What is the cheapest month to fly to Johannesburg?

At the present moment the cheapest month to fly to Johannesburg is currently February ; with July being the most expensive. Prices will vary depending on multiple factors such as booking in advance, airline and departure airports and times.

Can I find cheaper flights to Johannesburg if I am willing to have stopovers?

Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to Johannesburg on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.

What is the best airline to fly to Johannesburg?

Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Egyptair is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Johannesburg.

How much is a return flight to Johannesburg?

A return flight to Johannesburg will typically cost around AED 1,972, however they can be found for as little as AED 64.

Where does the fastest flight to Johannesburg depart from?

For those looking to save time traveling to Johannesburg, Dubai Intl offers the quickest one-way flight (8 hours 10 minutes).

Does Johannesburg OR Tambo have rental cars?

Yes. Those touching down at Johannesburg OR Tambo can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.

Are there hotels close to Johannesburg OR Tambo?

Yes. Johannesburg OR Tambo has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Protea Hotel by Marriott Transit O.R. Tambo Airport is the closest property to Johannesburg OR Tambo (0.0 km away from Johannesburg OR Tambo).

AED 1,028+ Flights to Johannesburg, South Africa

Flights to Johannesburg in 2025

Return from	AED 1,737
One-way from	AED 1,028
Popular in	December
Cheapest in	November
Average price	AED 2,464

Kenya Airways
28/5-1/6
2 total stops
44h 10m total
Dubai to Johannesburg

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8/7
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19h 20m total
Dubai to Johannesburg

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Wed 28/506:55DXB - JNB

1 stop10h 55mKenya Airways

Sun 1/612:10JNB - DXB

1 stop33h 15mKenya Airways

Deal found 28/4AED 1,737

Sun 25/504:25DXB - JNB

1 stop10h 40mEthiopian Air

Fri 30/522:50JNB - DXB

1 stop14h 55mEthiopian Air

Deal found 29/4AED 1,759

Thu 25/1201:50DXB - JNB

1 stop14h 30mRwandAir

Mon 12/116:50JNB - DXB

1 stop13h 40mRwandAir

Deal found 28/4AED 1,778

Mon 19/504:00DXB - JNB

1 stop11h 15mAir Tanzania

Fri 23/514:15JNB - DXB

1 stop10h 15mAir Tanzania

Deal found 28/4AED 1,781

Wed 28/523:20DXB - JNB

1 stop18h 50mQatar Airways

Sun 1/613:55JNB - DXB

1 stop19h 45mQatar Airways

Deal found 28/4AED 2,046

Tue 27/500:55DXB - JNB

1 stop12h 00mMultiple Airlines

Sun 1/614:15JNB - DXB

1 stop10h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/4AED 2,182

Fri 13/623:25DXB - HLA

2 stops19h 50mMultiple Airlines

Tue 17/609:00HLA - DXB

2 stops16h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 29/4AED 3,048

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Wed 28/506:55DXB - JNB

1 stop10h 55mKenya Airways

Sun 1/612:10JNB - DXB

1 stop33h 15mKenya Airways

Deal found 28/4AED 1,737

Sun 25/504:25DXB - JNB

1 stop10h 40mEthiopian Air

Fri 30/522:50JNB - DXB

1 stop14h 55mEthiopian Air

Deal found 29/4AED 1,759

Mon 19/504:00DXB - JNB

1 stop11h 15mAir Tanzania

Fri 23/514:15JNB - DXB

1 stop10h 15mAir Tanzania

Deal found 28/4AED 1,781

Sat 24/501:50DXB - JNB

1 stop14h 30mRwandAir

Fri 30/516:50JNB - DXB

1 stop13h 40mRwandAir

Deal found 29/4AED 1,785

Wed 28/523:20DXB - JNB

1 stop18h 50mQatar Airways

Sun 1/613:55JNB - DXB

1 stop19h 45mQatar Airways

Deal found 28/4AED 2,046

Tue 27/500:55DXB - JNB

1 stop12h 00mMultiple Airlines

Sun 1/614:15JNB - DXB

1 stop10h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/4AED 2,182

Wed 11/609:55DXB - JNB

Nonstop8h 20mEmirates

Wed 18/613:25JNB - DXB

Nonstop8h 20mEmirates

Deal found 29/4AED 2,736

Fri 13/623:25DXB - HLA

2 stops19h 50mMultiple Airlines

Tue 17/609:00HLA - DXB

2 stops16h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 29/4AED 3,048

Direct flights to Johannesburg
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Thu 12/604:05DXB - JNB

