Cheap flights from Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburg from £173

The cheapest month to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from Dar Es Salaam is in May. Flight prices, which tend to average around £261, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of June is another great option to travel to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, with average flight prices from Dar Es Salaam averaging around £289.

According to our data, Friday is the cheapest day to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from Dar Es Salaam. The lowest ticket price found for a Friday departure recently was £341. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Wednesday because tickets tend to average around £468. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport.

At midday is the cheapest time of day to fly from Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport when you can find flight prices for as low as £297. Flying to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport at midday is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. In the morning is when there is more demand to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, so prices are often more expensive at around £395 per ticket.

Fly from Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburg OR Tambo for the best Dar Es Salaam - Johannesburg OR Tambo flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from Dar Es Salaam when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport for around £310 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from Dar Es Salaam for as low as £253 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 1% on your flight if you consider stops on a Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport flight.

As of April 2026, prices for Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport flights are approximately 8% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Ethiopian Air is the most popular carrier operating from Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburg OR Tambo

Ethiopian Air, Kenya Airways and Air Tanzania are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from Dar Es Salaam according to our data. Ethiopian Air is the first choice among our users, with 38% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 17% of flights between Dar Es Salaam and Johannesburg have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 115 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Monday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Airlink have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 3% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Nairobi (NBO) was the most common stop: 86% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Kigali (KGL) offer the lowest average return price of £266.

Flights connecting via Kigali (KGL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 10h 50m.

Nairobi (NBO) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 3h 17m.

3 flights are operational daily from Dar Es Salaam to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport as of April 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 03:00, with 85% of flights per day taking off in the morning.

The number of flights available between Dar Es Salaam and Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is 22 per week as of April 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 18% of weekly flights leaving on this day.