R11 461 Find Cheap Flights from Los Angeles to Johannesburg

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Cheapest return fare
R21 484
Typical prices: R23 854-R18 451
Qatar Airways
Mon 17/8Wed 2/9
LAX - JNB • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
R11 461
Typical prices: R10 268-R13 113
Qatar Airways
Tue 11/8
LAX - JNB • 1 stop
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Cheap Flights from Los Angeles to Johannesburg (LAX-JNB)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Los Angeles to Johannesburg that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals from Los Angeles to Johannesburg

Mon, Aug 17 - Wed, Sep 2
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6:00 - 4:00
LAX
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JNB
37h 00m
2 stops
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20:55 - 14:00
JNB
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LAX
26h 05m
1 stop
R21 484Qatar Airways
Tue, Sep 1 - Thu, Sep 10
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16:20 - 9:00
LAX
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JNB
31h 40m
1 stop
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12:40 - 17:43
JNB
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LAX
38h 03m
2 stops
R21 582Qatar Airways
Wed, Aug 12 - Tue, Nov 3
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8:15 - 4:00
LAX
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JNB
34h 45m
2 stops
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20:20 - 12:50
JNB
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LAX
26h 30m
1 stop
R21 615Qatar Airways
Thu, Sep 3 - Thu, Dec 3
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16:20 - 9:00
LAX
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JNB
31h 40m
1 stop
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20:20 - 19:09
JNB
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LAX
32h 49m
2 stops
R21 713Qatar Airways
Tue, Oct 20 - Fri, Nov 6
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9:15 - 9:00
LAX
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JNB
38h 45m
2 stops
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12:45 - 12:50
JNB
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LAX
34h 05m
1 stop
R21 729Qatar Airways
Sun, Nov 1 - Wed, Nov 18
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8:00 - 3:55
LAX
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JNB
33h 55m
2 stops
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13:45 - 12:50
JNB
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LAX
33h 05m
1 stop
R21 794Qatar Airways
Sat, Aug 22 - Sat, Sep 5
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16:20 - 4:00
LAX
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JNB
26h 40m
1 stop
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12:40 - 14:00
JNB
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LAX
34h 20m
1 stop
R21 827Qatar Airways
Sat, Sep 12 - Thu, Sep 24
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23:40 - 10:55
LAX
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JNB
50h 15m
2 stops
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12:10 - 12:32
JNB
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LAX
33h 22m
2 stops
R21 876Kenya Airways
Wed, Sep 9 - Fri, Sep 25
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6:45 - 0:15
LAX
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JNB
56h 30m
2 stops
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17:00 - 19:30
JNB
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LAX
35h 30m
2 stops
R22 007Kenya Airways
Wed, Sep 16 - Mon, Sep 28
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16:40 - 16:20
LAX
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HLA
38h 40m
2 stops
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15:40 - 14:15
HLA
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LAX
31h 35m
2 stops
R112 144Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Los Angeles to Johannesburg flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Los Angeles to Johannesburg to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a return flight from Los Angeles to Johannesburg?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Los Angeles to Johannesburg departing in August.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Los Angeles to Johannesburg?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Los Angeles to Johannesburg, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Los Angeles to Johannesburg is October, where tickets cost R11 020 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R19 947 and R17 331 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Los Angeles to Johannesburg?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Los Angeles to Johannesburg, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Los Angeles to Johannesburg, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Cheapest flightR11 461
Flight from Los Angeles to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg

When to book flights from Los Angeles to Johannesburg

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Los Angeles to Johannesburg based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Los Angeles to Johannesburg

  • What is the cheapest flight from Los Angeles to Johannesburg?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Los Angeles to Johannesburg was R11 461 for a one-way ticket and R21 484 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Los Angeles to Johannesburg?

