Cheap flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to New York from R8 537

If you don’t want to visit New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport in September, then you should wait until March to fly from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R14 000.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport for around R14 962 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport for as low as R13 934 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 1% on your flight if you consider stops on a Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport flight.

As of May 2026, prices for Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport flights are approximately 3% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Qatar Airways and Emirates are the most popular carriers operating from Johannesburg OR Tambo to New York John F Kennedy Intl

Virgin Atlantic, Kenya Airways and Emirates are the top three most popular airlines that fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport according to our data. Virgin Atlantic is the first choice among our users, with 37% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport. Keep in mind that there are 12 different airlines that fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 100% of flights between Johannesburg and New York have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 393 minutes.

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

London (LHR) was the most common stop: 43% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Atlanta (ATL) offer the lowest average return price of R12 693.

Flights connecting via Nairobi (NBO) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 21h 29m.

Atlanta (ATL) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 2h 59m.