Cheap flights from Johannesburg to Accra from R5 127

Find a great deal and save up to 10% by booking at least 59 days prior to your desired departure date, rather than waiting until the week of travel. According to our data, there are a number of flights available from Johannesburg to Accra within the next two weeks, with the cheapest ticket starting at R11 168.

Flights from Johannesburg to Accra lean towards being more expensive in December. Prices are generally better when you fly from Johannesburg to Accra in April, with the cheapest ticket starting at R9 788.

When flying from Johannesburg to Accra, the time of day you decide to fly out makes little to no difference towards the overall price you’ll pay on tickets.

Even though Johannesburg has two airports capable of handling international flights, you can rest assured that your flight deal to Accra will always route you through OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) on its way to Kotoka International Airport, Accra (ACC). This is Ghana’s biggest and busiest airport, handling between 2.5 and 3 million passengers per annum. Connect to OR Tambo on the Gautrain from tourist areas Rosebank and Sandton, or use an e-haling service with your smartphone app. The check-in area for international departures is on the upper level at OR Tambo. Be sure to get to the airport at least a few hours before your flight departs to check in early, go through passport control and security, and get to your gate. Johannesburg is a big airport, defined as a global hub, so it can get busy before a host of international flights depart, mostly in the evenings.

Unfortunately, there are no direct flights to Accra from Johannesburg at this time. Airlines that offer a service between the two cities, usually with one stop, include Ethiopian Airlines, EgyptAir, Kenya Airways and Emirates. Remember that in the case of connections in Dubai and Cairo, you are flying north first before returning west to Accra, which makes the journey time longer.

Since you won’t be flying direct to Accra, some options on Accra flight deals include flying via Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa (ADD) on Ethiopian Airlines (journey time of around 14h) or ASKY Airlines (journey time also around 14h), via Cairo International Airport (CAI) on EgyptAir (journey time of around 16h), via Dubai International Airport (DXB) on Emirates (journey time of around 20h), via Nairobi on Kenya Airways (journey time of around 11h), or via Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos (LOS) on Air Peace (journey time of around 22h). Each stopover city will require a plane change and may include a lengthy transit time between connecting flights, which explains the disparity in the times listed above, not the actual distance and travel time between the cities. So for example, even though Accra and Lagos are both in West Africa and therefore quite close to each other, there is a long stopover period if you fly via Lagos.

South Africans travelling to Ghana can get a 30-day visa on arrival at Kotoka International Airport, Accra. Your passport must be valid for at least six months before departure (i.e. only expires six months after you fly), and you will need at least two blank pages in it for airport stamps when going through passport control.

For a flight from Johannesburg to Accra, you will be flying into Kotoka. Accra Kotoka (ACC) is just 2,4 km from the centre vof the city. Kotoka is the only Accra airport and it handles 0 inbound flights from Johannesburg per day. 9 airlines have flights to Accra Kotoka from Johannesburg on a regular basis.

Yes, there are multiple flights from Johannesburg to Accra for under R10 000. The cheapest flight booked recently is on Kenya Airways for just R9 975, but on average you can expect to pay R10 851.

Cheapflights has 11 direct flights from Johannesburg to Accra under R12 300. A good price for a direct flight from Johannesburg to Accra is less than R18 440.

There are currently 20+ open flights from Johannesburg to Accra within the next 7 days for less than R13 300.

Kenya Airways, at R9 975, was found to be the cheapest airline from Johannesburg to Accra.Alternate airlines to your destination round-trip include Air Côte d’Ivoire and RwandAir. Users have found that Kenya Airways is 10% cheaper than the other options available to this destination.

For one-way options, check prices for Air Côte d’Ivoire. According to our data, you can fly for as low as R5 127. Users have also found prices from R5 780 and R7 066 on Kenya Airways and ASKY, respectively.

Consider TAAG, Emirates or Ethiopian Air when booking your flight. These represent the most popular airlines when flying from Johannesburg to Accra.

The cheapest flight price from Johannesburg to Accra is R6 013. On average you can expect to pay R9 653. The most popular route, (Johannesburg OR Tambo - Accra Kotoka), can usually be booked for R10 944.

This is defined as Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) and Accra Kotoka Airport (ACC). Codes like Accra Kotoka Airport are often used to just call airports uniquely. While you’re still figuring out your travel plans, it’s not a bad idea to learn the names and codes of other airports around these areas: Johannesburg Lanseria Airport (HLA), Pretoria Wonderboom Apt. Airport (PRY), Sun City Resort Pilansberg Airport (NTY).

Johannesburg to Accra flights have a stopover in Kigali most often. Abuja sees the next most stopovers on Johannesburg to Accra flights. Nairobi ranks third in terms of the most popular layover location on Johannesburg to Accra flights.

Johannesburg to Accra flights have a stopover in Abidjan the least frequently. Kinshasa sees the next fewest stopovers on Johannesburg to Accra flights. Kinshasa is followed by Addis Ababa in terms of the least popular stopover location for Johannesburg to Accra flights.