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£305 Find Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to Edinburgh

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Johannesburg to Edinburgh departing on 18/8. 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
£603
Typical prices: £598-£703
Turkish Airlines
Tue 15/12Mon 22/2
JNB - EDI • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
£305
Typical prices: £307-£559
Qatar Airways
Tue 18/8
JNB - EDI • 1 stop
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Cheapest • from £603 (return)
Best reviews • 7.8 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Johannesburg and Edinburgh. You’ll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg £673 (return)
Shortest trip • 14h 05m (one-way)
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 5 weeks in advance save around 9% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheapest • 9% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to Edinburgh (JNB-EDI)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Johannesburg to Edinburgh 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Johannesburg to Edinburgh

Tue, 15 Dec - Mon, 22 Feb
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:50 - 09:40
JNB
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EDI
16h 50m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
10:40 - 09:40
EDI
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JNB
21h 00m
2 stops
£603Turkish Airlines
Tue, 15 Dec - Mon, 22 Feb
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:50 - 09:40
JNB
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EDI
16h 50m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
10:40 - 09:40
EDI
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JNB
21h 00m
2 stops
£604Turkish Airlines
Wed, 16 Sep - Wed, 23 Sep
Qatar Airways Logo
14:05 - 13:40
JNB
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EDI
24h 35m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
15:10 - 09:10
EDI
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JNB
17h 00m
1 stop
£604Qatar Airways
Tue, 14 Jul - Tue, 28 Jul
Qatar Airways Logo
14:05 - 06:25
JNB
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EDI
17h 20m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
07:55 - 09:10
EDI
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JNB
24h 15m
1 stop
£605Qatar Airways
Thu, 23 Jul - Wed, 29 Jul
Turkish Airlines Logo
13:30 - 09:40
JNB
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EDI
45h 10m
2 stops
Turkish Airlines Logo
10:40 - 09:40
EDI
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JNB
22h 00m
2 stops
£607Turkish Airlines
Tue, 27 Oct - Tue, 24 Nov
Turkish Airlines Logo
13:30 - 09:40
JNB
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EDI
46h 10m
2 stops
Turkish Airlines Logo
16:20 - 11:00
EDI
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JNB
16h 40m
1 stop
£609Turkish Airlines
Tue, 14 Jul - Tue, 28 Jul
Qatar Airways Logo
14:05 - 06:25
JNB
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EDI
17h 20m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
07:55 - 09:10
EDI
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JNB
24h 15m
1 stop
£611Qatar Airways
Tue, 15 Dec - Mon, 22 Feb
British Airways Logo
19:35 - 07:50
JNB
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EDI
14h 15m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
17:55 - 10:25
EDI
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JNB
14h 30m
1 stop
£611British Airways
Tue, 14 Jul - Tue, 28 Jul
Turkish Airlines Logo
13:30 - 15:55
JNB
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EDI
27h 25m
2 stops
Turkish Airlines Logo
10:40 - 09:40
EDI
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JNB
22h 00m
2 stops
£612Turkish Airlines
Thu, 16 Jul - Thu, 23 Jul
Turkish Airlines Logo
13:30 - 15:55
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EDI
27h 25m
2 stops
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10:40 - 09:40
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JNB
22h 00m
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£613Turkish Airlines
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KAYAK’s insights & trends for Johannesburg to Edinburgh flights

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

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Edinburgh, 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 Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Edinburgh is November, where tickets cost £581 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £689 and £680 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Edinburgh, 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 Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Edinburgh, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 9% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Johannesburg to Edinburgh

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight£305
Best time to beat the crowds (3% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (7% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from Johannesburg to Edinburgh

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Johannesburg to Edinburgh based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Johannesburg to Edinburgh flights

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Edinburgh was £305 for a one-way ticket and £603 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Johannesburg to Edinburgh?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Johannesburg to Edinburgh?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Johannesburg to Edinburgh, KLM or Turkish Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Johannesburg to Edinburgh are KLM and Turkish Airlines. With an average price for the route of £671 and an overall rating of 7.8, KLM is the most popular choice. Turkish Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £603 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Johannesburg to Edinburgh?

    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 Johannesburg to Edinburgh.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Edinburgh from Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg to Edinburgh?

    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 Edinburgh with an airline and back to Johannesburg with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Johannesburg to Edinburgh?

