Johannesburg to Francistown runs about 3 times a day, with the first departure around 06:38 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €50.88, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 4h 19m over 579 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €50.88, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 5 October 2026
€50.88
- 183%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Johannesburg
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:38First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 3Services per day
- 33%Run direct
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €135.84Mon21
- about €111.06Tue22
- about €115.78Wed23
- about €105.16Thu24
- about €102.80Fri25
- about €114.60Sat26
- about €123.45Sun27
- about €81.56Mon28
- about €73.30Tue29
- about €72.71Wed30
- about €75.07Thu1
- about €72.71Fri2
- about €81.56Sat3
- about €74.48Sun4
- about €50.88Mon5
- about €54.42Tue6
- about €56.19Wed7
- about €83.92Thu8
- about €81.56Fri9
- about €83.33Sat10
- about €67.40Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The flight gets you into Francistown. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in Francistown for the night the flight gets in
The search opens on Francistown with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.
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When to book Johannesburg to Francistown
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €77.4390 days
- €70.9460 days
- €52.6545 days
- €47.9330 days
- €67.4021 days
- €74.4814 days
- €123.457 days
- €115.783 days
- €135.841 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €47.93.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 183 percent. The dearest point is €135.84, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Johannesburg to Francistown and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
579 km
562 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north.
Who lives at each end
9,418,183 → 103,417
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 579 km against 562 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Bulawayo, Gaborone. The gap between arriving and leaving is 68 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
The fare from FRW into Francistown is set by whoever drives it.
A car waiting when you land in Francistown
Settled in advance, so the ride into Francistown costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
Francistown is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Where to leave your bags in Francistown
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Johannesburg to Francistown
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Johannesburg to Francistown?
The fastest journey from Johannesburg to Francistown takes 4h 19m door to door, of which 1h 10m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 22m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Johannesburg to Francistown?
The cheapest fare from Johannesburg to Francistown is €50.88, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €81.56. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Johannesburg to Francistown?
The cheapest way from Johannesburg to Francistown is by flight, at €50.88 for one passenger on 5 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 20m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Johannesburg to Francistown?
Fares from Johannesburg to Francistown bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €47.93. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 183 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Johannesburg to Francistown?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Johannesburg to Francistown, at €72.71. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Johannesburg to Francistown?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Johannesburg to Francistown, at €47.34 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Johannesburg to Francistown?
1 operators sell services from Johannesburg to Francistown across 1 mode: Air Botswana. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Johannesburg to Francistown?
33 percent of the services we sell from Johannesburg to Francistown are direct. The rest connect at Bulawayo, Gaborone, with about 68 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Johannesburg to Francistown use?
Services from Johannesburg to Francistown by flight leave from O.R. Tambo International Airport JNB and arrive at Phillip Gaonwe Matante International Airport FRW. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Johannesburg to Francistown?
0 of the 1 operators we sell from Johannesburg to Francistown allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Johannesburg to Francistown on 20 September 2026: 579 km of route against 562 km in a straight line, 3 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €50.88, and 4h 19m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Francistown is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Francistown and across Botswana
Day trips that leave Francistown in the morning and cover a good part of Botswana by evening.
See Francistown on GetYourGuideOr browse Viator
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The two ends, compared
Johannesburg reaches 104 places in 45 countries on services we hold, over distances from 41 to 13,566 km. Francistown reaches 9 places in 3 countries, from 158 to 562 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Johannesburg
- 104Places you can leave for
- 45Countries
- 51Operators
Arriving in Francistown
Leaving Francistown
- 9Places you can leave for
- 3Countries
- 3Operators