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R6 273 Find cheap flights from Nigeria to Johannesburg

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to OR Tambo departing on 25/8. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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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 Monday where tickets can be as cheap as R10 911. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where prices are R12 293 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 R10 743 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of tickets from Nigeria is R13 668 and R12 932 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is October with an average price of R10 743.

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 457 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R12 699.

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 Lagos R9 957 one-way - R15 010 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 109 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, FlySafair offers the most flights, with around 353 per week, followed by Airlink with 345 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 Lagos, which takes 5h 55m, and Abuja, which takes 13h 30m.

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

There are around 143 direct flights from within Nigeria to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 8:00 the most common departure time and 48% of flights departing in the morning.

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 4 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Lagos.

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

From Nigeria, there are direct flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from 1 city. This city is Lagos and there are 4 direct flights each week.

Good to know

Low season

November

High season

March

Cheapest flight

R6 273
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
Flight from Lagos to Johannesburg

FAQs - booking Johannesburg flights

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

    Central Johannesburg is 21 km away from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport.

  • How much is a flight to Johannesburg?

    On average, a flight to Johannesburg costs R14 322. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R6 680 and departed from Lagos Murtala Muhammed 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.

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

    Each week there are around 998 direct flights from within Nigeria 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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Direct departures

Nigeria to Johannesburg OR Tambo

Monday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +65 more

ANA, ASKY, +66 more

Tuesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +59 more

ANA, ASKY, +60 more

Wednesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +64 more

ANA, ASKY, +65 more

Thursday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +62 more

ANA, ASKY, +63 more

Friday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +65 more

ANA, ASKY, +66 more

Saturday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +57 more

ANA, ASKY, +58 more

Sunday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +65 more

ANA, ASKY, +66 more

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Direct returns

Johannesburg OR Tambo to Nigeria

Monday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +65 more

ANA, ASKY, +66 more

Tuesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +59 more

ANA, ASKY, +60 more

Wednesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +64 more

ANA, ASKY, +65 more

Thursday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +62 more

ANA, ASKY, +63 more

Friday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +65 more

ANA, ASKY, +66 more

Saturday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +57 more

ANA, ASKY, +58 more

Sunday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +65 more

ANA, ASKY, +66 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from Nigeria 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 Nigeria to Johannesburg. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to OR Tambo? 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.
7,6
South AfricanOverall score based on 153 reviews
7,3Food
6,6Entertainment
8,0Boarding
8,3Crew
7,4Comfort
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Flight was cancelled with no notification until I reached the check-in desk at the airport. I also got downgraded and they lost my luggage.

2,0 MediocreDafydd, May 2024CPT - JNB
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Flight was cancelled with no notification until I reached the check-in desk at the airport. I also got downgraded and they lost my luggage.

Very bad. Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

Very bad, Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

The flight SA227 on 2nd March Sao Paulo to Cape Town was delayed by 3 hours. All other flights leaving Sao Paulo left on time. We were told that we were waiting for push back and a routing from Air traffic control. I don't believe this, what was the real reason for the flight delay?

I think more immigration officers at Or Tambo- I spent 90 mins in a queue before I can assisted and most people missed their appointments and meetings

Not sure it was a basic airline so nothing much to like but what was annoying was they delayed so much we missed our connecting flight and we had to almost fight to be out on the next flight and also even get food

Everything the crew werr nice and helpful plus the food was good

First row in business class is terrible - no storage space with video screen folded down between seats. Entertainment system didn't show flight info...

At the last minute as I boarded the airplane they made me check my carry on bag. When I arrived my Apple Watch, sunglasses, and medications had been stolen. I find this absolutely unacceptable. I will never fly with SAA again.

Cons: "It’s a hop and a skip, just 2 1/2 hours. But. Nice flight"

I did not receive my luggage This airline is not good. My luggage is missing please you guys need to find my luggage. It’s been three days now I cannot get my luggage. This is not a good business I

Business and economy lines were common for most of the journey including check in and security control in Addis Abbeba. Food choice was fine, however there was a hair in my rice

Again, entertainment system didn't work. 50% of aircraft don't seem to have a functional entertainment system and the crew is absolutely uninterested in fixing. They just say Addis needs to fix it. Well, Addis had better get off it's butt and fix their aircraft.

I was a good, but long trip. The airline did a good job. I would use them again.

