Cheap flights from Australia to Johannesburg from $696

If you are unable to visit Johannesburg during the month of February, then departing from Australia during the month March is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $1,637.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Johannesburg is on a Monday when prices can be found for as low as $1,953. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. When flying out on a Friday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Australia to Johannesburg for around $2,346.

Fly from Perth to Johannesburg OR Tambo for the best Australia - Johannesburg flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Johannesburg from Australia when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Johannesburg for around $1,818 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Johannesburg from Australia for as low as $1,611 on momondo.

Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways, and RwandAir are the most popular carriers operating from Australia to Johannesburg

Singapore Airlines, Qantas Airways and South African are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Johannesburg from Australia according to our data. Singapore Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 38% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Johannesburg. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to Johannesburg on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 20% of flights between Australia and Johannesburg have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 145 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night 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. Saturday 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.

1 flights are operational daily from Australia to Johannesburg as of March 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 23:00, with 58% of flights per day taking off in the evening.

8 flights are operational weekly from Australia to Johannesburg as of March 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Wed, with 38% of flights per week taking off on this day.