R9 500 Find Cheap Flights from Canada to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg

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Cheapest return fare
R9 500
Overall average: R17 070
American Airlines
Thu 29/1Sun 15/2
YVR - JNB • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
R10 203
Overall average: R12 328
Multiple Airlines
Wed 4/2
YVR - JNB • 2 stops
When to travel
January
Cheapest • 17% price drop
December
Most popular
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Cheap Flights from Canada to OR Tambo

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Canada to OR Tambo 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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Recent return flight deals from Canada to OR Tambo

Thu, Jan 29 - Sun, Feb 15
American Airlines Logo
13:44 - 10:25
YVR
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JNB
58h 41m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
22:00 - 11:29
JNB
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YVR
47h 29m2 stops
R9 500American Airlines
Wed, Feb 4 - Wed, Feb 11
American Airlines Logo
13:44 - 10:25
YVR
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JNB
34h 41m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
19:35 - 21:21
JNB
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YVR
35h 46m2 stops
R9 581American Airlines
Tue, Feb 3 - Sun, Mar 1
British Airways Logo
21:25 - 7:35
YVR
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JNB
24h 10m1 stop
British Airways Logo
22:00 - 21:21
JNB
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YVR
33h 21m2 stops
R9 892British Airways
Tue, Feb 3 - Sun, Mar 1
British Airways Logo
21:25 - 7:35
YVR
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JNB
24h 10m1 stop
British Airways Logo
19:35 - 21:21
JNB
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YVR
35h 46m2 stops
R9 908British Airways
Thu, Jan 22 - Mon, Jan 26
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:20 - 13:05
YYZ
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JNB
19h 45m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 8:05
JNB
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YYZ
24h 35m2 stops
R13 832Ethiopian Air
Thu, Jan 22 - Mon, Jan 26
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:20 - 13:05
YYZ
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JNB
19h 45m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 8:05
JNB
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YYZ
24h 35m2 stops
R13 865Ethiopian Air
Sun, Feb 8 - Mon, Feb 23
KLM Logo
17:45 - 22:05
YOW
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JNB
45h 20m2 stops
KLM Logo
19:20 - 15:10
JNB
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YOW
26h 50m1 stop
R16 007KLM
Sun, Feb 8 - Mon, Feb 23
KLM Logo
17:20 - 12:10
YOW
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JNB
35h 50m1 stop
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19:20 - 15:10
JNB
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YOW
26h 50m1 stop
R16 203KLM
Fri, Jan 23 - Tue, Jan 27
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17:55 - 18:35
YOW
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JNB
17h 40m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
15:05 - 14:27
JNB
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YOW
30h 22m2 stops
R16 530United Airlines
Fri, Jan 23 - Tue, Jan 27
United Airlines Logo
15:10 - 18:35
YOW
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JNB
20h 25m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
15:05 - 14:27
JNB
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YOW
30h 22m2 stops
R16 547United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to OR Tambo

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 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 R16 645 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets from Canada is R31 769 and R28 433 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is January with an average price of R15 304.

How far in advance should I book a flight 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 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, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 51 days before departure.

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Low seasonMay
Cheapest flightR9 500
Best time to beat the crowds (6% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (26% more expensive on average)
Flight from Vancouver to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg

FAQs - booking OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg flights

  • What hotels are near O. R. Tambo International Airport?

    The City Lodge Hotel is a casual choice that is located directly on the grounds of O. R. Tambo International Airport and is less than a 5-minute walk from the busy Ortia train station. The Southern Sun O.R is a 4-star hotel that is just a 3-minute drive from the airport and 7 kilometers from the popular East Rand Mall.

  • What is the best way to travel from O. R. Tambo International Airport to downtown Johannesburg?

    If you have lots of luggage, the easiest way to travel from O. R. Tambo International Airport to downtown Johannesburg is by taking a rental car or taxi, which will take approximately 30 minutes depending on traffic. If you instead opt to use public transportation, such as the local bus, the trip will take 35 to 40 minutes.

  • Does O. R. Tambo International Airport have an observation deck?

    If you enjoy watching flights take off or come in for landing, make sure to stop by one of the observation decks in O. R. Tambo International Airport. They are located in Terminal B and the International Terminal and can be accessed for free by all travelers.

  • Where can I shower at O. R. Tambo International Airport?

    Hoping to freshen up once your flight finally reaches O.R. Tambo International Airport? The Bidvest, Ses’fikile and Shongololo Lounges all have private showers that can be used by guests. To access these showers, simply purchase an access pass for one of the lounges.

