What airlines fly to South Africa?

United Airlines, Delta and Turkish Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to South Africa from San Francisco according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 30% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to South Africa. Keep in mind that there are 14 different airlines that fly to South Africa on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

What is the cheapest airline that flies from San Francisco to South Africa?

Singapore Airlines, Condor, and Turkish Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from San Francisco to South Africa

When did momondo last update prices for flights from San Francisco Airport to South Africa?

Prices for flights from San Francisco Airport to South Africa are updated daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from San Francisco Airport to South Africa?

As of September 2026, there are 14 operators available to choose from for flights from San Francisco Airport to South Africa.

How old do you have to be to fly from San Francisco Airport to South Africa?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from San Francisco Airport to South Africa.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?

The necessary travel and health documents for your South Africa trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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8:44 pm - 12:15 amSFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

42h 31m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

5:00 pm - 1:44 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

30h 44m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,171Multiple Airlines

Tue, Oct 20 - Tue, Nov 3

8:55 pm - 12:25 amSFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

41h 30m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

5:00 pm - 1:44 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

30h 44m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,195Multiple Airlines

Mon, Nov 16 - Sun, Jan 17

10:25 pm - 12:25 amSFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

40h 00m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

12:05 pm - 8:19 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

42h 14m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,198Kenya Airways

Tue, Nov 10 - Tue, Dec 1

10:55 pm - 10:55 amSFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

51h 00m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

12:05 pm - 1:40 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

35h 35m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,198Kenya Airways

Tue, Oct 27 - Mon, Nov 9

9:40 am - 6:10 amSFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 30m1 stop Singapore Changi

1:40 pm - 7:50 amJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

28h 10m1 stop Singapore Changi

$1,214Singapore Airlines

Mon, Feb 15 - Tue, Mar 2

9:40 am - 9:25 amSFO San Francisco-CPT Cape Town Intl

37h 45m2 stops Singapore Changi Johannesburg OR Tambo

10:40 am - 7:50 amCPT Cape Town Intl-SFO San Francisco

31h 10m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Singapore Changi

$1,239Singapore Airlines

Tue, Feb 23 - Tue, Mar 9

3:00 pm - 8:40 amSFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

4:50 pm - 12:40 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

53h 50m2 stops Kigali Intl Doha Hamad Intl

$1,265Qatar Airways

Mon, Feb 15 - Tue, Mar 2

3:00 pm - 8:40 amSFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

4:50 pm - 12:40 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

53h 50m2 stops Kigali Intl Doha Hamad Intl

$1,278Qatar Airways

Tue, Feb 9 - Tue, Feb 16

6:35 pm - 10:55 amSFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

30h 20m1 stop Istanbul

6:50 pm - 4:30 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

31h 40m1 stop Istanbul

$1,351Turkish Airlines

Mon, Nov 16 - Wed, Dec 2

7:35 pm - 10:25 pmSFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

40h 50m1 stop Istanbul

6:50 pm - 4:30 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

31h 40m1 stop Istanbul

$1,351Turkish Airlines

Mon, Nov 2 - Wed, Nov 11

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10:30 pm - 12:15 amSFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

40h 45m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

5:00 pm - 9:25 amJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

49h 25m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,344Multiple Airlines

Sat, Oct 3 - Sat, Oct 17

11:59 pm - 6:30 pmSFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

33h 31m2 stops Houston George Bush Intcntl Newark

10:00 pm - 6:24 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

29h 24m2 stops Newark Chicago O'Hare Intl

$1,653United Airlines

Thu, Oct 1 - Tue, Oct 20

6:00 am - 7:40 pmSFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

28h 40m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

9:55 pm - 11:56 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

35h 01m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$1,654Virgin Atlantic

Fri, Oct 2 - Fri, Oct 9

10:10 am - 6:30 pmSFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

23h 20m1 stop Newark

8:45 am - 7:00 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

43h 15m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$1,656Lufthansa

Sat, Oct 3 - Sat, Oct 10

10:29 am - 9:20 pmSFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 51m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

11:15 pm - 11:45 amJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

45h 30m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

$1,665KLM

Thu, Oct 1 - Tue, Oct 20

10:29 am - 9:20 pmSFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 51m2 stops Seattle/Tacoma Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

11:15 pm - 8:40 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

30h 25m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Minneapolis St Paul

$1,674KLM

Thu, Oct 1 - Tue, Oct 20

7:35 pm - 9:20 amSFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

28h 45m1 stop Zurich

8:45 am - 7:00 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

43h 15m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$1,680Multiple Airlines

Sat, Oct 3 - Sat, Oct 17

11:10 am - 6:40 amSFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

34h 30m2 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Munich Franz Josef Strauss

8:45 am - 7:00 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

43h 15m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

$1,692Lufthansa

Sat, Oct 3 - Sat, Oct 10

5:00 am - 6:30 pmSFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

28h 30m2 stops Denver Intl Newark

7:00 pm - 5:34 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

31h 34m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Seattle/Tacoma Intl

$1,708United Airlines

Fri, Oct 2 - Fri, Oct 9

2:00 pm - 7:40 pmSFO San Francisco-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 40m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

8:15 pm - 7:59 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-SFO San Francisco

32h 44m2 stops London Heathrow New York John F Kennedy Intl

$1,709Virgin Atlantic

Fri, Oct 2 - Fri, Oct 9

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Kenya Airways flights from San Francisco to South Africa

