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R12 139 Find cheap flights from Johannesburg to Dakar

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R12 139Kenya Airways
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Wed, Dec 18 - Fri, Dec 20
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10:40 - 8:15DSS-JNB
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Thu, Dec 19 - Fri, Dec 20
8:20 - 17:40JNB-DSS
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8:00 - 3:55DSS-JNB
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R15 498Ethiopian Air
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Sun, Nov 24 - Fri, Nov 29
4:00 - 16:10JNB-DSS
14h 10m1 stop
8:00 - 3:55DSS-JNB
17h 55m2 stops
R15 809Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Dec 18 - Fri, Dec 20
4:00 - 17:10JNB-DSS
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8:00 - 3:55DSS-JNB
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R17 068Ethiopian Air
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Sat, Nov 23 - Fri, Nov 29
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18h 05m2 stops
21:00 - 10:50DSS-JNB
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Thu, Dec 19 - Fri, Dec 20
10:15 - 17:40JNB-DSS
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R18 821Ethiopian Air
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Sun, Nov 24 - Fri, Nov 29
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R18 948Emirates
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Sun, Nov 24 - Fri, Nov 29
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18:40 - 3:55DSS-JNB
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R20 865Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Dec 18 - Fri, Dec 20
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R21 851Ethiopian Air
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Flights from OR Tambo to Dakar - Travel Insights & Trends

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

The average price of all flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Dakar clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from Johannesburg to Dakar, look for departures on Thursdays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Dakar, Sunday is the cheapest day to fly and Thursday is the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Dakar, 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 Dakar is May, where tickets cost R10 332 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and October, where the average cost of tickets is R11 482 and R11 464 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Dakar, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Dakar, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 140 days before departure.

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December

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When to book flights from OR Tambo to Dakar

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

  • How can I find my way to OR Tambo International Airport from the Johannesburg City Centre?

    OR Tambo International Airport is about 23 kilometres from Johannesburg City Centre. Catch a Gautrain, which leaves Park Station about every 12 minutes between 5:15 and 22:00 for about 100,00 ZAR. A taxi costs around 600,00 ZAR and an Uber ride around 300,00 ZAR.

  • How can I get from Blaise Diagne International Airport to the city centre?

    Yellow taxis are available at the airport, but make sure to agree the fee with the driver before leaving. The 60 kilometre hour-long ride to Dakar’s City Centre is between 12 000 XOF (about 320,00 ZAR) to 20 000 XOF (about 530,00 ZAR). The Dakar Dem Dikk bus Line 8 goes from the airport to the Dakar's centre with a few stops along  the way. The cost is between 150 XOF and 175 XOF (about 4,00 ZAR to 5,00 ZAR). Buses depart every 10 minutes from 6am to 20.30.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Dakar was R665 for a return ticket.

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

    On your way to Dakar, you’ll fly out from Johannesburg OR Tambo. You’ll be landing at Dakar Blaise Diagne.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Johannesburg to Dakar?

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Johannesburg to Dakar are Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Air. With an average price for the route of R10 405 and an overall rating of 6,9, Kenya Airways is the most popular choice. Ethiopian Air is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R12 987 and an overall rating of 7,3.

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

    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 Dakar.

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

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

    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 Dakar 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 Dakar?

    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 Dakar from Johannesburg up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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

  • If you have to catch an early morning flight from Johannesburg, there’s a number of hotels at OR Tambo airport where you can walk to the airport terminal. The InterContinental Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is a short walk across the road from the terminal buildings. The City Lodge Hotel OR Tambo is a four-minute walk across the skywalk to the Departures Hall. Southern Sun Airport Hotel is also in the airport precinct opposite the airport and has a complimentary shuttle service to the airport.
  • It’s a good idea to wrap your bags with plastic to protect your belongings before departing from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. Wrapping stations are located in the International Departures Terminal. It costs about 100,00 ZAR for each bag wrapped.
  • There are two VIP lounges in the Departures Hall of Dakar’s Blaise Diagne International Airport, formerly known as Dakar Léopold Sédar Senghor Airport. For Business or First Class passengers of certain airlines and VIP lounges card holders, or you can pay a once-off fee of around 6 000,00 to 10 000,00 XOF (about 160,00 ZAR to 270,00 ZAR).

Top 5 airlines serving from OR Tambo to Dakar

 
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3767 reviews
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8,3Entertainment
8,0Comfort
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We did not fly and our agent has been uncilling and uncooperative to help us rebook flight. We will never use Kayak ever again to book our flights, and we will let our network of friends know that using Kayak is equal to losing $$$$$.

2,0 Mediocretony, Jul 2024BOS - DXB
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We did not fly and our agent has been uncilling and uncooperative to help us rebook flight. We will never use Kayak ever again to book our flights, and we will let our network of friends know that using Kayak is equal to losing $$$$$.

