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Cheap Flight Deals from New York to Johannesburg (JFK-JNB)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from New York to Johannesburg 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 John F Kennedy Intl to Johannesburg

KAYAK's recommended return flight deals from the most popular airlines that fly from John F Kennedy Intl to Johannesburg.
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Etihad Airways Logo
14:00 - 8:20JFK-JNB
36h 20m1 stop
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9:50 - 9:00JNB-JFK
29h 10m1 stop
R16 678Etihad Airways
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Mon, May 5 - Sun, May 18
Etihad Airways Logo
14:00 - 8:20JFK-JNB
36h 20m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 16:05JNB-JFK
36h 15m1 stop
R17 057Etihad Airways
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Mon, May 5 - Wed, May 14
British Airways Logo
21:30 - 7:00JFK-JNB
27h 30m1 stop
British Airways Logo
21:15 - 19:25JNB-JFK
28h 10m1 stop
R17 511British Airways
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Mon, Apr 28 - Tue, May 13
Turkish Airlines Logo
0:35 - 10:35JFK-JNB
28h 00m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:50 - 22:40JNB-JFK
34h 50m1 stop
R17 681Turkish Airlines
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Sun, Apr 27 - Tue, May 13
British Airways Logo
20:05 - 9:25JFK-JNB
31h 20m1 stop
British Airways Logo
21:15 - 19:25JNB-JFK
28h 10m1 stop
R18 079British Airways
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Sat, May 3 - Wed, May 21
Turkish Airlines Logo
0:35 - 10:35JFK-JNB
28h 00m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:50 - 22:40JNB-JFK
34h 50m1 stop
R18 306Turkish Airlines
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Mon, May 5 - Thu, May 22
Ethiopian Air Logo
22:00 - 3:55JFK-JNB
23h 55m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
22:50 - 20:00JNB-JFK
27h 10m2 stops
R18 741Ethiopian Air
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Mon, Sep 22 - Tue, Sep 30
Ethiopian Air Logo
22:00 - 3:55JFK-JNB
23h 55m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
22:50 - 20:00JNB-JFK
27h 10m2 stops
R20 218Ethiopian Air
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Mon, Apr 28 - Tue, May 20
Kenya Airways Logo
13:45 - 15:50JFK-JNB
20h 05m1 stop
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1:15 - 16:45JNB-JFK
21h 30m1 stop
R21 846Kenya Airways
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Sun, May 11 - Fri, Jun 20
Kenya Airways Logo
13:45 - 15:50JFK-JNB
20h 05m1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
1:15 - 7:35JNB-JFK
36h 20m1 stop
R22 452Kenya Airways
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Mon, Apr 28 - Sun, May 25

KAYAK's insights & trends for John F Kennedy Intl to Johannesburg flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Johannesburg 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 New York to Johannesburg?

The average price of all round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Johannesburg clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Johannesburg on a Monday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Thursday is the most expensive day to fly from New York to Johannesburg. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Wednesday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Johannesburg?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Johannesburg, 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Johannesburg is April, where tickets cost R20 483 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R32 125 and R29 380 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Johannesburg?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Johannesburg, 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Johannesburg, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

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R10 374
Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg

When to book flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Johannesburg

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from John F Kennedy Intl to Johannesburg 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 New York to Johannesburg flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Johannesburg?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Johannesburg was R548 for a one-way ticket and R881 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from New York to Johannesburg?

    When flying out of New York you will be using New York John F Kennedy Intl. You will be landing at one of these airports: Johannesburg Lanseria or Johannesburg OR Tambo.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from New York to Johannesburg?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from New York to Johannesburg?

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

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York to Johannesburg?

    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 New York to Johannesburg.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Johannesburg from New York 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 New York to Johannesburg?

    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 Johannesburg with an airline and back to New York with another airline.

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

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

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Top 4 airlines serving from John F Kennedy Intl to Johannesburg

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from New York to Johannesburg. 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 John F Kennedy Intl to Johannesburg? 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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Etihad AirwaysOverall score based on 1192 reviews
7,3Comfort
7,2Food
7,3Entertainment
7,6Boarding
7,8Crew
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Took a long time for boarding. The flight was comfortable.

8,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Feb 2025COK - AUH
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Took a long time for boarding. The flight was comfortable.

Should have had business class line in immigration. Food quality suboptimal

The staff were wonderful but the seats weren't very comfortable for a bigger guy like me.

The flight take time was changed 23 times. The system kept sending messages it will be earlier at 4am and eventually the flight was at 9am I didn’t sleep all night because of that

Boarding was efficient, had to check in cabin luggage. Seats were narrow, food was more in quantity, received cabin luggage on the luggage belt which was fine.

Bad. Flight was very uncomfortable with narrow and shallow seats, very little food and water. I will not fly etihad again.

Boarding catastrophic let alone have to claimb the plain rather than using jetway. 5.5 hr delay leaving had to do stop in Lgw for a new crew which further compounded the delay. Connecting flight would not wait and had to pend a night in a hotel. Curiously my seat would not go full flat.

