What are the cheapest airlines to fly from South Africa to California one-way?

For one-way options, check prices for Qatar Airways. According to our data, you can fly for as low as R11 108. Users have also found prices from R12 238 and R12 878 on Etihad Airways and Turkish Airlines, respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from South Africa to California?

Users have found that booking a flight from South Africa to California at least 50 days early can save you up to 20% on average compared to booking a flight this week. If booking 50 days before your flight isn’t an option for you, users have found flights from South Africa to California for as little as R18 206 when booking for a departure date within the next two weeks. You can also check prices now. Some users have found airline tickets as low as R21 256 for flights departing within the next 3 days.

What is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa to California?

Due to multiple factors, expect to potentially pay more when booking in August. For low rates, February can be a great choice for travel to California. Flights to California from South Africa in February are about R20 596 on average during February, but can be found for as low as R16 041.

Can I find deals for flights from South Africa to California that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on South Africa to California flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from South Africa to California?

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from South Africa to California.

Can I find deals for business class flights from South Africa to California?

Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from South Africa to California by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

R19 250+ Flights from South Africa to California

Cheap flight deals from South Africa to California

Round-trip from	R17 924
One-way from	R11 108
Popular in	August
Cheapest in	February
Average price	R20 108

SWISS
18/5-25/5
3 total stops
73h 25m total
South Africa to California

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Qatar Airways
4/6
1 total stop
26h 10m total
South Africa to California

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Highest demand for flights based on searches. 7% potential increase in price (R29 917 potential increase over avg. return price).

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Cheapest flight prices on average. 1% potential price decrease (R7 531 potential savings vs. average return price).

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Cheapest flights from South Africa to California
Explore the most affordable flight options available from South Africa to California. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 18 April 2025.

