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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to Johannesburg

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QR,SQ Return flights from $1,092
Dep. Thu 22 OctRet. Fri 13 Nov$1,092
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Fri 26 Mar$1,359
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Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,375
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov$1,401
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 29 Oct$1,402
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,407
Dep. Thu 11 FebRet. Fri 19 Mar$1,436
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,578
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,593
Dep. Mon 28 SepRet. Tue 13 Oct$1,946
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$2,282
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Thu 07 Jan$2,382
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$2,401
Dep. Tue 22 DecRet. Thu 07 Jan$2,921
EY,SQ Return flights from $1,180
Dep. Thu 22 OctRet. Fri 13 Nov$1,180
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Fri 26 Mar$1,417
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Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,423
Dep. Thu 11 FebRet. Fri 19 Mar$1,490
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov$1,495
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,498
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,631
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,666
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 29 Oct$1,748
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$2,294
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$2,310
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Thu 07 Jan$2,697
Dep. Tue 22 DecRet. Thu 07 Jan$2,879
FN,QR,SQ Return flights from $1,238
Dep. Thu 22 OctRet. Fri 13 Nov$1,238
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Fri 26 Mar$1,523
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Dep. Thu 11 FebRet. Fri 19 Mar$1,657
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$2,584
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$3,092
QR Return flights from $1,255
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,255
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,255
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Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 29 Oct$1,257
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov$1,257
Dep. Thu 22 OctRet. Fri 13 Nov$1,259
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,264
Dep. Thu 11 FebRet. Fri 19 Mar$1,285
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Fri 26 Mar$1,286
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,294
Dep. Mon 28 SepRet. Tue 13 Oct$1,417
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$1,824
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$1,855
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Thu 07 Jan$1,935
Dep. Tue 22 DecRet. Thu 07 Jan$2,141
AK,D7,ET,JQ,QR Return flights from $1,265
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 29 Oct$1,265
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,522
ET,QR,TR Return flights from $1,278
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,278
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,548
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Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Fri 26 Mar$1,572
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov$1,673
D7,EY,QR Return flights from $1,278
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,278
Dep. Thu 22 OctRet. Fri 13 Nov$1,522
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Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,583
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 29 Oct$1,696
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$2,073
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$2,073
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Thu 07 Jan$2,262
Dep. Tue 22 DecRet. Thu 07 Jan$2,456
EY,QR Return flights from $1,280
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,280
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,280
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Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Fri 26 Mar$1,304
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,305
Dep. Thu 11 FebRet. Fri 19 Mar$1,305
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,309
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov$1,311
Dep. Thu 22 OctRet. Fri 13 Nov$1,313
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 29 Oct$1,531
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$1,783
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$1,784
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Thu 07 Jan$1,895
Dep. Tue 22 DecRet. Thu 07 Jan$2,067
QR,VA Return flights from $1,292
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,292
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,292
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Dep. Thu 22 OctRet. Fri 13 Nov$1,294
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov$1,295
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 29 Oct$1,302
Dep. Thu 11 FebRet. Fri 19 Mar$1,323
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,323
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Fri 26 Mar$1,324
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,354
Dep. Mon 28 SepRet. Tue 13 Oct$1,756
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$1,865
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$1,951
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Thu 07 Jan$1,978
Dep. Tue 22 DecRet. Thu 07 Jan$2,239
AK,CX,D7,ET,JQ Return flights from $1,299
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 29 Oct$1,299
D7,EK,QR Return flights from $1,302
Dep. Thu 11 FebRet. Fri 19 Mar$1,302
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 29 Oct$1,389
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Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,402
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,423
Dep. Thu 22 OctRet. Fri 13 Nov$1,673
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov$1,682
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,729
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$1,959
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$2,207
Dep. Tue 22 DecRet. Thu 07 Jan$2,247
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Thu 07 Jan$2,361
EY,JQ,QR Return flights from $1,303
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov$1,303
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 29 Oct$1,340
EY,JQ,QRShow more Flights
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,483
Dep. Thu 11 FebRet. Fri 19 Mar$1,490
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,550
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,604
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Fri 26 Mar$1,613
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,624
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$2,142
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$2,142
Dep. Tue 22 DecRet. Thu 07 Jan$2,401
CX,ET,JQ,TR Return flights from $1,304
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,304
D7,EK,EY Return flights from $1,328
Dep. Thu 11 FebRet. Fri 19 Mar$1,328
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,450
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Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,470
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,473
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Fri 26 Mar$1,510
Dep. Thu 22 OctRet. Fri 13 Nov$1,612
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov$1,621
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 29 Oct$1,651
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,755
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$2,096
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$2,296
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Thu 07 Jan$2,312
Dep. Tue 22 DecRet. Thu 07 Jan$2,507
EY Return flights from $1,328
Dep. Thu 25 FebRet. Fri 26 Mar$1,328
Dep. Fri 12 FebRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,330
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Dep. Thu 11 FebRet. Fri 19 Mar$1,330
Dep. Mon 09 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,339
Dep. Sun 08 NovRet. Mon 23 Nov$1,339
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 12 Nov$1,514
Dep. Wed 14 OctRet. Thu 29 Oct$1,531
Dep. Sat 26 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$1,641
Dep. Tue 02 MarRet. Thu 18 Mar$1,843
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Tue 12 Jan$1,892
Dep. Thu 24 DecRet. Thu 07 Jan$2,054
Dep. Tue 22 DecRet. Thu 07 Jan$2,381

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Cheapest Time of Year to Fly from Melbourne to Johannesburg

Return fares from Melbourne to Johannesburg by month, based on the cheapest return airfares found for each month.

Oct 2026
$1,261
Nov 2026
$1,221
Jul 2027
$947

The cheapest month to fly to Johannesburg is July 2027, with return fares from $947 — 25% cheaper than the most expensive month (October 2026, from $1,261).

When Should You Fly to Johannesburg?

Based on the fares we've tracked, July is typically the cheapest month to fly to Johannesburg, with return fares from $947. October is the most expensive month, with the cheapest return fares around $1,261.

Across the year, return fares to Johannesburg average around $1,143. If you can travel in the off-peak months of July, November and October, you'll generally pay up to 17% less than the yearly average.


Cheapest Melbourne to Johannesburg Return Prices

These are the cheapest prices for Melbourne to Johannesburg return airfares.

October 2026
$1,261
November 2026
$1,221
July 2027
$947

Average Melbourne to Johannesburg Return Prices

These are the average prices for Melbourne to Johannesburg return airfares.

October 2026
$1,693
November 2026
$1,647
February 2027
$1,640
April 2027
$1,690
May 2027
$1,614
July 2027
$1,784

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