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Cheap Flights from OR Tambo to South America

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo1 stopR8 485
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro2 stopsR11 644
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires1 stopR13 166
Santiago
Santiago3 stopsR15 564
Bogotá
Bogotá2 stopsR20 526
Lima
Lima1 stopR20 509
Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo1 stopR8 485
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro2 stopsR11 644
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires1 stopR13 166
Santiago
Santiago3 stopsR15 564
Bogotá
Bogotá2 stopsR20 526
Lima
Lima1 stopR20 509

Book Cheap OR Tambo to South America Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from OR Tambo to South America 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 South America

Tue, Aug 25 - Tue, Sep 8
South African Logo
9:25 - 16:45
JNB
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GRU
12h 20m
1 stop
South African Logo
18:15 - 10:20
GRU
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JNB
11h 05m
1 stop
R8 485South African
Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Sep 8
South African Logo
9:25 - 16:45
JNB
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GRU
12h 20m
1 stop
South African Logo
18:15 - 10:20
GRU
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JNB
11h 05m
1 stop
R8 485South African
Thu, Oct 1 - Wed, Oct 21
TAAG Logo
16:40 - 15:05
JNB
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GRU
27h 25m
1 stop
TAAG Logo
18:05 - 14:40
GRU
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JNB
15h 35m
1 stop
R8 931TAAG
Tue, Dec 1 - Fri, Dec 11
TAAG Logo
16:40 - 15:05
JNB
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GRU
27h 25m
1 stop
TAAG Logo
18:05 - 14:40
GRU
-
JNB
15h 35m
1 stop
R8 948TAAG
Thu, Aug 13 - Thu, Aug 20
LATAM Airlines Logo
7:30 - 19:50
JNB
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GRU
17h 20m
1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
22:40 - 12:10
GRU
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JNB
8h 30mdirect
R9 527LATAM Airlines
Thu, Aug 20 - Thu, Aug 27
LATAM Airlines Logo
7:30 - 19:50
JNB
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GRU
17h 20m
1 stop
LATAM Airlines Logo
22:40 - 12:10
GRU
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JNB
8h 30mdirect
R9 527LATAM Airlines
Fri, Oct 2 - Wed, Oct 21
Multiple Airlines Logo
20:35 - 19:50
JNB
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GRU
28h 15m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
22:45 - 16:05
GRU
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JNB
12h 20m
1 stop
R10 006Multiple Airlines
Fri, Aug 21 - Fri, Aug 28
Multiple Airlines Logo
15:00 - 20:10
JNB
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GRU
10h 10mdirect
Multiple Airlines Logo
22:45 - 17:25
GRU
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JNB
13h 40m
1 stop
R10 255Multiple Airlines
Sat, Jan 23 - Sat, Jan 30
Airlink Logo
9:00 - 13:35
JNB
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HLE
6h 35m
1 stop
Airlink Logo
14:30 - 21:15
HLE
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JNB
4h 45mdirect
R15 332Airlink
Sat, Jan 16 - Sat, Jan 30
Airlink Logo
9:00 - 13:35
JNB
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HLE
6h 35m
1 stop
Airlink Logo
14:30 - 21:15
HLE
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JNB
4h 45mdirect
R16 043Airlink
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KAYAK's insights & trends for OR Tambo to South America flights

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

What is the cheapest Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to South America flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to South America from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport found in the last 5 days was to Sao Paulo, at R8 143 return. The most popular route is from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) to Sao Paulo Guarulhos Intl Airport (GRU), and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was R8 143.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to South America?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to South America depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to South America is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost R9 829 on average. Morning departures are around 35% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South America is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R15 143.

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

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.

No, with an average price for the route of R10 463, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

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 South America, 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 South America is June, when tickets cost R10 602 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, when the average cost of return tickets is R14 340 and R12 520 respectively.

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to South America on a Monday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to Johannesburg, you should consider flying back on a Sunday, and avoid Mondays for better deals.

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

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 South America, 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 a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to South America, you should book around 7 weeks before departure, which saves you about 29% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

R6 004
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 20% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (12% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Sao Paulo Guarulhos Airport

FAQs - booking South America flights

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

    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 South America.

