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Find cheap flights from Johannesburg to Edinburgh from R8 965

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from OR Tambo to Edinburgh departing on 13/6. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap flight deals from OR Tambo to Edinburgh

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from OR Tambo to Edinburgh 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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13:35 - 13:10JNB-EDI
24h 35m1 stop
14:45 - 17:00EDI-JNB
25h 15m1 stop
R15 903Qatar Airways
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Thu, Jul 25 - Thu, Aug 29
10:40 - 12:05JNB-EDI
26h 25m2 stops
8:10 - 9:10EDI-JNB
24h 00m1 stop
R16 054
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Wed, Apr 10 - Wed, Apr 17
17:00 - 16:20JNB-EDI
24h 20m2 stops
9:10 - 10:55EDI-JNB
24h 45m2 stops
R17 343Kenya Airways
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Mon, Apr 8 - Tue, Apr 16
1:15 - 23:05JNB-EDI
22h 50m2 stops
9:10 - 10:55EDI-JNB
24h 45m2 stops
R17 438Kenya Airways
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Sun, Apr 7 - Tue, Apr 16
19:20 - 20:25JNB-EDI
26h 05m1 stop
15:50 - 9:25EDI-JNB
16h 35m1 stop
R17 893British Airways
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Sat, Jun 15 - Sat, Jun 29
1:15 - 10:35JNB-EDI
34h 20m2 stops
9:10 - 10:55EDI-JNB
24h 45m2 stops
R18 063Kenya Airways
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Thu, Jun 13 - Thu, Jun 27
10:40 - 22:50JNB-EDI
37h 10m2 stops
12:50 - 8:30EDI-JNB
18h 40m1 stop
R18 234Lufthansa
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Sun, Apr 7 - Mon, Apr 15
18:50 - 10:15JNB-EDI
16h 25m2 stops
6:00 - 21:20EDI-JNB
14h 20m1 stop
R19 125KLM
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Thu, Jul 25 - Thu, Aug 29
19:00 - 12:05JNB-EDI
18h 05m1 stop
18:05 - 8:30EDI-JNB
13h 25m1 stop
R19 447Lufthansa
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Sun, Apr 7 - Mon, Apr 15
23:15 - 23:05JNB-EDI
24h 50m1 stop
6:00 - 21:20EDI-JNB
14h 20m1 stop
R22 480KLM
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Sun, Apr 7 - Sun, Apr 14

Flights from OR Tambo to Edinburgh - Travel Insights & Trends

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

The average price of all flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Edinburgh clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Johannesburg to Edinburgh, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from Edinburgh back to Johannesburg, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Friday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Edinburgh, 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 Edinburgh is February, where tickets cost R13 552 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of tickets is R17 305 and R16 755 respectively.

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

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 Edinburgh, 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 Edinburgh, you should book around 2 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Johannesburg to Edinburgh?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting Johannesburg to Edinburgh were found on Qatar Airways (R15 903) and Kenya Airways (R17 343). Kenya Airways proposed the cheapest one-way flight at R8 965.

How long does a flight from Johannesburg to Edinburgh take?

There are no direct flights from Johannesburg to Edinburgh. The quickest journey takes 14h 25m.

Good to know

Low season

January

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R8 965
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (11% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from OR Tambo to Edinburgh

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Edinburgh was R473 for a one-way ticket and R839 for a return.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Johannesburg to Edinburgh?

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Johannesburg to Edinburgh are Qatar Airways and KLM. With an average price for the route of R15 348 and an overall rating of 7,7, Qatar Airways is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R15 576 and an overall rating of 7,8.

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

    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 Edinburgh.

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

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

    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 Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh?

    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 Edinburgh 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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Top 5 airlines serving from OR Tambo to Edinburgh

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from OR Tambo to Edinburgh? 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 KAYAK reviews.
7,8
KLMOverall score based on 1684 reviews
73entertainment
79overall
78boarding
76comfort
84crew
73food
Airline reviews

One of the vstewardeses wanted to bump me of the plane for absolutely nothing. There is CCTV in the plane ans everything can be verified. Very disappointing , you all will see, o other 5 years and the passangers who does not smile to flight attendent will be bumped off...

