Flights to California

R16 068 Cheap flights to California

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Recent flights found to popular cities in California

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Multiple Airlines
May 11
JNB
25h 05m
1 stop
LAX
May 26
LAX
27h 55m
1 stop
JNB
R16 068
United Airlines
Apr 21
CPT
33h 45m
1 stop
LAX
Apr 28
LAX
32h 11m
2 stops
CPT
R16 255
British Airways
May 6
JNB
26h 35m
1 stop
LAX
May 13
LAX
28h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R16 765
Multiple Airlines
Apr 29
JNB
39h 30m
1 stop
LAX
May 27
LAX
28h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R16 850
Multiple Airlines
Apr 29
JNB
39h 30m
1 stop
LAX
May 27
LAX
41h 45m
2 stops
JNB
R16 867
Lufthansa
Apr 29
JNB
39h 30m
1 stop
LAX
May 28
LAX
28h 10m
1 stop
JNB
R16 918
Multiple Airlines
May 11
JNB
60h 18m
2 stops
LAX
May 26
LAX
57h 45m
2 stops
JNB
R16 935
United Airlines
May 3
CPT
24h 38m
1 stop
LAX
May 26
LAX
37h 35m
2 stops
CPT
R16 952
Multiple Airlines
Jun 8
JNB
39h 30m
1 stop
LAX
Jun 15
LAX
55h 15m
2 stops
JNB
R17 105
SWISS
May 11
JNB
30h 10m
1 stop
LAX
May 26
LAX
57h 45m
2 stops
JNB
R17 139
British Airways
May 6
JNB
30h 10m
2 stops
LAX
May 26
LAX
26h 31m
2 stops
JNB
R17 156
British Airways
May 6
JNB
30h 12m
2 stops
LAX
May 13
LAX
28h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R17 173
Turkish Airlines
May 25
JNB
25h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Aug 10
SFO
30h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R16 204
Turkish Airlines
May 24
JNB
25h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Aug 11
SFO
30h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R16 544
Turkish Airlines
May 26
JNB
31h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Aug 11
SFO
36h 35m
1 stop
JNB
R16 663
United Airlines
Apr 21
CPT
28h 35m
2 stops
SFO
Apr 28
SFO
32h 11m
2 stops
CPT
R16 918
Turkish Airlines
May 26
JNB
31h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Aug 10
SFO
30h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R17 037
Turkish Airlines
May 24
JNB
25h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Aug 13
SFO
30h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R17 207
Turkish Airlines
May 24
JNB
25h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Aug 10
SFO
30h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R17 377
Multiple Airlines
May 6
JNB
43h 15m
1 stop
SFO
May 13
SFO
28h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R17 649
American Airlines
Jun 7
JNB
29h 25m
2 stops
SFO
Jun 21
SFO
30h 45m
2 stops
JNB
R17 802
Turkish Airlines
Jul 27
JNB
25h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Aug 10
SFO
36h 35m
1 stop
JNB
R17 887
British Airways
Jun 7
JNB
27h 25m
1 stop
SFO
Jun 21
SFO
27h 14m
2 stops
JNB
R17 904
Turkish Airlines
May 25
JNB
31h 40m
1 stop
SFO
Aug 14
SFO
36h 35m
1 stop
JNB
R18 125
British Airways
Jun 4
JNB
26h 40m
1 stop
SAN
Jun 20
SAN
32h 03m
2 stops
JNB
R18 550
Delta
Jun 4
JNB
30h 36m
2 stops
SAN
Jun 20
SAN
29h 20m
2 stops
JNB
R18 669
Delta
May 6
JNB
29h 57m
2 stops
SAN
May 13
SAN
28h 40m
2 stops
JNB
R18 720
Multiple Airlines
May 6
JNB
39h 40m
1 stop
SAN
May 13
SAN
31h 54m
2 stops
JNB
R19 026
Multiple Airlines
May 3
JNB
30h 19m
2 stops
SAN
May 10
SAN
28h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R19 179
British Airways
May 3
JNB
30h 19m
2 stops
SAN
May 10
SAN
39h 45m
2 stops
JNB
R19 213
Delta
Jun 3
JNB
27h 48m
2 stops
SAN
Jun 19
SAN
32h 30m
2 stops
JNB
R19 502
British Airways
Jun 4
JNB
26h 40m
1 stop
SAN
Jun 20
SAN
31h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R19 639
British Airways
Aug 27
JNB
31h 25m
1 stop
SAN
Aug 31
SAN
26h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R19 707
British Airways
Jun 3
JNB
29h 18m
2 stops
SAN
Jun 20
SAN
31h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R20 132
British Airways
Aug 27
JNB
28h 30m
1 stop
SAN
Aug 31
SAN
31h 57m
2 stops
JNB
R20 489
British Airways
Jun 3
JNB
26h 40m
1 stop
SAN
Jun 20
SAN
31h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R20 557
KLM
May 2
CPT
30h 22m
2 stops
SJC
May 9
SJC
28h 49m
2 stops
CPT
R27 188
Qatar Airways
Jun 11
CPT
40h 00m
2 stops
SJC
Jun 20
SJC
43h 00m
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CPT
R31 966
Qatar Airways
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CPT
31h 23m
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SJC
Jul 7
SJC
38h 58m
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CPT
R33 377
Delta
May 2
CPT
30h 22m
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SJC
May 9
SJC
20h 38m
1 stop
CPT
R54 529
Multiple Airlines
May 2
CPT
36h 35m
3 stops
SJC
May 9
SJC
34h 57m
3 stops
CPT
R56 637
American Airlines
May 2
CPT
37h 09m
2 stops
SJC
May 9
SJC
30h 51m
3 stops
CPT
R87 226