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Kenya Airways

Oct 27

SFO10:55 pmSan Francisco

51h 00m

2 stops

JNB10:55 amJohannesburg OR Tambo

Nov 9

JNB12:05 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

35h 35m

2 stops

SFO1:40 pmSan Francisco

$1,198

Kenya Airways

Oct 19

SFO10:15 pmSan Francisco

41h 00m

2 stops

JNB12:15 amJohannesburg OR Tambo

Nov 2

JNB5:00 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

50h 34m

2 stops

SFO9:34 amSan Francisco

$1,267

Kenya Airways

Oct 31

SFO10:55 pmSan Francisco

31h 55m

2 stops

JNB3:50 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

Nov 10

JNB12:05 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

34h 34m

2 stops

SFO12:39 pmSan Francisco

$1,270

Singapore Airlines flights from San Francisco to South Africa

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Singapore Airlines

Feb 15

SFO9:40 amSan Francisco

34h 30m

1 stop

JNB6:10 amJohannesburg OR Tambo

Mar 2

JNB1:40 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

28h 10m

1 stop

SFO7:50 amSan Francisco

$1,214

Singapore Airlines

Feb 9

SFO9:40 amSan Francisco

34h 30m

1 stop

JNB6:10 amJohannesburg OR Tambo

Feb 16

JNB1:40 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

28h 10m

1 stop

SFO7:50 amSan Francisco

$1,239

Singapore Airlines

Jan 25

SFO9:40 amSan Francisco

37h 45m

2 stops

CPT9:25 amCape Town Intl

Feb 8

CPT10:40 amCape Town Intl

31h 10m

2 stops

SFO7:50 amSan Francisco

$1,275

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Tue 10/20

8:44 pm-12:15 am

2 stops42h 31m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 11/3

5:00 pm-1:44 pm

2 stops30h 44m

$1,171

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San Francisco

Mon 11/16

8:55 pm-12:25 am

2 stops41h 30m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 1/17

5:00 pm-1:44 pm

2 stops30h 44m

$1,195

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San Francisco

Tue 11/10

10:25 pm-12:25 am

2 stops40h 00m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 12/1

12:05 pm-8:19 pm

2 stops42h 14m

$1,198

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SFO San Francisco - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

SFOJNB

San Francisco

Tue 10/27

10:55 pm-10:55 am

2 stops51h 00m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 11/9

12:05 pm-1:40 pm

2 stops35h 35m

$1,198

San FranciscoJohannesburg

SFO San Francisco - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

SFOJNB

San Francisco

Mon 2/15

9:40 am-6:10 am

1 stop34h 30m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 3/2

1:40 pm-7:50 am

1 stop28h 10m

$1,214

San FranciscoCape Town

SFO San Francisco - CPT Cape Town Intl

SFOCPT

San Francisco

Tue 2/23

9:40 am-9:25 am

2 stops37h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 3/9

10:40 am-7:50 am

2 stops31h 10m

$1,239

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SFO San Francisco - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

SFOJNB

San Francisco

Mon 2/15

3:00 pm-8:40 am

1 stop31h 40m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 3/2

4:50 pm-12:40 pm

2 stops53h 50m

$1,265

San FranciscoJohannesburg

SFO San Francisco - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

SFOJNB

San Francisco

Tue 2/9

3:00 pm-8:40 am

1 stop31h 40m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 2/16

4:50 pm-12:40 pm

2 stops53h 50m

$1,278

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SFO San Francisco - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

SFOJNB

San Francisco

Mon 11/16

6:35 pm-10:55 am

1 stop30h 20m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 12/2

6:50 pm-4:30 pm

1 stop31h 40m

$1,351

San FranciscoJohannesburg

SFO San Francisco - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

SFOJNB

San Francisco

Mon 11/2

7:35 pm-10:25 pm

1 stop40h 50m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 11/11

6:50 pm-4:30 pm

1 stop31h 40m

$1,351

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What is the cheapest month to fly to South Africa?

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to South Africa. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $1,122. The month of April is another great option to travel to South Africa, with average flight prices from San Francisco averaging around $1,358.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco to South Africa?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to South Africa from San Francisco when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to South Africa for around $1,440 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to South Africa from San Francisco for as low as $1,167 on momondo.

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You could potentially save up to 6% on your flight if you consider stops on a San Francisco to South Africa flight.

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Best Price Found	$750
Fastest flight time	25h 10m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to South Africa from San Francisco in the past 72 hours is $750. The best round-trip flight deal from San Francisco to South Africa found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $1,171.

The fastest flight from San Francisco to South Africa takes 25h 10m

There are no direct flights from San Francisco to South Africa. There are no popular flight routes from San Francisco to South Africa.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from San Francisco to South Africa

When did momondo last update prices for flights from San Francisco Airport to South Africa?
Prices for flights from San Francisco Airport to South Africa are updated daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from San Francisco Airport to South Africa?
As of September 2026, there are 14 operators available to choose from for flights from San Francisco Airport to South Africa.
How old do you have to be to fly from San Francisco Airport to South Africa?
The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from San Francisco Airport to South Africa.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?
The necessary travel and health documents for your South Africa trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

Best airlines flying from San Francisco to South Africa

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Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom $691	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 4,454 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
KLM	PriceFrom $776	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 1,576 reviews	Search KLM flights
Delta	PriceFrom $796	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 8,607 reviews	Search Delta flights
American Airlines	PriceFrom $853	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.0 12,098 reviews	Search American Airlines flights
British Airways	PriceFrom $867	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 8,238 reviews	Search British Airways flights
Virgin Atlantic	PriceFrom $869	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 694 reviews	Search Virgin Atlantic flights
Kenya Airways	PriceFrom $1,027	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 326 reviews	Search Kenya Airways flights
Singapore Airlines	PriceFrom $1,032	Free Cancellation	Rating 8.2 1,618 reviews	Search Singapore Airlines flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom $1,088	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.3 3,727 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
United Airlines	PriceFrom $1,101	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 10,250 reviews	Search United Airlines flights

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