Nonstop8h 10mEmirates

Thu 19/619:10JNB - DXB

Nonstop8h 15mEmirates

Deal found 28/4AED 2,626

Tue 20/514:40DXB - JNB

Nonstop8h 10mSouth African

Sat 24/522:20JNB - DXB

Nonstop8h 00mSouth African

Deal found 29/4AED 3,089

Tue 24/609:55DXB - JNB

Nonstop8h 20mMultiple Airlines

Sat 2/810:05JNB - DXB

Nonstop8h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/4AED 3,900

Fri 11/701:55DXB - JNB

Nonstop10h 00mDelta

Sat 16/814:45JNB - DXB

Nonstop6h 00mDelta

Deal found 29/4AED 18,422

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Thu 1/519:00DXB - JNB

1 stop14h 10mEgyptair

Mon 5/521:45JNB - DXB

1 stop28h 10mEgyptair

Deal found 29/4AED 3,063

Sun 4/500:55DXB - JNB

1 stop16h 55mMultiple Airlines

Fri 9/514:15JNB - DXB

1 stop10h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/4AED 2,178

Sun 4/517:10DXB - JNB

1 stop29h 00mEthiopian Air

Sat 10/508:20JNB - DXB

1 stop16h 35mEthiopian Air

Deal found 29/4AED 2,901

Mon 5/504:00DXB - JNB

1 stop11h 15mAir Tanzania

Fri 9/514:15JNB - DXB

1 stop10h 15mAir Tanzania

Deal found 28/4AED 1,928

Tue 6/501:50DXB - JNB

1 stop14h 30mRwandAir

Sat 16/816:50JNB - DXB

1 stop13h 40mRwandAir

Deal found 28/4AED 2,464

Tue 6/509:55DXB - JNB

Nonstop8h 20mSouth African

Sat 10/522:20JNB - DXB

Nonstop8h 00mSouth African

Deal found 29/4AED 3,096

Tue 6/506:05DXB - JNB

2 stops29h 55mOman Air

Sat 10/513:55JNB - DXB

2 stops23h 45mOman Air

Deal found 29/4AED 3,658

Wed 7/501:00DXB - JNB

1 stop22h 20mKLM

Wed 21/523:15JNB - DXB

1 stop21h 45mKLM

Deal found 28/4AED 3,482

Wed 7/501:00DXB - JNB

2 stops33h 50mAir France

Wed 21/518:50JNB - DXB

1 stop25h 45mAir France

Deal found 28/4AED 4,253

Thu 8/506:55DXB - JNB

1 stop10h 55mKenya Airways

Wed 21/517:00JNB - DXB

1 stop10h 25mKenya Airways

Deal found 29/4AED 1,741

Thu 8/511:45DXB - JNB

1 stop24h 15mQatar Airways

Wed 21/511:30JNB - DXB

2 stops22h 10mQatar Airways

Deal found 29/4AED 2,560

Thu 8/509:55DXB - JNB

Nonstop8h 20mEmirates

Wed 21/522:20JNB - DXB

Nonstop8h 00mEmirates

Deal found 28/4AED 2,622

One-way flights to Johannesburg
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Tue 8/706:55DXB - JNB