    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 Edinburgh from Johannesburg up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Johannesburg to Edinburgh

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Johannesburg to Edinburgh. 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 Johannesburg to Edinburgh? 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.
7.8
KLMOverall score based on 1530 reviews
7.7Comfort
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7.3Food
8.4Crew
7.2Entertainment
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The flight was 45 mins late leaving, we sat without a/c for some of this, 2nd Meal was a slice of pizza. Movies were good.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2026
LHR - AMS
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The flight was 45 mins late leaving, we sat without a/c for some of this, 2nd Meal was a slice of pizza. Movies were good.

Outstanding even though the 330 was one of the oldest in the fleet. The difference was the attentiveness and responsiveness of a really experienced flight attendant. For airline food great variety of interesting choices and good tastes supported by a good wine selection.

Brand new plane lots of room the snack was very flavourful and enjoyable

As per usual when you Hit the UK it's a slow process through customs Not as efficient at Thailand for sure

There were no charge points for phones on the economy seats. The seats were comfortable overall. Food was okay.. flight was on time

The flight was delayed. The aircraft was unclean. Promised seat was not given due to change in Aircraft. Not one crew on ground was in a position to give any response. Amsterdam Airport is AVIODABLE Over crowded. Over Expensive. Poor Services.

It was really nice experience by flying this klm flight.I personally recommend everyone to please try this klm flight

It was really nice journey i personally recommend klm flight

The crew were unprofessional with a racist element. I was physically abused as well from one of the crew members

Empty seats next to me - wish it had been for a longer flight!!

Some of the best service I’ve ever seen on an international flight! The staff were super friendly and accommodating. The food was excellent with lots of choices and attention to detail. The seats are kind of old and narrow, but I have wide shoulders. The only area for improvement was making the cabin a little cooler.

No control at all at the gate , passengers were not cuing up, , some were very loud , no action taken by the attendants . It looked more like a heard of animals then humans boarding a plane .

Great staff/service on board. Check-in/boarding staff are very good, but overall supervision of their passenger intake processes needs attention.

The entire experience in Turkish business class was superb. From the friendly greetings including the chef, to the polite and classy service, all was wonderful. The in flight entertainment is one of the best. The food was the best I’ve had inflight.

Excellent service. Friendly and attentive flight attendants, can lay back in business class and be pretty comfortable, and delicious food. Flight on time departing and arriving.

Turkish Airlines lost my reservation!!! I had the ticket, the receipt and they lost it!! Because the flight was fully booked, I had to wait 8 hours!!! Turkish Airlines provided me with NO FOOD, NO WATER!!! Absolutely ridiculous. They were pathetic. They admitted it was their fault for losing my reservation but provided me with nothing.

Flight was late but loading plane was much easier in Istanbul than athens. Food was so-so and choice was limited. Flight attendants were extremely courteous and helpful; however, it was difficult to get attention during night time service. Overall good experience and the price was right

Food wasn’t good but not their fault as I should have pre selected

Majority of the staff were simply awesome and very very supportive and helpful

Turkish Airlines inflight crew was very good, however the ground crew was not very helpful. I had booked a wheelchair for my mother from Islamabad and she received the service there, but then there was no chair on arrival at Istanbul. The wheelchair crew said that they declined to take any person without a reservation and declined to help with the arrangement of a reservation. I had to use the airport buggy system to transport my mother who has limited mobility and needs a wheelchair. It was very disappointing and I hope they can provide manual wheelchair access to the public by a need basis, as sometimes there is a mix up or technical fault in the completion of the process, as it was in our case. Also, there can be an emergent need for passengers if they have illnesses like hypertension or diabetes. My mother has both hypertension and diabetes and has residual weakness after a stroke, therefore, she needs assistance. I hope that this text will be taken seriously and the administration makes the necessary changes. Thanks.

Qatar was pretty OK for their services but Arangrant was awful at theirs and frankly lied to me. Qatar offers four business class fares and only three of them allow lounge access. This is a horrible policy when you pay so much for business class and shame on them for denying the simple use of their lounges for this confusion. When I requested my business class ticket with Arangrant I knew this and specifically told them I would only purchase the lowest class business seat that would still permit me lounge access on all legs of my trip. They lied to me and said I did and then I was refused this service on my return flights. I had no less than 4-8 schedule changes and got screwed by a late departure from DCA on my double connection to JNB. I lost nearly a full day on my outbound and then had little to no use of the lounges on my outbound flights. To then be denied access on my return flights made the 27 hour trip home pretty awful. Kayak should no longer work with Arangrant as they are dishonest and liars. Qatar should price all four of their business class fares to include lounge access and stop the insanity they have forced on people. My return trip home nearly ruined my entire trip to South Africa and I blame Arangrant for telling me lies and for Qatar for offering insane rules and regulations on such expensive business class fares. For the money I paid to Qatar, I did not receive the full services I was promised. I will probably never use Arangrant and their ignorant services ever again. I will question whether I ever fly on Qatar Airways again as well. When you pay so much and get such little in return, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Arangrant gives the whole industry a bad name and Qatar is not far behind them. I can honestly say that the wretched service and way I was treated by both have soured me on travel companies and airlines. It is bad enough that we have an idiot, felon, racist and bigoted president and administration to contend with while he has started an illegal war, I did not expect to get screwed over by Arangrant and Qatar as well. Shame on all of you.