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One of the vstewardeses wanted to bump me of the plane for absolutely nothing. There is CCTV in the plane ans everything can be verified. Very disappointing , you all will see, o other 5 years and the passangers who does not smile to flight attendent will be bumped off...

I travel frequently. The flight was late again... KLM should really try and be on time

The flight itself it was great nice food the crew were very nice and helpful, Checking in from Birmingham wasn't great long queues for bag dropped, And I had my hand luggage case taken away from me even though I requested to have it with me as I had breakables items. I was told I can not because of the length of the flight with no explanation at all no options was given for me to take my fragile items out of my case it was taken away with hold buggage I find the staff member who was checking me in very unpleasant !! Can we please be advise if the rules have changed about the the carry on hand luggage it will be easier to be advise on booking your tickect if we not allowed to take the hand luggage with me. Overall I had a good flight .

The food quality is poor. The staff are very friendly and accommodating. The entertainment program was limited. I experienced a delay of 30 minutes due to two issues. Passenger luggage had to be removed and there was a technical issue with the stairs not detaching from the aircraft. The pilot managed to compensate and we arrived only 15 minutes later. The luggage at Dubai airport was very slow. I waited over an hour.

I requested wheel chair assistance , it was confirmed via email that inwoood get it but I didn’t get it . The last leg of my trip to Nigeria was the worst.

One of their staff was so rude with discriminative. Such a reputed airline shouldn't hire such kind of arrogant attendants.

All and all pretty good. It’s crowded but that is what flying is all about. But no complaints otherwise.

At the transit could be less time not like 12 hour 6 hours the mix should be 4 hour, thanks

Everything in general was great, but we left 30 minutes late

Pros: "Friendly crew, great access to a variety refreshments, robust entertainment library."
Cons: "No suggestions."

Suddenly Flight has been change by Qatar and there’s no information is there of us from Bom to Doha and counter person is behaving like Qatar owner next I will not buy Qatar and I will not suggest anyone to fly in Qatar

Online check-in doesn't work. That's why I couldn't give it full Star.

Just money making business. This was my fourth journey with Qatar Airways, year by year the quality of service getting poor. Food is very cheap. They have some low quality alcohol beverages. They don’t have any brandy or cognac. No toilet around the gate lounge. We have to wait until getting to the flight for use toilet.very long standing for entering into the flight. We can see the old passenger suffering.

Was required to print a boarding pass, which I'd prefer to avoid. Seat (economy x) was comfortable, service was excellent.

Overall good but staff in the place looked extremely tired after 8hrs in 14 hrs journey and then service was cut short and response time for calls increased in later part of flight. Food was ok not astonishing

Fine. Don’t think I would fly with them again

Ordinary Indian food... Not great. Limited movie and TV selection

need to improve management and air hostess services. Rest of it’s OK.

The flight was quite comfortable for a 12 hour flight! Food was excellent. The service was good, the entertainment was fine. All in all, one of the better long-haul flights I’ve experienced.

Vistara i bought a biz class fare but a few days before vistara always changes my biz class flight to economy .. happened to me 4 times .. seated could be wider .. boarding could be more organized .. crew did their best but not enough resources all in all very poor experience Qatar Delhi .. only complain .. no clear signage to lounge for transferring pax .. its a Delhi shot coming.. no feeling of exclusivity for biz/ 1st class pax.. but everything else was much better .. once i boarded Qatar .. i loved it Qatar to Washington .. only complain i boarding .. too crowded .. no separate area for biz/1st class should hav completely separate area for upper class.. security is stifling pax comfort by the gate ..but everything else was great

Paid an extra USD 100 for so-called Comfort seats. All of these (the bulkhead seats) had parents with babies and infants who were screaming much of the time. One mother even decided to change nappies on the seat. This was anything but comfort!

Front section of economy cabin is better than rear. Paid for seats selected.

Good flight. Paid for seats sat the frront section of the economy. Better than rear cabin.

It has been 1 week since arriving at my destination and I still have not recieved my kite surfing bags. Office will not communicate properly on location or when my bags will arrive. No advice on what to do on luggage that has not arrived in over a week. Simply not happy with Kenya airways at the moment.

