Johannesburg to Nelspruit

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How the cheapest fare moved

Sep 18: €59 €59 Sep 12 Sep 18 low €50 · high €94

Departure-day prices · January 2020 Johannesburg → Nelspruit

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Return-day prices · January 2020 Nelspruit → Johannesburg

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Best time to visit Nelspruit — climate

Jan: ~30°C daytime, 19 rainy days 30° JanFeb: ~28°C daytime, 23 rainy days 28° FebMar: ~28°C daytime, 20 rainy days 28° MarApr: ~25°C daytime, 13 rainy days 25° AprMay: ~24°C daytime, 3 rainy days 24° MayJun: ~23°C daytime, 1 rainy days 23° JunJul: ~23°C daytime, 3 rainy days 23° JulAug: ~27°C daytime, 1 rainy days 27° AugSep: ~28°C daytime, 5 rainy days 28° SepOct: ~27°C daytime, 13 rainy days 27° OctNov: ~26°C daytime, 20 rainy days 26° NovDec: ~27°C daytime, 22 rainy days 27° Dec

Best value: Oct — fares from €50 and ~27°C daytime.

Flights from Johannesburg to Nelspruit start around €50 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €50–66, based on 11 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Johannesburg → Nelspruit; direct flights available (e.g. FA). · Based on 11 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to Nelspruit

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Jan 10 – Jan 16 FlySafair · Direct · 1h 00m €161 Book
Mar 24 – Mar 26 Airlink · Direct · 55m €167 Book
Nov 4 – Nov 7 Airlink · Direct · 55m €182 Book

Weather in Nelspruit

Fri 🌦️ 21° 16° 💧54%
Sat 🌦️ 22° 17° 💧53%
Sun 🌦️ 23° 16° 💧61%
Mon 🌦️ 25° 17° 💧37%
Tue 🌦️ 24° 18° 💧58%
Wed 🌦️ 24° 17° 💧30%
Thu 🌦️ 19° 14° 💧42%

In Jan, Nelspruit typically sees ~29°C daytime highs and 15 rainy days.

Where to stay in Nelspruit

3★+ hotels from €32/night (19 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Coyotes Hotel & Conference Centre hotel · Nelspruit
from €32/night★ 3
85 Ehmke Guesthouse hotel · Nelspruit
from €40/night★ 4
Vinique Guesthouse hotel · Nelspruit
from €51/night★ 4

Good to know

Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air55m

Things to do in Nelspruit

Top-rated tours and tickets from €143 — book ahead for the popular ones.

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About Nelspruit

Mbombela, formerly known and still often referred to as Nelspruit, is in the Mpumalanga province. Mbombela is a major stopover point for tourists travelling to Kruger National Park and to Mozambique. Other tourism attractions nearby include Sudwala Caves, and God's Window in the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve, a lookout point which provides a panoramic view over the famous Drakensberg Escarpment.

Read the full Nelspruit guide

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

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