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.

It is just ok, the sits are very uncomfortable, the temperature too low and there weren’t blankets. The food is mediocre and there are no screens to watch movies.

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.

Flight was smooth but unnecessary long because we had to refuel at FCO Rome. Air hostesses service and response to call light could be better. Both planes were old with broken seat arms and toilets. Why Africans had to be given the farthest Gates is what baffles me and why we have to pay for Aisle seats I found really strange. Is there ever an end to ripping people off even after paying over $2300 for one seat.

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.

Everything was perfect but they need to work on the drink I mean soda,the passengers surpose to be entitled to a can of soda not on cups with the amount of money we paid.They have to work on it.

Nothing was good. It was awful. We boarded the plane and were stationary for 3 hours. They assured us they were in contact with our connecting flight and the plane would wait since 95% of us were going to jfk, but they did not. They took us to Abidjan 3 hours late, knowing that we would all be stuck in a foreign country on New Year’s Eve/ day with no assistance whatsoever. They was little to no communication from them. So many more sad details to add, but I’ll just leave it here - Never would I recommend anyone to use Air Côte d’Ivoire. Absolutely terrible airline. No outlets to charge on their old plane, unfriendly staff, not good food.. I repeat, nothing was good about the flight.

Everything could have been better. One of my luggage didn’t arrive until after two days. The flight was delayed for over 30 mins. No proper communication from airport staff because they didn’t speak English. I regret ever transitioning at Abidjan. It was a terrible experience and will never use Ethiopian Airline also. In flight, water was dripping from the ceiling just above my seat area. It’s my worst flight experience so far. Thank you

Seats were great. Business class service has been cut entirely, not even a water handed out

Excellent crew. Three problems need to be taken care of: 1. Lack of wi-fi during the flight. This prevents busy traveller's from working while onboard. 2. Why there were two very-slow security check points was more punishment that necessary. Went through thorough security at transit area, the an even slower one at Gare 19!!!! Why passports needed to be checked st least 5 times by 5 different people makes no sense. Additionally, passengers were crammed like sardines in a boarding area with no charging ports that work!! This was a boarding nightmare. 3. During my flight (seat 27C) the headset socket did not work. Watched one movie, but very difficult because of that. Had to keep my fingers on the socket for it to work!

Food was awful and the seats were bad. No privacy in business class with the seat next to someone. 15 hours without WiFi!!!

Food was awful and the seats were bad. No privacy in business class with the seat next to someone.

Staff and service on board is always exemplary. Food however could be better.

The cabin crew were very good, respectful, and nice. However, the flight was delayed more than an hour. They could have managed the problem easily but they couldn't and that affected our travel. Thanks

Great staff. Horribly uncomfortable seating. The seats have been replaced 10 years ago. It was like sitting on an ironing board for 15 hours. This was true for both legs of the round trip flights. Would not take Kenya Airways between New York and Nairobi ever again.

Seriously one of the most disappoint experiences I have ever had when flying. My flight got delayed FIVE hours. Nobody wanted to help at the airport (“this is Kenyan booking, we cannot do anything”). I got on the phone with someone from Kenyan for one hour until he finally moved my ticket to a Delta ticket. Then the painful journey restarted - the Delta crew in land kept saying there was no other flight and ai had to wait. An agent called Gerard Robert was being so sarcastic I felt humiliated. He would say things like “you say you understand what I am saying but you are not understanding what so am saying”. I asked him to please speak in a less sarcastic tone and he said “I am not going to speak with you anymore, go find someone else”. These were his words. Tired, after 14 hours in a plane, I just wanted to cry. I looked for another agent, who was an angel and rebooked me to another flights. Thanks to her, I made it to my meeting in Washington-DC. I am going to send a formal complaint to Delta about agent Gerard Robert. It is not fair to speak with customers in that cynical, sarcastic tone. If one works in customer service, it ia important to mind that tones can make people feel humiliated. And turning the back to a customer by saying “Go find someone else” can’t be part of his training.

I almost missed my flight because my previous flight (Mombasa- Nairobi, also Kenyan airways) landed in a different terminal. There was no signs whatsoever, no information shared. It felt messy. If the flights are purchased together, like mine, there has to be indications on how to board to the following one.

