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This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from OR Tambo to California departing on 27/2. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stopR17 586
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stopR16 823
San Diego
San Diego1 stopR18 531
Sacramento
Sacramento3 stopsR65 784

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February

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December

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R11 173
Best time to beat the crowds (16% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
Flight from Johannesburg to Los Angeles

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  • Morning departure is around 62% more expensive 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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EmiratesOverall score based on 3489 reviews
8,2Entertainment
8,1Boarding
8,0Comfort
7,9Food
8,3Crew
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Loved everything! This flight had premium economy and I didn't see an option to upgraded to premium economy OR buy premium economy tickets. How come?

10,0 ExcellentAbhay, Nov 2024DXB - JFK
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Loved everything! This flight had premium economy and I didn't see an option to upgraded to premium economy OR buy premium economy tickets. How come?

Some Crew were distinguishably fake in their interactions with passengers.

We was missed the flight They doesn’t lest us fly next flight without payment They charge me 606 hundred dollars What is very unacceptable,our first fight ticket was almost 2000 dollars, again paid 700 it’s hurt … airlines need to do something please

They were very pleasant and helpful. My husband and I were sitted apart. We asked if we could be seated together were told flight ws fuly booked but would try. After a while they were able to make it work we got seats together. Their food is good and attendents are very friendly/helpful.

The crew were friendly, dressed professionally and helpful when needed. The food was good to very good. The seats were comfortable and entertainment selections were excellent.   For that long of a flight Athens to Newark Economy is a little tight and the space became uncomfortable about mid-way. Next time I would try and get a Premium Economy seat. Especially for the return flight when one can be less enthused and tired. On the way to a vacation enthusiasm can outweigh discomfort.

The staff were very friendly and helpful. The seats were very comfortable and spacious. The entertainment was amazing, and so was the food!

Excellent staff! Flights were delayed due to technical issues after everyone was boarded and we sat in the flight for almost 2 hours before taking off. Not enough vegetarian food was available despite pre-ordering. The staff did an exceptional job dealing with both the problems neither of their making.

Better entertainment; the lack of it made the very long flight even longer

No Vegetarian options onboard, made to wait for a long time for boarding

POOR CREW BEHAVIOR. RESTRICTIONS ON FOOD. FEELS LIKE ECONOMY CLASS.

The seats were more narrow than at other lines. Food was mediocre (economy class)

This flight was 16 hours and they made it very tolerable. Seats were comfortable and the staff very accommodating. I had plenty of inflight entertainment. Food was very good.

Service excellent would chose Singapore airlines as my first choice

The staff were amazing and very kind. The seats recline a little too far back and are up close when sitting behind.

My groups frequent flyer star allianceUnited airline miles was not accepted. The Singapore premium economy bag had to be requested, it was very lacking- no toothbrush. I paid more than double than economy but could only use the bathrooms sharing with economy which was hardly available and had to wait in line. Is the 2X $ worth it just for a larger seat???? It is questionable. Seats were not that comfortable. My husband’s seat had white stains on it- had to wipe it down. Our headphones did not have covers on it. Food- way too much.

It was a middle of the night changeover, so we were all ready for sleep. Staff were helpful and managed a few hours sleep. Food options were good.

Didn't like much at all Nowhere near enough legroom, narrow seats. Aisles not wide enough for safe food trolley access and husband had his knee hit cos not enough leg room. Would take a lot to convince us to fly Singapore Airlines again which is a pity cos it was always our go-to airline

A 16 hour flight from Singapore to Los Angeles had only 2 meals. Please make it 3 meals.

Overall good experience, convenient Changi Airport, even the layover was long.

Singapore Airlines from Mumbai was late, we were rerouted to Copenhagen and then to Los Angeles. As senior citizens, we should have been given a hotel voucher for a night and fly out the next day. I hope Singapore Airlines should give us a credit in good faith if they want us to fly with them. I doubt it, but you never know.

bad… no veg food was provided eventhough i pre ordered special meal

no veg food was provided eventhough i pre ordered special meal

Excellent service provided the flight crew. Food and drinks were very good.

Meal options for vegetarians can be provided… Nothing was offered for me for dinner.. crew just said no vegetarian option available and did even bother to provide any alternatives or something to eat.

Cathay has a great reputation, though it's baseline economy seating is nothing to write home about (and SE Asia flight passengers sometime lack 'routine stateside' etiquette). On the other hand, food was great, flight attendants were nice, and price was very good~

I was amazed at how clean Cathay Pacific planes were compared to our US domestic airlines. Everything was great all but the food service I was just okay with. Shorter flights with other airlines usually provided more meals and snacks that I have been on. Almost a 16 hour flight just two meals and no snacks with Cathay Pacific. Even ran out of what I wanted for one of them. Other than that top notch!

Cathay was not the problem. The problem was the customer service from Kayak/Underprice. Will never book through Kayak again.

The crews were smiling all the time with soft tunes when they spoke; the food was excellent. Thank you!

They charged me $900 to board my flight I already paid for just because I missed my previous flight. I do not recommend this airline by any means.

Not good. Small seats. Not enough food that customers wanted. No special requests were given that i could see. Slow response from flight attendants

Do not overbook flights and kick out confirmed ticketed passengers :-(

Wasn’t allowed to continue with the purchased tickets because I hadn’t been able to go on the first scheduled leg.

Do I need to repeat my complaints about my lost carry on bag?

Noice cancelling headphones would be better since it’s a crowded plane And kids behaviors are unavoidable

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

More facilities to transport to the gates......felt too much walking distance

Just happy I flew Qatar Airways awesome no wonder they are #1 in the world right now! The food was just delicious, very courteous, professional crew.

