RUH - JNB

R4 984 Find Cheap Flights from Riyadh to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg

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Cheapest return fare
R10 206
Typical prices: R10 786-R15 531
Ethiopian Air
Thu 15/1Fri 23/1
RUH - JNB • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
R4 984
Typical prices: R5 359-R6 468
Multiple Airlines
Wed 4/2
RUH - JNB • 2 stops
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Ethiopian Air
Cheapest • from R10 206 (return)
Emirates
Best reviews • 8,1 score
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When to book
3 weeks
in advance
Our data shows that travellers who book at least 3 weeks in advance save around 12% compared to booking last minute.
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February
Cheapest • 15% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Riyadh to OR Tambo (RUH-JNB)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Riyadh to OR Tambo that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Riyadh to OR Tambo

Thu, Jan 15 - Fri, Jan 23
Ethiopian Air Logo
3:40 - 13:05
RUH
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JNB
10h 25m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 2:10
JNB
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RUH
10h 40m1 stop
R10 206Ethiopian Air
Thu, Jan 29 - Sun, Feb 1
Etihad Airways Logo
10:30 - 8:20
RUH
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JNB
22h 50m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 3:05
JNB
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RUH
16h 15m1 stop
R10 257Etihad Airways
Thu, Jan 29 - Sun, Feb 1
Etihad Airways Logo
10:30 - 8:20
RUH
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JNB
22h 50m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 15:15
JNB
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RUH
28h 25m1 stop
R10 274Etihad Airways
Fri, Jan 16 - Fri, Jan 23
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:55 - 3:55
RUH
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JNB
19h 00m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:20 - 4:05
JNB
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RUH
18h 45m2 stops
R11 077Multiple Airlines
Sat, Feb 28 - Mon, Mar 2
Egyptair Logo
22:00 - 7:10
RUH
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JNB
34h 10m1 stop
Egyptair Logo
21:45 - 12:00
JNB
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RUH
13h 15m1 stop
R11 230Egyptair
Thu, Jan 15 - Fri, Jan 23
Ethiopian Air Logo
3:40 - 10:30
RUH
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JNB
31h 50m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 2:10
JNB
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RUH
10h 40m1 stop
R11 435Ethiopian Air
Wed, Jan 28 - Sun, Feb 1
Ethiopian Air Logo
3:40 - 13:05
RUH
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JNB
10h 25m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
16:40 - 2:10
JNB
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RUH
32h 30m2 stops
R11 725Ethiopian Air
Thu, Jan 29 - Sun, Feb 1
Qatar Airways Logo
16:40 - 8:40
RUH
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JNB
17h 00m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
12:20 - 10:15
JNB
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RUH
20h 55m2 stops
R13 159Qatar Airways
Thu, Jan 8 - Fri, Jan 16
RwandAir Logo
22:45 - 14:20
RUH
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JNB
16h 35m2 stops
RwandAir Logo
16:50 - 14:55
JNB
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RUH
21h 05m2 stops
R13 585RwandAir
Thu, Jan 8 - Fri, Jan 16
Multiple Airlines Logo
22:25 - 14:40
RUH
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JNB
17h 15m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
21:45 - 12:00
JNB
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RUH
13h 15m1 stop
R13 893Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Riyadh to OR Tambo flights

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

How much is a return flight from Riyadh to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Riyadh to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport departing in January.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Riyadh to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Riyadh to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Riyadh to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg, Sunday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Friday is the most expensive. Flying from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg back to Riyadh, the best deals are generally found on Monday, with Saturday being the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Riyadh 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 from Riyadh to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is February, where tickets cost R10 274 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R14 814 and R13 159 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Riyadh 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 week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Riyadh to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 12% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flightR4 984
Best time to beat the crowds (16% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (8% more expensive on average)
Flight from Riyadh to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg

When to book flights from Riyadh to OR Tambo

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Riyadh to OR Tambo based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Riyadh to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Riyadh to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Riyadh to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport was R4 984 for a one-way ticket and R10 206 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Riyadh to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg?

