How long does it take to fly to Philadelphia?

If you’re flying from a popular airport in South Africa, such as Cape Town or Johannesburg, and flying into Philadelphia, then you can expect flight times to average 24h 35m and 24h 45m, respectively.

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

Qatar Airways and JetBlue are the most popular carriers operating from South Africa to Philadelphia

What airlines fly to Philadelphia?

United Airlines, Kenya Airways and Qatar Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Philadelphia from South Africa according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 40% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Philadelphia. Keep in mind that there are 9 different airlines that fly to Philadelphia on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

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

Prices for flights from South Africa to Philadelphia Airport were last updated today.

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

As of August 2026, there is 1 operator available to choose from for flights from South Africa to Philadelphia Airport.

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

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 South Africa to Philadelphia Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Philadelphia Airport?

The required travel and health documents for your Philadelphia Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Philadelphia Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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2:05 pm - 2:30 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PHL Philadelphia

30h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

9:30 pm - 4:00 amPHL Philadelphia-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

24h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$957Qatar Airways

Mon, Oct 12 - Mon, Oct 19

2:05 pm - 2:30 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PHL Philadelphia

30h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

9:30 pm - 4:00 amPHL Philadelphia-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

24h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$961Qatar Airways

Thu, Oct 8 - Thu, Oct 15

8:20 pm - 2:50 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PHL Philadelphia

25h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

8:45 pm - 8:40 amPHL Philadelphia-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

28h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$961Qatar Airways

Tue, Nov 3 - Tue, Nov 17

8:55 pm - 2:30 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PHL Philadelphia

23h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

9:30 pm - 4:00 amPHL Philadelphia-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

24h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$987Qatar Airways

Sat, Oct 10 - Sat, Oct 17

1:15 pm - 2:30 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-PHL Philadelphia

31h 15m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

9:30 pm - 10:15 amPHL Philadelphia-CPT Cape Town Intl

30h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,022Qatar Airways

Mon, Oct 12 - Mon, Oct 19

7:30 pm - 2:30 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-PHL Philadelphia

25h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

8:45 pm - 5:25 pmPHL Philadelphia-CPT Cape Town Intl

37h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,043Qatar Airways

Fri, Oct 23 - Fri, Nov 13

8:15 pm - 7:08 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PHL Philadelphia

52h 53m2 stops London Heathrow Boston Logan Intl

5:16 pm - 7:40 pmPHL Philadelphia-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

20h 24m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$1,045Virgin Atlantic

Thu, Oct 8 - Thu, Oct 15

8:05 pm - 4:51 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-PHL Philadelphia

26h 46m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

8:14 pm - 6:35 pmPHL Philadelphia-CPT Cape Town Intl

39h 21m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$1,066Delta

Fri, Oct 23 - Fri, Nov 13

6:50 pm - 4:40 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-PHL Philadelphia

27h 50m1 stop London Heathrow

9:40 pm - 8:05 amPHL Philadelphia-CPT Cape Town Intl

28h 25m2 stops Edinburgh Turnhouse London Heathrow

$1,277British Airways

Thu, Oct 22 - Mon, Oct 26

6:50 pm - 4:40 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-PHL Philadelphia

27h 50m1 stop London Heathrow

9:40 pm - 8:05 amPHL Philadelphia-CPT Cape Town Intl

28h 25m2 stops Edinburgh Turnhouse London Heathrow

$1,281British Airways

Thu, Oct 22 - Mon, Oct 26

Recent last minute flight deals from South Africa to Philadelphia

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8:00 pm - 9:43 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-PHL Philadelphia

31h 43m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Chicago O'Hare Intl

10:34 am - 5:10 pmPHL Philadelphia-CPT Cape Town Intl

24h 36m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Newark

$1,056United Airlines

Sun, Aug 30 - Sun, Sep 6

8:00 pm - 2:21 pmCPT Cape Town Intl-PHL Philadelphia

24h 21m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

8:20 am - 5:10 pmPHL Philadelphia-CPT Cape Town Intl

26h 50m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Newark

$1,056United Airlines

Sun, Aug 30 - Sun, Sep 6

8:00 pm - 9:43 amCPT Cape Town Intl-PHL Philadelphia

19h 43m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

7:40 pm - 3:20 pmPHL Philadelphia-CPT Cape Town Intl

37h 40m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl

$1,056United Airlines

Sun, Aug 30 - Sun, Sep 6

2:05 pm - 2:30 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PHL Philadelphia