Good. The food was very bad. Except for the chicken rice, rest of the dish went to trash.

The flight was delayed which cause me to miss my connecting flight in AbuDhsbi airport.

I did not have a good experience in both flights of Etihad. First of all, when I was booking the flight, there were two options. The first option was a cheaper flight with longer layover (9 hrs), or a more expensive flight with shorter layover (2 hrs). I booked the expensive flight with shorter layover because I wanted a more comfortable trip. A few days before the trip, Etihad informed me that the departure time of my first flight will change 7 hours earlier, leading to an 9 hour layover, without giving me another option nor reimbursing me for the extra cost. They didn’t even send me an apologetic email for this change. Regarding the flight experience, I would rate it as mediocre. This is mostly because the pilots of both flights did their best to give us the worst approach to airports that I have ever experienced. In the case of the first flight they had to aboard the landing and took off again right before touching the landing strip. The captain said that it was due to wind conditions but the second time the pilot followed the same direction as the first time to land the plane.

Ordered Vegan meal - it was ok, but not exceptional. Seat ok row 39 middle section aisle. Nearly full flight - crew was busy but they did the best they could. There was a USB A port at the seat. I listened to my own music and only looked at flight information. One nice thing was the connection information was made available in the screen.

Very nice and friendly crew. Boarding system can be improved.

The Etickets had been changed (Why?) without notice ; Hence, that caused troubles when checking in. Not until I contacted my ticket agent and was given correct Etickets could I then check in.

Make sure to request a vegetarian meal in advance. They printed out menus for all passengers with the options but by the time they were halfway through (for breakfast and dinner), the vegetarian options were already all taken.

Cleanliness of seats, trays, storage pockets need more attention, but everything else was good.

A great airline, no complaints at all. My experience with Cheap Tickets was very disappointing however. Two hours after purchasing the flight they called to tell me that the ticket price had gone up. I’ve never heard of such a thing. That is called false advertising; I will never use this ticketing service again and will warn all friends to never use it.

One of the worst check in process at the DIA as well as the boarding counter Changed seat at the last minute and assigned middle seat while I paid for window seat. Requested many times but to no avail . horrible customer service and very poor process Requesting refund for seat that was changed last minute

Good overall flight. Excellent crew. Food options could be improved.

Vegan food tasted good. Restroom could be kept cleaner. Seat tray table was a bit tilted so food tray kept sliding down a bit. Flight crew can be a little more friendly, caring and approachable. Their faces lacked smiles and tone was stern.

Flight was delayed then we had to redirect for medical emergency during which time we had no information on what is the plan. The connecting flight was also delayed.

It was very bad experience with Ethiopian airlines . The flight was delayed in both ways . On the way coming back one of the crews dropped hot coffee on my whole body and other crew dropped used dirty glasses on top of me . The same crew that dropped hot coffee on me hit me with the food trolley on my knee while I was sleeping . I couldn’t sit properly due to the pain on my knee caused by those irresponsible crews . Very unprofessional airlines

Flight was delayed an hour. Also, I bought an extra legroom seat online; but the actually plane was a different configuration so I didn't get what I paid for . This happened on the Addis to Lusaka leg of my trip.

Needs improvement because some of the tvs and charging ports weren’t working

The plane was overbooked and the crew was very rude. My luggage was never put on the plane. I got to NY and waited 2 hours just to find out that my luggage was left.

My experience was great. The flight attendants were very helpful and nice, and the food was very good.

Very bad experience flight was over 5 hours delayed 😑 not a chance to be put on another flight we had to stay at the hotel we lost 2 days on our vacation. Never again I will fligh with Ethiopian airlines.

Terrible customer service I lost my bag luggage and I still haven’t received any information

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

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

The use of a domestic carrier without entertainment was disappointing and a let down

Was very good, was happy with the way staff were smiling and how they were approachable

A child was loud throughout which made the trip less than optimal. Crew was great and professional. They need to change the automatic seat belt announcement which is too loud and had other unneeded words like "this is XYZ announcement number one'

Love the dreamliner plane. It's such a smooth ride, I don't notice that it's 15 hours in the air. The staff are great and they don't overstuff you with food.

I really like this airline. The staff are lovely and friendly, the planes are tidy and unfussy. I would rate them at the top of the African Airline carriers.

Delayed by 4 hours with inadequate advance notifications which caused us a lot of consternation and angst. I will never fly or recommend your airline again

Flight was changed 3 times, from a night flight to a day flight, and then delayed by 5h…

Kenya Airways delayed my flights for 7 days. Each delayed, they notified me last minute. This is ridiculous.

The kindness and good humor of all the people who this flight possible was a joy.

Awful, we had a delay of 3 hrs, impacting in my transfer flight to Cape town, and Kenya airways didnt do anything. They sent me twice to transfer services in Nairobi, not been available to sleep (from 1 am to 5 am); without any update.

It's the only direct flight between Accra and Nairobi, and you pay for it! Food is better on Asky. No entertainment on flight from Accra to Nairobi, but there other way did have screens. Generally timely boarding and departure.

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