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Cheap Flight Deals from Johannesburg to San Francisco (JNB-SFO)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Johannesburg to San Francisco that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.

Recent return flight deals from OR Tambo to San Francisco

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23:55 - 16:25JNB-SFO
26h 30m1 stop
19:25 - 10:25SFO-JNB
29h 00m1 stop
R16 934SWISS
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Thu, Feb 13 - Sat, Mar 1
23:55 - 16:25JNB-SFO
26h 30m1 stop
19:25 - 10:25SFO-JNB
29h 00m1 stop
R16 971SWISS
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Tue, Feb 11 - Tue, Feb 18
20:25 - 16:25JNB-SFO
30h 00m1 stop
19:25 - 10:25SFO-JNB
29h 00m1 stop
R17 046SWISS
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Wed, Feb 12 - Wed, Feb 19
19:10 - 11:05JNB-SFO
25h 55m1 stop
14:10 - 10:45SFO-JNB
35h 35m1 stop
R17 064Turkish Airlines
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Tue, Mar 4 - Wed, Mar 19
22:00 - 23:13JNB-SFO
35h 13m2 stops
6:15 - 18:35SFO-JNB
26h 20m2 stops
R17 102United Airlines
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Tue, Feb 11 - Tue, Feb 18
22:00 - 22:59JNB-SFO
34h 59m2 stops
23:59 - 18:35SFO-JNB
32h 36m2 stops
R17 176United Airlines
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Thu, Feb 13 - Sat, Mar 1
23:55 - 16:25JNB-SFO
26h 30m1 stop
19:25 - 16:40SFO-JNB
35h 15m2 stops
R17 213SWISS
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Thu, Feb 13 - Sat, Mar 1
18:50 - 12:50JNB-SFO
27h 00m1 stop
20:35 - 8:10SFO-JNB
26h 35m1 stop
R17 381Air France
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Sat, May 24 - Tue, Jun 17
18:50 - 12:50JNB-SFO
27h 00m1 stop
11:05 - 8:10SFO-JNB
36h 05m2 stops
R17 400Delta
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Sat, May 24 - Tue, Jun 17
16:10 - 12:50JNB-SFO
30h 40m3 stops
15:40 - 20:25SFO-JNB
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R83 587Emirates
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Flights from OR Tambo to San Francisco - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from OR Tambo to San Francisco to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Johannesburg to San Francisco?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to San Francisco clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from Johannesburg to San Francisco, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from San Francisco, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to San Francisco?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to San Francisco, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to San Francisco is March, where tickets cost R17 475 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R24 207 and R22 995 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to San Francisco?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to San Francisco, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below average price on the flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to San Francisco, you should book around 5 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

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November

High season

June

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Best time to beat the crowds (7% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (3% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights from OR Tambo to San Francisco

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from OR Tambo to San Francisco based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Johannesburg to San Francisco flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to San Francisco?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to San Francisco was R2 586 for a one-way ticket and R908 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Johannesburg to San Francisco?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Johannesburg to San Francisco?

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Johannesburg and San Francisco, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Johannesburg to San Francisco, United Airlines or Turkish Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Johannesburg to San Francisco are United Airlines and Turkish Airlines. With an average price for the route of R22 364 and an overall rating of 7,4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. Turkish Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of R17 832 and an overall rating of 7,3.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Johannesburg to San Francisco?

    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 Johannesburg to San Francisco.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Johannesburg to San Francisco?

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Johannesburg to San Francisco?

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

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Johannesburg to San Francisco?

    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 to San Francisco from Johannesburg up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from OR Tambo to San Francisco

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Johannesburg to San Francisco. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from OR Tambo to San Francisco? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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Qatar AirwaysOverall score based on 3767 reviews
7,5Comfort
8,0Crew
7,6Boarding
7,5Entertainment
7,4Food
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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

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 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

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?!?

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.

The seat seemed roomy, the service was good, everything was fine.

Was realllly smooth. It was delayed but we were well informed.

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).

The seats have to be one of the worst when it comes to comfort and you have to scramble around to out your handbag in the overhead. The food is still awful. Definitely will not travel on Turkish again and wouldn’t recommend it to anyone for sure.

It was very good and it was not my first time I always take Turkish air line for my travels

Food excellent Bathrooms improve cleanliness needed Staff fairly well attentive Entertainment fair Seats lie flat worked well

My flight was cancelled with no warning! I had to find out right at the airport when I arrived from my previous flight!

Excellent service. Made United 's business class look like a cattle car

I have been flying Turkish Airlines for the last 5 years it’s always great service, on time , excellent food, only one thing wasn’t reliable is their on board WiFi most of the time it doesn’t work.

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)

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!

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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 San Francisco found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
20/1Mon
1 stopTurkish Airlines
26h 00mJNB-SFO
R48 228
20/1Mon
1 stopTurkish Airlines
26h 00mJNB-SFO
R48 451
10/6Tue
2 stopsKenya Airways
44h 30mJNB-SFO
R49 179
20/1Mon
2 stops
40h 31mJNB-SFO
R50 671
20/1Mon
2 stops
35h 26mJNB-SFO
R50 689
19/1Sun
2 stopsKenya Airways
45h 37mJNB-SFO
R52 032
11/6Wed
1 stopSingapore Airlines
33h 25mJNB-SFO
R52 088
11/6Wed
3 stopsUnited Airlines
35h 45mJNB-SFO
R119 450
11/6Wed
3 stopsUnited Airlines
35h 45mJNB-SFO
R119 991

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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 San Francisco that are departing in the next 10 days.
2/1Thu
multi-stop
41h 20mJNB-SFO
13/1Mon
multi-stop
40h 00mSFO-JNB
R75 736
1/1Wed
multi-stopKenya Airways
46h 29mJNB-SFO
13/1Mon
multi-stopKenya Airways
39h 25mSFO-JNB
R77 302
2/1Thu
multi-stop
46h 37mJNB-SFO
13/1Mon
multi-stop
40h 00mSFO-JNB
R96 325
2/1Thu
multi-stop
41h 20mJNB-SFO
13/1Mon
multi-stop
40h 00mSFO-JNB
R96 399
2/1Thu
multi-stop
41h 20mJNB-SFO
13/1Mon
multi-stop
32h 50mSFO-JNB
R110 144
2/1Thu
multi-stop
33h 26mJNB-SFO
13/1Mon
multi-stop
40h 00mSFO-JNB
R120 476
1/1Wed
multi-stop
46h 29mJNB-SFO
13/1Mon
multi-stop
29h 55mSFO-JNB
R121 632
2/1Thu
multi-stop
41h 20mJNB-SFO
13/1Mon
multi-stop
32h 50mSFO-JNB
R122 975
2/1Thu
multi-stop
30h 00mJNB-SFO
12/1Sun
multi-stop
25h 41mSFO-JNB
R217 379
2/1Thu
multi-stop
41h 20mJNB-SFO
12/1Sun
multi-stop
25h 41mSFO-JNB
R218 218

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