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

    The distance between Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport and the city centre of Johannesburg is 21 km.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to OR Tambo Airport, 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 OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to OR Tambo Airport, 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 OR Tambo Airport, 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 OR Tambo Airport, 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 OR Tambo Airport, 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 OR Tambo Airport, 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 1 085 direct flights from within Canada to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg flight deals.
  • As Canada is quite far from South Africa, it is not possible to find direct flights to Johannesburg. However, if you would like to make sure your trip is as short as possible, book your trip with either Delta Airlines or Air France, as these companies often service flights to Johannesburg with only one layover.
  • If you need to connect your cell phone or computer to WiFi after you have landed at O. R. Tambo International Airport, simply look for the “Airports Free” network. Each device is given either 4 hours or 1 GB of browsing for free, and additional internet time can be purchased if needed.
  • Hoping to do some shopping after your flight to Johannesburg has landed? Browse through the many different stores in the duty-free mall, located in O. R. Tambo International Airport. These shops offer a variety of goods including liquor, cosmetics, clothing and local products like food and art.
  • To store some of your luggage or personal items, head to the basement level of the International Terminal of O. R. Tambo International Airport. The baggage storage desk can take as many items as you wish to store, and prices vary depending on size, weight and the length of time that you would like to store them for.
  • For those that would like to decompress after a long day of travelling, pay a visit to Letsema, a beauty center located in Terminal B of O. R. Tambo International Airport. Letsema offers a variety of services, including massages and manicures, making it a convenient place to relax after being cooped up in a plane for so long.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Canada 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 Canada 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.
7,7
KLMOverall score based on 1434 reviews
7,6Comfort
7,1Entertainment
7,2Food
8,4Crew
7,8Boarding
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I’m grateful for the KLM Air France shuttle bus service to Ottawa. However due to construction and other issues related to the chaotic Uber pickup system at YUL, it’s a challenge to find the Kelios bus service to Ottawa. The signs are not clear or even available. No staff to guide passengers. It’s a stressful experience.

4,0 OkayShereen, Dec 2025
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I’m grateful for the KLM Air France shuttle bus service to Ottawa. However due to construction and other issues related to the chaotic Uber pickup system at YUL, it’s a challenge to find the Kelios bus service to Ottawa. The signs are not clear or even available. No staff to guide passengers. It’s a stressful experience.

Flight was on time, staff are friendly and helpful onboard.

Terrible last row seats many seats available but no offer to move to better seat

Delay on my previous leg, had to run to catch my flight. But that happens. Overall ok.

Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

Couldn’t get boarding pass in SLC even with help from a redcoat, so had to find a desk in AMS to get boarding pass. Technical problems so not sure why. Very inconvenient. The KLM app is not as user friendly as most apps. Also had to wait almost an hour on the tarmac for a fuel truck, which caused us to miss a connecting bus in LUX.

The immigration hall in Amsterdam was understaffed, so passport checking was slower than it should be for a major airport. They need to get the automatic readers up and running for non EU passport holders. Waiting in line after a long flight feels a bit abusive.

First of all we couldn’t check in online, then we learn at the airport we were on stand by for KLM’s mistake of overbooking. The seats were not comfy at all. Our luggage got lost.

KLM remains a quality flag carrier airline which maintains its standards whilst all their competitors are lowering theirs.

The Sears in the 800s are not too good perfect Airbus why cant the new 737 fix that

Quick and seamless boarding. No entertainment but fast Starlink wifi for this short trip and the staff was really friendly.

I dread trans-Pacific flights. They are very long. This was my first time on Universal, and it was my best crossing ever. The staff were professional, the hospitality was great, and the food was delicious. The entertainment system filled the long flight hours. I will seek out Universal flights from now onwards. 🙂

The food quality sucks. One must starve if they do not eat flesh Or wheat based products Some variety would be expected. The trivial amount of snacks and or food is inhumane

We Left Calgary 1/2 hour late and that made for a tight connection in Denver. After arriving everything was done to help us make our connection. That was a great effort. Thank You United

Efficient all round, very good crew. Short flight so the food, of course, was just snacks

Overall, it was good. I was seating next to a wonderful lady and did not notice how time flew. Thanks

My flight was delayed about 1 1/2 hours in Chicago, but other then that it was a good flight.

The experience was great, the crew was very polite and hospitable. I will definitely make if my go to airlines.

It was all good flight was on time, service was good I enjoyed a few movies and everything was smooth

The pilot greased the landing and the crew was fantastic.

Baggage handling poor. Second time this has happened. My bag went to San Francisco instead of Fiji. No apology. Luckily Nadi airport staff are fantastic. My bag arrived in Fiji the next day.

We are too tired and frustrated to comment politely at this point

We had 3 flights. 1 & 2 were on the same plane but we had to de-board just to re-board 30 mins later. That may have been due to a crew change though. Our 3rd flight had a couple “maintenance” issues that held us up. They were quickly resolved but it took forever for someone to bring the paperwork needed so we could leave. Apparently there was a computer glitch so a driver had to bring a physical copy. It delayed us about 1 1/2 hrs. The flights themselves were smooth & no problems. For boarding, I don’t know why they don’t start with the back of the plane & move forward. It would eliminate the back up from people trying to find their seats & put their bags in the overhead bins. Unless you’re on an overseas flight, there is no food, you get a beverage & either a small bag of pretzels or a biscuit cookie. Take your own food or snacks of you want something more.

The flight was on time and crew were nice, seats were tight and there was entertainment available

The AA staff person who checked our bags was curt and almost rude. The FA also seemed unhappy doing her job. Overall it was like riding the school bus back in grade school.

Good service, friendly staff. Food was average for airlines and the seats were small.

