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When flying from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Zanzibar, you should consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Wednesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg, you’ll find the best rates on Saturdays and the most expensive ones on Fridays.

The cheapest month for flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Zanzibar is March, where tickets cost £342 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £419 and £396 respectively.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at £367 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Zanzibar, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 10% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Zanzibar were found on Ethiopian Air (£342) and Kenya Airways (£344).

FlySafair connects OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Zanzibar with 3 flights per week. Airlink also offers 2 flights per week, while Air Tanzania follows with 2 flights per week.

Weekly flights between Johannesburg and Zanzibar historically see delays in approximately 32% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 128 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the evening tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the early afternoon have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Saturday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Sunday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, FlySafair have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 10% of their flights encountering any delays.

Kigali (KGL) is the top choice – 36% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Zanzibar picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Addis Ababa (ADD) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of £342 for a return.

Consider flying via Dar Es Salaam (DAR) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 6h 12m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Addis Ababa (ADD) often has the shortest stopovers from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to Zanzibar, with an average time of 0h 55m.