Flights to California

R14 491 Cheap flights to California

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Virgin Atlantic
Feb 2
CPT
30h 25m
1 stop
LAX
Feb 15
LAX
20h 55m
1 stop
CPT
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Virgin Atlantic
Jan 20
CPT
31h 15m
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LAX
Jan 28
LAX
22h 03m
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Virgin Atlantic
Jan 19
CPT
33h 13m
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LAX
Feb 1
LAX
22h 03m
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CPT
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Virgin Atlantic
Jan 19
CPT
31h 15m
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LAX
Feb 1
LAX
22h 03m
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CPT
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Virgin Atlantic
Jan 22
CPT
36h 21m
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LAX
Jan 31
LAX
25h 45m
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CPT
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British Airways
Feb 10
JNB
32h 55m
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LAX
Feb 24
LAX
31h 49m
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JNB
R15 895
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American Airlines
Feb 18
JNB
29h 45m
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LAX
Feb 27
LAX
24h 35m
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JNB
R15 945
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Turkish Airlines
Feb 20
JNB
26h 05m
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LAX
Mar 13
LAX
30h 05m
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JNB
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Turkish Airlines
Feb 20
JNB
26h 05m
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LAX
Mar 13
LAX
35h 45m
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JNB
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Multiple Airlines
Feb 8
JNB
32h 48m
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LAX
Mar 25
LAX
32h 35m
2 stops
JNB
R16 129
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Multiple Airlines
Jan 22
CPT
36h 21m
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LAX
Jan 31
LAX
25h 38m
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CPT
R16 129
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British Airways
Feb 11
JNB
32h 55m
1 stop
LAX
Feb 15
LAX
27h 25m
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JNB
R16 279
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Virgin Atlantic
Feb 8
JNB
31h 54m
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SFO
Feb 21
SFO
21h 13m
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JNB
R14 491
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Delta
Jan 19
CPT
27h 50m
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SFO
Jan 26
SFO
33h 35m
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CPT
R16 279
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United Airlines
Jan 25
JNB
35h 57m
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SFO
Feb 7
SFO
24h 00m
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JNB
R16 279
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United Airlines
Feb 4
CPT
25h 25m
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SFO
Feb 10
SFO
31h 17m
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CPT
R16 296
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Virgin Atlantic
Feb 8
JNB
34h 54m
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SFO
Feb 21
SFO
25h 00m
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JNB
R16 296
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United Airlines
Jan 25
JNB
35h 57m
1 stop
SFO
Feb 7
SFO
32h 40m
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JNB
R16 329
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Delta
Jan 12
CPT
36h 14m
2 stops
SFO
Jan 27
SFO
35h 40m
2 stops
CPT
R16 380
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Delta
Jan 25
JNB
33h 55m
2 stops
SFO
Feb 7
SFO
27h 55m
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Delta
Feb 8
JNB
27h 13m
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SFO
Feb 21
SFO
27h 00m
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JNB
R16 446
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United Airlines
Feb 6
JNB
26h 55m
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SFO
Feb 13
SFO
23h 11m
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JNB
R16 647
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Turkish Airlines
Mar 6
JNB
26h 00m
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SFO
Mar 10
SFO
30h 00m
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JNB
R16 664
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United Airlines
Feb 6
JNB
33h 24m
2 stops
SFO
Feb 13
SFO
23h 11m
2 stops
JNB
R16 747
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Multiple Airlines
Feb 5
CPT
31h 21m
1 stop
SAN
Feb 12
SAN
25h 34m
2 stops
CPT
R16 129
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United Airlines
Jan 20
CPT
26h 09m
2 stops
SAN
Jan 29
SAN
22h 00m
1 stop
CPT
R16 296
