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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stopR15 237
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stopsR16 975
San Diego
San Diego1 stopR15 680

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November

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June

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  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be July, August and September. The cheapest month to fly from Johannesburg is February.
  • Morning departure is around 21% cheaper than an evening flight, on average*.
*Average of the lowest prices shown in KAYAK’s search results for departures within the next 30 days

Top 5 airlines serving from OR Tambo to California

 
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7,5
Virgin AtlanticOverall score based on 664 reviews
7,7Boarding
7,6Entertainment
7,3Comfort
8,2Crew
7,0Food
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Flight took off an hour late. Had to stay on the tarmac for half an hour after landing. Both annoying.

6,0 GoodSudhir, Jan 2025JFK - LHR
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Flight took off an hour late. Had to stay on the tarmac for half an hour after landing. Both annoying.

We had an unfortunate experience where we had to leave the aircraft after boarding, shortly before the scheduled takeoff time, and re-board. The reason given was that a passenger felt ill and had to cancel their plans and therefor their luggage had to be found and removed.

We’ve used VA before many times the experience is always been good they have lovely staff and the food is always delicious.

Everything about the flight was amazing from check in to boarding entertainment was okay food we didn’t try.

Seats were old and dirty, for a long haul flight you expect to be able to recline and for the av to work properly. Choice for vegans was fruit….

The Virgin Atlantic crew was very good. However, the equipment was OK, the seats were OK, but her bags did not arrive with me. Two bags showed up a day later and I’m still waiting for my third back.

The crew was very good. However, the equipment was a bit dated. Some of the electronics were not working. To top it, three bags didn’t arrive with me. Two of them were delivered a day later. I’m still waiting for the third bag, I was so looking forward to this virgin Atlantic flight, but, I am disappointed.

My only complaint is that the pocket in front of me was ripped and my things, like iPad and airline magazines, kept slipping to the floor.

Flight delayed yet again. Crew apathetic and unhelpful re affect on connecting flight.

I think Virgin is one of the best flying experiences, especially from/to the UK. The staff are so helpful and fun, the food is good, seats comfortable, goof entertainment and great value. Check in and boarding is pretty pain free. I also find that the other passengers are generally so kind and considerate than when I've flown other airlines.

I wish that the meal included a vegetable or even a salad instead of couscous! Why serve chicken with rice AND couscous? Service was good overall though a bit lacking in friendliness. Usually on air france I've been offered a glass of champagne before dinner, wine with dinner, and a digestif after dinner. We were only offered wine this time!

It was not Air France but Air Europa. But confusion over our checked luggage. Whether it was checked all the way to Tenerife or not. It was not. Had to line up again in Departures. At least our Sky Priority was honoured. Flight was fine.

My wife and I had a row to ourselves after moving seats. There were no TVs and you had to buy food. So we did nothing but had a quick nap. Flight was fine.

The male attended that served are section was a snob. He did not answer my call light when my wine spilled all over the floor. I did not push it again or drew his attention to it. He just ignored the call light when he came to give us our meal, serving the people behind us first. I did not push it again or drew his attention to it to see his reaction. It was so obvious that he was ignoring us. We were in premium economy!

The plane was old Only 3 bathrooms available for economy The entertainment was old and the selection was poor

Georgian Airways check in staff initially denied us, because they thought passengers required transit visas to transfer on connecting flights. This required 70 minutes for them to call multiple people to confirm how transfers worked. They did not apologize once accepting our check in. Onboard, the four hour flight gave stale bread with spam slices as lunch. The only included drinks were still or sparkling water.

I did not get my baggage at my final destination..poor coordination with connecting flights with partner airlines (Saudi airways). Also the food was very mediocre.

Not a good one this time. The absence of internet without any information/notification ahead was really the unacceptable part. Also this new A350-900 has a serious legroom challenge for economy seats. It’s more like a medium-haul flight legroom configuration.

Not great , just ok . I expected better food but it did not deliver . Flight staff was ok . The guy at the drop off bag counter was the only saving grace in this whole trip . He was pleasant, friendly and very helpful . You couldn’t ask for a better assistance from him .

There was 2 hours delay before boarding and 2 hours delay after boarding while waiting in the plane

Great. Food going from Australia to the US was better than other way around, but still needs improvement in terms of quality and quantity!!!

