Flights to California

R14 560 Cheap flights to California

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Virgin Atlantic
Jan 20
CPT
31h 15m
1 stop
LAX
Jan 26
LAX
25h 45m
1 stop
CPT
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Virgin Atlantic
Feb 2
CPT
30h 25m
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LAX
Feb 15
LAX
22h 03m
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Virgin Atlantic
Feb 9
CPT
33h 13m
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LAX
Feb 16
LAX
20h 55m
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CPT
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American Airlines
Feb 17
JNB
30h 20m
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LAX
Feb 24
LAX
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JNB
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Turkish Airlines
Feb 11
JNB
26h 05m
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LAX
Feb 18
LAX
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Multiple Airlines
Jan 23
JNB
34h 58m
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LAX
Jan 30
LAX
27h 25m
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JNB
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British Airways
Feb 11
JNB
32h 55m
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LAX
Feb 18
LAX
27h 25m
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JNB
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Turkish Airlines
Jan 23
JNB
26h 05m
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LAX
Feb 6
LAX
30h 05m
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JNB
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Turkish Airlines
Feb 20
JNB
26h 05m
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LAX
Mar 13
LAX
30h 05m
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JNB
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American Airlines
Feb 11
JNB
34h 50m
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LAX
Feb 18
LAX
26h 40m
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JNB
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SWISS
Feb 11
CPT
41h 10m
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LAX
Feb 23
LAX
26h 20m
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CPT
R16 074
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Multiple Airlines
Feb 8
JNB
34h 45m
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LAX
Mar 25
LAX
34h 47m
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JNB
R16 091
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Virgin Atlantic
Feb 9
CPT
30h 13m
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SFO
Feb 16
SFO
25h 15m
1 stop
CPT
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Virgin Atlantic
Feb 1
CPT
32h 19m
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SFO
Feb 15
SFO
21h 28m
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CPT
R14 577
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Turkish Airlines
Feb 11
JNB
31h 40m
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SFO
Feb 18
SFO
30h 00m
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JNB
R15 359
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Turkish Airlines
Feb 10
JNB
31h 35m
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SFO
Feb 17
SFO
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JNB
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Multiple Airlines
Feb 10
JNB
30h 15m
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SFO
Feb 17
SFO
31h 30m
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JNB
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Turkish Airlines
Feb 1
JNB
31h 40m
1 stop
SFO
Feb 17
SFO
30h 00m
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JNB
R15 875
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Turkish Airlines
Feb 20
JNB
31h 40m
1 stop
SFO
Feb 28
SFO
35h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R15 925
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Turkish Airlines
Feb 9
JNB
31h 40m
1 stop
SFO
Feb 16
SFO
30h 00m
1 stop
JNB
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Multiple Airlines
Feb 9
CPT
30h 13m
1 stop
SFO
Feb 16
SFO
30h 45m
2 stops
CPT
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Multiple Airlines
Feb 9
JNB
35h 18m
2 stops
SFO
Feb 16
SFO
25h 00m
1 stop
JNB
R16 091
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Multiple Airlines
Feb 11
JNB
29h 53m
1 stop
SFO
Feb 25
SFO
35h 18m
2 stops
JNB
R16 108
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Multiple Airlines
Feb 11
JNB
29h 15m
2 stops
SFO
Feb 18
SFO
25h 03m
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JNB
R16 124
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Multiple Airlines
Feb 10
CPT
35h 15m
1 stop
SAN
Feb 17
SAN
36h 29m
2 stops
CPT
R16 058
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Multiple Airlines
Feb 9
JNB
36h 26m
2 stops
SAN
Feb 16
SAN
26h 30m
1 stop
JNB
R16 074
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Multiple Airlines
Feb 10
JNB
30h 36m
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SAN
Feb 17
SAN
27h 35m
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JNB
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Multiple Airlines
Feb 10
JNB
30h 36m
2 stops
SAN
Feb 17
SAN
31h 31m
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JNB
R16 258
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United Airlines
Feb 10
CPT
28h 50m
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SAN
Feb 17
SAN
23h 30m
2 stops
CPT
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United Airlines
Feb 10
CPT
33h 57m
1 stop
SAN
Feb 17
SAN
23h 30m
2 stops
CPT
R16 291
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Delta
Feb 9
JNB
34h 47m
2 stops
SAN
Feb 16
SAN
27h 10m
2 stops
JNB
R16 357
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Delta
Feb 10
CPT
32h 18m
2 stops
SAN
Feb 17
SAN
40h 15m
2 stops
CPT
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Delta
Feb 10
CPT
25h 25m
1 stop
SAN
Feb 17
SAN
34h 55m
1 stop
CPT
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American Airlines
Feb 10
JNB
30h 35m
1 stop
SAN
Feb 17
SAN
30h 25m
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JNB
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American Airlines
Feb 9
JNB
30h 35m
1 stop
SAN
Feb 16
SAN
27h 35m
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JNB
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KLM
Feb 10
CPT
32h 46m
2 stops
SAN
Feb 17
SAN
29h 30m
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CPT
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Delta
Mar 1
CPT
33h 48m
1 stop
SJC
May 31
SJC
29h 10m
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CPT
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Delta
Mar 1
CPT
33h 48m
1 stop
SJC
May 31
SJC
34h 30m
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CPT
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British Airways
Jan 22
CPT
34h 39m
2 stops
SJC
Jan 26
SJC
38h 19m
2 stops
CPT
R22 781
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British Airways
Jan 22
CPT
34h 39m
2 stops
SJC
Jan 26
SJC
35h 38m
2 stops
CPT
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British Airways
Jan 22
CPT
34h 39m
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SJC
Jan 26
SJC
35h 38m
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CPT
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Qatar Airways
Mar 21
CPT
32h 16m
2 stops
SJC
Mar 26
SJC
43h 15m
2 stops
CPT
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Qatar Airways
Mar 21
CPT
32h 16m
2 stops
SJC
Mar 26
SJC
50h 10m
2 stops
CPT
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Multiple Airlines
Mar 1
CPT
35h 15m
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SJC
May 31
SJC
31h 55m
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Virgin Atlantic Logo
21:30 - 17:43
CPT
-
SFO
30h 13m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
8:00 - 19:15
SFO
-
CPT
25h 15m1 stop
R14 560Virgin Atlantic
Mon, Feb 9 - Mon, Feb 16
Virgin Atlantic Logo
21:30 - 18:45
CPT
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LAX
31h 15m1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
7:30 - 19:15
LAX
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CPT
25h 45m1 stop
R14 560Virgin Atlantic
Tue, Jan 20 - Mon, Jan 26
Turkish Airlines Logo
19:05 - 16:45
JNB
-
SFO
31h 40m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:50 - 10:50
SFO
-
JNB
30h 00m1 stop
R15 359Turkish Airlines
Wed, Feb 11 - Wed, Feb 18
Turkish Airlines Logo
19:10 - 16:45
JNB
-
SFO
31h 35m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:50 - 10:50
SFO
-
JNB
30h 00m1 stop
R15 675Turkish Airlines
Tue, Feb 10 - Tue, Feb 17
British Airways Logo
22:00 - 13:30
JNB
-
LAX
25h 30m1 stop
British Airways Logo
13:14 - 7:35
LAX
-
JNB
32h 21m2 stops
R16 224British Airways
Thu, Jan 15 - Thu, Jan 29
British Airways Logo
19:35 - 13:30
JNB
-
LAX
27h 55m1 stop
British Airways Logo
21:00 - 10:25
LAX
-
JNB
27h 25m1 stop
R16 241British Airways
Wed, Jan 21 - Fri, Feb 6
United Airlines Logo
22:00 - 12:43
JNB
-
LAS
24h 43m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
23:59 - 18:35
LAS
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JNB
32h 36m2 stops
R16 274United Airlines
Tue, Feb 10 - Tue, Feb 17
United Airlines Logo
22:00 - 17:20
JNB
-
LAX
29h 20m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
8:50 - 18:35
LAX
-
JNB
23h 45m2 stops
R16 274United Airlines
Sat, Jan 24 - Sat, Jan 31
KLM Logo
23:59 - 15:15
JNB
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LAS
24h 16m1 stop
KLM Logo
20:25 - 21:20
LAS
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JNB
39h 55m1 stop
R16 524KLM
Wed, Mar 18 - Wed, May 20
KLM Logo
23:15 - 20:19
CPT
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SFO
30h 04m2 stops
KLM Logo
23:15 - 21:25
SFO
-
CPT
37h 10m2 stops
R16 807KLM
Sun, Jun 14 - Tue, Jun 23

