Flights to California

R16 084 Cheap flights to California

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Recent flights found to popular cities in California

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Multiple Airlines
May 12
JNB
32h 05m
1 stop
LAX
May 26
LAX
27h 55m
1 stop
JNB
R16 084
British Airways
May 19
JNB
25h 25m
1 stop
LAX
May 25
LAX
27h 55m
1 stop
JNB
R16 312
British Airways
Jun 9
JNB
32h 00m
1 stop
LAX
Jun 17
LAX
31h 55m
1 stop
JNB
R16 721
Multiple Airlines
May 12
JNB
31h 50m
1 stop
LAX
Jun 2
LAX
30h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R16 900
British Airways
Jun 9
JNB
32h 00m
1 stop
LAX
Jun 17
LAX
26h 55m
2 stops
JNB
R17 047
British Airways
Jun 9
JNB
32h 00m
1 stop
LAX
Jun 17
LAX
26h 55m
2 stops
JNB
R17 064
British Airways
Jun 9
JNB
32h 00m
1 stop
LAX
Jun 17
LAX
25h 55m
2 stops
JNB
R17 129
British Airways
Jun 10
JNB
32h 00m
1 stop
LAX
Jun 17
LAX
26h 55m
2 stops
JNB
R17 145
British Airways
May 19
JNB
33h 45m
2 stops
LAX
May 25
LAX
27h 55m
1 stop
JNB
R17 162
British Airways
May 12
JNB
28h 56m
2 stops
LAX
May 26
LAX
29h 30m
1 stop
JNB
R17 210
British Airways
Jun 10
JNB
30h 05m
1 stop
LAX
Jun 17
LAX
25h 55m
2 stops
JNB
R17 390
British Airways
Jun 10
JNB
30h 05m
1 stop
LAX
Jun 17
LAX
25h 55m
2 stops
JNB
R17 406
Turkish Airlines
May 24
JNB
25h 50m
1 stop
SFO
Jun 8
SFO
36h 35m
1 stop
JNB
R17 390
British Airways
Oct 4
JNB
27h 35m
2 stops
SFO
Nov 1
SFO
30h 31m
2 stops
JNB
R17 831
British Airways
Oct 3
JNB
34h 59m
2 stops
SFO
Nov 2
SFO
30h 31m
2 stops
JNB
R18 647
Virgin Atlantic
Sept 15
JNB
28h 20m
1 stop
SFO
Sept 29
SFO
28h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R18 843
Kenya Airways
Oct 5
JNB
31h 10m
2 stops
SFO
Oct 31
SFO
32h 30m
2 stops
JNB
R19 203
Virgin Atlantic
Sept 15
JNB
30h 25m
2 stops
SFO
Sept 29
SFO
28h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R19 252
Kenya Airways
Oct 4
JNB
49h 10m
2 stops
SFO
Nov 3
SFO
32h 55m
2 stops
JNB
R19 480
Delta
Jun 1
JNB
34h 00m
1 stop
SFO
Jun 8
SFO
30h 57m
2 stops
JNB
R19 888
Delta
Jun 1
JNB
34h 58m
2 stops
SFO
Jun 8
SFO
30h 19m
2 stops
JNB
R19 986
Virgin Atlantic
Oct 6
JNB
34h 00m
1 stop
SFO
Nov 1
SFO
29h 55m
1 stop
JNB
R20 068
British Airways
Oct 5
JNB
30h 28m
2 stops
SFO
Nov 2
SFO
24h 55m
1 stop
JNB
R20 084
Virgin Atlantic
Oct 6
JNB
32h 53m
2 stops
SFO
Nov 1
SFO
29h 55m
1 stop
JNB
R20 166
Delta
Jun 1
JNB
30h 38m
2 stops
SAN
Jun 8
SAN
27h 49m
2 stops
JNB
R20 786
British Airways
Oct 1
CPT
29h 05m
1 stop
SAN
Oct 4
SAN
36h 50m
2 stops
CPT
R21 930
British Airways
Oct 1
CPT
47h 16m
2 stops
SAN
Oct 4
SAN
33h 55m
2 stops
CPT
R22 027
British Airways
Oct 1
CPT
47h 16m
2 stops
SAN
Oct 4
SAN
33h 55m
2 stops
CPT
R22 060
British Airways
Oct 1
CPT
29h 05m
1 stop
SAN
Oct 4
SAN
42h 10m
2 stops
CPT
R22 125
Multiple Airlines
Jun 18
JNB
44h 37m
2 stops
SAN
Aug 2
SAN
50h 40m
2 stops
JNB
R22 174
British Airways
Oct 1
CPT
47h 16m
2 stops
SAN
Oct 4
SAN
33h 55m
2 stops
CPT
R22 223
British Airways
Oct 1
CPT
32h 00m
1 stop
SAN
Oct 4
SAN
33h 55m
2 stops
CPT
R22 811
Multiple Airlines
Jun 20
JNB
46h 58m
2 stops
SAN
Aug 2
SAN
50h 40m
2 stops
JNB
R22 860
Multiple Airlines
Jun 20
JNB
46h 58m
2 stops
SAN
Aug 2
SAN
50h 40m
2 stops
JNB
R22 877
British Airways
Oct 1
CPT
34h 10m
2 stops
SAN
Oct 4
SAN
33h 55m
2 stops
CPT
R22 909
British Airways
Aug 16
JNB
31h 39m
2 stops
SAN
Nov 22
SAN
27h 35m
1 stop
JNB
R23 366
Qatar Airways
Aug 21
CPT
51h 03m
2 stops
SJC
Aug 30
SJC
41h 15m
2 stops
CPT
R36 576