1 stop19h 20mKenya Airways

Deal found 29/4AED 1,028

Thu 19/604:25DXB - JNB

1 stop10h 40mEthiopian Air

Deal found 29/4AED 1,050

Mon 5/501:50DXB - JNB

1 stop14h 30mRwandAir

Deal found 29/4AED 1,105

Tue 6/505:20DXB - JNB

1 stop27h 50mEgyptair

Deal found 28/4AED 1,124

Tue 6/511:45DXB - JNB

1 stop30h 25mQatar Airways

Deal found 28/4AED 1,197

Sat 26/703:25DXB - JNB

2 stops11h 50mAir Tanzania

Deal found 28/4AED 1,230

Mon 19/519:55DXB - JNB

3 stops25h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/4AED 1,234

Tue 13/523:35DXB - HLA

3 stops58h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/4AED 1,543

Tue 22/709:55DXB - JNB

Nonstop8h 20mEmirates

Deal found 29/4AED 2,060

Fri 16/511:05DXB - JNB

2 stops24h 55mOman Air

Deal found 28/4AED 2,152

Fri 27/604:05DXB - JNB

Nonstop8h 10mSouth African

Deal found 29/4AED 2,343

Wed 7/503:30DXB - JNB

2 stops31h 15mCondor

Deal found 29/4AED 2,593

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DubaiJohannesburg

DXB - JNB

DXBJNB

Dubai Intl

Wed 28/5

06:55-15:50

1 stop10h 55m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 1/6

12:10-23:25

1 stop33h 15m

AED 1,737

DubaiJohannesburg

DXB - JNB

DXBJNB

Dubai Intl

Sun 25/5

04:25-13:05

1 stop10h 40m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 30/5

22:50-15:45

1 stop14h 55m

AED 1,759

DubaiJohannesburg

DXB - JNB

DXBJNB

Dubai Intl

Mon 19/5

04:00-13:15

1 stop11h 15m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 23/5

14:15-02:30

1 stop10h 15m

AED 1,781

DubaiJohannesburg

DXB - JNB

DXBJNB

Dubai Intl

Sat 24/5

01:50-14:20

1 stop14h 30m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 30/5

16:50-08:30

1 stop13h 40m

AED 1,785

DubaiJohannesburg

DXB - JNB

DXBJNB

Dubai Intl

Wed 28/5

23:20-16:10

1 stop18h 50m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 1/6

13:55-11:40

1 stop19h 45m

AED 2,046

DubaiJohannesburg

DXB - JNB

DXBJNB

Dubai Intl

Tue 27/5

00:55-10:55

1 stop12h 00m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 1/6

14:15-02:30

1 stop10h 15m

AED 2,182

DubaiJohannesburg

DXB - JNB

DXBJNB

Dubai Intl

Wed 11/6

09:55-16:15

Nonstop8h 20m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 18/6

13:25-23:45

Nonstop8h 20m

AED 2,736

DubaiJohannesburg

DXB - HLA

DXBHLA

Dubai Intl

Fri 13/6

23:25-17:15

2 stops19h 50m

Johannesburg Lanseria

Tue 17/6

09:00-03:25

2 stops16h 25m

AED 3,048

DubaiJohannesburg

DXB - JNB

DXBJNB

Dubai Intl

Tue 8/7

06:55-00:15

1 stop19h 20m

AED 1,028

DubaiJohannesburg

DXB - JNB

DXBJNB

Dubai Intl

Thu 19/6

04:25-13:05

1 stop10h 40m

AED 1,050

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Best time to book a flight to Johannesburg

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Everything you need to know about your flight to Johannesburg

When is the best time to book a flight to Johannesburg?

To ensure you get the cheapest price possible for a flight to Johannesburg, you should look to book at least 64 days in advance of your intended travel date. The price of your flight may increase if you delay and leave booking until a week or so before departure.

How long is the flight to Johannesburg?

On average, a flight from Dubai to Johannesburg takes 10 hours 25 minutes. Flights to Johannesburg from other popular cities in United Arab Emirates will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.

When is the cheapest time to fly to Johannesburg?

Users looking for the lowest fares to Johannesburg should consider flying on Sunday evenings, when prices are typically cheapest. Budget-minded travellers will want to avoid Saturday mornings, when prices are usually at their highest.

Weekly flight availability to Johannesburg

The most flights from Dubai to Johannesburg are scheduled on a Monday (7 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Tuesday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (6 on average).

What are the most popular airlines that fly to Johannesburg?

The most popular airlines flying from Dubai to Johannesburg are Kenya Airways, South African and Emirates.

Kenya Airways

From AED 470

South African

From AED 767

Emirates

From AED 696

Ethiopian Air

From AED 454

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to Johannesburg?

