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Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to Europe

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
London
London1 stopR11 893
Amsterdam
Amsterdam2 stopsR12 369
Paris
Paris1 stopR12 566
Rome
Rome1 stopR9 774
Munich
Munich2 stopsR11 745
London
London1 stopR11 893
Amsterdam
Amsterdam2 stopsR12 369
Paris
Paris1 stopR12 566
Rome
Rome1 stopR9 774
Munich
Munich2 stopsR11 745

Book Cheap Johannesburg to Europe Plane Tickets

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

Thu, Oct 29 - Sat, Nov 7
Qatar Airways Logo
13:45 - 12:10
JNB
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SAW
21h 25m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
13:40 - 15:35
SAW
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JNB
26h 55m
1 stop
R9 593Qatar Airways
Mon, Oct 19 - Mon, Oct 26
Etihad Airways Logo
9:45 - 12:35
JNB
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IST
25h 50m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
14:00 - 8:20
IST
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JNB
19h 20m
1 stop
R9 593Etihad Airways
Fri, Jul 10 - Wed, Aug 19
Turkish Airlines Logo
13:30 - 13:45
JNB
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MUC
24h 15m
2 stops
Turkish Airlines Logo
10:40 - 9:40
MUC
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JNB
23h 00m
2 stops
R11 745Turkish Airlines
Wed, Jul 8 - Wed, Aug 12
Turkish Airlines Logo
13:30 - 13:45
JNB
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MUC
24h 15m
2 stops
Turkish Airlines Logo
12:55 - 9:40
MUC
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JNB
20h 45m
2 stops
R11 778Turkish Airlines
Thu, Jul 9 - Thu, Aug 13
KLM Logo
23:15 - 22:25
JNB
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MUC
23h 10m
1 stop
KLM Logo
7:00 - 21:20
MUC
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JNB
14h 20m
1 stop
R11 827KLM
Tue, Aug 25 - Tue, Sep 1
Emirates Logo
13:30 - 13:15
JNB
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MUC
23h 45m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
22:30 - 20:35
MUC
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JNB
22h 05m
1 stop
R11 876Emirates
Mon, Aug 3 - Tue, Aug 25
Lufthansa Logo
19:00 - 8:40
JNB
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LCY
14h 40m
1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
18:30 - 8:35
LCY
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JNB
13h 05m
1 stop
R12 057Lufthansa
Sun, Jul 12 - Wed, Jul 22
Emirates Logo
13:30 - 13:15
JNB
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FRA
23h 45m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
22:20 - 20:35
FRA
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JNB
22h 15m
1 stop
R12 106Emirates
Tue, Jul 28 - Thu, Aug 27
KLM Logo
23:15 - 17:20
JNB
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LCY
19h 05m
1 stop
KLM Logo
20:15 - 21:20
LCY
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JNB
24h 05m
1 stop
R12 172KLM
Mon, Aug 3 - Fri, Aug 28
Lufthansa Logo
19:00 - 8:40
JNB
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LCY
14h 40m
1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
18:30 - 8:35
LCY
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JNB
13h 05m
1 stop
R12 566Lufthansa
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Johannesburg to Europe flights

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

What is the cheapest Johannesburg to Europe flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to Europe from Johannesburg found in the last 72 hours was to Madrid, at R9 685 return. The most popular route is from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was R13 407.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Europe?

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

The cheapest time of day to fly to Europe is generally at night, when retur flights cost R15 369 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Europe is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R15 369.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Johannesburg to Europe?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg to Europe, 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 Europe is November, when tickets cost R11 351 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, when the average cost of return tickets is R13 979 and R13 963 respectively.

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

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

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

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

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 Europe, 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 to Europe, you should book around 8 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 flightR4 632
Flight from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Frankfurt Airport

Flights from Johannesburg to Europe: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew the route from Johannesburg to Europe 
Verified travelerFlew with British Airways
JNB
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LHR
Apr 2025
Allowing three hours for Heathrow transit is a good estimate.
GregFlew with Lufthansa
JNB
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FRA
Apr 2025
Get through security early at Johannesburg, they are rude, aggressive and obstructive. Pathetic.
SihleFlew with Turkish Airlines
JNB
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IST
May 2024
Friendly and helpful staff at Johannesburg Airport, clear signage to terminal and gates
Verified travelerFlew with British Airways
JNB
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LHR
Jan 2024
None really. It’s a long, but straight forward flight. If you can afford premium economy or better, do it for the comfort.

FAQs - booking Europe flights

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

    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 Europe.

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

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

    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 Europe 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 Europe?

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

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Johannesburg to Europe

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Johannesburg to Europe? 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 3602 reviews
8,2Entertainment
8,4Crew
8,1Boarding
7,9Food
8,0Comfort
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.

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

Flight left on time. Bags came quickly. Crew was nice. But internet never worked and the food was awful.

The food options for children is limited The business class bed is not fully lie flat, and this is an uncomfortable sleep

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

Food wasn’t good but not their fault as I should have pre selected

Everything was so smooth. It could be just a better temperature in the plane; it was a little cold.

Their weakness is in boarding. Business class rarely boards first and there are no announcements explaining delays, so customers are always left waiting and wondering why boarding has paused.

My experience was amazing. Very friendly hosts and impeccable service.

Everything was great except the meat served was tough and overcooked!

Friendly cabin crew and the flight was on time. Would recommend toanyone

Avoid delays. There has never been a time I flew without delays.