Absolutely horrible all around especially for such a long 13-14 hour flight - terrible food - ancient entertainment - legroom worse than a short air Asia flight - not enough toilets

The plane was very old and uncomfortable. Service was very slow!

The internet connection did was not functioning as per normal.

Flight good but it was 30min late taking off. Also don’t like landing then being loaded on bus and driven around the airport like it’s a sightseeing tour.

I see I gave my review for this flight on my flight Zürich to Dubai rather than Dubai to Singapore.

Same problem with very poor food. Gluten free options can taste great, there is not reason to be give suboptimal meals in this situation.

Flight from Dubai to Zagreb very bad cabin crew. Bad food

Service needs to improve. Air hostess do not register flyers request and we need to keep on repeating our request to them on multiple occasions

They had superb boarding (started an hour before flight time). Timely pushback from them gate and an early arrival. Flight and service was very comfortable. I wanted to move my flight to an earlier one, only thing was there was no one at emirates in Heathrow to help. Had to call the call the center and pay to change. There were ample seats on the flight though

Boarding confusion, just asked for a cup of water and the crew answers was shocking

Retard cuisant et criard. Inadmissible. Corruption et pratique non recommandable du personnel chargé de faire le Check des billets avant de passer au comptoir d’enregistrement. La dame qui me recevait voulait à tout prix me coller pour se faire d’argent. L’avion devrait faire escale à Douala donc on ne descend pas au sol. Pourquoi me demander où exiger que je devrais avoir un visa sur le Cameroun. C’est inadmissible. J’allais au Tchad et elle sait bien que je n’avais pas non plus besoin de visa compte tenu des accords de réciprocité entre état. J’avais mon visa et pourtant elle insistait. Ce qui était marrant ces collègues étaient complices. J’ai dû hausser le ton et l’insulter proprement. Mon adrénaline a monté. Trop de corrompus et moins de gens intègres dans vos rangs que ce soit à Cotonou et surtout à Accra. A Cotonou à l’agence principale, il vous faut un audit pour le personnel chargé de ventes des billets. Merci de transmettre à Asky

They take your hang luggage and it never arrives to your destination. They don’t follow seating arrangements

You need screens on every seat so passengers can watch movies, documentaries, music or something else to avoid to get bored.

Everything was perfect, Happy to have this great airline that serves all Africa.

The crew were good but I still did not have my luggage till now I keep checking no response

My Ethiopian flight was cancelled without Kayak informing me. I found out through my sister who picked the same flight via Expedia. When i informed Kayak, they failed to put me on another flight…stating they are waiting to hear back from Ethiopia airlines. After receiving no response for 2 weeks, I asked Kayak for a refund. And again, no response. Thus, I had to call my credit card company to dispute the transaction. Thank you chase for being understanding. However, I DO NOT recommend flying with Ethiopian airlines or booking through Kayak. Terrible customer service especially when it entails refunding people their money.

Cons: "It would be much better if they didn’t lose my 2 luggage bags with no proper compensation to offer - 50$ is what you get to recover your belongings meanwhile my items lost are worth at least 10,000$.. contacting my lawyer in the morning. Also the plane has nowhere to plug your phone, can’t charge your phone for over 7 hours, no in flight WiFi, and no tv screen to watch movies.. I couldn’t help but wonder was this a 1985 plane? Do not recommend, stay away."
Cons: "This is my first time traveling these airlines and I promise you it’s the last.. the plane had no option to plug my cell phone, no WiFi, not even a screen to watch movies (7 something hours flight).. I was served a loaf of bread cut in half with some spices inside as a meal! But the most horrible part is the fact once landed I found out the lost both of my luggage bags, and All they told me was I’m entitled of an allowance of $50.. tried hard not to laugh as my 50 kg of belongings worth thousands of dollars.. beyond disappointed, aggravated and shocked. Contacting my lawyer in the morning. Do not fly with them!"
Cons: "Please the flight time for connecting in Lome needs to be improved!!!! It's highly stressful for a passenger to be in another country where they don't speak the local language and have to be shuffling to connect to a flight within less than 10 minutes. Any Ethiopian airline connecting flight needs to have at least a 45 minutes gap."

Movie channels was great. Air hostess could be a little more caring

The cabin crew members were so exceptionally good. They were always respectful to us the passengers and were professional. I also enjoyed the meals.

Again, entertainment system didn't work. 50% of aircraft don't seem to have a functional entertainment system and the crew is absolutely uninterested in fixing. They just say Addis needs to fix it. Well, Addis had better get off it's butt and fix their aircraft.

