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Cheapest return fare
R8 511
Typical prices: R9 352-R11 282
Ethiopian Air
Fri 7/8Wed 12/8
JNB - BLZ • 2 stops
Cheapest direct flights
R10 177
Typical prices: R9 402-R11 282
Airlink
Tue 4/8Thu 6/8
JNB - BLZ • Direct
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Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to Blantyre (JNB-BLZ)

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

Fri, Aug 7 - Wed, Aug 12
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 8:40
JNB
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BLZ
18h 10m
2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
17:10 - 20:10
BLZ
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JNB
27h 00m
2 stops
R8 511Ethiopian Air
Tue, Sep 22 - Mon, Sep 28
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 8:40
JNB
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BLZ
18h 10m
2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
17:10 - 20:10
BLZ
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JNB
27h 00m
2 stops
R9 055Ethiopian Air
Tue, Aug 4 - Thu, Aug 6
Airlink Logo
11:15 - 13:35
JNB
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BLZ
2h 20mdirect
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14:10 - 16:35
BLZ
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JNB
2h 25mdirect
R10 177Airlink
Sun, Sep 20 - Mon, Sep 28
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11:15 - 13:35
JNB
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BLZ
2h 20mdirect
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14:10 - 16:35
BLZ
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JNB
2h 25mdirect
R10 194Airlink
Tue, Aug 11 - Wed, Aug 26
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:20 - 8:40
JNB
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BLZ
24h 20m
2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
17:10 - 13:25
BLZ
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JNB
20h 15m
2 stops
R10 210Ethiopian Air
Tue, Aug 11 - Wed, Aug 26
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11:15 - 13:35
JNB
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BLZ
2h 20mdirect
Airlink Logo
14:10 - 16:35
BLZ
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JNB
2h 25mdirect
R10 243Airlink
Fri, Aug 7 - Wed, Aug 12
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 8:40
JNB
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BLZ
18h 10m
2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
9:20 - 11:35
BLZ
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JNB
2h 15mdirect
R10 259Ethiopian Air
Wed, Oct 14 - Sat, Oct 24
Ethiopian Air Logo
22:50 - 8:40
JNB
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BLZ
33h 50m
2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
9:20 - 11:35
BLZ
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JNB
2h 15mdirect
R10 309Ethiopian Air
Wed, Oct 14 - Sat, Oct 24
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11:15 - 13:35
JNB
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BLZ
2h 20mdirect
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14:10 - 16:35
BLZ
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JNB
2h 25mdirect
R10 424Airlink
Mon, Sep 21 - Thu, Oct 1
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11:15 - 13:35
JNB
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BLZ
2h 20mdirect
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14:10 - 16:35
BLZ
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JNB
2h 25mdirect
R10 441Airlink
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KAYAK's insights & trends for OR Tambo to Blantyre flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from OR Tambo to Blantyre to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a return flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Blantyre?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Blantyre departing in August.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Johannesburg to Blantyre?

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

For Johannesburg to Blantyre, Friday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Monday is the most expensive. Flying from Blantyre back to Johannesburg, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Monday being the most expensive.

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

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 Blantyre, 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 Blantyre is January, where tickets cost R8 429 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R11 480 and R11 266 respectively.

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

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 Blantyre, 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 Blantyre, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 13% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

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Low season

April

Cheapest flight

R5 212
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% lower on average.
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When to book flights from OR Tambo to Blantyre

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from OR Tambo to Blantyre based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Johannesburg to Blantyre flights

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

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Blantyre was R5 212 for a one-way ticket and R8 511 for a return.

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

    Johannesburg and Blantyre are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Johannesburg from Johannesburg OR Tambo and will be arriving at Blantyre Chileka.

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

    The Boeing 737-800 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Johannesburg to Blantyre flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Johannesburg to Blantyre?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Johannesburg and Blantyre.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Johannesburg to Blantyre?

    There are direct flights from Johannesburg to Blantyre on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Johannesburg to Blantyre, Airlink or Ethiopian Air?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Johannesburg to Blantyre are Airlink and Ethiopian Air. With an average price for the route of R8 862 and an overall rating of 8,4, Airlink is the most popular choice. Ethiopian Air is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R10 110 and an overall rating of 7,2.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Johannesburg to Blantyre?

    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 Johannesburg to Blantyre.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Blantyre from 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 Johannesburg to Blantyre?

    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 Blantyre with an airline and back to Johannesburg with another airline.

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

    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 Blantyre from 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 Blantyre

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for R4 679 or less one-way and R8 234 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Johannesburg OR Tambo to Blantyre Chileka?

