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$908 Find cheap flights from Detroit to Johannesburg

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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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8:52 am - 8:35 amDTW-JNB
41h 43m2 stops
9:55 am - 8:05 amJNB-DTW
52h 10m2 stops
$1,578Etihad Airways
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Wed, May 29 - Fri, Jun 7
8:10 pm - 9:55 amDTW-JNB
31h 45m1 stop
6:05 pm - 6:25 pmJNB-DTW
30h 20m1 stop
$1,599Turkish Airlines
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Fri, May 24 - Mon, Jun 3
8:10 pm - 10:20 amDTW-JNB
32h 10m1 stop
6:05 pm - 6:25 pmJNB-DTW
30h 20m1 stop
$1,648Turkish Airlines
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Sat, May 25 - Mon, Jun 3
3:14 pm - 3:55 amDTW-JNB
30h 41m3 stops
1:15 am - 11:29 pmJNB-DTW
28h 14m2 stops
$1,687
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Sat, Jun 15 - Fri, Jun 21
8:47 pm - 4:10 pmDTW-JNB
37h 23m2 stops
8:15 pm - 12:28 amJNB-DTW
34h 13m2 stops
$1,746Qatar Airways
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Sun, May 26 - Mon, Jun 3
8:10 pm - 9:55 amDTW-JNB
31h 45m1 stop
6:05 pm - 7:51 pmJNB-DTW
31h 46m2 stops
$1,761
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Fri, May 24 - Mon, Jun 3
12:50 pm - 9:50 amDTW-JNB
39h 00m2 stops
1:15 am - 11:29 pmJNB-DTW
28h 14m2 stops
$1,774
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Sat, Jun 15 - Fri, Jun 21
4:10 pm - 9:20 pmDTW-JNB
23h 10m2 stops
11:15 pm - 4:20 pmJNB-DTW
23h 05m1 stop
$2,270KLM
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Tue, Jul 16 - Thu, Aug 15
6:15 pm - 7:00 pmDTW-JNB
18h 45m1 stop
6:50 pm - 11:45 amJNB-DTW
22h 55m1 stop
$2,444Delta
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Sat, Jun 15 - Sat, Jun 22
3:39 pm - 5:45 pmDTW-JNB
20h 06m1 stop
8:00 pm - 9:49 amJNB-DTW
19h 49m1 stop
$8,147United Airlines
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Fri, May 24 - Sat, May 25

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 $1,651 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets is $2,272 and $2,136 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 Ethiopian Air for $908. Etihad Airways proposed a round-trip connection from $1,578 and Turkish Airlines from $1,599.

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Low season

July

High season

June

Cheapest flight

$908
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 23% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 12% increase in price.
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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 $908 for a one-way ticket and $1,578 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?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, 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 KLM?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Detroit to Johannesburg are Delta and KLM. With an average price for the route of $2,038 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. KLM is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $2,133 and an overall rating of 7.8.

  • 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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Detroit to Johannesburg. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10647 reviews
7.9Comfort
8.0Entertainment
7.4Food
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
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Boarding was chaotic. I didn’t finish dinner because I went to bed early. Breakfast omelet was overcooked and tasteless but croissant was better than usual. Plane was dirty—crumbs in every seam and lavatory was poorly maintained (paint peeling, etc.) and toilet paper had not been refreshed before takeoff. No cubby for storage in first and seat was narrow.

4.0 OkayPatricia, May 2024DTW - CDG
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Boarding was chaotic. I didn’t finish dinner because I went to bed early. Breakfast omelet was overcooked and tasteless but croissant was better than usual. Plane was dirty—crumbs in every seam and lavatory was poorly maintained (paint peeling, etc.) and toilet paper had not been refreshed before takeoff. No cubby for storage in first and seat was narrow.

Wifi wasn’t working well so we couldn't view any media.

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.

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.

The flight was delayed for 2 hrs. Because they didn’t have a crew to fly. And it is not a first time for klm to do that. Last time they cancelled my filght and rebooked me 3 days later. Not reliable airline

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 .

I was in business class, without the business class amenities. Large seat with lots of legroom, but no TV or bed. Food was okay, but I did enjoy the Turkish red wine.

Excellent service and comfort from the moment you check in. Flight crew is hyper focused on making passengers comfortable and at ease. It’s like a flying hotel!

Only chicken as a meat dish through out the flight

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.

Food wasn’t very good, old business seating configuration on an old A340

An hour and a half late is UNACCEPTABLE. The negative impact to our family is unconscionable. And for the price we were forced to pay...

Standard flight experience, but there is only power at the seat to row 20 on the aircraft, on my initial check in it did not say that was the case

Not a fan of the diagonal partially enclosed business class seats or how they have to be converted to beds manually by crew. I prefer more isolation and user control for switching to lie flat.

No lounge access with “United First” ticket. False alarm about late flight, jeopardizing connection. Wrong meal. Loose power socket would not hold plug, could not charge device. In-flight access to text messaging did not work. Toilet seat on plane would not stay up.

We ended up with seats in the very back. So they did not recline. Have no idea why, we reserved and checked in very early. The isles were very narrow and the seats had very little leg room. But they did give us water, and a snack.

Energetic crew - flight full of swiftied going to Taylor's opening show in Paris! Long lines for bathroom made out kind of suck though

Check in etc was very good. As for on the plane, it was like flying in a freezer. It was so cold, i have flown for years and never been so cold on a plane. Staff on board said its always cold when flying which is a load of rubbish. They wouldnt put any heating on and now i have the flu because of this .

I’ve had a couple flights this week on United that were delayed by an hour or more

Flight was delayed 2.5 hours - a big deal on an overnight when you plan to sleep.

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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.
5/22Wed
3 stopsEthiopian Air
31h 50mDTW-JNB
$908
5/22Wed
2 stopsEthiopian Air
41h 24mDTW-JNB
$990
5/22Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
32h 20mDTW-JNB
$1,113

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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.
5/22Wed
multi-stopEthiopian Air
31h 50mDTW-JNB
5/24Fri
multi-stopEthiopian Air
31h 23mJNB-DTW
$1,519
5/22Wed
multi-stopEthiopian Air
41h 24mDTW-JNB
5/24Fri
multi-stopEthiopian Air
31h 23mJNB-DTW
$1,595
5/23Thu
multi-stop
33h 00mDTW-JNB
6/3Mon
multi-stop
30h 20mJNB-DTW
$1,855
5/22Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
28h 10mDTW-JNB
5/24Fri
multi-stopQatar Airways
30h 37mJNB-DTW
$1,999
5/23Thu
multi-stop
33h 00mDTW-JNB
6/3Mon
multi-stop
30h 50mJNB-DTW
$2,021
5/22Wed
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
32h 20mDTW-JNB
5/24Fri
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
35h 52mJNB-DTW
$2,039
5/23Thu
multi-stopLufthansa
34h 25mDTW-JNB
6/3Mon
multi-stopLufthansa
25h 15mJNB-DTW
$3,739
5/22Wed
multi-stopAir France
29h 40mDTW-JNB
5/24Fri
multi-stopAir France
30h 00mJNB-DTW
$4,703

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Detroit - Johannesburg Flights

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Detroit (undefined)United States

Destination:

Johannesburg (JNB)South Africa

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Johannesburg - Detroit

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