Find cheap flights to Ethiopia from R4 073

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MOST POPULARAddis Ababa
1 stop from R6 569

Good to know

Low season

January

High season

July

Cheapest flight

R4 073
Best time to beat the crowds (2% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (4% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Addis Ababa

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Ethiopia

  • Looking for cheap airfare to Ethiopia? 25% of our users found tickets to Ethiopia for the following prices or less: From Johannesburg OR Tambo R7 807 one-way - R9 982 round-trip, from Cape Town R8 366 one-way - R13 109 round-trip
  • Book at least 3 weeks before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be June, July and August. The cheapest month to fly from South Africa is January.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Ethiopia flight deals.

FAQs - booking Ethiopia flights

  • How long is the flight to Ethiopia?

    An average direct flight from South Africa to Ethiopia takes 7h 33m, covering a distance of 7326 km. The most popular route is Johannesburg - Addis Ababa with an average flight time of 5h 15m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Ethiopia?

    The cheapest ticket to Ethiopia from South Africa found in the last 72 hours was R5 537 one-way, and R6 550 round-trip. The most popular route is Johannesburg OR Tambo to Addis Ababa Bole and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R6 550.

  • Which airlines fly to Ethiopia?

    Ethiopian Air, Air India & Malaysia Airlines fly the most frequently from South Africa to Ethiopia.

  • Which airlines have a flexible cancellation policy for flights to Ethiopia due to COVID-19?

    Air India, Ethiopian Air and ASKY have waived their change and cancellation fees on flights to Ethiopia. Confirm policies on booking site.

  • How does KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a given destination and date is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

Top 4 airlines flying to Ethiopia

Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
7,3
South AfricanOverall score based on 1846 reviews
79crew
73comfort
75overall
66entertainment
76boarding
71food
Airline reviews

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.

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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: "The big four-engine Airbus has no electrical outlets or USB ports at each seat. Entertainment screen was intermittent."
Pros: "A very comfortable flight (with a full plane and in economy). The crew was clear, gave good instructions and were available to help. Even though the flight started bumpy, they will still able to complete service on a short flight."
Cons: "Despite my status with Star Alliance (Gold...the highest), I still was not allowed to take my roller carry on into the plane. There was plenty of space as they were allowing NO one in economy to take a roller carry on. Despite requesting it twice (I was at the end of a long, 3 day journey from the US to Harare) I was denied. This was unnecessary and spiteful to those of us who fly frequently."
Cons: "Plane is old and systems worn out. Seats uncomfortable, little leg room, no premium economy and entertainment system didn't work. I have flown nearly 2 million miles and this has to be one of the worst planes I have been on."
Pros: "Seat was awesome. Paid for business class. There were actually 2 stewardess out of the four working. A blonde and a woman of middle east descent."
Cons: "Business first class. I was waiting foe the doors to open and not ome stewardess told me it was wrong door. Ran down to catch bus . They were closing the doors. Told them wait i am business. Omly one on the tarmat. Bus stopped. Doors ope ed and a African young man said go on. He packed me in the eco"
Pros: "I didnt like anything about SAA business class"
Cons: "Seats have this kink in the middle when in flat position. No business class boarding, food was average to bad. Not impressed at all"
Pros: "Most of the crew was fine but 1 lady was so rude everytime i spoke to her. Thankfully i only spoke to her 3 times"
Cons: "The rude flight attendent that wouldmt letvme open my window shade until everyone was awake. Thats ridiculous."
Cons: "Not enough beverage service Airport lacking facilities Not direct enough with information....you had to ask lots of questions!"
Pros: "The only thing that was good was that it was a direct flight."
Cons: "Our half of the plane was being pumped with heat while the other half of the plane was a cool, comfortable temperature. Various people complained throughout our 16 HOUR flight and they did nothing. The crew didn't seem to care that we were basically having heat strokes and unable to sleep because of the heat. They informed us that they were unable to change the temperature in our part of the plane. Yet, when we finally started our descent into JFK, the air conditioning came on. Funny how that worked all of a sudden. I will never fly them again."
Cons: "The South African Airways on-board entertainment system did not work at all on the Frankfurt-Johannesburg flight. The aircraft was an Airbus A340. The South African Airways on-board entertainment system did work, but it had to be rebooted once. The image quality is poor and looks like VHS analog video. The system should be upgraded. The aircraft was an Airbus A340."

