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 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.

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.

Among airlines operating Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Lilongwe flights:

• Airlink: offers free seat selection
• Ethiopian Air: offers free seat selection

Extra legroom and free seat selection availability depends on fare class and route.

2 airlines operate flights between Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport and Lilongwe. The airlines offering direct flights on this route include:

• Ethiopian Air
• Airlink

Flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Lilongwe usually depart from Johannesburg OR Tambo (JNB) and arrive at Lilongwe Intl (LLW).

Here are some options for this route, based on selected ticket types and cabin classes:

• Airlink: a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy class
• Ethiopian Air: a cabin bag and a checked bag in Economy class

Bag allowance can vary by ticket type, cabin class, route, and airline, so travellers should check the fare details before booking.

Two cabin classes are available on flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Lilongwe:

• Economy class
• Business Class

On this route, stopover flights are cheaper than direct options on average. Stopover fares average R7 950 return via Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl (NBO), compared with R9 768 for direct.

The Embraer 190 family is used most often on this route, operated mainly by Airlink. Other aircraft seen on the route include Boeing 737-700 Passenger/BBJ1 (winglets) variants.

One-stop flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Lilongwe most commonly connect through:

• Blantyre Chileka (BLZ) – 53% of one-stop connections
• Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl (NBO) – 47% of one-stop connections
• Harare (HRE) – 1% of one-stop connections
• Addis Ababa Bole (ADD) – 0% of one-stop connections

Blantyre Chileka (BLZ) handles the largest share of one-stop connections on this route.

Yes. Being flexible with your travel dates can save you up to 16% on the Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Lilongwe route. Thursday is the cheapest departure day at R8 191 return on average, while Sunday is the most expensive at R9 657, a difference of R1 466. KAYAK's flexible dates feature shows options up to 3 days before and after your selected dates, making it easier to compare nearby fares.

A flight is considered delayed when it departs 15 minutes or more after its scheduled time. This is the standard used by the US Department of Transportation and most airline industry reporting. On the Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Lilongwe route, 34% of flights were delayed in the past 3 months, with delays averaging 1 hour 15 minutes.

Morning is the busiest departure period on Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Lilongwe flights, with 50% leaving in that window. Evening departures account for 50%, Afternoon flights for 0%, and Night flights for 0%.

These are the earliest and latest flight times available from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Lilongwe:

• Earliest: departs at 10:50 and lands at 13:08
• Latest: departs at 20:00 and lands at 22:18.

The flight takes about 2h 18m.

Last-minute fares on this route (booked within 2 weeks of departure) run 6% above the route average of R8 939. Book 19 weeks before departure for the lowest fares.

A direct flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Lilongwe takes 2h 18m, covering 2 396 km.

Yes, a valid passport is required for this international route. Many destinations require at least six months of validity beyond your travel dates. Check your passport expiry well before booking.

Yes. Based on fares seen in the past 5 days, return flight prices on this route showed a wide range, from about R7 621 to R18 436. That means the highest observed fare was about 2x higher than the lowest one.

One-way fares from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Lilongwe are currently higher than usual. Average one-way flight prices are about R5 470, which is 13% above the typical average for this route.

Airlink is the only airline operating Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Lilongwe flights. 66% of its flights are on time.

Morning flights have the fewest delays on this route. Delays tend to pile up throughout the day as one late flight pushes the next, so earlier departures are usually more reliable.

Flying via Blantyre Chileka (BLZ) gives the shortest average 1-stop total travel time of 3h 30m, compared to 4h 37m via Harare (HRE) and 13h 34m via Addis Ababa Bole (ADD).

Lilongwe Intl Airport (LLW) hosts 5 major car hire companies, with daily rates starting from around R496 for economy cars. Top options include:
• Europcar
• FlexWays
• Avis
• ANNA'S CAR RENTAL LTD
• Xdrive Mobility

Return flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Lilongwe range from R7 949 to R10 433, with an average of R8 939 over the past 12 months. Anything below R7 949 counts as a good deal.