When is the best time to book a flight to OR Tambo?

To ensure you get the cheapest price possible for a flight to OR Tambo, you should look to book at least 51 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.

What is the cheapest month to fly to OR Tambo?

At the present moment the cheapest month to fly to OR Tambo is currently May ; 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 OR Tambo 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 OR Tambo on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.

What is the best airline to fly to OR Tambo?

Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Etihad Airways is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to OR Tambo.

What is the cheapest airport to fly to in OR Tambo?

Johannesburg OR Tambo is currently the cheapest airport to fly to in OR Tambo. One-way flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo typically cost £22, while return flights cost around £32.

How much is a return flight to OR Tambo?

A return flight to OR Tambo will typically cost around £142, however they can be found for as little as £32.

Where does the fastest flight to OR Tambo depart from?

For those looking to save time traveling to OR Tambo, London offers the quickest one-way flight (10 hours 45 minutes).

Does Johannesburg OR Tambo have car hire?

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 mi away from Johannesburg OR Tambo).

When is the cheapest time to fly to OR Tambo?

Users looking for the lowest fares to OR Tambo should consider flying on Thursday mornings, when prices are typically cheapest. Budget-minded travellers will want to avoid Wednesday afternoons, when prices are usually at their highest.

What are the most popular airlines that fly to OR Tambo?

The most popular airlines flying from London to OR Tambo are British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and RwandAir.

How long is the flight to OR Tambo?

On average, a flight from London to OR Tambo takes 16 hours 10 minutes. Flights to OR Tambo from other popular cities in United Kingdom will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.

Weekly flight availability to OR Tambo

The most flights from London to OR Tambo are scheduled on a Wednesday (12 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Monday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (7 on average).

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to OR Tambo?

The cheapest airlines flying from London to OR Tambo are Ethiopian Air, Lufthansa and Kenya Airways.

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

If weather is an important factor for your trip to OR Tambo, 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).

Cheap Flights to OR Tambo from £367

Flights to OR Tambo in 2025

Return from	£499
One-way from	£367
Popular in	December
Cheapest in	May
Average price	£589
Good round-trip deal	£685 or less
Good one-way deal	£745 or less

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2 total stops
32h 55m total
London to Johannesburg

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15h 55m total
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Cheapest flights to OR Tambo Airport
Explore the most affordable flight options available to OR Tambo Airport. Find the lowest fares based on data from user searches, with prices last updated on 6 November 2025.

Tue 25/1113:00LGW - JNB

2 stops22h 05mMultiple Airlines

Tue 2/1214:30JNB - LGW

2 stops20h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/11£499

Thu 6/1111:05LHR - JNB

2 stops20h 25mMultiple Airlines

Mon 17/1119:45JNB - LHR

2 stops20h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 5/11£501

Tue 25/1106:40LHR - JNB

2 stops28h 25mMultiple Airlines

Tue 2/1214:30JNB - LHR

2 stops28h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/11£502

Tue 11/1110:00LGW - JNB

1 stop15h 55mEthiopian Air

Tue 18/1123:00JNB - LGW

1 stop32h 40mEthiopian Air

Deal found 4/11£503

Thu 20/1120:15LHR - JNB

1 stop14h 50mEthiopian Air

Tue 2/1214:30JNB - LHR

1 stop18h 05mEthiopian Air

Deal found 4/11£503

Wed 12/1108:05STN - JNB

2 stops27h 00mMultiple Airlines

Thu 20/1114:30JNB - STN

2 stops29h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/11£504

Mon 24/1120:15LHR - JNB

1 stop14h 50mEthiopian Air

Mon 8/1214:30JNB - LHR

1 stop18h 05mEthiopian Air

Deal found 4/11£504

Thu 6/1110:00LGW - JNB

1 stop25h 05mEthiopian Air

Sat 15/1114:30JNB - LGW

1 stop17h 10mEthiopian Air

Deal found 5/11£505

Thu 6/1120:30LHR - JNB

1 stop15h 50mRwandAir

Wed 12/1103:10JNB - LHR

1 stop29h 10mRwandAir

Deal found 5/11£505

Thu 20/1110:00LGW - JNB

1 stop15h 55mEthiopian Air

Fri 28/1123:00JNB - LGW

1 stop32h 40mEthiopian Air

Deal found 3/11£506

Wed 5/1118:40LHR - JNB

1 stop13h 50mMultiple Airlines

Wed 19/1119:45JNB - LHR

2 stops23h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 5/11£506

Thu 20/1110:00LGW - JNB

1 stop25h 05mEthiopian Air

Mon 24/1114:30JNB - LGW

1 stop17h 10mEthiopian Air

Deal found 4/11£506

Best flights to OR Tambo Airport
Discover carefully curated flight deals to OR Tambo Airport that have cost, travel time, and stopovers in mind to ensure you get the best travel experience. Data last updated 6 November 2025.

