$975 Find Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to New Zealand

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Cheap Flights from OR Tambo to New Zealand

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Auckland
Auckland2 stops$1,691
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops$2,129
Auckland
Auckland2 stops$1,691
Christchurch
Christchurch2 stops$2,129

Book Cheap OR Tambo to New Zealand Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from OR Tambo to New Zealand 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 New Zealand

Tue, 16 Jun - Tue, 30 Jun
Qatar Airways Logo
12:40 - 23:30
JNB
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AKL
48h 50m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
17:45 - 04:00
AKL
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JNB
44h 15m
1 stop
$1,691Qatar Airways
Sun, 5 Jul - Wed, 5 Aug
Qatar Airways Logo
20:55 - 23:30
JNB
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AKL
40h 35m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
17:45 - 09:00
AKL
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JNB
49h 15m
2 stops
$1,731Qatar Airways
Thu, 18 Jun - Thu, 25 Jun
Qatar Airways Logo
12:40 - 23:30
JNB
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AKL
48h 50m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
17:45 - 04:00
AKL
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JNB
44h 15m
2 stops
$1,793Qatar Airways
Mon, 22 Jun - Mon, 31 Aug
South African Logo
20:55 - 06:00
JNB
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AKL
23h 05m
1 stop
South African Logo
12:35 - 05:15
AKL
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JNB
26h 40m
1 stop
$1,828South African
Sun, 7 Jun - Sun, 14 Jun
South African Logo
20:55 - 06:00
JNB
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AKL
23h 05m
1 stop
South African Logo
12:35 - 05:15
AKL
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JNB
26h 40m
1 stop
$1,847South African
Wed, 8 Jul - Wed, 5 Aug
Qatar Airways Logo
10:25 - 23:30
JNB
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AKL
51h 05m
3 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
17:45 - 09:00
AKL
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JNB
49h 15m
2 stops
$1,854Qatar Airways
Wed, 8 Jul - Wed, 5 Aug
Qatar Airways Logo
15:05 - 23:30
JNB
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AKL
46h 25m
3 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
17:45 - 09:00
AKL
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JNB
49h 15m
2 stops
$1,855Qatar Airways
Mon, 15 Jun - Mon, 22 Jun
Qatar Airways Logo
15:05 - 23:30
JNB
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AKL
46h 25m
3 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
17:45 - 09:00
AKL
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JNB
49h 15m
2 stops
$1,860Qatar Airways
Sun, 5 Jul - Wed, 5 Aug
Qatar Airways Logo
12:40 - 23:30
JNB
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AKL
48h 50m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
17:45 - 09:00
AKL
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JNB
49h 15m
2 stops
$1,862Qatar Airways
Mon, 15 Jun - Mon, 22 Jun
South African Logo
20:55 - 06:00
JNB
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AKL
23h 05m
1 stop
South African Logo
12:35 - 05:15
AKL
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JNB
26h 40m
1 stop
$1,870South African
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for OR Tambo to New Zealand flights

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

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

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 New Zealand, 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 New Zealand is March, when tickets cost $1,593 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, when the average cost of return tickets is $3,031 and $2,388 respectively.

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

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 New Zealand, 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 New Zealand, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 10% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJuly
Cheapest flight$975
Best time to beat the crowds (5% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (20% more expensive on average)
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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from OR Tambo to New Zealand

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from OR Tambo to New Zealand? 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.
8.2
Singapore AirlinesOverall score based on 1511 reviews
8.6Crew
7.8Food
8.0Comfort
8.0Entertainment
8.3Boarding
Airline reviews

Food was terrible , uncomfortable seats, WiFi did not work, will never fly Singapore again.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, May 2026
LAX - NRT
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Food was terrible , uncomfortable seats, WiFi did not work, will never fly Singapore again.

Kayak really screwed up by offloading the booking to a third party. They were completely inept and caused a bunch of toil. I will never use Kayak again.

A little more room from the reclining seat in the front of me.

I loved the full Taylor Swift selection but felt that the other selections were limited, didn’t span the popular music eras nor a wide enough range of music genres. BUT the seat and bed were GREAT (it was wide, long enough, had great storage, firm enough to uphold body postural comfort). Outstanding crew and really great food - gourmet innovative dim sum breakfast so different from the boring standard fare offered by many other business class products.

They ran out of the second choice of food was stuck with fish

Food was served to different people at different times and it wasn't clear why. The crew apologized for the wait. But it felt odd and inconsistent. They could use charging ports on each of the seats. Mine didn't have any. Also, they could've offered more snacks. It was a 12+ hour flight and no snacks were ever offered. Everything else was OK.

