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Cheapest return fare
AED 2,012
Typical prices: AED 1,832-AED 2,820
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DXB - JNB • 1 stop
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AED 3,007
Typical prices: AED 2,769-AED 3,145
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Sun 16/8Tue 1/9
DXB - JNB • Direct
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Cheap Flights from Dubai to Johannesburg (DXB-JNB)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Dubai 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Dubai to Johannesburg

Thu, 3 Sep - Mon, 7 Sep
Ethiopian Air Logo
17:10 - 03:55
DXB
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JNB
12h 45m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
08:20 - 02:55
JNB
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DXB
16h 35m
1 stop
AED 2,012Ethiopian Air
Fri, 16 Oct - Fri, 23 Oct
Kenya Airways Logo
00:55 - 00:15
DXB
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JNB
25h 20m
1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
01:15 - 04:35
JNB
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DXB
25h 20m
1 stop
AED 2,020Kenya Airways
Tue, 4 Aug - Fri, 7 Aug
Kenya Airways Logo
06:45 - 00:15
DXB
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JNB
19h 30m
1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
17:00 - 23:30
JNB
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DXB
28h 30m
1 stop
AED 2,027Kenya Airways
Tue, 18 Aug - Wed, 26 Aug
RwandAir Logo
01:50 - 13:25
DXB
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JNB
13h 35m
1 stop
RwandAir Logo
17:45 - 08:30
JNB
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DXB
12h 45m
1 stop
AED 2,031RwandAir
Wed, 19 Aug - Thu, 27 Aug
Kenya Airways Logo
00:55 - 10:55
DXB
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JNB
12h 00m
1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
17:00 - 05:25
JNB
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DXB
10h 25m
1 stop
AED 2,064Kenya Airways
Thu, 3 Sep - Mon, 7 Sep
Ethiopian Air Logo
17:10 - 13:25
DXB
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JNB
22h 15m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
08:20 - 02:55
JNB
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DXB
16h 35m
1 stop
AED 2,111Ethiopian Air
Wed, 2 Dec - Fri, 11 Dec
Ethiopian Air Logo
17:10 - 13:05
DXB
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JNB
21h 55m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 15:45
JNB
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DXB
23h 15m
1 stop
AED 2,122Ethiopian Air
Thu, 3 Dec - Thu, 10 Dec
RwandAir Logo
01:50 - 13:25
DXB
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JNB
13h 35m
1 stop
RwandAir Logo
03:10 - 08:30
JNB
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DXB
27h 20m
1 stop
AED 2,126RwandAir
Sat, 17 Oct - Sat, 24 Oct
Kenya Airways Logo
06:45 - 10:55
DXB
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JNB
30h 10m
1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
01:15 - 05:45
JNB
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DXB
26h 30m
1 stop
AED 2,133Kenya Airways
Sun, 16 Aug - Sun, 30 Aug
RwandAir Logo
01:50 - 16:50
DXB
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JNB
17h 00m
2 stops
RwandAir Logo
03:10 - 08:30
JNB
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DXB
27h 20m
1 stop
AED 2,152RwandAir
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Dubai to Johannesburg flights

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

How much is a return flight from Dubai to Johannesburg?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Dubai to Johannesburg departing in September.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Johannesburg from Dubai usually cost between AED 2,188 and AED 3,240 in September.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was AED 2,012 on Ethiopian Air (3 Sep–7 Sep).

What is the cheapest Dubai to Johannesburg flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Dubai to Johannesburg costs AED 2,855 on the route between Dubai (DXB) and Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB). It is also the most popular route.

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

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

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Dubai to Johannesburg?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Dubai to Johannesburg, 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 Dubai to Johannesburg is February, where tickets cost AED 1,928 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is AED 3,132 and AED 3,103 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Dubai to Johannesburg?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Dubai to Johannesburg, 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 Dubai to Johannesburg, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 14% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight

AED 1,146
Flight from Dubai to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg

When to book flights from Dubai to Johannesburg

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Dubai 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 flights from Dubai to Johannesburg

  • What is the cheapest flight from Dubai to Johannesburg?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Dubai to Johannesburg was AED 1,146 for a one-way ticket and AED 2,012 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Dubai to Johannesburg?