I've never been served three bread courses in a single meal before. Was really impressed by the novelty of that.

Pros: "Crew and stewardess were fantastic"
Cons: "Bathrooms needed cleaning on the long trip from Addis Ababa to Houston! They were nasty because guys can’t seem to hit the hole. So there was urine on seat and on floor."
Cons: "1 hr delay in departure from Lusaka. Plastic cutlery was difficult to eat with. More frequent water/drinks during the flight (or water bottles instead of little cups) would have been appreciated. Movie options were not as great as other airlines."
Pros: "Pleasant check-in staff. Friendly flight attendants."
Cons: "Travelers should be told that Gate 2 to Kumasi will be empty when you get there and that you should go around the corner to the transit area and wait for your flight there. They should let you know that they will announce the flight from the transit area."
Cons: "Someone stole my airpods in my bag. I noticed it once reached at home. This is the first time it happens to me. Very bad experience"
Pros: "The crew was Excellent"
Cons: "There is to many delays in the night flights, this should be improved."
Pros: "The crew practically ignored my request for medical aid. They were not friendly and super occupied. The seats were too uncomfortable."
Cons: "The food could have been better and the crew attention and assistance to the passengers."
Cons: "Bole airport in Addis no place to sit and wait befor you check in"
Cons: "It took 45 minutes for a flight attendant to respond to my call despite me calling dor assistance every 10 min. I had an issue with my tv screen and was not able to use the in flight entertainment I am very dissatisfied with such poor care and professionalism from your staff. This was something that should not have taken 45 min to get solved and even worse despite the call light being on multiple flight attendants walked by and did not even bother to question why the call light was on"
Pros: "The plane was spacious"
Cons: "-The flight entertainment wasn't working -There was a delay, but no one from the airline communicated; we were just waiting and the waiting area didn't have sits"

I enjoyed the courtesy of the staff, and their professionalism. The food was pretty good and they took great care of us throughout the trip!

Customer service not the greatest my bags were left behind at JFK

Pros: "Nothing, the flight was delayed, the plane too small for passengers to store their carry-on luggage, the ground staff did not upload all the luggage and left some behind in Nairobi on the tarmac, the crew lied about the luggage being uploaded. Terrible experience! Kenya Airways is becoming worst and worst."
Cons: "Everything, the flight was delayed, the plane too small for passengers to store their carry-on luggage, the ground staff did not upload all the luggage and left some behind in Nairobi on the tarmac, the crew lied about the luggage being uploaded. Terrible experience! Kenya Airways is becoming worst and worst."
Cons: "The issue was not the flight. It was the cancellation policy. I had a best friend suddenly die and I could not apply a credit to future travel on my 4000$ business class seat. It makes me not want to buy through kayak again."
Pros: "Service was perfect"
Cons: "It was an old plane and it was completely full. In this old planes you don't have much space especially when you want to do some work in economic class."
Pros: "Everything was Amazing. This is one of the best Airline out there and they need more recognition."
Cons: "Nothing."
Cons: "Flight was delayed for 2 hours. I missed my connection flight to Lilongwe and had to spend a night in nairobi. What n incovinienve!"
Pros: "Seats were very crowded. A few more inches would have made it excellent. Overhead luggage storage was tiny."
Cons: "The food, horrible, I would like to describe but not going to do it. Rather get something at the airport before boarding, no space on the plane enought, the seat distance has been squeeze, I guest to accomodate more sheeps ( not seats) on the plane."
Pros: "Lie Flat beds in Business Class."
Cons: "Meal service was very slow, and food was uninspiring. Essentially economy meals placed on proper plates."