Food was great. They never to add more current entertainment like movies and shows

Short lay-overs and total flight times. Everything else could have been better.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Johannesburg found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
19/1Sun
1 stopTAAG
8h 40mLOS-JNB
27/1Mon
1 stopTAAG
21h 10mJNB-LOS
R9 271
13/11Wed
1 stopTAAG
23h 40mLOS-JNB
20/11Wed
1 stopTAAG
21h 20mJNB-LOS
R9 529
18/8Sun
2 stopsAir Côte d’Ivoire
14h 05mLOS-JNB
24/8Sat
2 stopsAir Côte d’Ivoire
12h 45mJNB-LOS
R9 695
1/11Fri
2 stopsAir Côte d’Ivoire
20h 25mLOS-JNB
3/11Sun
2 stopsAir Côte d’Ivoire
21h 50mJNB-LOS
R10 670
22/8Thu
1 stopEthiopian Air
13h 15mLOS-JNB
29/8Thu
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 25mJNB-LOS
R12 601
21/8Wed
1 stopKenya Airways
10h 50mLOS-JNB
24/9Tue
1 stopKenya Airways
11h 15mJNB-LOS
R12 803
4/9Wed
1 stopEthiopian Air
13h 30mABV-JNB
11/9Wed
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 00mJNB-ABV
R13 466
5/8Mon
1 stopKenya Airways
10h 50mLOS-JNB
6/8Tue
1 stopKenya Airways
19h 30mJNB-LOS
R13 815
13/11Wed
directSouth African
5h 50mLOS-JNB
20/11Wed
directSouth African
6h 10mJNB-LOS
R14 018
20/12Fri
directSouth African
5h 50mLOS-JNB
1/1Wed
directSouth African
6h 10mJNB-LOS
R15 103

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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.
25/8Sun
2 stopsAir Côte d’Ivoire
14h 05mLOS-JNB
R6 273
5/1Sun
directAir Peace
6h 20mLOS-JNB
R6 696
23/8Fri
1 stopTAAG
12h 15mLOS-JNB
R6 972
19/10Sat
1 stopTAAG
23h 50mLOS-JNB
R6 990
28/8Wed
directSouth African
5h 55mLOS-JNB
R10 026
28/8Wed
1 stopKenya Airways
10h 50mLOS-JNB
R10 578
3/8Sat
1 stopKenya Airways
11h 00mLOS-JNB
R10 633
30/8Fri
directSouth African
5h 55mLOS-JNB
R11 387
4/8Sun
1 stopEthiopian Air
13h 30mABV-JNB
R12 160
31/7Wed
1 stopEthiopian Air
22h 40mABV-JNB
R13 006

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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.
28/7Sun
multi-stop
12h 45mLOS-JNB
31/7Wed
multi-stop
29h 45mJNB-LOS
R12 638
30/7Tue
multi-stopKenya Airways
21h 30mLOS-JNB
6/8Tue
multi-stopKenya Airways
19h 30mJNB-LOS
R13 153
30/7Tue
multi-stopRwandAir
10h 20mLOS-JNB
5/8Mon
multi-stopRwandAir
10h 30mJNB-LOS
R13 300
28/7Sun
multi-stop
12h 45mLOS-JNB
30/7Tue
multi-stop
11h 15mJNB-LOS
R13 337
28/7Sun
multi-stop
10h 15mLOS-JNB
31/7Wed
multi-stop
29h 45mJNB-LOS
R13 374
28/7Sun
multi-stopRwandAir
21h 50mLOS-JNB
26/6Thu
multi-stopRwandAir
10h 30mJNB-LOS
R21 891
27/7Sat
multi-stopEthiopian Air
32h 35mLOS-JNB
28/7Sun
multi-stopEthiopian Air
14h 25mJNB-LOS
R22 884
28/7Sun
multi-stopEthiopian Air
13h 15mLOS-JNB
31/7Wed
multi-stopEthiopian Air
20h 05mJNB-LOS
R22 995
28/7Sun
directSouth African
5h 55mLOS-JNB
31/7Wed
directSouth African
6h 10mJNB-LOS
R27 575
28/7Sun
multi-stopASKY
13h 15mLOS-JNB
27/6Fri
multi-stopASKY
13h 00mJNB-LOS
R30 831

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Flights to Johannesburg

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Johannesburg (JNB)South Africa

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Johannesburg - Nigeria

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