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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 28 December 2025.
Use the filters below to find and compare flights to California that are best for you.

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Route

Depart

Return

Price

Cape TownSan Francisco

CPT - SFO

CPTSFO

Cape Town Intl

Mon 9/2

21:30-17:43

1 stop30h 13m

San Francisco

Mon 16/2

8:00-19:15

1 stop25h 15m

R14 560

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT - LAX

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Tue 20/1

21:30-18:45

1 stop31h 15m

Los Angeles

Mon 26/1

7:30-19:15

1 stop25h 45m

R14 560

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 11/2

19:05-16:45

1 stop31h 40m

San Francisco

Wed 18/2

18:50-10:50

1 stop30h 00m

R15 359

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 10/2

19:10-16:45

1 stop31h 35m

San Francisco

Tue 17/2

18:50-10:50

1 stop30h 00m

R15 675

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 15/1

22:00-13:30

1 stop25h 30m

Los Angeles

Thu 29/1

13:14-7:35

2 stops32h 21m

R16 224

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 21/1

19:35-13:30

1 stop27h 55m

Los Angeles

Fri 6/2

21:00-10:25

1 stop27h 25m

R16 241

JohannesburgLas Vegas

JNB - LAS

JNBLAS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 10/2

22:00-12:43

1 stop24h 43m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Tue 17/2

23:59-18:35

2 stops32h 36m

R16 274

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 24/1

22:00-17:20

2 stops29h 20m

Los Angeles

Sat 31/1

8:50-18:35

2 stops23h 45m

R16 274

JohannesburgLas Vegas

JNB - LAS

JNBLAS

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 18/3

23:59-15:15

1 stop24h 16m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Wed 20/5

20:25-21:20

1 stop39h 55m

R16 524

Cape TownSan Francisco

CPT - SFO

CPTSFO

Cape Town Intl

Sun 14/6

23:15-20:19

2 stops30h 04m

San Francisco

Tue 23/6

23:15-21:25

2 stops37h 10m

R16 807

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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 151. 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 R17 997. 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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Cheap California flight deals and tips

Summary info about California flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price

R10 134

Best Round-Trip Price

R14 560

Fastest flight time

25h 55m

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April
The best one-way flight price to California from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R10 134 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to Los Angeles).
The best round-trip flight price to California from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R14 560 (Cape Town Intl to San Francisco).
The fastest flight to California from South Africa takes 25h 55m (Johannesburg OR Tambo 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 R8 081/per person and the cheapest flight to California is R923/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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Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to California?

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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.

How can momondo help me find flights to California?

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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