AED 1,043 Find Cheap Flights from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United Arab Emirates

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Cheap Flights from OR Tambo to the United Arab Emirates

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from OR Tambo to the United Arab Emirates 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 return flight deals from OR Tambo to the United Arab Emirates

Fri, 8 May - Thu, 14 May
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 03:25
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SHJ
10h 55m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
04:25 - 13:05
SHJ
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JNB
10h 40m1 stop
AED 1,832Ethiopian Air
Fri, 8 May - Thu, 14 May
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 03:25
JNB
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SHJ
10h 55m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
04:25 - 20:10
SHJ
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JNB
17h 45m1 stop
AED 1,836Ethiopian Air
Tue, 3 Mar - Tue, 10 Mar
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 03:25
JNB
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SHJ
10h 55m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
04:25 - 13:05
SHJ
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JNB
10h 40m1 stop
AED 1,858Ethiopian Air
Wed, 18 Feb - Fri, 27 Feb
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 03:25
JNB
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SHJ
10h 55m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
04:25 - 13:05
SHJ
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JNB
10h 40m1 stop
AED 1,866Ethiopian Air
Mon, 19 Jan - Sun, 25 Jan
Qatar Airways Logo
13:45 - 03:50
JNB
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AUH
12h 05m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
05:20 - 15:35
AUH
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JNB
12h 15m1 stop
AED 1,998Qatar Airways
Fri, 8 May - Thu, 14 May
Egyptair Logo
21:45 - 15:00
JNB
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DXB
15h 15m1 stop
Egyptair Logo
19:00 - 07:10
DXB
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JNB
14h 10m1 stop
AED 2,023Egyptair
Fri, 16 Jan - Sun, 25 Jan
Emirates Logo
13:25 - 23:40
JNB
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DXB
8h 15mdirect
Emirates Logo
10:10 - 16:35
DXB
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JNB
8h 25mdirect
AED 2,163Emirates
Tue, 6 Jan - Tue, 13 Jan
Etihad Airways Logo
09:50 - 19:45
JNB
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AUH
7h 55mdirect
Etihad Airways Logo
14:10 - 07:10
AUH
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JNB
19h 00m1 stop
AED 2,196Etihad Airways
Mon, 19 Jan - Sat, 24 Jan
Etihad Airways Logo
09:50 - 19:45
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AUH
7h 55mdirect
Etihad Airways Logo
02:05 - 08:20
AUH
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JNB
8h 15mdirect
AED 2,218Etihad Airways
Tue, 6 Jan - Tue, 13 Jan
Qatar Airways Logo
09:25 - 22:05
JNB
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AUH
10h 40m1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
22:30 - 16:00
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JNB
19h 30m1 stop
AED 2,563Qatar Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for OR Tambo to the United Arab Emirates flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from OR Tambo to the United Arab Emirates to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.

What is the cheapest Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to the United Arab Emirates flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to the United Arab Emirates from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport found in the last 72 hours was to Dubai, at AED 1,230 return. The most popular route is from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) to Dubai (DXB), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was AED 1,230.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to the United Arab Emirates?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of AED 2,191, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to the United Arab Emirates?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to the United Arab Emirates, 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 Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to the United Arab Emirates is March, when tickets cost AED 2,108 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, when the average cost of return tickets is AED 2,703 and AED 2,303 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United Arab Emirates?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United Arab Emirates, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Thursday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from United Arab Emirates, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Saturday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to the United Arab Emirates?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to the United Arab Emirates, 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 a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to the United Arab Emirates, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 8% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flightAED 1,043
Most popular time to fly (16% more expensive on average)
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FAQs - booking United Arab Emirates flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United Arab Emirates?

    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 OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United Arab Emirates.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United Arab Emirates?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United Arab Emirates is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United Arab Emirates?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United Arab Emirates with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United Arab Emirates?

    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 from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United Arab Emirates up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to the United Arab Emirates?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to the United Arab Emirates is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost AED 2,537 on average. Morning departures are around 11% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United Arab Emirates is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is AED 2,873.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to the United Arab Emirates

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to the following destinations at these prices or less: Dubai AED 1,454 one-way - AED 2,349 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from OR Tambo to the United Arab Emirates

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from OR Tambo to the United Arab Emirates? 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 3433 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.3Crew
8.2Entertainment
7.9Food
8.1Boarding
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Premium economy was worth it-comfort was definitely better than economy class. The seats were more comfortable, blankets and pillows thicker

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Dec 2025
AKL - DXB
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Premium economy was worth it-comfort was definitely better than economy class. The seats were more comfortable, blankets and pillows thicker

The journey was nice, all the crews were very good and services are excellent

Could not board flight due to visa issue and emirates staff at the airport refused to help rebook flight because it was made by another provider. It took hours of communicating with my provider and Emirates staff each of whom said it was the others responsibility. As the time passed, I was eventually told it was too late for rebooking as I needed to do this at least three hours before the flight. Emirates staff also said the would unboard me but I believe I was recorded as a no show. Our first flight from Sydney to Dubai was more cramped than other airlines which was surprising considering their reputation.

Great flight - Clubhouse met our needs, and the staff provided good service. Boarding felt a little chaotic, but given the size of the aircraft, it's always going to be challenging. Whilst the crew were friendly, the number of passengers meant that we received our breakfast items, but had finished breakfast before we were served a drink. Lunch was much better organised, and throughout the flight, the crew were attentive. Found the seats and ICE to be excellent. Disembarkation was fine, and everything possible to expedite the process was being done.

Had to do shuttle bus both times during the transfer. It was waaay longer than acceptable. These 777s need a refurbishment really badly. Emirates and Dubai Airport used to be top notch. Now overcrowded and outdated.

