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Cheap flights from San Francisco to South Africa from R9 986

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a Cheapflights user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight departing on 31/3. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel.
SFO — JNB
Feb 4 — Feb 111
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Cheap flight deals from San Francisco to South Africa

Discover tips and strategies to find the most affordable flight options for your journey from San Francisco (SFO) to South Africa (ZA0). Learn about various techniques such as flexible date searches, comparing prices across and setting up price alerts. Use these methods to find the cheapest flights available for your travel needs. Data last updated 30 January 2025.

Round-trip from

R17 830

One-way from

R9 986

Popular in

July

Cheapest in

March

Average price

R24 146
Turkish Airlines
  • Turkish Airlines
  • 1/4-10/4
  • 2 total stops
  • 56h 25m total
  • San Francisco to South Africa
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Qatar Airways
  • Qatar Airways
  • 31/3
  • 1 total stop
  • 32h 40m total
  • San Francisco to South Africa
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Highest demand for flights based on searches. 10% potential increase in price (R61 248 potential increase over avg. return price).
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Cheapest flight prices on average. 1% potential price decrease (R8 228 potential savings vs. average return price).
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Cheapest flights from San Francisco to South Africa
Explore the most affordable flight options available from San Francisco to South Africa. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 30 January 2025.

Tue 1/418:50SFO - JNB
1 stop30h 45mTurkish Airlines
Thu 10/417:50JNB - SFO
1 stop25h 40mTurkish Airlines
Deal found 30/1R17 830
Sun 16/321:40SFO - JNB
1 stop27h 40mAmerican Airlines
Sun 30/321:15JNB - SFO
1 stop25h 35mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 30/1R18 668
Sat 8/317:30SFO - JNB
1 stop30h 50mBritish Airways
Sun 23/319:25JNB - SFO
1 stop29h 35mBritish Airways
Deal found 29/1R18 799
Fri 28/314:10SFO - CPT
1 stop36h 50mTurkish Airlines
Sun 25/516:35CPT - SFO
1 stop26h 55mTurkish Airlines
Deal found 28/1R19 209
Wed 19/218:50SFO - DUR
2 stops32h 40mTurkish Airlines
Wed 19/316:05DUR - SFO
2 stops34h 40mTurkish Airlines
Deal found 30/1R19 563
Wed 19/214:45SFO - CPT
1 stop40h 40mQatar Airways
Wed 5/312:35CPT - SFO
1 stop34h 00mQatar Airways
Deal found 29/1R19 656
Thu 6/214:45SFO - JNB
1 stop32h 40mQatar Airways
Thu 27/320:00JNB - SFO
1 stop26h 35mQatar Airways
Deal found 29/1R20 029
Mon 3/322:50SFO - JNB
2 stops46h 50mKenya Airways
Sun 9/31:15JNB - SFO
2 stops46h 31mKenya Airways
Deal found 29/1R20 196
Thu 13/39:15SFO - JNB
2 stops27h 45mMultiple Airlines
Sun 23/319:40JNB - SFO
1 stop27h 30mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 30/1R20 327
Tue 23/90:15SFO - JNB
1 stop46h 25mCathay Pacific
Sun 5/1011:20JNB - SFO
1 stop44h 00mCathay Pacific
Deal found 29/1R20 457
Fri 14/318:00SFO - CPT
2 stops31h 20mAmerican Airlines
Mon 24/318:45CPT - SFO
1 stop34h 00mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 29/1R21 184
Sat 8/319:25SFO - JNB
1 stop29h 00mSWISS
Sat 15/312:15JNB - SFO
2 stops62h 10mSWISS
Deal found 29/1R21 482

Find flights from San Francisco to South Africa within your budget

Customise your flight search to find flights from San Francisco to South Africa that fit within your specific budget. Explore options based on user searches and filter the results based on your desired price range. Find flights that match your budget for a cost-effective journey. Over the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made 594 507 searches. Data last updated 30 January 2025.

