R1 597 Find Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to Pietermaritzburg – Compare and Save

The cheapest return flight from Johannesburg to Pietermaritzburg costs R1 762 on the route between Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) and Pietermaritzburg (PZB). It is also the most popular route.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Johannesburg to Pietermaritzburg, look for departures on Mondays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Pietermaritzburg, Sunday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

The cheapest month for flights from Johannesburg to Pietermaritzburg is February, where tickets cost R2 920 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R4 033 and R3 839 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from Johannesburg to Pietermaritzburg, you should book around 6 weeks before departure, which saves you about 27% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Weekly flights between Johannesburg and Pietermaritzburg historically see delays in approximately 9% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 73 minutes.

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

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

Based on our data, Airlink have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 9% of their flights encountering any delays.

There is only one cabin class option available for the route, which is 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 2 and 4 direct flights that take off from Johannesburg and land in Pietermaritzburg, with an average flight time of 1h 05m. The most common departure time is 16:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 25 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 16% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.