I feel bad, but Swiss airlines is not an airlines I will ever fly again. Their cabins are basic, seats are extremely uncomfortable, crew is a hit or a miss with service. What's worse is how they make you feel they are there to make money and not make your travel needs be met or make your travel a pleasure. They charge for 2nd bags, seat selection and felt like a budget arinines frontier/spirit airline attitude and approach. Their business class is from the early 2000s, basic. Additionally, planes going to India, are old, falling apart and not maintained. Even the crew mentioned this is typical of the airline having older planes going to India. Panels detached and loose or stuck with duct tape, seats scruffed up and dirty, seatbelts roughed up. The scariest thing was when I saw a window panel next to where I was sitting loose and dangling. The crew mentioned it's only cosmetic and assured the integrity of the plane was inspected by the maintenance crew. This is where they confessed about planes going to India being old. I UNFORTUNATELY would NOT recommend Swiss airlines to anyone and will NEVER fly with them again!

The ANA crew and their members were all extremely nice and caring. Shout out to the crews for working on Christmas and New Years. Y'all the real MVP

Awful. Worst airline I have ever been on. Crew were among the rudest people I have ever dealt with. United staff members were rude and disrespectful. My flight was delayed, causing me to miss a connecting flight. I understand things happen, but when staff start lying about what actually happened, that is when I have an issue. Just be honest, really it isn’t that hard. I’m being very honest with this review and I don’t find this difficult what so ever. In fact, because of United Airlines, my Christmas holiday was off to a really rocky start. As someone who has traveled across the world, it has only been United that I have had a truly awful experience.

Boarding always seems a bit chaotic. Seat spacing could leave more for leg room.

Good flight. On time. Boarding and seating was easy. Crew were really friendly, yet professional. Bathroom (by cockpit) was small but serviceable. Some the seats were showing some notable wear & tear, but were comfy. Very happy UA customer. TY! 🤛🏽💗

We arrived early and finally made it to our gate almost an hour after.

We were delayed 3x and because I didn’t purchase my tickets directly from United Airlines I was told I Have to take care of it myself so I called Underpricer and they helped me but before I changed my flights I took the risk of sticking by what my tickets were and was lucky to have gotten on the original all flight with only 15 mins before take off. not sure if I will do this again

The flight was delayed so the people from a late connecting flight was able to still make the connection.

Everything good until we waited for jet bridge at SFO. Then pilot gets on speaker & said it won’t reach plane- too short, need to go to different gate. Then 5 min later, adjusted plane/jetbridge & all ok?!?

Service and food were decent, seats are a bit too narrow. Leg room is normal. Bathroom should be cleaned more frequently. WiFi is cumbersome and should be simplified.

they have cancell the flight with no reasons, My parents were in the cold weather in the airport for 24 hours they did not give any hotel and food. I hate Turkish Airline, this is our last time that we ha ve chosen Turkish Airline.

Same as before boarding process and lack of crew experience in the process

Turkish Airlines is amazing. I have a problem with the ticket I purchased through the kayak website. I have filed a complaint related to the fact that I was contacted by phone on the day I purchased the ticket and told that the amount that the ticket had been advertised for was not accurate and that I had to pay more. This is totally fraudulent. I will look into addressing this further tomorrow and will never ever use kayak again.

Bad service and food was not good. Give very less food.

Crew members, pilots and flight attendants are excellent. Beside, that, customer service is very lacking in all aspects of Turkish airlines

The ac did not work and the plane was deployed for the AC BUT IT NEVER WORKED. I have high blood pressure and I was SWEATING AND NEARLY PASSED OUT. Do better.

For me it was a good experience… thank you Turkish Airlines

Old aircraft, very very low business class standards, no privacy between the seats, horrible old TVs, tiny bathrooms.

Good service, the airline also provided a traveling kit bag (tooth brush, socks, slippers, visor for sleeping).

They did not provide free WiFi, It could be purchased for, I think, around $25, This seemed excessive.

Less than average, low level of shared required information needed during the transfer from airport to another, also the used team during boarding In Indianapolis station is Not Professional

Reliable, great value, but not outstanding in any aspect. This is similar to the experience you get in most international carriers like Etihad or Delta.

Flight got diverted because of an emergency and the crew were fantastic and probably saved that passenger’s life. While in emergency landing some measures could have been taken to prevent additional delays. In general not great experience with BA. I used to fly BA years ago all the time, very disappointed by the whole experience, seats were tight, bathrooms tight.

Business class area too small and chair and equipment not comfortable .

Lost my luggage in London Was double charged for luggage

Boarding could have been better organized. The one member of staff disappeared for a while so boarding by group relied on honesty.

