SYD - JNB

$747 Find Cheap Flights from Sydney to Johannesburg

This is the cheapest round-trip flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Sydney to Johannesburg departing on 1/30. 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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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Sydney to Johannesburg, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Sydney to Johannesburg, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$1,084
Typical prices: $1,034-$1,528
Singapore Airlines
Fri 1/30Wed 2/18
SYD - JNB • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$1,392
Typical prices: $1,176-$1,368
Qantas Airways
Mon 5/25Mon 6/8
SYD - JNB • Non-stop
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SYD offers priority security for premium travelers.
Use the Gautrain for efficient travel from JNB.
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Cheapest • from $1,084 (round-trip)
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When to book
11 weeks
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 11 weeks in advance save around 9% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from Sydney to Johannesburg (SYD-JNB)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Sydney 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 Sydney to Johannesburg

Fri, Jan 30 - Wed, Feb 18
Singapore Airlines Logo
7:10 pm - 6:35 pm
SYD
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JNB
32h 25m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
7:55 pm - 11:50 am
JNB
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SYD
30h 55m1 stop
$1,084Singapore Airlines
Mon, Feb 2 - Wed, Feb 18
Etihad Airways Logo
9:45 pm - 8:20 am
SYD
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JNB
43h 35m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 am - 6:35 am
JNB
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SYD
35h 45m1 stop
$1,167Etihad Airways
Mon, Feb 16 - Tue, Mar 24
Singapore Airlines Logo
4:10 pm - 6:35 pm
SYD
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JNB
35h 25m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
7:55 pm - 7:40 am
JNB
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SYD
26h 45m1 stop
$1,256Singapore Airlines
Sun, Mar 15 - Wed, Apr 8
Singapore Airlines Logo
12:15 pm - 6:35 pm
SYD
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JNB
39h 20m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
7:50 pm - 4:45 pm
JNB
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SYD
36h 55m1 stop
$1,258Singapore Airlines
Mon, Feb 2 - Tue, Feb 17
Qatar Airways Logo
3:50 pm - 8:40 am
SYD
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JNB
25h 50m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
8:30 pm - 6:50 am
JNB
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SYD
25h 20m1 stop
$1,279Qatar Airways
Wed, Jan 28 - Wed, Feb 4
Singapore Airlines Logo
8:20 am - 6:10 am
SYD
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JNB
30h 50m1 stop
Singapore Airlines Logo
7:55 pm - 11:50 am
JNB
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SYD
30h 55m1 stop
$1,282Singapore Airlines
Wed, Jan 28 - Wed, Feb 4
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:35 pm - 7:10 am
SYD
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JNB
47h 35m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:30 pm - 1:25 pm
JNB
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SYD
31h 55m2 stops
$1,290Multiple Airlines
Sun, Mar 15 - Sun, Apr 5
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:35 pm - 1:05 pm
SYD
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JNB
32h 30m2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:50 am - 5:00 pm
JNB
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SYD
23h 10m1 stop
$1,291Multiple Airlines
Thu, Feb 5 - Mon, Feb 16
Qatar Airways Logo
3:50 pm - 8:40 am
SYD
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JNB
25h 50m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
1:45 pm - 6:10 am
JNB
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SYD
31h 25m2 stops
$1,298Qatar Airways
Tue, Feb 3 - Tue, Feb 17
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3:50 pm - 8:40 am
SYD
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JNB
25h 50m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
JNB
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SYD
41h 00m2 stops
$1,301Qatar Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Sydney to Johannesburg flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Sydney to Johannesburg to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Sydney to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Sydney to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport departing in January.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Sydney to Johannesburg?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Sydney to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Johannesburg on a Saturday and more expensive on a Monday. On your return trip to Sydney, you should consider flying back on a Sunday, and avoid Fridays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Sydney 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 Sydney 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 Sydney to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is February, where tickets cost $1,114 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,703 and $1,339 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Sydney to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $2,013, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Sydney 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 week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Sydney to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, you should book around 11 weeks before departure, which saves you about 9% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Sydney to Johannesburg

 
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Airports
SYD

For international departures, SYD offers priority security queues for first-class and business travelers, ensuring a smoother check-in experience.