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19:25 - 11:30
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25h 05m
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Tue, Apr 21 - Tue, Apr 28
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LAX
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20:20 - 9:25
LAX
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28h 05m
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R16 765British Airways
Wed, May 6 - Wed, May 13
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20:00 - 15:22
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SFO
28h 22m
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R16 918United Airlines
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LAX
32h 00m
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R17 156British Airways
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30h 05m
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R19 673KLM
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24h 30m
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R19 673KLM
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R19 690Qatar Airways
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R19 843Qatar Airways
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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 March 2026.
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Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest return flight

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 11/5

19:25-11:30

1 stop25h 05m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Tue 26/5

18:05-7:00

1 stop27h 55m

R16 068

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 25/5

18:00-10:50

1 stop25h 50m

San Francisco

Mon 10/8

18:45-10:30

1 stop30h 45m

R16 204

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT - LAX

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Tue 21/4

20:00-18:39

2 stops31h 39m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Tue 28/4

23:59-17:10

2 stops32h 11m

R16 255

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 6/5

21:15-14:50

1 stop26h 35m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 13/5

20:20-9:25

1 stop28h 05m

R16 765

Cape TownSan Francisco

CPT - SFO

CPTSFO

Cape Town Intl

Tue 21/4

20:00-15:22

1 stop28h 22m

San Francisco

Tue 28/4

23:59-17:10

2 stops32h 11m

R16 918

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 6/5

19:25-18:25

2 stops32h 00m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 27/5

18:05-9:25

1 stop30h 20m

R17 156

Cape TownSan Francisco

CPT - SFO

CPTSFO

Cape Town Intl

Thu 11/6

23:15-20:20

2 stops30h 05m

San Francisco

Sat 20/6

10:31-21:25

2 stops25h 54m

R19 673
Fastest return journey

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT - LAX

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Thu 21/5

23:15-14:45

1 stop24h 30m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Mon 8/6

8:15-21:25

2 stops28h 10m

R19 673

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT - LAX

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Mon 4/5

13:00-14:00

1 stop34h 00m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Mon 11/5

16:20-11:30

1 stop34h 10m

R19 690

Cape TownSan Francisco

CPT - SFO

CPTSFO

Cape Town Intl

Thu 11/6

13:00-13:35

1 stop33h 35m

San Francisco

Sat 20/6

15:55-10:15

1 stop33h 20m

R19 843

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California flights insights and trends

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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 39% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to California. Keep in mind that there are 13 different airlines that fly to California on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Cheapest flights to cities in California

Click on the cities below to find out when it's cheapest to fly to California from South Africa
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Los Angeles

Cheap California flight deals and tips

Summary info about California flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price

R8 076

Best Round-Trip Price

R16 068

Fastest flight time

26h 40m
The best one-way flight price to California from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R8 076 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Los Angeles Los Angeles).
The best round-trip flight price to California from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R16 068 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Los Angeles Los Angeles).
The fastest flight to California from South Africa takes 26h 40m (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Los Angeles Los Angeles).

Frequently asked questions about flying to California

What is the cheapest flight I can find to California?

The average flight to California costs R7 915/per person and the cheapest flight to California is R1 473/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 Universal Studios Hollywood. Which airport is the quickest drive?

The closest airport to Universal Studios Hollywood is Los Angeles Airport, and would make for the quickest drive. For those interested in a secondary airport to fly into, consider looking at flights heading to Santa Ana 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?

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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Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to California?

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