Cheap flights from Johannesburg to North America

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from Johannesburg to North America. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around R16 868. If you don’t want to visit North America in February, then you should wait until November to fly from Johannesburg, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R17 650.

Our data shows that Tuesday is the least expensive day to fly to North America. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as R18 407. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Saturday because tickets tend to average around R20 971. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to North America.

Fly from Johannesburg OR Tambo to Newark for the best Johannesburg - North America flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to North America from Johannesburg when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to North America for around R15 817 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to North America from Johannesburg for as low as R14 838 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 14% of flights between Johannesburg and North America have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 120 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Friday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Monday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, United Airlines have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.