Excellent. They canceled our flight & put us up for the night. Then upgraded us. We are impressed

The flight staff were not very kind. I went back to get a drink, 4 of them back there chatting. They all looked at me continued to talk then they started doing stuff and one finally asked after I was standing there awhile what I needed. This happened multiple times. The movies were not the great and seemed dated. My seat squeaked every time I moved and it moved around a bit.

My flight from Nairobi to nyc. My seat made noise and moved around. The two toilets in the back didn’t work well cause you didn’t know if someone was in there cause the light didn’t work. The bathroom doors didn’t lock well either, so I walked in on someone. The crew wasn’t quick or super helpful. When I went to get something they were chatting and they would look at me, continue on with their conversation and finally I would interrupt to get a drink.

The flight attendants on this flight were incredible! One even gave me her own dinner when my special meal order wasn’t transferred due to a flight delay! She insisted and I was so grateful. That is going above and beyond! The issue I had with the flight was with Lufthansa support. I missed my connection due to a flight delay and they wouldn’t rebook online, only in person. This took a lot of time and visits to the airport waiting for a Lufthansa agent to arrive 5 hours later than posted and almost paying full-fare price for the new flights and refusal to add my special meal orders. It made for a challenging journey home and I didn’t feel valued as a customer.

If my flight from Heathrow to Nairobi had not been cancelled I would’ve been in kisumu to fly back! And I have still not had my refund! So you have my cash and I’ve got nothing in return. Wonderful!

I think is one of the greatest most professional airlines I’ve flown with. So sustainable as well!!! The business class is top notch!!!

I'm Canadian. I have the unfortunate experience of pretty not having the choice to fly with them. THEY ARE TERRIBLE.

Very poor, flight cancelled, no help from Lufthansa customer service.

The process overall was pretty seamless, and the crew were very friendly (especially Michael). Considering we booked expecting Lufthansa and the flight was operated by United, it was still a very good service and journey overall. The in-flight entertainment was great, with lots of quality options. One slight negative was that I had selected a vegetarian meal prior to flying, but received a vegan one. I think there should be more dietary options as it meant I missed out on some food that I would have preferred (and it seemed like the standard meals and snacks had a vegetarian option anyway). There was also a group of people who were moving around a lot and being generally disruptive at the quietest part of the flight, when the lights were off and most people were sleeping. I would have appreciated staff stepping in to encourage them to be mindful of others). Towards the end of the flight (which was very early in the morning in both time zones), the lights suddenly came on and breakfast was served. In my opinion, this was too early, and everyone was rudely awoken from sleep. After breakfast was cleared away, the lights went off again for about 45 minutes, allowing people to sleep some more. Then the lights came on again for landing. It seems like if they had served breakfast later, the lights on-lights off-lights on shenanigans could have been avoided, and people could have slept longer (and staff could have rested longer too).

You only get a chocolate square and small bottle of water.!

Efficient boarding process. Staff are nice. Food should be better.

Some people facilitating gate onboarding weren’t as cordial. Didn’t feel good about my experience

to be bussed around the airport, then have to sit on the plane for an hour whilst the plane was deiced not once, but twice, then to have to wait for a tug driver is unacceptable. The Captain was very good at communicating.

Terrible. This airline will cancel flights at very short notice.

Do not take this rubbish connecting flight. Flight will be full when you get in and won’t even have space to keep the bags, have to keep the bags in between the seats and keep your feet on the bags for the duration of the flight which is very painful and not what you want when flying international.

Overall good experience, just the delay of 2.5 hrs was a bummer.

Quick boarding Clean aircraft Departure delayed but landed early Evening wrap was very good, breakfast was okay.

The flight was delayed numerous times with inconsistent updates and very ambiguous information. When it was finally cancelled the logistics of handing out vouchers and rebooking was extremely chaotic. Meal vouchers were completely inadequate for the airport restaurants, and not even accepted at some. All-in-all, it was a very disappointing experience.

Terrible. The flight from Islamabad to London took 3 hours more then previously planned, I missed my connection to Chicago, and instead had to go New York, spend an extra day before arriving at my final destination. The return leg of the journey was similar. The connection time in Qatar was shrinked to less then an hour unannounced, I had to scramble to barely make it to my flight to Islamabad. Terrible experience, never using British airways again.

