DTW - JNB

$661 Find Cheap Flights from Detroit to Johannesburg

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 5/4. 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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Cheapest round-trip
$1,086
Overall average: $1,871
American Airlines
Mon 2/23Mon 3/2
DTW - JNB • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$661
Multiple Airlines
Mon 5/4
DTW - JNB • 3 stops
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American Airlines
Cheapest • from $1,086 (round-trip)
Delta
Best reviews • 7.9 score
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When to travel
April
Cheapest • 29% price drop
June
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Cheap Flights 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Detroit to Johannesburg

Mon, Feb 23 - Mon, Mar 2
American Airlines Logo
5:33 pm - 7:35 am
DTW
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JNB
31h 02m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
10:00 pm - 9:16 pm
JNB
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DTW
30h 16m2 stops
$1,086American Airlines
Thu, Apr 9 - Mon, Apr 13
Turkish Airlines Logo
8:50 pm - 10:30 am
DTW
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JNB
31h 40m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
JNB
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DTW
30h 45m1 stop
$1,106Turkish Airlines
Wed, May 13 - Fri, May 22
Turkish Airlines Logo
8:50 pm - 10:30 am
DTW
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JNB
31h 40m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
JNB
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DTW
30h 45m1 stop
$1,116Turkish Airlines
Mon, Feb 23 - Mon, Mar 2
Turkish Airlines Logo
8:05 pm - 10:50 am
DTW
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JNB
31h 45m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
7:05 pm - 6:10 pm
JNB
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DTW
30h 05m1 stop
$1,142Turkish Airlines
Thu, Apr 9 - Mon, Apr 13
Turkish Airlines Logo
8:50 pm - 10:30 am
DTW
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JNB
31h 40m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
JNB
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DTW
30h 45m1 stop
$1,163Turkish Airlines
Mon, Apr 6 - Sun, Apr 19
Turkish Airlines Logo
8:50 pm - 10:30 am
DTW
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JNB
31h 40m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
JNB
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DTW
30h 45m1 stop
$1,183Turkish Airlines
Sun, Feb 8 - Wed, Feb 18
American Airlines Logo
5:35 pm - 7:35 am
DTW
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JNB
31h 00m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
10:00 pm - 9:16 pm
JNB
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DTW
30h 16m2 stops
$1,202American Airlines
Sun, Feb 8 - Wed, Feb 18
Ethiopian Air Logo
6:00 am - 3:55 am
DTW
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JNB
38h 55m3 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
11:00 pm - 11:59 pm
JNB
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DTW
31h 59m3 stops
$1,224Ethiopian Air
Sun, May 24 - Sat, Jun 6
American Airlines Logo
7:13 pm - 9:25 am
DTW
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JNB
32h 12m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
9:15 pm - 8:15 pm
JNB
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DTW
29h 00m2 stops
$1,238American Airlines
Wed, May 13 - Fri, May 22
American Airlines Logo
3:30 pm - 7:00 am
DTW
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JNB
33h 30m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
9:15 pm - 6:37 pm
JNB
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DTW
27h 22m2 stops
$1,239American Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Detroit to Johannesburg flights

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 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 round-trip 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 April, where tickets cost $1,181 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,105 and $2,015 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$661
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 5% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% 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 $661 for a one-way ticket and $1,086 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, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Detroit and Johannesburg, with oneworld 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 $2,157 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,700 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.

Reviews of the 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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7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8038 reviews
7.8Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.2Food
7.9Comfort
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Food is basically Sun Chips, cookies or Cheezits. I had an exit row seat so I had plenty of room. The crew was very nice and efficient. Pilot kept us informed. Pretty good flight.

8.0 ExcellentG, Jan 2026
FLL - ATL
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Food is basically Sun Chips, cookies or Cheezits. I had an exit row seat so I had plenty of room. The crew was very nice and efficient. Pilot kept us informed. Pretty good flight.

Air travel sucks. It continues to be awful for all airlines. No shame on delta alone.

It was Delta, but the flight attendants were stressful and disrespectful. I am a diamond member a travel weekly. I have not had a negative thing to share in quite some time. But this was noticeable.

Comfort Plus seat 11E seemed smaller than prior flights. The movie selection is good. Watched most of the most recent Tron movie. I'll watch the remaining part later as my movie is saved in the Delta Seatback Experience.

Flight was late from Newark to Atlanta, I asked flight attendant to please let my family of 3 out first when we landed to Atlanta because we were late for our connecting flight to Quito. She didn't and we were late for 5 minutes we couldn't board the plane and spend hours trying to get another flight with customer service for the next day.

I really liked the legroom. I am 6’4”.a at For some reason our seats were not together and using the app to fix it didn’t work. Passengers were nice enough to move for us but you should absolutely ensure a parent sits with their child.

Late delayed flight delays boarding and delays leaving and delays on arrival too. Cramped plane no room no food.

DTW line is too long. The flights from DTW to BWI are always delayed for unknown reasons.

Delta canceled our flight and we had to scramble to find another airline to get home. Phoenix is not a delta hub so they didn’t have another plane. It would have been a red eye though Salt Lake City. Getting in at 5am. No bueno.

This flight was no comparison to our prior flight. I'm thinking it all has to do with the age of the aircraft.

Teeny tiny bathrooms, crew was not realistic about when we'd arrive.

Check-in, boarding and the flight from Phoenix to Houston was quick and easy. The flight from Houston to Shreveport was delayed 5 hours. It was frustrating but I think United handled it the best they could.

Some flight attendants were great others were cranky. Seats were very tight and sitting on an aisle was very hard as the carts and people walking constantly bumped shoulder and arm.

