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$862 Find cheap flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Detroit to Johannesburg departing on 7/24. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap flight deals from Detroit to Johannesburg (DTW-JNB)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Detroit to Johannesburg that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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8:37 pm - 10:30 amDTW-JNB
31h 53m2 stops
6:05 pm - 6:25 pmJNB-DTW
30h 20m1 stop
$1,323Turkish Airlines
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Mon, May 13 - Mon, May 20
8:47 pm - 10:30 amDTW-JNB
31h 43m2 stops
6:05 pm - 6:25 pmJNB-DTW
30h 20m1 stop
$1,399
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Wed, May 15 - Mon, Jun 3
8:37 pm - 9:55 amDTW-JNB
31h 18m2 stops
6:05 pm - 6:25 pmJNB-DTW
30h 20m1 stop
$1,404
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Fri, May 10 - Mon, May 20
8:52 am - 10:30 amDTW-JNB
43h 38m2 stops
6:05 pm - 11:57 pmJNB-DTW
35h 52m2 stops
$1,414Turkish Airlines
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Mon, May 13 - Mon, May 20
7:58 pm - 5:00 pmDTW-JNB
39h 02m2 stops
1:40 pm - 10:06 pmJNB-DTW
39h 26m2 stops
$1,481Qatar Airways
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Mon, Oct 14 - Tue, Nov 12
8:51 am - 4:10 pmDTW-JNB
49h 19m2 stops
8:15 pm - 10:22 pmJNB-DTW
56h 07m2 stops
$1,555Qatar Airways
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Sun, Oct 13 - Sun, Oct 20
8:52 am - 8:35 amDTW-JNB
41h 43m2 stops
9:55 am - 8:05 amJNB-DTW
52h 10m2 stops
$1,687Etihad Airways
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Fri, May 31 - Fri, Jun 7
3:50 pm - 5:45 pmDTW-JNB
19h 55m1 stop
7:00 pm - 5:03 pmJNB-DTW
28h 03m2 stops
$1,863United Airlines
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Sun, Aug 18 - Sun, Sep 8
4:05 pm - 8:30 amDTW-JNB
34h 25m1 stop
8:00 pm - 9:40 amJNB-DTW
19h 40m1 stop
$2,084United Airlines
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Fri, Aug 16 - Mon, Aug 26
12:25 pm - 7:00 pmDTW-JNB
24h 35m1 stop
6:50 pm - 2:00 pmJNB-DTW
25h 10m1 stop
$2,192Delta
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Wed, Aug 14 - Wed, Aug 21

Flights from Detroit to Johannesburg - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Detroit to Johannesburg to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Detroit to Johannesburg?

The average price of all flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Johannesburg on a Monday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Tuesday is the most expensive day to fly from Detroit to Johannesburg. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Thursdays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is March, where tickets cost $1,628 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and July, where the average cost of tickets is $2,072 and $2,034 respectively.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Detroit to Johannesburg?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket from Detroit to Johannesburg found on KAYAK was with Qatar Airways for $862. Turkish Airlines proposed a round-trip connection from $1,323 and Qatar Airways from $1,481.

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Low season

April

High season

March

Cheapest flight

$862
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 8% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Detroit to Johannesburg

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Detroit to Johannesburg based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Detroit to Johannesburg flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport was $862 for a one-way ticket and $1,323 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Detroit and Johannesburg?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Johannesburg from Detroit.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Detroit to Johannesburg?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Detroit to Johannesburg?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Detroit and Johannesburg, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Detroit to Johannesburg, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Detroit to Johannesburg are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $2,032 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $2,054 and an overall rating of 7.4.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Detroit to Johannesburg?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Detroit to Johannesburg.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Detroit to Johannesburg?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Johannesburg from Detroit is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Detroit to Johannesburg?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Johannesburg with an airline and back to Detroit with another airline. Booking your flights between Detroit and JNB can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Detroit to Johannesburg?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Johannesburg from Detroit up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 4 airlines serving from Detroit to Johannesburg

 
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8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10975 reviews
7.9comfort
8.2boarding
8.0entertainment
8.6crew
7.4food
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Food service was bare-bone. Better bot to have any at all rather than hand out premade coffees and cookies to random few passengers.

Crew was great. Friendly, calm, interesting, happy to be there. That makes a huge difference. Plane was very quiet. Also quite empty so I had three seats to sleep across

Had assistance at airport getting from arrivals gate to departure gate; I couldn't have managed without that extra help. Thank you Delta.

They charge me for the luggage which is was included on the ticket

More space in the cabin. The guy in front of me leaned his seat back and I felt he was sitting in my lap.

Was a great smooth flight from Detroit to San Diego.

Late flight, always blaming the flight crew, stale almonds, pushy people. Why don’t they have the people sitting in the back board first? So much easier getting through an empty plane! Duh!!

