Cheap flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to New York from R8 091

If you don’t want to visit New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport in September, then you should wait until May to fly from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R13 337.

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 169 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 353 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 3% on your flight if you consider stops on a Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport flight.

As of February 2026, prices for Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport flights are approximately 24% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Qatar Airways and Kenya Airways 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 44% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport. Keep in mind that there are 13 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.

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

According to our data, Delta have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 100% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

London (LHR) was the most common stop: 46% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Abu Dhabi (AUH) offer the lowest average return price of R11 106.

Flights connecting via Nairobi (NBO) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 21h 49m.

Amsterdam (AMS) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 2h 46m.