30h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

9:30 pm - 4:00 amPHL Philadelphia-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

24h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$1,332Qatar Airways

Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Oct 14

11:15 pm - 11:56 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PHL Philadelphia

30h 41m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Minneapolis St Paul

6:10 am - 7:40 pmPHL Philadelphia-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

31h 30m2 stops Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$1,400Delta

Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Oct 14

11:15 pm - 11:56 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PHL Philadelphia

30h 41m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Minneapolis St Paul

7:55 am - 7:40 pmPHL Philadelphia-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 45m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

$1,400Delta

Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Oct 14

7:30 am - 2:30 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PHL Philadelphia

37h 00m2 stops Cape Town Intl Doha Hamad Intl

9:30 pm - 6:10 pmPHL Philadelphia-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

38h 40m3 stops Doha Hamad Intl Maputo Intl Durban King Shaka Intl

$1,754Qatar Airways

Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Oct 14

3:25 pm - 5:54 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PHL Philadelphia

32h 29m3 stops Windhoek Hosea Kutako Intl Zurich Chicago O'Hare Intl

11:05 am - 9:20 amPHL Philadelphia-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

40h 15m3 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Dublin Zurich

$2,376SWISS

Wed, Sep 2 - Wed, Oct 14

7:00 pm - 4:05 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PHL Philadelphia

27h 05m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

9:30 pm - 4:00 amPHL Philadelphia-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

24h 30m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

$2,777Multiple Airlines

Sun, Aug 30 - Mon, Aug 31

7:25 pm - 4:10 pmJNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-PHL Philadelphia

26h 45m2 stops London Heathrow Dublin

10:15 pm - 9:25 amPHL Philadelphia-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 10m2 stops Boston Logan Intl London Heathrow

$3,513British Airways

Sun, Aug 30 - Mon, Aug 31

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Virgin Atlantic flights from South Africa to Philadelphia

Our best Virgin Atlantic deals on South Africa to Philadelphia flight tickets

Virgin Atlantic

Oct 8

JNB8:15 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

52h 53m

2 stops

PHL7:08 pmPhiladelphia

Oct 15

PHL5:16 pmPhiladelphia

20h 24m

1 stop

JNB7:40 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

$1,045

Virgin Atlantic

Oct 12

JNB8:15 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

25h 30m

2 stops

PHL3:45 pmPhiladelphia

Oct 19

PHL2:26 pmPhiladelphia

23h 14m

1 stop

JNB7:40 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

$1,082

Virgin Atlantic

Sep 10

JNB8:15 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

50h 21m

2 stops

PHL4:36 pmPhiladelphia

Oct 15

PHL3:46 pmPhiladelphia

21h 54m

1 stop

JNB7:40 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

$1,189

Qatar Airways flights from South Africa to Philadelphia

Our best Qatar Airways deals on South Africa to Philadelphia flight tickets

Qatar Airways

Oct 12

JNB2:05 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

30h 25m

1 stop

PHL2:30 pmPhiladelphia

Oct 19

PHL9:30 pmPhiladelphia

24h 30m

1 stop

JNB4:00 amJohannesburg OR Tambo

$957

Qatar Airways

Oct 8

JNB2:05 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

30h 25m

1 stop

PHL2:30 pmPhiladelphia

Oct 15

PHL9:30 pmPhiladelphia

24h 30m

1 stop

JNB4:00 amJohannesburg OR Tambo

$961

Qatar Airways

Oct 10

JNB8:55 pmJohannesburg OR Tambo

23h 35m

1 stop

PHL2:30 pmPhiladelphia

Oct 17

PHL9:30 pmPhiladelphia

24h 30m

1 stop

JNB4:00 amJohannesburg OR Tambo

$987

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JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - PHL Philadelphia

