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Top Deals on flights from United States to Johannesburg

Dallas, US (DFW) - Johannesburg, ZA (JNB)

JetBlue Logo
JetBlue

Jul 11

DFW
31h 40m
DOH

Jul 13

JNB
JetBlue Logo
JetBlue

Jul 17

JNB
26h 5m
DOH

Jul 18

DFW

as low as

$787

Atlanta, US (ATL) - Johannesburg, ZA (JNB)

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Etihad Airways

Sep 9

ATL
28h 40m
AUH

Sep 11

JNB
Etihad Airways Logo
Etihad Airways

Sep 23

JNB
36h 40m
AUH

Sep 24

ATL

as low as

$1031

Los Angeles, US (LAX) - Johannesburg, ZA (JNB)

JetBlue Logo
JetBlue

Sep 21

LAX
31h 10m
JFK
NBO

Sep 23

JNB
Kenya Airways Logo
Kenya Airways

Sep 28

JNB
34h 20m
NBO
JFK

Sep 29

LAX

as low as

$1080

Atlanta, US (ATL) - Johannesburg, ZA (JNB)

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Etihad Airways

Sep 9

ATL
28h 40m
AUH

Sep 11

JNB
Etihad Airways Logo
Etihad Airways

Sep 23

JNB
36h 40m
AUH

Sep 24

ATL

as low as

$1092

Atlanta, US (ATL) - Johannesburg, ZA (JNB)

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Qatar Airways

Sep 9

ATL
39h 10m
DOH
LUN

Sep 11

JNB
Qatar Airways Logo
Qatar Airways

Sep 19

JNB
25h
DOH

Sep 20

ATL

as low as

$1132

Denver, US (DEN) - Johannesburg, ZA (JNB)

JetBlue Logo
JetBlue

Apr 26

DEN
44h 1m
JFK
DOH

Apr 29

JNB
Qatar Airways Logo
Qatar Airways

May 6

JNB
35h 9m
DOH
JFK

May 7

DEN

as low as

$1310

Los Angeles, US (LAX) - Johannesburg, ZA (JNB)

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American Airlines

Sep 6

LAX
50h 18m
IAD
AUH

Sep 9

JNB
Etihad Airways Logo
Etihad Airways

Sep 23

JNB
40h 18m
AUH
JFK

Sep 24

LAX

as low as

$1315

Dallas, US (DFW) - Johannesburg, ZA (JNB)

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Emirates

Sep 9

DFW
25h 20m
DXB

Sep 10

JNB
Emirates Logo
Emirates

Sep 23

JNB
27h 10m
DXB

Sep 24

DFW

as low as

$1406

Denver, US (DEN) - Johannesburg, ZA (JNB)

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United Airlines

Oct 27

DEN
29h 15m
IAD
ADD

Oct 29

JNB
Ethiopian Airlines Logo
Ethiopian Airlines

Nov 11

JNB
30h 48m
ADD
IAD

Nov 12

DEN

as low as

$1406

Detroit, US (DTT) - Johannesburg, ZA (JNB)

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United Airlines

Nov 19

DTW
24h 5m
IAD
ADD

Nov 20

JNB
Ethiopian Airlines Logo
Ethiopian Airlines

Nov 26

JNB
40h 29m
ADD
IAD

Nov 27

DTW

as low as

$1424

Dallas, US (DFW) - Johannesburg, ZA (JNB)

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United Airlines

May 12

DFW
37h 35m
EWR
ADD

May 14

JNB
Ethiopian Airlines Logo
Ethiopian Airlines

May 27

JNB
31h 33m
ADD
IAD

May 28

DFW

as low as

$1465

Dallas, US (DFW) - Johannesburg, ZA (JNB)

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United Airlines

May 6

DFW
37h 35m
IAD
ADD

May 8

JNB
Ethiopian Airlines Logo
Ethiopian Airlines

May 20

JNB
36h 32m
ADD
YYZ

May 21

DFW

as low as

$1520

Top Deals on flights from United States to Cape Town

Los Angeles, US (LAX) - Cape Town, ZA (CPT)

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Kenya Airways

Sep 16

LAX
63h 40m
JFK
NBO

Sep 19

CPT
Kenya Airways Logo
Kenya Airways

Sep 23

CPT
53h
NBO
JFK

Sep 25

LAX

as low as

$1286

Atlanta, US (ATL) - Cape Town, ZA (CPT)

Ethiopian Airlines Logo
Ethiopian Airlines

Aug 26

ATL
21h 35m
ADD

Aug 27

CPT
Ethiopian Airlines Logo
Ethiopian Airlines

Sep 1

CPT
25h 5m
ADD

Sep 2

ATL

as low as

$1296

Dallas, US (DFW) - Cape Town, ZA (CPT)

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Delta Air Lines

Sep 12

DFW
55h
JFK
NBO

Sep 15

CPT
Kenya Airways Logo
Kenya Airways

Sep 23

CPT
47h 4m
NBO
LGA

Sep 25

DFW

as low as

$1324

Denver, US (DEN) - Cape Town, ZA (CPT)

