R11 565 Find Cheap Flights from San Diego to South Africa

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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Cape Town
Cape Town2 stopsR21 896
Durban
Durban2 stopsR32 209
Cape Town
Cape Town2 stopsR21 896
Durban
Durban2 stopsR32 209

Cheap Flights from San Diego to South Africa

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from San Diego to South Africa 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 San Diego to South Africa

Sat, Nov 15 - Sat, Nov 22
American Airlines Logo
12:30 - 8:00SAN-CPT
33h 30m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
22:00 - 16:05CPT-SAN
28h 05m1 stop
R21 896American Airlines
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Wed, Nov 19 - Wed, Dec 3
British Airways Logo
18:10 - 10:20SAN-JNB
30h 10m1 stop
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19:45 - 16:05JNB-SAN
30h 20m1 stop
R21 913British Airways
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Tue, Dec 2 - Thu, Dec 11
British Airways Logo
18:10 - 7:30SAN-JNB
27h 20m1 stop
British Airways Logo
19:45 - 16:05JNB-SAN
30h 20m1 stop
R21 949British Airways
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Wed, Nov 19 - Wed, Dec 3
American Airlines Logo
17:02 - 10:20SAN-JNB
31h 18m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
22:05 - 16:05JNB-SAN
28h 00m1 stop
R22 019American Airlines
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Wed, Nov 19 - Wed, Dec 3
Ethiopian Air Logo
22:00 - 13:05SAN-JNB
29h 05m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
22:50 - 15:14JNB-SAN
50h 24m3 stops
R23 571Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Nov 19 - Wed, Dec 3
Ethiopian Air Logo
22:00 - 13:05SAN-JNB
29h 05m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 15:14JNB-SAN
34h 44m3 stops
R23 782Ethiopian Air
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Tue, Sep 9 - Sat, Oct 4
Qatar Airways Logo
11:46 - 10:50SAN-CPT
38h 04m2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
13:00 - 19:48CPT-SAN
39h 48m2 stops
R24 628Qatar Airways
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Mon, Oct 13 - Mon, Oct 20
United Airlines Logo
8:00 - 15:20SAN-CPT
22h 20m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
19:50 - 20:25CPT-SAN
33h 35m2 stops
R25 616United Airlines
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Fri, Oct 24 - Thu, Nov 13
Qatar Airways Logo
9:45 - 10:30SAN-CPT
39h 45m2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
12:35 - 19:50CPT-SAN
41h 15m2 stops
R26 021Qatar Airways
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Sun, Oct 26 - Mon, Nov 10
United Airlines Logo
22:45 - 15:20SAN-CPT
31h 35m2 stops
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20:50 - 17:29CPT-SAN
30h 39m3 stops
R26 497United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Diego to South Africa flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Diego to South Africa to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Diego to South Africa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San Diego to South Africa, 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 San Diego to South Africa is March, when tickets cost R20 415 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, when the average cost of return tickets is R36 387 and R30 640 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from San Diego to South Africa?

The average price of all round-trip flights from San Diego to South Africa clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to South Africa on a Friday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Saturday is the most expensive day to fly from San Diego to South Africa. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Fridays for the best deals.


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Low seasonApril
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flightR11 565
Best time to beat the crowds (7% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (11% more expensive on average)
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FAQs - booking South Africa flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Diego to South Africa?

    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 San Diego to South Africa.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Diego to South Africa?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from San Diego to South Africa is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from San Diego to South Africa?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from San Diego to South Africa with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from San Diego to South Africa?