The cheapest airlines flying from Dubai to Johannesburg are Air Tanzania, Ethiopian Air and Kenya Airways.

Rainfall in Johannesburg by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Johannesburg ranges from 0.0 - 120.0 mm per month. January is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 120.0 mm. June is typically the driest time to visit Johannesburg when rainfall is around 0.0 mm.

Temperature in Johannesburg by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Johannesburg, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, January is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 20.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of June, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 10.0 C).

Reviews of airlines servicing Johannesburg

Get a feel of what it's like to fly with Emirates, Qatar Airways and South African to Johannesburg by reading reviews from past customers. In addition to providing an overall rating, users have also rated airlines in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Emirates

8.0

Very Good

3,213 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,Mar 2025

DXB - BCN

One person Mr Chopra was great. Constantly trying to manage a lot with a smile. Others not so great. The forgot meals on some tables. Service delayed. Experience is going down a bit.

Emirates

8.0

Very Good

3,213 reviews

Emirates

8.0

Very Good

3,213 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,Mar 2025

DXB - BCN

One person Mr Chopra was great. Constantly trying to manage a lot with a smile. Others not so great. The forgot meals on some tables. Service delayed. Experience is going down a bit.

Qatar Airways

7.4

Good

3,563 reviews

Emirates

8.0

Very Good

3,213 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,Mar 2025

DXB - BCN

One person Mr Chopra was great. Constantly trying to manage a lot with a smile. Others not so great. The forgot meals on some tables. Service delayed. Experience is going down a bit.

South African

7.4

Good

32 reviews

Emirates

8.0

Very Good

3,213 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,Mar 2025

DXB - BCN

One person Mr Chopra was great. Constantly trying to manage a lot with a smile. Others not so great. The forgot meals on some tables. Service delayed. Experience is going down a bit.

Ethiopian Air

7.2

Good

769 reviews

Emirates

8.0

Very Good

3,213 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6.0

Good

Anonymous,Mar 2025

DXB - BCN

One person Mr Chopra was great. Constantly trying to manage a lot with a smile. Others not so great. The forgot meals on some tables. Service delayed. Experience is going down a bit.

FAQs about flying to Johannesburg

Can I find cheaper flights to Johannesburg if I am willing to have stopovers?
Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to Johannesburg on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.
What is the best airline to fly to Johannesburg?
Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Egyptair is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to Johannesburg.
How much is a return flight to Johannesburg?
A return flight to Johannesburg will typically cost around AED 1,972, however they can be found for as little as AED 64.
Where does the fastest flight to Johannesburg depart from?
For those looking to save time traveling to Johannesburg, Dubai Intl offers the quickest one-way flight (8 hours 10 minutes).
Does Johannesburg OR Tambo have rental cars?
Yes. Those touching down at Johannesburg OR Tambo can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.
Are there hotels close to Johannesburg OR Tambo?
Yes. Johannesburg OR Tambo has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Protea Hotel by Marriott Transit O.R. Tambo Airport is the closest property to Johannesburg OR Tambo (0.0 km away from Johannesburg OR Tambo).

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When is the best time to book a flight to Johannesburg?

Use this chart to determine the optimal time to book a return flight from Dubai to Johannesburg. Price data was last updated on 25 April 2025.

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When is the cheapest time to fly to Johannesburg?

Use this chart to determine the cheapest time to fly return from Dubai to Johannesburg. Price data was last updated on 16 December 2024.

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What are the most popular airlines that fly to Johannesburg?

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Rainfall in Johannesburg by month

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Temperature in Johannesburg by month

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Reviews of airlines servicing Johannesburg

Get a feel of what it's like to fly with Emirates, Qatar Airways and South African to Johannesburg by reading reviews from past customers. In addition to providing an overall rating, users have also rated airlines in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

FAQs about flying to Johannesburg

Can I find cheaper flights to Johannesburg if I am willing to have stopovers?

What is the best airline to fly to Johannesburg?

How much is a return flight to Johannesburg?

Where does the fastest flight to Johannesburg depart from?

Does Johannesburg OR Tambo have rental cars?

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