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The cheapest return flight from Johannesburg to Durban costs R1 234 on the route between Johannesburg Lanseria Airport (HLA) and Durban (DUR). This is also the most popular route.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Durban on a Sunday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from Johannesburg to Durban. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Saturday and avoiding Mondays for the best deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Johannesburg to Durban is February, where tickets cost R1 373 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R1 906 and R1 874 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from Johannesburg to Durban, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

Johannesburg and Durban are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are FlySafair (154 flights per week), South African (50 flights per week), and Global Aviation Operations (20 flights per week).

There are 8 airlines that fly direct from Johannesburg to Durban. They are: Airlink, Cemair, FlexFlight, FlySafair, Hahn Air, Hahn Air Systems, Lift and South African. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Lift at R352 for a return flight. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Airlink.

Weekly flights between Johannesburg and Durban historically see delays in approximately 9% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 90 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving at night tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the early afternoon have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Tuesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Monday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, FlySafair have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 8% of their flights encountering any delays.

There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 31 and 43 direct flights that take off from Johannesburg and land in Durban, with an average flight time of 1h 10m. The most common departure time is 6:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 254 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Friday, when 17% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.