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Find cheap flights from Kenya to Johannesburg from R5 881

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Flights to OR Tambo - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to Johannesburg?

The average price of all flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Johannesburg is Thursday where tickets can be as cheap as R11 065. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are R12 405 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, 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 to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is October, where tickets cost R8 276 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and September, where the average cost of tickets from Kenya is R14 253 and R13 870 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is May with an average price of R12 146.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

The average price for all flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is generally in the morning, when flights cost R10 852 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R16 491.

What is a good deal for flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, 25% of our users found tickets to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport for the following prices or less: From Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport R10 719 one-way - R12 809 return.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 58 days before departure.

Which airline offers the most flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

Of the 7 airlines that fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, Airlink offers the most flights, with around 487 per week, followed by FlySafair with 344 flights per week.

How long is the flight to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

The duration of your flight to Johannesburg depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Johannesburg on KAYAK are from Nairobi, which takes 4h 10m, and Mombasa, which takes 8h 20m.

How many direct flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport are there each day?

There are around 167 direct flights from within Kenya to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 8:00 the most common departure time and 49% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport are there each week?

Each week there are around 1 163 direct flights from within Kenya to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

How many long-haul flights are there to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport each week?

There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport. Instead, there are 33 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport.

How many cities have direct flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

From Kenya, there are direct flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from 1 city. This city is Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport and there are 33 direct flights each week.

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February

High season

December

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FAQs - booking Johannesburg flights

  • How far is Johannesburg from central Johannesburg?

    There are 21 km between Johannesburg city centre and Johannesburg.

  • How much is a flight to Johannesburg?

    On average, a flight to Johannesburg costs R12 597. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R5 867 and departed from Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport.

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

    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 to Johannesburg.

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

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

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

    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 Johannesburg 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 to Johannesburg?

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

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Prefer to fly direct to Johannesburg OR Tambo?

Find which airlines fly direct to OR Tambo, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Kenya to Johannesburg OR Tambo

Monday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +60 more

ANA, ASKY, +61 more

Tuesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +58 more

ANA, ASKY, +59 more

Wednesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +61 more

ANA, ASKY, +62 more

Thursday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +58 more

ANA, ASKY, +59 more

Friday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +62 more

ANA, ASKY, +63 more

Saturday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +56 more

ANA, ASKY, +57 more

Sunday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +60 more

ANA, ASKY, +61 more

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Direct returns

Johannesburg OR Tambo to Kenya

Monday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +60 more

ANA, ASKY, +61 more

Tuesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +58 more

ANA, ASKY, +59 more

Wednesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +61 more

ANA, ASKY, +62 more

Thursday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +58 more

ANA, ASKY, +59 more

Friday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +62 more

ANA, ASKY, +63 more

Saturday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +56 more

ANA, ASKY, +57 more

Sunday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +60 more

ANA, ASKY, +61 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from Kenya to OR Tambo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Johannesburg. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from Kenya to Johannesburg. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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It was a great experience , it was quick and on time

10,0 ExcellentSimbarashe, Jan 2024GBE - JNB
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It was a great experience , it was quick and on time

this route is more expensive than you would expect. Boarding, disembarking was easy and fast. Cabin crew was friendly. Seats are small

The meal was excellent and well suited to a short journey.

Original flight was delayed due to technical issue. Very poor communication. The manager only appeared when we were climbing on board the plane.This resulted in us missing our follow on flight also with Airlink. No ticket issued from Skukuza and no assistance when we landed to address the issue. We had to make our own arrangements and go to their sales desk. Again they had no knowledge of the flight delay and of any passengers that had connecting flights. The lady (unfortunately with all the STRESS I have forgotten her name) at the counter was extremely helpful and is an excellent example of the type of employee Airlink need to promote and employ. Our luggage was in limbo due to all the missing information and assistance. We had to resort to buying extra tickets from South African Airways who were extremely helpful. I work at an airport so am familiar with its workings. I will infuture be looking for alternative flights.

Airline is the best airline experience I’ve ever had.

My flight was good no comments Crew members were good Flight on schedule even earlier at some point Thanks

Easy boarding, smooth flight, friendly and helpful attendants. As with every other airline, there isn't enough leg room to be comfortable. Food was adequate.

