Flights to California

R17 763 Cheap flights to California

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Qatar Airways
Jun 10
JNB
37h 30m
1 stop
LAX
Jun 24
LAX
26h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R18 247
Qatar Airways
Jun 15
JNB
34h 20m
1 stop
LAX
Jun 22
LAX
26h 40m
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JNB
R18 263
British Airways
Jun 9
JNB
30h 05m
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LAX
Jun 17
LAX
30h 20m
1 stop
JNB
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Qatar Airways
Jun 18
JNB
26h 05m
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LAX
Aug 2
LAX
26h 40m
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JNB
R18 380
Qatar Airways
Jun 10
JNB
30h 20m
1 stop
LAX
Jun 17
LAX
31h 40m
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JNB
R18 413
Qatar Airways
Jun 9
JNB
30h 20m
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LAX
Jun 17
LAX
26h 40m
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JNB
R18 563
Qatar Airways
Jun 20
JNB
34h 20m
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LAX
Aug 2
LAX
31h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R18 613
Qatar Airways
Jun 20
JNB
26h 05m
1 stop
LAX
Aug 2
LAX
31h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R18 780
Qatar Airways
Jun 20
JNB
26h 05m
1 stop
LAX
Aug 2
LAX
26h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R18 796
Qatar Airways
Oct 20
JNB
26h 05m
1 stop
LAX
Oct 30
LAX
26h 45m
1 stop
JNB
R18 880
Qatar Airways
Oct 20
JNB
26h 05m
1 stop
LAX
Oct 30
LAX
31h 30m
1 stop
JNB
R18 963
Qatar Airways
Jun 15
JNB
31h 16m
2 stops
LAX
Jun 22
LAX
26h 40m
1 stop
JNB
R19 196
Qatar Airways
Jun 11
DUR
29h 55m
2 stops
SFO
Jun 18
SFO
33h 40m
2 stops
DUR
R17 763
Qatar Airways
Jun 11
JNB
28h 35m
1 stop
SFO
Jun 20
SFO
32h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R18 047
Qatar Airways
Jun 10
JNB
35h 45m
1 stop
SFO
Jun 17
SFO
27h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R18 230
Qatar Airways
Jun 12
CPT
28h 55m
1 stop
SFO
Jun 19
SFO
33h 20m
1 stop
CPT
R18 313
Qatar Airways
Jun 10
JNB
28h 35m
1 stop
SFO
Jun 17
SFO
32h 45m
2 stops
JNB
R19 096
Qatar Airways
Aug 30
DUR
34h 30m
2 stops
SFO
Dec 15
SFO
33h 55m
2 stops
DUR
R19 246
Qatar Airways
Aug 31
JNB
33h 55m
1 stop
SFO
Dec 15
SFO
26h 55m
1 stop
JNB
R19 280
Qatar Airways
Aug 30
JNB
33h 55m
1 stop
SFO
Dec 15
SFO
26h 55m
1 stop
JNB
R19 296
Qatar Airways
Aug 31
DUR
34h 30m
2 stops
SFO
Dec 15
SFO
33h 55m
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DUR
R19 313
Qatar Airways
Jun 11
JNB
34h 11m
2 stops
SFO
Jun 20
SFO
32h 05m
1 stop
JNB
R19 530
Qatar Airways
Jun 12
CPT
28h 55m
1 stop
SFO
Jun 19
SFO
37h 38m
2 stops
CPT
R19 813
British Airways
Jun 10
JNB
27h 35m
2 stops
SFO
Jun 17
SFO
30h 45m
2 stops
JNB
R20 080
Multiple Airlines
Jun 20
JNB
46h 58m
2 stops
SAN
Aug 2
SAN
50h 40m
2 stops
JNB
R23 246
Qatar Airways
Jun 12
JNB
35h 49m
2 stops
SAN
Jun 19
SAN
33h 45m
2 stops
JNB
R23 512
Delta
Jun 13
CPT
43h 36m
2 stops
SAN
Jun 20
SAN
30h 10m
2 stops
CPT
R24 279
Qatar Airways
Jun 12
CPT
33h 37m
2 stops
SAN
Jun 19
SAN
38h 16m
2 stops
CPT
R24 362
KLM
Jun 8
CPT
29h 01m
2 stops
SAN
Jun 17
SAN
29h 05m
2 stops
CPT
R24 929
Qatar Airways
Jun 20
JNB
34h 44m
2 stops
SAN
Aug 2
SAN
31h 28m
2 stops
JNB
R26 128
KLM
Jun 11
CPT
29h 01m
2 stops
SAN
Jun 18
SAN
38h 25m
2 stops
CPT
R26 345
Qatar Airways
Jun 12
CPT
36h 09m
2 stops
SAN
Jun 19
SAN
35h 00m
2 stops
CPT
R27 378
Multiple Airlines
Jun 14
CPT
36h 03m
2 stops
SAN
Jun 21
SAN
55h 52m
2 stops
CPT
R27 795
United Airlines
Jun 13
CPT
22h 31m
1 stop
SAN
Jun 20
SAN
41h 00m
2 stops
CPT
R28 845
United Airlines
Jun 20
JNB
50h 03m
2 stops
SAN
Aug 2
SAN
34h 50m
1 stop
JNB
R31 427
United Airlines
Jun 20
JNB
27h 16m
2 stops
SAN
Aug 2
SAN
36h 25m
1 stop
JNB
R31 444
Qatar Airways
Jun 12
CPT
33h 30m
2 stops
SJC
Jun 19
SJC
42h 58m
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CPT
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Multiple Airlines
Jun 13
CPT
33h 30m
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SJC
Jun 20
SJC
42h 58m
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CPT
R27 978
Qatar Airways
Oct 16
CPT
33h 24m
2 stops
SJC
Oct 20
SJC
42h 12m
2 stops
CPT
R29 728
Multiple Airlines
Jun 13
CPT
54h 02m
2 stops
SJC
Jun 20
SJC
54h 30m
2 stops
CPT
R29 978
Delta
Jun 13
CPT
42h 59m
2 stops
SJC
Jun 20
SJC
26h 15m
1 stop
CPT
R34 960
Delta
Jun 13
CPT
42h 59m
2 stops
SJC
Jun 20
SJC
26h 15m
1 stop
CPT
R35 777
Qatar Airways
May 21
CPT
36h 43m
2 stops
SJC
Aug 27
SJC
34h 45m
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CPT
R36 310
Delta
Jun 12
CPT
29h 04m
2 stops
SJC
Jun 19
SJC
34h 50m
1 stop
CPT
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Multiple Airlines
Jun 13
CPT
40h 55m
3 stops
SJC
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SJC
40h 55m
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CPT
R42 475
Multiple Airlines
Jun 13
CPT
42h 15m
3 stops
SJC
Jun 20
SJC
54h 30m
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CPT
R42 559
Delta
Jun 12
CPT
24h 31m
1 stop
SJC
Jun 19
SJC
34h 50m
1 stop
CPT
R46 691
American Airlines
Jun 12
CPT
36h 52m
2 stops
SJC
Jun 19
SJC
30h 36m
3 stops
CPT
R91 699

