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R13 846 Cheap flights to California

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Recent flights found to popular cities in California

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Virgin Atlantic
Mar 9
CPT
31h 58m
1 stop
LAX
Mar 16
LAX
23h 25m
1 stop
CPT
R13 846
Multiple Airlines
Feb 16
JNB
32h 03m
2 stops
LAX
Feb 23
LAX
29h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R14 586
American Airlines
Mar 14
JNB
34h 50m
1 stop
LAX
Mar 21
LAX
27h 23m
2 stops
JNB
R14 664
British Airways
Feb 18
JNB
32h 55m
1 stop
LAX
Feb 25
LAX
24h 35m
1 stop
JNB
R14 680
United Airlines
Feb 2
JNB
27h 26m
2 stops
LAX
Feb 9
LAX
26h 45m
3 stops
JNB
R14 696
United Airlines
Mar 9
CPT
24h 00m
1 stop
LAX
Mar 15
LAX
29h 40m
2 stops
CPT
R14 696
Virgin Atlantic
Mar 19
CPT
31h 30m
1 stop
LAX
Apr 29
LAX
42h 15m
1 stop
CPT
R14 790
United Airlines
Feb 26
CPT
24h 57m
1 stop
LAX
Mar 5
LAX
21h 30m
1 stop
CPT
R14 806
British Airways
Feb 18
JNB
32h 25m
1 stop
LAX
Feb 25
LAX
27h 55m
1 stop
JNB
R14 822
Turkish Airlines
Mar 25
JNB
26h 05m
1 stop
LAX
Mar 31
LAX
29h 20m
1 stop
JNB
R14 837
SWISS
Feb 11
JNB
30h 20m
1 stop
LAX
Feb 18
LAX
29h 30m
2 stops
JNB
R14 853
British Airways
Feb 18
JNB
27h 20m
1 stop
LAX
Feb 25
LAX
26h 40m
2 stops
JNB
R14 900
Turkish Airlines
Apr 2
JNB
26h 00m
1 stop
SFO
Apr 14
SFO
30h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R14 554
Virgin Atlantic
Mar 12
CPT
30h 49m
1 stop
SFO
Mar 23
SFO
28h 15m
1 stop
CPT
R14 570
Virgin Atlantic
Feb 14
JNB
29h 56m
2 stops
SFO
Feb 20
SFO
26h 55m
1 stop
JNB
R14 601
Turkish Airlines
Feb 14
JNB
25h 55m
1 stop
SFO
Feb 20
SFO
30h 00m
1 stop
JNB
R14 853
American Airlines
Mar 30
JNB
30h 41m
2 stops
SFO
Apr 14
SFO
32h 20m
2 stops
JNB
R14 869
American Airlines
Apr 1
JNB
34h 59m
2 stops
SFO
Apr 12
SFO
32h 44m
2 stops
JNB
R14 884
Turkish Airlines
Mar 1
JNB
31h 40m
1 stop
SFO
Mar 24
SFO
30h 00m
1 stop
JNB
R15 089
Turkish Airlines
Mar 1
JNB
31h 40m
1 stop
SFO
Mar 24
SFO
30h 00m
1 stop
JNB
R15 183
United Airlines
Mar 12
CPT
29h 41m
2 stops
SFO
Mar 23
SFO
23h 20m
2 stops
CPT
R15 278
American Airlines
Mar 30
JNB
29h 25m
2 stops
SFO
Apr 13
SFO
31h 50m
2 stops
JNB
R15 341
American Airlines
Mar 31
JNB
33h 46m
2 stops
SFO
Apr 11
SFO
31h 50m
2 stops
JNB
R15 404
American Airlines
Apr 1
JNB
34h 59m
2 stops
SFO
Apr 17
SFO
37h 35m
2 stops
JNB
R15 435
Delta
Mar 23
JNB
34h 48m
2 stops
SAN
Apr 13
SAN
32h 15m
2 stops
JNB
R15 640
United Airlines
Mar 17
CPT
33h 13m
2 stops
SAN
Mar 25
SAN
25h 00m
2 stops
CPT
R15 640
Delta
Mar 23
JNB
34h 48m
2 stops
SAN
Apr 13
SAN
36h 10m
1 stop
JNB
R15 655
Delta
Mar 22
JNB
46h 06m
1 stop
SAN
Apr 17
SAN
20h 17m
1 stop
JNB
R15 829
Delta
Mar 22
JNB
46h 06m
1 stop
SAN
Apr 13
SAN
36h 15m
2 stops
JNB
R15 907
American Airlines
Mar 24
JNB
32h 07m
2 stops
SAN
Apr 14
SAN
32h 34m
2 stops
JNB
R15 939
Multiple Airlines
Mar 17
CPT
28h 01m
1 stop
SAN
Mar 27
SAN
42h 41m
1 stop
CPT
R15 939
Delta
Mar 24
JNB
37h 51m
2 stops
SAN
Apr 14
SAN
20h 17m
1 stop
JNB
R15 986
Delta
Mar 22
JNB
46h 06m
1 stop
SAN
Apr 16
SAN
36h 10m
1 stop
JNB
R16 049
Delta
Mar 25
JNB
29h 50m
2 stops
SAN
Apr 15
SAN
34h 10m
2 stops
JNB
R16 411
Delta
Mar 25
JNB
29h 50m
2 stops
SAN
Apr 15
SAN
26h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R16 426
Lufthansa
Mar 24
JNB
39h 35m
1 stop
SAN
Apr 13
SAN
26h 30m
1 stop
JNB
R16 442

