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 Johannesburg OR Tambo to Los Angeles takes 26h 10m on average. On the other hand, flying from Cape Town Intl to Los Angeles takes 27h 10m 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.

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British Airways

Feb 1

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Virgin Atlantic

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British Airways

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Multiple Airlines

Nov 19

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Dec 5

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32h 15m

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R15 310

British Airways

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19:40 - 13:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles

27h 20m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

17:10 - 11:25LAX Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

32h 15m2 stops Lisbon Humberto Delgado Paris Charles de Gaulle

R15 310Multiple Airlines

Thu, Nov 19 - Sat, Dec 5

19:35 - 13:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles

27h 50m1 stop London Heathrow

18:00 - 10:25LAX Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

30h 25m1 stop London Heathrow

R15 375British Airways

Tue, Jan 19 - Tue, Feb 2

19:35 - 13:25JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles

27h 50m1 stop London Heathrow

18:00 - 10:25LAX Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

30h 25m1 stop London Heathrow

R15 408British Airways

Tue, Jan 19 - Tue, Feb 2

21:40 - 20:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles

32h 30m1 stop London Heathrow

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

26h 10m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R15 441Virgin Atlantic

Thu, Nov 19 - Sat, Dec 5

21:40 - 20:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles

32h 30m1 stop London Heathrow

7:55 - 19:10LAX Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 15m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R15 474Virgin Atlantic

Thu, Dec 10 - Thu, Jan 21

19:40 - 16:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles

30h 55m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

18:20 - 11:25LAX Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 05m2 stops London Heathrow Paris Charles de Gaulle

R15 786Multiple Airlines

Thu, Nov 19 - Fri, Dec 4

21:40 - 14:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles

26h 30m1 stop London Heathrow

11:50 - 19:10LAX Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 20m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R16 329Delta

Mon, Dec 21 - Thu, Dec 31

18:50 - 16:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles

31h 45m1 stop Istanbul

18:30 - 22:25LAX Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

41h 55m1 stop Istanbul

R16 362Turkish Airlines

Thu, Nov 19 - Fri, Dec 4

21:40 - 14:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles

26h 30m1 stop London Heathrow

6:00 - 19:10LAX Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 10m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R16 378Delta

Tue, Dec 8 - Mon, Jan 18

18:50 - 10:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles

26h 00m1 stop Istanbul

18:30 - 22:25LAX Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

41h 55m1 stop Istanbul

R16 395Turkish Airlines

Thu, Nov 19 - Fri, Dec 4

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21:40 - 20:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles

32h 30m1 stop London Heathrow

8:00 - 19:10LAX Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 10m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R15 622Virgin Atlantic

Thu, Nov 12 - Sat, Nov 28

21:40 - 21:31JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles

33h 51m2 stops London Heathrow New York John F Kennedy Intl

8:00 - 19:10LAX Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 10m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R15 721Virgin Atlantic

Thu, Nov 12 - Sat, Nov 28

20:50 - 11:11CPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

24h 21m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

5:45 - 18:35LAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 50m2 stops Salt Lake City Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R16 428Delta

Thu, Nov 12 - Wed, Nov 25

20:50 - 17:24CPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

30h 34m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Austin Bergstrom

9:59 - 18:35LAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

22h 36m2 stops Dallas/Fort Worth Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

R16 428Delta

Thu, Nov 12 - Wed, Nov 25

23:59 - 18:34JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles

28h 35m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

8:00 - 22:00LAX Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

28h 00m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Amsterdam Schiphol

R16 905KLM

Thu, Nov 12 - Sat, Nov 28

20:50 - 14:01CPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

27h 11m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl San Francisco

6:00 - 16:10LAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 10m2 stops San Francisco Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

R17 020United Airlines

Sun, Nov 15 - Mon, Nov 23

20:50 - 14:05CPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

27h 15m2 stops Newark Houston George Bush Intcntl

8:25 - 16:10LAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

21h 45m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

R17 020United Airlines

Sat, Nov 14 - Mon, Nov 23

8:30 - 18:25CPT Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles

43h 55m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

15:20 - 6:25LAX Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl

29h 05m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

R17 020Air France

Sat, Nov 14 - Mon, Nov 23

19:35 - 14:55JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

29h 20m1 stop London Heathrow

20:35 - 10:25SFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 50m1 stop London Heathrow

