Flights to California

R15 213 Cheap flights to California

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Turkish Airlines
Nov 12
JNB
31h 45m
1 stop
LAX
Nov 25
LAX
35h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R16 203
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Virgin Atlantic
Oct 30
JNB
27h 05m
1 stop
LAX
Nov 6
LAX
42h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R16 220
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Turkish Airlines
Oct 28
JNB
31h 40m
1 stop
LAX
Nov 4
LAX
30h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R16 376
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SWISS
Dec 11
JNB
30h 20m
1 stop
LAX
Jan 20
LAX
29h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R16 654
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Multiple Airlines
Nov 12
JNB
34h 35m
2 stops
LAX
Nov 25
LAX
36h 45m
2 stops
JNB
R16 671
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Turkish Airlines
Nov 8
JNB
26h 00m
1 stop
LAX
Nov 16
LAX
30h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R16 689
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SWISS
Oct 6
CPT
40h 50m
1 stop
LAX
May 8
LAX
33h 45m
2 stops
CPT
R16 689
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Virgin Atlantic
Nov 22
CPT
27h 45m
1 stop
LAX
Nov 29
LAX
27h 35m
1 stop
CPT
R16 724
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SWISS
Oct 8
CPT
40h 50m
1 stop
LAX
May 9
LAX
60h 55m
3 stops
CPT
R16 776
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Virgin Atlantic
Oct 26
CPT
27h 45m
1 stop
LAX
Nov 2
LAX
27h 35m
1 stop
CPT
R16 793
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SWISS
Nov 2
CPT
41h 35m
1 stop
LAX
Nov 10
LAX
35h 35m
2 stops
CPT
R16 810
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SWISS
Dec 9
JNB
60h 05m
2 stops
LAX
Jan 21
LAX
37h 00m
2 stops
JNB
R16 828
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Virgin Atlantic
Oct 27
CPT
30h 26m
1 stop
SFO
Nov 3
SFO
25h 00m
1 stop
CPT
R15 213
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Virgin Atlantic
Oct 27
CPT
30h 26m
1 stop
SFO
Nov 3
SFO
21h 17m
1 stop
CPT
R15 543
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SWISS
Nov 2
CPT
41h 30m
1 stop
SFO
Nov 10
SFO
35h 20m
2 stops
CPT
R16 810
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SWISS
Oct 27
CPT
26h 55m
1 stop
SFO
Nov 3
SFO
35h 20m
2 stops
CPT
R16 845
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SWISS
Oct 27
JNB
33h 50m
2 stops
SFO
Nov 3
SFO
29h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R16 845
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United Airlines
Oct 31
CPT
30h 44m
1 stop
SFO
Nov 10
SFO
21h 45m
1 stop
CPT
R16 915
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Delta
Oct 19
CPT
27h 45m
1 stop
SFO
Nov 26
SFO
33h 35m
1 stop
CPT
R16 932
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Delta
Oct 22
JNB
31h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Oct 29
SFO
32h 10m
2 stops
JNB
R16 932
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United Airlines
Oct 28
CPT
27h 18m
2 stops
SFO
Nov 4
SFO
23h 35m
2 stops
CPT
R16 984
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Delta
Oct 27
CPT
32h 43m
2 stops
SFO
Nov 3
SFO
28h 35m
2 stops
CPT
R17 019
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Delta
Oct 4
JNB
32h 51m
2 stops
SFO
Nov 25
SFO
36h 01m
2 stops
JNB
R17 019
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Delta
Oct 4
JNB
32h 51m
2 stops
SFO
Nov 25
SFO
27h 47m
2 stops
JNB
R17 036
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Virgin Atlantic
Oct 28
CPT
32h 50m
1 stop
SAN
Nov 4
SAN
27h 55m
2 stops
CPT
R16 880
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United Airlines
Oct 28
CPT
29h 39m
2 stops
SAN
Nov 4
SAN
25h 00m
2 stops
CPT
R16 984
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Delta
Oct 28
CPT
26h 52m
1 stop
SAN
Nov 4
SAN
34h 45m
1 stop
CPT
R17 071
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Delta
Dec 9
CPT
33h 56m
2 stops
SAN
Dec 31
SAN
25h 15m
1 stop
CPT
R17 106
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Delta
Dec 11
CPT
30h 50m
2 stops
SAN
Dec 31
SAN
25h 15m
1 stop
CPT
R17 123
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Delta
Oct 1
CPT
33h 09m
2 stops
SAN
Oct 22
SAN
31h 40m
2 stops
CPT
R17 210
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Delta
Sept 28
JNB
29h 35m
2 stops
SAN
Oct 4
SAN
36h 10m
1 stop
JNB
R17 227
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Delta
Sept 28
JNB
29h 35m
2 stops
SAN
Oct 4
SAN
36h 10m
1 stop
JNB
R17 244
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Delta
Dec 9
CPT
33h 56m
2 stops
SAN
Dec 29
SAN
46h 15m
2 stops
CPT
R17 279
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Delta
Dec 11
CPT
34h 53m
2 stops
SAN
Dec 29
SAN
46h 29m
2 stops
CPT
R17 297
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Delta
Dec 9
CPT
32h 27m
2 stops
SAN
Dec 30
SAN
28h 30m
2 stops
CPT
R17 366
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British Airways
Feb 5
JNB
28h 10m
1 stop
SAN
Feb 9
SAN
30h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R18 026
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United Airlines
Oct 28
CPT
29h 48m
2 stops
SJC
Nov 4
SJC
42h 44m
3 stops
CPT
R16 984
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Delta
Oct 28
CPT
22h 47m
1 stop
SJC
Nov 4
SJC
34h 35m
2 stops
CPT
R17 731
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British Airways
Feb 4
CPT
35h 52m
2 stops
SJC
Feb 8
SJC
35h 35m
2 stops
CPT
R20 197
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British Airways
Feb 4
CPT
37h 32m
2 stops
SJC
Feb 8
SJC
35h 35m
2 stops
CPT
R20 231
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Virgin Atlantic
Feb 4
CPT
32h 01m
2 stops
SJC
Feb 8
SJC
20h 20m
1 stop
CPT
R31 884
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Delta
Feb 4
CPT
37h 09m
2 stops
SJC
Feb 8
SJC
20h 20m
1 stop
CPT
R31 954
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Lufthansa
Oct 24
CPT
35h 49m
2 stops
SJC
Oct 29
SJC
34h 10m
2 stops
CPT
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Find the cheapest flights from South Africa to California