Worst flight ever. I was suppose to have a 3 1/2 hour layover in Chicago but got to the gate 4 minutes before boarding.

Was not able to watch most shows on the entertainment site. They would not load

On Wednesday, July 30 we were in mid flight from Manchester to Charlotte and we turned around because the right engine was malfunctioning. That was the last flight out of Manchester that night. I was rebooked for Thursday, which became a weather event Friday. There were no seats left on the flight from Manchester to Charlotte. Consequently I didn’t leave Manchester until Saturday morning and we flew to Chicago so to say the least my scheduled flight and return to Iowa was three days off and it messed with my business schedule. Consequently cash flow. I would like some sort of acknowledgment of this event.

The plane was old and the luggage racks above us were visibly shaking during turbulence. Water was dripping on our heads during landing. Our flight was over 2 hours late departing but we were not updated or told what to expect as the screen at the gate continued to read “on time”

Check in took over an hour because printer was not working. Attendant did not know how to give free layover Addis Ababa hotel vouchers or update frequent flyer number. After repeated attempts, got voucher emailed. However hotel wanted printed voucher hence more delay. Bus time from hotel back to airport was printed 4:50 hours, but hotel reception called at 3 pm saying bus will leave at 4 pm. Then hotel reception called again saying 4:15 pm. We rushed at 4:15 pm and bus was not ready until 4:40 pm. Many audio outlets were not working in planes.

I had a memorable experience. I dont have any comments at this time regarding waht could be better.

It is nice and great but the houstees crew are all the way back arguing with customers and behavior issues same of the crew i saw that also all the trips were very much butter!

The crew was not helping us in the airports ..Very bad experience..the washrooms are not meeting the expectations..need more good service... The hotel service was good but there is a very long wait time which wasted time to go through..

Need to do a lot of improvement on service and cleaness

They only gave us 30 minutes to make an international connecting flight. We didn’t make the connection but they did do a good job rebooking us despite the chaos. Our bags didn’t make it back and their process for customer support is pretty bad when it comes to luggage.

The Boeing 737 MAX on this route, flown in the middle of the night, is an UTTER FAILURE for business travellers. The whole point of business travel is to arrive alert and recover from travel quickly, and this little aeroplane with its quarter recline uncomfortable business seats does nothing for that. It’s a small step up from economy in that you have decent legroom, but that’s it. Absolute margin at the cost of the traveller.

POSITIVES The hostesses were mostly pleasant, NEGATIVES The full flight wifi was horrible, hardly able to use it. My charger port was not working which made me use my neighbour's port which resulted in an accident which ruined her flight. During dinner, meat ran out when the cart got to us forcing us to eat vegetarian which was not great. We watched everyone around us eating meat. My wifi did not transfer to the second leg of my trip as they promised as they changed the plane. I was thrown off the window seat I booked for the 2nd leg of my journey as they changed planes, all done at my expense. This was not a cheap flight ($2600) which i hurriedly had to book to attend my mother's funeral who passed away suddenly. I was honestly disappointed with the whole saga as I heard Ethiopian Airlines was one of Africa's best.

Checking in wasn't organized, too many so-called diplomats were jumping line while everyone was waiting in line. They should have their own line not to impede on other passengers that was also waiting to be served. We all paid money and there should be no discrimination because everyone's money should have the same value diplomat or not! If they want to give diplomats some special treatment then let them create their own check in desk and not treat other passengers some that are (elderly, some with children, pregnant women) making them stand longer in line than necessary just because people are jumping line 😡

Loved the boarding option from Business class lounge, experience on flight was excellent, plenty of good food choices

Staff except one has poor attitude. No cabin crew seen for several hours during the flight in business class. It felt like I was traveling in economy Drinks bad in business class Flight was late for no obvious reasen and I missed my flight to Miami I was put in a 3 star hotel in London although I was traveling in business class. Dinner was aweful at the hotel Overall very poor experience

Need thicker and wider blankets. Food was below standard especially in the fist leg.

Nice lounge but had a 5 hour layover which is a lot

Decrepit planes, poor business class layout designed to maximize revenue, no decent movie selection.

The airport experience at check-in, just to drop a bag, was horrible. The were two agents working, two watching. We stood in line for just short of one hour. I asked the agent if this were normal and he said, "Well, yes. Just two computer terminals." No apologies. BA needs to fix this ASAP. Meanwhile, I've moved BA to the very bottom of my booking list.

Poor all around experience. Sat at gate in Grand Rapids to Chicago for 2.5 hours. No food or water offered and no allowances to use restroom. Missed connecting flight to London and not offered any compensation including food or lodging. Not happy with AA, claims delay was weather related but no weather issues seen on radar. Take ownership for real reason behind delay which was actually the IT outage. Very disappointing and will not be recommending AA for domestic or international flights if this is the way that customers are treated.

Boarding was efficient and quick, crew was very attentive, seats were comfortable.

The crew was friendly and helpful. The food was terrible.

The staff were fantastic and couldn't have been more accomodating; however, the air-conditioning was broken in our section of the aircraft, leaving us feeling extremely cold and unwell on arrival in Johannesbury. The head sets were also faulty, causing difficulty when listening to announcements and entertainment.

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