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Find cheap flights from Nigeria to Johannesburg from R6 354

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 5/7. 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 R11 200. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are R12 947 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 May, where tickets cost R9 082 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and December, where the average cost of tickets from Nigeria is R12 574 and R12 020 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is May with an average price of R9 082.

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 493 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R12 393.

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 R8 858 one-way - R11 443 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 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 66 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 462 per week, followed by FlySafair with 328 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 160 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 50% of flights departing in the morning.

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

Each week there are around 1 116 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.

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

January

High season

March

Cheapest flight

R6 354
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 9% lower on average.
Flight from Lagos to Johannesburg

FAQs - booking Johannesburg flights

  • How far is Johannesburg from central Johannesburg?

    Central Johannesburg is 21 km away from Johannesburg.

  • How much is a flight to Johannesburg?

    On average, a flight to Johannesburg costs R12 151. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R6 915 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.

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Direct departures

Nigeria to Johannesburg OR Tambo

Monday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +61 more

ANA, ASKY, +62 more

Tuesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +58 more

ANA, ASKY, +59 more

Wednesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +62 more

ANA, ASKY, +63 more

Thursday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +58 more

ANA, ASKY, +59 more

Friday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +63 more

ANA, ASKY, +64 more

Saturday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +56 more

ANA, ASKY, +57 more

Sunday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +61 more

ANA, ASKY, +62 more

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Direct returns

Johannesburg OR Tambo to Nigeria

Monday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +61 more

ANA, ASKY, +62 more

Tuesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +58 more

ANA, ASKY, +59 more

Wednesday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +62 more

ANA, ASKY, +63 more

Thursday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +58 more

ANA, ASKY, +59 more

Friday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +63 more

ANA, ASKY, +64 more

Saturday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +56 more

ANA, ASKY, +57 more

Sunday

ANA, ASKY, Aegean Airlines, +61 more

ANA, ASKY, +62 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 209 reviews
7,6comfort
8,2crew
7,2food
6,8entertainment
7,9boarding
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Very bad. Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

2,0 MediocreAnonymous, Apr 2024ACC - ABJ
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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"
Pros: "Courteous crew"
Cons: "Entertainment console only partially working. Toilet vacant/occupied indicator not working fully."

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.

it was a nice tripe but they need to work on the serving of soda,they should be abled to serve cain soda not on cup.At least each passenger should be entitled to one cain of soda not serving on cup.thanks.

On my return flight the TV did not work the entire flight! They knew it wasn’t working but they let me sit there. The guy sitting nièce to me told me he was ok the previous flight and it wasn’t working. This is business class by the way!

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.

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!

Good flight. Paid for seats sat the frront section of the economy. Better than rear cabin.

Flight was delayed for 9 hours. We finally arrived ved at 0435hrs instead of 1950hrs the previous day. No compensation was provided.

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.

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.

Great job in making sure that the customer is always having a great time

I think is one of the greatest most professional airlines I’ve flown with. So sustainable as well!!! The business class is top notch!!!

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

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

Pros: "Leg space was great and bathrooms were wider than usual."
Cons: "The entertainment center was falling, the touch screen was not working well, and the movies were all very outdated. There was no USB charger."
Pros: "Punctuality of the flight and the pilots did an amazing job"
Cons: "There was not in flight entertainment few broken handsets, broken seats"
Cons: "Old plane with no entertainment. The flight was schedule for 7:10pm then changed to 8:20pm then changed again to 11:50pm."

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Johannesburg found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
20/5lun.
2 stopsAir Côte d’Ivoire
20h 25mLOS-JNB
8/6sáb.
2 stopsAir Côte d’Ivoire
13h 10mJNB-LOS
R10 246
3/6lun.
2 stops
13h 45mLOS-JNB
7/6vie.
1 stop
10h 35mJNB-LOS
R10 284
4/8dom.
1 stopTAAG
12h 35mLOS-JNB
12/8lun.
1 stopTAAG
21h 20mJNB-LOS
R10 971
12/5dom.
1 stopTAAG
12h 35mLOS-JNB
31/5vie.
1 stopTAAG
7h 50mJNB-LOS
R11 066
2/6dom.
3 stopsKenya Airways
42h 35mLOS-JNB
4/6mar.
1 stopKenya Airways
11h 15mJNB-LOS
R12 345
23/5jue.
1 stopKenya Airways
24h 30mLOS-JNB
25/5sáb.
3 stopsKenya Airways
54h 05mJNB-LOS
R12 612
14/5mar.
1 stopEthiopian Air
29h 20mLOS-JNB
21/5mar.
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 25mJNB-LOS
R13 165
2/10mié.
directSouth African
5h 55mLOS-JNB
9/10mié.
directSouth African
6h 10mJNB-LOS
R13 509
20/5lun.
1 stopEthiopian Air
22h 25mLOS-JNB
27/5lun.
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 25mJNB-LOS
R13 718
17/5vie.
directSouth African
5h 55mLOS-JNB
24/5vie.
directSouth African
6h 00mJNB-LOS
R14 195

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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.
5/7vie.
2 stopsAir Côte d’Ivoire
20h 40mLOS-JNB
R6 354
27/5lun.
2 stopsAir Côte d’Ivoire
20h 25mLOS-JNB
R6 468
26/5dom.
1 stopTAAG
12h 35mLOS-JNB
R7 689
1/6sáb.
1 stopKenya Airways
20h 30mLOS-JNB
R7 937
28/5mar.
1 stopKenya Airways
21h 30mLOS-JNB
R7 975
1/5mié.
1 stopTAAG
12h 35mLOS-JNB
R8 014
5/7vie.
directSouth African
5h 55mLOS-JNB
R8 891
8/5mié.
directSouth African
5h 55mLOS-JNB
R9 807
30/4mar.
1 stopEthiopian Air
29h 35mABV-JNB
R11 906
29/4lun.
1 stopEthiopian Air
13h 30mABV-JNB
R12 059

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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.
1/5mié.
multi-stop
13h 50mLOS-JNB
10/5vie.
multi-stop
29h 45mJNB-LOS
R10 208
1/5mié.
multi-stop
13h 50mLOS-JNB
10/5vie.
multi-stop
29h 45mJNB-LOS
R11 162
30/4mar.
multi-stopTAAG
23h 40mLOS-JNB
31/5vie.
multi-stopTAAG
7h 50mJNB-LOS
R11 429
1/5mié.
multi-stopEthiopian Air
22h 30mLOS-JNB
10/5vie.
multi-stopEthiopian Air
14h 45mJNB-LOS
R11 543
1/5mié.
multi-stopTAAG
12h 35mLOS-JNB
19/6mié.
multi-stopTAAG
7h 50mJNB-LOS
R12 039
30/4mar.
multi-stopKenya Airways
10h 50mLOS-JNB
19/6mié.
multi-stopKenya Airways
19h 30mJNB-LOS
R12 841
27/4sáb.
multi-stopKenya Airways
11h 10mLOS-JNB
15/6sáb.
multi-stopKenya Airways
10h 35mJNB-LOS
R14 997
27/4sáb.
multi-stopEthiopian Air
13h 25mLOS-JNB
13/6jue.
multi-stopEthiopian Air
22h 55mJNB-LOS
R17 668
1/5mié.
directSouth African
5h 55mLOS-JNB
10/5vie.
directSouth African
6h 00mJNB-LOS
R18 660
1/5mié.
directSouth African
5h 55mLOS-JNB
10/5vie.
directSouth African
6h 00mJNB-LOS
R19 271

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