R6 660 Find Cheap Flights from China to Johannesburg

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Cheap Flights from China to OR Tambo

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

Sun, Nov 30 - Sun, Dec 7
China Eastern Logo
7:00 - 8:20PEK-JNB
31h 20m2 stops
China Eastern Logo
9:50 - 18:00JNB-PEK
26h 10m2 stops
R12 349China Eastern
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Tue, Dec 2 - Tue, Dec 9
China Eastern Logo
8:30 - 8:20PEK-JNB
29h 50m2 stops
China Eastern Logo
9:50 - 18:00JNB-PEK
26h 10m2 stops
R12 453China Eastern
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Mon, Dec 1 - Tue, Dec 9
Ethiopian Air Logo
0:10 - 20:10PEK-JNB
26h 00m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 17:10JNB-PEK
20h 40m1 stop
R13 685Ethiopian Air
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Thu, Oct 30 - Mon, Nov 3
Cathay Pacific Logo
22:30 - 7:25SHA-JNB
38h 55m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:20 - 12:20JNB-SHA
19h 00m1 stop
R13 841Cathay Pacific
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Fri, Feb 6 - Wed, Feb 25
Ethiopian Air Logo
0:20 - 3:55PVG-JNB
33h 35m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:20 - 16:15JNB-PVG
25h 55m1 stop
R14 604Ethiopian Air
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Sat, Dec 20 - Wed, Jan 7
Air China Logo
15:40 - 7:40CAN-JNB
46h 00m2 stops
Air China Logo
10:10 - 0:45JNB-CAN
32h 35m2 stops
R14 899Air China
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Wed, Nov 5 - Wed, Nov 12
Air China Logo
19:40 - 7:40CAN-JNB
42h 00m2 stops
Air China Logo
10:10 - 21:25JNB-CAN
29h 15m2 stops
R14 968Air China
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Sun, Nov 30 - Sun, Dec 7
Cathay Pacific Logo
16:45 - 7:25PEK-JNB
20h 40m1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:00 - 18:15JNB-PEK
25h 15m1 stop
R15 437Cathay Pacific
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Tue, Nov 4 - Fri, Nov 7
Singapore Airlines Logo
10:45 - 18:35CAN-JNB
37h 50m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
19:55 - 9:30JNB-CAN
31h 35m1 stop
R17 397Singapore Airlines
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Tue, Nov 4 - Fri, Nov 7
Singapore Airlines Logo
10:45 - 18:35CAN-JNB
37h 50m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
19:55 - 9:30JNB-CAN
31h 35m1 stop
R17 414Singapore Airlines
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PEK-JNB
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SZX-JNB
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Cheapest return fare
R12 349
China Eastern
Sun 30/11Sun 7/12
PEK - JNB • 2 stops
Cheapest direct flights
R78 189
Typical prices: R15 159-R17 535
Air China
Sun 30/11Mon 15/12
SZX - JNB • Direct
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What is the cheapest flight to Johannesburg?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

If travelling to Johannesburg, the cheapest city to fly from in the last 3 days was Beijing, with flights as low as R6 660 one-way and R12 349 return. Flights from Shenzhen are the most searched and start at $198 for a return trip.

Good to know

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flightR6 660
Best time to beat the crowds (9% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 0% lower on average.
Flight from Beijing to Johannesburg

FAQs - booking Johannesburg flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Johannesburg?

    If travelling to Johannesburg, the cheapest city to fly from in the last 3 days was Beijing, with flights as low as R6 660 one-way and R12 349 return. Flights from Shenzhen are the most searched and start at $198 for a return trip.

  • 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 R26 605. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R14 774 and departed from Shenzhen Airport.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Johannesburg?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Johannesburg is Monday where tickets can be as cheap as R15 379. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Tuesday, where prices are R16 629 on average.

  • 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.

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

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is generally in the afternoon, when flights cost R15 150 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 R17 117.

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 Shenzhen R25 489
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Johannesburg flight deals.

