R10 769 Find Cheap Flights from San Francisco Bay Area to South Africa

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 San Francisco Bay Area to South Africa.

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

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

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

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to South Africa is Wednesday when return tickets can be as cheap as R25 498. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Monday, when return prices are R38 110 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost R1 448 on average. Morning departures are around 2% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Africa is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R1 664.

The cheapest month for flights from San Francisco Bay Area to South Africa is March, when tickets cost R23 196 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is R36 488 and R33 005 respectively.

To get a below-average price on the flight from San Francisco Bay Area to South Africa, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

An average direct flight from San Francisco Bay Area to South Africa takes 39h 44m, covering a distance of 27365 km. The shortest route is San Francisco (SFO) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) with an average flight time of 22h 05m.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Sun City Resort (51% of total searches to South Africa). The next most popular destinations are Cape Town (36%) and Durban (3%). Searches for flights to Port Elizabeth (2%), to Phalaborwa (1%), and to Pietermaritzburg (1%) are also popular.