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Flights from Lubumbashi to Johannesburg - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Lubumbashi 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 Lubumbashi to Johannesburg?

The average price of all flights from Lubumbashi to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
For Lubumbashi to Johannesburg, Friday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Thursday is the most expensive. Flying from Johannesburg back to Lubumbashi, the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Monday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Lubumbashi to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Lubumbashi 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 Lubumbashi to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is February, where tickets cost $539 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of tickets is $687 and $602 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Lubumbashi to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Lubumbashi to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Lubumbashi to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 44 days before departure.

Which airlines fly non-stop between Lubumbashi and Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Lubumbashi to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport.
There is just one airline that flies from Lubumbashi to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport direct and that is Airlink. The best one-way deal found from Airlink for the route is $403.

How many flights are there between Lubumbashi and Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport per day?

There is a maximum of 1 nonstop flight a day that takes off from Lubumbashi and lands in Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, with an average flight time of 2h 30m. The most common departure time is 1:00 pm and most flights take off in the afternoon. Each week, there are 7 flights.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Lubumbashi and Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Business and Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

What’s the earliest departure time from Lubumbashi to Johannesburg?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Lubumbashi at 1:55 pm and will be landing in Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport at 4:25 pm.

What’s the latest departure time from Lubumbashi to Johannesburg?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Lubumbashi to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport jets off at 1:55 pm and lands at 4:25 pm.

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Low season

November

High season

December
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 4% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 22% increase in price.

When to book flights from Lubumbashi to Johannesburg

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Lubumbashi to Johannesburg based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Lubumbashi to Johannesburg flights

  • Which Transportation Options are Available to and from Johannesburg International Airport?

    For trips to and from the airport, you can use different means of transportation. These include the train, which runs between the airport and city centre. The train offers services between 5:15 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. and runs approximately every 12 minutes in peak periods. Another option is to use metered taxis, which you can find in the ground transportation area. The taxis cost about R 8,73 per kilometre. The distance between Johannesburg International Airport and the city centre is approximately 27 kilometres. You can also get car rentals from agencies like Avis, Capital Car Hire, Select Car Hire, Hertz, Europcar, and Tempest Car Hire.

  • Are there Airline Lounges at Johannesburg International Airport?

    If you’re flying first or business class, you can access a few airline lounges. These include SAA Cycad First Class Lounge, The Emirates Lounge, British Airways Galleries Club Lounge, Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse, and SAA Arrivals Lounge. These are available in Terminal A. On Terminal B, you can access SAA Voyager Platinum Lounge and SAA VIA Lounge. Besides airline lounges, you can use airport lounges, including Shongololo Lounge located on Terminal A, Airside. Also, Bidvest Sky Lounge is available on Terminal B, Airside, on the 4th floor.

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

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Lubumbashi and on arrival in Johannesburg.

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

    The Embraer 195 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Lubumbashi to Johannesburg flight route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Lubumbashi to Johannesburg?

    There are nonstop flights from Lubumbashi to Johannesburg on a daily basis.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Lubumbashi 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 Lubumbashi to Johannesburg.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Johannesburg from Lubumbashi 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 Lubumbashi 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 Lubumbashi with another airline. Booking your flights between Lubumbashi 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 Lubumbashi 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 Lubumbashi up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from FBM to Johannesburg

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $664 or less round-trip.
  • Lubumbashi International Airport (FBM) is the main airport if you want to travel from Lubumbashi to Johannesburg. The airport is served by different airlines, including Ethiopian Airways, Congo Airways, Kenya Airways, and South African Express.
  • If you want places to stay near Lubumbashi International Airport, there are no hotels in the airport. However, you can find places along the road heading to the city, about a 20-minutes drive.
  • At Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport (JNB), you can exercise your spiritual rites by visiting the prayer room on Terminal B on Level 2. For Muslims, there’s a Muslim Prayer Room on Terminal A, Arrivals in the basement.
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Prefer to fly non-stop from Lubumbashi to Johannesburg?

Find which airlines fly direct from Luano to OR Tambo, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

Lubumbashi Luano to Johannesburg OR Tambo

Monday

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Nonstop returns

Johannesburg OR Tambo to Lubumbashi Luano

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Saturday

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Top airlines flying from Lubumbashi to Johannesburg

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Lubumbashi 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Lubumbashi to Johannesburg? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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AirlinkOverall score based on 76 reviews
8.8Crew
8.2Boarding
7.5Food
8.2Comfort
6.3Entertainment
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It was a great experience , it was quick and on time

10.0 ExcellentSimbarashe, Jan 2024GBE - JNB
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It was a great experience , it was quick and on time

this route is more expensive than you would expect. Boarding, disembarking was easy and fast. Cabin crew was friendly. Seats are small

The meal was excellent and well suited to a short journey.