    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 from San Diego to South Africa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa is generally at night, when retur flights cost R1 007 on average. Morning departures are around 21% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R1 585.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from San Diego to South Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from San Diego to South Africa? 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.
7,4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 8858 reviews
7,3Comfort
8,1Crew
7,7Boarding
7,0Entertainment
6,6Food
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Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

4,0 OkayJake, Jul 2025BIH - SFO
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Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

it was so bad. I tried to board my flight from vancouver to saskatoon. And to my surprise they did not board me cause the flight was changed and no email was send to me. and on my boarding pass which i got from seattle says different flight. I did not knew anyone from Vancouver, air canada crew was rude, i asked for today flight but they were rude and i had early morning dental appointment in saskatoon. I was so much in pain and my whole day is wasted today. and i suffered alot. They did provide me hotel but they did not provide me any food. I am really really disappointed first time had so bad experience with air canada. I may think twice to book it again. If i can get any reply or any composition that would be great. Thanks

Very comfortable (upgraded to business class). The audio on my screen didn’t work, but I managed to play the audio through my phone while watching the screen.

The food was the worst I’ve had on any flight I’ve ever been on.

I was supposed to be on business class at first class from Denver back to Miami due to weather changes. I missed my connection and it’s put on a flight to Fort Lauderdale. Instead of honoring my business class/1st class ticket, they put me in coach, but there were two first class seats open. I think it’s absolutely disgusting that I paid for first class $1300 ticket and they put me in economy and they had to open seats available and I have still not been refunded the difference. I ended up having to eat a snack box instead of the meal I was supposed to get and did not get home till 2 AM so I think that’s a little pathetic that I had to live off crackers for dinner And my poor dog ate some cheese and salami. Oh yes, apparently when they switched me to the new flight they forgot to mention I had a service dog

Flight was late as pilot crew had to land at different airport in their previous flight. Passengers boarded and had to wait for pilots inside plane. Series of incomplete and unnecessary announcements by an annoying voice, rather than complete, informative announcements.

Breakfast was not loaded at SFO due to catering company change. Seems like a major airline at a major hub would have thought of something else or warned passengers to pick up food before boarding a 3 hour flight.

Boarding seemed to be organized bedlam. For what ever reason, preboarding took longer than 20 minutes. Made the plane 20 minutes late taking off. Luckily we arrived on time. Flight crew seemed very friendly. Only slight turbulence.

The airline was efficient and accommodating to work with though there was a delay. Appreciate the service and smooth experience!

I was transferred to an American Airlines flight. The boarding was late and unorganized. The seating was extremely tight and uncomfortable. Will not use AA again.

The check-in of my luggage was terrible. When purchased my tickets, one luggage and one carry-on was part of the fight. My flight was switched from British to American Airline. During check-in of luggage at the airport, I was denied and had to pay extra $75. How do I get reimbursed for this extra luggage payment?

This was the second time on BA, food terrible, bathrooms gross,( granted, that was mostly due to the disgusting children urinating all over it)boarding was late and disorganized. No gate issued until last minute st Heathrow, bad system, caused undue stress. Seats were painful, that's what you get for traveling like a poor in economy, right BA? Should have been able to afford business or first class if you want to actually be able to walk upright without back pain after a trip.

This was the second time on BA, food terrible, bathrooms gross, boarding late and disorganized. No gate issued until last minute st Heathrow, bad system, caused undue stress.

The delay was not communicated via text and the person who helped with check in also didn’t inform me about the delay. I ended up missing my connection and it was a waste of 5 hours. The crew didn’t mention there would be someone at the gate informing of if I would be rebooked and there was no signage. Overall a very poor experience. The British Airways app was also very buggy, and didn’t work. I will avoid flying with British Airways when possible.

Cancelled flight minutes before boarding. Rescheduled flight was two days later

The flight attendants were EXTREMELY personable and appreciated the service, lights going off after dinner (probably the norm, but I haven’t flown evening overnight flights in a while). Thank you!

Business class seats were very dated on my plane. Very little storage, charging ports were not easily accessible, tv screen kept flopping away. Vegetarian food was disappointing: hardly any protein and severely under-seasoned. Crew was lovely.

The food was pathetic. There wasn't much leg room and recline space for such a long flight. No tea/ coffee for a 2-3 hour connecting flight without purchasing! Really!?

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