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Qatar Airways Logo
18:30 - 15:25
DUR
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SFO
29h 55m
2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
15:55 - 10:35
SFO
-
DUR
33h 40m
2 stops
R17 763Qatar Airways
Thu, Jun 11 - Thu, Jun 18
Qatar Airways Logo
19:50 - 15:25
JNB
-
SFO
28h 35m
1 stop
Qatar Airways Logo
15:55 - 9:00
SFO
-
JNB
32h 05m
1 stop
R18 047Qatar Airways
Thu, Jun 11 - Sat, Jun 20
British Airways Logo
21:15 - 18:20
JNB
-
LAX
30h 05m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
18:05 - 9:25
LAX
-
JNB
30h 20m
1 stop
R18 313British Airways
Tue, Jun 9 - Wed, Jun 17
British Airways Logo
21:15 - 15:50
JNB
-
SFO
27h 35m
2 stops
British Airways Logo
17:40 - 9:25
SFO
-
JNB
30h 45m
2 stops
R20 080British Airways
Wed, Jun 10 - Wed, Jun 17
KLM Logo
23:15 - 18:58
CPT
-
SFO
28h 43m
2 stops
KLM Logo
7:00 - 21:25
SFO
-
CPT
29h 25m
2 stops
R21 646KLM
Wed, Jun 10 - Wed, Jun 17
Turkish Airlines Logo
16:35 - 10:50
CPT
-
SFO
27h 15m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
12:55 - 11:50
SFO
-
CPT
37h 55m
1 stop
R22 579Turkish Airlines
Wed, Jun 10 - Wed, Jun 17
KLM Logo
23:15 - 18:58
CPT
-
SFO
28h 43m
2 stops
KLM Logo
13:45 - 21:25
SFO
-
CPT
22h 40m
1 stop
R22 946KLM
Wed, Jun 10 - Wed, Jun 17
Turkish Airlines Logo
16:35 - 16:40
CPT
-
SFO
33h 05m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:45 - 11:50
SFO
-
CPT
32h 05m
1 stop
R23 079Turkish Airlines
Fri, Jul 24 - Thu, Aug 13
United Airlines Logo
19:00 - 22:01
JNB
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SNA
36h 01m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
21:14 - 18:30
SNA
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JNB
36h 16m
1 stop
R32 460United Airlines
Thu, Jun 18 - Sun, Aug 2
United Airlines Logo
19:00 - 22:37
JNB
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ONT
36h 37m
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United Airlines Logo
6:30 - 18:30
ONT
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JNB
51h 00m
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R33 377United Airlines
Sat, Jun 20 - Sun, Aug 2