Original flight was delayed due to technical issue. Very poor communication. The manager only appeared when we were climbing on board the plane.This resulted in us missing our follow on flight also with Airlink. No ticket issued from Skukuza and no assistance when we landed to address the issue. We had to make our own arrangements and go to their sales desk. Again they had no knowledge of the flight delay and of any passengers that had connecting flights. The lady (unfortunately with all the STRESS I have forgotten her name) at the counter was extremely helpful and is an excellent example of the type of employee Airlink need to promote and employ. Our luggage was in limbo due to all the missing information and assistance. We had to resort to buying extra tickets from South African Airways who were extremely helpful. I work at an airport so am familiar with its workings. I will infuture be looking for alternative flights.

Airline is the best airline experience I’ve ever had.

My flight was good no comments Crew members were good Flight on schedule even earlier at some point Thanks

Easy boarding, smooth flight, friendly and helpful attendants. As with every other airline, there isn't enough leg room to be comfortable. Food was adequate.

Easy short flight from Johannesburg to Harare. Boarding was slow, flight attendants were friendly. They did a meal service on this short flight, including wine, which was pretty cool.

Flight was moved forward by 2 hours with 3 days notice. This meant I could not connect from flight from Johannesburg. So did not take the flight and drove to Kasane. Will never use Air Botswana unless absolutely necessary. Mark

There was no entertainment, but that is not expected on a flight less than 2 1/2 hours. Uber clean aircraft, good boxed meal and friendly flight attendants. Very please with the experience

Food was great. They never to add more current entertainment like movies and shows

Paid an extra USD 100 for so-called Comfort seats. All of these (the bulkhead seats) had parents with babies and infants who were screaming much of the time. One mother even decided to change nappies on the seat. This was anything but comfort!

Good flight. Paid for seats sat the frront section of the economy. Better than rear cabin.

Flight was delayed for 9 hours. We finally arrived ved at 0435hrs instead of 1950hrs the previous day. No compensation was provided.

Apart from delay of 3 hrs in Nairobi for onward flight to Dar all fine. Looked like operational issues caused it.

I booked a round trip flight and boarded a Kenya Airways trip from New York (JFK) to Nairobi (JKIA). First flight from New York to Nairobi was uneventful with no issues. However, the return flight was beyond disappointing. To begin with I had paid an extra $60 each for premium seats (me and my wife) in economy aisle 15 (B & A). However, upon settling down in the middle seat, I noticed that the controller had been ripped off meaning I would not have access to some of the seat functionalities like the individual lighting etc. I proceeded to alert a flight attendant that the controller was missing and she politely responded to me by telling me if I need anything, to use my wife’s seat controller (on the window seat) to call for assistance and I would be assisted accordingly. I was surprised by the response that she gave as it felt like my comfort and request for a service that I paid for was undermined, but nonetheless I opted to play it nice and kept my calm. After this I engaged in a conversation with a passenger (Caucasian / White male) who sat next to me on the aisle seat. In the process of having this conversation I asked him if he had paid for his seat. He went ahead to politely tell me that he had been moved from a seat in the back by one of the flight attendants and had not paid any extra fees. During this conversation, he noticed that the charging docks were not working and he needed to charge his iPad to watch his Netflix show (it was on pause). Alarmed by this, he went ahead and flagged one of the flight attendants who without wasting any time acted astonished and as fast as lightning was able to find him a better seat a few rows in front. Please note, all the charging plugs were not working for the three seats. In summary, below are the reasons for the low rating: 1. Charging for a broken seat: Kenya Airways should not charge for a defective seat. If a seat is defective and is paid for, the airlines should work out a way to either refund the customer or move the customer to a better seat – regardless of skin color. 2. Below Par Customer Service: Do not debilitate a customer’s request especially when a paid for service is not delivered – regardless of skin color. Assuming that I am comfortable with having to either keep alerting the flight attendant or relying on my wife’s seat to perform some of the functionality I may need is ridiculous. 3. Biasness / Inequality / Prejudiced Behavior: The Caucasian/ White male was treated with more favor. Not only was he moved around to make sure he was comfortable (free of charge) but all his complaints were resolved immediately without any hesitance. On the contrary, I being a black man of African descent who had paid an additional premium for his seat, I was completely ignored and told to settle for what I got.

It has been 1 week since arriving at my destination and I still have not recieved my kite surfing bags. Office will not communicate properly on location or when my bags will arrive. No advice on what to do on luggage that has not arrived in over a week. Simply not happy with Kenya airways at the moment.

Excellent. They canceled our flight & put us up for the night. Then upgraded us. We are impressed

On a long flight us customers need more rehydration by the crew. Some of us have water bottles but no crew is coming around to offer water. I’m not saying issue us all with plastic water bottles.

The flight staff were not very kind. I went back to get a drink, 4 of them back there chatting. They all looked at me continued to talk then they started doing stuff and one finally asked after I was standing there awhile what I needed. This happened multiple times. The movies were not the great and seemed dated. My seat squeaked every time I moved and it moved around a bit.

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Departure:

Lubumbashi (FBM)Democratic Republic of the Congo

Destination:

Johannesburg (JNB)South Africa

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