As we lined up to board they gave our plane to a flight going to Newark. So then we got delayed until they could find another plane. Flight crew was ok. I’m assuming since it’s a shorter flight they only offered water and coffee.

Food could have been better. A little more leg room would have been appreciated.

The flight was again delayed for more then 2 hours with some lousy explanation regarding the reason of the delay. Although the flight was delayed for more than 2 hours, no refreshments were offered (according to EU regulations). Last 4 flights on KLM - always at least 2 hrs late. So be prepared that you cannot plan anything with KLM.

I thought KLM was the best airline but the Lima - Amsterdam was 1 hours late, the Brussels - Amsterdam was 2.30 hours late and the Amsterdam - Lima was 30 minutes late

no issues at all... Kudos to the food. This time was really really good

The food was ok. The crew seemed like they were cranky. I had one guy get mad at me for passing in between the storage area to get to the other toilet. I can understand if it's not allowed but reprimanding me like I'm a student saying "This is the last time!" was not appropriate. During my meal time, there was a French family around me. No problems there but when we usually have meals, they are supposed to put their chair in the upright position. These people did not do it and the steward did not tell them to raise their seat in the upright position. However, I was told to do so! So, me and another person next to me had to eat with the monitor almost touching our faces. Furthermore, a lady in front of me was putting her feet up and preventing another elder passenger from putting her seat back. To make it worse, she was continuously hitting her back into her seat, shaking my monitor while I was watching a movie. A crew member did speak to her about it but then she accused me of pushing her seat forward! The crew member gave me a death stare and told me to stop pushing the seat forward. I did not even touch her seat at all, if I did, she would know it. Her boyfriend also stood up and tried to push her seat even further past the maximum decline to no avail. None of these people were reprimanded but the steward, some bald guy, was extremely friendly with them and did not even try to instruct them to do anything until it was time to land. I resisted the urge to really argue with them because I would have obviously been seen as the aggressor (I have no idea why). I hardly said anything on this flight except "more wine please" and "sorry" if I bumped into someone accidentally. Overall, it was an annoying flight and I had to resist the urge to yell at the steward and the people he was overly friendly with. The happiest moment of this flight was leaving it.

Overall a good experience. We were disappointed when we had to check our carry on due to the plane being full. KLM hadn’t notified us and we had valuable items in the carry on but they still made us check it. Some of the food was great and some was mediocre. Crew is really kind and funny.

One of the vstewardeses wanted to bump me of the plane for absolutely nothing. There is CCTV in the plane ans everything can be verified. Very disappointing , you all will see, o other 5 years and the passangers who does not smile to flight attendent will be bumped off...

Mostly fine. Minor delays departing and arriving. Quite a cramped plane, not so much as regards legroom but very narrow seats. Quiet nice food. Non-working USB charger. Flight attendants were helpful but not particularly proactive — one had to work to get their attention (but all was fine once they notice you), very Dutch style:)

I travel frequently. The flight was late again... KLM should really try and be on time

The flight itself it was great nice food the crew were very nice and helpful, Checking in from Birmingham wasn't great long queues for bag dropped, And I had my hand luggage case taken away from me even though I requested to have it with me as I had breakables items. I was told I can not because of the length of the flight with no explanation at all no options was given for me to take my fragile items out of my case it was taken away with hold buggage I find the staff member who was checking me in very unpleasant !! Can we please be advise if the rules have changed about the the carry on hand luggage it will be easier to be advise on booking your tickect if we not allowed to take the hand luggage with me. Overall I had a good flight .

The plane was clean and the staff was friendly. Food and drinks as expected on international flights. The entertainment system was old style, with a pullout controller, and selections not as extensive as on other flights.

Nothing really was great as such. Seen other no name airlines perform better.

Quality of service on board was very inconsistent. FA service primarily seemed robotic and they barely engaged with passengers

I’m unclear why I had to pay extra for assigned seats as Turkish airlines did not honor the seating. We were placed across the aisle from each other on TK 34, and were seated behind one another on TK 694. Because my name was misspelled on e-ticket (Klawiter, instead of Klawitter) I could not log onto website to get the connection gate number in Istanbul. The monitors in the airport were a jumbled mess 1/2 Arabic and 1/2 English.

On line check in needs a lot of improvement. I tried and gave up.

Food not good, flight attendants not the best, not accommodating very ruff

the female flight attendant was racist towards me. I could tell she treated the two other passengers next to me with more softness.

Oh my god! For an13 hour flight they serve you food just one time. Also don’t be thirsty they give you a little small cup of soda to drink. They seem like their goal is to feed you one so they don’t have to be bothered with you. It quite surprise for such a long flight there are several times to eat at least three and the food was well lackluster. The food and lack of offering drinks which were always hot no ice provided.