No frills airline with minimal leg room and no entertainment

The crew was very courteous and professional. the flight is relatively clean and comfortable.

Food was just okay, need to improve for other menu variations

SQ service is great as always. However, the food quality seems to have gotten a lot worse recently.

What a great trip . From check in to the upgrade we received a big shout out to Cleverson who was able to help us navigate the whole process super patient and was just one of the best customer service experiences we received in a very long time . The amazing staff on the flight who went above and beyond to make sure we were comfortable amazing food and service if you have te opportunity to upgrade it's a must and well worth it.

My baby was with me it was really good experience with emirates

Very nice experience in business class. Flight attendants were attentive. Foods and beverages were very good.

Very good from the beginning to the end. Amazing experience

Chaos at the gate while boarding - no clear signs or announcements

Always enjoyed flying with Emirates, flown with others but they don't really measure up. The others are cheaper without a doubt, but not as good as Emirates

There is an issue with A380 when it arrives in Munich, because a business class passengers like me have to wait for the first class passengers to disembark, which takes some time while you are also offloading economy passengers this causes an issue at customs where your business class passengers end up behind a large bulk of economy passengers This is a frustration and the early dislocation should be and is supposed to be a benefit of business class

It was delayed for 2 hrs. Flight attendants were not attentive.

We boarded but due to a technical issue we spent 4.5hrs on the ground waiting for the issue to be resolved

Wonderful Premium Economy experience. Felt as good as Business Class for food and entertainment. Comfortable sleeping too

Frequent Flyer number should.have been put in at time of booking.

Very attentive crews Flight was very smooth and safe Only little disappointment was the slight delay of departure (~30 minutes ) which rarely happen with CX flights

Not at all satisfactory. I had stomach upsets after taking food. Quality of Asian vegetarian meal was awful. Further there was no snacks/ fruits/ biscuits available as in between snacks.. only peanuts and pitzels.. except courteous staff rest of my experience was far from satisfactory

Flight was kept super cold. I was shivering and had to layer up.

The only notable problem was bathroom facilities. Only one toilet for far too many people, and dirty nearly all the time. Both otherwise, Cathay Pacific is great. Wonderful staff everywhere.

Crew were not engaging. Only engaged if requested. Food taste was mediocre

More tasty food particularly ethnic food. Staff didn’t respond to calls some of the time in premium economy.

The experience was very good. A little disappointed for the delays and the screen. The touch screen was annoying for being so irresponsive. Not a lot of good movie choices for me. The service is great. Food could have more choices though.

The flight experience was good for a long flight over the pole, but it got my wife to the Far East in time.

I love the comfortable business class seats. The service was excellent. Staff was friendly.

Two crews were talking right in front of me without really paying attention to me, and I found that a bit rude of them. I would have preferred them to be more professional and quiet.

I had a very good experience from boarding to arrivals.

Boarded almost 48 hrs later after a scheduling change on my initial flight that was not communicated either by kayak of SAA.

I had booked a ticket for a 6:40 am departure in July 2025, but it appears there was a change to 8;00 am, which meant I missed my connecting flight which departed 10 m minutes before I landed. I had seen this problem only the previous day and try to resolve it with South African air, but they are very uncooperative on the phone. All they could say was all flights were fully booked and I ended up buying paying $2,000+ to secure a ticket for my family to ensure we got out of South Africa by Monday, which am currently pursuing with the airline.

Excellent airline. Even with 1.5 hour flight, we got light meal on board

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.

I never flew with alliance. Kayak is a joke and none of the flights or times were correct. Won’t ever use kayak again

I missed my flight due to unforeseen circumstances It was, however , an excellent price !

Loved the food and beverages available, spacious economy class, excellent entertainment

Very good overall. Highly recommend for all flying to Australia

Helpful staff when I felt unwell. Qantas need to have an audio/music channel so you can listen to various music/.artists

an hour late, then had to disembark on back stairs and take 4 flights up to get to main airport. No warning, and difficulty for those with canes and poor knees.

I'd like to see AA's flight safety record clearly and prominently posted online.

Hard to move and get out of my seat when the passenger in front is in recline position.

It was a good flight and no complaints. It just wasn't anything that was better than any other flight.

Not great. The inflight entertainment was all on an app, and I did not want to watch a film on my phone. Also, the range of options of films was limited.

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