    Riyadh airport is called Riyadh King Khaled Intl and the only airport in OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg is Johannesburg OR Tambo.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Riyadh to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Riyadh to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Riyadh and OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Riyadh to Johannesburg, Ethiopian Air or Qatar Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Riyadh to Johannesburg are Ethiopian Air and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of R12 217 and an overall rating of 7,2, Ethiopian Air is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R12 456 and an overall rating of 7,4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Riyadh to OR Tambo Airport, 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 from Riyadh to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Riyadh to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg?

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Riyadh to OR Tambo Airport, 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 OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg with an airline and back to Riyadh with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Riyadh to OR Tambo Airport, 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 OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg from Riyadh up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Riyadh to OR Tambo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Riyadh to Johannesburg. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Riyadh 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.
8,1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3430 reviews
8,3Crew
8,1Boarding
8,0Comfort
8,2Entertainment
7,9Food
Airline reviews

Warm staff, very responsive service. Well furnished cabin and comfortable seat and amenities. Excellent onboard wifi connection and very large comfortable restrooms.

10,0 ExcellentNaveen, Nov 2025
DXB - ZRH
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Warm staff, very responsive service. Well furnished cabin and comfortable seat and amenities. Excellent onboard wifi connection and very large comfortable restrooms.

in today's time, an airline like emirates didnt serve drinks as requested, Excuse was full flight.

I had a good experience flying with Emirates. All of the flights were on time staff was very professional and kind. So I had a positive experience..

Hospitality is good. Should improve on buggage handling because l lost a suitcase. Layover in Dubai was too long , 6 hours

They should resume the fast track for business / first class passengers

Everything was great but the food portions and quality was awful

It was great, a little more leg room would have been better particularly since we were in premium economy

The plane was clean and well maintained the crew members were professionals and friendly and the food was good

Flight was delayed by and hour but were informed beforehand

Emeritus is ***** Fly dubai is 0 we need better service for Fly Dubai

Nothing to complain. The staff and flight was good especially the seats which was better compared than the cloth ones on Qatar airways

I wish the leg room was better for Economy especially for the outbound flights to India . The outbound flight to US and Qatar was good

The flight was operated by IndiGo and not Qatar, which is a budget airline from India. Nevertheless, the flight was uneventful.

Economy travel is really hard with no room to move especially when the person sitting beside you is an XL or XXL size person who if moving could hit your face

My flight was with American Airlines 120. The flight was delayed 3 hours and I missed my connection. When I arrived in Doha, the AA staff told me to call an 800 number to rebook a different flight, which was unacceptable. Eventually a Qatar Air staff member helped rebook me on a flight to Manila, that was 12 hours later. They offered me a hotel and meal voucher which I declined, because I didn’t want to leave the airport. Long story short, I spent 12 hours in the Doha airport waiting for my next flight.

Overall the experience was neat with crew being nice and caring especially to parent with kids. The free snacks option was okay. The kiosk at Philly airport didn’t work.

Reason for travelling Tampa to Orlando is to fly Qatar Airline. we end up with American Airline. This was the miserable experience I ever had in my entire travel history. Flight attendants were rude. They hit my knee with the food cart and I was holding ice pack for 2 hours. I still have the pain after a week. WE boarded the flight twice because of the temperature inside the plan.

Terrible experience resolving missed connection after flight was delayed. 3 hour queue at transit desk, not enough staff, no organisation, worst ever flying experience.

Awful plane to Tashkent. Not even possible to sleep. In business class does not even recline fully

The Achilles heel of the experience with Qatar Airways is the Doha Airport, especially for travellers arriving into Doha and not transiting. This airport suffers from being ambitiously big and the immigration into Qatar being overly time taking. At the end of my particular flight in which my travel was ending in Doha, the plane parked at a very remote terminal, from where it took me 30 minutes to arrive just at the immigration counter, with fast paced walking and the time on a train inside the airport. Then, at the immigration counter it takes up to a minute or more to process each tourist visitor,due to time taking face and finger scanning processes and langugage barriers if there are questions or information to be exchanged verbally with the officers. If several planes have landed at the same time, it is not unusual that one has to wait 45 to 60 minutes in the immigration queue. In short, the frustration of arriving at Doha takes away all positive vibe of the airline, as the airline and the airport are heavily intertwined and are marketed together.

