Flights to California

R14 245 Cheap flights to California

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Recent flights found to popular cities in California

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Virgin Atlantic
Jan 19
CPT
30h 25m
1 stop
LAX
Jan 28
LAX
20h 55m
1 stop
CPT
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Virgin Atlantic
Feb 2
CPT
30h 25m
1 stop
LAX
Feb 15
LAX
25h 55m
1 stop
CPT
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Virgin Atlantic
Jan 19
CPT
31h 15m
1 stop
LAX
Feb 1
LAX
25h 45m
1 stop
CPT
R15 099
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Virgin Atlantic
Feb 12
CPT
31h 10m
1 stop
LAX
Mar 5
LAX
22h 03m
1 stop
CPT
R15 115
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Virgin Atlantic
Jan 26
CPT
36h 21m
1 stop
LAX
Feb 5
LAX
24h 45m
1 stop
CPT
R15 148
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Virgin Atlantic
Jan 21
CPT
27h 45m
1 stop
LAX
Jan 28
LAX
24h 45m
1 stop
CPT
R15 197
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Turkish Airlines
Feb 19
JNB
26h 00m
1 stop
LAX
Feb 26
LAX
30h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R15 427
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British Airways
Apr 20
JNB
25h 30m
1 stop
LAX
Apr 27
LAX
25h 50m
2 stops
JNB
R15 443
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Turkish Airlines
Feb 10
JNB
31h 40m
1 stop
LAX
Feb 18
LAX
35h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R15 476
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British Airways
May 14
JNB
31h 01m
2 stops
LAX
Jun 19
LAX
27h 30m
1 stop
JNB
R15 525
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British Airways
Feb 10
JNB
33h 27m
2 stops
LAX
Feb 18
LAX
27h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R15 542
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British Airways
Feb 18
JNB
31h 21m
2 stops
LAX
Feb 25
LAX
24h 35m
1 stop
JNB
R15 608
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Virgin Atlantic
Jan 19
CPT
30h 13m
1 stop
SFO
Feb 1
SFO
21h 35m
1 stop
CPT
R14 245
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Virgin Atlantic
Jan 25
JNB
31h 54m
1 stop
SFO
Feb 7
SFO
25h 00m
1 stop
JNB
R14 245
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Virgin Atlantic
Jan 19
CPT
30h 13m
1 stop
SFO
Feb 1
SFO
21h 35m
1 stop
CPT
R14 902
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Virgin Atlantic
Jan 19
CPT
32h 55m
1 stop
SFO
Feb 1
SFO
25h 15m
1 stop
CPT
R15 033
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Turkish Airlines
Feb 19
JNB
31h 35m
1 stop
SFO
Feb 26
SFO
30h 00m
1 stop
JNB
R15 427
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Turkish Airlines
Feb 20
JNB
31h 40m
1 stop
SFO
Feb 28
SFO
35h 40m
1 stop
JNB
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Turkish Airlines
Feb 20
JNB
31h 40m
1 stop
SFO
Feb 27
SFO
30h 00m
1 stop
JNB
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Virgin Atlantic
Jan 19
CPT
46h 05m
2 stops
SFO
Feb 1
SFO
21h 35m
1 stop
CPT
R15 804
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United Airlines
Jan 19
CPT
28h 06m
2 stops
SFO
Feb 1
SFO
27h 00m
2 stops
CPT
R16 001
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United Airlines
Jan 25
JNB
35h 57m
1 stop
SFO
Feb 7
SFO
24h 00m
2 stops
JNB
R16 001
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Delta
Feb 18
CPT
27h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Feb 25
SFO
34h 03m
2 stops
CPT
R16 034
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Delta
Feb 19
JNB
27h 10m
1 stop
SFO
Feb 26
SFO
31h 56m
2 stops
JNB
R16 034
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Virgin Atlantic
Feb 8
CPT
33h 07m
1 stop
SAN
Mar 19
SAN
26h 15m
1 stop
CPT
R15 148
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Multiple Airlines
Feb 3
CPT
35h 15m
1 stop
SAN
Feb 10
SAN
36h 37m
2 stops
CPT
R15 936
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United Airlines
Jan 23
CPT
33h 59m
3 stops
SAN
Jan 31
SAN
23h 55m
2 stops
CPT
R16 083
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United Airlines
Feb 8
CPT
31h 54m
2 stops
SAN
Mar 19
SAN
23h 50m
2 stops
CPT
R16 100
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Multiple Airlines
Jan 23
CPT
34h 41m
1 stop
SAN
Jan 29
SAN
25h 10m
1 stop
CPT
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Delta
Jan 23
CPT
26h 03m
2 stops
SAN
Jan 29
SAN
26h 45m
1 stop
CPT
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Finnair
Mar 10
JNB
31h 37m
2 stops
SAN
Mar 17
SAN
27h 35m
1 stop
JNB
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Finnair
Mar 10
JNB
31h 37m
2 stops
SAN
Mar 17
SAN
35h 46m
2 stops
JNB
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Lufthansa
Mar 10
JNB
39h 35m
1 stop
SAN
Mar 17
SAN
27h 30m
1 stop
JNB
R17 068
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British Airways
Mar 5
JNB
30h 35m
1 stop
SAN
Mar 9
SAN
30h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R17 249
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American Airlines
Jan 21
JNB
30h 35m
1 stop
SAN
Jan 24
SAN
32h 16m
2 stops
JNB
R17 331
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British Airways
Mar 5
JNB
28h 10m
1 stop
SAN
Mar 9
SAN
30h 25m
1 stop
JNB
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Delta
Feb 5
CPT
32h 18m
2 stops
SJC
Feb 14
SJC
34h 40m
1 stop
CPT
R16 806
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Delta
Feb 5
CPT
33h 50m
1 stop
SJC
Feb 14
SJC
34h 40m
1 stop
CPT
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British Airways
Jan 22
CPT
36h 04m
2 stops
SJC
Jan 26
SJC
38h 19m
2 stops
CPT
R22 550
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British Airways
Jan 22
CPT
37h 54m
2 stops
SJC
Jan 26
SJC
35h 38m
2 stops
CPT
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British Airways
Jan 22
CPT
34h 39m
2 stops
SJC
Jan 26
SJC
34h 14m
2 stops
CPT
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Multiple Airlines
May 9
CPT
38h 49m
2 stops
SJC
May 15
SJC
40h 40m
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Virgin Atlantic Logo
21:55 - 23:15
JNB
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LAS
35h 20m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
12:05 - 19:00
LAS
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JNB
20h 55m1 stop
R13 572Virgin Atlantic
Fri, Feb 6 - Thu, Feb 19
Virgin Atlantic Logo
21:30 - 17:55
CPT
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LAX
30h 25m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
12:20 - 19:15
LAX
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CPT
20h 55m1 stop
R14 409Virgin Atlantic
Mon, Jan 19 - Wed, Jan 28
Virgin Atlantic Logo
21:30 - 17:55
CPT
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LAX
30h 25m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
7:20 - 19:15
LAX
-
CPT
25h 55m1 stop
R14 442Virgin Atlantic
Mon, Feb 2 - Sun, Feb 15
Turkish Airlines Logo
19:10 - 11:10
JNB
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LAX
26h 00m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:45 - 10:50
LAX
-
JNB
30h 05m1 stop
R15 427Turkish Airlines
Thu, Feb 19 - Thu, Feb 26
British Airways Logo
21:15 - 13:45
JNB
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LAX
25h 30m1 stop
British Airways Logo
22:35 - 9:25
LAX
-
JNB
25h 50m2 stops
R15 443British Airways
Mon, Apr 20 - Mon, Apr 27
Turkish Airlines Logo
19:10 - 16:50
JNB
-
LAX
31h 40m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
13:05 - 10:50
LAX
-
JNB
35h 45m1 stop
R15 476Turkish Airlines
Tue, Feb 10 - Wed, Feb 18
British Airways Logo
21:15 - 19:16
JNB
-
LAX
31h 01m2 stops
British Airways Logo
20:55 - 9:25
LAX
-
JNB
27h 30m1 stop
R15 525British Airways
Thu, May 14 - Fri, Jun 19
KLM Logo
23:59 - 20:42
JNB
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LAS
30h 43m2 stops
KLM Logo
9:59 - 22:05
LAS
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JNB
26h 06m2 stops
R15 690KLM
Fri, Feb 6 - Thu, Feb 19
United Airlines Logo
20:50 - 15:31
CPT
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LAX
28h 41m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:40 - 18:00
LAX
-
CPT
23h 20m2 stops
R15 985United Airlines
Mon, Jan 19 - Sun, Feb 1
United Airlines Logo
22:00 - 20:52
JNB
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LAS
32h 52m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
7:40 - 18:35
LAS
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JNB
24h 55m2 stops
R16 083United Airlines
Mon, Jan 19 - Mon, Jan 26

