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R6 344 Find Cheap Flights from Riyadh to Johannesburg

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Cheap Flight Deals from Riyadh to Johannesburg (RUH-JNB)

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

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KAYAK's recommended return flight deals from the most popular airlines that fly from Riyadh to OR Tambo.
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Egyptair Logo
21:55 - 7:10RUH-JNB
34h 15m1 stop
Egyptair Logo
21:45 - 12:00JNB-RUH
13h 15m1 stop
R9 412Egyptair
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금, 5월 9 - 수, 5월 14
Egyptair Logo
21:55 - 7:10RUH-JNB
34h 15m1 stop
Egyptair Logo
21:45 - 12:00JNB-RUH
13h 15m1 stop
R10 184Egyptair
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수, 5월 7 - 수, 5월 14
Etihad Airways Logo
10:15 - 8:20RUH-JNB
23h 05m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 8:45JNB-RUH
21h 55m1 stop
R10 541Etihad Airways
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화, 6월 10 - 월, 6월 16
Ethiopian Air Logo
3:40 - 13:05RUH-JNB
10h 25m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 2:10JNB-RUH
10h 40m1 stop
R10 937Ethiopian Air
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목, 6월 5 - 화, 6월 10
Ethiopian Air Logo
3:40 - 13:05RUH-JNB
10h 25m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 2:10JNB-RUH
10h 40m1 stop
R10 974Ethiopian Air
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목, 5월 8 - 월, 6월 2
Etihad Airways Logo
16:45 - 8:20RUH-JNB
16h 35m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 21:30JNB-RUH
10h 40m1 stop
R11 313Etihad Airways
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일, 6월 8 - 금, 6월 20
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21:30 - 8:20RUH-JNB
35h 50m2 stops
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9:50 - 8:10JNB-RUH
21h 20m2 stops
R11 727
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수, 5월 7 - 수, 5월 14
Qatar Airways Logo
1:10 - 10:00RUH-JNB
33h 50m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
13:55 - 10:15JNB-RUH
19h 20m1 stop
R12 179Qatar Airways
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일, 5월 4 - 일, 5월 11
Qatar Airways Logo
21:40 - 16:10RUH-JNB
19h 30m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
13:55 - 3:30JNB-RUH
12h 35m1 stop
R12 235Qatar Airways
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토, 6월 7 - 화, 6월 17
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18:50 - 14:20RUH-JNB
20h 30m2 stops
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16:50 - 23:45JNB-RUH
29h 55m2 stops
R13 290
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토, 5월 3 - 토, 5월 10

KAYAK's insights & trends for Riyadh to OR Tambo flights

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Riyadh 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 from Riyadh to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is February, where tickets cost R11 332 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R15 661 and R15 398 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Riyadh 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 week.
To get a below average price on the flight from Riyadh to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, you should book around 6 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

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February

High season

June

Cheapest flight

R6 344
Best time to beat the crowds (15% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (1% more expensive on average)
Flight from Riyadh to Johannesburg

When to book flights from Riyadh to OR Tambo

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Riyadh to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport was R337 for a one-way ticket and R500 for a return.

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

    Riyadh airport is called Riyadh King Khaled Intl and the only airport in Johannesburg is Johannesburg OR Tambo.

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

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Riyadh to Johannesburg?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Riyadh and Johannesburg, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Riyadh to Johannesburg are Ethiopian Air and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of R13 552 and an overall rating of 7,2, Ethiopian Air is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R13 774 and an overall rating of 7,4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Riyadh 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 from Riyadh to Johannesburg.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Johannesburg from Riyadh 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 Riyadh 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 to Riyadh with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Riyadh 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 from Riyadh up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 4 airlines serving from Riyadh to OR Tambo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Riyadh to Johannesburg. 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 Riyadh 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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3201 reviews
8,0Comfort
7,8Food
8,1Boarding
8,2Entertainment
8,3Crew
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The best ever, friendly and attentive cabin crew, amazing captains who utilised their expertise for less turbulence, just overall amazing

10,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Mar 2025DXB - MIA
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The best ever, friendly and attentive cabin crew, amazing captains who utilised their expertise for less turbulence, just overall amazing

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

The plane was clean and well maintained the crew members were professionals and friendly and the food was good

Flight left on time. Bags came quickly. Crew was nice. But internet never worked and the food was awful.

Flight was delayed by and hour but were informed beforehand

Good food, real silverware, polite staff, smooth landing, charging plugs, good entertainment options.

Comfort and customer service from most if the crew was great. The crew reassigning passengers should consider the presence of infants when reassigning seats. Unfortunately a couple of oversized passengers were relocated next to us, making this segment a bit uncomfortable, as there was not only extra leg space required. I ended up swapping seats with my husband so our baby wouldn't be impacted. My husband travelled quite uncomfortable as the reassigned neighbour shoulder and arm ended up on my husband's seat

Emeritus is ***** Fly dubai is 0 we need better service for Fly Dubai

Very bad groud crew taking bags less than 7kg Bad food Old plane

On this flight, about the last 2 hours the captain kept the cabin too hot. It appeared like the ac was off.

