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If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Johannesburg on a Wednesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from Nairobi to Johannesburg. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Thursday and avoiding Saturdays for the best deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is May, where tickets cost £302 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £447 and £407 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 £310 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 16% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Nairobi to Johannesburg were found on Air Tanzania (£313) and TAAG (£334).

There is just one airline that flies from Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport direct and that is Kenya Airways. The best return deal found from Kenya Airways for the route is £452.

Weekly flights between Nairobi and Johannesburg historically see delays in approximately 25% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 162 minutes.

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

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

Based on our data, Airlink have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 13% of their flights encountering any delays.

There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Business and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are 4 direct flights that take off from Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Airport and land in Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, with an average flight time of 4h 12m. The most common departure time is 21:00 and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 28 flights and there are the same number of flights each day (4).