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

There was no entertainment, but that is not expected on a flight less than 2 1/2 hours. Uber clean aircraft, good boxed meal and friendly flight attendants. Very please with the experience

Flight delayed by 3 hours 45 mins and no explanation given or apology. Rebooked on a flight departing to final destination 48 hrs later and baggage not delivered.

My outbound flight was grounded in Lusaka so we never made it to Paris. DO NOT fly this airline you will be stranded and your plans will be completely disrupted

Inflight entertainment with electronic charging stations can help during a long flight.

The flight was delayed with no notice. No inflight entertainment. Communication is vital in any business.

Poor communication: Flight come directly to kigali , didn’t come via mumbasa. Favouring to Rwandan passenger to move from economic to bussiness class after flight depart. Where they don’t asked other older passenger who need more comfort. Rude staff : chekin airport at Mumbai. Talking in local language (marathi) while serving and no sorry no thank you attitude.

Pros: "Seat reclining was good. Fleece blankets were warm"
Cons: "Blankets had a really bad smell Food options were very limited - even bread was eggless"
Pros: "Helpful friendly crew, reasonable ticket prices."
Cons: "Luggage was delayed by 24 hours, customer service desk in Johannesburg EXTREMELY helpful, in Kigali they were clueless. Transit area very crowded, humid and stuffy."

The food could be better, the beef was quite tough. The crew were friendly and helpful on this flight, which has not being my experience on other Ethiopian flights.

The crew were extremely unfriendly. The plane was dirty and the entertainment system did not work, so they did not even give out earphones to anyone.

Seat in front of my wife was broken so it reclined further than normal and without having to push the recline button so my wife had absolutely no room the entire 17 hour flight. My seat was broken and wouldn't recline at all. Also.. my tray table was sticky and dirty right away before I even used it. Also...the floor in the back of the plane from our row of seats on back was totally soaked and both times we landed water came rushing out of the food/servant area like a flood onto the same already wet carpet. It got everything wet that was placed around our feet...including our shoes and socks.

Luggage delayed for one day. I called customer service, and they had no info and no empathy. Boarding was very disorganized and chaotic. We went nearly 7 hours with no food or snacks on the flight. This is not an airline that has respect for its passengers.

Same but worse than international. The inter African flights are worse.

The entertainment (movies) blockbuster and classics never change. I am a frequent Ethiopian flyer and this should be addressed. Not much changed from my summer flight and my December flight. It is annoying - surely you can update the selections more often. Same with food options. It becomes extremely boring to be offered the same exact meals from Washington to Addis to Maputo every trip, each time. AS

Entertainment was very poor. Couldn’t watch anything. Ear pieces were the wrong type .

Food was horrible. Our flight was not comfortable due to turbulence, seats was not comfortable, Very tight barely can not move anywhere.

The check in staff was amazing. Best customer service! The plane was old! My entertainment on the first flight didn't work at all, in my seat or in the seat next to me. The bathroom doors were old and troublesome. One of the bathrooms, the whole sink panel was broken. Everything felt old and falling apart. The airline stewardesses were amazing and quite hospitable. When there were delays, they kept us well informed. Transit was GREAT! I wasn't sure how I would make it to my next flight in 1 1/2 hours but the security lines were short and efficient. The C gates in Addis Ababa were CROWDED! That whole space downstairs was too crowded and challenging to manuever. I usually fly Ethiopian within Africa and was interested to see how the experience would be intercontinental. Overall, I would choose it again if it was cheaper than Delta/Air France or Lufthansa/KLM. I wouldn't make it a first choice if the prices were the same because the planes are so old! The food and entertainment also weren't as good. Good selection of movies but as I mentioned, on the first flight they didn't work at all (I slept so it was okay) and the 2nd flight it was glitchy. All in all, I didn't hate it but it would be a first choice only if it's cheaper.

Hot, uncomfortable and very rough take off and landing. Very regrettable.

Paid an extra USD 100 for so-called Comfort seats. All of these (the bulkhead seats) had parents with babies and infants who were screaming much of the time. One mother even decided to change nappies on the seat. This was anything but comfort!