The Achilles heel of the experience with Qatar Airways is the Doha Airport, especially for travellers arriving into Doha and not transiting. This airport suffers from being ambitiously big and the immigration into Qatar being overly time taking. At the end of my particular flight in which my travel was ending in Doha, the plane parked at a very remote terminal, from where it took me 30 minutes to arrive just at the immigration counter, with fast paced walking and the time on a train inside the airport. Then, at the immigration counter it takes up to a minute or more to process each tourist visitor,due to time taking face and finger scanning processes and langugage barriers if there are questions or information to be exchanged verbally with the officers. If several planes have landed at the same time, it is not unusual that one has to wait 45 to 60 minutes in the immigration queue. In short, the frustration of arriving at Doha takes away all positive vibe of the airline, as the airline and the airport are heavily intertwined and are marketed together.

Liked some flight attendants. 1 was rude I'll not say her name I don't want to get her jn trouble on my flight back to Dallas from Doha. Very rude to some races of people clearly. She needs a better attitude and bedside manners. Asking her questions and she responds "WHAT" twice rudely like I was bothering her and "is it going to be cranberry or mango juice with an attitude".

The American/Hollywood movies in the entertainment system lack english subtitles, they tend to have only arabic subtitles. Coupled with the low quality airplane earphones and cabin noise, it sometimes is difficult to follow the movie dialogues.

They didn't board by zones and it was a free for all. The 16 hour flight was the most excruciating experience of my life and the seats were TINY... with no leg space and my feet were swollen immediately. The food was so bad it was inedible.

Qatar Airways did a very good job. Flights were slightly delayed with boarding but pilots made up time by arrival. The food was OK, no better or worse than other airlines. Although it would be nice to have three meals during 16 hours flight instead of two.

The space was tight, hardly any leg room and the crew surprisingly were busy and did not take the time to attend to passengers, felt rushed. There was a delay for check in since the systems were down the airport staffs were accommodating

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

There was not enough food for everybody. Some dishes were missing.

riding in first class, you don't expect every time you order your dinner or breakfast that the first thing the stewardess says is Let me see if we have any left. Also, the food selection was not great: 3 of 4 entrees had mushrooms and I dont eat mushrooms, the 4th item was 'let me see if we have any left' and this was within 30 mins of entering the flight! Same experience level, it didn't feel first class this round.

Was downgraded from business to economy due to a faulty seat in business class. However when I boarded the plane there were no less than 5 free business class seats. Will never fly Qatar Airways again

Horrible. After paying for seats, I was cramped, my daughters legs kept hitting the seat in front, I had no overhead bin space and no help from stewards on board, the food was served cold, when asked for snacks was told to wait and never received any, the flight was cold with no temperature controls. Entertainment was outdated. I booked this through partnership with American Airlines but will avoid in the future.

Used to Etihad employees are very rude and unprofessional but now better than before over all is okay now

The staff were wonderful but the seats weren't very comfortable for a bigger guy like me.

Bad. Flight was very uncomfortable with narrow and shallow seats, very little food and water. I will not fly etihad again.

Needs better seat for business class. My seat was falling apart. Also no WiFi on that flight

Good. The food was very bad. Except for the chicken rice, rest of the dish went to trash.

In never flown this flight, because my flight coning from Barcelona was delayed.

I did not have a good experience in both flights of Etihad. First of all, when I was booking the flight, there were two options. The first option was a cheaper flight with longer layover (9 hrs), or a more expensive flight with shorter layover (2 hrs). I booked the expensive flight with shorter layover because I wanted a more comfortable trip. A few days before the trip, Etihad informed me that the departure time of my first flight will change 7 hours earlier, leading to an 9 hour layover, without giving me another option nor reimbursing me for the extra cost. They didn’t even send me an apologetic email for this change. Regarding the flight experience, I would rate it as mediocre. This is mostly because the pilots of both flights did their best to give us the worst approach to airports that I have ever experienced. In the case of the first flight they had to aboard the landing and took off again right before touching the landing strip. The captain said that it was due to wind conditions but the second time the pilot followed the same direction as the first time to land the plane.

Etihad flight sector is a local . .give the same quality upto destination

Liked leg room Disliked unable to book to sit with my family on same flight without paying extra

No Asian Vegetarian food was available on this sector but only fish and chicken and pasta were offered.

It was very bad experience with Ethiopian airlines . The flight was delayed in both ways . On the way coming back one of the crews dropped hot coffee on my whole body and other crew dropped used dirty glasses on top of me . The same crew that dropped hot coffee on me hit me with the food trolley on my knee while I was sleeping . I couldn’t sit properly due to the pain on my knee caused by those irresponsible crews . Very unprofessional airlines

Needs improvement because some of the tvs and charging ports weren’t working

The plane was overbooked and the crew was very rude. My luggage was never put on the plane. I got to NY and waited 2 hours just to find out that my luggage was left.

My experience was great. The flight attendants were very helpful and nice, and the food was very good.

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

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

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

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