The flight from Abu Dabhi to Bangalore was terrible. The plane was an order model with no onboard entertainment. The beverage selection were very limited.

More leg space than other flights, but felt like *maybe* narrower seats?

My baggage was not boarded and is still missing. I was only carring one piece of luggage and that is misplaced now I am stuck at mumbai without luggage. I had an onward journey from here

In Colombo when I-drop my baggage Sri Lanka air line crew not polite way talk very rude

Stewardess was attentive and was actively roamin to check the passengers on the biz class

The check-in has been the very best so far I didn't get to use my priority access which made me feel like a paid a higher price with no benefit for that I loved the food Very tasty and hot The staff friendliness, empathy could be better as it was not linear amongst the whole crew Otherwise, no complaints. I'd still fly again via Etihad Great prices despite the long 6h of waiting time

Surprised at the lower quality of seats on the Boeing 777 in Business Class. Seats are tight and the whole Business class section is jam packed with seats. It doesn’t feel like Business Class at all. Also the way the tray tables are placed with a huge bulky solid metal hinge at knee level makes it so uncomfortable and always anxious that one will accidentally bang their knee on it. Quality of amenities has also declined. Over priced tickets with diminished quality of the entire experience.

It was OK as the seat which we paid for doesn’t have any window. We paid $120 for 3 seats but it’s for nothing. Crew could not help. None of the ports worked so all our phones went dry

The food could be better. Toilets were smelly all along

Etihad seems to have a very strict luggage enforcement. I am a very light passenger compared to other passengers which are mainly heavier. I do not understood why airlines enforce the weight restriction so strictly. I was overweight luggage of 1.5kg, but am probably 10+kg lighter than the average passenger. Other airlines are far more accommodating. Poor customer service as far as I am concerned. If weight is such an important issue to an airline they should charge passengers by total amount of body weight plus luggage. To me just ridiculous.

I had a memorable experience. I dont have any comments at this time regarding waht could be better.

I have my baggage left either in Jeddah or Addis and undelivered to Abuja

Our first flight was delayed and when we got off that plane, nobody was really helping to direct us to the next gate. It was very frustrating. One staff simply said hurry, which wasn’t helpful. We had to go a long way to get to the next gate. Another issue on the plane itself was the bathrooms were disgusting and filthy and it didn’t seem like anybody was checking on them were cleaning them and it was a long flight. There was urine on the floor and they stunk. Also, the screen in front of my seat did not work, and I tried different headphones and still had no sound. You would think somehow those things are reviewed occasionally for working order.

They only gave us 30 minutes to make an international connecting flight. We didn’t make the connection but they did do a good job rebooking us despite the chaos. Our bags didn’t make it back and their process for customer support is pretty bad when it comes to luggage.

The Boeing 737 MAX on this route, flown in the middle of the night, is an UTTER FAILURE for business travellers. The whole point of business travel is to arrive alert and recover from travel quickly, and this little aeroplane with its quarter recline uncomfortable business seats does nothing for that. It’s a small step up from economy in that you have decent legroom, but that’s it. Absolute margin at the cost of the traveller.

Delays delays making us miss or next connection to IAD hence having to stay additional 24 hrs in Addis Ababa

Food hardly ever changes Videos not often updated for often travel.

The flight is packed and it feels like the space per individual has gotten smaller. Excruciating for a 14hr flight.

Forgotten Suite inside of the top compartment but went back to ask and they didn’t leave at the lost and found place. Also the checking in was so horrible. I had multi city and one of the passenger saint have visa go go go Dubai. The Ethiopian airlines never had information about requirement for US permanent resident so couldn’t go to Dubai. And when coming back to US we were told we can not use our Addis to Washington ticket and they forced us to get new ticket. Very horrible experience.

i send you separate claim of what happens ,I buy ticketed from you and you said that it is confirmed and shall send the ticket in 24 hrs but you did not send and when we go to Ethiopian air line counter they say it is pending and we dont know why ,and we forced to buy another ticket ,and this all because Ethiopian air lines canceled the return flight from Adi Ababa to Amman, please note that we buy all the tickets through your app and hold you responsible for all loss and discomfort.

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