Sun 13/720:40JNB - LAX

1 stop25h 35mVirgin Atlantic

Thu 31/720:05LAX - JNB

1 stop29h 15mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 17/4R18 188

Mon 9/617:55JNB - SFO

1 stop31h 45mTurkish Airlines

Mon 7/712:40SFO - JNB

1 stop36h 55mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 17/4R18 206

Sun 24/817:55JNB - LAX

1 stop37h 30mTurkish Airlines

Wed 17/919:55LAX - JNB

1 stop29h 40mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 17/4R18 225

Wed 21/523:15CPT - SFO

2 stops35h 24mDelta

Wed 28/523:59SFO - CPT

1 stop32h 51mDelta

Deal found 17/4R18 338

Sun 1/620:05CPT - LAX

1 stop24h 47mDelta

Sun 8/65:30LAX - CPT

2 stops30h 40mDelta

Deal found 17/4R18 338

Sun 1/618:50JNB - SFO

1 stop27h 00mDelta

Sun 8/623:43SFO - JNB

2 stops36h 37mDelta

Deal found 17/4R18 395

Tue 6/520:00CPT - SFO

2 stops28h 46mUnited Airlines

Wed 14/513:10SFO - CPT

1 stop35h 20mUnited Airlines

Deal found 17/4R18 414

Sun 1/618:25CPT - LAX

2 stops29h 25mKLM

Sun 8/67:35LAX - CPT

2 stops28h 35mKLM

Deal found 17/4R18 621

Thu 8/520:40JNB - LAS

2 stops31h 09mVirgin Atlantic

Thu 22/519:54LAS - JNB

2 stops29h 26mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 17/4R18 658

Sun 1/618:50JNB - SFO

1 stop32h 25mAir France

Sun 8/620:25SFO - JNB

1 stop27h 05mAir France

Deal found 17/4R18 715

Thu 1/521:15JNB - LAX

1 stop29h 20mMultiple Airlines

Mon 2/621:30LAX - JNB

1 stop24h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 17/4R18 847

Sat 17/520:40JNB - SFO

1 stop31h 50mVirgin Atlantic

Sat 24/516:05SFO - JNB

1 stop33h 15mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 17/4R19 054

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Sun 18/58:40CPT - SFO

1 stop40h 30mSWISS

Sun 25/519:30SFO - CPT

2 stops32h 55mSWISS

Deal found 16/4R17 924

Sun 13/720:40JNB - LAX

1 stop25h 35mVirgin Atlantic

Thu 31/720:05LAX - JNB

1 stop29h 15mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 17/4R18 188

Mon 9/617:55JNB - SFO

1 stop31h 45mTurkish Airlines

Mon 7/712:40SFO - JNB

1 stop36h 55mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 17/4R18 206

Wed 21/523:15CPT - SFO

2 stops35h 24mDelta

Wed 28/523:59SFO - CPT

1 stop32h 51mDelta

Deal found 17/4R18 338

Sun 18/58:40CPT - SFO

2 stops44h 30mMultiple Airlines

Sun 25/519:30SFO - CPT

2 stops32h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 16/4R18 376

Tue 6/520:00CPT - SFO

2 stops30h 45mUnited Airlines

Wed 14/513:10SFO - CPT

1 stop35h 20mUnited Airlines

Deal found 16/4R18 414

Sun 1/618:25CPT - LAX

2 stops29h 25mKLM

Sun 8/67:35LAX - CPT

2 stops28h 35mKLM

Deal found 17/4R18 621

Sun 1/618:50JNB - SFO

1 stop32h 25mAir France

Sun 8/620:25SFO - JNB

1 stop27h 05mAir France

Deal found 17/4R18 715

Mon 28/421:15JNB - LAX

1 stop25h 10mBritish Airways

Sat 10/520:05LAX - JNB

1 stop25h 55mBritish Airways

Deal found 17/4R19 430

Wed 30/410:40JNB - LAX

2 stops37h 35mLufthansa

Sun 1/616:45LAX - JNB

2 stops30h 50mLufthansa

Deal found 17/4R21 501

Fri 2/514:35CPT - SFO

3 stops39h 04mKenya Airways

Fri 9/521:00SFO - CPT

3 stops55h 45mKenya Airways

Deal found 17/4R22 123

Tue 29/419:00JNB - LAX

1 stop27h 00mBrussels Airlines

Tue 6/514:55LAX - JNB

1 stop32h 40mBrussels Airlines

Deal found 17/4R24 909

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Thu 24/423:15JNB - SFO

2 stops33h 53mMultiple Airlines

Tue 3/615:05SFO - JNB

1 stop32h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 17/4R25 248

Thu 24/423:15JNB - SFO

2 stops33h 53mKLM

Tue 3/69:25SFO - JNB

2 stops26h 55mKLM

Deal found 17/4R25 361

Thu 24/418:50JNB - SFO

1 stop27h 00mAir France

Tue 3/620:25SFO - JNB

1 stop27h 05mAir France

Deal found 18/4R25 794

Thu 24/419:00JNB - LAX

2 stops30h 15mUnited Airlines

Thu 1/518:40LAX - JNB

1 stop28h 55mUnited Airlines

Deal found 18/4R27 281

Thu 24/419:00JNB - ONT

2 stops35h 58mUnited Airlines

Thu 23/105:10ONT - JNB

2 stops27h 35mUnited Airlines

Deal found 17/4R28 223

Thu 24/421:55JNB - SFO

1 stop29h 12mDelta

Mon 2/60:40SFO - JNB

2 stops35h 40mDelta

Deal found 18/4R29 221

Fri 25/418:50JNB - LAX

1 stop27h 15mAir France

Fri 2/520:05LAX - JNB

2 stops27h 25mAir France