Prefer to fly direct to Johannesburg OR Tambo?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop to Johannesburg OR Tambo.
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Direct departures

China to Johannesburg OR Tambo

Monday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +69 more

ANA, ASKY, +70 more

Tuesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +69 more

ANA, ASKY, +70 more

Wednesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +69 more

ANA, ASKY, +70 more

Thursday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +67 more

ANA, ASKY, +68 more

Friday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +70 more

ANA, ASKY, +71 more

Saturday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +67 more

ANA, ASKY, +68 more

Sunday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +69 more

ANA, ASKY, +70 more

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Direct returns

Johannesburg OR Tambo to China

Monday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +69 more

ANA, ASKY, +70 more

Tuesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +69 more

ANA, ASKY, +70 more

Wednesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +69 more

ANA, ASKY, +70 more

Thursday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +67 more

ANA, ASKY, +68 more

Friday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +70 more

ANA, ASKY, +71 more

Saturday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +67 more

ANA, ASKY, +68 more

Sunday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +69 more

ANA, ASKY, +70 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from China 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 China to Johannesburg. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3375 reviews
8,0Comfort
8,2Entertainment
8,1Boarding
7,9Food
8,3Crew
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We loved flying with Emirates in business class, the staff were fabulous, going above & beyond

10,0 ExcellentSue, Jul 2025MAN - DXB
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We loved flying with Emirates in business class, the staff were fabulous, going above & beyond

The flight from Beijing to Dubai was good. The flight from Dubai to Barcelona was excellent because of the staff on board.

The queue for checking for economy passengers was enormous! Only one desk open for economy faith s queue a mile long, whilst business and first class desks empty and unemployed. Will seriously consider changing to another next trip. Disappointed customer.

Over - amazing. The aircraft is somewhat old on this route.

Everything was great but the food portions and quality was awful

The best ever, friendly and attentive cabin crew, amazing captains who utilised their expertise for less turbulence, just overall amazing

Everything I was good except food quality is very poor

Overall I was quite pleased with the experience; the cleanliness; the polite and attentiveness of the cabin crew; and the delicious food options.

The boarding process was smooth and the stewardesses were nice. Some delays with drinks at the end of the flight, but no issues.

Poor flight aircraft very old Crew was friendly 1 person though

I was in a middle seat where I felt a bit too cramped otherwise the trip was good

Airline should consider adding a small meal at the last leg of the flight, right now there is 7 hours of no meal break.

Good service and food. For buying items on flight should be preordered as they don’t keep much stock on board.

We were not given option for meals since they ran out of the other option but good thing the remaining options tasted great.

Both the staff at check-in counter and on board were pleasant and helpful. My chicken and mashed potato was good, sauce was tasty, but the zucchini, carrot n other accompanying vegetables were over-cooked a little. (I understand the meal has to be prepared earlier). Yet I would fly on Singapore Airlines again and recommend it to family and friends.

Loved the airline with the exception of their carry on limitations. They enforce a strict 7 kilo limit for carry on baggage which is ridiculous. We traveled from SFO to SIN with carry on with no difficulty yet when we checked in Delhi they forced us to check the carry on bags. The weight of our carry on bags were 11 and 12 kilos and while they exceeded the limitations set by Singapore Airlines they were well under weight limitations set by may other carriers. Interestingly my wife and I were each allowed two 22 KG bags to check in addition to the 7 kg carry on for a total weight of 102 KG's. Our total weight with the one bag we planned to check and our two carry ons was 46 kgs.

Crew and service was excellent, but passengers should be offered a welcome drink before take off which did not happen. Food was very good. Unfortunately the lie-flat bed in business class was one of the most uncomfortable I have experienced. The configuration forces you to sleep with your legs at an angle instead of in a straight line, plus there is very little padding on the bed so it wasn't possible to sleep for more than 2-3 hours on an 18 hour flight. For what the airlines charges for a business class ticket their hard product leaves a lot to be desired.

Delayed 1hour due to storm still didn't get window seat for third flight despite paying £240 extra to book them

It was very good experience on board to Sydney with SQ.

Flight from SFO did not include entertainment as it was not working the entire duration of the flight. Was informed that there would be a $350 voucher for the inconvenience. Uncertain how the voucher will be provided.