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

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Johannesburg to South America with an airline and back with another airline.

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

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

  • How many flights are there between Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport and South America per day?

    There is a maximum of 1 direct flight a day that takes off from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport and lands in South America, with an average flight time of 10h 27m. The most common departure time is 9:00 and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 5 flights.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from OR Tambo to South America

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from OR Tambo to South America? 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.
8,1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3638 reviews
8,0Comfort
8,4Crew
8,2Entertainment
7,9Food
8,1Boarding
Airline reviews

There is an issue with A380 when it arrives in Munich, because a business class passengers like me have to wait for the first class passengers to disembark, which takes some time while you are also offloading economy passengers this causes an issue at customs where your business class passengers end up behind a large bulk of economy passengers This is a frustration and the early dislocation should be and is supposed to be a benefit of business class

8,0 ExcellentEden, Dec 2025
DUR - DXB
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There is an issue with A380 when it arrives in Munich, because a business class passengers like me have to wait for the first class passengers to disembark, which takes some time while you are also offloading economy passengers this causes an issue at customs where your business class passengers end up behind a large bulk of economy passengers This is a frustration and the early dislocation should be and is supposed to be a benefit of business class

This was my first time flying with Emirates. Overall, the experience was very good. I thought the seats in economy would have been a bit more comfortable, but, they seem to be on par with other airlines. The food was excellent and very satisfying. If you can afford it, I would definitely suggest upgrading to at lest premium economy seats for long haul flights.

We loved flying with Emirates in business class, the staff were fabulous, going above & beyond

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

On the DXB to IAD flight, missed the snack between the meals again...

No Vegetarian options onboard, made to wait for a long time for boarding

The internet connection did was not functioning as per normal.

The individual attention the crew gives to passengers is commendable and I find them positively helpful.

For such a long flight I feel the spacing of seats could’ve been better to make it more comfortable for passengers. Very little space to move & stretch legs.

The flight was delayed in Jhb and I could have had some help in Dubai trying to get to my connecting flight to London

I had a very good experience from boarding to arrivals.

Boarded almost 48 hrs later after a scheduling change on my initial flight that was not communicated either by kayak of SAA.

I had booked a ticket for a 6:40 am departure in July 2025, but it appears there was a change to 8;00 am, which meant I missed my connecting flight which departed 10 m minutes before I landed. I had seen this problem only the previous day and try to resolve it with South African air, but they are very uncooperative on the phone. All they could say was all flights were fully booked and I ended up buying paying $2,000+ to secure a ticket for my family to ensure we got out of South Africa by Monday, which am currently pursuing with the airline.

South African Airways on the outside, a very old shabby Qatar Airways plane on the inside

The food options were beef or veg, No alternatives for Hindus, that don't eat beef...

Flight was on time Seats ( business class) are terrible- you keep on slipping down as it doesn’t lie flat Food service is like economy class. Meals ( still wrapped in plastic) are just dropped in front of you

On time flight; otherwise not impressed by the check- in- purchased business class and the aircraft was downgraded; no refund given for the difference. Told I could access the lounge due to the above and was questioned by the lounge check- in person who was not friendly

Very bad, Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

Everything the crew werr nice and helpful plus the food was good

At the last minute as I boarded the airplane they made me check my carry on bag. When I arrived my Apple Watch, sunglasses, and medications had been stolen. I find this absolutely unacceptable. I will never fly with SAA again.

The crew were fabulous. We travelled Doha to Miami and the crew in board we exceptional too.

checkin and boarding were good. Lounge was pathetic. All empty seats were having reserved tag, was very warm inside the lounge so basically we didnt utilise. The flight was A320, we blocked row 1 in economy assuming leg space will be sufficient. But it was OK, nothing great compared tot he first row of Air Arabia which we took for our trip. The food was horrible, i had the beed fwith mash potatoes. No salt, no spices nothing.

