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Cheap Flights from OR Tambo to Amsterdam (JNB-AMS)

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

Sun, Nov 23 - Sun, Nov 30
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10:10 - 8:00JNB-AMS
22h 50m2 stops
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7:05 - 9:30AMS-JNB
25h 25m2 stops
R11 399Multiple Airlines
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Tue, Oct 28 - Sat, Nov 1
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19:45 - 16:45JNB-AMS
22h 00m2 stops
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13:40 - 7:05AMS-JNB
16h 25m1 stop
R11 434Multiple Airlines
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Fri, Nov 28 - Mon, Dec 1
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22:00 - 13:45JNB-AMS
16h 45m1 stop
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19:35 - 10:25AMS-JNB
13h 50m1 stop
R11 451British Airways
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Wed, Nov 26 - Wed, Dec 3
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22:00 - 16:20JNB-AMS
19h 20m1 stop
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11:30 - 7:35AMS-JNB
19h 05m1 stop
R11 486British Airways
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Fri, Nov 28 - Sun, Dec 7
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22:00 - 20:20JNB-AMS
23h 20m1 stop
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7:05 - 10:25AMS-JNB
26h 20m1 stop
R11 503British Airways
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Tue, Nov 18 - Tue, Nov 25
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23:59 - 10:10JNB-AMS
11h 11mdirect
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10:10 - 22:05AMS-JNB
10h 55mdirect
R11 659KLM
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Thu, Nov 6 - Tue, Nov 25
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23:59 - 10:10JNB-AMS
11h 11mdirect
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10:10 - 22:05AMS-JNB
10h 55mdirect
R11 884KLM
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Thu, Dec 4 - Fri, Jan 9
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10:10 - 22:50JNB-AMS
13h 40m1 stop
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10:45 - 15:35AMS-JNB
27h 50m2 stops
R11 936Lufthansa
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Thu, Feb 12 - Fri, Feb 20
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10:10 - 22:50JNB-AMS
13h 40m1 stop
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13:40 - 15:35AMS-JNB
24h 55m2 stops
R11 988Lufthansa
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Fri, Dec 5 - Tue, Jan 27
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20:15 - 14:25JNB-AMS
19h 10m1 stop
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10:40 - 10:30AMS-JNB
22h 50m1 stop
R12 179SWISS
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Cheapest • from R11 451 (return)
KLM
Best reviews • 7,7 score
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February
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Cheapest return fare
R11 399
Overall average: R12 872
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Cheapest direct flights
R11 659
Typical prices: R13 686-R16 388
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Tue 18/11Tue 25/11
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KAYAK's insights & trends for OR Tambo to Amsterdam flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from OR Tambo to Amsterdam 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 OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Amsterdam?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Amsterdam clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Amsterdam, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg, you’ll find the best rates on Mondays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Amsterdam, 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 Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Amsterdam is February, where tickets cost R12 352 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R16 111 and R15 747 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Amsterdam?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at R14 195 on average.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Amsterdam, 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 Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Amsterdam, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 5% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightR6 150
Best time to beat the crowds (8% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (7% more expensive on average)
Flight from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Amsterdam

When to book flights from OR Tambo to Amsterdam

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

  • What is the layout of Schipol Airport?

    Amsterdam Airport has a main passenger terminal with eight concourses with piers and several halls which are all connected. In the centre is Schiphol Plaza, which features a big shopping centre, the railway station and other amenities. Arrivals is onn the Ground level, with transport options, parking, restaurants, shops and hotels.

  • What is the cheapest way to get to Amsterdam city centre from the airport?

    The most affordable option is to go by rail. Schiphol Station is found just below the airport using the stairs, escalators or elevator in Schiphol Plaza. The trip to Amsterdam Central Station is about 14 to 17 minutes and a single fare is around €5 (R100,00). Even more affordable is the Amsterdam Travel Ticket, which also allows for transport around the city. A one-day ticket is around €17 (about R300,00) and a three-day ticket around €28 (about R500,00). The ticket allows for various modes of transport in the city, including trams, buses and the metro. Other options to get to the city centre include bus, a hotel shuttle or a taxi.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Amsterdam was R355 for a one-way ticket and R658 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Amsterdam?

    On your way to Amsterdam, you’ll fly out from Johannesburg OR Tambo. You’ll be landing at Amsterdam Schiphol.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Amsterdam?

    Lufthansa, South African, and SWISS offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Amsterdam flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Amsterdam?

    The Boeing 777-300ER is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Amsterdam flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Amsterdam?

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

  • On which days can I fly direct from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Amsterdam?

