Cheap flights from Istanbul to Johannesburg from £378

The cheapest month to fly to Johannesburg from Istanbul is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around £471, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of February, then book flights to Johannesburg from Istanbul during March instead. Flights to Johannesburg in March, while not as cheap as those in February, still average around £504.

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Historically, on average around 20% of flights between Istanbul and Johannesburg have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 251 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening 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, Turkish Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 20% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of August 2026, 3 flights take off from Istanbul and land in Johannesburg each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 01:00, with 100% of daily flights taking off in the morning.

The number of flights available between Istanbul and Johannesburg is 25 per week as of August 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 16% of weekly flights leaving on this day.