R11 005 Find Cheap Flights from California to South Africa

KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from California to South Africa.

KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from California to South Africa is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from California to South Africa with an airline and back with another airline.

Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from California to South Africa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to South Africa is Monday when return tickets can be as cheap as R19 977. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, when return prices are R29 036 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost R1 303 on average. Morning departures are around 26% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R1 955.

The cheapest month for flights from California to South Africa is February, when tickets cost R21 587 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is R34 209 and R31 727 respectively.

To get a below-average price on the flight from California to South Africa, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 3 weeks before departure.

An average direct flight from California to South Africa takes 33h 57m, covering a distance of 26865 km. The shortest route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) with an average flight time of 22h 15m.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Sun City Resort (31% of total searches to South Africa). The next most popular destinations are Johannesburg (31%) and Cape Town (30%). Searches for flights to Durban (3%), to Port Elizabeth (1%), and to George (1%) are also popular.