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Delta
Jan 22
CPT
29h 58m
2 stops
SAN
Jan 28
SAN
34h 45m
1 stop
CPT
R16 430
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Delta
Jan 20
CPT
25h 25m
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SAN
Jan 30
SAN
34h 45m
1 stop
CPT
R16 463
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United Airlines
Jan 21
CPT
28h 02m
2 stops
SAN
Feb 1
SAN
25h 30m
2 stops
CPT
R16 513
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Delta
Jan 21
CPT
48h 50m
2 stops
SAN
Jan 27
SAN
34h 45m
1 stop
CPT
R16 831
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Delta
Jan 25
CPT
33h 07m
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SAN
Jan 30
SAN
34h 45m
1 stop
CPT
R16 881
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Lufthansa
Feb 4
CPT
28h 43m
2 stops
SAN
Feb 11
SAN
32h 10m
1 stop
CPT
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Lufthansa
Feb 4
CPT
34h 38m
1 stop
SAN
Feb 11
SAN
41h 30m
1 stop
CPT
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British Airways
Jan 22
JNB
37h 15m
2 stops
SAN
Jan 26
SAN
30h 25m
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JNB
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British Airways
Jan 22
JNB
34h 50m
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SAN
Jan 26
SAN
30h 25m
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British Airways
Jan 22
JNB
34h 26m
2 stops
SAN
Jan 26
SAN
35h 06m
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JNB
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British Airways
Feb 5
CPT
37h 54m
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SJC
Feb 9
SJC
40h 12m
2 stops
CPT
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British Airways
Feb 5
CPT
37h 54m
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SJC
Feb 9
SJC
35h 30m
2 stops
CPT
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British Airways
Feb 5
CPT
34h 39m
2 stops
SJC
Feb 9
SJC
38h 01m
2 stops
CPT
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United Airlines
Feb 5
CPT
34h 16m
2 stops
SJC
Feb 9
SJC
21h 32m
1 stop
CPT
R30 921
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United Airlines
Feb 5
CPT
24h 54m
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SJC
Feb 9
SJC
21h 32m
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Virgin Atlantic Logo
21:55 - 19:49
JNB
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SFO
31h 54m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
11:47 - 19:00
SFO
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JNB
21h 13m1 stop
R14 491Virgin Atlantic
Sun, Feb 8 - Sat, Feb 21
Virgin Atlantic Logo
21:30 - 17:55
CPT
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LAX
30h 25m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
12:20 - 19:15
LAX
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CPT
20h 55m1 stop
R14 625Virgin Atlantic
Mon, Feb 2 - Sun, Feb 15
Virgin Atlantic Logo
21:30 - 18:45
CPT
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LAX
31h 15m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
11:12 - 19:15
LAX
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CPT
22h 03m1 stop
R14 892Virgin Atlantic
Tue, Jan 20 - Wed, Jan 28
British Airways Logo
19:35 - 18:30
JNB
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LAX
32h 55m2 stops
British Airways Logo
13:46 - 7:35
LAX
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JNB
31h 49m2 stops
R15 895British Airways
Tue, Feb 10 - Tue, Feb 24
British Airways Logo
21:15 - 17:55
JNB
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SNA
29h 40m2 stops
British Airways Logo
17:05 - 7:00
SNA
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JNB
28h 55m2 stops
R15 962British Airways
Tue, May 12 - Mon, May 18
Turkish Airlines Logo
19:05 - 11:10
JNB
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LAX
26h 05m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
19:45 - 10:50
LAX
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JNB
30h 05m1 stop
R15 978Turkish Airlines
Fri, Feb 20 - Fri, Mar 13
Turkish Airlines Logo
19:05 - 16:50
JNB
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LAX
31h 45m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
14:05 - 10:50
LAX
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JNB
35h 45m1 stop
R15 995Turkish Airlines
Fri, Feb 20 - Fri, Mar 13
United Airlines Logo
22:00 - 23:57
JNB
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SFO
35h 57m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:35 - 18:35
SFO
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JNB
24h 00m2 stops
R16 279United Airlines
Sun, Jan 25 - Sat, Feb 7
United Airlines Logo
20:50 - 20:44
CPT
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LAX
33h 54m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
7:01 - 18:00
LAX
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CPT
24h 59m2 stops
R16 279United Airlines
Mon, Jan 19 - Sun, Feb 1
KLM Logo
23:59 - 22:16
JNB
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LAS
32h 17m2 stops
KLM Logo
7:00 - 22:05
LAS
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JNB
29h 05m2 stops
R24 385KLM
Sun, Jan 11 - Sun, Jan 18

