Users have found that booking a flight from California to South Africa at least 47 days early can save you up to 59% on average compared to booking a flight this week. If booking 47 days before your flight isn’t an option for you, users have found flights from California to South Africa for as little as $1,266 when booking for a departure date within the next two weeks. You can also check prices now. Some users have found airline tickets as low as $1,863 for flights departing within the next 3 days.
The best pricing can be found in the month of February. Prices to South Africa from California average $1,403. You can even find prices in February for less than $1,403, as users have found deals to South Africa from as low as $834. The month of December appears to be one of the more expensive times to travel to South Africa from California. Flying in the targeted month can save you up to 33%.
When flying from California to South Africa, the time of day you decide to fly out makes little to no difference towards the overall price you’ll pay on tickets.
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$887 - $1,141
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Depart
Return
Price
Los AngelesCape Town Intl
LAX - CPT
LAXCPT
Los Angeles
Sun 5/5
1 stop37h 15m
Cape Town Intl
Mon 5/20
1 stop33h 55m
San FranciscoJohannesburg OR Tambo
SFO - JNB
SFOJNB
San Francisco
Tue 10/8
2 stops32h 05m
Johannesburg OR Tambo
Wed 10/23
2 stops31h 10m
San FranciscoJohannesburg OR Tambo
SFO - JNB
SFOJNB
San Francisco
Mon 10/7
2 stops42h 15m
Johannesburg OR Tambo
Thu 10/24
2 stops36h 00m
San FranciscoJohannesburg OR Tambo
SFO - JNB
SFOJNB
San Francisco
Sun 10/6
1 stop39h 00m
Johannesburg OR Tambo
Tue 10/22
1 stop26h 35m
Los AngelesJohannesburg OR Tambo
LAX - JNB
LAXJNB
Los Angeles
Tue 8/27
1 stop45h 25m
Johannesburg OR Tambo
Tue 9/24
1 stop32h 25m
Los AngelesCape Town Intl
LAX - CPT
LAXCPT
Los Angeles
Fri 9/13
1 stop40h 55m
Cape Town Intl
Mon 9/16
2 stops38h 20m
Los AngelesCape Town Intl
LAX - CPT
LAXCPT
Los Angeles
Tue 5/14
1 stop30h 30m
Cape Town Intl
Tue 5/21
2 stops38h 35m
Los AngelesJohannesburg OR Tambo
LAX - JNB
LAXJNB
Los Angeles
Wed 8/28
2 stops37h 05m
Johannesburg OR Tambo
Tue 9/24
2 stops33h 45m
San FranciscoCape Town Intl
SFO - CPT
SFOCPT
San Francisco
Sun 10/6
2 stops30h 10m
Cape Town Intl
Fri 10/25
3 stops33h 53m
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Food could have been better they served beef on the flight to India so they did not have enough option of the veg option for customers and half the flight did not get a meal
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Food could have been better they served beef on the flight to India so they did not have enough option of the veg option for customers and half the flight did not get a meal
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Food could have been better they served beef on the flight to India so they did not have enough option of the veg option for customers and half the flight did not get a meal
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Food could have been better they served beef on the flight to India so they did not have enough option of the veg option for customers and half the flight did not get a meal
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Food could have been better they served beef on the flight to India so they did not have enough option of the veg option for customers and half the flight did not get a meal
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Food could have been better they served beef on the flight to India so they did not have enough option of the veg option for customers and half the flight did not get a meal
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