it This not good for them 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾🤦🏽‍♀️

I took 4 Ethiopian Airlines flights on my trip. Each flight was one of the worst experiences I have had flying. The interior was filthy on each flight, the seats, the floors, the bathrooms. All were filthy. At 5-10, my knees touched the seat in front of me. The person in front of me declined their seat, basically making eye contact with me should they look up. My seat did not recline, so I was trapped in my seat, unable to use the bathroom or get up from my seat unless I woke up the person laying in my lap. My tv and seat were broken, as well as my friends seat and tv for our 14 hr flight. The bathroom closest to us was already clogged before we took off, so the backed up bathroom smells wafted out and into our row the entire 14 hr flight. Out of 4 flights, they were out of vegetarian food options for each meal. Flight staff was fairly rude and unapologetic, finally agreeing to give me a second roll and butter instead of no substitute offered for most of the meals. Flight crew had zero control over the passengers, allowing adults to congregate by exit doors and talk loudly during sleeping hours. Children were allowed to be completely ignored as they played outside of their seats and screeched for the ENTIRE 16 hr return flight. Forcing passengers to try and shush the children. Passengers then got up and got their bags the second the flight touched down, ignoring all safety and exit protocols. I will NEVER fly another Ethiopian Airlines flight as long as I live.

Poor. Crew members are not customer service friendly. They were slow and aren't helpful. The team in the actual airport seemed ok but actual flight crew didn't seem like they wanted to help at all or be there. Very disappointing experience. I wouldn't want to use this airline again if I needed to fly. The actual Abidjan airport was another fiasco in itself. Definitely will think twice before flying through that airport again.

Everything was perfect but they need to work on the drink I mean soda,the passengers surpose to be entitled to a can of soda not on cups with the amount of money we paid.They have to work on it.

Nothing was good. It was awful. We boarded the plane and were stationary for 3 hours. They assured us they were in contact with our connecting flight and the plane would wait since 95% of us were going to jfk, but they did not. They took us to Abidjan 3 hours late, knowing that we would all be stuck in a foreign country on New Year’s Eve/ day with no assistance whatsoever. They was little to no communication from them. So many more sad details to add, but I’ll just leave it here - Never would I recommend anyone to use Air Côte d’Ivoire. Absolutely terrible airline. No outlets to charge on their old plane, unfriendly staff, not good food.. I repeat, nothing was good about the flight.

Everything could have been better. One of my luggage didn’t arrive until after two days. The flight was delayed for over 30 mins. No proper communication from airport staff because they didn’t speak English. I regret ever transitioning at Abidjan. It was a terrible experience and will never use Ethiopian Airline also. In flight, water was dripping from the ceiling just above my seat area. It’s my worst flight experience so far. Thank you

Short lay-overs and total flight times. Everything else could have been better.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Johannesburg found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
27/3Thu
1 stopTAAG
12h 10mLOS-JNB
31/3Mon
1 stopTAAG
8h 10mJNB-LOS
R9 171
2/1Thu
1 stopTAAG
12h 10mLOS-JNB
10/1Fri
1 stopTAAG
21h 10mJNB-LOS
R9 243
20/2Thu
1 stopTAAG
12h 10mLOS-JNB
28/2Fri
1 stopTAAG
21h 10mJNB-LOS
R9 423
5/1Sun
2 stopsAir Côte d’Ivoire
14h 05mLOS-JNB
11/1Sat
2 stopsAir Côte d’Ivoire
14h 40mJNB-LOS
R10 216
5/1Sun
2 stopsAir Côte d’Ivoire
14h 20mLOS-JNB
11/1Sat
2 stopsAir Côte d’Ivoire
13h 35mJNB-LOS
R10 234
3/1Fri
1 stopRwandAir
10h 20mLOS-JNB
9/1Thu
1 stopRwandAir
10h 30mJNB-LOS
R12 757
17/1Fri
1 stopRwandAir
10h 20mLOS-JNB
19/2Wed
1 stopRwandAir
10h 30mJNB-LOS
R14 054
20/2Thu
directSouth African
5h 55mLOS-JNB
28/2Fri
directSouth African
6h 10mJNB-LOS
R15 297
17/1Fri
1 stopEthiopian Air
13h 15mLOS-JNB
16/2Sun
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 25mJNB-LOS
R16 360
30/11Sat
2 stopsEthiopian Air
13h 25mLOS-JNB
15/1Wed
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 25mJNB-LOS
R16 540

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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.
8/12Sun
2 stopsAir Côte d’Ivoire
14h 05mLOS-JNB
R6 018
15/12Sun
2 stopsAir Côte d’Ivoire
14h 05mLOS-JNB
R6 757
26/12Thu
1 stopTAAG
12h 10mLOS-JNB
R7 171
26/12Thu
1 stopTAAG
12h 10mLOS-JNB
R7 189
8/12Sun
1 stopRwandAir
10h 20mLOS-JNB
R9 513
27/12Fri
1 stopRwandAir
10h 20mLOS-JNB
R9 712
8/12Sun
directSouth African
5h 55mLOS-JNB
R9 874
27/12Fri
directSouth African
5h 55mLOS-JNB
R11 207
27/12Fri
2 stopsEthiopian Air
34h 10mLOS-JNB
R15 009
27/12Fri
2 stopsEthiopian Air
34h 10mLOS-JNB
R15 027

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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.
23/11Sat
multi-stopKenya Airways
26h 25mLOS-JNB
25/11Mon
multi-stopKenya Airways
14h 05mJNB-LOS
R13 874
21/11Thu
multi-stop
15h 15mLOS-JNB
24/11Sun
multi-stop
29h 45mJNB-LOS
R13 946
21/11Thu
multi-stop
15h 15mLOS-JNB
24/11Sun
multi-stop
29h 45mJNB-LOS
R13 982
24/11Sun
multi-stopAir Côte d’Ivoire
14h 05mLOS-JNB
14/12Sat
multi-stopAir Côte d’Ivoire
14h 40mJNB-LOS
R17 549
22/11Fri
multi-stopEthiopian Air
13h 15mLOS-JNB
28/11Thu
multi-stopEthiopian Air
18h 00mJNB-LOS
R18 811
25/11Mon
multi-stopTAAG
12h 10mLOS-JNB
17/12Tue
multi-stopTAAG
21h 00mJNB-LOS
R19 405
25/11Mon
multi-stopTAAG
12h 10mLOS-JNB
23/12Mon
multi-stopTAAG
21h 10mJNB-LOS
R20 613
23/11Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
13h 15mLOS-JNB
30/11Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
32h 40mJNB-LOS
R20 775
22/11Fri
directSouth African
5h 55mLOS-JNB
28/11Thu
directSouth African
6h 10mJNB-LOS
R23 261
21/11Thu
directSouth African
5h 55mLOS-JNB
24/11Sun
directSouth African
6h 10mJNB-LOS
R23 640

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