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21:15 - 20:20
JNB
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LAX
32h 05m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
18:05 - 7:00
LAX
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JNB
27h 55m
1 stop
R16 084Multiple Airlines
Tue, May 12 - Tue, May 26
British Airways Logo
21:15 - 13:40
JNB
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LAX
25h 25m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
18:05 - 7:00
LAX
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JNB
27h 55m
1 stop
R16 312British Airways
Tue, May 19 - Mon, May 25
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:00 - 10:50
JNB
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SFO
25h 50m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
12:55 - 10:30
SFO
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JNB
36h 35m
1 stop
R17 390Turkish Airlines
Sun, May 24 - Mon, Jun 8
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:00 - 10:50
JNB
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SFO
25h 50m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
12:55 - 10:30
SFO
-
JNB
36h 35m
1 stop
R18 256Turkish Airlines
Mon, May 18 - Tue, Jun 9
Virgin Atlantic Logo
20:25 - 15:45
JNB
-
SFO
28h 20m
1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
6:00 - 19:40
SFO
-
JNB
28h 40m
1 stop
R18 843Virgin Atlantic
Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Sep 29
Virgin Atlantic Logo
20:25 - 17:50
JNB
-
SFO
30h 25m
2 stops
Virgin Atlantic Logo
6:00 - 19:40
SFO
-
JNB
28h 40m
1 stop
R19 252Virgin Atlantic
Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Sep 29
KLM Logo
23:15 - 18:35
CPT
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LAS
28h 20m
1 stop
KLM Logo
10:35 - 21:25
LAS
-
CPT
25h 50m
2 stops
R24 167KLM
Mon, Jun 1 - Mon, Jun 8
KLM Logo
23:15 - 19:44
CPT
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LAS
29h 29m
2 stops
KLM Logo
9:37 - 21:25
LAS
-
CPT
26h 48m
2 stops
R24 330KLM
Mon, Jun 1 - Mon, Jun 8
United Airlines Logo
19:00 - 17:30
JNB
-
SNA
31h 30m
3 stops
United Airlines Logo
11:58 - 8:35
SNA
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JNB
35h 37m
2 stops
R26 355United Airlines
Mon, Jun 1 - Mon, Jun 8
United Airlines Logo
19:00 - 19:51
JNB
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BUR
57h 51m
3 stops
United Airlines Logo
9:08 - 8:35
BUR
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JNB
38h 27m
2 stops
R34 339United Airlines
Sun, May 31 - Sun, Jun 7

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

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Depart

Return

Price

Cheapest return flight

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 12/5

21:15-20:20

1 stop32h 05m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Tue 26/5

18:05-7:00

1 stop27h 55m

R16 084
Fastest return journey

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 19/5

21:15-13:40

1 stop25h 25m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Mon 25/5

18:05-7:00

1 stop27h 55m

R16 312

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 24/5

18:00-10:50

1 stop25h 50m

San Francisco

Mon 8/6

12:55-10:30

1 stop36h 35m

R17 390

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 18/5

18:00-10:50

1 stop25h 50m

San Francisco

Tue 9/6

12:55-10:30

1 stop36h 35m

R18 256

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 15/9

20:25-15:45

1 stop28h 20m

San Francisco

Tue 29/9

6:00-19:40

1 stop28h 40m

R18 843

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 15/9

20:25-17:50

2 stops30h 25m

San Francisco

Tue 29/9

6:00-19:40

1 stop28h 40m

R19 252

Cape TownLas Vegas

CPT - LAS

CPTLAS

Cape Town Intl

Mon 1/6

23:15-18:35

1 stop28h 20m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Mon 8/6

10:35-21:25

2 stops25h 50m

R24 167

Cape TownLas Vegas

CPT - LAS

CPTLAS

Cape Town Intl

Mon 1/6

23:15-19:44

2 stops29h 29m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Mon 8/6

9:37-21:25

2 stops26h 48m

R24 330

JohannesburgSanta Ana

JNB - SNA

JNBSNA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 1/6

19:00-17:30

3 stops31h 30m

Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty

Mon 8/6

11:58-8:35

2 stops35h 37m

R26 355

JohannesburgBurbank

JNB - BUR

JNBBUR

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 31/5

19:00-19:51

3 stops57h 51m

Burbank Bob Hope

Sun 7/6

9:08-8:35

2 stops38h 27m

R34 339

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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 38% 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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Los Angeles
Los Angeles

Cheap California flight deals and tips

Summary info about California flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price

R10 352

Best Round-Trip Price

R16 084

Fastest flight time

26h 05m
The best one-way flight price to California from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R10 352 (Cape Town Intl to Los Angeles Los Angeles).
The best round-trip flight price to California from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R16 084 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Los Angeles Los Angeles).
The fastest flight to California from South Africa takes 26h 05m (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 R8 055/per person and the cheapest flight to California is R1 776/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, 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.

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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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