We were kept waiting at the gate for 2 hours without explanation

TIRED OLD plane. Seat cushion is completely old and NOT cushion at all; after an hour of flying butt hurts. Boarding is a complete disaster. No one respects the boarding groups, and the BA boarding crew care less about boarding groups or Tier status. What is the point of spending all this money on Business Class tickets when no one respects the boarding system? It took 90 minutes since we landed to get our luggage. 20 minutes to show on the screen which belt we are supposed to go to and another 1 hour to get our luggage - not the kind of service you will expect from BA at LHR

The crew on this flight were attentive, efficient and friendly. It really made for an enjoyable flight.

They canceled my flight , they put me on a different flight that was delayed and the connection was lost . They lost my luggage. And now I’m stuck with any of my belongings.

4 hour technical delay. Cancelled second meal. Crew and flight were great.

British Airways canceled our plane and gave us a new flight scheduled to leave in only three hours, so we had to drop everything and rush to the airport. The new itinerary only left us a one hour layover in Madrid, which was too short because the plane landed late and so we missed our connecting flight. We were then booked onto a flight scheduled to take off 8 hours later, and were not given any compensation or remedial measures.

It took over an hour to check in my bag a there was just one person at the counter. Security lines for business class also took a while. Although I reported 3 hours before my flight I made it to the gate 20 mins before boarding. To add to that jewelry was removed from my checked in baggage. I am submitting a separate complaint to Mumbai airport for that.

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Johannesburg to Edinburgh found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
13/6Thu
2 stopsKenya Airways
22h 50mJNB-EDI
R8 965
14/6Fri
2 stopsKenya Airways
29h 10mJNB-EDI
R9 458
14/6Fri
3 stopsRwandAir
22h 10mJNB-EDI
R9 572
23/8Fri
3 stopsRwandAir
22h 10mJNB-EDI
R9 951
13/6Thu
3 stops
31h 35mJNB-EDI
R10 103
23/8Fri
2 stopsKenya Airways
29h 10mJNB-EDI
R11 069
22/8Thu
2 stopsKenya Airways
31h 20mJNB-EDI
R11 145
23/8Fri
1 stopQatar Airways
24h 35mJNB-EDI
R15 486
14/6Fri
1 stopTurkish Airlines
16h 35mJNB-EDI
R18 329

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Last minute flights from OR Tambo to Edinburgh

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Johannesburg to Edinburgh that are departing in the next 10 days.
1/4Mon
multi-stopSWISS
36h 50mJNB-EDI
14/4Sun
multi-stopSWISS
13h 25mEDI-JNB
R11 846
1/4Mon
multi-stopSWISS
36h 50mJNB-EDI
18/4Thu
multi-stopSWISS
23h 20mEDI-JNB
R13 420
3/4Wed
multi-stop
26h 25mJNB-EDI
17/4Wed
multi-stop
24h 00mEDI-JNB
R14 803
31/3Sun
multi-stopSWISS
24h 20mJNB-EDI
17/4Wed
multi-stopSWISS
24h 00mEDI-JNB
R16 774
3/4Wed
multi-stop
18h 05mJNB-EDI
17/4Wed
multi-stop
24h 00mEDI-JNB
R16 926
3/4Wed
multi-stop
36h 20mJNB-EDI
17/4Wed
multi-stop
35h 05mEDI-JNB
R17 931
1/4Mon
multi-stopBrussels Airlines
17h 30mJNB-EDI
17/4Wed
multi-stopBrussels Airlines
19h 10mEDI-JNB
R18 348
1/4Mon
multi-stopBrussels Airlines
17h 30mJNB-EDI
15/4Mon
multi-stopBrussels Airlines
19h 10mEDI-JNB
R18 575
1/4Mon
multi-stopSWISS
36h 50mJNB-EDI
19/4Fri
multi-stopSWISS
23h 20mEDI-JNB
R20 376
1/4Mon
multi-stopKLM
24h 50mJNB-EDI
20/4Sat
multi-stopKLM
26h 55mEDI-JNB
R21 077

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