    Los Angeles is served by only 1 airport and there are 2 airports in Johannesburg. You will leave Los Angeles from Los Angeles and you will be arriving in Johannesburg at one of these airports: Johannesburg Lanseria or Johannesburg OR Tambo.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Los Angeles to Johannesburg?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Los Angeles to Johannesburg?

    oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Los Angeles and Johannesburg, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Los Angeles to Johannesburg?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Los Angeles to Johannesburg.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Los Angeles to Johannesburg?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Johannesburg from Los Angeles is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Los Angeles to Johannesburg?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Johannesburg with an airline and back to Los Angeles with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Los Angeles to Johannesburg?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Johannesburg from Los Angeles up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying from Los Angeles to Johannesburg

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Los Angeles to Johannesburg. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Los Angeles to Johannesburg? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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KLMOverall score based on 1524 reviews
7,2Entertainment
7,7Comfort
7,3Food
8,4Crew
7,8Boarding
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As always, it’s a pleasure to travel with KLM. It is one of my favorite airlines.

10,0 ExcellentGeorge, May 2026
OTP - AMS
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As always, it’s a pleasure to travel with KLM. It is one of my favorite airlines.

There were no charge points for phones on the economy seats. The seats were comfortable overall. Food was okay.. flight was on time

It was really nice experience by flying this klm flight.I personally recommend everyone to please try this klm flight

The crew were unprofessional with a racist element. I was physically abused as well from one of the crew members

Flight was on time, staff are friendly and helpful onboard.

Delay and had to run between flight to get my connection due to this delay but besides that the overall experience was ok. I arrived with just an hour of delay.

At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

Over 1 Hr delay. No APU so no AC on ground. Plane was hot during boarding and then they closed the doors over 20 minutes before engine start so interior of plane was steamy hot and stuffy. Could have been helped by opening doors until ready to depart.

Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

On time, great food, good drink selection! Only down was alcohol-free lounge. Lufthansa had a much better offering!

Be honest of what you sell: This was sold as Business Class on all three legs, while the JetBlue plane didn't even have business class seats, and wanted $164 for extra legroom seats.

Seat assignments for family traveling with 2 children. Loud crowd during sleep time

It was crowded… the bathrooms dirty and smelly. The seats have been made even smaller.

delayed to take off from detroit by 3 hours lost baggage in istanbul and now in venice without baggage

Seats were very tight with poor legroom - and I am average height. During the 12 hour flight, tiny paper cups of drinks we're only offered during the super and breakfast services, with the crew nowhere to be seen in between. One of the bathrooms was out of order, leading to long lines waiting to use the remaining two available to the economy class passengers.

short flight but we still got a very nice lunch and the crew did an excellent job in taking care of us

For that price on Business class, I expected to have the pod seats. These were configured as 2/3/2 and my seat mate talked half the flight with a friend across the isle, loudly. Very uncouth.

The ground crew members at check in counter were courteous. The boarding was seamless. Flight departed as scheduled. Service on board was great

Very comfortable in business class. Excellent service. Good food. Smooth trip.

Canceled flight late London to Florence. Help at airport very poor. Treated poorly. Had to sleep in the airport. Lost bags- still do not have them. Horrible. I should be reimbursed!

Boarding was orderly, pilot and flight attendants were nice, entertainment options were good, and low sodium meals were quite tasty.

Flight delayed, connection was not at gate listed and so missed, staff were rude at Heathrow, phone tree stupid and difficult, took me 21 actual hours to reach my destination. Almost lost my hotel reservation after walking in a strange city alone after midnight because they would not put me up in a hotel at sfo or heathrow. I will never fly BA again and will tell all people and Instagram followers never to fly BA.

Check-in in SAN was long. ORD was good. Flight delayed On board crew was ok. No warmth or personality. LHrR barely made connection

Wish the food and overall service was better. They treat Business class passengers same as economy

They had us seating down for one hour just waiting on the plane

Flying with BA is always a good experience—even in economy class. It is better if in business and first class. Timely, breeze through security and timely connections

The issue was not with BA it was with the link yoiu sent fopr booking the flight

Loved the boarding option from Business class lounge, experience on flight was excellent, plenty of good food choices

Awful it always is unfortunately is the only way to fly direct to london

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