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The cheapest return flight from Johannesburg to Lusaka costs R5 476 on the route between Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) and Lusaka (LUN). It is also the most popular route.

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

The cheapest month for flights from Johannesburg to Lusaka is February, where tickets cost R3 283 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R7 488 and R7 375 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from Johannesburg to Lusaka, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 16% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Johannesburg to Lusaka were found on South African (R6 744) and Proflight Zambia (R6 906).

Johannesburg and Lusaka are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Airlink (21 flights per week), Proflight Zambia (14 flights per week), and South African (12 flights per week).

Weekly flights between Johannesburg and Lusaka historically see delays in approximately 10% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 85 minutes.

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

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

Based on our data, Proflight Zambia have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 6% 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 6 and 8 direct flights that take off from Johannesburg and land in Lusaka, with an average flight time of 2h 03m. The most common departure time is 19:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 54 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 15% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.