Cheap flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to New York from $587

The cheapest month to fly to Newark Airport from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around $893, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Newark Airport in February, then you should wait until January to fly from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $920.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Newark Airport is on a Monday when prices can be found for as low as $1,010. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. When flying out on a Friday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Newark Airport for around $1,208.

Fly from Johannesburg OR Tambo to Newark for the best Johannesburg OR Tambo - Newark flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Newark Airport from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Newark Airport for around $1,057 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Newark Airport from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport for as low as $952 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Johannesburg OR Tambo to Newark flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 23% on your flight if you consider stops on a Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Newark Airport flight.

Historically, on average around 14% of flights between Johannesburg and Newark have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 115 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, United Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 14% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of April 2026, 1 flights take off from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport and land in Newark Airport each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 10:00PM, with 100% of daily flights taking off in the evening.

As of April 2026, there are 7 flights per week flying from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to Newark Airport. The most common day of the week flights depart is Mon, with 14% of flights taking off on this day.