Cheap flights from South Africa to New York from $548

The cheapest month to fly to Newark Airport from South Africa is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around $894, 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 South Africa, 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 $1,020. 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 South Africa to Newark Airport for around $1,239.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Newark Airport from South Africa when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Newark Airport for around $1,072 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Newark Airport from South Africa for as low as $958 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on South Africa to Newark flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 29% on your flight if you consider stops on a South Africa to Newark Airport flight.

Turkish Airlines, Emirates, and British Airways are the most popular carriers operating from South Africa to Newark

United Airlines, Ethiopian Air and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Newark Airport from South Africa according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 81% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Newark Airport. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to Newark Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 13% of flights between South Africa and Newark have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 139 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the early afternoon 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 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of March 2026, 1 flights take off from South Africa 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 South Africa to Newark Airport as of March 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 29% of flights per week taking off on this day.