Super flight. On time departure and arrival. Very good service. Luggage arrival at DXB was a little delayed but you can’t have everything the very best :)

The food options were excellent for Economy. It was difficult to find the lounge after clearing security and boarding was clunky

Crew were very good. Food service was a little slow and disappointing not having on demand dining and only 3 options. Amenity kits and pyjamas were excellent.

This was my first time flying with Emirates. Overall, the experience was very good. I thought the seats in economy would have been a bit more comfortable, but, they seem to be on par with other airlines. The food was excellent and very satisfying. If you can afford it, I would definitely suggest upgrading to at lest premium economy seats for long haul flights.

I had a good experience flying with Emirates. All of the flights were on time staff was very professional and kind. So I had a positive experience..

Plane was good Crew was good Food was just ok Could have had more entertainment options But overall good

Awesome hospitality, awesome staff, awesome food & awesome travel time. Thanks

My baggage is lost. Flight cancelled, Rebooked ticket through long routes. Mental stress, emotional hurt

It never happened. Me flight from Doha to São Paulo was lated and the time of waiting for the luggage arrives when we arrived in São Paulo was about 1 hour and half. So it took a lot of time just waiting the luggage of flight that was already late, consequently we lost the flight to Recife with Latam Airlines and had to go to the Qatar office to arrange another flight to us to Recife, that one with Azul Airlines. It was more 4 hours waiting to this other flight to knows that this other flight was delayed too, total of 5 hours more at the airport to waiting to go home :/

First keep the airline as you promise. Reason for travelling from Orlando to Tampa is to go with Qatar Airline. We end up with American Airline. As expected the service was horrible.

Indigo airlines is terrible. Staff is awful and so disorganized. They are so rude and unhelpful. I will never travel on Indigo airlines again!!!!!

The Qatar Airways staff pre-boarding and also on the flight from Dallas to Doha were incredibly mediocre and arrogant. Consider retraining these individuals Other flights were ok.

I purchased Qatar airways after seeing ads about its service. To my surprise Qatar is marketing gimmick and horrible airlines which I don’t recommend to anyone Flight was dirty including flight from Miami to Doha And Doha airport restrooms are dirty On top of this they use this pathetic cheap indigo From Doha to Hyderabad which I will never fly Also they lost one of my baggage in Indigo and still waiting to receive it. I will never travel Qatar and will never recommend

Overall good. Food choice in business class is a concern as same dishes on every flight for months. Crew is great and seats on this sector were fine . They need to have more variety in dining

Doha airport is huge , takes long time to reach gate .

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.

The flight from Abu Dabhi to Bangalore was terrible. The plane was an order model with no onboard entertainment. The beverage selection were very limited.

excellent, staff and boarding were all seamless and no issues, thank you!

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

Very delayed and uncomfortable seats. Nothing written in Urdu for Pakistanis. Tons of Pakistanis use the airline they should ensure the airline is accommodating them properly.

My baggage was not boarded and is still missing. I was only carring one piece of luggage and that is misplaced now I am stuck at mumbai without luggage. I had an onward journey from here

We booked a business class ticket via Underpricer. Somehow they screwed up our ticket from Abu Dhabi to Ahmedabad. We will be hesitant to book again with them.

I was charged $604 for a bag that weighed 17 kg. I was given three different prices until they landed on the most expensive one and didn't budge a penny. It's ironic and a bit enraging because the total cost of my ticket was $468. I've traveled the world and never experienced these kind of prices for only one piece of checked luggage.

One of your male flight attendant was pushy and a bit of a martinette. Completely unnecessary.

Will never book any flight from Kayak and will never travel ithad airline

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

On time flight; otherwise not impressed by the check- in- purchased business class and the aircraft was downgraded; no refund given for the difference. Told I could access the lounge due to the above and was questioned by the lounge check- in person who was not friendly

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.

Very bad. Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

Very bad, Linda the hostess was very rude all the time

The flight SA227 on 2nd March Sao Paulo to Cape Town was delayed by 3 hours. All other flights leaving Sao Paulo left on time. We were told that we were waiting for push back and a routing from Air traffic control. I don't believe this, what was the real reason for the flight delay?

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

I have my baggage left either in Jeddah or Addis and undelivered to Abuja

Our first flight was delayed and when we got off that plane, nobody was really helping to direct us to the next gate. It was very frustrating. One staff simply said hurry, which wasn’t helpful. We had to go a long way to get to the next gate. Another issue on the plane itself was the bathrooms were disgusting and filthy and it didn’t seem like anybody was checking on them were cleaning them and it was a long flight. There was urine on the floor and they stunk. Also, the screen in front of my seat did not work, and I tried different headphones and still had no sound. You would think somehow those things are reviewed occasionally for working order.

They only gave us 30 minutes to make an international connecting flight. We didn’t make the connection but they did do a good job rebooking us despite the chaos. Our bags didn’t make it back and their process for customer support is pretty bad when it comes to luggage.

My recent experience with ASKY Airlines was disappointing. The check-in process was disorganized, and I was provided with inaccurate information regarding baggage requirements, resulting in unforeseen expenses. Additionally, the ground staff demonstrated a lack of professionalism and appeared insufficiently trained to handle passenger needs effectively. Regrettably, this initial encounter has left me reluctant to consider future travel with the airline.

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.

Good. Crew do seem to be less friendly- management are clearly limiting them or not empowering them as they used to.

Food hardly ever changes Videos not often updated for often travel.

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.

I had a comfortable seat that makes my trip wonderful. I appreciate the Ethiopia crew, they were very helpful

The hygiene was super bad. Smells bad and air refreshment is highly advisable. The crew made some one else sit in my spot and no one is checking seat number and people are jumping to sit on other people’s allocated seat.

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