Flights to California

R15 943 Cheap flights to California

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Recent flights found to popular cities in California

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Air Canada
Dec 10
JNB
35h 45m
2 stops
LAX
Jan 21
LAX
37h 00m
2 stops
JNB
R16 672
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American Airlines
Dec 10
JNB
29h 45m
1 stop
LAX
Jan 21
LAX
30h 55m
1 stop
JNB
R16 690
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American Airlines
Dec 10
JNB
32h 25m
1 stop
LAX
Jan 21
LAX
28h 50m
2 stops
JNB
R16 759
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United Airlines
Dec 2
CPT
25h 00m
1 stop
LAX
Dec 9
LAX
25h 00m
2 stops
CPT
R16 794
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Delta
Dec 8
JNB
32h 40m
1 stop
LAX
Jan 13
LAX
29h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R16 811
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United Airlines
Dec 2
CPT
28h 23m
2 stops
LAX
Dec 8
LAX
31h 05m
2 stops
CPT
R16 846
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Turkish Airlines
Feb 19
JNB
26h 00m
1 stop
LAX
Mar 12
LAX
30h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R16 881
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Delta
Dec 8
JNB
30h 15m
2 stops
LAX
Jan 13
LAX
34h 05m
2 stops
JNB
R16 915
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Delta
Feb 20
JNB
36h 00m
1 stop
LAX
Mar 13
LAX
34h 25m
2 stops
JNB
R16 933
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Delta
Dec 2
CPT
44h 21m
2 stops
LAX
Dec 12
LAX
27h 35m
1 stop
CPT
R16 933
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Delta
Mar 22
JNB
32h 40m
1 stop
LAX
Mar 31
LAX
22h 30m
1 stop
JNB
R16 950
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Delta
Feb 17
JNB
27h 50m
1 stop
LAX
Mar 12
LAX
30h 00m
1 stop
JNB
R16 967
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Virgin Atlantic
Jan 13
CPT
27h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Jan 22
SFO
21h 35m
1 stop
CPT
R16 707
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Delta
Jan 12
CPT
27h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Jan 21
SFO
21h 35m
1 stop
CPT
R16 811
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Virgin Atlantic
Jan 12
CPT
27h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Jan 22
SFO
21h 35m
1 stop
CPT
R16 863
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Delta
Jan 12
CPT
31h 26m
2 stops
SFO
Jan 21
SFO
21h 35m
1 stop
CPT
R16 898
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Delta
Dec 3
JNB
26h 40m
1 stop
SFO
Dec 29
SFO
22h 10m
1 stop
JNB
R17 002
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Delta
Jan 13
CPT
31h 08m
2 stops
SFO
Jan 22
SFO
31h 40m
2 stops
CPT
R17 072
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Virgin Atlantic
Jan 12
CPT
27h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Jan 23
SFO
43h 10m
1 stop
CPT
R17 106
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Delta
Dec 3
JNB
36h 19m
2 stops
SFO
Dec 29
SFO
22h 10m
1 stop
JNB
R17 106
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American Airlines
Apr 21
JNB
30h 43m
2 stops
SFO
Apr 25
SFO
31h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R17 228
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Turkish Airlines
Apr 21
JNB
31h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Apr 25
SFO
30h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R17 402
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American Airlines
Apr 21
JNB
30h 43m
2 stops
SFO
Apr 25
SFO
31h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R17 419
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Turkish Airlines
Apr 21
JNB
31h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Apr 25
SFO
30h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R17 436
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American Airlines
Feb 11
JNB
30h 35m
1 stop
SAN
Feb 15
SAN
30h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R15 943
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American Airlines
Feb 11
JNB
30h 35m
1 stop
SAN
Feb 15
SAN
42h 10m
2 stops
JNB
R16 030
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American Airlines
Feb 11
JNB
30h 35m
1 stop
SAN
Feb 15
SAN
30h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R16 047
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American Airlines
Feb 11
