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R11 289 Find cheap flights from New Zealand to Johannesburg

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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 Sunday where tickets can be as cheap as R23 878. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where prices are R26 637 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 February, where tickets cost R21 297 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 New Zealand is R30 479 and R27 512 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is February with an average price of R21 753.

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 at night, when flights cost R23 873 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R26 977.

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 180 days before departure.

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Low season

June

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R11 289
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 8% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (21% more expensive on average)
Flight from Auckland to Johannesburg

FAQs - booking Johannesburg flights

  • How far is Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from central Johannesburg?

    Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is 21 km from the centre of Johannesburg.

  • 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.

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

    Of the 7 airlines that fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, FlySafair offers the most flights, with around 359 per week, followed by Airlink with 328 flights per week.

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

    Each week there are around 1 014 direct flights from within New Zealand to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

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Prefer to fly direct to Johannesburg OR Tambo?

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

Direct departures

New Zealand to Johannesburg OR Tambo

Monday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +65 more

ANA, ASKY, +66 more

Tuesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +58 more

ANA, ASKY, +59 more

Wednesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +63 more

ANA, ASKY, +64 more

Thursday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +57 more

ANA, ASKY, +58 more

Friday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +66 more

ANA, ASKY, +67 more

Saturday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +56 more

ANA, ASKY, +57 more

Sunday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +62 more

ANA, ASKY, +63 more

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Direct returns

Johannesburg OR Tambo to New Zealand

Monday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +65 more

ANA, ASKY, +66 more

Tuesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +58 more

ANA, ASKY, +59 more

Wednesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +63 more

ANA, ASKY, +64 more

Thursday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +57 more

ANA, ASKY, +58 more

Friday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +66 more

ANA, ASKY, +67 more

Saturday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +56 more

ANA, ASKY, +57 more

Sunday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +62 more

ANA, ASKY, +63 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from New Zealand 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 New Zealand to Johannesburg. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3548 reviews
8,0Comfort
8,3Crew
8,1Boarding
8,2Entertainment
7,9Food
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Worst flight I ever had I payed for special seats with underpriced which I never recieved. I will like you to make sure that I am refunded my 134.00 dollars that I paid for the seats that I never received. I am looking forward for Kayak to look into this issue with underpriced because they took my money and never booked the seats for me with the airline.

2,0 MediocreAnonymous, Oct 2024JFK - DXB
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Worst flight I ever had I payed for special seats with underpriced which I never recieved. I will like you to make sure that I am refunded my 134.00 dollars that I paid for the seats that I never received. I am looking forward for Kayak to look into this issue with underpriced because they took my money and never booked the seats for me with the airline.

The flight experience was good, but connection time was cut shorted because of delayed start.. it would have been helpful if the flight showed which gate/terminal we need to go for connecting flight and flight timing was less than 30 minutes to connect which made ourselves stressful to catch next flight 😔

Everything was good up until getting off the plane. Riyadh simply cannot handle an A380. Exiting the plane on a remote stand was extremely slow and frustrating, then waiting for buses for transport back to the terminal is another disaster. Give me the 777 any day.

Boarding in the bus was slow and extremely hot. The flight attendant in the area of row 21 was extremely rude and had the attitude of not wanting to be at work for the day. Emirates you can do better than this

The first class experience was great but Frankfurt airport is very confusing. Badly signed all round. Boarding was not pleasant and check in staff was arrogant.

Always my favourite airline. On time, lovely staff, clean comfortable seats. Well done

First Class on A380 was an incredible experience with a group of very attentive crew. The only flaw of this flight was the boarding process at Concourse C of DXB where no one was managing the queue. I was at Zone A but arrived when they were already boarding Zone C & D. There was no separate gate for Zone A & B to go through.

The IFE was unstable the entire flight seats are very dated for business class and meals were not good.

we bought trip insurance from you and could not use it. 'underrated' only return 50 % of trip cost. my doctor told me i have stage 4 cancer and that I might not live till the end of the month..

