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

For one-way options, check prices for Kenya Airways. According to our data, you can fly for as low as R8 738. Users have also found prices from R9 660 and R9 697 on Qatar Airways and RwandAir, respectively.

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

To save up to 21% on this flight, we recommend booking at least 45 days prior to travel. The price may fluctuate and will likely increase closer to your departure date. Users on Cheapflights have found tickets from South Africa to North America from R16 204 1-2 weeks out and tickets from R20 204 for flights departing within the next 72 hours.

What is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa to North America?

Flights from South Africa to North America lean towards being more expensive in August. Prices are generally better when you fly from South Africa to North America in May, with the cheapest ticket starting at R13 715.

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

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

How can I find direct flights from South Africa to North America?

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

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

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

R14 799+ Flights from South Africa to North America

Cheap flight deals from South Africa to North America

Round-trip from	R14 232
One-way from	R8 738
Popular in	August
Cheapest in	May
Average price	R15 504
Good round-trip deal	R16 847 or less
Good one-way deal	R17 172 or less

Ethiopian Air
15/4-29/4
4 total stops
51h 10m total
South Africa to North America

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Kenya Airways
19/3
1 total stop
36h 20m total
South Africa to North America

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Highest demand for flights based on searches. 7% potential increase in price (R24 139 potential increase over avg. return price).

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Cheapest flight prices on average. 2% potential price decrease (R6 758 potential savings vs. average return price).

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Cheapest flights from South Africa to North America
Explore the most affordable flight options available from South Africa to North America. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 21 February 2025.

