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Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to Dubai (JNB-DXB)

 
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For a smooth departure, verify your boarding pass details.
Upon arrival at DXB, the metro is efficient for city access.
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 4 weeks in advance save around 11% compared to booking last minute.
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October
Cheapest • 8% price drop
December
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Expert advice for your flight from Johannesburg to Dubai

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarisation of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
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For a smooth departure, check your boarding pass carefully as check-in desks may vary by airline, even for international flights.

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Upon arrival at DXB, the metro offers a clean and efficient way to reach the city center from Terminals 1 and 3.

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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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KAYAK's insights & trends for Johannesburg to Dubai flights

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

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Johannesburg to Dubai, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Monday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Dubai, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly and Friday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Dubai?

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 Dubai, 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 Dubai is October, where tickets cost C$ 776 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is C$ 1,011 and C$ 898 respectively.

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

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.

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 C$ 857 on average.

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

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 Dubai, 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 Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Dubai, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 11% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 2% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (19% more expensive on average)

When to book flights from Johannesburg to Dubai

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

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Johannesburg to Dubai?

    Lufthansa, South African, and SWISS offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Johannesburg to Dubai flight route.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Johannesburg to Dubai?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Johannesburg and Dubai.

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

    There are direct flights from Johannesburg to Dubai on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Johannesburg to Dubai, Emirates or RwandAir?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Johannesburg to Dubai are Emirates and RwandAir. With an average price for the route of C$ 976 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. RwandAir is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of C$ 632 and an overall rating of 7.6.

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

    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 Johannesburg to Dubai.

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

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

    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 Dubai with an airline and back to Johannesburg with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Johannesburg to Dubai?

    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 Dubai from Johannesburg 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 Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Dubai

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for C$ 971 or less one-way and C$ 1,055 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Johannesburg to Dubai?

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

Direct departures

Johannesburg OR Tambo to Dubai Intl

Monday

Emirates

Emirates

Tuesday

Emirates

Emirates

Wednesday

Emirates

Emirates

Thursday

Emirates

Emirates

Friday

Emirates

Emirates

Saturday

Emirates

Emirates

Sunday

Emirates

Emirates

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Direct returns

Dubai Intl to Johannesburg OR Tambo

Monday

Emirates

Emirates

Tuesday

Emirates

Emirates

Wednesday

Emirates

Emirates

Thursday

Emirates

Emirates

Friday

Emirates

Emirates

Saturday

Emirates

Emirates

Sunday

Emirates

Emirates

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Johannesburg to Dubai

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Johannesburg to Dubai. 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 Johannesburg to Dubai? 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 3334 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.3Crew
8.2Entertainment
8.0Comfort
7.9Food
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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.

8.0 ExcellentCarlton, Sep 2025CPT - DXB
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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..

Fantastic service the managed to locate my checked bag on the plans as re-tagged it for my final destination.

Food was excellent. Leg room in economy, not so good; I’m 6’-1”.

I lost my lock from my luggage, I don’t know someone took something from my bag.

We travelled in economy, were very satisfied with the comfort and keg space of the seats. Food was great compared to other airlines, the crew were very helpful and friendly. Since i was travelling with kids, i needed assistance multiple of times. Will be definitely taking long flights with Emirates from now on.

We loved flying with Emirates in business class, the staff were fabulous, going above & beyond

The flight from Beijing to Dubai was good. The flight from Dubai to Barcelona was excellent because of the staff on board.

The queue for checking for economy passengers was enormous! Only one desk open for economy faith s queue a mile long, whilst business and first class desks empty and unemployed. Will seriously consider changing to another next trip. Disappointed customer.

Delayed and missed connecting flight. But Emirates took care until next day flight. Thank you

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.

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

Everything the crew werr nice and helpful plus the food was good

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.

POSITIVES The hostesses were mostly pleasant, NEGATIVES The full flight wifi was horrible, hardly able to use it. My charger port was not working which made me use my neighbour's port which resulted in an accident which ruined her flight. During dinner, meat ran out when the cart got to us forcing us to eat vegetarian which was not great. We watched everyone around us eating meat. My wifi did not transfer to the second leg of my trip as they promised as they changed the plane. I was thrown off the window seat I booked for the 2nd leg of my journey as they changed planes, all done at my expense. This was not a cheap flight ($2600) which i hurriedly had to book to attend my mother's funeral who passed away suddenly. I was honestly disappointed with the whole saga as I heard Ethiopian Airlines was one of Africa's best.

Delays delays making us miss or next connection to IAD hence having to stay additional 24 hrs in Addis Ababa

The flight is packed and it feels like the space per individual has gotten smaller. Excruciating for a 14hr flight.

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.

i send you separate claim of what happens ,I buy ticketed from you and you said that it is confirmed and shall send the ticket in 24 hrs but you did not send and when we go to Ethiopian air line counter they say it is pending and we dont know why ,and we forced to buy another ticket ,and this all because Ethiopian air lines canceled the return flight from Adi Ababa to Amman, please note that we buy all the tickets through your app and hold you responsible for all loss and discomfort.

Im if Ethiopian can allow customers to use their mileage for in flight connexion it will be great.

It was very bad experience with Ethiopian airlines . The flight was delayed in both ways . On the way coming back one of the crews dropped hot coffee on my whole body and other crew dropped used dirty glasses on top of me . The same crew that dropped hot coffee on me hit me with the food trolley on my knee while I was sleeping . I couldn’t sit properly due to the pain on my knee caused by those irresponsible crews . Very unprofessional airlines

My experience was great. The flight attendants were very helpful and nice, and the food was very good.

Very bad experience flight was over 5 hours delayed 😑 not a chance to be put on another flight we had to stay at the hotel we lost 2 days on our vacation. Never again I will fligh with Ethiopian airlines.

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