If they wouldn't have canceled the flight WITHOUT informing me until I looked at my ticket and saw I had 2 extra layovers in 2 different cities than the ones I paid for? That would have been nice.

Poor BA get a lot of stick and have some problems getting your bags to the same destination BUT the whole experience is very much 5 star and probably due to excellent, helpful and sooo British staff. We travelled in economy plus.

I never made this flight but the staff helped to get me rebooked (see previous review)

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights from Johannesburg to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/2Fri
1 stopSWISS
26h 35mJNB-LAX
23/2Sun
1 stopSWISS
29h 15mLAX-JNB
R15 237
4/2Tue
1 stopSWISS
26h 35mJNB-LAX
18/2Tue
1 stopSWISS
29h 15mLAX-JNB
R15 255
14/2Fri
2 stopsUnited Airlines
34h 59mJNB-SFO
5/3Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
24h 35mSFO-JNB
R16 975
14/2Fri
2 stopsUnited Airlines
30h 34mJNB-LAS
21/2Fri
1 stopUnited Airlines
22h 37mLAS-JNB
R16 993
12/3Wed
1 stopAir France
27h 15mJNB-LAX
26/3Wed
2 stopsAir France
32h 00mLAX-JNB
R17 141
12/3Wed
1 stopAir France
30h 30mJNB-LAX
26/3Wed
1 stopAir France
28h 55mLAX-JNB
R17 160
28/3Fri
1 stopBritish Airways
28h 05mJNB-LAX
7/4Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
28h 55mLAX-JNB
R18 657
3/3Mon
1 stopVirgin Atlantic
33h 20mJNB-LAS
10/3Mon
1 stopVirgin Atlantic
28h 45mLAS-JNB
R18 676
2/5Fri
2 stopsBritish Airways
29h 01mJNB-LAS
7/5Wed
1 stopBritish Airways
28h 55mLAS-JNB
R19 360
21/2Fri
1 stopVirgin Atlantic
28h 05mJNB-LAX
27/2Thu
2 stopsVirgin Atlantic
37h 31mLAX-JNB
R20 581

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Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Johannesburg to California found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
18/3Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
33h 15mJNB-SFO
R10 928
13/3Thu
1 stopQatar Airways
33h 30mJNB-LAX
R11 113
22/4Tue
1 stopTurkish Airlines
33h 05mJNB-LAX
R13 258
7/4Mon
1 stopTurkish Airlines
33h 00mJNB-LAX
R13 517
28/6Sat
2 stopsBritish Airways
33h 13mJNB-SFO
R18 731
3/2Mon
2 stopsBritish Airways
33h 02mJNB-LAX
R18 787
13/2Thu
2 stopsUnited Airlines
33h 59mJNB-ONT
R21 856
22/4Tue
2 stopsUnited Airlines
34h 21mJNB-ONT
R22 134
29/5Thu
1 stopAir France
32h 20mJNB-LAX
R22 929
29/5Thu
1 stopAir France
25h 30mJNB-LAX
R22 966

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These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from Johannesburg to California that are departing in the next 10 days.
24/1Fri
multi-stopLufthansa
31h 11mJNB-LAS
9/2Sun
multi-stopLufthansa
34h 26mLAS-JNB
R16 845
26/1Sun
multi-stopSWISS
26h 35mJNB-LAX
2/2Sun
multi-stopSWISS
40h 25mLAX-JNB
R16 901
24/1Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
26h 48mJNB-LAS
9/2Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
25h 35mLAS-JNB
R16 993
26/1Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
29h 46mJNB-LAX
2/2Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
21h 00mLAX-JNB
R17 012
24/1Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
33h 10mJNB-SAN
31/1Fri
multi-stopUnited Airlines
25h 35mSAN-JNB
R17 012
23/1Thu
multi-stopBritish Airways
33h 00mJNB-LAX
29/1Wed
multi-stopBritish Airways
30h 00mLAX-JNB
R19 064
23/1Thu
multi-stopBritish Airways
29h 20mJNB-LAX
29/1Wed
multi-stopBritish Airways
28h 30mLAX-JNB
R19 527
23/1Thu
multi-stopVirgin Atlantic
37h 44mJNB-LAX
29/1Wed
multi-stopVirgin Atlantic
43h 30mLAX-JNB
R21 246
27/1Mon
multi-stopQatar Airways
34h 09mJNB-SNA
26/3Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
31h 20mSNA-JNB
R31 379
23/1Thu
multi-stopQatar Airways
32h 13mJNB-ONT
29/1Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
30h 22mONT-JNB
R31 694

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