Tue 15/422:50JNB - JFK

2 stops27h 10mEthiopian Air

Tue 29/421:55JFK - JNB

2 stops24h 00mEthiopian Air

Deal found 21/2R14 232

Sun 16/31:15JNB - JFK

1 stop36h 20mKenya Airways

Mon 31/313:45JFK - JNB

1 stop20h 05mKenya Airways

Deal found 21/2R14 250

Tue 11/314:35JNB - JFK

2 stops35h 20mMultiple Airlines

Mon 17/321:55JFK - JNB

2 stops24h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/2R14 342

Sun 9/319:40JNB - JFK

1 stop30h 30mDelta

Mon 17/316:25JFK - JNB

1 stop20h 35mDelta

Deal found 21/2R14 545

Thu 13/313:50CPT - EWR

2 stops25h 10mEthiopian Air

Mon 17/311:00EWR - CPT

1 stop21h 30mEthiopian Air

Deal found 20/2R14 563

Tue 18/323:55JNB - LGA

2 stops27h 29mDelta

Tue 25/39:45LGA - JNB

2 stops27h 15mDelta

Deal found 20/2R14 692

Mon 10/319:40JNB - EWR

1 stop26h 00mAir France

Mon 17/317:50EWR - JNB

1 stop33h 35mAir France

Deal found 21/2R14 877

Wed 5/310:00JNB - JFK

1 stop29h 40mEtihad Airways

Mon 17/314:40JFK - JNB

1 stop35h 55mEtihad Airways

Deal found 21/2R14 877

Thu 22/523:15JNB - JFK

1 stop29h 35mKLM

Wed 28/50:50JFK - JNB

1 stop38h 30mKLM

Deal found 20/2R15 024

Sun 2/314:35JNB - EWR

2 stops24h 25mEthiopian Air

Wed 19/311:00EWR - JNB

1 stop20h 10mEthiopian Air

Deal found 20/2R15 080

Tue 11/321:55JNB - LGA

1 stop20h 46mKLM

Mon 17/318:30LGA - JNB

1 stop18h 30mKLM

Deal found 20/2R15 098

Tue 16/918:55JNB - JFK

1 stop23h 50mVirgin Atlantic

Fri 26/923:00JFK - JNB

1 stop29h 15mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 20/2R15 282

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Tue 15/422:50JNB - JFK

2 stops27h 10mEthiopian Air

Tue 29/421:55JFK - JNB

2 stops24h 00mEthiopian Air

Deal found 21/2R14 232

Sun 16/31:15JNB - JFK

1 stop36h 20mKenya Airways

Mon 31/313:45JFK - JNB

1 stop20h 05mKenya Airways

Deal found 21/2R14 250

Tue 11/314:35JNB - JFK

2 stops35h 20mMultiple Airlines

Mon 17/321:55JFK - JNB

2 stops24h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/2R14 342

Sun 9/319:40JNB - JFK

1 stop30h 30mDelta

Mon 17/316:25JFK - JNB

1 stop20h 35mDelta

Deal found 21/2R14 545

Mon 10/319:40JNB - EWR

1 stop26h 00mAir France

Mon 17/317:50EWR - JNB

1 stop33h 35mAir France

Deal found 21/2R14 877

Wed 5/310:00JNB - JFK

1 stop29h 40mEtihad Airways

Mon 17/314:40JFK - JNB

1 stop35h 55mEtihad Airways

Deal found 21/2R14 877

Thu 22/523:15JNB - JFK

1 stop29h 35mKLM

Wed 28/50:50JFK - JNB

1 stop38h 30mKLM

Deal found 20/2R15 024

Wed 12/320:25JNB - EWR

1 stop31h 05mSWISS

Wed 19/323:05EWR - JNB

1 stop29h 20mSWISS

Deal found 20/2R15 411

Tue 4/319:10JNB - EWR

1 stop34h 25mTurkish Airlines

Mon 10/31:30EWR - JNB

1 stop27h 15mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 21/2R15 430

Thu 6/322:00JNB - EWR

Nonstop16h 15mUnited Airlines

Wed 19/321:55EWR - JNB

Nonstop14h 40mUnited Airlines

Deal found 20/2R15 522

Mon 7/418:55JNB - JFK

1 stop30h 45mVirgin Atlantic

Mon 14/48:10JFK - JNB

1 stop20h 05mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 21/2R15 540

Sun 9/310:10JNB - EWR

1 stop39h 55mLufthansa

Tue 18/321:50EWR - JNB

1 stop27h 15mLufthansa

Deal found 20/2R15 872

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Thu 6/322:00JNB - EWR

Nonstop16h 15mUnited Airlines

Wed 19/321:55EWR - JNB

Nonstop14h 40mUnited Airlines

Deal found 20/2R15 522

Thu 6/320:50CPT - EWR

Nonstop16h 00mUnited Airlines

Wed 19/320:40EWR - CPT

Nonstop14h 20mUnited Airlines

Deal found 20/2R19 559

Thu 3/721:55JNB - ATL

Nonstop16h 05mDelta

Mon 28/722:05ATL - JNB

Nonstop15h 35mDelta

Deal found 20/2R21 255

Tue 11/322:00JNB - EWR

Nonstop16h 15mLufthansa

Mon 17/321:55EWR - JNB

Nonstop14h 40mLufthansa

Deal found 20/2R34 141

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Discover last-minute flight deals from South Africa to North America. Data last updated 21 February 2025 and is based on user searches.

Wed 26/219:30JNB - DFW

2 stops35h 06mVirgin Atlantic

Thu 17/416:00DFW - JNB

2 stops35h 15mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 20/2R18 287

Thu 27/219:30JNB - JFK

1 stop31h 42mVirgin Atlantic

Thu 6/322:30JFK - JNB

1 stop30h 00mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 20/2R15 928

Thu 27/219:30JNB - EWR

2 stops34h 12mVirgin Atlantic

Thu 6/311:29EWR - JNB

2 stops41h 01mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 20/2R16 020

Sun 2/314:35JNB - EWR

2 stops24h 25mEthiopian Air

Wed 19/311:00EWR - JNB

1 stop20h 10mEthiopian Air

Deal found 20/2R15 080

Sun 2/39:00CPT - JFK

2 stops36h 40mSWISS

Sun 23/322:00JFK - CPT

1 stop30h 55mSWISS

Deal found 20/2R16 352

Sun 2/313:20JNB - JFK

1 stop25h 40mQatar Airways

Wed 19/321:30JFK - JNB

1 stop29h 55mQatar Airways

Deal found 20/2R17 347

Sun 2/321:15JNB - JFK

1 stop25h 45mBritish Airways

Tue 18/30:20JFK - JNB

1 stop28h 00mBritish Airways

Deal found 20/2R17 476

Mon 3/323:00JNB - JFK

2 stops26h 55mEthiopian Air

Mon 10/321:55JFK - JNB

2 stops24h 00mEthiopian Air

Deal found 20/2R14 250

Mon 3/31:15JNB - JFK

1 stop36h 20mKenya Airways

Wed 5/313:45JFK - JNB

1 stop27h 30mKenya Airways

Deal found 20/2R15 762

Mon 3/318:30CPT - JFK

1 stop26h 25mUnited Airlines

Sun 16/323:10JFK - CPT

1 stop29h 45mUnited Airlines

Deal found 20/2R16 259

Mon 3/310:00CPT - JFK

1 stop41h 20mVirgin Atlantic

Sun 16/323:30JFK - CPT

1 stop26h 25mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 20/2R17 107

Mon 3/310:00CPT - JFK

1 stop37h 00mMultiple Airlines

Sun 16/39:00JFK - CPT

2 stops26h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/2R18 158

One-way flights from South Africa to North America
Search for one-way flight options from South Africa to North America. Find affordable one-way fares based on user searches. Data last updated 21 February 2025.

