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

Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stopR16 614
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stopsR16 778
San Diego
San Diego2 stopsR16 778

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November

High season

December

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R11 253
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Most popular time to fly and prices are also 0% lower on average.
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Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • 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 6% 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
Qatar AirwaysOverall score based on 3790 reviews
8,0Crew
7,7Boarding
7,4Food
7,5Comfort
7,5Entertainment
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Seating is terrible, having seats so crammed is unacceptable for a 15-hour journey. I cannot stress enough how uncomfortable it is to sit in such an aircraft. Leg space is roomier in a domestic aircraft. I have not experienced this kind of crammy seating in domestic flights either in the US or other international airlines overseas.

2,0 MediocreAnonymous, Nov 2024DOH - PHL
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Seating is terrible, having seats so crammed is unacceptable for a 15-hour journey. I cannot stress enough how uncomfortable it is to sit in such an aircraft. Leg space is roomier in a domestic aircraft. I have not experienced this kind of crammy seating in domestic flights either in the US or other international airlines overseas.

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.

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.

Cabin crew on our flight showed lack of any customer service gruff and acting annoyed if you asked anything and I mean anything Example a man on the seat over dropped his beer on my husbands blanket We asked if we could switch out blankets cabin crew Said. No we don’t have any extras OK well can you take the wet one Cabin crew looked disgusted and annoyed Took it no OK or yes just a growl

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

Very good crew. Food service above average. Seats very small for a 12 hours flight.

Boarding was a disaster being moved by Air France by bus to the plane. The plane should have been at the right gate.

They lost my lauggage and I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED IT. NO ONE IS HELPING! PLEASE HELP FIND MY LOST LAUGGAGE

A disaster. Air France is a real joke. They overcharge us customers for absolutely nothing. Service was very poor, food was mediocre, entertainment non existent, etc. We paid thousands of dollars for our business class tickets and then we were told in Paris we could not access its lounge. Really Air France ? Congratulations on irritating your customers to the sky high level and ensuring we will do everything in our power to discourage others to travel with you.

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?!?

Was a pain having to leave the plane and reboard but glad the plane was fixed

We had to wait almost an hour for the wheelchair porter to be ready to pick up my mother. And when she arrived in Newark airport the porter was not there and she started walking with her cane and her poor mobility. When the Newark porter found her they didn't want to transfer her bags to the wheelchair for her.

My experience was medium staff where great I dislike flying in triple 7 seats very uncomfortable and no room on jet all the rest of the flights where great

Great onboard crew. Boarding was a zoo, I got in line before pre boarding in Group 2, still had my bag force checked. WiFi was glitchy all flight. Seat and bathroom are both tiny unless you pay $$$ for first class.

Staff was generally seeming stressed out and was a bit rude and slow. Plane left late. Pilot was very well-spoken.

Cabin was pitch black, even during meal service. The reading lights for seat 2E/F did not work, and seat 2E did not recline.

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

No land services during boarding, specially while moving from terminal to another

Even the carry-ons were not allowed and upon getting down, we had the wait for the longest time for the baggage to put on the jet aisle. We had a short connection which British Airways kept changing and made out entire experience poor. I would never fly BA again.

The seat was very uncomfortable. It helped to use the foot rest. Could not sleep because of the seat.

The seats are incredibly uncomfortable. My luggage didn't make it on the flight from London to Nashville.

The plane itself is old and way overcrowded. The crew do a great job of trying to mitigate. It is just uncomfortable for over 8 hours, bearable, but barely. Boarding, and the baggage game, is ludicrous. Why charge extra to check bags when there is not enough room for everyone to "carry-on" and checking is needed? I do not think these issues would be different with other airlines, I believe it is the attitude that squeezes every penny out of each traveler.

Expected a lot better service paying for a business class seat. Seemed to be short on staff and did not get the service I expected.

I flew Club World and was SHOCKED at how totally absent the crew were for the duration of the flight. So much so that we received no drink service other than the post-departure cocktail and that was it. Wasn't even offered tea/coffee and the in-flight attention was so bad that literally minutes before landing the one crew member for our row was scrambling to pick up left-behind water bottles, glassware, trash. And the rest of the crew had already stowed all carts, he was cramming the trash into the lavatory trash can and was stashing the glassware frantically in the galley as we were on final approach. He was so scrambled he left two overhead lockers wide open (that he'd opened) for landing. Unbelievable!

