Cheap flights from Johannesburg to New York from $540

The cheapest month to fly to Newark Airport from Johannesburg is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around $893, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit Newark Airport in February, then you should wait until January to fly from Johannesburg, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $920.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Newark Airport is on a Monday when prices can be found for as low as $1,011. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. When flying out on a Friday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Johannesburg to Newark Airport for around $1,248.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Newark Airport from Johannesburg when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Newark Airport for around $1,063 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Newark Airport from Johannesburg for as low as $972 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 14% of flights between Johannesburg and Newark have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 115 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Wednesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, United Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 14% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of April 2026, 1 flights take off from Johannesburg and land in Newark Airport each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 10:00PM, with 100% of daily flights taking off in the evening.

7 flights are operational weekly from Johannesburg to Newark Airport as of April 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 14% of flights per week taking off on this day.