Turkish Airlines Logo
Turkish Airlines

Sep 3

DEN
31h 25m
IST

Sep 5

CPT
Turkish Airlines Logo
Turkish Airlines

Sep 7

CPT
33h 50m
IST

Sep 8

DEN

as low as

$1329

Los Angeles, US (LAX) - Cape Town, ZA (CPT)

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IBERIA

Feb 2

LAX
25h 5m
LHR

Feb 4

CPT
IBERIA Logo
IBERIA

Feb 16

CPT
29h 50m
LHR
MAD

Feb 17

LAX

as low as

$1337

Los Angeles, US (LAX) - Cape Town, ZA (CPT)

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Saudi Arabian Airlines

Jul 6

LAX
31h 35m
JED
NBO

Jul 8

CPT
Saudi Arabian Airlines Logo
Saudi Arabian Airlines

Jul 15

CPT
34h 40m
NBO
JED

Jul 16

LAX

as low as

$1385

Atlanta, US (ATL) - Cape Town, ZA (CPT)

Etihad Airways Logo
Etihad Airways

Sep 9

ATL
33h 45m
AUH
JNB

Sep 11

CPT
South African Airways Logo
South African Airways

Sep 23

CPT
40h 30m
JNB
AUH

Sep 24

ATL

as low as

$1456

Los Angeles, US (LAX) - Cape Town, ZA (CPT)

Lufthansa Logo
Lufthansa

Mar 3

LAX
28h 10m
MUC

Mar 5

CPT
United Airlines Logo
United Airlines

Mar 10

CPT
24h 8m
EWR

Mar 11

LAX

as low as

$1476

Los Angeles, US (LAX) - Cape Town, ZA (CPT)

SWISS Logo
SWISS

Nov 11

LAX
26h 25m
ZRH

Nov 13

CPT
United Airlines Logo
United Airlines

Nov 25

CPT
24h 49m
EWR

Nov 26

LAX

as low as

$1477

Los Angeles, US (LAX) - Cape Town, ZA (CPT)

KLM Logo
KLM

Sep 7

LAX
22h 35m
AMS

Sep 8

CPT
Air France Logo
Air France

Sep 23

CPT
27h 25m
CDG

Sep 23

LAX

as low as

$1507

Los Angeles, US (LAX) - Cape Town, ZA (CPT)

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Emirates

Sep 9

LAX
33h 50m
DXB

Sep 11

CPT
Emirates Logo
Emirates

Sep 23

CPT
34h
DXB

Sep 24

LAX

as low as

$1508

Los Angeles, US (LAX) - Cape Town, ZA (CPT)

United Airlines Logo
United Airlines

Sep 6

LAX
23h 50m
EWR

Sep 7

CPT
Lufthansa Logo
Lufthansa

Sep 23

CPT
28h 15m
FRA

Sep 24

LAX

as low as

$1517

Top Deals on flights from United States to Durban

Dallas, US (DFW) - Durban, ZA (DUR)

JetBlue Logo
JetBlue

Jan 29

DFW
28h
DOH

Jan 31

DUR
JetBlue Logo
JetBlue

Feb 4

DUR
29h
DOH

Feb 5

DFW

as low as

$1114

Dallas, US (DFW) - Durban, ZA (DUR)

Qatar Airways Logo
Qatar Airways

Apr 26

DFW
32h 20m
DOH

Apr 28

DUR
Qatar Airways Logo
Qatar Airways

May 7

DUR
29h 30m
DOH

May 8

DFW

as low as

$1135

Dallas, US (DFW) - Durban, ZA (DUR)

Qatar Airways Logo
Qatar Airways

Nov 1

DFW
41h 55m
SEA
DOH

Nov 3

DUR
Qatar Airways Logo
Qatar Airways

Nov 15

DUR
29h
DOH

Nov 16

DFW

as low as

$1190

Dallas, US (DFW) - Durban, ZA (DUR)

Qatar Airways Logo
Qatar Airways

Nov 1

DFW
38h 50m
DOH
JNB

Nov 3

DUR
Qatar Airways Logo
Qatar Airways

Nov 15

DUR
29h
DOH

Nov 16

DFW

as low as

$1256

Los Angeles, US (LAX) - Durban, ZA (DUR)

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Turkish Airlines

Sep 2

LAX
32h 5m
IST

Sep 4

DUR
Turkish Airlines Logo
Turkish Airlines

Sep 9

DUR
29h 55m
IST

Sep 10

LAX

as low as

$1450

Denver, US (DEN) - Durban, ZA (DUR)

Qatar Airways Logo
Qatar Airways

Aug 17

DEN
37h 56m
DFW
DOH

Aug 19

DUR
Qatar Airways Logo
Qatar Airways

Aug 27

DUR
34h 15m
DOH
DFW

Aug 28

DEN

as low as

$1572

Detroit, US (DTT) - Durban, ZA (DUR)

JetBlue Logo
JetBlue

Aug 31

DTW
46h 35m
JFK
DOH

Sep 2

DUR
JetBlue Logo
JetBlue

Sep 15

DUR
34h 27m
DOH
JFK

Sep 16

DTW

as low as

$1670

Atlanta, US (ATL) - Durban, ZA (DUR)