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San FranciscoJohannesburg

SFO - JNB

SFOJNB

San Francisco

Tue 1/4

18:50-10:35

1 stop30h 45m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 10/4

17:50-10:30

1 stop25h 40m

R17 830

San FranciscoJohannesburg

SFO - JNB

SFOJNB

San Francisco

Sun 16/3

21:40-10:20

1 stop27h 40m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 30/3

21:15-13:50

1 stop25h 35m

R18 668

San FranciscoJohannesburg

SFO - JNB

SFOJNB

San Francisco

Sat 8/3

17:30-10:20

1 stop30h 50m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 23/3

19:25-16:00

1 stop29h 35m

R18 799

San FranciscoCape Town

SFO - CPT

SFOCPT

San Francisco

Fri 28/3

14:10-12:00

1 stop36h 50m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 25/5

16:35-10:30

1 stop26h 55m

R19 209

San FranciscoDurban

SFO - DUR

SFODUR

San Francisco

Wed 19/2

18:50-13:30

2 stops32h 40m

Durban King Shaka Intl

Wed 19/3

16:05-17:45

2 stops34h 40m

R19 563

San FranciscoCape Town

SFO - CPT

SFOCPT

San Francisco

Wed 19/2

14:45-17:25

1 stop40h 40m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 5/3

12:35-12:35

1 stop34h 00m

R19 656

San FranciscoJohannesburg

SFO - JNB

SFOJNB

San Francisco

Mon 3/3

22:50-7:40

2 stops46h 50m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 9/3

1:15-14:46

2 stops46h 31m

R20 196

San FranciscoJohannesburg

SFO - JNB

SFOJNB

San Francisco

Thu 13/3

9:15-22:00

2 stops27h 45m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 23/3

19:40-14:10

1 stop27h 30m

R20 327

San FranciscoJohannesburg

SFO - JNB

SFOJNB

San Francisco

Wed 30/4

0:15-7:40

1 stop46h 25m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 17/5

11:20-22:20

1 stop44h 00m

R20 513

San FranciscoJohannesburg

SFO - JNB

SFOJNB

San Francisco

Wed 30/4

7:00-17:00

2 stops49h 00m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 7/5

13:35-13:50

1 stop33h 15m

R20 587

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Best time to book a flight from San Francisco to South Africa

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Travel insights for flights from San Francisco to South Africa

Get recent, data-driven insights about flights from San Francisco to South Africa including ideal travel times, pricing trends, and more.

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

Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Francisco to South Africa (average of R89). Flying from San Francisco to South Africa in September is currently the most expensive (average of R123). 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 SFO to ZA?

Find hourly flight availability from San Francisco to South Africa. Discover flight options and departure times throughout the day, allowing you to choose a departure time that suits your schedule. Data last updated 30 January 2025.

When flying from San Francisco to South Africa, the time of day you decide to fly out makes little to no difference towards the overall price you’ll pay on tickets.

Rainfall in South Africa by month

Plan your trip to South Africa by taking into account the average rainfall totals by month.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in South Africa ranges from 0.0 - 120.0 inches per month. January is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 120.0 mm. June is typically the driest time to visit South Africa when rainfall is around 0.0 mm.

Temperature in South Africa by month

Plan your trip to South Africa by taking into account the average temperature totals by month.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to South Africa, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, January is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 20.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of June, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 10.0 C).

Reviews of airlines servicing South Africa

Get insights into the airlines that provide service to South Africa. Read reviews, discover amenities, and learn about the overall travel experience offered by airlines. Use this information to make informed decisions when choosing an airline for your flight to South Africa. Reviews last updated 30 January 2025.
To help decide which airline to fly from San Francisco to South Africa, see what other customers have to say about Emirates, Delta and Alaska Airlines. You can also see how each airline stacks up in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.
Emirates
8,1
Very Good
3 332 reviews
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Comfort

8,0

Entertainment

8,2

Crew

8,3

Boarding

8,1

Food

7,9

Overall

8,1

Reviews

1 / 20

4,0
Okay

Anonymous,Dec 2024

IAD - DXB

Not so good. Flight was departed 2 hours late from DC and we missed our connecting flight from Dubai to Mumbai. Our flight Dubai to Mumbai got delayed by three hours. Once we arrived Bombay airport we didnot get all our luggage bags. We were missing two luggage bags so found out that our those two luggage bags are coming in different flight. First they gave us wrong flight information in which our missing luggage coming and wrong phone number to whom we should reach out. I spent hours and hours at the airport to find out our luggage bags. After four five hours later and hectic time at the airport to get our luggage bags. Overall poor communication with emirates staff at the airport and no one is helpful.

Emirates
8,1
Very Good
3 332 reviews
Emirates
8,1
Very Good
3 332 reviews
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Comfort

8,0

Entertainment

8,2

Crew

8,3

Boarding

8,1

Food

7,9

Overall

8,1

Reviews

1 / 20

4,0
Okay

Anonymous,Dec 2024

IAD - DXB

Not so good. Flight was departed 2 hours late from DC and we missed our connecting flight from Dubai to Mumbai. Our flight Dubai to Mumbai got delayed by three hours. Once we arrived Bombay airport we didnot get all our luggage bags. We were missing two luggage bags so found out that our those two luggage bags are coming in different flight. First they gave us wrong flight information in which our missing luggage coming and wrong phone number to whom we should reach out. I spent hours and hours at the airport to find out our luggage bags. After four five hours later and hectic time at the airport to get our luggage bags. Overall poor communication with emirates staff at the airport and no one is helpful.