A lot of things Never flying with this airline again Had an emergency landing

The only problem was my connecting flight to Chiang Mai on Hong Kong express that I booked through Cathay Pacific was canceled and I was never told about it. I was rescheduled on a flight 10 hours later. Very long day at rgr airport in Hing Kong after a 13 hour flight but that's OK, I understand things change but I think I should have been told. I would have prepared myself for a long wait. Great flights all around though. Thank you

I was only given 2 meals, and my screen showed that there were 3 meals. Second meal was 1-2 hours late according to the screen.

Just want to do a little more clean up so does not smell like urine.

The economy seats are incredibly tight. A large percent of the traveling public will not fit. I will not fly Cathay again because of this. You are literally squeezing passengers for profit. The CEO should fly some economy flights.

it was a great experience as far as business class.. but I have had better meals and wine on other airlines.. that said.. the price was a great value for what I got in return.. crew made the difference.

Check in process at the kiosk, crew in flight and overall comfort was good. Food selection could have been better. Flight from Hong Kong to Los Angeles did not have any vegetarian main course option, it was either sea food or chicken. Being a vegetarian I could only eat yogurt and fruit. Most international flights have one vegetarian main course dish which I found missing in Cathay Pacific menu.

Paid a premium a have a shorter transit time in Hong Kong, but Cathay pacific rebooked me and ended up waiting for 10 hrs in Hong Hong airport.

Great. Efficient boarding process with the face recognition. Plenty of cabin space for luggage.

Entertainment for kids was good. Good was terrible, needs lots of work.

UA is ok. But check in was a very bad experience

I hate that you cannot check in online and when you are at the airport, there aren't any aisle seats left. Also, they could work a little on subtitles for their movies (not everyone is a native English speaker).

Nothing to complain of, the only reason I am not giving better marks is that I am used to flying with ANA and they are the top.

It's terrible that we can't do online check in because we didn't buy the tickets directly from Air china. It was not explained until I contacted Chatdeal and we could not sit together.

Communication between the captain/crew and the passengers needs to be improved.

Food and service are good. Bathroom was lack of lotions and cleaning. That should be improved.

Food & service very good next I will pick up again

Chinese flight attendants didn't speak english well. They didn't care enough to remember that I (east asian who isn't Chinese) wasn't Chinese and spoke English. Announcement in english on board was poor and I find it very difficult to understand what was announced. Also, a cabin bag allows only 5kg!

Everything was not satisfactory - the flight was delayed, staffs were ok but they didn't speak English well. I am from east Asia (not Chinese) and they didn't care enough to remember that I wasn't Chinese but persistently spoke chinese to me. The flight announcement in english wasn't clear to understand.

I wish I had been able to choose a vegetarian meal. Crew friendly and helpful. Seat was ok. All quite efficient and pleasant. Would recommend for inner China travel for sure.

Our first flight was delayed and when we got off that plane, nobody was really helping to direct us to the next gate. It was very frustrating. One staff simply said hurry, which wasn’t helpful. We had to go a long way to get to the next gate. Another issue on the plane itself was the bathrooms were disgusting and filthy and it didn’t seem like anybody was checking on them were cleaning them and it was a long flight. There was urine on the floor and they stunk. Also, the screen in front of my seat did not work, and I tried different headphones and still had no sound. You would think somehow those things are reviewed occasionally for working order.

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.

Good. Crew do seem to be less friendly- management are clearly limiting them or not empowering them as they used to.

The food was terrible and the seating was uncomfortable, but the airline did a great thing letting us board in Abbis Ababa on our connecting flight after our original flight was very delayed.

Delays delays making us miss or next connection to IAD hence having to stay additional 24 hrs in Addis Ababa

Food hardly ever changes Videos not often updated for often travel.

Lost suite case and pillow that’s used by senior and they didn’t leave it at the airport

I had a comfortable seat that makes my trip wonderful. I appreciate the Ethiopia crew, they were very helpful

The flight itself was fine. The exception is that my luggage was destroyed, and I filed a claim that I haven't heard from anyone.

United was best airlines I have seen since I got there choose united airlines

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