I am going to be just factual, not bad mouthing nor complaining, but this was my experience. With 3 pieces of luggage, I was told the flight from Mumbai to Dubai was cancelled due to flood. This was told not by the airport board which still showed the regular time of departure, but general stuff at the airport. No Emirates stuff around to direct the transfer passengers of the cancelled flights. By the departure counters with crowds of people, one by one, angry, frustrated, urgent conversations were going on. No announcement were made, no postings being seen, just private conversations. I still have 5+ hours of layover, so I let more urgent people settled first. However, the fact that no communication of when, what and where I should go was very unsettling. Basically no time limit waiting means, no meal, no sleep, no step away, no planning, no change plan, no telling of the family what to do. Nobody was able to tell you anything but asked you to wait, no chair, no space, no facility to freshen up. That went on for 10+ (from 5) hour without warnings and accurate communications. Email received from Emirates asked me not to go to Dubai at all, or boarding at the time that was passed. In other words, communication were very untimely, after the fact. That created more confusion instead. After changing several of boarding time, we were given the gate # and a boarding pass. However, the boarding pass still have the original time of boarding, so again, not knowing walking 30 min in the airport to the gate would make you late or not, therefore, still dare not to eat a meal. The flight arriving to Dubai was uneventful and I gave a 4/5 rating. I just thought the layover at Dubai would just cut short from 8+ hours to 2+ hours. At Dubai airport, I saw people sleeping on cardboard, knowing, these people got stranded but they dared to sleep because they know when to board and I didn't. Or these kind of delay are just so normal that people know what to do to pass time. Then the worst service and crazy thing happened. The boarding time on board for LA and at gate A9 was clearly 8:50AM. At 8:40, surprised by not having any boarding activities, then one single staff showed up and said to a few passengers that the boarding would be delayed without a time frame. Since only a few people know, I asked another Emirates staff at another counter, who simply said basically non of his business. I was shocked with that indifferent attitude. Yet every boards I saw show the same boarding time. What kind of system failure was that to prepare delay situation! How confusing and unnecessary chaos and anger that provoke. That poor staff had to repeat himself so many times, answered questions that he had no power nor information to provide nor solved. One an only one stuff to show up for 10 min, leaving the counter non-staff with board showing 8:50AM boarding. This was purely irresponsible from top to bottom of the entire airline operation staff. What kind of leader in a service industry would allow this to happen to their customers. Without explanation, after changing 3 times the boarding times, again, means you should not go to eat a full meal, because, when you found a mob at the gate. People who were stranded for 2 days were afraid of not getting a seat with a full plane. That would not be happening if the airline provide adequate guidance to each person, instead of just having 4 staff yelling at the gate at the same time to "control" the crowd, threatening no boarding and delay boarding. Finally, I was on board, hungry and tired, not sleep for 36 hours. I was denied with a snack of fruit. By the time meal was served, it was an hour later. Half way of the trip, I felt sleep in fetus position and did not want to move, happy I finally could have some shut eyes time. However, when I got up to the bathroom, I felt very light headed. Having sleep deprived, constipated for 3 days, dehydrated, I knew it could happen since my blood pressure usually was low closed to 90/60. Any lower then that, I could have syncope. Sure enough, I was on the floor just 10 feet from my seat and 5 feet to the bathroom. However, nobody called for help. I asked for warm water and juice to hydrate, came only with cold and icy drinks which I wouldn't take. I asked for blankets, one was given. Yet my shivering, needs to cover my head and multiple requests did not hasten to take the two blankets that are at my seat 10 feet away. I waited 10 min for that. While 2-3 staff surrounded me, nobody did the vitals until after 15 min, just the spirometer only of which did not work due to my cold fingers. The first reading was 86 and oxygen was suggested. But another supervising personnel came, fussed over another reading, ignoring my comfort and needs. Seemingly the reading of spirometer was the priority. By then, no oxygen needed. I had this fainting experience before, and I knew how to help myself. However, I was not being listened to but to be told this and that. Finally, I got better and returned to seat. One kind flight attendant said she would check back with me in 15 min. She did not come back. I felt asleep in that fetus position again and this time I woke up with a bad cramp at my left leg. Yet I needed to go to bathroom, the cramp was too bad to walk. So I stepped back to seat. When I tried again the second time, the other front leg got cramp. This time I dare not move but massaged myself. For all these 5-10 min, I called for attention. Attendants passed me by because they were carried with heavy load of blankets and stuff. Nobody answered the light. Then came landing and off board. I was asked by two attendants how I felt. I smiled and said "fine".

Service excellent would chose Singapore airlines as my first choice

The staff were amazing and very kind. The seats recline a little too far back and are up close when sitting behind.

