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Cheapest return fare
R1 885
Typical prices: R1 386-R1 917
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JNB - ELS • Direct
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Typical prices: R822-R1 289
FlySafair
Tue 18/8
JNB - ELS • Direct
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Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to East London

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Johannesburg to East London 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Johannesburg to East London

Wed, Jan 20 - Wed, Jan 27
Airlink Logo
18:05 - 19:30JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-ELS East London
1h 25mdirect
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12:35 - 14:05ELS  East London-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
1h 30mdirect
R1 885Airlink
Tue, Nov 3 - Tue, Nov 10
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13:50 - 15:25JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-ELS East London
1h 35mdirect
FlySafair Logo
16:00 - 17:30ELS  East London-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
1h 30mdirect
R1 933FlySafair
Sat, Aug 29 - Sat, Sep 5
FlySafair Logo
13:40 - 15:15JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-ELS East London
1h 35mdirect
FlySafair Logo
14:15 - 15:50ELS  East London-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
1h 35mdirect
R2 014FlySafair
Thu, Nov 26 - Thu, Dec 3
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15:55 - 17:30JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-ELS East London
1h 35mdirect
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12:35 - 14:05ELS  East London-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
1h 30mdirect
R2 384Multiple Airlines
Fri, Dec 11 - Sun, Dec 20
Airlink Logo
18:05 - 19:30JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-ELS East London
1h 25mdirect
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12:35 - 14:05ELS  East London-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
1h 30mdirect
R2 465Airlink
Thu, Oct 1 - Thu, Oct 1
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:30 - 12:00JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-ELS East London
1h 30mdirect
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16:00 - 17:30ELS  East London-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
1h 30mdirect
R2 545Multiple Airlines
Fri, Sep 25 - Mon, Sep 28
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9:30 - 17:05JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-ELS East London
7h 35m1 stop Cape Town Intl
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7:00 - 8:20ELS  East London-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
1h 20mdirect
R5 768Cemair
Fri, Sep 25 - Mon, Sep 28
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16:40 - 18:10JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-ELS East London
1h 30mdirect
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7:50 - 9:00ELS  East London-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
25h 10m1 stop Cape Town Intl
R5 913Cemair
Wed, Oct 7 - Thu, Oct 8
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6:45 - 11:25JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-ELS East London
4h 40m1 stop Durban King Shaka Intl
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9:30 - 10:55ELS  East London-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
1h 25mdirect
R35 298Hahn Air Systems
Mon, Oct 19 - Thu, Oct 29
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11:30 - 13:05JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-ELS East London
1h 35mdirect
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12:00 - 18:55ELS  East London-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
6h 55m1 stop Durban King Shaka Intl
R35 298Hahn Air Systems
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Johannesburg to East London flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Johannesburg to East London to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a return flight from Johannesburg to East London?

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 to East London departing in January.

Flight prices are typical for this route right now.

Flights to East London from Johannesburg usually cost between R1 676 and R2 417 in January.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was R1 885 on Airlink (Jan 20–Jan 27).

What is the cheapest Johannesburg to East London flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Johannesburg to East London costs R1 020 on the route between Johannesburg Lanseria Airport (HLA) and East London (ELS). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 23% cheaper than other Johannesburg-East London routes. The most popular route is between Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) and East London (ELS).

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

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

When flying from Johannesburg to East London, you should consider leaving on a Tuesday and avoid Fridays 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 Sundays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Johannesburg to East London?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg to East London, 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 to East London is February, where tickets cost R1 611 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R2 739 and R2 545 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Johannesburg to East London?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg to East London, 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 to East London, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 9% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight

R918
Flight from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to East London

When to book flights from Johannesburg to East London

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Johannesburg to East London based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from Johannesburg to East London

  • What is the cheapest flight from Johannesburg to East London?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Johannesburg to East London was R918 for a one-way ticket and R1 885 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Johannesburg to East London?

    On your way to East London, you’ll fly out from one of these Johannesburg airports: Johannesburg Lanseria or Johannesburg OR Tambo. You’ll be landing at East London.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Johannesburg to East London?

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

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

    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 East London.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to East London from Johannesburg is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Johannesburg to East London?

    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 East London 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 East London?

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

Prefer to fly direct from Johannesburg to East London?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop from Johannesburg to East London.
Find which airlines fly direct from Johannesburg to East London Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Johannesburg to East London

Monday

Airlink,FlySafair

Airlink,FlySafair

Tuesday

Airlink,FlySafair

Airlink,FlySafair

Wednesday

Airlink,FlySafair

Airlink,FlySafair

Thursday

Airlink,Cemair,FlySafair

Airlink,Cemair, +1 more

Friday

Airlink,Cemair,FlySafair

Airlink,Cemair, +1 more

Saturday

Airlink,FlySafair

Airlink,FlySafair

Sunday

Airlink,Cemair,FlySafair

Airlink,Cemair, +1 more

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Direct returns

East London to Johannesburg

Monday

Airlink,Cemair,FlySafair

Airlink,Cemair, +1 more

Tuesday

Airlink,FlySafair

Airlink,FlySafair

Wednesday

Airlink,FlySafair

Airlink,FlySafair

Thursday

Airlink,FlySafair

Airlink,FlySafair

Friday

Airlink,Cemair,FlySafair

Airlink,Cemair, +1 more

Saturday

Airlink,FlySafair

Airlink,FlySafair

Sunday

Airlink,FlySafair

Airlink,FlySafair

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Johannesburg to East London

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Johannesburg to East London. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Johannesburg to East London? 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.
8,4
AirlinkOverall score based on 92 reviews
8,1Boarding
6,3Entertainment
8,8Crew
8,2Comfort
8,0Food
Airline reviews