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

It was a really long flight from Doha to Philadelphia and it was overall a good one. The one area that I would comment on is that there is a lot of single-use plastic and disposables in the meal service for American Airlines. It would be great to see more circular options in the meal service to reduce the amount of waste.

Suddenly Flight has been change by Qatar and there’s no information is there of us from Bom to Doha and counter person is behaving like Qatar owner next I will not buy Qatar and I will not suggest anyone to fly in Qatar

I felt all of the food tasted the same. And we had five meals over the 16 hrs in the air.

Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .

Like: Plane made it to the destination. Dislike: Food is terrible, no entertainment, very dirty airplane.

The food needs to improve especially the fish as there where only 3 fish cubes in my plate.

I had a full row so can't imagine how this could be better

The boarding area was too small with only one agent checking passengers into their standing bus

The experience was amazing! Many thanks to the pilot who informed us that we were passing mt Kilimanjaro and we had the chance to see it !

I like the leg room. I did not like the plane from Chicago to Addis. It was dirty and smelly and toilet area filthy. My screen was not working and kept saying loading. The plane from Addis to Harare was clean , more modern and food looked much fresher and tasted better. Boarding at Addis was a nightmare, long queues and lots of confusion,International space has no seating are and one is standing all the time.

It’s good alternative flight out from Mogadishu, especially for the timing

My suitcase 🧳 got missing we still looking for it This not good for them 👎🏾👎🏾👎🏾🤦🏽‍♀️

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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.
5/12Thu
1 stop
42h 35mJNB-SFO
22/1Wed
1 stop
29h 00mSFO-JNB
R16 823
13/4Sun
1 stopTurkish Airlines
25h 35mJNB-SFO
30/4Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
37h 00mSFO-JNB
R16 950
23/12Mon
2 stopsUnited Airlines
34h 19mJNB-SFO
19/1Sun
1 stopUnited Airlines
21h 50mSFO-JNB
R16 968
10/1Fri
3 stopsEthiopian Air
34h 59mJNB-LAX
27/1Mon
2 stopsEthiopian Air
27h 50mLAX-JNB
R20 820
12/4Sat
1 stopSingapore Airlines
28h 55mJNB-SFO
30/4Wed
1 stopSingapore Airlines
46h 05mSFO-JNB
R21 637
16/2Sun
3 stopsEthiopian Air
35h 22mJNB-SAN
22/2Sat
2 stopsEthiopian Air
29h 35mSAN-JNB
R24 544
28/11Thu
1 stopEmirates
27h 55mJNB-LAX
15/12Sun
1 stopEmirates
43h 15mLAX-JNB
R30 303
4/3Tue
2 stopsQatar Airways
41h 32mJNB-BUR
10/3Mon
2 stopsQatar Airways
35h 55mBUR-JNB
R30 794
4/3Tue
2 stopsQatar Airways
42h 42mJNB-ONT
10/3Mon
2 stopsQatar Airways
42h 45mONT-JNB
R30 794
29/11Fri
1 stopEmirates
33h 20mJNB-LAX
15/12Sun
1 stopEmirates
43h 15mLAX-JNB
R31 085

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
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.
27/2Thu
1 stopQatar Airways
34h 05mJNB-LAX
R11 173
27/2Thu
2 stopsSingapore Airlines
31h 15mJNB-LAX
R13 389
15/12Sun
3 stops
33h 01mJNB-LAX
R16 151
9/1Thu
3 stopsEthiopian Air
34h 59mJNB-LAX
R17 604
27/2Thu
2 stopsQatar Airways
41h 39mJNB-SNA
R20 838
8/5Thu
1 stopSingapore Airlines
39h 30mJNB-SFO
R21 492
8/1Wed
1 stopEmirates
33h 25mJNB-SFO
R24 126
6/1Mon
1 stopEmirates
27h 55mJNB-LAX
R25 035
9/1Thu
3 stopsEthiopian Air
34h 59mJNB-LAX
R25 598
3/1Fri
1 stopCathay Pacific
39h 00mJNB-SFO
R70 290

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Last minute flights from OR Tambo to California

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
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.
21/11Thu
multi-stopLufthansa
44h 56mJNB-LAS
4/12Wed
multi-stopLufthansa
40h 47mLAS-JNB
R16 514
21/11Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
33h 35mJNB-LAS
4/12Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
25h 18mLAS-JNB
R16 750
21/11Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
25h 36mJNB-SFO
4/12Wed
multi-stopUnited Airlines
24h 05mSFO-JNB
R16 750
23/11Sat
multi-stopEmirates
33h 20mJNB-LAX
14/12Sat
multi-stopEmirates
43h 15mLAX-JNB
R27 833
23/11Sat
multi-stopEmirates
27h 55mJNB-LAX
14/12Sat
multi-stopEmirates
43h 15mLAX-JNB
R30 358
22/11Fri
multi-stopEthiopian Air
50h 35mJNB-LAX
24/11Sun
multi-stopEthiopian Air
27h 55mLAX-JNB
R33 919
20/11Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
37h 45mJNB-SFO
22/11Fri
multi-stopQatar Airways
30h 24mSFO-JNB
R34 664
22/11Fri
multi-stopQatar Airways
47h 09mJNB-BUR
24/11Sun
multi-stopQatar Airways
44h 59mBUR-JNB
R36 044
22/11Fri
multi-stopEthiopian Air
50h 35mJNB-LAX
24/11Sun
multi-stopEthiopian Air
42h 40mLAX-JNB
R38 043
23/11Sat
multi-stopCathay Pacific
38h 02mJNB-LAS
29/11Fri
multi-stopCathay Pacific
47h 10mLAS-JNB
R63 259

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