Qatar was pretty OK for their services but Arangrant was awful at theirs and frankly lied to me. Qatar offers four business class fares and only three of them allow lounge access. This is a horrible policy when you pay so much for business class and shame on them for denying the simple use of their lounges for this confusion. When I requested my business class ticket with Arangrant I knew this and specifically told them I would only purchase the lowest class business seat that would still permit me lounge access on all legs of my trip. They lied to me and said I did and then I was refused this service on my return flights. I had no less than 4-8 schedule changes and got screwed by a late departure from DCA on my double connection to JNB. I lost nearly a full day on my outbound and then had little to no use of the lounges on my outbound flights. To then be denied access on my return flights made the 27 hour trip home pretty awful. Kayak should no longer work with Arangrant as they are dishonest and liars. Qatar should price all four of their business class fares to include lounge access and stop the insanity they have forced on people. My return trip home nearly ruined my entire trip to South Africa and I blame Arangrant for telling me lies and for Qatar for offering insane rules and regulations on such expensive business class fares. For the money I paid to Qatar, I did not receive the full services I was promised. I will probably never use Arangrant and their ignorant services ever again. I will question whether I ever fly on Qatar Airways again as well. When you pay so much and get such little in return, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Arangrant gives the whole industry a bad name and Qatar is not far behind them. I can honestly say that the wretched service and way I was treated by both have soured me on travel companies and airlines. It is bad enough that we have an idiot, felon, racist and bigoted president and administration to contend with while he has started an illegal war, I did not expect to get screwed over by Arangrant and Qatar as well. Shame on all of you.

I would love the entertainment center to be updated with more content. The flight to Doha had more options than the one to Miami

It was excellent in all respects. I don’t think it needs any improvement

Fly Qatar Airways is always amazing. Their service and care for details is really very good.

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

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.

Boarding process was terrible. Will not travel Qatar Airways if I had an alternative. The food was one of the worst, even for airline food.

I didn’t not pay to fly with American Airlines!!!!!!!they are the worst!!

On board crew was very good. Crew was friendly, snacks were good, especially the chips. Seats seemed a bit cramped. Boarding seemed unorganized, as we were instructed to get to the gate an hour early and then just stood around until boarding.

Latam wouldn’t tell me how much checked luggage would until I was at the airport and they charged me the highest price possible. Besides that, it was okay.

Because the flight was late, we lost the connection to Brazil. You, Delta delayed, and you Delta anticipated the door closing in 15 min from Miami to GRU. Why? It caused a lot of stress! I almost could not see my mother in law alive because of your delay.

Lost ,y connection due to a mechanical delay, huge line to get new connection and vouchers

It’s a delta flight operated by LATAM. The whole ticket sale is a mess, delta changed my flight but didn’t update it in LATAM system, I couldn’t get my boarding pass, it took me hours to resolve this issue with delta. I had to change my travel plan. No apology from Delta even though it’s their fault.

Although the flight is goof and the crew is good, the way the airline charges you for every service is ridiculous.

4 hours delay, awful food and missed all my connections because of the delay to be rebooks for a flight 10 hrs later back home and never actually make it to my final destination

On time. At least they offer a drink and a small snack. Plane was clean

I missed my plane because there was a lot of people during the migration process. The airline has the chance to care for their clients and they could get the passengers missing in the flight. I lost a day of work and Montfort transportation to go back home and go to the airport again. Unfortunately the airline doesn’t care about that. I use latam at least 4 times a year, so I guess I need to be treat better. In addition, one on my baggages didyarricw to my destination. So frustrated with this trip.

Not very good, they nickel & dime you for better seats & pay extra for the checking in bag, bad service all the way around

We boarded late; there was a problem with passengers that I believe TAAG could have handled much better. The Crew Handled it Excellentely but TAAG was not able to resolve the issues instantly and led to a 2 hour delay

The scheduled departure was delayed 9 1/2 hours and then delayed another 45 minutes due to baggage or something. Apparently the return flight is delayed 10 hours also, which means I miss my Lufthansa flight out of Luanda. Perhaps this is a scheduling change for which people were not notified until the last minute.

I did not receive any confirmation email of this booking and only on receiving it 24 hrs closer to the flight - I tried to cancel it as I has already booked another flight

Short lay-overs and total flight times. Everything else could have been better.

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