Cheap flights from Manchester to Johannesburg from £386

The cheapest month to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from Manchester is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around £561, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of November is another great option to travel to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, with average flight prices from Manchester averaging around £580.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from Manchester when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport for around £672 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 Manchester for as low as £607 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 4% on your flight if you consider stops on a Manchester to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport flight.

As of August 2026, prices for Manchester to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport flights are approximately 32% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Etihad Airways and Turkish Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Manchester to Johannesburg OR Tambo

Ethiopian Air, Qatar Airways and Emirates are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from Manchester according to our data. Ethiopian Air is the first choice among our users, with 37% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport. Keep in mind that there are 13 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 100% of flights between Manchester and Johannesburg have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 67 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.

Dubai (DXB) was the most common stop: 23% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Istanbul (IST) offer the lowest average return price of £666.

Flights connecting via Zurich (ZRH) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 09m.

Zurich (ZRH) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 16m.