Cheap flights from Johannesburg to Lusaka from R3 159

The cheapest month to fly to Lusaka from Johannesburg is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around R3 830, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you aren’t able to travel to Lusaka during the month of February, then flying in April is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of R4 943.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Lusaka is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as R4 880. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. When flying out on a Sunday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Johannesburg to Lusaka for around R5 426.

Flying to Lusaka from Johannesburg in the evening is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as R4 886 when looking at flights departing in the evening. Flights in the afternoon are often more expensive, with an average ticket price of R8 664.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Lusaka from Johannesburg when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Lusaka for around R4 850 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Lusaka from Johannesburg for as low as R4 468 on momondo.

Zambia Airways is the most popular carrier operating from Johannesburg to Lusaka

South African, Zambia Airways and Ethiopian Air are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Lusaka from Johannesburg according to our data. South African is the first choice among our users, with 49% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Lusaka. Keep in mind that there are 5 different airlines that fly to Lusaka on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 10% of flights between Johannesburg and Lusaka have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 85 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Monday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Proflight Zambia have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 7% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of May 2026, there are 15 flights per day flying from Johannesburg to Lusaka. The most common time of day flights depart is 11:00, with 70% of flights taking off at midday.

As of May 2026, 106 flights take off from Johannesburg and land in Lusaka each week. The most common flight departure day for this route is Fri, with 19% of weekly flights taking off on this day.