Front section of economy cabin is better than rear. Paid for seats selected.

Apart from delay of 3 hrs in Nairobi for onward flight to Dar all fine. Looked like operational issues caused it.

I booked a round trip flight and boarded a Kenya Airways trip from New York (JFK) to Nairobi (JKIA). First flight from New York to Nairobi was uneventful with no issues. However, the return flight was beyond disappointing. To begin with I had paid an extra $60 each for premium seats (me and my wife) in economy aisle 15 (B & A). However, upon settling down in the middle seat, I noticed that the controller had been ripped off meaning I would not have access to some of the seat functionalities like the individual lighting etc. I proceeded to alert a flight attendant that the controller was missing and she politely responded to me by telling me if I need anything, to use my wife’s seat controller (on the window seat) to call for assistance and I would be assisted accordingly. I was surprised by the response that she gave as it felt like my comfort and request for a service that I paid for was undermined, but nonetheless I opted to play it nice and kept my calm. After this I engaged in a conversation with a passenger (Caucasian / White male) who sat next to me on the aisle seat. In the process of having this conversation I asked him if he had paid for his seat. He went ahead to politely tell me that he had been moved from a seat in the back by one of the flight attendants and had not paid any extra fees. During this conversation, he noticed that the charging docks were not working and he needed to charge his iPad to watch his Netflix show (it was on pause). Alarmed by this, he went ahead and flagged one of the flight attendants who without wasting any time acted astonished and as fast as lightning was able to find him a better seat a few rows in front. Please note, all the charging plugs were not working for the three seats. In summary, below are the reasons for the low rating: 1. Charging for a broken seat: Kenya Airways should not charge for a defective seat. If a seat is defective and is paid for, the airlines should work out a way to either refund the customer or move the customer to a better seat – regardless of skin color. 2. Below Par Customer Service: Do not debilitate a customer’s request especially when a paid for service is not delivered – regardless of skin color. Assuming that I am comfortable with having to either keep alerting the flight attendant or relying on my wife’s seat to perform some of the functionality I may need is ridiculous. 3. Biasness / Inequality / Prejudiced Behavior: The Caucasian/ White male was treated with more favor. Not only was he moved around to make sure he was comfortable (free of charge) but all his complaints were resolved immediately without any hesitance. On the contrary, I being a black man of African descent who had paid an additional premium for his seat, I was completely ignored and told to settle for what I got.

It has been 1 week since arriving at my destination and I still have not recieved my kite surfing bags. Office will not communicate properly on location or when my bags will arrive. No advice on what to do on luggage that has not arrived in over a week. Simply not happy with Kenya airways at the moment.

Excellent. They canceled our flight & put us up for the night. Then upgraded us. We are impressed

On a long flight us customers need more rehydration by the crew. Some of us have water bottles but no crew is coming around to offer water. I’m not saying issue us all with plastic water bottles.

The flight staff were not very kind. I went back to get a drink, 4 of them back there chatting. They all looked at me continued to talk then they started doing stuff and one finally asked after I was standing there awhile what I needed. This happened multiple times. The movies were not the great and seemed dated. My seat squeaked every time I moved and it moved around a bit.

My flight from Nairobi to nyc. My seat made noise and moved around. The two toilets in the back didn’t work well cause you didn’t know if someone was in there cause the light didn’t work. The bathroom doors didn’t lock well either, so I walked in on someone. The crew wasn’t quick or super helpful. When I went to get something they were chatting and they would look at me, continue on with their conversation and finally I would interrupt to get a drink.

The flight attendants on this flight were incredible! One even gave me her own dinner when my special meal order wasn’t transferred due to a flight delay! She insisted and I was so grateful. That is going above and beyond! The issue I had with the flight was with Lufthansa support. I missed my connection due to a flight delay and they wouldn’t rebook online, only in person. This took a lot of time and visits to the airport waiting for a Lufthansa agent to arrive 5 hours later than posted and almost paying full-fare price for the new flights and refusal to add my special meal orders. It made for a challenging journey home and I didn’t feel valued as a customer.