We flew business class. It was excellent. For a 6’4” individual, the seats were slightly uncomfortable for sleeping. But this is only comparison to other business class seats. Otherwise, the crew was incredibly attentive, And the service was impeccable.

My groups frequent flyer star allianceUnited airline miles was not accepted. The Singapore premium economy bag had to be requested, it was very lacking- no toothbrush. I paid more than double than economy but could only use the bathrooms sharing with economy which was hardly available and had to wait in line. Is the 2X $ worth it just for a larger seat???? It is questionable. Seats were not that comfortable. My husband’s seat had white stains on it- had to wipe it down. Our headphones did not have covers on it. Food- way too much.

Fantastic patience when one of the passengers behind me was an absolute horrible, horrible person and the girls just kept smiling and doing their job with patience and kindness. Well, done to the crew.

On time, friendly staff and decent food. Would definitely recommend.

My daughter and I had a pleasant trip to Singapore. Reliable and on time.

A 16 hour flight from Singapore to Los Angeles had only 2 meals. It would be great to have 3 meals.

Overall good experience, convenient Changi Airport, even the layover was long.

Singapore Airlines from Mumbai was late, we were rerouted to Copenhagen and then to Los Angeles. As senior citizens, we should have been given a hotel voucher for a night and fly out the next day. I hope Singapore Airlines should give us a credit in good faith if they want us to fly with them. I doubt it, but you never know.

Qatar Airways in-flight first/business class service is superior to any US airline; excellent meals are served on short haul flights such as between DXB and DOH.

Boston to Doha was great but Doha to Dhaka was the worst experience.

Overall experience was OK. Seats were truly uncomfortable for such a long flight. Food quality was mediocre at best. The staff was great though!

Good staff, good intent, decent entertainment. More seat space would always be of benefit

they give hard time at checking, they not allow computer bag or purse

Overall it was a very good experience. Boarding was efficient and well organized. The cabin crew were excellent. The meals were tasty and quite filling. The warm bread rolls were a nice touch. Seats were comfortable even if they were a little narrow. Entertainment selection was excellent.

This is my first and last flight with Qatar because when we go for boarding pass in Delhi airport the team asked for money charging me for hand baggage which is technically including with my ticket so also we get one our temple pics I ask them to checking in but they tell me I have to pay $500 dollars for that additional which is not make sense than I diseased to throw away because I can’t take with us . For carry in beg also I pay some Indian n currency for the guy who help I already pay 6 passengers ticket cost me $8000 so really I’m not happy . PLUS MY 6 checked baggage was damaged I already claim for four beg at airport but now I’m worried about my stuff inside maybe broken too which is more expensive stuff me really bad experience

Was required to print a boarding pass, which I'd prefer to avoid. Seat (economy x) was comfortable, service was excellent.

Asian Veng meal have Non Veg items which is not ok. Pure veg meals option are too less and they have inclusion of Vedgan and Lactos etc... which is taste less

There was not enough staff during boarding which had created big problems . Another thing once you enter gate area there’s no way to use bathroom and you have to be in that area 2 hours before boarding which is too much.

Terrible. 6 hour delay with no explanations and only 15 dollars in food credits. A disaster. I'll just leave it at that.

We lucked out. The passenger who was supposed to be in our row changed her seat, so my husband and I had 3 seats for the 2 of us. We were able to stretch out a little which made the trip much more tolerable.

Great flight and attendants. Seating is a bit weird. The extra price seats aren’t too worth it.

Top notch service, good selection of snack and meal options, generous accommodation for luggage, and great selection of in cabin entertainment. I really appreciate the offering of pillows, blankets, sleep mask, tb&paste, and earplugs. The only complaint I can make was that my seat was horribly uncomfortable and lacked cushion.

An extremely long flight packed in like sardines. But they feed you often with meals,drinks and snacks. They have a lot of movies and audio books

The crew was very helpful to my family, especially when my daughter became sick during the flight. Will fly with them again.

Better than expected, normally I don't use this airline because they are too expensive for me, but if you can afford it, good on you, you won't regret it. Regards.

The flight was delayed over 2 hours. We had to wait on the plane and the air conditioning was turned off. The food was average and the cutlery was wooden!

Plane a little late departing, but not an issue. The pilots humour when he said “I will try to make up some time…. I know a few short cuts to Adelaide” made the passengers chuckle. This is what makes Qantas “Australian”.

I have never had a problem with flying Qantas, so this flight was the same as any other.