We were traveling first class. Checkin counter lady and her manager, both were in bad mood and did not treat us well about checking in the handbag. The gate agent took care of it right away. I travel Turkish twice a year in first class. No one has ever refused to check in the hand bag. Not sure, why this agent and her manager refused. Everything else was excellent.

The 787 economy was a disaster for long haul. The space was too little compared to 777 or 747. Also the extremely low tray table behind the seat made any dining effort a nightmare. However, the movies were up to date, and the food taste was good, despite of terrible serving process caused by small space.

A little bit more comfort. It’s tight space around the seats. But all else is great and a smooth flight!

Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

Flight delayed from Cape Town to Washington then got diverted to miami and in miami we had to fend for ourselves , im still trying to get to Shreveport now

delay several times and wait extra long to board. no entertainment service because there are problem for some rows. always encounter some delays for the last flight of the day.

I just wrote a text which was supposed to be for the flight from Denver to spokane not Frankfurt to Denver.

On time every leg of the journey and exceptional staff at counter, gate, and on board. I haven’t travelled in US for a long time and was genuinely surprised how pleasant this was.

Hated every minute of it. This flight should have only taken 1.5hrs but was delayed over 10hours. Now I am being told I cannot be compensated or refunded my ticket price or extra leg room, which I purchased but did not receive, because the airline is throwing the blame on the 3rd party I purchased tickets through and 3rd party putting the blame on airline. No one wants to help. They received their money and that's all they care about. Im going on 3 days of still trying to get to my final destination, had to cancel car rental, car insurance and hotel. Currently staying in airport until hotels open up. Thank you Lufthansa, Kayak, Underpricer and United for making this trip the worst ever.

The delays (5 hrs) were a comedy of errors, and the multiple safety issues encountered were very concerning.

flight delays, staff only communicating when pushed, food service lasting a grand total of 7 minutes, stuck in seat from 45mins into flight until landing

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

the flight from Tampa departed with a delay. The food on board was poor, usually on international airlines alcoholic beverages are offered free of charge , but here it was for a fee, the cutlery was wooden, there were no hot drinks (tea, coffee). Unfortunately, I didn't take pictures of the portions of food, but it wouldn't have been enough for a child either.And in the future, I will try not to use the services of this airline

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Detroit to Johannesburg found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/24Wed
2 stopsQatar Airways
53h 35mDTW-JNB
$862
7/24Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
32h 20mDTW-JNB
$1,039
7/15Mon
2 stopsQatar Airways
47h 47mDTW-JNB
$1,096
7/8Mon
3 stops
44h 32mDTW-JNB
$1,109
7/24Wed
3 stops
30h 41mDTW-JNB
$1,125
7/8Mon
2 stops
39h 39mDTW-JNB
$1,250
7/8Mon
1 stopLufthansa
34h 25mDTW-JNB
$1,806
7/15Mon
1 stopUnited Airlines
19h 55mDTW-JNB
$1,862
6/25Tue
1 stopTurkish Airlines
32h 05mDTW-JNB
$4,562
6/27Thu
1 stopUnited Airlines
18h 05mDTW-JNB
$6,727

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Last minute flights from Detroit to Johannesburg

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Detroit to Johannesburg that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/28Sun
multi-stopEthiopian Air
39h 55mDTW-JNB
4/30Tue
multi-stopEthiopian Air
41h 37mJNB-DTW
$1,634
4/27Sat
multi-stop
33h 05mDTW-JNB
5/4Sat
multi-stop
39h 43mJNB-DTW
$1,972
4/27Sat
multi-stopQatar Airways
49h 35mDTW-JNB
5/4Sat
multi-stopQatar Airways
39h 16mJNB-DTW
$2,015
4/28Sun
multi-stop
34h 27mDTW-JNB
4/30Tue
multi-stop
32h 13mJNB-DTW
$2,043
4/28Sun
multi-stop
31h 24mDTW-JNB
4/30Tue
multi-stop
40h 13mJNB-DTW
$2,044
4/28Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
37h 54mDTW-JNB
4/30Tue
multi-stopQatar Airways
45h 35mJNB-DTW
$2,053
4/27Sat
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
31h 20mDTW-JNB
5/4Sat
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
47h 45mJNB-DTW
$2,238
4/28Sun
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
46h 30mDTW-JNB
4/30Tue
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
31h 10mJNB-DTW
$2,825
4/27Sat
multi-stopKLM
21h 00mDTW-JNB
5/4Sat
multi-stopKLM
23h 00mJNB-DTW
$3,263
4/28Sun
multi-stopAir France
29h 40mDTW-JNB
4/30Tue
multi-stopAir France
25h 00mJNB-DTW
$4,700

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Detroit - Johannesburg Flights

Departure:

Detroit (DTW)United States

Destination:

Johannesburg (JNB)South Africa

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Johannesburg - Detroit

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