JetBlue Logo
JetBlue

May 6

ATL
47h 17m
JFK
DOH

May 8

DUR
JetBlue Logo
JetBlue

May 10

DUR
52h 7m
DOH
JFK

May 12

ATL

as low as

$1681

Los Angeles, US (LAX) - Durban, ZA (DUR)

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United Airlines

Feb 12

LAX
37h 10m
EWR
JNB

Feb 14

DUR
SWISS Logo
SWISS

Feb 18

DUR
35h 15m
JNB
ZRH

Feb 19

LAX

as low as

$1756

Los Angeles, US (LAX) - Durban, ZA (DUR)

SWISS Logo
SWISS

Feb 12

LAX
32h 50m
ZRH
JNB

Feb 14

DUR
SWISS Logo
SWISS

Feb 18

DUR
35h 15m
JNB
ZRH

Feb 19

LAX

as low as

$1809

Los Angeles, US (LAX) - Durban, ZA (DUR)

Lufthansa Logo
Lufthansa

Feb 12

LAX
31h
MUC
JNB

Feb 14

DUR
SWISS Logo
SWISS

Feb 18

DUR
35h 15m
JNB
ZRH

Feb 19

LAX

as low as

$1813

Los Angeles, US (LAX) - Durban, ZA (DUR)

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Singapore Airlines

Aug 6

LAX
37h 25m
SIN
JNB

Aug 7

DUR
South African Airways Logo
South African Airways

Aug 16

DUR
44h 10m
JNB
SIN

Aug 17

LAX

as low as

$1840

Good to Know

Essential information to help you plan your flight to South Africa

Cheapest Flight

$787

The lowest price we found in the last two weeks, departing Jul 11 and returning Jul 18

Airline B61 stop ‧ 31h 40m ‧ economy

Fastest Flights

$1296

The fastest flight that we found in the last two weeks, departing Aug 26 and returning Sep 2

Airline ET1 stop ‧ 21h 35m ‧ economy

Cheapest Flight Round-trip

$787

Cheapest price found in the last 14 days, departing Jul 11 and returning Jul 18

Airline B61 stop ‧ 31h 40m ‧ economy

Cheapest Layover airport

$1190

The cheapest layover airport to Durban is currently $1190

Airline QR2 stops ‧ 41h 55m ‧ economy

Best Arrival airport

$1286

The best arrival airport to Cape Town is currently $1286

Airline KQ2 stops ‧ 63h 40m ‧ economy

Best Departure airport

$1286

The best departure airport to Cape Town is currently $1286

Airline KQ2 stops ‧ 63h 40m ‧ economy

Cheapest Airline

$1286

The cheapest airline to Cape Town is currently $1286

Airline KQ2 stops ‧ 63h 40m ‧ economy

Frequently Asked Questions

Which cities in South Africa can I fly to from the United States?

There are no nonstop flights from the U.S. to South Africa. Most travelers arrive in Johannesburg at O.R. Tambo International Airport, which serves as a major hub for accessing southern Africa. Some flights connect through European hubs such as London, Amsterdam, or Doha, offering options for travelers heading to Cape Town or Durban.

How long is the flight from the United States to South Africa?

Flights from the U.S. to South Africa typically involve at least one stop, with total travel times ranging from about 20 to 24 hours. From New York or Washington, total trip durations are usually around 20 to 22 hours outbound and similar on return. From Chicago or Dallas, expect about 22 to 24 hours including layovers. From Los Angeles or San Francisco, flights often take 22 to 24 hours depending on connections.

Are there nonstop flights from the United States to South Africa?

No, there are currently no nonstop flights from the United States to South Africa. Most travelers connect through European hubs like London or via Middle Eastern hubs such as Doha, Dubai, or Doha, with airlines including British Airways, Qatar Airways, Emirates, and South African Airways.

Which airlines fly from the United States to South Africa?

Delta and United offer flights to South Africa, with connections via European or Middle Eastern airlines like British Airways and Emirates.

When is the cheapest time to fly from the United States to South Africa?

Flights to South Africa are typically less expensive during the shoulder seasons of late spring and early fall. Midweek departures usually offer better fares than weekend flights.

How far in advance should I book flights to South Africa?

It's advisable to book 8 to 12 weeks in advance for South Africa, with earlier planning recommended for peak seasons like summer and holidays.

Do I need a visa to travel from the United States to South Africa?

U.S. citizens traveling to South Africa for tourism or business for up to ninety days do not need a visa but must have a valid passport, sufficient funds, and proof of onward travel. An electronic Visa Authorization is not required currently.

What documents should I bring when flying to South Africa?

Bring a valid passport with at least 30 days of remaining validity beyond your planned departure date, proof of sufficient funds and accommodation, and an approved visa if required. Check current entry requirements for health or vaccination documentation.

Which U.S. cities most often have flights to South Africa?

New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Washington, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco are key U.S. cities with frequent flights to South Africa.

What is the baggage allowance on flights to South Africa?

On flights to South Africa, standard economy typically includes one checked bag and a carry on, while basic economy may have restrictions or fees. Premium cabins offer larger baggage allowances and additional amenities.