Cheap flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Lagos from £256

The month of August is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Lagos from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, with most prices found around £361. If you aren’t able to travel to Lagos during the month of August, then flying in November is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of £367.

The cheapest day to depart from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Lagos is on a Wednesday. Travellers who choose to depart for Lagos on a Wednesday will often find tickets for as low as £458. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to depart from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport because it is more convenient for both business and leisure travellers. As a result, prices tend to be around £847.

In the evening is the cheapest time of day to fly from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Lagos when you can find flight prices for as low as £250. Flying to Lagos in the evening is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. If you have a flexible travel schedule, then try to avoid flying in the afternoon when prices are £509 on average. Flights to Lagos from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport in the afternoon are generally more expensive because this time of day is more convenient for travellers’ schedules.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Lagos from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Lagos for around £403 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Lagos from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport for as low as £386 on momondo.

There are 2 cabin classes available to choose from on Johannesburg OR Tambo to Lagos Murtala Muhammed 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 34% on your flight if you consider stops on a Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Lagos flight.

As of March 2026, prices for Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Lagos flights are approximately 12% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Kenya Airways, ASKY, and RwandAir are the most popular carriers operating from Johannesburg OR Tambo to Lagos Murtala Muhammed

RwandAir, South African and TAAG are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Lagos from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport according to our data. RwandAir is the first choice among our users, with 34% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Lagos. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Lagos on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 10% of flights between Johannesburg and Lagos have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 188 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon 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 7% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Kigali (KGL) was the most common stop: 38% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Luanda (NBJ) offer the lowest average return price of £325.

Flights connecting via Kigali (KGL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 11h 05m.

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