JNB
32h 39m
2 stops
SAN
Feb 15
SAN
37h 34m
2 stops
JNB
R16 116
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American Airlines
Feb 11
JNB
32h 25m
2 stops
SAN
Feb 15
SAN
34h 46m
2 stops
JNB
R16 151
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United Airlines
Dec 9
CPT
31h 38m
2 stops
SAN
Jan 10
SAN
22h 00m
1 stop
CPT
R16 933
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United Airlines
Dec 9
CPT
33h 06m
3 stops
SAN
Jan 10
SAN
23h 10m
2 stops
CPT
R17 002
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United Airlines
Jan 4
JNB
30h 43m
3 stops
SAN
Jan 11
SAN
41h 15m
2 stops
JNB
R17 210
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American Airlines
Feb 19
CPT
32h 15m
2 stops
SAN
Feb 23
SAN
37h 18m
2 stops
CPT
R20 007
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American Airlines
Feb 19
CPT
48h 30m
2 stops
SAN
Feb 23
SAN
33h 13m
2 stops
CPT
R20 111
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British Airways
Feb 19
CPT
28h 00m
1 stop
SAN
Feb 23
SAN
37h 20m
2 stops
CPT
R20 232
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British Airways
Feb 19
CPT
28h 00m
1 stop
SAN
Feb 23
SAN
32h 40m
2 stops
CPT
R20 284
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American Airlines
Jan 27
CPT
48h 07m
2 stops
SJC
Jan 31
SJC
62h 19m
2 stops
CPT
R21 049
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British Airways
Jan 27
CPT
37h 40m
2 stops
SJC
Jan 31
SJC
44h 10m
2 stops
CPT
R22 594
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Delta
Jan 27
CPT
33h 50m
1 stop
SJC
Jan 31
SJC
34h 30m
1 stop
CPT
R31 538
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Delta
Jan 27
CPT
33h 50m
1 stop
SJC
Jan 31
SJC
34h 30m
1 stop
CPT
R31 729
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Qatar Airways
Dec 22
CPT
39h 51m
2 stops
SJC
Dec 29
SJC
49h 10m
2 stops
CPT
R42 497
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Qatar Airways
Jan 13
CPT
41h 29m
2 stops
SJC
Jan 22
SJC
49h 10m
2 stops
CPT
R160 886
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Virgin Atlantic Logo
21:30 - 18:56CPT-LAS
31h 26m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
7:19 - 19:15LAS-CPT
25h 56m1 stop
R15 248Virgin Atlantic
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Fri, Jan 23 - Sat, Jan 31
American Airlines Logo
19:35 - 18:50JNB-LAS
33h 15m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:00 - 10:25LAS-JNB
36h 25m2 stops
R15 891American Airlines
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Thu, Feb 5 - Mon, Feb 9
American Airlines Logo
19:35 - 21:00JNB-LAS
35h 25m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
15:20 - 7:35LAS-JNB
30h 15m2 stops
R16 030American Airlines
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Thu, Feb 5 - Mon, Feb 9
United Airlines Logo
20:50 - 18:17CPT-LAS
31h 27m3 stops
United Airlines Logo
6:00 - 16:10LAS-CPT
24h 10m2 stops
R16 794United Airlines
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Fri, Jan 23 - Sat, Jan 31
United Airlines Logo
20:50 - 11:50CPT-LAX
25h 00m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:00 - 18:00LAX-CPT
25h 00m2 stops
R16 794United Airlines
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Tue, Dec 2 - Tue, Dec 9
Turkish Airlines Logo
19:10 - 11:10JNB-LAX
26h 00m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
19:45 - 10:50LAX-JNB
30h 05m1 stop
R16 881Turkish Airlines
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Thu, Feb 19 - Thu, Mar 12
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:55 - 16:45JNB-SFO
31h 50m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:45 - 10:35SFO-JNB
30h 50m1 stop
R17 436Turkish Airlines
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Tue, Apr 21 - Sat, Apr 25
KLM Logo
23:59 - 22:16JNB-LAS
32h 17m2 stops
KLM Logo
9:35 - 22:05LAS-JNB
26h 30m2 stops
R17 905KLM
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Sat, Jan 17 - Sat, Jan 24
Qatar Airways Logo
18:55 - 18:25CPT-ONT
33h 30m2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
14:42 - 10:30ONT-CPT
33h 48m2 stops
R44 233Qatar Airways
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Sun, Dec 21 - Thu, Jan 1
Qatar Airways Logo
18:55 - 18:25CPT-ONT
33h 30m2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
14:42 - 10:30ONT-CPT
33h 48m2 stops
R44 476Qatar Airways
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Sun, Dec 21 - Thu, Jan 1

