Johannesburg to Durban airlines
Airlines operating flights from Johannesburg to Durban and surveys of their prices, and comparisons with bus prices. Note that these prices have probably changed. Navigate to our flight comparison engine to get up to date prices.
Latest survey of flight prices from Johannesburg to Durban
flight date |
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Mango airline is offering the cheapest economy and business class ticket on this route. |
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979 |
1346 |
939 |
699 |
905 |
suspended |
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Kulula leaving from Lanseria has the cheapest one way airfare ticket to Durban for R699. |
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739 |
947 |
669 |
- |
798 |
- |
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Kulula leaving from Lanseria has the cheapest one way airfare ticket to Durban for R609. |
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739 |
1200 |
609 |
- |
- |
699 |
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The new rates for 2012 on this route show that Velvet Sky is still the cheapest Airline to travel with. |
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609 |
849 |
609 |
603 |
822 |
600 |
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Velvet Sky airline is the cheapest over the festive season (although it must be said that all airlines have pushed their prices up). |
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988 |
1342 |
1239 |
- |
1001 |
931 |
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On Remembrance Day 1time & Kulula (from Lanseria Airport) are cheapest to Durban - appropriately, because we have to remember a good few months back to when they were last cheapest. |
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609 |
1672 |
609 |
- |
- |
731 |
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Once again it's Velvet Sky cheapest. |
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549 |
817 |
829 |
- |
816 |
497 |
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Velvet Sky airline continues to apply downward pressure on pricing. |
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609 |
791 |
579 |
514 |
1180 |
480 |
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With it being Comrades Marathon weekend, flight prices are much pricier, and the new kid on the block - Velvet sky - is cheapest. Mango Flex is again cheaper than normal Mango. |
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639 |
778 |
929 |
797 |
910 |
581 |
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Before Velvet Sky started operations
flight date |
1time |
British Airways |
Kulula |
Mango |
SAA |
Mango Airlines is once again cheapest, although prices have edged up to their highest level since we surveyed December 2010 flights. British Airways' flight prices are at their most expensive since 5 June 2009, and this is the cheapest South African Airways price since 18 August 2007. |
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479 |
1138 |
489 |
415 |
630 |
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After a couple of surveys of the Comair cousins being cheapest, we're back to the historic norm with Mango Airlines being cheapest. |
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590 |
584 |
469 |
399 |
1224 |
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During school holidays we often see the full service carriers offering the cheapest price - in the survey for 14 Jan flights British Airways is cheapest. |
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590 |
385 |
469 |
644 |
1218 |
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Kulula are cheapest for the first time since our 2nd Feb 2008 flight survey (and only the second time ever in our surveys of the Johannesburg to Durban flight route). |
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681 |
690 |
519 |
677 |
1223 |
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570 |
889 |
769 |
429 |
657 |
|
570 |
699 |
719 |
456 |
660 |
|
570 |
1137 |
919 |
733 |
1170 |
|
526 |
904 |
669 |
- |
2210 |
|
542 |
1085 |
569 |
378 |
1390 |
|
635 |
1086 |
899 |
663 |
1220 |
|
544 |
652 |
749 |
539 |
650 |
|
635 |
729 |
749 |
660 |
1299 |
|
620 |
898 |
699 |
542 |