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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 April 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

Cheapest return flight

DurbanSan Francisco

DUR - SFO

DURSFO

Durban King Shaka Intl

Thu 11/6

18:30-15:25

2 stops29h 55m

San Francisco

Thu 18/6

15:55-10:35

2 stops33h 40m

R17 763

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 11/6

19:50-15:25

1 stop28h 35m

San Francisco

Sat 20/6

15:55-9:00

1 stop32h 05m

R18 047

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 9/6

21:15-18:20

1 stop30h 05m

Los Angeles Los Angeles

Wed 17/6

18:05-9:25

1 stop30h 20m

R18 313

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 10/6

21:15-15:50

2 stops27h 35m

San Francisco

Wed 17/6

17:40-9:25

2 stops30h 45m

R20 080

Cape TownSan Francisco

CPT - SFO

CPTSFO

Cape Town Intl

Wed 10/6

23:15-18:58

2 stops28h 43m

San Francisco

Wed 17/6

7:00-21:25

2 stops29h 25m

R21 646

Cape TownSan Francisco

CPT - SFO

CPTSFO

Cape Town Intl

Wed 10/6

16:35-10:50

1 stop27h 15m

San Francisco

Wed 17/6

12:55-11:50

1 stop37h 55m

R22 579
Fastest return journey

Cape TownSan Francisco

CPT - SFO

CPTSFO

Cape Town Intl

Wed 10/6

23:15-18:58

2 stops28h 43m

San Francisco

Wed 17/6

13:45-21:25

1 stop22h 40m

R22 946

Cape TownSan Francisco

CPT - SFO

CPTSFO

Cape Town Intl

Fri 24/7

16:35-16:40

1 stop33h 05m

San Francisco

Thu 13/8

18:45-11:50

1 stop32h 05m

R23 079

JohannesburgSanta Ana

JNB - SNA

JNBSNA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 18/6

19:00-22:01

2 stops36h 01m

Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty

Sun 2/8

21:14-18:30

1 stop36h 16m

R32 460

JohannesburgOntario

JNB - ONT

JNBONT

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 20/6

19:00-22:37

2 stops36h 37m

Ontario

Sun 2/8

6:30-18:30

3 stops51h 00m

R33 377

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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 36% 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

R10 365

Best Round-Trip Price

R17 763

Fastest flight time

25h 40m
The best one-way flight price to California from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R10 365 (Cape Town Intl to San Francisco).
The best round-trip flight price to California from South Africa in the last 72 hours is R17 763 (Durban King Shaka Intl to San Francisco).
The fastest flight to California from South Africa takes 25h 40m (Johannesburg OR Tambo to San Francisco).

Frequently asked questions about flying to California

What is the cheapest flight I can find to California?

The average flight to California costs R8 465/per person and the cheapest flight to California is R1 812/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.

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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Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to California?

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