Bathrooms were absolutely atrocious. Absolutely third world. Unusable. From non-flushing toilets to poor maintenance - missing toilet paper, dirty with mess, etc. Horrifying. Does Ethiopian Airways expect customers to clean the bathroom before use. For sure inconsiderate passengers don't do anything to clear/clean after use.

Boarding was mayhem. Entertainment system wasn't operational. Food was poor. It was like flying in the 1990's. For the price of the ticket, this was not value for money. It felt much more like an extreme discount airline.

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

Choice of Vegetarian Food in Economy class needs overhaul improvement

The gate was changed at the very last moment and no one informed us. The flight was one hour late and the screen broken, the remote control not working. One toilet was out of order . the other toilets were also not totally functioning, because the washbasin was plugged and the water couldn't flow away.

The food could be better, the beef was quite tough. The crew were friendly and helpful on this flight, which has not being my experience on other Ethiopian flights.

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.

Everything was perfect but they need to work on the drink I mean soda,the passengers surpose to be entitled to a can of soda not on cups with the amount of money we paid.They have to work on it.

Nothing was good. It was awful. We boarded the plane and were stationary for 3 hours. They assured us they were in contact with our connecting flight and the plane would wait since 95% of us were going to jfk, but they did not. They took us to Abidjan 3 hours late, knowing that we would all be stuck in a foreign country on New Year’s Eve/ day with no assistance whatsoever. They was little to no communication from them. So many more sad details to add, but I’ll just leave it here - Never would I recommend anyone to use Air Côte d’Ivoire. Absolutely terrible airline. No outlets to charge on their old plane, unfriendly staff, not good food.. I repeat, nothing was good about the flight.

Everything could have been better. One of my luggage didn’t arrive until after two days. The flight was delayed for over 30 mins. No proper communication from airport staff because they didn’t speak English. I regret ever transitioning at Abidjan. It was a terrible experience and will never use Ethiopian Airline also. In flight, water was dripping from the ceiling just above my seat area. It’s my worst flight experience so far. Thank you

Seats were great. Business class service has been cut entirely, not even a water handed out

Excellent crew. Three problems need to be taken care of: 1. Lack of wi-fi during the flight. This prevents busy traveller's from working while onboard. 2. Why there were two very-slow security check points was more punishment that necessary. Went through thorough security at transit area, the an even slower one at Gare 19!!!! Why passports needed to be checked st least 5 times by 5 different people makes no sense. Additionally, passengers were crammed like sardines in a boarding area with no charging ports that work!! This was a boarding nightmare. 3. During my flight (seat 27C) the headset socket did not work. Watched one movie, but very difficult because of that. Had to keep my fingers on the socket for it to work!

Food was awful and the seats were bad. No privacy in business class with the seat next to someone. 15 hours without WiFi!!!

Food was awful and the seats were bad. No privacy in business class with the seat next to someone.

Staff and service on board is always exemplary. Food however could be better.

The cabin crew were very good, respectful, and nice. However, the flight was delayed more than an hour. They could have managed the problem easily but they couldn't and that affected our travel. Thanks

Great staff. Horribly uncomfortable seating. The seats have been replaced 10 years ago. It was like sitting on an ironing board for 15 hours. This was true for both legs of the round trip flights. Would not take Kenya Airways between New York and Nairobi ever again.

Seriously one of the most disappoint experiences I have ever had when flying. My flight got delayed FIVE hours. Nobody wanted to help at the airport (“this is Kenyan booking, we cannot do anything”). I got on the phone with someone from Kenyan for one hour until he finally moved my ticket to a Delta ticket. Then the painful journey restarted - the Delta crew in land kept saying there was no other flight and ai had to wait. An agent called Gerard Robert was being so sarcastic I felt humiliated. He would say things like “you say you understand what I am saying but you are not understanding what so am saying”. I asked him to please speak in a less sarcastic tone and he said “I am not going to speak with you anymore, go find someone else”. These were his words. Tired, after 14 hours in a plane, I just wanted to cry. I looked for another agent, who was an angel and rebooked me to another flights. Thanks to her, I made it to my meeting in Washington-DC. I am going to send a formal complaint to Delta about agent Gerard Robert. It is not fair to speak with customers in that cynical, sarcastic tone. If one works in customer service, it ia important to mind that tones can make people feel humiliated. And turning the back to a customer by saying “Go find someone else” can’t be part of his training.

I almost missed my flight because my previous flight (Mombasa- Nairobi, also Kenyan airways) landed in a different terminal. There was no signs whatsoever, no information shared. It felt messy. If the flights are purchased together, like mine, there has to be indications on how to board to the following one.

The cabin is due for a refresh - the seats are very thin and not very comfortable. The AVOD system also did not work on one of the seats and the touch screen were very glitchy. The overall cleanliness of the aircraft could be improved

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