Pleasant, relaxed flight. I had 2 seats to myself, which was a bonus. I couldn't find a flight tracker ap so I could know where we were but that's a minor complaint. On the plus side, the passenger announcements did not come through my earphones but were on main speakers only. That was a nice touch.

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."

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Johannesburg found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/3Fri
2 stops
45h 45mWLG-JNB
15/3Sat
2 stops
45h 35mJNB-WLG
R20 735
16/1Thu
2 stops
29h 15mAKL-JNB
18/2Tue
1 stop
39h 20mJNB-AKL
R20 998
15/1Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
48h 15mAKL-JNB
17/2Mon
3 stopsQatar Airways
31h 20mJNB-AKL
R21 999
3/11Sun
2 stopsEmirates
35h 00mAKL-JNB
16/11Sat
2 stopsEmirates
39h 05mJNB-AKL
R22 052
21/11Thu
2 stopsEmirates
35h 35mAKL-JNB
27/11Wed
2 stopsEmirates
29h 35mJNB-AKL
R22 122
3/11Sun
1 stopQatar Airways
48h 15mAKL-JNB
16/11Sat
1 stopQatar Airways
29h 15mJNB-AKL
R22 596
3/4Thu
1 stopSingapore Airlines
28h 40mAKL-JNB
19/4Sat
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
38h 10mJNB-AKL
R22 824
3/4Thu
1 stopSingapore Airlines
28h 40mAKL-JNB
19/4Sat
1 stopSingapore Airlines
46h 25mJNB-AKL
R24 018
7/3Fri
1 stopQantas Airways
19h 45mWLG-JNB
15/3Sat
1 stopQantas Airways
19h 35mJNB-WLG
R25 914
16/2Sun
1 stopQantas Airways
19h 05mAKL-JNB
24/3Mon
1 stopQantas Airways
18h 45mJNB-AKL
R25 967

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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.
20/11Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
35h 55mAKL-JNB
R11 289
11/11Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
30h 05mAKL-JNB
R11 342
11/11Mon
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
25h 40mAKL-JNB
R11 921
28/10Mon
2 stopsEtihad Airways
58h 35mAKL-JNB
R13 045
8/12Sun
2 stopsEtihad Airways
34h 35mAKL-JNB
R15 696
28/10Mon
3 stopsEmirates
37h 25mAKL-JNB
R15 731
9/12Mon
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
25h 40mAKL-JNB
R18 084
4/12Wed
2 stopsEmirates
34h 55mAKL-JNB
R18 189
6/12Fri
1 stopQantas Airways
19h 45mAKL-JNB
R19 875
7/12Sat
1 stopQantas Airways
19h 45mAKL-JNB
R22 754

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Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
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.
27/10Sun
multi-stopEmirates
51h 05mCHC-JNB
17/11Sun
multi-stopEmirates
39h 00mJNB-CHC
R21 876
27/10Sun
multi-stop
51h 05mCHC-JNB
17/11Sun
multi-stop
39h 30mJNB-CHC
R23 316
26/10Sat
multi-stopEmirates
39h 20mAKL-JNB
8/11Fri
multi-stopEmirates
42h 55mJNB-AKL
R23 755
26/10Sat
multi-stopEmirates
39h 20mAKL-JNB
8/11Fri
multi-stopEmirates
39h 05mJNB-AKL
R23 772
27/10Sun
multi-stopQantas Airways
19h 45mCHC-JNB
17/11Sun
multi-stopQantas Airways
19h 40mJNB-CHC
R24 369
27/10Sun
multi-stopQantas Airways
19h 45mCHC-JNB
17/11Sun
multi-stopQantas Airways
28h 50mJNB-CHC
R25 317
26/10Sat
multi-stopRwandAir
47h 05mAKL-JNB
7/11Thu
multi-stopRwandAir
62h 50mJNB-AKL
R41 400
26/10Sat
multi-stopRwandAir
35h 05mAKL-JNB
7/11Thu
multi-stopRwandAir
62h 50mJNB-AKL
R43 419
26/10Sat
multi-stopCathay Pacific
27h 55mAKL-JNB
8/11Fri
multi-stopCathay Pacific
39h 20mJNB-AKL
R54 269
26/10Sat
multi-stopCathay Pacific
27h 55mAKL-JNB
8/11Fri
multi-stopCathay Pacific
39h 20mJNB-AKL
R54 322

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