Deal found 17/4R25 982

Sun 27/423:15JNB - LAX

1 stop24h 35mMultiple Airlines

Wed 25/316:25LAX - JNB

1 stop31h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 17/4R24 005

Sun 27/419:00JNB - LAX

2 stops29h 15mLufthansa

Wed 25/318:30LAX - JNB

2 stops30h 00mLufthansa

Deal found 17/4R27 601

Mon 28/421:15JNB - LAX

1 stop25h 10mBritish Airways

Sat 10/520:05LAX - JNB

1 stop25h 55mBritish Airways

Deal found 17/4R19 430

Mon 28/418:50JNB - LAX

1 stop25h 30mDelta

Fri 9/50:50LAX - JNB

2 stops35h 30mDelta

Deal found 17/4R26 924

Mon 28/419:00JNB - LAX

2 stops51h 05mAustrian Airlines

Sun 1/615:05LAX - JNB

2 stops32h 30mAustrian Airlines

Deal found 17/4R27 771

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Wed 4/620:25JNB - SFO

1 stop26h 10mQatar Airways

Deal found 17/4R11 108

Mon 2/620:25JNB - LAX

1 stop26h 35mQatar Airways

Deal found 17/4R11 485

Wed 4/69:50JNB - SFO

2 stops44h 58mEtihad Airways

Deal found 17/4R12 238

Mon 2/69:50JNB - LAX

2 stops48h 23mEtihad Airways

Deal found 17/4R12 615

Sun 1/613:55JNB - LAX

2 stops33h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 17/4R12 728

Wed 28/516:35CPT - SFO

1 stop33h 05mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 17/4R12 878

Wed 28/514:35CPT - SFO

3 stops42h 24mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 17/4R13 368

Mon 5/516:35CPT - LAX

1 stop28h 10mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 17/4R13 612

Wed 30/417:55JNB - LAX

1 stop33h 05mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 17/4R14 158

Thu 5/617:00JNB - SFO

3 stops33h 08mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 17/4R14 516

Tue 6/514:30CPT - LAX

3 stops37h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 17/4R14 742

Mon 26/517:55JNB - SFO

1 stop31h 45mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 17/4R14 855

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JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

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Sun 13/7

20:40-13:15

1 stop25h 35m

Los Angeles

Thu 31/7

20:05-10:20

1 stop29h 15m

R18 188

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 9/6

17:55-16:40

1 stop31h 45m

San Francisco

Mon 7/7

12:40-10:35

1 stop36h 55m

R18 206

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 24/8

17:55-22:25

1 stop37h 30m

Los Angeles

Wed 17/9

19:55-10:35

1 stop29h 40m

R18 225

Cape TownSan Francisco

CPT - SFO

CPTSFO

Cape Town Intl

Wed 21/5

23:15-1:39

2 stops35h 24m

San Francisco

Wed 28/5

23:59-17:50

1 stop32h 51m

R18 338

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT - LAX

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Sun 1/6

20:05-11:52

1 stop24h 47m

Los Angeles

Sun 8/6

13:50-21:10

1 stop22h 20m

R18 338

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 1/6

18:50-12:50

1 stop27h 00m

San Francisco

Sun 8/6

23:43-21:20

2 stops36h 37m

R18 395

Cape TownSan Francisco

CPT - SFO

CPTSFO

Cape Town Intl

Tue 6/5

20:00-17:38

1 stop30h 38m

San Francisco

Wed 14/5

13:10-9:30

1 stop35h 20m

R18 414

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT - LAX

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Sun 1/6

18:25-14:50

2 stops29h 25m

Los Angeles

Sun 8/6

7:35-21:10

2 stops28h 35m

R18 621

JohannesburgLas Vegas

JNB - LAS

JNBLAS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 8/5

20:40-18:49

2 stops31h 09m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Thu 22/5

19:54-10:20

2 stops29h 26m

R18 658

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 1/6

18:50-18:15

1 stop32h 25m

San Francisco

Sun 8/6

20:25-8:30

1 stop27h 05m

R18 715

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Best time to book a flight from South Africa to California

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from South Africa to California?

Currently, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from South Africa to California (average of R924). Flying from South Africa to California in October is currently the most expensive (average of R1 083). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from ZA to CA?