The flight was several times changed. That was inconvenient, to sah the least.

They lost my special meal request and tried to tell me I didn't request it. I had the proof. Then they tried to get me to eat food I can't eat. No apologies

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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.
4/2Tue
2 stops
31h 58mJNB-LAS
11/2Tue
2 stops
36h 10mLAS-JNB
R16 559
12/2Wed
1 stopSWISS
30h 05mJNB-LAX
26/2Wed
1 stopSWISS
29h 15mLAX-JNB
R16 614
5/2Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
30h 24mJNB-LAS
11/2Tue
3 stopsUnited Airlines
31h 36mLAS-JNB
R16 778
5/2Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
28h 36mJNB-LAX
12/2Wed
1 stopUnited Airlines
22h 20mLAX-JNB
R16 778
14/4Mon
1 stopAir France
32h 30mJNB-LAX
21/4Mon
2 stopsAir France
27h 00mLAX-JNB
R16 925
8/2Sat
2 stopsAir France
34h 20mJNB-LAX
7/3Fri
2 stopsAir France
32h 45mLAX-JNB
R17 693
6/2Thu
2 stopsBritish Airways
33h 05mJNB-LAX
10/2Mon
2 stopsBritish Airways
40h 05mLAX-JNB
R19 194
6/2Thu
2 stopsBritish Airways
30h 38mJNB-LAX
10/2Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
27h 25mLAX-JNB
R19 340
6/2Thu
2 stopsQatar Airways
32h 14mJNB-BUR
10/2Mon
2 stopsQatar Airways
40h 25mBUR-JNB
R30 245
6/2Thu
2 stopsQatar Airways
32h 13mJNB-ONT
10/2Mon
2 stopsQatar Airways
30h 22mONT-JNB
R31 270

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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.
22/4Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
33h 30mJNB-LAX
R11 253
22/1Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
37h 45mJNB-SFO
R12 351
29/5Thu
1 stopAir France
25h 30mJNB-LAX
R22 725
2/1Thu
2 stopsBritish Airways
38h 05mJNB-LAX
R31 142
1/1Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
26h 00mJNB-LAX
R32 697
3/1Fri
2 stopsBritish Airways
36h 15mJNB-LAX
R40 345
13/3Thu
2 stopsAir France
30h 44mJNB-SFO
R41 718
13/3Thu
1 stopTurkish Airlines
26h 00mJNB-SFO
R46 950
3/1Fri
2 stopsUnited Airlines
35h 14mJNB-ONT
R70 938
1/1Wed
3 stopsUnited Airlines
33h 01mJNB-SAN
R85 759

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Last minute flights from OR Tambo to California

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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.
23/12Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
27h 26mJNB-SFO
19/1Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
25h 35mSFO-JNB
R16 778
23/12Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
31h 40mJNB-SFO
5/1Sun
multi-stopUnited Airlines
33h 25mSFO-JNB
R22 798
24/12Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
30h 06mJNB-LAX
7/1Tue
multi-stopUnited Airlines
32h 42mLAX-JNB
R24 811
27/12Fri
multi-stopKenya Airways
35h 55mJNB-SFO
7/1Tue
multi-stopKenya Airways
31h 10mSFO-JNB
R26 256
27/12Fri
multi-stop
27h 30mJNB-SFO
7/1Tue
multi-stop
22h 10mSFO-JNB
R26 275
26/12Thu
multi-stopRwandAir
43h 25mJNB-SFO
7/1Tue
multi-stopRwandAir
49h 35mSFO-JNB
R37 912
23/12Mon
multi-stopDelta
34h 00mJNB-SFO
4/1Sat
multi-stopDelta
35h 50mSFO-JNB
R38 058
27/12Fri
multi-stopQatar Airways
38h 14mJNB-OAK
7/1Tue
multi-stopQatar Airways
44h 06mOAK-JNB
R49 201
27/12Fri
multi-stopQatar Airways
38h 14mJNB-OAK
8/1Wed
multi-stopQatar Airways
32h 26mOAK-JNB
R54 288
26/12Thu
multi-stopAir France
27h 30mJNB-SFO
6/1Mon
multi-stopAir France
32h 00mSFO-JNB
R68 047

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