Flights to California

R14 334 Cheap flights to California

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Recent flights found to popular cities in California

Find flights to these popular cities in California from your nearest airport.
Virgin Atlantic
Mar 8
CPT
30h 16m
1 stop
LAX
Mar 22
LAX
19h 40m
1 stop
CPT
R14 541
Virgin Atlantic
Mar 3
CPT
35h 27m
1 stop
LAX
Mar 9
LAX
25h 45m
1 stop
CPT
R14 653
American Airlines
Mar 13
JNB
27h 20m
1 stop
LAX
Mar 15
LAX
28h 55m
1 stop
JNB
R14 669
Turkish Airlines
May 17
JNB
37h 45m
1 stop
LAX
May 24
LAX
36h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R14 733
Turkish Airlines
Mar 24
JNB
31h 40m
1 stop
LAX
May 11
LAX
36h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R14 780
United Airlines
Mar 8
CPT
27h 45m
2 stops
LAX
Mar 22
LAX
32h 36m
1 stop
CPT
R14 844
United Airlines
May 7
CPT
26h 12m
2 stops
LAX
May 28
LAX
58h 59m
2 stops
CPT
R14 860
American Airlines
Mar 25
JNB
29h 40m
2 stops
LAX
May 12
LAX
30h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R14 892
British Airways
Mar 13
JNB
27h 20m
1 stop
LAX
Mar 15
LAX
27h 35m
2 stops
JNB
R14 924
American Airlines
Mar 25
JNB
29h 40m
2 stops
LAX
May 12
LAX
26h 49m
2 stops
JNB
R14 956
Turkish Airlines
Mar 24
JNB
31h 40m
1 stop
LAX
Apr 13
LAX
29h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R14 972
Turkish Airlines
Mar 29
JNB
26h 40m
1 stop
LAX
Apr 12
LAX
36h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R15 052
Turkish Airlines
Mar 19
JNB
31h 35m
1 stop
SFO
Apr 1
SFO
30h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R14 334
Turkish Airlines
Apr 22
JNB
31h 40m
1 stop
SFO
May 11
SFO
30h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R14 350
Virgin Atlantic
Mar 8
CPT
30h 49m
1 stop
SFO
Mar 22
SFO
26h 15m
1 stop
CPT
R14 366
Turkish Airlines
Apr 15
JNB
25h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Apr 21
SFO
30h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R14 382
Turkish Airlines
Apr 13
JNB
25h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Apr 23
SFO
30h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R14 541
Turkish Airlines
Apr 14
JNB
31h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Apr 23
SFO
30h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R14 796
Turkish Airlines
Apr 14
JNB
31h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Apr 24
SFO
30h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R14 956
Turkish Airlines
Apr 14
JNB
31h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Apr 21
SFO
30h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R15 147
Turkish Airlines
Jun 2
JNB
31h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Aug 24
SFO
30h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R15 163
Turkish Airlines
Apr 13
JNB
25h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Apr 22
SFO
30h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R15 307
Turkish Airlines
Jun 3
JNB
31h 40m
1 stop
SFO
Aug 22
SFO
30h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R15 323
Turkish Airlines
Apr 13
JNB
25h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Apr 25
SFO
30h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R15 466
Virgin Atlantic
Apr 29
JNB
36h 00m
2 stops
SAN
May 5
SAN
28h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R15 610
American Airlines
Apr 29
JNB
28h 30m
1 stop
SAN
May 5
SAN
26h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R15 992
American Airlines
Apr 29
JNB
31h 40m
2 stops
SAN
May 5
SAN
29h 28m
2 stops
JNB
R16 231
British Airways
Mar 6
JNB
36h 55m
2 stops
SAN
Mar 10
SAN
39h 25m
2 stops
JNB
R17 603
British Airways
Mar 6
JNB
34h 30m
2 stops
SAN
Mar 10
SAN
40h 15m
2 stops
JNB
R17 650
British Airways
Mar 6
JNB
28h 10m
1 stop
SAN
Mar 10
SAN
30h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R17 906
British Airways
Mar 6
JNB
30h 35m
1 stop
SAN
Mar 10
SAN
27h 35m
1 stop
JNB
R17 969
British Airways
Mar 6
JNB
34h 30m
2 stops
SAN
Mar 10
SAN
30h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R18 193
British Airways
Mar 6
JNB
36h 55m
2 stops
SAN
Mar 10
SAN
30h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R18 224
British Airways
Mar 6
CPT
55h 40m
2 stops
SAN
Mar 10
SAN
43h 00m
2 stops
CPT
R19 133
British Airways
Mar 6
CPT
55h 40m
2 stops
SAN
Mar 10
SAN
28h 05m
1 stop
CPT
R19 197
British Airways
Jun 20
JNB
30h 15m
2 stops
SAN
Aug 2
SAN
28h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R19 213