Flight canceled by JetBlue for no reason. No good alternatives provided.

Charged extra amount for the baggage wait. Even it’s less than 23kgs. Those machines are showing wrong weight and they were charging money wantedly from everyone.

The boarding experience did not follow the Zones that were listed on the boarding passes. This was a two-level aircraft with many passengers. Because zones were not called out by the airline staff, there was simply a mob trying to board and it was not a pleasant experience.

It would help id flight crew were not rude and showed some courtesy. They were shouting at passengers and yelling instructions as if we were school children at lunch cafeteria!!

Crew and food was good, ok leg room if you don’t have a big box under the seat. And the seats are so narrow (I’m only 70kg), will consider an alternate airline next time

Food was absolutely pathetic. I wasted so much food which I thought was inedible. I also loathe the inflight entertainment system which has very little content

My baggage is lost. Flight cancelled, Rebooked ticket through long routes. Mental stress, emotional hurt

It never happened. Me flight from Doha to São Paulo was lated and the time of waiting for the luggage arrives when we arrived in São Paulo was about 1 hour and half. So it took a lot of time just waiting the luggage of flight that was already late, consequently we lost the flight to Recife with Latam Airlines and had to go to the Qatar office to arrange another flight to us to Recife, that one with Azul Airlines. It was more 4 hours waiting to this other flight to knows that this other flight was delayed too, total of 5 hours more at the airport to waiting to go home :/

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

Good but I don’t received my bags yet is been 5days still no update

Original Lufthansa flights were canceled and the alternative route that was offered required cab transfer in New York from JFK to Newark at my own expense. Who can refund these $218?

Flights were delayed and due to a checked hand luggage bag by an overzealous gate agent in Berlin I missed my ground connection costing me another £80. Food was cold and bland, I honestly expect better from a national carrier operating out of one of their major hubs.

Some of the crew was sassy and not super helpful. The food was okay, but it seems like they were all unprepared compared to my flight I did from JFK to Frankfurt

I don’t understand how they charge as much as they do for such a poor experience

The crew on my Frankfurt to Chicago flight were outstanding!! Friendly, helpful and worth taking the time to write an excellent review on their behalf. I would fly Lufthansa again just because of their warmth, kindness and humor!

Business Class was very comfortable and the food and service was top notch.

A bit more space? Not practical, I know. I felt squished in but part of that could have been the man sitting next to me.

They don’t give information on why a flight is delayed in a timely manner. Very frustrating.

Excellent once on board. Security staff at Johannesburg rude and aggressive.

Disastrous. Creeping delays and cancelations. A routine 2-1/2 hour flight turned into a 12 hour nightmare and getting dumped at London Southend at 11pm instead of at London City. This required a £150 Uber ride to East London at 1am. We lost an entire day.

There was an older steward, he is top notch. He is very attentive at the passengers. I do not know his name. Thank you to him.

Good was great. Some of the older crew were grumpy and not customer friendly.

Everything about the flight is better,just to work on the food Everything about the food is very poor

All good, professional service, and arrived close to on time.

This was a special trip so we booked first class. It was obviously an old plane as the seats weren't that comfortable or spacious. We were delayed 45mins taking off as the "little engine that starts the big engines doesn't work". The powered divider between myself and the next seat in first class didn't work and my electrically powdered seat didn't work so I had to move seats to try and get some sleep. Food and drink were good, crew were great. But I'll never fly with BA again.

Service and food was amazing. Aircraft configuration is weird - stare at a stranger at take off and landing, during flight someone is crawling over your seat. It was lame.

The plane was a long way from departure lounge. The plane looked tired but got us there.

BA Canceled this flight and put us on a flight leaving Aberdeen at 8:00 PM, delaying our return to the states by a full day. The cancellation caused us expenses in both Aberdeen and London and BA was completely unhelpful on the phone and at the airport.

First time flying with them! Loved it! Specially the schedule from Miami and being able to come back directly to New Orleans :)

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