    There are direct flights from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Amsterdam on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Johannesburg to Amsterdam, KLM or British Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Johannesburg to Amsterdam are KLM and British Airways. With an average price for the route of R16 838 and an overall rating of 7,7, KLM is the most popular choice. British Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R13 834 and an overall rating of 6,7.

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

    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 OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Amsterdam.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Amsterdam from 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 from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Amsterdam?

    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 Amsterdam with an airline and back to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Amsterdam?

    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 Amsterdam from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Amsterdam

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for R12 103 or less one-way and R13 501 or less round-trip.
  • The cities of Johannesburg and Pretoria are served by OR Tambo International Airport, which is about a 30 minute drive from Johannesburg City Centre. Pretoria is about 50 kilometres from the airport. Always be prepared for heavy traffic en-route to the airport and plan to leave earlier.
  • Schipol Airport is Amsterdam’s ‘silent’ terminal, so there are far fewer announcements made for flights or passengers. This results in less noise pollution and helps passengers to focus on the important announcements.
  • Schipol Airport offers medical assistance at any time of the day or night. A First Aid Post at Airport Medical Services provides help if you don't feel well or need emergency care. The Medical Centre is located on Level 1 above Check-in Desk 16 in Departures 2, on the 2nd floor of Lounge 2 after Passport Control.

Prefer to fly direct from Johannesburg OR Tambo to Amsterdam Schiphol?

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

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Tuesday

KLM

KLM

Wednesday

KLM

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Thursday

KLM

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Friday

KLM

KLM

Saturday

KLM

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Sunday

KLM

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Direct returns

Amsterdam Schiphol to Johannesburg OR Tambo

Monday

KLM

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KLM

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Thursday

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Friday

KLM

KLM

Saturday

KLM

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from OR Tambo to Amsterdam

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Johannesburg to Amsterdam. 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 OR Tambo to Amsterdam? 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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KLMOverall score based on 1402 reviews
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At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

2,0 MediocreElizabeth, Oct 2025CDG - AMS
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At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

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.

Over 1 Hr delay. No APU so no AC on ground. Plane was hot during boarding and then they closed the doors over 20 minutes before engine start so interior of plane was steamy hot and stuffy. Could have been helped by opening doors until ready to depart.

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.

Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

Short flight so it was okay. Nice crew, all very pleasant and professional. We were near the back in row 27 so just as we got our drinks, we started our descent so had to drink very quickly!

The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

Everything was fairly easy just hard when you get to Heathrow not know your Gate number until an hour before but otherwise really everything great. Did not get my texts in time though to do me any good but that is why I still like everything the old fashioned way and print everything out.

Food used to be better and comfort was not attainable after 5 hours everything starts hurting.

Horrible flight. First delay in boarding of approximately 30 minutes. While in the plane, the flight attendants huddle and we get an announcement that the crew's legal time was exceeded, that they don't have replacement crew and that they will need to cancel the flight. One would think that they would know that their time was to be exceeded BEFORE boarding. Took for ever to deplane. Then we were told that flight would not be cancelled but gave us a departure time of 21.15, which of course was not fulfilled. Arrived in Valencia, luggage took 30 minutes to arrive. Absolutely unacceptable

The flight did not take place because the flight was canceled and I still have not received a refund for the flight.

At the boarding gate, passengers were offered the option of checking in their carry-on luggage, as the plane was full. However, they failed to specify that they would not be dropping it off at the exit. Instead, everyone had to wait over 30 minutes at the airport carousel, and to everyone's surprise, not even the carry-on luggage, but the checked luggage, was the first to arrive. An hour later, we finally collected our bags. Lesson learned: I will never check my carry-on luggage with Swiss Air / Helvetic Airways again.

The plan was delayed for takeoff by an hour, but we ended up making the landing on time which was a nice surprise.

The food was good. Most the staff was pleasant. The flight would be drastically improved with WiFi on a long international flight.

The meal was wonderful and strawberry ice cream was a plus.

Clean, efficient and quick response time when we missed our connecting flight.

The flight was generally good but was delayed departure meant a very late arrival for a connecting flight.

For a long haul flight, the seats were too narrow. Paid for extra legroom but wish I could have paid for width! I was pressed against another person for the whole donation of the flight.

Delayed flight made my day very long, but other than that KQ got me to my destination in good shape.