Delta
8,0
Very Good
8 456 reviews
Emirates
8,1
Very Good
3 332 reviews
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Comfort

8,0

Entertainment

8,2

Crew

8,3

Boarding

8,1

Food

7,9

Overall

8,1

Reviews

1 / 20

4,0
Okay

Anonymous,Dec 2024

IAD - DXB

Not so good. Flight was departed 2 hours late from DC and we missed our connecting flight from Dubai to Mumbai. Our flight Dubai to Mumbai got delayed by three hours. Once we arrived Bombay airport we didnot get all our luggage bags. We were missing two luggage bags so found out that our those two luggage bags are coming in different flight. First they gave us wrong flight information in which our missing luggage coming and wrong phone number to whom we should reach out. I spent hours and hours at the airport to find out our luggage bags. After four five hours later and hectic time at the airport to get our luggage bags. Overall poor communication with emirates staff at the airport and no one is helpful.

Alaska Airlines
8,0
Very Good
9 688 reviews
Emirates
8,1
Very Good
3 332 reviews
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Comfort

8,0

Entertainment

8,2

Crew

8,3

Boarding

8,1

Food

7,9

Overall

8,1

Reviews

1 / 20

4,0
Okay

Anonymous,Dec 2024

IAD - DXB

Not so good. Flight was departed 2 hours late from DC and we missed our connecting flight from Dubai to Mumbai. Our flight Dubai to Mumbai got delayed by three hours. Once we arrived Bombay airport we didnot get all our luggage bags. We were missing two luggage bags so found out that our those two luggage bags are coming in different flight. First they gave us wrong flight information in which our missing luggage coming and wrong phone number to whom we should reach out. I spent hours and hours at the airport to find out our luggage bags. After four five hours later and hectic time at the airport to get our luggage bags. Overall poor communication with emirates staff at the airport and no one is helpful.

KLM
7,8
Good
1 335 reviews
Emirates
8,1
Very Good
3 332 reviews
Check prices

Comfort

8,0

Entertainment

8,2

Crew

8,3

Boarding

8,1

Food

7,9

Overall

8,1

Reviews

1 / 20

4,0
Okay

Anonymous,Dec 2024

IAD - DXB

Not so good. Flight was departed 2 hours late from DC and we missed our connecting flight from Dubai to Mumbai. Our flight Dubai to Mumbai got delayed by three hours. Once we arrived Bombay airport we didnot get all our luggage bags. We were missing two luggage bags so found out that our those two luggage bags are coming in different flight. First they gave us wrong flight information in which our missing luggage coming and wrong phone number to whom we should reach out. I spent hours and hours at the airport to find out our luggage bags. After four five hours later and hectic time at the airport to get our luggage bags. Overall poor communication with emirates staff at the airport and no one is helpful.

Qatar Airways
7,5
Good
3 720 reviews
Emirates
8,1
Very Good
3 332 reviews
Check prices

Comfort

8,0

Entertainment

8,2

Crew

8,3

Boarding

8,1

Food

7,9

Overall

8,1

Reviews

1 / 20

4,0
Okay

Anonymous,Dec 2024

IAD - DXB

Not so good. Flight was departed 2 hours late from DC and we missed our connecting flight from Dubai to Mumbai. Our flight Dubai to Mumbai got delayed by three hours. Once we arrived Bombay airport we didnot get all our luggage bags. We were missing two luggage bags so found out that our those two luggage bags are coming in different flight. First they gave us wrong flight information in which our missing luggage coming and wrong phone number to whom we should reach out. I spent hours and hours at the airport to find out our luggage bags. After four five hours later and hectic time at the airport to get our luggage bags. Overall poor communication with emirates staff at the airport and no one is helpful.

Related info for your journey

Find useful and relevant information for your journey from San Francisco to South Africa. Access travel guides, tips, and recommendations to enhance your travel experience. Get information about local attractions, weather, transportation options, and more.

  • What airport do you fly from for flights from San Francisco to South Africa?

    For a flight from San Francisco to South Africa, you will be flying from San Francisco. San Francisco (SFO) is just 19,0 km from the centre of the city.

  • What are the cheapest airlines to fly from San Francisco to South Africa one-way?

    One-way options have recently been found by users for as low as R9 986 on Qatar Airways. Other airlines that offer cheap prices include American Airlines from R10 657 and Cathay Pacific from R11 030 one-way.

  • What are the most popular routes from San Francisco to South Africa?

    The most popular flight routes from San Francisco to South Africa are San Francisco - Cape Town Intl, San Francisco - Johannesburg OR Tambo and San Francisco - Sun City Resort Pilansberg.

  • Can I find deals for flights from San Francisco to South Africa that include hotel bookings?

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

  • How can I find direct flights from San Francisco to South Africa?

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

  • Can I find deals for business class flights from San Francisco to South Africa?

    Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from San Francisco to South Africa 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 San Francisco to South Africa?

    Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Francisco to South Africa (average of R89). Flying from San Francisco to South Africa in September is currently the most expensive (average of R123). 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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AirlineCheapestAverageFlexibilityOn-time
Turkish AirlinesCheapestR19 463AverageR30 809FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time77%
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Qatar AirwaysCheapestR21 111AverageR28 135FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time68%
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