Wed 19/31:15JNB - JFK

1 stop36h 20mKenya Airways

Deal found 20/2R8 738

Mon 10/38:20JNB - JFK

2 stops65h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/2R8 996

Mon 3/313:20JNB - ATL

1 stop32h 55mQatar Airways

Deal found 20/2R9 660

Mon 12/516:50JNB - ATL

2 stops29h 05mRwandAir

Deal found 20/2R9 697

Wed 9/414:35CPT - JFK

2 stops23h 00mKenya Airways

Deal found 21/2R9 973

Mon 7/49:50JNB - ATL

3 stops33h 04mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 19/2R10 213

Tue 25/312:40CPT - EWR

3 stops42h 19mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/2R10 342

Mon 17/318:10CPT - JFK

2 stops43h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/2R10 434

Tue 25/312:40CPT - LGA

2 stops28h 50mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/2R10 452

Mon 7/416:50JNB - EWR

3 stops35h 14mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 20/2R11 190

Fri 4/717:55JNB - EWR

1 stop34h 40mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 20/2R11 466

Fri 18/713:55JNB - SEA

1 stop31h 50mQatar Airways

Deal found 20/2R11 485

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JohannesburgNew York

JNB - JFK

JNBJFK

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 15/4

22:50-20:00

2 stops27h 10m

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 29/4

21:55-3:55

2 stops24h 00m

R14 232

JohannesburgNew York

JNB - JFK

JNBJFK

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 16/3

1:15-7:35

1 stop36h 20m

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 31/3

13:45-15:50

1 stop20h 05m

R14 250

JohannesburgNew York

JNB - JFK

JNBJFK

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 11/3

14:35-19:55

2 stops35h 20m

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 17/3

21:55-3:55

2 stops24h 00m

R14 342

JohannesburgNew York

JNB - JFK

JNBJFK

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 9/3

19:40-20:10

1 stop30h 30m

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 17/3

16:25-19:00

1 stop20h 35m

R14 545

Cape TownNewark

CPT - EWR

CPTEWR

Cape Town Intl

Thu 13/3

13:50-9:00

2 stops25h 10m

Newark

Mon 17/3

11:00-14:30

1 stop21h 30m

R14 563

JohannesburgNew York

JNB - LGA

JNBLGA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 18/3

23:55-21:24

2 stops27h 29m

New York LaGuardia

Tue 25/3

9:45-19:00

2 stops27h 15m

R14 692

JohannesburgNewark

JNB - EWR

JNBEWR

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 10/3

19:40-15:40

1 stop26h 00m

Newark

Mon 17/3

17:50-9:25

1 stop33h 35m

R14 877

JohannesburgNew York

JNB - JFK

JNBJFK

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 5/3

10:00-8:40

1 stop29h 40m

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 17/3

14:40-8:35

1 stop35h 55m

R14 877

JohannesburgNew York

JNB - JFK

JNBJFK

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 22/5

23:15-22:50

1 stop29h 35m

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 28/5

0:50-21:20

1 stop38h 30m

R15 024

JohannesburgNew York

JNB - LGA

JNBLGA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 11/3

21:55-12:41

1 stop20h 46m

New York LaGuardia

Mon 17/3

18:30-19:00

1 stop18h 30m

R15 098

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Best time to book a flight from South Africa to North America

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Estimated return price

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Travel insights for flights from South Africa to North America

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

Currently, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from South Africa to North America (average of R924). Flying from South Africa to North America 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 NA?

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

Rainfall in North America by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in North America ranges from 71.0 - 114.0 inches per month. July is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 114.0 mm. February is typically the driest time to visit North America when rainfall is around 71.0 mm.

Temperature in North America by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to North America, 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 25.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 1.0 C).

Reviews of airlines servicing North America

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 276 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Anonymous,Oct 2024

CPT - DXB

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 276 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 276 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Anonymous,Oct 2024

CPT - DXB

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

Singapore Airlines

8,1

Very Good

1 297 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 276 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Anonymous,Oct 2024

CPT - DXB

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

Delta

8,0

Very Good

8 212 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 276 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Anonymous,Oct 2024

CPT - DXB

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

KLM

7,8

Good

1 333 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 276 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Anonymous,Oct 2024

CPT - DXB

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

SWISS

7,5

Good

1 568 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 276 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Anonymous,Oct 2024

CPT - DXB

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

Related info for your journey

What are the cheapest airlines to fly from South Africa to North America one-way?
For one-way options, check prices for Kenya Airways. According to our data, you can fly for as low as R8 738. Users have also found prices from R9 660 and R9 697 on Qatar Airways and RwandAir, respectively.
Can I find deals for flights from South Africa to North America that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on South Africa to North America flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from South Africa to North America?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from South Africa to North America.
Can I find deals for business class flights from South Africa to North America?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from South Africa to North America 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 North America?
Currently, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from South Africa to North America (average of R924). Flying from South Africa to North America 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 North America

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
Qatar Airways	CheapestR11 993	AverageR20 611	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time68%	Search Qatar Airways flights
Virgin Atlantic	CheapestR12 065	AverageR17 817	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time72%	Search Virgin Atlantic flights
Lufthansa	CheapestR12 101	AverageR22 387	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time76%	Search Lufthansa flights
Etihad Airways	CheapestR12 276	AverageR15 234	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search Etihad Airways flights
SWISS	CheapestR12 440	AverageR20 285	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time79%	Search SWISS flights
Turkish Airlines	CheapestR13 077	AverageR19 265	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Kenya Airways	CheapestR13 158	AverageR22 011	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time82%	Search Kenya Airways flights
Air France	CheapestR13 481	AverageR19 505	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%	Search Air France flights
KLM	CheapestR13 519	AverageR20 861	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search KLM flights
United Airlines	CheapestR13 532	AverageR21 972	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time69%	Search United Airlines flights

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Travel insights for flights from South Africa to North America

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

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