How long is the flight from South Africa to California?

Flight times vary depending on what airport in South Africa you fly out of and what airport in California you fly into. For example, flying from Cape Town to Los Angeles takes 22h 48m on average. On the other hand, flying from Johannesburg to Los Angeles takes 24h 30m on average. Keep in mind that it’s always quicker to opt for a non-stop flight, so be sure to check momondo to see if there are any available for your route.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from South Africa to California?

Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines, and Emirates are the most popular carriers operating from South Africa to California

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 31% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to California. Keep in mind that there are 11 different airlines that fly to California on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from South Africa to California?

Prices for flights from South Africa to California refresh daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from South Africa to California?

As of August 2026, there are 11 operators available to choose from for flights from South Africa to California.

How old do you have to be to fly from South Africa 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 from South Africa to California.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to California?

The required travel and health documents for your California trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at California. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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20:15 - 15:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

28h 30m1 stop London Heathrow

11:45 - 19:40SFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

22h 55m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R15 572Virgin Atlantic

Thu, Sep 24 - Wed, Oct 7

20:05 - 16:08CPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

29h 03m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

23:15 - 12:05LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

27h 50m1 stop London Heathrow

R15 701Virgin Atlantic

Fri, Oct 9 - Sat, Oct 24

21:40 - 15:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

26h 30m1 stop London Heathrow

7:00 - 19:10LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 10m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R15 863Delta

Wed, Oct 28 - Thu, Nov 12

21:40 - 21:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

32h 45m2 stops London Heathrow New York John F Kennedy Intl

12:35 - 19:10LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 35m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R15 863Delta

Mon, Oct 26 - Thu, Nov 12

19:35 - 15:20JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

29h 45m1 stop London Heathrow

18:25 - 10:25LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

30h 00m1 stop London Heathrow

R16 187British Airways

Wed, Jan 13 - Wed, Jan 20

19:35 - 15:20JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

29h 45m1 stop London Heathrow

21:30 - 10:25LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 55m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl London Heathrow

R16 187British Airways

Wed, Jan 13 - Wed, Jan 20

19:40 - 19:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

32h 45m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

22:05 - 11:25LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 20m2 stops London Heathrow Paris Charles de Gaulle

R16 235Air France

Thu, Oct 29 - Thu, Nov 12

19:40 - 19:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

32h 45m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

22:05 - 11:25LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 20m2 stops London Heathrow Paris Charles de Gaulle

R16 235Air France

Thu, Oct 29 - Tue, Nov 10

18:50 - 16:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

30h 15m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

16:45 - 21:20LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

43h 35m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R16 268Multiple Airlines

Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 23

23:59 - 12:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

45h 46m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

18:55 - 11:25LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

30h 30m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

R16 284Multiple Airlines

Wed, Oct 28 - Wed, Nov 11

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23:15 - 14:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

24h 30m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

9:45 - 21:20LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 35m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

R21 156KLM

Thu, Aug 20 - Thu, Aug 27

23:15 - 14:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

24h 30m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

13:50 - 21:20LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

22h 30m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R21 156KLM

Thu, Aug 20 - Thu, Aug 27

23:15 - 22:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

32h 35m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Seattle/Tacoma Intl

23:59 - 19:40LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 41m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R22 791Delta

Fri, Aug 21 - Fri, Aug 28

23:15 - 14:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

24h 30m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

7:00 - 21:20LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 20m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

R23 762Delta

Fri, Aug 21 - Fri, Aug 28

19:00 - 17:29JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

31h 29m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Denver Intl

5:45 - 18:30LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 45m3 stops Houston George Bush Intcntl Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Newark

R26 336United Airlines

Fri, Aug 21 - Fri, Aug 28

19:00 - 15:32JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

29h 32m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Chicago O'Hare Intl

5:45 - 18:30LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 45m3 stops Houston George Bush Intcntl Washington, D.C. Reagan-National Newark

R26 352United Airlines

Fri, Aug 21 - Fri, Aug 28

18:40 - 14:00DUR Durban King Shaka Intl-SFO San Francisco

28h 20m1 stop Dubai Intl

17:00 - 16:35SFO San Francisco-DUR Durban King Shaka Intl

38h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

R26 595Emirates

Fri, Aug 21 - Wed, Aug 26

14:30 - 15:23JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

33h 53m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

22:39 - 13:30LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 51m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Addis Ababa Bole

R26 595Ethiopian Air

Thu, Aug 20 - Thu, Aug 27

14:30 - 15:23JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

33h 53m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

23:00 - 3:55LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

43h 55m3 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Lome Addis Ababa Bole

R28 214Ethiopian Air

Fri, Aug 21 - Fri, Aug 28

18:40 - 14:00DUR Durban King Shaka Intl-SFO San Francisco

52h 20m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Dubai Intl

17:00 - 16:35SFO San Francisco-DUR Durban King Shaka Intl

38h 35m1 stop Dubai Intl

R29 460Emirates

Sat, Aug 22 - Wed, Aug 26

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KLM flights from South Africa to California