Probably the worst airline I have flown in recent years. From check in to the on board experience, everything was terrible

improve sercice on board and to assist passengers to get thier needs

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Johannesburg found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
10/6man.
1 stopEthiopian Air
8h 20mMBA-JNB
10/7ons.
1 stopEthiopian Air
8h 30mJNB-MBA
R8 372
28/5tir.
1 stopUganda Airlines
12h 40mNBO-JNB
29/5ons.
1 stopUganda Airlines
17h 25mJNB-NBO
R9 693
8/5ons.
3 stops
19h 00mNBO-JNB
11/5lør.
2 stops
15h 20mJNB-NBO
R10 536
19/5søn.
3 stops
19h 00mNBO-JNB
25/5lør.
2 stops
15h 20mJNB-NBO
R10 575
18/6tir.
2 stopsRwandAir
10h 30mNBO-JNB
25/6tir.
1 stopRwandAir
8h 10mJNB-NBO
R10 939
2/5tor.
2 stopsRwandAir
10h 30mNBO-JNB
7/5tir.
3 stopsRwandAir
11h 55mJNB-NBO
R11 532
19/5søn.
directAirlink
4h 10mNBO-JNB
26/5søn.
directAirlink
4h 00mJNB-NBO
R12 605
18/6tir.
directAirlink
4h 10mNBO-JNB
26/6ons.
directAirlink
4h 00mJNB-NBO
R12 624
10/6man.
1 stopKenya Airways
7h 00mMBA-JNB
9/7tir.
1 stopKenya Airways
11h 45mJNB-MBA
R12 835
12/5søn.
directKenya Airways
4h 15mNBO-JNB
13/5man.
directKenya Airways
4h 05mJNB-NBO
R13 237

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Johannesburg found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
28/4søn.
2 stopsEthiopian Air
6h 20mNBO-JNB
R5 881
12/5søn.
2 stopsEthiopian Air
6h 20mNBO-JNB
R5 900
14/5tir.
1 stopUganda Airlines
14h 35mNBO-JNB
R6 054
7/5tir.
1 stopUganda Airlines
28h 45mNBO-JNB
R6 073
27/4lør.
1 stopRwandAir
6h 30mNBO-JNB
R7 720
14/5tir.
directKenya Airways
4h 15mNBO-JNB
R7 835
13/5man.
directKenya Airways
4h 15mNBO-JNB
R7 893
13/5man.
2 stopsRwandAir
10h 30mNBO-JNB
R8 678
28/4søn.
directAirlink
4h 10mNBO-JNB
R10 498
7/5tir.
directAirlink
4h 10mNBO-JNB
R10 517

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These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Johannesburg that are departing in the next 10 days.
21/4søn.
multi-stop
19h 00mNBO-JNB
23/4tir.
multi-stop
15h 20mJNB-NBO
R10 536
23/4tir.
multi-stopUganda Airlines
12h 40mNBO-JNB
30/5tor.
multi-stopUganda Airlines
9h 35mJNB-NBO
R11 015
24/4ons.
multi-stopEthiopian Air
8h 45mNBO-JNB
30/4tir.
multi-stopEthiopian Air
9h 30mJNB-NBO
R11 590
23/4tir.
directAirlink
4h 10mNBO-JNB
30/5tor.
directAirlink
4h 00mJNB-NBO
R12 586
20/4lør.
directAirlink
4h 10mNBO-JNB
27/4lør.
directAirlink
4h 00mJNB-NBO
R12 835
21/4søn.
directKenya Airways
4h 15mNBO-JNB
28/4søn.
directKenya Airways
4h 05mJNB-NBO
R13 333
23/4tir.
multi-stopRwandAir
10h 30mNBO-JNB
29/5ons.
multi-stopRwandAir
8h 10mJNB-NBO
R13 372
24/4ons.
directKenya Airways
4h 10mNBO-JNB
30/4tir.
directKenya Airways
4h 05mJNB-NBO
R14 138
23/4tir.
multi-stopRwandAir
10h 30mNBO-JNB
29/5ons.
multi-stopRwandAir
24h 45mJNB-NBO
R15 211
20/4lør.
multi-stopEthiopian Air
10h 10mNBO-JNB
25/4tor.
multi-stopEthiopian Air
9h 30mJNB-NBO
R15 479

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