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Locate flights to California that fit your budget, with regularly updated fares and availability. In the last 7 days, momondo users made a total of 13 550 searches and data was last updated on 23 November 2025.
Use the filters below to find and compare flights to California that are best for you.

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Depart

Return

Price

Cape TownLas Vegas

CPT - LAS

CPTLAS

Cape Town Intl

Fri 23/1

21:30-18:56

1 stop31h 26m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Sat 31/1

7:19-19:15

1 stop25h 56m

R15 248

JohannesburgLas Vegas

JNB - LAS

JNBLAS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 5/2

19:35-18:50

1 stop33h 15m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Mon 9/2

12:00-10:25

2 stops36h 25m

R15 891

JohannesburgLas Vegas

JNB - LAS

JNBLAS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 5/2

19:35-21:00

2 stops35h 25m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Mon 9/2

15:20-7:35

2 stops30h 15m

R16 030

Cape TownLas Vegas

CPT - LAS

CPTLAS

Cape Town Intl

Fri 23/1

20:50-18:17

3 stops31h 27m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Sat 31/1

6:00-16:10

2 stops24h 10m

R16 794

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT - LAX

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Tue 2/12

20:50-11:50

1 stop25h 00m

Los Angeles

Tue 9/12

7:00-18:00

2 stops25h 00m

R16 794

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 19/2

19:10-11:10

1 stop26h 00m

Los Angeles

Thu 12/3

19:45-10:50

1 stop30h 05m

R16 881

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 21/4

17:55-16:45

1 stop31h 50m

San Francisco

Sat 25/4

18:45-10:35

1 stop30h 50m

R17 436

JohannesburgLas Vegas

JNB - LAS

JNBLAS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 17/1

23:59-22:16

2 stops32h 17m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Sat 24/1

9:35-22:05

2 stops26h 30m

R17 905

Cape TownOntario

CPT - ONT

CPTONT

Cape Town Intl

Sun 21/12

18:55-18:25

2 stops33h 30m

Ontario

Thu 1/1

14:42-10:30

2 stops33h 48m

R44 233

Cape TownOntario

CPT - ONT

CPTONT

Cape Town Intl

Sun 21/12

18:55-18:25

2 stops33h 30m

Ontario

Thu 1/1

14:42-10:30

2 stops33h 48m

R44 476

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California flights insights and trends

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What is the cheapest day to depart on your flight to California?

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to California is on a Tuesday when prices can be found for as low as R16 856. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. Flights from South Africa to California on a Friday will generally be more expensive and average around R18 783. Keep in mind that these prices on both days could fluctuate depending on the season and the demand.

Cheapest flights to cities in California

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Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Cheap California flight deals and tips

Summary info about California flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price

R9 830

Best Round-Trip Price

R15 248

Fastest flight time

27h 40m

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April
The best one-way flight price to California from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R9 830 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Los Angeles).
The best round-trip flight price to California from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R15 248 (Cape Town Intl to Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl).
The fastest flight to California from South Africa takes 27h 40m (Cape Town Intl to San Francisco).
April has the highest demand for flights to California, with a 0% price increase on average.

Frequently asked questions about flying to California

What is the cheapest flight I can find to California?

The average flight to California costs R6 203/per person and the cheapest flight to California is R1 012/per person. This price varies based on a multitude of factors such as departure airport, airline, time of booking and when you plan on travelling.

What is the best airport to fly into to visit Los Angeles?

I plan on visiting Union Square. Which airport is the quickest drive?

The closest airport to Union Square is San Francisco Airport, and would make for the quickest drive. For those interested in a secondary airport to fly into, consider looking at flights heading to San Jose, California Airport.

What are the most popular landmarks in California?

What is the weather like in California?

California typically has a temperature range from 57,2 °F(January) to 73,4 °F(July). Those looking to avoid rain and/or snow while visiting California should plan their trip in July, August, or June, as these months are relatively less likely to have precipitation.

Which airlines fly to California?

What is the best day of the week to fly to California?

The best day to take a flight to California is on Tuesday, followed by Monday. Tuesday and Monday tend to have the lowest flight prices to California. If your travel dates are flexible, then try to avoid booking on a Friday, which is known for being the most expensive day of the week to fly to California.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to California?

Prices for flights to California are updated daily.

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How old do you have to be to fly 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 to California.

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

The necessary travel and health documents for your California trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's licence and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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Yes. momondo enables you to select and highlight flights to California with this policy.

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