    Dubai is served by only 1 airport and there are 2 airports in Johannesburg. You will leave Dubai from Dubai Intl and you will be arriving in Johannesburg at one of these airports: Johannesburg Lanseria or Johannesburg OR Tambo.

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

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Dubai to Johannesburg?

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

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Johannesburg from Dubai 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 Dubai to Johannesburg?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Johannesburg with an airline and back to Dubai with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Dubai 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 Dubai up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Dubai Intl to Johannesburg?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop from Dubai Intl to Johannesburg.
Find which airlines fly direct from Dubai Intl Airport to Johannesburg, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Dubai Intl to Johannesburg

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Direct returns

Johannesburg to Dubai Intl

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Dubai to Johannesburg

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Dubai 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 Dubai 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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EmiratesOverall score based on 3634 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.4Crew
7.9Food
8.1Boarding
8.2Entertainment
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It was very exlent flight and thanks a lot kayak

10.0 Excellentabdul, Jul 2026
DXB - JFK
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It was very exlent flight and thanks a lot kayak

As always Emirates is always dependent on the crew you get on the day and today was a good one. Everyone knew what they were doing and gracefully without hesitation . Great conversation all round even about the food and wine.

Very bad service and food variety will never come back again

Flight was cancelled without notification. Information on flight status was not available on Emirates's website.

Everything was perfect. Staff were informative and professional and flight boarding, flying and de-embarking was smooth. I would certainly travel with Emirates again.

My baby was with me it was really good experience with emirates

Fantastic as ever. Great staff super catering and excellent service.

Very nice experience in business class. Flight attendants were attentive. Foods and beverages were very good.

Flight and entertainment great. Food needs to be improved, only one choice on the menu. Staff worked well throughout.

On both legs of my trips (Jhb - Dxb and Dxb - Jhb) the entertainment system did not work.

Because of the long lay over hour, Rwand Air offered a free hotel accomodation and transport. This was highly appreciate d

Pleasant, relaxed flight. I had 2 seats to myself, which was a bonus. I couldn't find a flight tracker ap so I could know where we were but that's a minor complaint. On the plus side, the passenger announcements did not come through my earphones but were on main speakers only. That was a nice touch.

Flight delayed by 3 hours 45 mins and no explanation given or apology. Rebooked on a flight departing to final destination 48 hrs later and baggage not delivered.

My outbound flight was grounded in Lusaka so we never made it to Paris. DO NOT fly this airline you will be stranded and your plans will be completely disrupted

Inflight entertainment with electronic charging stations can help during a long flight.

The flight was delayed with no notice. No inflight entertainment. Communication is vital in any business.

Poor communication: Flight come directly to kigali , didn’t come via mumbasa. Favouring to Rwandan passenger to move from economic to bussiness class after flight depart. Where they don’t asked other older passenger who need more comfort. Rude staff : chekin airport at Mumbai. Talking in local language (marathi) while serving and no sorry no thank you attitude.

I had a very good experience from boarding to arrivals.

I had booked a ticket for a 6:40 am departure in July 2025, but it appears there was a change to 8;00 am, which meant I missed my connecting flight which departed 10 m minutes before I landed. I had seen this problem only the previous day and try to resolve it with South African air, but they are very uncooperative on the phone. All they could say was all flights were fully booked and I ended up buying paying $2,000+ to secure a ticket for my family to ensure we got out of South Africa by Monday, which am currently pursuing with the airline.

Excellent airline. Even with 1.5 hour flight, we got light meal on board

South African Airways on the outside, a very old shabby Qatar Airways plane on the inside

The food options were beef or veg, No alternatives for Hindus, that don't eat beef...