It was great with United overall except for two things. 1) It was a 5-hour flight and we were with kids, so we were asking for extra snacks. They were extremely reticent to dole them out even though there wasn't any meal and the kids were starting to hit their limit towards the end. 2) Baggage didn't arrive until 80 minutes after we landed.

They lost my luggage, so, not happy. The crew was nice but my suitcases never made it, still trying to find out what happened!

The staff was hospitable and professional. The seat had a bit of wear. The winner shade was stuck 1/4 open. I received the best of both worlds. The morning sun was able to come in and blind the screen i was trying to use while at the same time it was too low to look out and enjoy the view. Rather embarrassing for a 1st class ticket.

Perfect flight. Smooth flight. Arrived 20 minutes early at destination. Excellent service.

The flights were on time which was great give. It was holiday travel season and there’d been some weather issues. The only complaint and this is every time with United is the terrible seat design. The head rest is not built for comfort and having my neck bent forward for a cross country trip reminded me while I try not to take United flights as a rule.

I’m so sorry, I can’t remember her name, I believe it was Dimpti. She was stellar, also a mature Asian flight attendant, lots of flowers in her hair, just as amazing! But literally the crew was AWESOME . Only downside is there weren’t any charging outlets. Maybe I needed to ask a flight attendant , but it would’ve been nice to have one easily accessible.

The flight was delayed by two de-icings. The seatbelt did not work correctly. It did not stay tight.

Turkish Airline canceled our tickets in the very last minute, with our luggage and everything else, all prepared and good to go. It’s clear that they sold the tickets for better money to someone else. Bad, Bad, Bad business!!!

Awful seating. Bad food. Staff only have one bottle of water and no cans.

it was like a banya -so hot... They did provide a great experience with special food. one toilet broke midflight In general it was a peaceful and relaxing flight - for business class it was good.

Chicago to Istanbul was a much better experience than I expected since I’m more accustomed to Qatar Airways business class. The business lounge in the Istanbul airport was amazing - loved the lockers and phone charging stations, and the bathroom was a spa experience in itself. The onward leg from Istanbul to Karachi was utterly disappointing. Terrible plane, and I felt like I was in economy - the seats don’t come near to lying flat and the food was mediocre. What a sad downgrade - it isn’t as though the ticket on that leg was cheaper. So, on that front, there’s no contest with Qatar airways.

Second leg of Turkish Airline with Indigo is disaster for following reason. 1) You have to carry your cabin bags through ladder to boeing 777 because it was parked somewhere in parking lot and was not given a gate to board passengers and this seems to be people traveling to and fro from those flights and is not issue with flight itself. 2) I choose non vegetarian food on Turkish portal way ahead of checkin to entire trip, However the Indigo flight gave me random veg food saying they code veg food code from Turkish. 3) Indigo did not served any alcoholic beverages stating some weird reason which is non nonsensical. 4)Indigo have TV screens in front of you but it displays nothing except "Welcome Onboard" with annoying white black ground in dark flight. This is the most stupidest and annoying part because you are held hostage for 7 hours and only thing you could do is stare back at white screen which does not have entertainment package or even flight tracker. Such a shame.

nice and clean plane but the seats and the comfort was not what i expected. i expected more based on all the ads and reviews that i've read. I guess you get what you pay for in economy.

Overall it was good. Food was bad. I ordered gluten free vegetarian meal. But I got gluten free chicken for my long flight from Seattle to Istanbul. I don’t eat any kind of meat. Second meal I got eggplant with meat which I couldn’t eat. I don’t understand why we can’t get gluten free vegetarian meal for a 12 hour flight. I eat the bread and that was it.

Worse worse worse, i would not recommend this airline to anyone. Istanbul airport maybe State of the Art facility but staff is rude, only works if they get tips, and they push you to give tips even though my family had spent $50 in tips. Airline staff doesn't speak english so you really can't understand them. It was a nightmare travelling with Turkish. Never again.

As a big guy the seats are way too small for me. Would prefer more comfortable seats on these long haul flights.

My flight was canceled 1 minute before boarding. The customer service was owful, no one could tell us what was going happened. I spent 30hrs instead of 15 from Washington DC to Brussels. No apologie or help

Lower WiFi prices; allow us to see our flight on a map; more variety of drink choices.

So excited very proud first of all I wanna thank kayak all updates very professional and fast alart And amazing cabin crew so nice to me they deserve big salute

UGH I HAD TO MISS MY FIRST FLIGHT TO TAMPA CAUSE OF THE 10 MINUTE DELAY OF THE ORLANDO TO MIAMI ONE SO THEY HAD ME GET ANOTHER TICKET. I AM NOT HAPPY AT ALL BECAUSE IT MADE ME MISS MY CONNECTING FLIGHT FROM TAMPA TO LONDON AND FORCED ME TO MISS A DAY AT MY ROOM IN THE UK.

Wish they didnt delay off-boarding for 10 minutes so i could connect to my flight from miami to tampa

We experienced gate changes and a long delay. My seat was dirty when I boarded and I had to use wipes to clean it myself. There was an unpleasant and overpowering cleaning product scent on the plane as well that lingered through the flight.

Seats were much more cramped then on the 737. Narrower and rows closer together. Flight was absolutely packed and the plugs under the seats didn't work. Was forced to check my bag even though previous flight had no issue with it.

Good food & refreshment. The seats and entrainment screens are modern compared to others. The staff though pleasant serve and attend to passengers based on nationality. Some get served first others last regardless of their seating positions.

It was fine. My connection in Charlotte to go to WPB was too late and I had to spend the night in the Charlotte Airport in the mini suites.

The flight was on time and arrived early. The crew were friendly and helpful.

My carry on baggage was damaged. Entire trip, I had to carry the baggage. When complained to the boarding crew, they got mad at me and still asked me to valet check in the cabin baggage. Rude boarding crew!!!

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