Recent return flight deals from South Africa to California

Virgin Atlantic Logo
21:30 - 18:56CPT-SFO
30h 26m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
8:15 - 19:15SFO-CPT
25h 00m1 stop
R15 213Virgin Atlantic
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Mon, Oct 27 - Mon, Nov 3
Virgin Atlantic Logo
21:30 - 18:56CPT-SFO
30h 26m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
11:58 - 19:15SFO-CPT
21h 17m1 stop
R15 543Virgin Atlantic
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Mon, Oct 27 - Mon, Nov 3
Turkish Airlines Logo
19:05 - 16:50JNB-LAX
31h 45m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
13:05 - 10:50LAX-JNB
35h 45m1 stop
R16 203Turkish Airlines
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Wed, Nov 12 - Tue, Nov 25
Turkish Airlines Logo
19:10 - 17:50JNB-LAX
31h 40m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:45 - 10:50LAX-JNB
30h 05m1 stop
R16 376Turkish Airlines
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Tue, Oct 28 - Tue, Nov 4
United Airlines Logo
20:50 - 13:06CPT-LAX
25h 16m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:30 - 18:00LAX-CPT
21h 30m1 stop
R16 897United Airlines
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Tue, Oct 28 - Tue, Nov 4
United Airlines Logo
20:50 - 18:34CPT-SFO
30h 44m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:25 - 16:10SFO-CPT
21h 45m1 stop
R16 915United Airlines
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Fri, Oct 31 - Mon, Nov 10
KLM Logo
19:40 - 18:46JNB-LAS
32h 06m2 stops
KLM Logo
20:25 - 21:20LAS-JNB
39h 55m1 stop
R17 262KLM
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Thu, Oct 30 - Thu, Apr 9
KLM Logo
19:40 - 18:46JNB-LAS
32h 06m2 stops
KLM Logo
20:25 - 21:20LAS-JNB
39h 55m1 stop
R17 297KLM
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Thu, Oct 30 - Thu, Apr 9
British Airways Logo
22:00 - 21:42JNB-LAS
33h 42m2 stops
British Airways Logo
12:00 - 10:25LAS-JNB
36h 25m2 stops
R18 217British Airways
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Thu, Nov 20 - Mon, Nov 24
British Airways Logo
22:00 - 18:50JNB-LAS
30h 50m1 stop
British Airways Logo
11:46 - 7:35LAS-JNB
33h 49m2 stops
R18 234British Airways
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Thu, Nov 20 - Mon, Nov 24