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KLM

Sept 9

JNB23:15Johannesburg OR Tambo

28h 25m

2 stops

LAX18:40Los Angeles Los Angeles

Sept 23

LAX16:45Los Angeles Los Angeles

43h 35m

1 stop

JNB21:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

R16 802

KLM

Oct 8

CPT23:15Cape Town Intl

24h 30m

1 stop

LAX14:45Los Angeles Los Angeles

Nov 5

LAX13:50Los Angeles Los Angeles

22h 50m

1 stop

CPT22:40Cape Town Intl

R16 915

KLM

Sept 1

CPT23:15Cape Town Intl

30h 18m

2 stops

LAX20:33Los Angeles Los Angeles

Sept 7

LAX18:25Los Angeles Los Angeles

26h 25m

2 stops

CPT5:50Cape Town Intl

R17 385

Delta flights from South Africa to California

Our best Delta deals on South Africa to California flight tickets

Delta

Oct 5

JNB21:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 13m

1 stop

LAX16:08Los Angeles Los Angeles

Nov 1

LAX22:55Los Angeles Los Angeles

34h 15m

1 stop

JNB19:10Johannesburg OR Tambo

R15 896

Delta

Oct 5

JNB21:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

30h 38m

1 stop

LAX19:33Los Angeles Los Angeles

Nov 2

LAX11:10Los Angeles Los Angeles

22h 00m

1 stop

JNB19:10Johannesburg OR Tambo

R15 912

Delta

Nov 1

JNB21:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 03m

2 stops

ONT16:23Ontario

Nov 12

ONT12:22Ontario

20h 48m

1 stop

JNB19:10Johannesburg OR Tambo

R16 333

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1 stop22h 55m

R15 572

Cape TownLos Angeles

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1 stop29h 03m

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21:40-15:10

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7:00-19:10

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R15 863

JohannesburgLos Angeles

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2 stops32h 45m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

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12:35-19:10

1 stop20h 35m

R15 863

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JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

JNBLAX

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Wed 13/1

19:35-15:20

1 stop29h 45m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 20/1

18:25-10:25

1 stop30h 00m

R16 187

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 13/1

19:35-15:20

1 stop29h 45m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 20/1

21:30-10:25

2 stops26h 55m

R16 187

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 29/10

19:40-19:25

1 stop32h 45m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Thu 12/11

22:05-11:25

2 stops27h 20m

R16 235

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 29/10

19:40-19:25

1 stop32h 45m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Tue 10/11

22:05-11:25

2 stops27h 20m

R16 235

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 9/9

18:50-16:05

1 stop30h 15m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 23/9

16:45-21:20

1 stop43h 35m

R16 268

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 28/10

23:59-12:45

1 stop45h 46m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 11/11

18:55-11:25

1 stop30h 30m

R16 284

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What is the cheapest month to fly to California?

The month of February is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to California from South Africa, with most prices found around R16 138. If you’re not able to fly to California in February, then November is your next best option. Flight prices from South Africa to California during November average around R16 446.

How far in advance should I book a flight to California?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to California from South Africa when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to California for around R18 881 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to California from South Africa for as low as R15 993 on momondo.

Can stopping save me money on South Africa to California flights?

You could potentially save up to 3% on your flight if you consider stops on a South Africa to California flight.

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Best price found	R10 408
Fastest flight time	23h 48m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to California from South Africa in the past 72 hours is R10 408. The best return flight deal from South Africa to California found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R15 572.

The fastest flight from South Africa to California takes 23h 48m

There are no direct flights from South Africa to California. There are no popular flight routes from South Africa to California.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from South Africa to California

When did momondo last update prices for flights from South Africa to California?
Prices for flights from South Africa to California refresh daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from South Africa to California?
As of August 2026, there are 11 operators available to choose from for flights from South Africa to California.
How old do you have to be to fly from South Africa 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 from South Africa to California.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to California?
The required travel and health documents for your California trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at California. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

Best airlines flying from South Africa to California

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Delta	PriceFrom R13 034	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,8 8 503 reviews	Search Delta flights
American Airlines	PriceFrom R13 735	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,1 11 954 reviews	Search American Airlines flights
Virgin Atlantic	PriceFrom R14 225	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,5 692 reviews	Search Virgin Atlantic flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom R14 472	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 4 471 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
United Airlines	PriceFrom R14 890	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 10 103 reviews	Search United Airlines flights
British Airways	PriceFrom R15 039	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,7 8 174 reviews	Search British Airways flights
KLM	PriceFrom R15 246	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,8 1 558 reviews	Search KLM flights
Air France	PriceFrom R15 501	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,5 1 647 reviews	Search Air France flights
Singapore Airlines	PriceFrom R17 101	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,2 1 584 reviews	Search Singapore Airlines flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R17 175	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 3 740 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights

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