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Locate flights to California that fit your budget, with regularly updated fares and availability. In the last 7 days, momondo users made a total of 13 550 searches and data was last updated on 23 December 2025.
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Return

Price

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 8/2

21:55-19:49

1 stop31h 54m

San Francisco

Sat 21/2

11:47-19:00

1 stop21h 13m

R14 491

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT - LAX

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Mon 2/2

21:30-17:55

1 stop30h 25m

Los Angeles

Sun 15/2

12:20-19:15

1 stop20h 55m

R14 625

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT - LAX

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Tue 20/1

21:30-18:45

1 stop31h 15m

Los Angeles

Wed 28/1

11:12-19:15

1 stop22h 03m

R14 892

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 10/2

19:35-18:30

2 stops32h 55m

Los Angeles

Tue 24/2

13:46-7:35

2 stops31h 49m

R15 895

JohannesburgSanta Ana

JNB - SNA

JNBSNA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 12/5

21:15-17:55

2 stops29h 40m

Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty

Mon 18/5

17:05-7:00

2 stops28h 55m

R15 962

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 20/2

19:05-11:10

1 stop26h 05m

Los Angeles

Fri 13/3

19:45-10:50

1 stop30h 05m

R15 978

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 20/2

19:05-16:50

1 stop31h 45m

Los Angeles

Fri 13/3

14:05-10:50

1 stop35h 45m

R15 995

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 25/1

22:00-23:57

1 stop35h 57m

San Francisco

Sat 7/2

8:35-18:35

2 stops24h 00m

R16 279

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT - LAX

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Mon 19/1

20:50-20:44

2 stops33h 54m

Los Angeles

Sun 1/2

7:01-18:00

2 stops24h 59m

R16 279

JohannesburgLas Vegas

JNB - LAS

JNBLAS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 11/1

23:59-22:16

2 stops32h 17m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Sun 18/1

7:00-22:05

2 stops29h 05m

R24 385

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What is the cheapest day to depart on your flight to California?

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to California is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as R16 222. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. Flights from South Africa to California on a Friday will generally be more expensive and average around R18 076. Keep in mind that these prices on both days could fluctuate depending on the season and the demand.

Cheapest flights to cities in California

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Cheap California flight deals and tips

Summary info about California flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price

R10 480

Best Round-Trip Price

R14 491

Fastest flight time

29h 28m

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The best one-way flight price to California from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R10 480 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to San Francisco).
The best round-trip flight price to California from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R14 491 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to San Francisco).
The fastest flight to California from South Africa takes 29h 28m (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty).
April has the highest demand for flights to California, with a 0% price increase on average.

Frequently asked questions about flying to California

What is the cheapest flight I can find to California?

The average flight to California costs R7 769/per person and the cheapest flight to California is R927/per person. This price varies based on a multitude of factors such as departure airport, airline, time of booking and when you plan on travelling.

What is the best airport to fly into to visit Los Angeles?

I plan on visiting Union Square. Which airport is the quickest drive?

The closest airport to Union Square is San Francisco Airport, and would make for the quickest drive. For those interested in a secondary airport to fly into, consider looking at flights heading to San Jose, California Airport.

What are the most popular landmarks in California?

What is the weather like in California?

California typically has a temperature range from 57,2 °F(January) to 73,4 °F(July). Those looking to avoid rain and/or snow while visiting California should plan their trip in July, August, or June, as these months are relatively less likely to have precipitation.

Which airlines fly to California?

What is the best day of the week to fly to California?

The best day to take a flight to California is on Tuesday, followed by Monday. Tuesday and Monday tend to have the lowest flight prices to California. If your travel dates are flexible, then try to avoid booking on a Friday, which is known for being the most expensive day of the week to fly to California.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to California?

Prices for flights to California are updated daily.

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How old do you have to be to fly to California?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel to California.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to California?

The necessary travel and health documents for your California trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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