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If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Johannesburg on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Sunday is the most expensive day to fly from Lagos to Johannesburg. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Thursday and avoiding Tuesdays for the best deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Lagos to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is May, where tickets cost $539 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $740 and $700 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 Lagos to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 16% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Lagos to Johannesburg were found on TAAG ($531) and Uganda Airlines ($586).

There are 2 airlines that fly nonstop from Lagos to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport. They are Air Côte d’Ivoire and South African. The cheapest airline for this route is Air Côte d’Ivoire, with the best round-trip deal found costing $114. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Air Côte d’Ivoire.

Weekly flights between Lagos and Johannesburg historically see delays in approximately 16% 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 at night have historically encountered delays more often.

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

Based on our data, South African have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 10% of their flights encountering any delays.

Luanda (NBJ) is the top choice – 43% of KAYAK users who clicked on 1-stop flights from Lagos to Johannesburg picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Entebbe (EBB) offer the most affordable fares, with an average round-trip price of $532.

Consider flying via Dar Es Salaam (DAR) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 10h 45m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Dar Es Salaam (DAR) often has the shortest layovers from Lagos to Johannesburg, with an average of 1h 48m.