Flight was on time Seats ( business class) are terrible- you keep on slipping down as it doesn’t lie flat Food service is like economy class. Meals ( still wrapped in plastic) are just dropped in front of you

Flight was cancelled with no notification until I reached the check-in desk at the airport. I also got downgraded and they lost my luggage.

I think more immigration officers at Or Tambo- I spent 90 mins in a queue before I can assisted and most people missed their appointments and meetings

Not sure it was a basic airline so nothing much to like but what was annoying was they delayed so much we missed our connecting flight and we had to almost fight to be out on the next flight and also even get food

First row in business class is terrible - no storage space with video screen folded down between seats. Entertainment system didn't show flight info...

It was a great experience for my first time flying with this airline. I will be flying with them a lot more now. Plane crew was amazing.

We had a good flight experience with this airline despite reading many negative comments

The Boeing 737 MAX on this route, flown in the middle of the night, is an UTTER FAILURE for business travellers. The whole point of business travel is to arrive alert and recover from travel quickly, and this little aeroplane with its quarter recline uncomfortable business seats does nothing for that. It’s a small step up from economy in that you have decent legroom, but that’s it. Absolute margin at the cost of the traveller.

Were not told that carryon laggage has to be only 12 kgs but my bag was heavier asked to pay an additional $550.00. I could have upgraded to a bussiness class for that price and no one at the gate to upgrade but able to take money for the extra weight. I felt like this was a setup scam.

Forgotten Suite inside of the top compartment but went back to ask and they didn’t leave at the lost and found place. Also the checking in was so horrible. I had multi city and one of the passenger saint have visa go go go Dubai. The Ethiopian airlines never had information about requirement for US permanent resident so couldn’t go to Dubai. And when coming back to US we were told we can not use our Addis to Washington ticket and they forced us to get new ticket. Very horrible experience.

The use of a domestic carrier without entertainment was disappointing and a let down

There where no ear phones provided and the food needs to improve.

Business and economy lines were common for most of the journey including check in and security control in Addis Abbeba. Food choice was fine, however there was a hair in my rice

Again, entertainment system didn't work. 50% of aircraft don't seem to have a functional entertainment system and the crew is absolutely uninterested in fixing. They just say Addis needs to fix it. Well, Addis had better get off it's butt and fix their aircraft.

The food could be better, the beef was quite tough. The crew were friendly and helpful on this flight, which has not being my experience on other Ethiopian flights.

Flight was originally postponed and then delayed further. No communication at boarding gate or via What's ap or SMS to inform you of the new time so you can plan around it.. No explanations or apologies for the delay.

There was chaos checking because of a canceled flight the day prior. Also, we had an issue with tickets. The KQ agent went above a d beyond to help us get on board the flight Overall the 13+ hour flight is uncomfortable in coach. I may try to upgrade on return

Delayed flight made my day very long, but other than that KQ got me to my destination in good shape.

They weight duty free goods at check in and count the weight as carry on luggage. Results : for 4 bottles I had to opay $150. rip off. Be careful to avoid any duty free shopping at Dubai airport

Awful, we had a delay of 3 hrs, impacting in my transfer flight to Cape town, and Kenya airways didnt do anything. They sent me twice to transfer services in Nairobi, not been available to sleep (from 1 am to 5 am); without any update.

Excellent crew. Three problems need to be taken care of: 1. Lack of wi-fi during the flight. This prevents busy traveller's from working while onboard. 2. Why there were two very-slow security check points was more punishment that necessary. Went through thorough security at transit area, the an even slower one at Gare 19!!!! Why passports needed to be checked st least 5 times by 5 different people makes no sense. Additionally, passengers were crammed like sardines in a boarding area with no charging ports that work!! This was a boarding nightmare. 3. During my flight (seat 27C) the headset socket did not work. Watched one movie, but very difficult because of that. Had to keep my fingers on the socket for it to work!

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

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

Few movies to choose from. They did not board by zone

They should improve their time management and how to reschedule flights in order to avoid long stopovers

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