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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 13 September 2025.
Use the filters below to find and compare flights to California that are best for you.

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

Cape TownSan Francisco

CPT - SFO

CPTSFO

Cape Town Intl

Mon 27/10

21:30-18:56

1 stop30h 26m

San Francisco

Mon 3/11

8:15-19:15

1 stop25h 00m

R15 213

Cape TownSan Francisco

CPT - SFO

CPTSFO

Cape Town Intl

Mon 27/10

21:30-18:56

1 stop30h 26m

San Francisco

Mon 3/11

11:58-19:15

1 stop21h 17m

R15 543

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 12/11

19:05-16:50

1 stop31h 45m

Los Angeles

Tue 25/11

13:05-10:50

1 stop35h 45m

R16 203

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 28/10

19:10-17:50

1 stop31h 40m

Los Angeles

Tue 4/11

18:45-10:50

1 stop30h 05m

R16 376

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT - LAX

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Tue 28/10

20:50-13:06

2 stops25h 16m

Los Angeles

Tue 4/11

10:30-18:00

1 stop21h 30m

R16 897

Cape TownSan Francisco

CPT - SFO

CPTSFO

Cape Town Intl

Fri 31/10

20:50-18:34

1 stop30h 44m

San Francisco

Mon 10/11

8:25-16:10

1 stop21h 45m

R16 915

JohannesburgLas Vegas

JNB - LAS

JNBLAS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 30/10

19:40-18:46

2 stops32h 06m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Thu 9/4

20:25-21:20

1 stop39h 55m

R17 262

JohannesburgLas Vegas

JNB - LAS

JNBLAS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 30/10

19:40-18:46

2 stops32h 06m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Thu 9/4

20:25-21:20

1 stop39h 55m

R17 297

JohannesburgLas Vegas

JNB - LAS

JNBLAS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 20/11

22:00-21:42

2 stops33h 42m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Mon 24/11

12:00-10:25

2 stops36h 25m

R18 217

JohannesburgLas Vegas

JNB - LAS

JNBLAS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 20/11

22:00-18:50

1 stop30h 50m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Mon 24/11

11:46-7:35

2 stops33h 49m

R18 234

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California flights insights and trends

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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 855. 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 782. 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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Los Angeles

Cheap California flight deals and tips

Summary info about California flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price

R11 288

Best Round-Trip Price

R15 213

Fastest flight time

26h 05m

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December
The best one-way flight price to California from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R11 288 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to San Francisco).
The best round-trip flight price to California from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R15 213 (Cape Town Intl to San Francisco).
The fastest flight to California from South Africa takes 26h 05m (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Los Angeles).
December 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 R6 010/per person and the cheapest flight to California is R911/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 The Wiltern. Which airport is the quickest drive?

The closest airport to The Wiltern is Los Angeles Airport, and would make for the quickest drive. For those interested in a secondary airport to fly into, consider looking at flights heading to Santa Ana 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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