Cheap flights from Lagos to Johannesburg from £261

The cheapest month to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from Lagos is in June. Flight prices, which tend to average around £396, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of October is another great option to travel to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, with average flight prices from Lagos averaging around £441.

According to our data, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from Lagos. The lowest ticket price found for a Thursday departure recently was £564. 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 Friday because tickets tend to average around £994. 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 Lagos to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport when you can find flight prices for as low as £653. Flying to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport at midday is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. In the evening is when there is more demand to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, so prices are often more expensive at around £842 per ticket.

Fly from Lagos Murtala Muhammed to Johannesburg OR Tambo for the best Lagos Murtala Muhammed - Johannesburg OR Tambo flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from Lagos when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport for around £472 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 Lagos for as low as £419 on momondo.

There are 2 cabin classes available to choose from on Lagos Murtala Muhammed to Johannesburg OR Tambo flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 40% on your flight if you consider stops on a Lagos to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport flight.

As of February 2026, prices for Lagos to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport flights are approximately 4% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Uganda Airlines, Qatar Airways, and Emirates are the most popular carriers operating from Lagos Murtala Muhammed to Johannesburg OR Tambo

RwandAir, TAAG and South African are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from Lagos according to our data. RwandAir is the first choice among our users, with 42% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport. Keep in mind that there are 4 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 Lagos and Johannesburg have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 110 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, South African have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 10% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

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

Flights via Nairobi (NBO) offer the lowest average return price of £484.

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

Nairobi (NBO) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 35m.