Flight cancelled by Seuss air and all onward flights missed

2,0 MediocreAnonymous, Jul 2026
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Flight cancelled by Seuss air and all onward flights missed

This is a quick flight from JoBerg to Livingstone. The small meal was very good, surprisingly, not a sandwich but a nice little chicken salad. Easy breezy flight if you travel long distance a lot. There is no entertainment and none needed for this short flight

Loved the in flight meal! Surprisingly good.! Staff on board were all friendly and professional! Book as far ahead as possible! Get your seat selection locked in ASAP

Far better than last return flight we had when the flight was delayed due to technical error and we missed our connection flight with no initial support from Airlink. This time thankfully all went well and will use again.

This was an excellent flight with great crew and a full complement service including a sandwich, a drink from the bar, tea, coffee or water with the meal and then a further bar service.

I can't understand how the priority boarding queue has so many people standing in it. I was travelling business class and arrived 40 minutes before boarding time and there we about 25 people in the queue ahead of me?

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..

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

Easy short flight from Johannesburg to Harare. Boarding was slow, flight attendants were friendly. They did a meal service on this short flight, including wine, which was pretty cool.

Flight was moved forward by 2 hours with 3 days notice. This meant I could not connect from flight from Johannesburg. So did not take the flight and drove to Kasane. Will never use Air Botswana unless absolutely necessary. Mark

A snack was advertised on my booking but when they came around I was told that is wrong. I wanted juice so I had to pay for it. I flew business class and was unable to book a business class seat on the website. Lucky there was still one available when I checked in at the airport.

I love FlySafair! PUNCTUALITY is what they do best, and thier schedule is so flexible, how they've structured Departure slots, one can decide to leave any time of the day. I am a coffee lover, I was astonished with their partnership with Boottleggers to allow us have specialty coffee on board, so wonderful.

Seats are very narrow. Boarding was delayed. The R85 voucher is insufficient for a wine and mixed nuts. Needs to be increased for "business class".

Don’t waist money on priority. Changed the gates. Then let everyone through while priority row was twice as long. Got sooner to my seat jumping to the end of the line

Old planes and lack of attention to detail. Horrible experience.

Very good experience considering that is low cost company. Good value for money.

Great airline. Will use again. Keep up the great work though and maintain your customer retention. And please keep an eye on the bottom line and stay in business for decades to come and grow from strength to strength.

For the first time ever we had a grumpy check in agent. I got told off for not having a lock on my bag and she looked seriously put out that we were checking in as a group of 7. Very unusual as I fly regularly with Safair and all the staff have always been super friendly.

Seats are small. But I guess that will not change on my behalf. Otherwise their service is great.

Loved our Cabin Crew you could tell they enjoyed there job. The Chief Stuart was a delight. What a great way to start our day with such a positive company.

My wife’s checked luggage was missing her glasses,and some jewelry. The suitcase was inspected before boarding by your staff of thieves. So sad that your country suffers from so much domestic thievery. My wife is South African.

Your flight from CPT to JNB was delayed 3 times !!! Operational issues tells the customer, me , nothing!!! Issues really were bad weather; and mechanical failures due to poor sub- standard preventive maintenance. Blame the weather all you want, but a delay of 5 hours should be unacceptable to your management. The Cemair staff in JNB dropped the ball !!!!!! And the answer here in South Africa is a lack of CARING . Understand????

My original flight was cancelled and I was rebooked on a flight that departed 7 hours later. I was advised by Emirates (with whom my full itinerary was booked) that I was not able to cancel and change airlines. Needless to say, not happy.

Female pilot and co-pilot handle themselves very well. Professional.

They canceled my flight didn't inform me , while I was had already checked in , this was worst experience ever

Plettenberg Bay is a unique airport, so boarding with always have certain quirks. Cemair has zero regard for passengers, and their commitment to adhering to departure times. In two flights we had 3 flight changes, and a 1.5h delay. If you have any kind preceding or follow on plans, do not fly Cemair.

For now everything is good we want access to book direct to camair

send ourt booking confirmation numbers as soon as payment is done to simplify checkin

No A/C on the plane - and it was hot. Unmarked aircraft - looked sketchy.

Flight delayed with no explanation was only made aware lats min when already arrived at the air port

I arrived at the airport and the flight did not exist

They find a way to Nickel and dime you in all creative ways. The boarding crew seems to have target collection amount. If you are flying internationally, avoid them at all costs.

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