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Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to Lilongwe (JNB-LLW)

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

ש', נוב' 29 - ש', דצמ' 6
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12:05 - 9:25JNB-LLW
21h 20m1 stop
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14:15 - 15:50LLW-JNB
25h 35m2 stops
R7 668Kenya Airways
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ש', נוב' 8 - ד', נוב' 12
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1:35 - 9:25JNB-LLW
7h 50m1 stop
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10:15 - 15:50LLW-JNB
29h 35m2 stops
R7 737Kenya Airways
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ד', אוק' 29 - ש', נוב' 1
Ethiopian Air Logo
23:00 - 7:30JNB-LLW
32h 30m3 stops
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8:10 - 11:35LLW-JNB
3h 25m1 stop
R7 789Ethiopian Air
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ו', אוק' 31 - ג', נוב' 4
Kenya Airways Logo
17:00 - 13:25JNB-LLW
20h 25m1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
14:15 - 0:25LLW-JNB
10h 10m2 stops
R7 876Kenya Airways
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ד', פב​​​​​​​' 4 - ש', פב​​​​​​​' 7
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10:50 - 13:10JNB-LLW
2h 20mdirect
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14:00 - 16:30LLW-JNB
2h 30mdirect
R8 554Airlink
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ד', פב​​​​​​​' 4 - ש', פב​​​​​​​' 7
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10:50 - 13:10JNB-LLW
2h 20mdirect
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14:00 - 16:30LLW-JNB
2h 30mdirect
R8 798Airlink
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ב', דצמ' 8 - ו', דצמ' 12
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10:50 - 13:10JNB-LLW
2h 20mdirect
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14:00 - 16:30LLW-JNB
2h 30mdirect
R8 902Airlink
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ב', פב​​​​​​​' 9 - ב', פב​​​​​​​' 16
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12:20 - 15:45JNB-LLW
3h 25m1 stop
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16:00 - 3:55LLW-JNB
35h 55m3 stops
R9 093Ethiopian Air
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ה', נוב' 6 - ה', נוב' 13
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 9:40JNB-LLW
19h 10m3 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
8:10 - 11:35LLW-JNB
3h 25m1 stop
R9 146Ethiopian Air
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ב', נוב' 17 - ו', נוב' 21
Ethiopian Air Logo
23:00 - 9:40JNB-LLW
34h 40m3 stops
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8:10 - 11:35LLW-JNB
3h 25m1 stop
R9 232Ethiopian Air
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Cheapest • from R7 668 (return)
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November
Cheapest • 8% price drop
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Direct flights
4 days a week
There are direct flights from OR Tambo to Lilongwe 4 days a week: Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat.
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Cheapest return fare
R7 668
Typical prices: R7 476-R9 380
Kenya Airways
ש' 29/11ש' 6/12
JNB - LLW • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
R8 554
Typical prices: R8 659-R10 119
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ד' 4/2ש' 7/2
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KAYAK's insights & trends for OR Tambo to Lilongwe flights

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

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 Lilongwe departing in November.

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

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

When flying from Johannesburg to Lilongwe, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Tuesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Johannesburg, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Fridays.

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

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 Lilongwe, 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 Lilongwe is November, where tickets cost R7 424 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R8 728 and R8 641 respectively.

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

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 2 stops stopover the cheapest option at R7 859 on average.

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

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 Lilongwe, 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 Lilongwe, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 12% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flightR4 747
Best time to beat the crowds (2% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (8% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from OR Tambo to Lilongwe

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

  • Does Lilongwe International Airport have services for the disabled?

     Yes, Lilongwe International airport provides services to disabled travelers. It achieves this by ensuring they are catered for during onboarding and offboarding. The Airport also has luggage carriage services for the disabled to help them ensure that their luggage gets to their plane safely and sound without having to move around a lot. This, in turn, ensures that travelers with reduced mobility have a good flight to Lilongwe.

  • What is the quickest way from Lilongwe (LLW) Airport to the city (Malawi)?

    The only way to get to the city Centre from Lilongwe airport is a taxi if nothing has been arranged beforehand. Therefore, the taxi is the quickest way from Lilongwe to the city, taking approximately 29 min.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Lilongwe was R273 for a one-way ticket and R441 for a return.

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

    The Embraer 190 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Johannesburg to Lilongwe flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Johannesburg to Lilongwe?

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

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

    You can catch a direct flight from Johannesburg to Lilongwe on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Johannesburg to Lilongwe are Ethiopian Air and Kenya Airways. With an average price for the route of R8 620 and an overall rating of 7,2, Ethiopian Air is the most popular choice. Kenya Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R7 604 and an overall rating of 6,8.

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

    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 Lilongwe.

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

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

    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 Lilongwe 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 Lilongwe?

    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 Lilongwe 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 Lilongwe

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for R4 769 or less one-way and R8 801 or less round-trip.
  • You can enjoy services such as the VIP lounges at the airport with the most unique being the Shongololo Premium Lounge in Terminal B of Lilongwe International Airport, left after the immigration towards Gates A7-A18. Lilongwe International Airport lounge offers travelers a maximum 4 hour stay due to the limited space. The Shongololo VIP lounge offers free admission to children under 2 years and is also quite affordable for the rest of the travelers, which enhances their comfort during their flight from Johannesburg to Lilongwe
  • Lilongwe International Airport is the main Airport in Lilongwe, Malawi. This airport is quite popular as a result of the unique services it provides. Lilongwe International airport considers that there are travelers who are vaping lovers. In light of that, they have designed a smoking area to accommodate these kinds of travelers, ensuring their needs are also considered.
  • Direct flights from Johannesburg to Lilongwe are offered by Malawi Airlines and FlySafair. On the other hand, airlines like British Airways and RwandAir offer stop-over flights from Johannesburg to Malawi.