JNB

Use the Gautrain for safe, efficient travel from JNB to Johannesburg or Pretoria, with secure stations and frequent service.

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Robert Schrader

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Robert Schrader

Robert Schrader

One of the web's original travel bloggers, Robert launched his first site Leave Your Daily Hell in 2009. Since then, he's expanded into destination niche sites (one each for Japan, Thailand and Taiwan), in addition to having written for the inflight magazines of Singapore Airlines and Korean Air. Overall, he's visited nearly 100 countries, and flies business as often as possible.

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Jessica Macdonald

Jessica Macdonald

Currently based in Scotland after living in South Africa and the United States, Jessica has been writing travel and aviation content for more than 10 years. She regularly contributes to Travel + Leisure and TripSavvy, and has had work published by Condé Nast Traveller and The Independent. She has traveled to more than 50 countries across six continents.

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Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$1,084
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 36% increase in price.
Flight from Sydney to Johannesburg

When to book flights from Sydney to Johannesburg

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Sydney to Johannesburg based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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FAQs for booking Sydney to Johannesburg flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Sydney to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Sydney to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport was $1,267 for a one-way ticket and $1,084 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

    The Airbus A380-800 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Sydney to Johannesburg flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Sydney to Johannesburg?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Sydney and Johannesburg, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

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

    You can catch a nonstop flight from Sydney to Johannesburg on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Sydney to Johannesburg, Singapore Airlines or Qantas Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Sydney to Johannesburg are Singapore Airlines and Qantas Airways. With an average price for the route of $1,192 and an overall rating of 8.1, Singapore Airlines is the most popular choice. Qantas Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,633 and an overall rating of 7.5.

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

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

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Sydney to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $1,958 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Sydney to Johannesburg?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Sydney Kingsford Smith to Johannesburg OR Tambo.
Find which airlines fly direct from Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Sydney Kingsford Smith to Johannesburg OR Tambo

Monday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

Tuesday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

Wednesday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

Thursday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

Friday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

Saturday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

Sunday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

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Direct returns

Johannesburg OR Tambo to Sydney Kingsford Smith

Monday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

Tuesday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

Wednesday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

Thursday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

Friday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

Saturday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

Sunday

Qantas Airways

Qantas Airways

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Sydney to Johannesburg

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Sydney 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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Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1413 reviews
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.8Food
8.3Boarding
8.0Entertainment
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SQ service is great as always. However, the food quality seems to have gotten a lot worse recently.

8.0 ExcellentEu Swan, Nov 2025
HND - SIN
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SQ service is great as always. However, the food quality seems to have gotten a lot worse recently.

I was in a middle seat where I felt a bit too cramped otherwise the trip was good

Lounge a access was excellent as was the attentiveness and service from the crew as always. The food and drink supplied were of good quality. The entertainment system had a good selection and I liked the mapping system supplied. However the screen wild have been bigger and the operation a little smoother to navigate. The seats were barely comfortable, but adequate.

The staff on the plane were attentive and friendly. The frustration with the cabin crew was that we were served second to special diet people. And, we were in economy section. The boarding staff was mediocre. Got scolded for requesting to sit with spouse on 14 hours long flight home. Was told they cannot break up families for us. Didn’t understand how we were denied sitting together as we are husband and wife. After many words of exchange, we were accommodated. Cleaning crew did a horrible job! Bathrooms were unsanitary or dirty from beginning of flight! Didn’t expect sparkling as its economy, but did except decent.

Headwind delayed our flight which wasn’t the airlines fault

The food wasn’t good at all. I skipped meals .

Food from Surabaya was below average but from Singapore is much better

Horrendous. We upgraded and they took the money but cancelled one of our tickets. The recline action didn’t work on the seats for the flight from Singapore to London, pre booked meals but they seemed to have disappeared as well.. Phone customer service was horrendous. Took 5 phone calls and no fix. Craig at the airport was the only one who seemed to be able to get the ticket back.

