Cheap flights from New York (NYC) to Johannesburg from $489

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NYC — JNB
May 30 — Jun 61
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The best prices from New York to Johannesburg are usually found in May or April, booked 60 days in advance, depart on a Tuesday or Monday and return on a Monday

How to find the cheapest flight from New York (NYC) to Johannesburg

All the information you need to plan the best NYC to ZA1 flight in 2023: compare New York to Johannesburg flight prices with the expected peak season, weather and rainfall in Johannesburg.

Popular in

December

Cheapest in

May

Round-trip from

$950

One-way from

$535
High demand for flights, 25% potential price rise
Best time to find cheap flights, 14% potential price drop
From New York (NYC) to Johannesburg
One-way flight from New York (NYC) to Johannesburg

NYC - JNB

Price

$950 - $1,465

JNB

Temperature

50 - 68 °F

JNB

Rainfall

0 - 4.7 inches

Cheap flights from New York to Johannesburg in May, June 2023

The best prices found for NYC to Johannesburg flights for May, June
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New York to Johannesburg 2023 flight deals

Cheap flights to Johannesburg from New York found for this year
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Cheap Kenya Airways flights from New York to Johannesburg

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Last minute flights from New York to Johannesburg

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One-way flights to Johannesburg from New York

The cheapest one-way flights from New York to Johannesburg
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New York John F Kennedy IntlJohannesburg OR Tambo

JFK - JNB

JFKJNB

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 10/25

1 stop35h 55m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 11/10

1 stop20h 25m

New York John F Kennedy IntlJohannesburg OR Tambo

JFK - JNB

JFKJNB

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 10/30

2 stops24h 25m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 11/12

2 stops26h 30m

New York John F Kennedy IntlJohannesburg OR Tambo

JFK - JNB

JFKJNB

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 9/10

1 stop19h 20m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 11/15

1 stop23h 10m

New York John F Kennedy IntlJohannesburg OR Tambo

JFK - JNB

JFKJNB

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Fri 9/1

1 stop35h 35m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 11/1

1 stop31h 15m

NewarkJohannesburg OR Tambo

EWR - JNB

EWRJNB

Newark

Sun 8/20

1 stop29h 40m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 9/14

1 stop22h 30m

New York LaGuardiaJohannesburg OR Tambo

LGA - JNB

LGAJNB

New York LaGuardia

Mon 10/30

2 stops23h 28m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 11/12

2 stops25h 36m

New York LaGuardiaJohannesburg OR Tambo

LGA - JNB

LGAJNB

New York LaGuardia

Tue 9/19

2 stops22h 20m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 10/9

2 stops24h 24m

New York LaGuardiaJohannesburg OR Tambo

LGA - JNB

LGAJNB

New York LaGuardia

Sun 9/3

2 stops34h 15m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 9/16

2 stops25h 30m

New York LaGuardiaJohannesburg OR Tambo

LGA - JNB

LGAJNB

New York LaGuardia

Mon 10/30

2 stops30h 55m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 11/12

2 stops31h 11m

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Reviews of Airlines Servicing Johannesburg

See what other customers who have flown with Kenya Airways, Ethiopian Air and Etihad Airways from New York to Johannesburg have to say. Users have also rated airlines in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.
FlySafair
8.8
Very good
7 reviews

Overall

8.8

Boarding

8.5

Comfort

8.0

Food

5.1

Entertainment

5.1

Crew

8.5

Reviews

1 / 1

Thank you for the sms updates on the flight and baggage. Thank you for being on time

FlySafair
8.8
Very good
7 reviews
FlySafair
8.8
Very good
7 reviews

Overall

8.8

Boarding

8.5

Comfort

8.0

Food

5.1

Entertainment

5.1

Crew

8.5

Reviews

1 / 1

Thank you for the sms updates on the flight and baggage. Thank you for being on time

Delta
8.0
Very good
2,341 reviews
FlySafair
8.8
Very good
7 reviews

Overall

8.8

Boarding

8.5

Comfort

8.0

Food

5.1

Entertainment

5.1

Crew

8.5

Reviews

1 / 1

Thank you for the sms updates on the flight and baggage. Thank you for being on time

United Airlines
7.6
Good
1,483 reviews
FlySafair
8.8
Very good
7 reviews

Overall

8.8

Boarding

8.5

Comfort

8.0

Food

5.1

Entertainment

5.1

Crew

8.5

Reviews

1 / 1

Thank you for the sms updates on the flight and baggage. Thank you for being on time

Ethiopian Air
7.6
Good
95 reviews
FlySafair
8.8
Very good
7 reviews

Overall

8.8

Boarding

8.5

Comfort

8.0

Food

5.1

Entertainment

5.1

Crew

8.5

Reviews

1 / 1

Thank you for the sms updates on the flight and baggage. Thank you for being on time

KLM
7.6
Good
159 reviews
FlySafair
8.8
Very good
7 reviews

Overall

8.8

Boarding

8.5

Comfort

8.0

Food

5.1

Entertainment

5.1

Crew

8.5

Reviews

1 / 1

Thank you for the sms updates on the flight and baggage. Thank you for being on time

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Top 10 airlines flying from New York to Johannesburg

The chart below displays the airlines Cheapflights users traveling from New York to Johannesburg choose most often. Cheapest and average prices are based on aggregated data from the past 12 months.
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DeltaCheapest$705Average$1,187FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-timeN/ACOVID-19 safety
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Ethiopian AirCheapest$779Average$943FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time72%COVID-19 safety
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Kenya AirwaysCheapest$785Average$901FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time82%COVID-19 safety
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Turkish AirlinesCheapest$785Average$906FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time77%COVID-19 safety
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KLMCheapest$864Average$1,408FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time75%COVID-19 safety
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Qatar AirwaysCheapest$977Average$1,133FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time68%COVID-19 safety
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IberiaCheapest$981Average$1,134FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time77%COVID-19 safety
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British AirwaysCheapest$1,030Average$1,240FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time70%COVID-19 safety
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American AirlinesCheapest$1,039Average$1,083FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time71%COVID-19 safety
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LufthansaCheapest$1,175Average$1,349FlexibilityNo cancel feeOn-time76%COVID-19 safety
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Hourly flight availability from New York to Johannesburg

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Weekly flight availability from New York to Johannesburg

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