Prefer to fly direct from Johannesburg OR Tambo to Lilongwe Intl?

 
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 Lilongwe Intl.
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Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from OR Tambo to Lilongwe

 
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8,9Crew
8,4Comfort
6,6Entertainment
8,4Boarding
8,0Food
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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..

8,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2025JNB - HRE
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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..

Our flight from Kasane to JNB was delayed, which meant we missed our connection to CPT. The JNB ground staff were not helpful at first, initially insisting that our flight into JNB had been on time when in fact it was 40 minutes late. No domestic transfer staff available. So we had to wait another 3 hours for the next flight to CPT, then nearly 40 minutes for our luggage. Getting into our hotel after midnight was never in the itinerary. Airlink travel is not in our future!

+ There was a great small meal even on the short flight + They gave our kids a magazine that kept them busy because there were no screens - We didn't get a boarding pass for our infant in arms for the connecting flight

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

Airlink is my preferred airline for travel in South and Southern Africa. Upington international airport is small so check in and security screening is a breeze. Boarding is easy and the flight was good. Took a while to get the luggage at OR Tambo airport but all in all a nice experience

It was a great experience , it was quick and on time

this route is more expensive than you would expect. Boarding, disembarking was easy and fast. Cabin crew was friendly. Seats are small

The meal was excellent and well suited to a short journey.

Original flight was delayed due to technical issue. Very poor communication. The manager only appeared when we were climbing on board the plane.This resulted in us missing our follow on flight also with Airlink. No ticket issued from Skukuza and no assistance when we landed to address the issue. We had to make our own arrangements and go to their sales desk. Again they had no knowledge of the flight delay and of any passengers that had connecting flights. The lady (unfortunately with all the STRESS I have forgotten her name) at the counter was extremely helpful and is an excellent example of the type of employee Airlink need to promote and employ. Our luggage was in limbo due to all the missing information and assistance. We had to resort to buying extra tickets from South African Airways who were extremely helpful. I work at an airport so am familiar with its workings. I will infuture be looking for alternative flights.

Airline is the best airline experience I’ve ever had.

Food was absolutely pathetic. I wasted so much food which I thought was inedible. I also loathe the inflight entertainment system which has very little content

Awesome hospitality, awesome staff, awesome food & awesome travel time. Thanks

My entire row did not have power for the full duration of a 14.5 hour flight. Could not charge any devices such as laptop or phones for the entirety of the long flight. The flight attendants tried to remedy the issue by resetting the power, but were not successful. The only other solution provided was to move me to another seat on the plane which was in the middle row. I had paid for a “preferred” seat that was a window seat. This was a downgrade being offered due to the power issue.

The flight overall was good. The attendants did a good job except that 1 female had too much fragrance on. The other things that made the flight unpleasant were out of the airlines control.

Overall the experience was neat with crew being nice and caring especially to parent with kids. The free snacks option was okay. The kiosk at Philly airport didn’t work.

Indigo airlines is terrible. Staff is awful and so disorganized. They are so rude and unhelpful. I will never travel on Indigo airlines again!!!!!

Worse fight I ever take since I start flying , still have even made home , and crew abandon us half way home . No water no food and no even anyone to answer our questions

The Achilles heel of the experience with Qatar Airways is the Doha Airport, especially for travellers arriving into Doha and not transiting. This airport suffers from being ambitiously big and the immigration into Qatar being overly time taking. At the end of my particular flight in which my travel was ending in Doha, the plane parked at a very remote terminal, from where it took me 30 minutes to arrive just at the immigration counter, with fast paced walking and the time on a train inside the airport. Then, at the immigration counter it takes up to a minute or more to process each tourist visitor,due to time taking face and finger scanning processes and langugage barriers if there are questions or information to be exchanged verbally with the officers. If several planes have landed at the same time, it is not unusual that one has to wait 45 to 60 minutes in the immigration queue. In short, the frustration of arriving at Doha takes away all positive vibe of the airline, as the airline and the airport are heavily intertwined and are marketed together.

It was ok, not much more can be said, as long as airlines/aircraft manufacturers insist on cramming in as many seats as possible....best of a bad situations, seats are simply too uncomfortable to sit in for more than a few hours. Lack of flexible headrests not a help on long overnight flights either.

This trip was the most comfortable one I have ever experienced, the team was excellent and very helpful. I am so glad I picked Qatar Airways.

Need to do a lot of improvement on service and cleaness

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

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

Traveling with Ethiopian is always a good experience. I also enjoy the stay at skylight hotel in Addis

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

The hygiene was super bad. Smells bad and air refreshment is highly advisable. The crew made some one else sit in my spot and no one is checking seat number and people are jumping to sit on other people’s allocated seat.

worst was delayed luggage. could see luggage was still in Singapore but they insist I wait till all luggage are unloaded before filing a report. took 2 days to arrive and I had to collect it myself from the airport

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.

i send you separate claim of what happens ,I buy ticketed from you and you said that it is confirmed and shall send the ticket in 24 hrs but you did not send and when we go to Ethiopian air line counter they say it is pending and we dont know why ,and we forced to buy another ticket ,and this all because Ethiopian air lines canceled the return flight from Adi Ababa to Amman, please note that we buy all the tickets through your app and hold you responsible for all loss and discomfort.

Im if Ethiopian can allow customers to use their mileage for in flight connexion it will be great.

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.

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