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When flying from Dubai to Johannesburg, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Dubai, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

The cheapest month for flights from Dubai to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is February, where tickets cost $525 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $853 and $846 respectively.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $551 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Dubai to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 16% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Dubai to Johannesburg were found on Ethiopian Air ($535) and Kenya Airways ($570).

There are 2 airlines that fly nonstop from Dubai to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport. They are Emirates and South African. The cheapest airline for this route is Emirates, with the best round-trip deal found costing $738. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Emirates.

Weekly flights between Dubai and Johannesburg historically see delays in approximately 12% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 111 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving at night tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the morning have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Saturday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Friday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Emirates have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 12% of their flights encountering any delays.

Addis Ababa (ADD) is the top choice – 52% of KAYAK users who clicked on 1-stop flights from Dubai to Johannesburg picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Addis Ababa (ADD) offer the most affordable fares, with an average round-trip price of $567.

Consider flying via Nairobi (NBO) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 10h 56m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Nairobi (NBO) often has the shortest layovers from Dubai to Johannesburg, with an average of 2h 14m.

There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are 4 nonstop flights that take off from Dubai and land in Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, with an average flight time of 8h 12m. The most common departure time is 4:00 am and most flights take off at night. Each week, there are 28 flights and there are the same amount of flights each day (4).