Construction at PDX resulting in very lung walk from the rental car to the gate. SFO, extremely long walk between terminals to get to connecting Singapore airlines flight. My smart watch recorded a total of 3 miles.

Crew and service was excellent, but passengers should be offered a welcome drink before take off which did not happen. Food was very good. Unfortunately the lie-flat bed in business class was one of the most uncomfortable I have experienced. The configuration forces you to sleep with your legs at an angle instead of in a straight line, plus there is very little padding on the bed so it wasn't possible to sleep for more than 2-3 hours on an 18 hour flight. For what the airlines charges for a business class ticket their hard product leaves a lot to be desired.

Flight was canceled. I was not alerted. It was only kayak that alerted me

Flight was 2.5 hours late leaving. We spent 50 minutes of that sitting on the plane with no explanation. They did reduce the time in the air so we arrived a little less late which was something. The cheese and crackers were okay but the wine was terrible.

Excellent as always, I won't fly to Australia, and back to the US on any other airline. The flight crew is always top notch, and have a way to make one feel extra special. Thank you for your service, I would rate Qantas Airways a 10+.

Basic airline, aircraft and service. AA gets you from point A to B. My flight was delayed by 2 hours too.

No internet on flight, which makes log travels really hard.

Not great. The inflight entertainment was all on an app, and I did not want to watch a film on my phone. Also, the range of options of films was limited.

by the time they got to our row, they were out of some of the food options. games and movies were great but maybe more game options like tetris or pac man would be great

A few more inches of legroom is all i ask

Great as usual, some delays but well communicated and made up for in the air

Business class points redemption - good value for points paid, dubious value if out of your own pocket, domestic class business product okay for this length of flight. The flight left and arrived on time, crew were good, aircraft was a bit old and tired, but still miles ahead of their competitors in Virgin and Jetstar.

I paid 44 $ for seat upgrade (22D) and my seat was stack in high position for all the 6 hours of flight. I don't recommend the upgrade. I am looking to get my upgrade payment back

Crew was amazing as usual. Very comfortable for a 13hour flight. Check in at ATL was terrible. Ticket counter charged me $200 for a small bag. Apparently Kayak sold me a zero luggage ticket. No carry on no checked. So the check in desk charged me a bullshit $200 dollar fee for a small gym bag weighing less than 20lbs. In true 3rd party ticket buying. This will turn into a finger pointing process between Kayak and Etihad. Now I'm going to have to ship my bag back in the mail a day ahead of my return flight.

excellent, the staff was kind and the boarding process was with no issues or hassle

More leg space than other flights, but felt like *maybe* narrower seats?

Poor boarding with incorrect gate numbers. Poor service they told me to throw away brand new water bottles. Poor immigration officers most likely American who hates Muslims. Poor service in the plane with no Urdu language sign posted anywhere. Horrible seats with no comfort at all they think people traveling in economy are animals. Slow food and water services. Slow baggage arrival.

In Colombo when I-drop my baggage Sri Lanka air line crew not polite way talk very rude

The WiFi was not compatible on both my phones (Vivo Y30 5g and Samsung Galaxy A32) with up-to-date android software.

Old plane, old entertainment system. It wasn't working throughout the entire flight. I was offered to connect to their system via Wifi to watch on my phone. Crew wasn't very helpful except one lady who turned the experience around.

Surprised at the lower quality of seats on the Boeing 777 in Business Class. Seats are tight and the whole Business class section is jam packed with seats. It doesn’t feel like Business Class at all. Also the way the tray tables are placed with a huge bulky solid metal hinge at knee level makes it so uncomfortable and always anxious that one will accidentally bang their knee on it. Quality of amenities has also declined. Over priced tickets with diminished quality of the entire experience.

It was OK as the seat which we paid for doesn’t have any window. We paid $120 for 3 seats but it’s for nothing. Crew could not help. None of the ports worked so all our phones went dry

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