Boarding confusion, just asked for a cup of water and the crew answers was shocking

Retard cuisant et criard. Inadmissible. Corruption et pratique non recommandable du personnel chargé de faire le Check des billets avant de passer au comptoir d’enregistrement. La dame qui me recevait voulait à tout prix me coller pour se faire d’argent. L’avion devrait faire escale à Douala donc on ne descend pas au sol. Pourquoi me demander où exiger que je devrais avoir un visa sur le Cameroun. C’est inadmissible. J’allais au Tchad et elle sait bien que je n’avais pas non plus besoin de visa compte tenu des accords de réciprocité entre état. J’avais mon visa et pourtant elle insistait. Ce qui était marrant ces collègues étaient complices. J’ai dû hausser le ton et l’insulter proprement. Mon adrénaline a monté. Trop de corrompus et moins de gens intègres dans vos rangs que ce soit à Cotonou et surtout à Accra. A Cotonou à l’agence principale, il vous faut un audit pour le personnel chargé de ventes des billets. Merci de transmettre à Asky

They take your hang luggage and it never arrives to your destination. They don’t follow seating arrangements

You need screens on every seat so passengers can watch movies, documentaries, music or something else to avoid to get bored.

Everything was perfect, Happy to have this great airline that serves all Africa.

The crew were good but I still did not have my luggage till now I keep checking no response

Cons: "It would be much better if they didn’t lose my 2 luggage bags with no proper compensation to offer - 50$ is what you get to recover your belongings meanwhile my items lost are worth at least 10,000$.. contacting my lawyer in the morning. Also the plane has nowhere to plug your phone, can’t charge your phone for over 7 hours, no in flight WiFi, and no tv screen to watch movies.. I couldn’t help but wonder was this a 1985 plane? Do not recommend, stay away."
Cons: "This is my first time traveling these airlines and I promise you it’s the last.. the plane had no option to plug my cell phone, no WiFi, not even a screen to watch movies (7 something hours flight).. I was served a loaf of bread cut in half with some spices inside as a meal! But the most horrible part is the fact once landed I found out the lost both of my luggage bags, and All they told me was I’m entitled of an allowance of $50.. tried hard not to laugh as my 50 kg of belongings worth thousands of dollars.. beyond disappointed, aggravated and shocked. Contacting my lawyer in the morning. Do not fly with them!"
Cons: "Please the flight time for connecting in Lome needs to be improved!!!! It's highly stressful for a passenger to be in another country where they don't speak the local language and have to be shuffling to connect to a flight within less than 10 minutes. Any Ethiopian airline connecting flight needs to have at least a 45 minutes gap."
Pros: "Crew very caring and respectful"
Cons: "For me I don’t see any problem with the airline at all. Everything was superb"

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Recent return flight deals

30/11Thu
1 stopEthiopian Air
14h 55mJNB-ADD
9/12Sat
directEthiopian Air
5h 25mADD-JNB
R6 569
14/11Tue
directEthiopian Air
5h 25mJNB-ADD
18/11Sat
1 stopEthiopian Air
15h 50mADD-JNB
R6 625
12/11Sun
1 stopKenya Airways
7h 05mJNB-ADD
17/11Fri
1 stopKenya Airways
21h 20mADD-JNB
R10 792
13/11Mon
1 stopKenya Airways
16h 45mJNB-ADD
18/11Sat
1 stopKenya Airways
25h 35mADD-JNB
R10 810
13/11Mon
1 stopEgypt Air
28h 20mJNB-ADD
17/11Fri
1 stopEgypt Air
28h 05mADD-JNB
R11 204
1/12Fri
1 stopEgypt Air
28h 20mJNB-ADD
8/12Fri
1 stopEgypt Air
28h 05mADD-JNB
R11 617
13/11Mon
directMultiple Airlines
5h 25mJNB-ADD
17/11Fri
1 stopMultiple Airlines
28h 05mADD-JNB
R12 406
14/11Tue
directMultiple Airlines
5h 25mJNB-ADD
17/11Fri
1 stopMultiple Airlines
28h 05mADD-JNB
R12 443
13/11Mon
directASKY
5h 25mJNB-ADD
18/11Sat
directASKY
5h 25mADD-JNB
R12 556
28/11Tue
directASKY
5h 15mJNB-ADD
28/11Tue
3 stopsASKY
25h 25mADD-JNB
R17 923

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5h 15mJNB-ADD
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1/10Sun
directEthiopian Air
5h 25mJNB-ADD
R4 091
6/10Fri
directEthiopian Air
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R4 242
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1 stopMultiple Airlines
11h 45mDUR-ADD
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14h 00mJNB-ADD
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10h 50mJNB-ADD
R6 700
4/10Wed
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16h 25mJNB-ADD
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