Cheap flights from South Africa to Lusaka from R3 720

The cheapest month to fly to Lusaka from South Africa is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around R3 937, 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 January is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of R5 071.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Lusaka is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as R5 005. 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 South Africa to Lusaka for around R5 532.

Flying to Lusaka from South Africa in the evening is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as R4 980 when looking at flights departing in the evening. Flights in the afternoon are often more expensive, with an average ticket price of R8 831.

Fly from Johannesburg OR Tambo to Lusaka for the best South Africa - Lusaka flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Lusaka from South Africa when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Lusaka for around R4 972 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 South Africa for as low as R4 571 on momondo.

Zambia Airways, South African, and Airlink are the most popular carriers operating from South Africa to Lusaka

South African, Zambia Airways and Ethiopian Air are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Lusaka from South Africa according to our data. South African is the first choice among our users, with 53% 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 South Africa 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.

17 flights are operational daily from South Africa to Lusaka as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 11:00, with 68% of flights per day taking off at midday.

123 flights are operational weekly from South Africa to Lusaka as of May 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 16% of flights per week taking off on this day.