The nice treatment and lovely pilots who accepted my son inside for a photo.So lovely of them

Got delayed for over 24 hours. Fight was cancelled. Was put up at a nice hotel whose kitchen was unfortunately not prepared for the sudden influx of guests The headphone jacks on the seat were loose and sound kept getting dropped over the headphones. Food was good though. Certain items (Amarula) were not available for purchase over the on-plane duty free. Had been told i would pick my luggage at my final destination*wrong* had to pick it up in JFK and recheck it and then got charged for it**** too tired to argue with the Delta staff on the issue.... after a 15 hr flight.

This one is not bad even it is late, but they apologize and every time they announced the update.

I’m very disappointed for this trip and I will never travel again in this airline. In addition, I don’t recommend to any human being to travel to Kenya Airways. They keep me at Nairobi for 4 days without care. I was at Nairobi from 6 a.m Morning up to 10 a:m Thursday. For that reason, I have trouble for my work and may be I will lose my job. During for those 4 days I didn’t have my medicine, I didn’t have clothes to change because all my clothes were in my checked bags. On Thursday, when I got flight, they don’t even apologize for all consequences I had. During for those 4 days, I learned many things for this airline. It is their system to treat passengers like this because they had hundreds or thousands passengers around Nairobi waiting for their flights after their original flights cancelled. If I lose my job, I planned to file claim to the airline. This is not airline to travel with.

They weight duty free goods at check in and count the weight as carry on luggage. Results : for 4 bottles I had to opay $150. rip off. Be careful to avoid any duty free shopping at Dubai airport

The boarding was fast, the food was great; however, the seats & leg space were tight.

I enjoyed my flight I arrived safe with all my luggage

No complaints just improve on the food service. Provide enough dinner. People are complaining about that.

Flight was a little late. The crew was courteous, food ok

Excellent once on board. Security staff at Johannesburg rude and aggressive.

No leg room! Either too hot or cold with these guys!

Both flights were delayed and we missed our connection. Our second flight was delayed 3 times. I have always had great service and never any problems with my flights on Lufthansa. My last two flights were, unfortunately, awful. I fly quite often to Germany and have had better luck with United than Lufthansa.

The Lufthansa app needs a whole revamp flight got delayed and it kept showing original time. Communicate better with you customers

I think it was a United A380 plane. The trip from Munich to Denver was about 12 hours and the preferred economy seat I paid $75 for was very cramped. The crew was nice but I was so uncomfortable and getting up to walk around didn’t really help. My legs were swollen for 4 days afterward. I would think on such a long trip the seats would have more room. I would have gone 1st class but it was 3-4 times more expensive. I won’t fly anywhere far away again. My last experience with Lufthansa was great to Italy and back, but this time I could swear everything was United and not good.

Actual flight was smooth but we were delayed 70 minutes. Were promised to make it up to us but were given no refreshments

Boarding was unorganised. The flight was very uncomfortable, the temperature was far too high. On requests to lower it nothing changed.

Liked nothing. Rude staff. Incompetent crew and workers. Wont fly with again

Waited on tarmac 30 min before take off everything else was fine

Seating and food was the worst we have experienced in 35 years of traveling for both personal and busines .

what would have been better would have been that my booking not been canceled by the system and had I been informed that the booking had been cancelled by the system I could have immediately rebooked and not found out that there was an issue when I was told by the system that I needed to book in. It would have also been good if either the booking agent or BA or anyone been in anyway useful. In the end I had to rebook a flight at an additional cost of $350. So no I'm not impressed by BA any of the other parties involved.

The seating has become ridiculous… like a contest to see how narrow and short they can be made- forcing anyone over 5’1 to pay more to not be twisting oneself into a pretzel. Really insane- would have thought BA was better than this. Frankly- it cancels out a lot of the positive aspects.

Terrible service especially for premium economy. Much more comfortable seats on other providers

Friendly hosts/hostesses; dinner was of acceptable, but mediocre standard

Flight was delayed for 2h. Announcements were poor and I was given 1 biscuit and a bottle of water as consolation. Not happy.

Crying baby the ENTIRE flight. Not your fault, but I paid 2700 for a premium economy ticket and it wasn't worth it. should have just stuck with coach. flight attendants very mediocre - minimal effort. Plane didn't seem very clean. Didn't have any cleansing wipes - most airlines give you this when you board. Flat screen scrolling didn't work. Toiletry case a joke - why bother at all?

The plane was known to be late in advance of takeoff. My guess is that it was known to be late at 11am or 5 hours before scheduled takeoff time. We were late to leave and with a wheelchair and the a cart, we only made it to gate. We raced! Inside plane, all was great

Bag drop in Jersey was very long. British Airways could have had more people available to check bags.

They’ve lost my bag and I have no way of really getting in touch with anyone and have received no updates.

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