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R10 553 Find Cheap Flights from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl 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 from Hongqiao Intl to OR Tambo departing on 7/7. 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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Cheapest return fare
R17 879
Typical prices: R14 043-R18 011
Air China
Thu 22/10Fri 30/10
SHA - JNB • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
R10 553
Typical prices: R11 426-R21 962
China Eastern
Tue 7/7
SHA - JNB • 2 stops
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Cheapest • from R17 879 (return)
Best reviews • 8,1 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Hongqiao Intl and OR Tambo. You’ll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg R5 587 (return)
Shortest trip • 18h 41m (one-way)
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Cheapest • 16% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Hongqiao Intl to OR Tambo (SHA-JNB)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Hongqiao Intl 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 Hongqiao Intl to OR Tambo

Thu, Oct 22 - Fri, Oct 30
Air China Logo
12:25 - 7:40
SHA
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JNB
25h 15m
2 stops
Air China Logo
10:10 - 19:25
JNB
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SHA
27h 15m
1 stop
R17 879Air China
Fri, Oct 23 - Fri, Oct 30
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13:20 - 7:55
SHA
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JNB
24h 35m
1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:00 - 12:20
JNB
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SHA
19h 20m
1 stop
R20 168Cathay Pacific
Thu, Oct 22 - Fri, Oct 30
Air China Logo
11:30 - 7:40
SHA
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JNB
26h 10m
2 stops
Air China Logo
10:10 - 18:45
JNB
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SHA
26h 35m
2 stops
R20 925Air China
Sat, Oct 24 - Fri, Oct 30
Cathay Pacific Logo
13:20 - 7:55
SHA
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JNB
24h 35m
1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:00 - 12:20
JNB
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SHA
19h 20m
1 stop
R21 172Cathay Pacific
Fri, Jul 17 - Fri, Jul 24
Cathay Pacific Logo
13:20 - 7:55
SHA
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JNB
24h 35m
1 stop
Cathay Pacific Logo
11:10 - 12:05
JNB
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SHA
18h 55m
1 stop
R23 789Cathay Pacific
Fri, Jul 17 - Fri, Jul 24
Air China Logo
21:30 - 7:40
SHA
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JNB
64h 10m
2 stops
Air China Logo
10:10 - 19:30
JNB
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SHA
27h 20m
1 stop
R28 465Air China
Fri, Oct 23 - Fri, Oct 30
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:55 - 8:35
SHA
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JNB
30h 40m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:10 - 15:00
JNB
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SHA
22h 50m
2 stops
R33 766Multiple Airlines
Thu, Oct 22 - Fri, Oct 30
Air China Logo
12:25 - 7:40
SHA
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JNB
25h 15m
2 stops
Air China Logo
10:10 - 19:25
JNB
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SHA
27h 15m
1 stop
R74 875Air China
Fri, Oct 23 - Fri, Oct 30
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:15 - 8:15
SHA
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JNB
28h 00m
2 stops
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10:10 - 15:00
JNB
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SHA
22h 50m
2 stops
R79 567Multiple Airlines
Fri, Oct 23 - Fri, Oct 30
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:15 - 8:15
SHA
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JNB
28h 00m
2 stops
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10:10 - 11:25
JNB
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SHA
19h 15m
1 stop
R79 765Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Hongqiao Intl to OR Tambo flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Hongqiao Intl 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 Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport 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 Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport departing in October.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport 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 Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport 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 Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is November, where tickets cost R12 990 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and October, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R20 760 and R17 319 respectively.

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Low seasonApril
Cheapest flightR10 553
Best time to beat the crowds (12% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Hongqiao Intl to OR Tambo

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Hongqiao Intl 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 Shanghai Hongqiao Intl to Johannesburg flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport was R10 553 for a one-way ticket and R17 879 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl to Johannesburg?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl to Johannesburg?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Shanghai Hongqiao Intl and Johannesburg, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Shanghai to Johannesburg, Cathay Pacific or Emirates?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Shanghai to Johannesburg are Cathay Pacific and Emirates. With an average price for the route of R18 018 and an overall rating of 7,6, Cathay Pacific is the most popular choice. Emirates is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R16 152 and an overall rating of 8,1.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl 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 from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl to Johannesburg.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Johannesburg from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl 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 Shanghai Hongqiao Intl 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 to Shanghai Hongqiao Intl with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl 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 from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl 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 Hongqiao Intl to OR Tambo

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Shanghai 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 Hongqiao Intl 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 3591 reviews
8,1Boarding
8,4Crew
8,0Comfort
8,2Entertainment
7,9Food
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The quality of food is going down comparing with old history of excellent food. It was cold and a bad quality. The crew is always excellent and caring.

8,0 ExcellentYaqoob, Jun 2026
LHR - DXB
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The quality of food is going down comparing with old history of excellent food. It was cold and a bad quality. The crew is always excellent and caring.

I love to travel again and again in Emirates. Keep up the good work.

Chaos at the gate while boarding - no clear signs or announcements

Fly Dubai takes low cost and thrift to new depths in terms of service levels, terminal 2 is grossly inadequate for capacity and resembles a crowded buss or railway station,, the fly dubai( Emirates) flight is never on time(was 2.5 hrs delayed), and this is not an isolated experience, the flght air conditioning was turned low while we waited on the tarmac for take clearance to save fuel, should say more!!!! The depths! I only fly this airline from a compulsion, emirates code shares for connections to Muscat

Emirates did great! I liked the service, the food, cleanness, and the flight was on time. Much better airline than Qatar Airways I flew with last year.

Love that you can walk directly to your gate from the Emirates Business class lounge, very convenient

I take emirates because of direct flights Otherwise no Cabin crew niot friendly and never friendly across the airlines Planes old inside not renewd .. this is not an issue The issue is the poor service

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..