670 |
|
620 |
904 |
682 |
589 |
676 |
|
620 |
1156 |
732 |
589 |
688 |
|
529 |
1245 |
682 |
503 |
767 |
|
963 |
1273 |
963 |
563 |
1045 |
|
612 |
1276 |
556 |
526 |
809 |
|
520 |
1452 |
559 |
289 |
1041 |
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When Interlink was still flying
flight date |
1time |
BA |
Kulula |
Mango |
SAA |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1087 |
1190 |
869 |
649 |
398 |
946 |
|
612 |
1430 |
819 |
581 |
548 |
895 |
|
779 |
1549 |
759 |
599 |
548 |
980 |
|
928 |
1357 |
810 |
599 |
548 |
1088 |
|
737 |
922 |
459 |
408 |
- |
649 |
|
626 |
880 |
724 |
472 |
- |
815 |
|
569 |
880 |
774 |
394 |
- |
1090 |
|
505 |
860 |
448 |
499 |
- |
886 |
|
429 |
600 |
618 |
492 |
- |
1336 |
|
615 |
1116 |
618 |
615 |
- |
975 |
|
429 |
991 |
681 |
427 |
- |
- |
|
429 |
1108 |
681 |
427 |
- |
521 |
|
429 |
1104 |
629 |
427 |
- |
518 |
|
849 |
1229 |
849 |
599 |
- |
1269 |
Cost of flying relative to coaches
Travel Date |
Flying : train/bus |
Cheapest flight |
Cheapest bus or train |
8 June 2012 |
5.4 |
R699 (Mango Airline) |
R130 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
27 April 2012 |
5.1 |
R669 (Kulula Airlines) |
R130 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
16 March 2012 |
3.5 |
R609 (Kulula Airlines) |
R175 (SA Roadlink) |
3 Feb 2012 |
6.0 |
R600 (Velvet Sky Airline) |
R100 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
23 Dec 2011 |
7.8 |
R931 (Velvet Sky Airline) |
R120 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
11 Nov 2011 |
6.1 |
R609 (1time / Kulula) |
R100 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
30 Sep 2011 |
5.0 |
R497 (Vevet Sky Airline) |
R100 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
8 Jul 2011 |
3.9 |
R480 (Vevet Sky Airline) |
R100 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
27 May 2011 |
3.9 |
R581 (Vevet Sky Airline) |
R150 (SA Roadlink) |
8 Apr 2011 |
4.2 |
R415 (Mango Airlines) |
R100 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
25 Feb 2011 |
5.0 |
R399 (Mango Airlines) |
R80 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
14 Jan 2011 |
2.0 |
R385 (British Airways) |
R190 (City to City bus) |
3 Dec 2010 |
3.2 |
R519 (Kulula Airlines) |
R160 (City to City bus) |
22 Oct 2010 |
3.1 |
R429 (Mango Airlines) |
R140 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
10 Sep 2010 |
3.8 |
R456 (Mango Airlines) |
R120 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
30 Jul 2010 |
5.2 |
R570 (1time Airlines) |
R110 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
7 May 2010 |
4.2 |
R378 (Mango Airlines) |
R90 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
26 Mar 2010 |
5.3 |
R635 (1time Airlines) |
R120 (City to City coach) |
12 Feb 2010 |
6.0 |
R539 (Mango Airlines) |
R90 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
1 Jan 2010 |
2.3 |
R369 (1time Airlines) |
R160 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
20 Nov 2009 |
7.1 |
R635 (1time Airlines) |
R90 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
9 Oct 2009 |
4.5 |
R542 (Mango Airlines) |
R120 (Shosholoza Meyl / City to City) |
28 Aug 2009 |
7.4 |
R589 (Mango Airlines) |
R80 (Shosholoza Meyl train) |
17 Jul 2009 |
4.7 |
R589 (Mango Airlines) |
R125 (SA Roadlink coach bus) |
5 Jun 2009 |
4.2 |
R503 (Mango Airlines) |
R110 (Shosholoza Meyl economy class) |
24 Apr 2009 |
4.2 |
R563 (Mango Airlines) |
R135 (SA Roadlink) |
13 Mar 2009 |
5.3 |
R526 (Mango Airlines) |
R100 (Shosholoza Meyl economy class) |
19 Dec 2008 |
2.8 |
R398 (Interlink Airlines) |
R140 (Shosholoza Meyl economy class) |
7 Nov 2008 |
6.9 |
R548 (Interlink Airlines) |
R80 (Shosholoza Meyl economy class) |
26 Sep 2008 |
4.6 |
R548 (Interlink Airlines) |
R120 (SA Roadlink) |
15 Aug 2008 |
4.1 |
R548 (Interlink Airlines) |
R135 (SA Roadlink) |
4 Jul 2008 |
2.7 |
R408 (Mango Airways) |
R150 (City to City) |
23 May 2008 |
3.5 |
R472 (Mango Airways) |
R135 (SA Roadlink) |
11 Apr 2008 |
4.0 |
R394 (Mango Airways) |
R99 (SA Roadlink) |
29 Feb 2008 |
4.5 |
R448 (Kulula Airways) |
R99 (SA Roadlink) |
18 Jan 2008 |
4.3 |
R429 (1time airline) |
R99 (SA Roadlink) |
The flying:train/bus index measures how many times more expensive the cheapest flight is than the cheapest bus or train trip. The higher the green index the more likely people are to take the bus, instead of flying.