Find the cheapest flights from South Africa to California

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Virgin Atlantic Logo
21:30 - 20:28
CPT
-
LAX
31h 58m
1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
10:50 - 19:15
LAX
-
CPT
23h 25m
1 stop
R13 846Virgin Atlantic
Mon, Mar 9 - Mon, Mar 16
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:50 - 10:50
JNB
-
SFO
26h 00m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:45 - 10:30
SFO
-
JNB
30h 45m
1 stop
R14 554Turkish Airlines
Thu, Apr 2 - Tue, Apr 14
British Airways Logo
19:35 - 18:30
JNB
-
LAX
32h 55m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
21:00 - 7:35
LAX
-
JNB
24h 35m
1 stop
R14 680British Airways
Wed, Feb 18 - Wed, Feb 25
United Airlines Logo
20:50 - 11:50
CPT
-
LAX
24h 00m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
0:25 - 15:05
LAX
-
CPT
29h 40m
2 stops
R14 696United Airlines
Mon, Mar 9 - Sun, Mar 15
United Airlines Logo
20:50 - 11:47
CPT
-
LAX
24h 57m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:40 - 16:10
LAX
-
CPT
21h 30m
1 stop
R14 806United Airlines
Thu, Feb 26 - Thu, Mar 5
British Airways Logo
22:00 - 20:25
JNB
-
LAX
32h 25m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
17:40 - 7:35
LAX
-
JNB
27h 55m
1 stop
R14 822British Airways
Wed, Feb 18 - Wed, Feb 25
KLM Logo
7:55 - 10:28
CPT
-
LAS
35h 33m
2 stops
KLM Logo
17:05 - 21:55
LAS
-
CPT
43h 50m
1 stop
R19 699KLM
Sat, Mar 14 - Sat, Mar 21
KLM Logo
7:55 - 10:28
CPT
-
LAS
35h 33m
2 stops
KLM Logo
9:45 - 21:55
LAS
-
CPT
27h 10m
2 stops
R19 778KLM
Sat, Mar 14 - Sat, Mar 21
Qatar Airways Logo
19:00 - 18:13
CPT
-
ONT
32h 13m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
14:08 - 11:30
ONT
-
CPT
36h 22m
2 stops
R28 133Qatar Airways
Thu, Mar 19 - Wed, Apr 29
Qatar Airways Logo
19:00 - 18:13
CPT
-
ONT
32h 13m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
14:08 - 11:30
ONT
-
CPT
36h 22m
2 stops
R28 683Qatar Airways
Thu, Mar 19 - Wed, Apr 29

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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 30 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

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT - LAX

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Mon 9/3

21:30-20:28

1 stop31h 58m

Los Angeles

Mon 16/3

10:50-19:15

1 stop23h 25m

R13 846

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 2/4

17:50-10:50

1 stop26h 00m

San Francisco

Tue 14/4

18:45-10:30

1 stop30h 45m

R14 554

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 18/2

19:35-18:30

1 stop32h 55m

Los Angeles

Wed 25/2

21:00-7:35

1 stop24h 35m

R14 680

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT - LAX

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Mon 9/3

20:50-11:50

1 stop24h 00m

Los Angeles

Sun 15/3

0:25-15:05

2 stops29h 40m

R14 696

Cape TownLos Angeles

CPT - LAX

CPTLAX

Cape Town Intl

Thu 26/2

20:50-11:47

1 stop24h 57m

Los Angeles

Thu 5/3

8:40-16:10

1 stop21h 30m

R14 806

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 18/2

22:00-20:25

1 stop32h 25m

Los Angeles

Wed 25/2

17:40-7:35

1 stop27h 55m

R14 822

Cape TownLas Vegas

CPT - LAS

CPTLAS

Cape Town Intl

Sat 14/3

7:55-10:28

2 stops35h 33m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Sat 21/3

17:05-21:55

1 stop43h 50m

R19 699

Cape TownLas Vegas

CPT - LAS

CPTLAS

Cape Town Intl

Sat 14/3

7:55-10:28

2 stops35h 33m

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Sat 21/3

9:45-21:55

2 stops27h 10m

R19 778

Cape TownOntario

CPT - ONT

CPTONT

Cape Town Intl

Thu 19/3

19:00-18:13

2 stops32h 13m

Ontario

Wed 29/4

14:08-11:30

2 stops36h 22m

R28 133

Cape TownOntario

CPT - ONT

CPTONT

Cape Town Intl

Thu 19/3

19:00-18:13

2 stops32h 13m

Ontario

Wed 29/4

14:08-11:30

2 stops36h 22m

R28 683

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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 37% 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.

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Cheap California flight deals and tips

Summary info about California flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price

R9 299

Best Round-Trip Price

R13 846

Fastest flight time

26h 50m

Popular in

April
The best one-way flight price to California from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R9 299 (Johannesburg OR Tambo to San Francisco).
The best round-trip flight price to California from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R13 846 (Cape Town Intl to Los Angeles).
The fastest flight to California from South Africa takes 26h 50m (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 232/per person and the cheapest flight to California is R1 023/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.

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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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