momondo Fare Finder

 
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 8 January 2026.
Use the filters below to find and compare flights to California that are best for you.

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

JohannesburgLas Vegas

JNB - LAS

JNBLAS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 6/2

21:55-23:15

1 stop35h 20m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Thu 19/2

12:05-19:00

1 stop20h 55m

R13 572

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT - LAX

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Mon 19/1

21:30-17:55

1 stop30h 25m

Los Angeles

Wed 28/1

12:20-19:15

1 stop20h 55m

R14 409

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT - LAX

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Mon 2/2

21:30-17:55

1 stop30h 25m

Los Angeles

Sun 15/2

7:20-19:15

1 stop25h 55m

R14 442

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 19/2

19:10-11:10

1 stop26h 00m

Los Angeles

Thu 26/2

18:45-10:50

1 stop30h 05m

R15 427

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 20/4

21:15-13:45

1 stop25h 30m

Los Angeles

Mon 27/4

22:35-9:25

2 stops25h 50m

R15 443

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 10/2

19:10-16:50

1 stop31h 40m

Los Angeles

Wed 18/2

13:05-10:50

1 stop35h 45m

R15 476

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 14/5

21:15-19:16

2 stops31h 01m

Los Angeles

Fri 19/6

20:55-9:25

1 stop27h 30m

R15 525

JohannesburgLas Vegas

JNB - LAS

JNBLAS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 6/2

23:59-20:42

2 stops30h 43m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Thu 19/2

9:59-22:05

2 stops26h 06m

R15 690

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT - LAX

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Mon 19/1

20:50-15:31

2 stops28h 41m

Los Angeles

Sun 1/2

8:40-18:00

2 stops23h 20m

R15 985

JohannesburgLas Vegas

JNB - LAS

JNBLAS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 19/1

22:00-20:52

2 stops32h 52m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Mon 26/1

7:40-18:35

2 stops24h 55m

R16 083

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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 34% 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

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Cheap California flight deals and tips

Summary info about California flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price

R9 896

Best Round-Trip Price

R13 572

Fastest flight time

33h 25m

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April
The best one-way flight price to California from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R9 896 (Cape Town Intl to Los Angeles).
The best round-trip flight price to California from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R13 572 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl).
The fastest flight to California from South Africa takes 33h 25m (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Los Angeles).
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 R7 505/per person and the cheapest flight to California is R910/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?

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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