JNBPHL

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 10/12

2:05 pm-2:30 pm

1 stop30h 25m

Philadelphia

Mon 10/19

9:30 pm-4:00 am

1 stop24h 30m

$957

JohannesburgPhiladelphia

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - PHL Philadelphia

JNBPHL

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 10/8

2:05 pm-2:30 pm

1 stop30h 25m

Philadelphia

Thu 10/15

9:30 pm-4:00 am

1 stop24h 30m

$961

JohannesburgPhiladelphia

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - PHL Philadelphia

JNBPHL

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 11/3

8:20 pm-2:50 pm

1 stop25h 30m

Philadelphia

Tue 11/17

8:45 pm-8:40 am

1 stop28h 55m

$961

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JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - PHL Philadelphia

JNBPHL

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 10/10

8:55 pm-2:30 pm

1 stop23h 35m

Philadelphia

Sat 10/17

9:30 pm-4:00 am

1 stop24h 30m

$987

Cape TownPhiladelphia

CPT Cape Town Intl - PHL Philadelphia

CPTPHL

Cape Town Intl

Mon 10/12

1:15 pm-2:30 pm

1 stop31h 15m

Philadelphia

Mon 10/19

9:30 pm-10:15 am

1 stop30h 45m

$1,022

Cape TownPhiladelphia

CPT Cape Town Intl - PHL Philadelphia

CPTPHL

Cape Town Intl

Fri 10/23

7:30 pm-2:30 pm

1 stop25h 00m

Philadelphia

Fri 11/13

8:45 pm-5:25 pm

1 stop37h 40m

$1,043

JohannesburgPhiladelphia

JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo - PHL Philadelphia

JNBPHL

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 10/8

8:15 pm-7:08 pm

2 stops52h 53m

Philadelphia

Thu 10/15

5:16 pm-7:40 pm

1 stop20h 24m

$1,045

Cape TownPhiladelphia

CPT Cape Town Intl - PHL Philadelphia

CPTPHL

Cape Town Intl

Fri 10/23

8:05 pm-4:51 pm

1 stop26h 46m

Philadelphia

Fri 11/13

8:14 pm-6:35 pm

2 stops39h 21m

$1,066

Cape TownPhiladelphia

CPT Cape Town Intl - PHL Philadelphia

CPTPHL

Cape Town Intl

Thu 10/22

6:50 pm-4:40 pm

1 stop27h 50m

Philadelphia

Mon 10/26

9:40 pm-8:05 am

2 stops28h 25m

$1,277

Cape TownPhiladelphia

CPT Cape Town Intl - PHL Philadelphia

CPTPHL

Cape Town Intl

Thu 10/22

6:50 pm-4:40 pm

1 stop27h 50m

Philadelphia

Mon 10/26

9:40 pm-8:05 am

2 stops28h 25m

$1,281

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What is the cheapest month to fly to Philadelphia?

The cheapest month to fly to Philadelphia from South Africa is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around $951, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of March is another great option to travel to Philadelphia, with average flight prices from South Africa averaging around $972.

Can stopping save me money on South Africa to Philadelphia flights?

You could potentially save up to 36% on your flight if you consider stops on a South Africa to Philadelphia flight.

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Best Price Found	$530
Fastest flight time	23h 35m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to Philadelphia from South Africa in the past 72 hours is $530. The best round-trip flight deal from South Africa to Philadelphia found on momondo in the last 72 hours is $957.

The fastest flight from South Africa to Philadelphia takes 23h 35m

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

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Frequently asked questions about flying from South Africa to Philadelphia

When did momondo last update prices for flights from South Africa to Philadelphia Airport?
Prices for flights from South Africa to Philadelphia Airport were last updated today.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from South Africa to Philadelphia Airport?
As of August 2026, there is 1 operator available to choose from for flights from South Africa to Philadelphia Airport.
How old do you have to be to fly from South Africa to Philadelphia Airport?
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 South Africa to Philadelphia Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Philadelphia Airport?
The required travel and health documents for your Philadelphia Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Philadelphia Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

Best airlines flying from South Africa to Philadelphia

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Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
British Airways	PriceFrom $860	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 8,193 reviews		Search British Airways flights

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