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Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport Arrivals & Departures Information Arrivals and Departures

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Distance to Sandton20.5km
Distance to Pretoria44.8km
Most popular destinationHong Kong

Information about Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport

Flight delays and cancellations

Check our Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport live flight tracker to see whether today’s Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport flight arrivals or departures are on time. If your flight is cancelled, it’s best to contact your airline to see what your options are.

Sandton arrivals information

Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport is 20.5km from the centre of Sandton. If you don’t want to reach your final destination by train or bus, you could take a taxi from the Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport Arrivals area, or see more of South Africa by hiring a car.

Car hire from Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport

If you want to see more of South Africa after you touch down, consider hiring a car from Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport. Providers like Carwiz have pick-up spots at JNB Arrivals – find out more here.


Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport FAQs

Yes, British Airways operates to and from both Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport Arrivals and Departures.
Currently, there don’t seem to be any car hire pick-up points near to Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport’s Arrivals or Departures.
For international arrivals, it usually takes around an hour to clear Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport’s passport control and claim your baggage if you checked any in. Domestic arrivals to Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport don’t need to pass through passport control, so take a little less time.

If you’re heading to Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport arrivals to pick up a family member or friend, consider arriving half an hour after their flight is due to touch down.
We recommend you leave at least two and a half hours between your inbound and outbound flights, especially if you are self-transferring on an international flight. When you self-transfer, you may need to clear customs, claim any luggage and then check it back on to your next flight yourself. Take into account that you might need to change terminals, or it could take longer than necessary to navigate Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport’s departure lounge.
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Check-in and bag drop often close an hour before your scheduled departure time for domestic flights, and sometimes an hour and a half before for longer-haul international flights. As a rule of thumb, you should try to arrive at Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport two hours before you fly but check with the airline you’re flying with.
Don’t worry if there’s no information available on our live flight tracker. We try our best to pull it directly from each airline but sometimes this might not work properly. Try contacting the airline directly, or checking their website to see if you can get an update.
Don’t panic! If you are not already at Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport, try contacting the airline directly to see if you can get on the next flight out, or a refund.

If you’re already inside Johannesburg O.R. Tambo Airport Departures when you find out, head to the airline’s desk to speak directly with someone.

If there are no more flights to your destination with the same airline and you really need to get there soon, we recommend searching for a new flight with Skyscanner and booking as soon as possible. You can then try to claim a refund for the original cancelled flight.

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