Sun 25/117:40LCY - JNB

1 stop14h 50mSWISS

Tue 3/220:15JNB - LCY

1 stop14h 30mSWISS

Deal found 4/11£506

Tue 2/1209:25LTN - JNB

2 stops23h 25mMultiple Airlines

Tue 9/1219:10JNB - LTN

2 stops27h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/11£516

Thu 27/1110:00LGW - JNB

1 stop32h 10mEthiopian Air

Mon 1/1214:30JNB - LGW

1 stop17h 10mEthiopian Air

Deal found 3/11£535

Wed 28/106:30LHR - JNB

1 stop13h 35mKLM

Wed 11/223:59JNB - LHR

1 stop19h 01mKLM

Deal found 3/11£536

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1 stop15h 50mTurkish Airlines

Thu 30/417:55JNB - STN

1 stop23h 55mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 4/11£571

Thu 27/1119:40LHR - JNB

Nonstop10h 55mVirgin Atlantic

Mon 1/1222:00JNB - LHR

Nonstop11h 20mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 4/11£575

Thu 27/1117:30LHR - JNB

1 stop14h 00mLufthansa

Mon 1/1219:45JNB - LHR

2 stops29h 10mLufthansa

Deal found 2/11£583

Tue 10/318:30LHR - JNB

Nonstop11h 05mBritish Airways

Tue 31/313:55JNB - LHR

1 stop17h 30mBritish Airways

Deal found 5/11£588

Thu 29/108:40LGW - JNB

1 stop17h 15mQatar Airways

Thu 12/213:45JNB - LGW

1 stop18h 10mQatar Airways

Deal found 4/11£597

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1 stop18h 20mEmirates

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1 stop19h 15mEmirates

Deal found 4/11£676

Wed 21/117:40LCY - JNB

1 stop14h 50mSWISS

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1 stop14h 25mSWISS

Deal found 4/11£514

Mon 1/1220:50LTN - JNB

2 stops33h 30mMultiple Airlines

Sun 7/1209:50JNB - LTN

2 stops30h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 5/11£524

Thu 29/110:00LGW - JNB

1 stop25h 05mEthiopian Air

Wed 4/214:30JNB - LGW

1 stop17h 10mEthiopian Air

Deal found 4/11£535

Fri 30/120:05LCY - JNB

1 stop24h 00mKLM

Sun 8/223:59JNB - LCY

1 stop18h 36mKLM

Deal found 5/11£551

Thu 4/1215:30LTN - JNB

2 stops32h 50mMultiple Airlines

Wed 10/1216:50JNB - LTN

2 stops24h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/11£526

Fri 24/414:05LGW - JNB

1 stop19h 30mTurkish Airlines

Sat 16/517:55JNB - LGW

1 stop20h 15mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 5/11£581

Tue 27/117:40LCY - JNB

1 stop14h 50mSWISS

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1 stop14h 30mSWISS

Deal found 4/11£529

Thu 27/1120:15LHR - JNB

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1 stop18h 05mEthiopian Air

Deal found 4/11£537

Wed 21/108:40LGW - JNB

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Tue 3/213:45JNB - LGW

1 stop18h 10mBritish Airways

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Mon 9/223:59JNB - LCY

1 stop18h 36mKLM

Deal found 5/11£551

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1 stop14h 25mSWISS

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Fri 24/417:45STN - JNB

1 stop15h 50mTurkish Airlines

Sat 16/517:55JNB - STN

1 stop23h 55mTurkish Airlines

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Wed 26/1118:10LCY - JNB

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Wed 3/1220:15JNB - LCY

1 stop14h 25mMultiple Airlines

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1 stop17h 10mEthiopian Air

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Tue 28/413:55JNB - LHR

1 stop17h 30mBritish Airways

Deal found 4/11£622

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1 stop14h 50mSWISS

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1 stop14h 25mSWISS

Deal found 4/11£533

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1 stop19h 15mEmirates

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1 stop23h 55mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 4/11£598

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2 stops18h 40mMultiple Airlines

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2 stops34h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 5/11£555

Direct flights to OR Tambo Airport
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Wed 3/1221:15LHR - JNB

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Wed 24/1222:00JNB - LHR

Nonstop11h 25mBritish Airways

Deal found 5/11£529

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Deal found 4/11£532

Tue 18/1119:40LHR - JNB

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Nonstop11h 20mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 3/11£532