Regardless of the time of day you decide to fly, the ticket price will remain around the same. Book flights from South Africa to California as you normally would.

Rainfall in California by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in California ranges from 0.0 - 87.0 inches per month. February is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 87.0 mm. July is typically the driest time to visit California when rainfall is around 0.0 mm.

Temperature in California by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to California, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 23.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 14.0 C).

Reviews of airlines servicing California

To help decide which airline to fly from South Africa to California, see what other customers have to say about Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Delta. You can also see how each airline stacks up in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Singapore Airlines

8,1

Very Good

1 288 reviews

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1 / 20

6,0

Good

Pierre,Apr 2025

MLE - SIN

3 boarding pass checkpoints at the gate. Long line before boarding. Poor leg room in economy.. Flight crew rounds practically non existent during flight.

Singapore Airlines

8,1

Very Good

1 288 reviews

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8,1

Very Good

1 288 reviews

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1 / 20

6,0

Good

Pierre,Apr 2025

MLE - SIN

3 boarding pass checkpoints at the gate. Long line before boarding. Poor leg room in economy.. Flight crew rounds practically non existent during flight.

Emirates

8,0

Very Good

3 200 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8,1

Very Good

1 288 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6,0

Good

Pierre,Apr 2025

MLE - SIN

3 boarding pass checkpoints at the gate. Long line before boarding. Poor leg room in economy.. Flight crew rounds practically non existent during flight.

Delta

8,0

Very Good

7 917 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8,1

Very Good

1 288 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6,0

Good

Pierre,Apr 2025

MLE - SIN

3 boarding pass checkpoints at the gate. Long line before boarding. Poor leg room in economy.. Flight crew rounds practically non existent during flight.

KLM

7,8

Good

1 329 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8,1

Very Good

1 288 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6,0

Good

Pierre,Apr 2025

MLE - SIN

3 boarding pass checkpoints at the gate. Long line before boarding. Poor leg room in economy.. Flight crew rounds practically non existent during flight.

Austrian Airlines

7,6

Good

775 reviews

Singapore Airlines

8,1

Very Good

1 288 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

6,0

Good

Pierre,Apr 2025

MLE - SIN

3 boarding pass checkpoints at the gate. Long line before boarding. Poor leg room in economy.. Flight crew rounds practically non existent during flight.

Related info for your journey

What are the cheapest airlines to fly from South Africa to California one-way?
For one-way options, check prices for Qatar Airways. According to our data, you can fly for as low as R11 108. Users have also found prices from R12 238 and R12 878 on Etihad Airways and Turkish Airlines, respectively.
Can I find deals for flights from South Africa to California that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on South Africa to California flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from South Africa to California?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from South Africa to California.
Can I find deals for business class flights from South Africa to California?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from South Africa to California by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.
What is the cheapest month to book a flight from South Africa to California?
Currently, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from South Africa to California (average of R924). Flying from South Africa to California in October is currently the most expensive (average of R1 083). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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Top 10 airlines flying from South Africa to California

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
Lufthansa	CheapestR12 359	AverageR22 205	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time76%	Search Lufthansa flights
SWISS	CheapestR15 487	AverageR20 673	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time79%	Search SWISS flights
Etihad Airways	CheapestR16 020	AverageR19 712	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search Etihad Airways flights
Delta	CheapestR16 668	AverageR23 559	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-timeN/A	Search Delta flights
Air France	CheapestR16 736	AverageR19 940	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%	Search Air France flights
United Airlines	CheapestR16 972	AverageR22 418	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time69%	Search United Airlines flights
KLM	CheapestR17 034	AverageR21 923	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search KLM flights
Virgin Atlantic	CheapestR17 150	AverageR19 044	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time72%	Search Virgin Atlantic flights
Turkish Airlines	CheapestR17 387	AverageR20 521	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%	Search Turkish Airlines flights
British Airways	CheapestR17 687	AverageR22 124	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time70%	Search British Airways flights

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