Cheap flights from East London to Johannesburg from £64

The cheapest month to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from East London is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around £76, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of September is another great option to travel to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, with average flight prices from East London averaging around £77.

According to our data, Sunday is the cheapest day to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from East London. The lowest ticket price found for a Sunday departure recently was £78. 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 Saturday because tickets tend to average around £815. 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 East London to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport when you can find flight prices for as low as £82. 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 £165 per ticket.

Fly from East London to Johannesburg OR Tambo for the best East London - Johannesburg OR Tambo flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from East London when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport for around £83 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 East London for as low as £69 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 10% of flights between East London and Johannesburg have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 86 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon 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 9% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between East London and Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is 16 per day as of May 2026. The most frequent departure time is 12:00, with 77% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

As of May 2026, there are 112 flights per week flying from East London to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.