R17 530British Airways

Sun, Nov 15 - Mon, Jan 18

18:55 - 16:10CPT Cape Town Intl-SAN San Diego

31h 15m1 stop London Heathrow

18:00 - 12:10SAN San Diego-CPT Cape Town Intl

32h 10m1 stop London Heathrow

R21 887British Airways

Wed, Nov 11 - Sun, Nov 15

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JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - LAX Los Angeles

JNBLAX

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Thu 19/11

19:40-13:00

1 stop27h 20m

Los Angeles

Sat 5/12

17:10-11:25

2 stops32h 15m

R15 310

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - LAX Los Angeles

JNBLAX

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Tue 19/1

19:35-13:25

1 stop27h 50m

Los Angeles

Tue 2/2

18:00-10:25

1 stop30h 25m

R15 375

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - LAX Los Angeles

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 19/1

19:35-13:25

1 stop27h 50m

Los Angeles

Tue 2/2

18:00-10:25

1 stop30h 25m

R15 408

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - LAX Los Angeles

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 19/11

21:40-20:10

1 stop32h 30m

Los Angeles

Sat 5/12

7:00-19:10

1 stop26h 10m

R15 441

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - LAX Los Angeles

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 10/12

21:40-20:10

1 stop32h 30m

Los Angeles

Thu 21/1

7:55-19:10

1 stop25h 15m

R15 474

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - LAX Los Angeles

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 19/11

19:40-16:35

1 stop30h 55m

Los Angeles

Fri 4/12

18:20-11:25

2 stops31h 05m

R15 786

Fastest return journey

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - LAX Los Angeles

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 21/12

21:40-14:10

1 stop26h 30m

Los Angeles

Thu 31/12

11:50-19:10

1 stop21h 20m

R16 329

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - LAX Los Angeles

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 19/11

18:50-16:35

1 stop31h 45m

Los Angeles

Fri 4/12

18:30-22:25

1 stop41h 55m

R16 362

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - LAX Los Angeles

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 8/12

21:40-14:10

1 stop26h 30m

Los Angeles

Mon 18/1

6:00-19:10

1 stop27h 10m

R16 378

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - LAX Los Angeles

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 19/11

18:50-10:50

1 stop26h 00m

Los Angeles

Fri 4/12

18:30-22:25

1 stop41h 55m

R16 395

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Which airlines fly to California?

United Airlines, Virgin Atlantic and British Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to California from South Africa according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 26% 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.

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Summary info about California flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price	R8 913
Best Round-Trip Price	R15 310
Fastest flight time	26h 10m
Popular in	June

The best one-way flight price to California from South Africa in the last 5 days is R8 913 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Los Angeles).

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The best return flight price to California from South Africa in the last 5 days is R15 310 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Los Angeles).

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The fastest flight to California from South Africa takes 26h 10m (Johannesburg OR Tambo to San Francisco).

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June has the highest demand for flights to California, with a 7% price increase on average.

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Frequently asked questions about flying to California

What is the cheapest flight I can find to California?

The average flight to California costs R5 254/per person and the cheapest flight to California is R792/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 San Francisco?

37% of momondo users visit San Francisco more often than any other city in California. When travelling to San Francisco, typically the most convenient airport to fly into is San Francisco Airport.

I plan on visiting Moscone Center. Which airport is the quickest drive?

The closest airport to Moscone Center 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?

Many visitors who travel to California find themselves making a stop at popular landmarks such as Moscone Center, Fisherman's Wharf, and Crypto.com Arena.

What is the weather like in California?

California typically has a temperature range from 51,8 °F(January) to 62,6 °F(September). 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?

United Airlines is the most popular airline offering flights to California, with 26% of our users opting to fly with them when travelling to California. Other popular options include Virgin Atlantic and British Airways. There are a total of 11 different airlines flying to California.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to California?

Prices for flights to California are updated daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights to California?

As of November 2026, there are 12 operators available to choose from for flights to California.

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?

momondo collates all your flight options in one place and lets you filter them to find the perfect flight to California. momondo saves you time and could save you money on your trip.

Can I find flights to California with flexible booking policies on momondo?

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

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momondo helps you find the best flight to California by providing filters to narrow your choice of flights to those matching your criteria. You can select fights based on numerous factors such as price, departure and landing times, airport and airline.

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If you are simply researching potential flights to California, momondo offers a useful price alert feature which will track prices for flights to California and alert you when they change.