 
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 Blantyre Chileka.
Find which airlines fly direct from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Blantyre Chileka Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Johannesburg OR Tambo to Blantyre Chileka

Monday

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Tuesday

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Wednesday

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Thursday

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Friday

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Saturday

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Sunday

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

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Direct returns

Blantyre Chileka to Johannesburg OR Tambo

Monday

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Tuesday

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Wednesday

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Thursday

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Friday

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Saturday

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Sunday

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

Airlink,Ethiopian Air

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Reviews of the top airlines flying from OR Tambo to Blantyre

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Johannesburg to Blantyre. 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 Blantyre? 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.
8,4
AirlinkOverall score based on 91 reviews
8,1Boarding
8,2Comfort
8,0Food
6,4Entertainment
8,9Crew
Airline reviews

Flight cancelled by Seuss air and all onward flights missed

2,0 MediocreAnonymous, Jul 2026
JNB - LUN
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Flight cancelled by Seuss air and all onward flights missed

This is a quick flight from JoBerg to Livingstone. The small meal was very good, surprisingly, not a sandwich but a nice little chicken salad. Easy breezy flight if you travel long distance a lot. There is no entertainment and none needed for this short flight

Loved the in flight meal! Surprisingly good.! Staff on board were all friendly and professional! Book as far ahead as possible! Get your seat selection locked in ASAP

Far better than last return flight we had when the flight was delayed due to technical error and we missed our connection flight with no initial support from Airlink. This time thankfully all went well and will use again.

This was an excellent flight with great crew and a full complement service including a sandwich, a drink from the bar, tea, coffee or water with the meal and then a further bar service.

I can't understand how the priority boarding queue has so many people standing in it. I was travelling business class and arrived 40 minutes before boarding time and there we about 25 people in the queue ahead of me?

Delayed boarding... we were kept standing in the bus for too long... the bus was packed and smelling people!!! As if it's not enough,when we finally came off the bus, we had to wait again standing in the sun waiting to board..

Just an short flight. So it was great. Airlink is pretty good😀

Easy short flight from Johannesburg to Harare. Boarding was slow, flight attendants were friendly. They did a meal service on this short flight, including wine, which was pretty cool.

Flight was moved forward by 2 hours with 3 days notice. This meant I could not connect from flight from Johannesburg. So did not take the flight and drove to Kasane. Will never use Air Botswana unless absolutely necessary. Mark

The following is a review for a flight from Johannesburg to Washington, DC with a connection at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and refueling landing at Rome, Italy. The flight was provided by Ethiopian Airlines. There were two of us: me and my wife on this flight. Everything was on time. Enough legroom between the seats, I was able to stretch my legs and sleep for at least some time during the 14 hour second flight (19 hours in total for both flights). Very decent meals that included two lunches and one breakfast on the flight from Addis Ababa to Washington and one lunch on the flight from Johannesburg to Addis Ababa. The lunch choices were beef, chicken and fish, I think the vegetarian option was available as well, accompanied with beans. The breakfast was a choice between egg and pancake, accompanied with a fruit salad. The egg breakfast was awesome, it came with a scrambled egg and a sausage. However, my wife mentioned unusual taste of the pancake breakfast meal, by all means those were not pancakes. What wasn't good: Externally initiated commercials on the infosystem screens, you couldn't turn the screen off. These commercials were accompanied by loud and annoying music, transmitted through the entire cabin. Obviously, there was no escape from this music as well. Additional moment: on the flight from Addis Ababa to Washington, DC, we landed at Rome for refueling. This was totally fine and it was in the flight itinerary. But, the flight attendant asked me to straighten the seat while we were at the steady position during the refueling. I can't rationalize this order except that some people just like to be a boss of some kind. Keeping the light lit in the economy cabin while keeping it dimmed in the first class also didn't improve my and my wife's feelings. Overall, the services were very good and the flight, despite its longevity, went on very smoothly.

I will fly this going forward especially for ORD to EBB and the reverse.

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .

Good was great, but no vegetarian option: only beef or chicken. In business class please add a vegetarian option. Thanks

The experience was amazing! Many thanks to the pilot who informed us that we were passing mt Kilimanjaro and we had the chance to see it !

My entertainment screen wasn't working and they couldn't fix it.

It is just ok, the sits are very uncomfortable, the temperature too low and there weren’t blankets. The food is mediocre and there are no screens to watch movies.

Same but worse than international. The inter African flights are worse.

I've never been served three bread courses in a single meal before. Was really impressed by the novelty of that.

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