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Turkish Airlines Logo
19:10 - 17:45
JNB
-
SFO
31h 35m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:45 - 10:30
SFO
-
JNB
30h 45m
1 stop
R14 334Turkish Airlines
Thu, Mar 19 - Wed, Apr 1
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:00 - 16:40
JNB
-
SFO
31h 40m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:45 - 10:30
SFO
-
JNB
30h 45m
1 stop
R14 350Turkish Airlines
Wed, Apr 22 - Mon, May 11
Virgin Atlantic Logo
21:30 - 19:19
CPT
-
SFO
30h 49m
1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
8:00 - 19:15
SFO
-
CPT
26h 15m
1 stop
R14 366Virgin Atlantic
Sun, Mar 8 - Sun, Mar 22
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:00 - 10:50
JNB
-
SFO
25h 50m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:45 - 10:30
SFO
-
JNB
30h 45m
1 stop
R14 382Turkish Airlines
Wed, Apr 15 - Tue, Apr 21
Virgin Atlantic Logo
21:30 - 18:46
CPT
-
LAX
30h 16m
1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
14:35 - 19:15
LAX
-
CPT
19h 40m
1 stop
R14 541Virgin Atlantic
Sun, Mar 8 - Sun, Mar 22
United Airlines Logo
20:50 - 19:13
CPT
-
LAX
31h 23m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
0:25 - 17:00
LAX
-
CPT
31h 35m
2 stops
R14 844United Airlines
Sun, Mar 8 - Sat, Mar 21
United Airlines Logo
19:50 - 13:02
CPT
-
LAX
26h 12m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
19:21 - 15:20
LAX
-
CPT
58h 59m
2 stops
R14 860United Airlines
Thu, May 7 - Thu, May 28
British Airways Logo
22:00 - 16:20
JNB
-
LAX
27h 20m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
21:50 - 10:25
LAX
-
JNB
27h 35m
2 stops
R14 924British Airways
Fri, Mar 13 - Sun, Mar 15
British Airways Logo
22:00 - 23:01
JNB
-
LAS
34h 01m
2 stops
British Airways Logo
18:45 - 7:35
LAS
-
JNB
27h 50m
2 stops
R15 753British Airways
Sun, Mar 8 - Mon, Mar 16
KLM Logo
23:59 - 21:05
JNB
-
ONT
31h 06m
2 stops
KLM Logo
12:57 - 22:05
ONT
-
JNB
48h 08m
2 stops
R16 694KLM
Thu, Mar 5 - Wed, Mar 18

momondo Fare Finder

 
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 17 February 2026.
Use the filters below to find and compare flights to California that are best for you.

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 19/3

19:10-17:45

1 stop31h 35m

San Francisco

Wed 1/4

18:45-10:30

1 stop30h 45m

R14 334

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 22/4

18:00-16:40

1 stop31h 40m

San Francisco

Mon 11/5

18:45-10:30

1 stop30h 45m

R14 350

Cape TownSan Francisco

CPT - SFO

CPTSFO

Cape Town Intl

Sun 8/3

21:30-19:19

1 stop30h 49m

San Francisco

Sun 22/3

8:00-19:15

1 stop26h 15m

R14 366

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 15/4

18:00-10:50

1 stop25h 50m

San Francisco

Tue 21/4

18:45-10:30

1 stop30h 45m

R14 382

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT - LAX

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Sun 8/3

21:30-18:46

1 stop30h 16m

Los Angeles

Sun 22/3

14:35-19:15

1 stop19h 40m

R14 541

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT - LAX

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Sun 8/3

20:50-19:13

2 stops31h 23m

Los Angeles

Sat 21/3

0:25-17:00

2 stops31h 35m

R14 844

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT - LAX

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Thu 7/5

19:50-13:02

2 stops26h 12m

Los Angeles

Thu 28/5

19:21-15:20

2 stops58h 59m

R14 860

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 13/3

22:00-16:20

1 stop27h 20m

Los Angeles

Sun 15/3

21:50-10:25

2 stops27h 35m

R14 924

JohannesburgLas Vegas

JNB - LAS

JNBLAS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 8/3

22:00-23:01

2 stops34h 01m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Mon 16/3

18:45-7:35

2 stops27h 50m

R15 753

JohannesburgOntario

JNB - ONT

JNBONT

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 5/3

23:59-21:05

2 stops31h 06m

Ontario

Wed 18/3

12:57-22:05

2 stops48h 08m

R16 694

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California flights insights and trends

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Which airlines fly to California?

Virgin Atlantic, United Airlines and British Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to California from South Africa according to our data. Virgin Atlantic is the first choice among our users, with 39% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to California. Keep in mind that there are 13 different airlines that fly to California on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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

R9 535

Best Round-Trip Price

R14 334

Fastest flight time

27h 15m

Popular in

April
The best one-way flight price to California from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R9 535 (Cape Town Intl to San Francisco).
The best round-trip flight price to California from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R14 334 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to San Francisco).
The fastest flight to California from South Africa takes 27h 15m (Cape Town Intl to San Francisco).
April has the highest demand for flights to California, with a 2% 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 045/per person and the cheapest flight to California is R1 037/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?

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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