Similar to Hyd->Dubai this too was worst airlines. Bad seats, bad seating arrangement which created lot of confusion since family member were not given seat together. However most of them changed the seat and got with the family. Cheap tactics by Emirates.

The flight from Beijing to Dubai was good. The flight from Dubai to Barcelona was excellent because of the staff on board.

Flight was delayed due to air traffic control and technical issues - power outage happened several time during taxiing in Taipei causing further delay for urgent technical check.

If there is any negative rating for kayak and also for Cathay Pacific or the dealer I used I would give all of them -1000000000000000 I will never ever use kayak again you scammers you rip me off with everything

Everything and everyone were excellent except for the charge for using WiFi; there was no escape from this fee except to not use it.

My seat had many issues. First the chair was broken where reclining was difficult. My usb plug was also broken so charging was impossible.

I didn’t use entertainment But everything else was of excellent quality

It was great. It was my first time with Cathay Pacific and I really recommend.

Selected ovo lacto meal because I’m ok with milk products but not any meat. It was terrible. We had the same selection back in October when we had traveled and it was pretty good at that time. It was gross this time.

Very bad Instead 22 hour it take me more that 35 hour to arrive from Los Angeles to Phuket and they changed my flight in Hong Kong to Shanghai china and in order to get my bag I was forced to vet china visa entrry

Crew was very good, but could have checked on us when meals were not being served also.

Vegetarian options should be included with every meal. Even just simple steamed vegetables and whole grains would capture a wide audience.

First off, it wasn't clear that my first flight was to be operated by IndiGO. While the flight itself was fine, this meant that my whole initial check in where I would've properly verified my seating on my Qatar flight/requested an upgrade was impeded by the fact that I had to check in with IndiGO. They said I would separately have to go to Qatar counter to deal with second flight leg issues, which was impossible given how long the check in took/no time available to do so.

The seat cushions are absolutely lacking, not sure if they know the passengers are traveling for 14 hours straight, but the padding made our back and butt ache like crazy. The entertainment console had its own problems, either the headphone jack wasn't working or the power outlet via usb or ac outlet was not working. Not to mention the seat handles were not adjustable in some planes in the middle or on the aisle. Qatar/Indigo may be operating a very old fleet of planes to make as much profit as possible, but passengers may not be following them for long, should this treatment of its customers continue. Qatar/Indigo, wake up and do it right by your customers, or they may not be your customers anymore.

Nice airline. I was in a really weird seat which had extra leg room, but no basket or stowage. And the people next to me were pretty noisy during the flight, so it was hard to rest. I wish staff came around to pick up trash more often as I had no where to put it except my lap or the floor.

I am a big person and have back pain and swelling in my legs, so this was a challenging flight due to confined space. I didn't find the crew very friendly either. I will think twice before flying long distances with Qatar again, due to the lack of legroom.

All great, because I was given a seat with extra legroom on this part of my trip.

Plane was good Crew was good Food was just ok Could have had more entertainment options But overall good

The service was good but the food was a NO

All good. Over four hours flight if provided snacks like Qatar Airways would be better

Boarding from DOH to SYD the Business Class were pointed in a separate gate but no one there to receive us. Otherwise it was ok.

The check-in and crew staff were wonderful. The food was reasonable. The online side Qatar was very poor. Seats were very tight and not very comfortable for a 14 hour flight!

The following is a review for a flight from Johannesburg to Washington, DC with a connection at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and refueling landing at Rome, Italy. The flight was provided by Ethiopian Airlines. There were two of us: me and my wife on this flight. Everything was on time. Enough legroom between the seats, I was able to stretch my legs and sleep for at least some time during the 14 hour second flight (19 hours in total for both flights). Very decent meals that included two lunches and one breakfast on the flight from Addis Ababa to Washington and one lunch on the flight from Johannesburg to Addis Ababa. The lunch choices were beef, chicken and fish, I think the vegetarian option was available as well, accompanied with beans. The breakfast was a choice between egg and pancake, accompanied with a fruit salad. The egg breakfast was awesome, it came with a scrambled egg and a sausage. However, my wife mentioned unusual taste of the pancake breakfast meal, by all means those were not pancakes. What wasn't good: Externally initiated commercials on the infosystem screens, you couldn't turn the screen off. These commercials were accompanied by loud and annoying music, transmitted through the entire cabin. Obviously, there was no escape from this music as well. Additional moment: on the flight from Addis Ababa to Washington, DC, we landed at Rome for refueling. This was totally fine and it was in the flight itinerary. But, the flight attendant asked me to straighten the seat while we were at the steady position during the refueling. I can't rationalize this order except that some people just like to be a boss of some kind. Keeping the light lit in the economy cabin while keeping it dimmed in the first class also didn't improve my and my wife's feelings. Overall, the services were very good and the flight, despite its longevity, went on very smoothly.

Everything was great, the infotainment system was glitching but this was not a big deal.

It was a good experience - too many times checking at the airport - every time had to remove shoes , belt , laptop etc. that was a bit of exaggerated. The seat had a sharp metal plate -- which torn into my jeans.

Boarding was disorganized. Cabin crew was rude. Food was okay. Baggage was lost in Jeddah. Called airline for the past 5 days, either no response or saying the same thing as always which was "No bag has arrived. It should be here by tonight."

The crew were amazing. They should improve the inflight entertainment

Delay not posted, only departure time listed- not boarding time. We left an hour late and arrived 45 min late. Restrooms had backed up sinks and toilets not flushed ) passenger error). Lots of screen for entertainment didn’t work. But we arrived with our luggage

It is nice and great but the houstees crew are all the way back arguing with customers and behavior issues same of the crew i saw that also all the trips were very much butter!

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.

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.

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