To save on the cost of your flight from San Francisco to South Africa, book at least 35 days before your planned departure. Booking around this time can save you about 33% on the cost of this flight compared to booking a flight leaving this week. We have found prices from $1,457 if you need a flight within two weeks. For flights within the next 72 hours, you can find tickets from as low as $1,727.
The best pricing can be found in the month of January. Prices to South Africa from San Francisco average $1,492. You can even find prices in January for less than $1,492, as users have found deals to South Africa from as low as $1,058. The month of July appears to be one of the more expensive times to travel to South Africa from San Francisco. Flying in the targeted month can save you up to 26%.
When flying from San Francisco 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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$927 - $1,358
Route
Depart
Return
Price
San FranciscoJohannesburg OR Tambo
SFO - JNB
SFOJNB
San Francisco
Sat 10/12
2 stops32h 05m
Johannesburg OR Tambo
Fri 10/18
2 stops36h 25m
San FranciscoJohannesburg OR Tambo
SFO - JNB
SFOJNB
San Francisco
Sun 12/1
1 stop30h 00m
Johannesburg OR Tambo
Tue 12/24
1 stop26h 00m
San FranciscoJohannesburg OR Tambo
SFO - JNB
SFOJNB
San Francisco
Wed 10/2
1 stop33h 40m
Johannesburg OR Tambo
Tue 10/29
1 stop43h 55m
San FranciscoCape Town Intl
SFO - CPT
SFOCPT
San Francisco
Tue 11/5
3 stops54h 40m
Cape Town Intl
Tue 11/19
3 stops34h 40m
San FranciscoJohannesburg OR Tambo
SFO - JNB
SFOJNB
San Francisco
Sun 11/10
2 stops48h 49m
Johannesburg OR Tambo
Sun 11/24
1 stop28h 30m
San FranciscoCape Town Intl
SFO - CPT
SFOCPT
San Francisco
Wed 10/9
1 stop33h 40m
Cape Town Intl
Wed 10/23
1 stop33h 50m
San FranciscoCape Town Intl
SFO - CPT
SFOCPT
San Francisco
Tue 10/1
2 stops31h 50m
Cape Town Intl
Thu 10/24
3 stops36h 28m
San FranciscoJohannesburg OR Tambo
SFO - JNB
SFOJNB
San Francisco
Sun 12/1
1 stop27h 30m
Johannesburg OR Tambo
Tue 12/24
2 stops34h 26m
San FranciscoJohannesburg OR Tambo
SFO - JNB
SFOJNB
San Francisco
Mon 9/30
2 stops36h 40m
Johannesburg OR Tambo
Mon 10/7
2 stops29h 30m
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Food
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Comfort
Reviews
The seats were very uncomfortable. I along with maybe 4 other passengers were never given our breakfast meal. The attendant completely forgot about us. For such a long flight the seats should be made with more comfort in mind. Just because it is economy doesn’t mean we don’t deserve comfort.
Entertainment
Crew
Overall
Food
Boarding
Comfort
Reviews
The seats were very uncomfortable. I along with maybe 4 other passengers were never given our breakfast meal. The attendant completely forgot about us. For such a long flight the seats should be made with more comfort in mind. Just because it is economy doesn’t mean we don’t deserve comfort.
Entertainment
Crew
Overall
Food
Boarding
Comfort
Reviews
The seats were very uncomfortable. I along with maybe 4 other passengers were never given our breakfast meal. The attendant completely forgot about us. For such a long flight the seats should be made with more comfort in mind. Just because it is economy doesn’t mean we don’t deserve comfort.
Entertainment
Crew
Overall
Food
Boarding
Comfort
Reviews
The seats were very uncomfortable. I along with maybe 4 other passengers were never given our breakfast meal. The attendant completely forgot about us. For such a long flight the seats should be made with more comfort in mind. Just because it is economy doesn’t mean we don’t deserve comfort.
Entertainment
Crew
Overall
Food
Boarding
Comfort
Reviews
The seats were very uncomfortable. I along with maybe 4 other passengers were never given our breakfast meal. The attendant completely forgot about us. For such a long flight the seats should be made with more comfort in mind. Just because it is economy doesn’t mean we don’t deserve comfort.
Entertainment
Crew
Overall
Food
Boarding
Comfort
Reviews
The seats were very uncomfortable. I along with maybe 4 other passengers were never given our breakfast meal. The attendant completely forgot about us. For such a long flight the seats should be made with more comfort in mind. Just because it is economy doesn’t mean we don’t deserve comfort.
Airline | Cheapest | Average | Flexibility | On-time |
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Turkish Airlines | Cheapest$944 | Average$1,197 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time77% |
SWISS | Cheapest$954 | Average$1,324 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time79% |
Qatar Airways | Cheapest$1,037 | Average$1,364 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time68% |
Iberia | Cheapest$1,100 | Average$1,440 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time77% |
Delta | Cheapest$1,151 | Average$1,655 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-timeN/A |
Brussels Airlines | Cheapest$1,227 | Average$1,370 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-timeN/A |
Lufthansa | Cheapest$1,229 | Average$1,584 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time76% |
American Airlines | Cheapest$1,260 | Average$1,703 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time71% |
British Airways | Cheapest$1,270 | Average$1,602 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time70% |
United Airlines | Cheapest$1,285 | Average$1,713 | FlexibilityNo cancel fee | On-time69% |