Total chaos with baggage check in…..rude staff in Seattle. And faulty seating/entertainment systems. Unable to log in to WiFi desperate being a member. Kept on getting errors. Never again. Definitely not what’s expected from a Star Alliance member airline.

The staff was very inattentive, asked for wine before luch and after 30 mins the lunch came and i Asked about my drink and they said they gVe it to s else. As thing with tea after few hours, got the exact same reason from another gentlemen. It was a similar experience on my way to istanbul on sept 12th

Our charging and WiFi were not working in our business class seats, even after they "refreshed" it.

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

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.

Extremely uncomfortable seats with very little cushioning, unable to recline enough to sleep comfortably on this 13 hour overnight flight. My body was in pain by the end.

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

Delayed my flights and no communication. We end up spending 6 hrs in Doha. No food or any concern from the airline. Terrible

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

some sections of airport are too cramped. The screening of luggage was twice and a huge hassle. They kept saying my boarding the for my next flight was in 10 minutes but were dragging the screening too long. having a 2 hour connecting time with this much delays in screenings is not good. They could see I was traveling with special needs kid yet I was" randomly chosen" to be personally screened again.

Restrooms weren’t working properly. Food choices were too exotic.

Cabin crew The only issue was that there was no space for our carry on luggage near our seats We had to put our luggage in a different wing And when I went to collect it, none of the crew knew where they placed our luggage

Too many baby crying, customer and staff yelling at each other. Seat is too small and tight. Could not sleep at all for 16 hour flight !

The flight got delayed 3 hours from Montreal and we missed our connecting flight so it was a long journey

The pasta in the evening meal was tasteless. Otherwise, the flight was okay.

Flight delays made me miss my connections. I almost missed my connecting flight because I had to get my luggage and go through immigration and then back into the airport. Connecting flight said it would be my problem if I missed it. I had to be rerouted through another city and came in 3 hours later than expected and had to hire an uber to get me home when I had everything planned out

Service was bad and food they told us they only had pasta very rude

Excellent once on board. Security staff at Johannesburg rude and aggressive.

German crew were very kind. Food was okay but can be better, especially bread was not good, Garbage collection was very poor.

Efficient boarding process. Staff are nice. Food should be better.

Their business class seat lays down full flat so for a long haul flight it is quite nice. There was a good selection of movies and tv shows too I believe. The food was not particularly impressive but it is after all, still airplane food. What could have been better was more privacy for each seat. Other versions of the airbus A350 have this but Lufthansa’s does not. Maybe the aircraft was old because the drawer where the amenity kit and water bottle were stored did not close and stowage of the tray table required some maneuvering. My remote for my tv screen stopped working halfway through the flight and my headphones, halfway through my second movie, also stopped working properly. For a Lufthansa product, this business class was not up to par in my opinion. I used to think very highly of Lufthansa standards but it appears something has gone down.

Our entertainment/movie and audio did not work during our flight. Two of our bags did not make it to our final home destination. No personal assistant. Everything is via email/web with no assistance.

Late. Late to leave. Late to arrive. Left sitting on the tarmac. Same as the departing flight. Lufthansa is awful.

They lost my luggage on my way to Namibia (I was unable to review that flight as I was in the bush/off line) It took 3 days to get my bag and I had to pay $375.00 to have it transported to my location as it was over 100 Kilometers from that Airport and the local Airlink carrier would not got that far.

Great flight, last one out the air-conditioning was far to hot and the return it was to cold and then issued blankets. On the outward bowned the headset connector didn't work properly. You had intermittent sound from the audio socket.

Terrible service especially for premium economy. Much more comfortable seats on other providers

Our original booking with Kayak -our first experience -was exactly what we wanted and worked well. Updates were friendly and reassuring as were the contacts with UnderPricer so a big win-win. We learned a lot on your reliability and will definitely put you on our organisational list for the future.

If they wouldn't have canceled the flight WITHOUT informing me until I looked at my ticket and saw I had 2 extra layovers in 2 different cities than the ones I paid for? That would have been nice.

Poor BA get a lot of stick and have some problems getting your bags to the same destination BUT the whole experience is very much 5 star and probably due to excellent, helpful and sooo British staff. We travelled in economy plus.

The 7 hour delay in Johannesburg was extremely tiresome, with poor communication at check-in and a sad R120 voucher as compensation. All in all sitting for 10 hours on an airport was pretty bad. At arrival the baggage arrival took 2 hours. All in all, a very, very long trip.

British Air ways was good - American Airlines not: waited at gate for “mechanical issues” and stood at gate.. plane delayed, … staff at desk rude, had to check my personal carry on item, toilet not working… “please use the working one sparingly- it will overflow in the cabin”

Annoying customer pushing my seat did not make this pleasant.

the headphone jack was damaged making it impossible to keep a clear sound. while it is beyond the airline's control how many children are on each flight, it becomes very difficult to enjoy the flight when there are 5 or 6 children all crying and screaming at the same time. I know there is no good solution at the industry level, but I think there are good reasons to try to develop some solutions rather than just say it is the luck of the draw. maybe you could show a seating map where children who are booked are a different color, that would allow us to know what to expect and possibly rebook to a different seat or take a different flight. maybe some of the covid-related ideas about redesigning the cabin for more privacy and hygiene could be further developed and tested. on my leg from London to Washington DC, the passenger next to us was coughing consistently for long periods of time. it was obvious she had been ill and knew it before boarding. this leads me to think we should consider additional screening measures because some of the public is no longer acting responsible or ethical in regards to covid and health protocols. just answering questions on a check-in survey does not seem sufficient to convince people to not fly when they are ill and symptomatic.

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