Fri 21/1119:40LHR - JNB

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Sat 6/1222:00JNB - LHR

Nonstop11h 20mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 3/11£534

Fri 23/121:15LHR - JNB

Nonstop11h 10mBritish Airways

Wed 28/122:00JNB - LHR

Nonstop11h 25mBritish Airways

Deal found 5/11£535

Fri 21/1119:40LHR - JNB

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Sat 6/1222:00JNB - LHR

Nonstop11h 20mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 4/11£535

Wed 26/1118:30LHR - JNB

Nonstop11h 05mBritish Airways

Wed 10/1219:35JNB - LHR

Nonstop11h 20mBritish Airways

Deal found 4/11£536

Wed 28/121:15LHR - JNB

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Nonstop11h 25mBritish Airways

Deal found 4/11£537

Mon 24/1119:40LHR - JNB

Nonstop11h 00mVirgin Atlantic

Fri 5/1222:00JNB - LHR

Nonstop11h 20mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 5/11£538

Fri 21/1119:40LHR - JNB

Nonstop10h 55mVirgin Atlantic

Fri 5/1222:00JNB - LHR

Nonstop11h 20mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 4/11£539

Thu 20/1119:40LHR - JNB

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Mon 1/1222:00JNB - LHR

Nonstop11h 20mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 4/11£540

Thu 20/1119:40LHR - JNB

Nonstop10h 55mVirgin Atlantic

Sun 23/1122:00JNB - LHR

Nonstop11h 20mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 4/11£541

Last-minute flights to OR Tambo Airport
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Wed 5/1118:40LHR - JNB

1 stop13h 50mMultiple Airlines

Wed 19/1119:45JNB - LHR

2 stops23h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 5/11£506

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Mon 17/1119:45JNB - LHR

2 stops20h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 5/11£501

Thu 6/1110:00LGW - JNB

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Sat 15/1114:30JNB - LGW

1 stop17h 10mEthiopian Air

Deal found 5/11£505

Thu 6/1120:30LHR - JNB

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1 stop29h 10mRwandAir

Deal found 5/11£505

Thu 6/1110:00LGW - JNB

1 stop25h 05mEthiopian Air

Sat 15/1114:30JNB - LGW

1 stop17h 10mEthiopian Air

Deal found 4/11£506

Tue 11/1110:00LGW - JNB

1 stop15h 55mEthiopian Air

Tue 18/1123:00JNB - LGW

1 stop32h 40mEthiopian Air

Deal found 4/11£503

Wed 12/1108:05STN - JNB

2 stops27h 00mMultiple Airlines

Thu 20/1114:30JNB - STN

2 stops29h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/11£504

Thu 20/1120:15LHR - JNB

1 stop14h 50mEthiopian Air

Tue 2/1214:30JNB - LHR

1 stop18h 05mEthiopian Air

Deal found 4/11£503

Thu 20/1110:00LGW - JNB

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1 stop17h 10mEthiopian Air

Deal found 4/11£506

Mon 24/1120:30LHR - JNB

1 stop15h 50mRwandAir

Fri 5/1216:50JNB - LHR

1 stop15h 30mRwandAir

Deal found 5/11£504

Tue 25/1110:00LGW - JNB

1 stop15h 55mEthiopian Air

Tue 2/1223:00JNB - LGW

1 stop32h 40mEthiopian Air

Deal found 4/11£499

Tue 25/1106:40LHR - JNB

2 stops28h 25mMultiple Airlines

Tue 2/1214:30JNB - LHR

2 stops28h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/11£502

One-way flights to OR Tambo Airport
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Thu 20/1106:50SEN - JNB

2 stops22h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 3/11£367

Thu 20/1110:00LGW - JNB

1 stop15h 55mEthiopian Air

Deal found 3/11£367

Thu 13/1108:50LGW - JNB

2 stops20h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 2/11£368

Sat 6/1210:25LGW - JNB

1 stop22h 30mKenya Airways

Deal found 3/11£369

Sat 15/1120:30LGW - JNB

1 stop33h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/11£370

Fri 14/1111:25STN - JNB

3 stops23h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/11£370

Fri 6/319:20LHR - JNB

1 stop35h 00mEtihad Airways

Deal found 4/11£370

Sun 9/1120:30LGW - JNB

2 stops22h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/11£371

Wed 15/412:15STN - JNB

3 stops30h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 5/11£371

Sun 9/1114:30LTN - JNB

3 stops39h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/11£371

Sun 1/320:15LHR - JNB

1 stop32h 50mLufthansa

Deal found 4/11£371

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2 stops31h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 4/11£371

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