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Flight Deals
Cheap Flights from San Francisco to South Africa
Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 5 daysDirect
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Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from San Francisco 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 Francisco to South Africa
Tue, Feb 9 - Tue, Feb 23
9:40 - 6:10San Francisco San Francisco-Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo
34h 30m1 stop Singapore Changi
13:40 - 7:50Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo-San Francisco San Francisco
28h 10m1 stop Singapore Changi
R19 163Singapore Airlines
Mon, Mar 1 - Wed, Mar 10
9:40 - 9:25San Francisco San Francisco-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
37h 45m2 stops Singapore Changi Johannesburg OR Tambo
10:40 - 7:50Cape Town Cape Town Intl-San Francisco San Francisco
31h 10m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Singapore Changi
R19 814Singapore Airlines
Sat, Apr 10 - Tue, May 11
12:20 - 15:50San Francisco San Francisco-Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo
42h 30m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
17:00 - 15:10Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo-San Francisco San Francisco
31h 10m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl
R19 847Kenya Airways
Thu, Apr 1 - Fri, Apr 16
16:00 - 0:15San Francisco San Francisco-Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo
47h 15m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
1:15 - 16:30Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo-San Francisco San Francisco
48h 15m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl
R19 864Kenya Airways
Tue, May 4 - Wed, May 19
22:25 - 15:50San Francisco San Francisco-Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo
32h 25m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
12:10 - 19:04Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo-San Francisco San Francisco
39h 54m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl
R20 114Multiple Airlines
Tue, Feb 9 - Tue, Feb 23
9:40 - 9:25San Francisco San Francisco-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
37h 45m2 stops Singapore Changi Johannesburg OR Tambo
10:40 - 7:50Cape Town Cape Town Intl-San Francisco San Francisco
31h 10m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Singapore Changi
R20 131Singapore Airlines
Tue, Feb 9 - Tue, Feb 23
22:00 - 0:25San Francisco San Francisco-Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo
40h 25m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
17:00 - 19:32Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo-San Francisco San Francisco
36h 32m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl
R20 147Kenya Airways
Mon, Jan 18 - Thu, Jan 28
23:35 - 15:50San Francisco San Francisco-Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo
30h 15m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
17:00 - 20:30Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo-San Francisco San Francisco
37h 30m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl
R20 231Multiple Airlines
Sat, Apr 10 - Mon, May 10
7:00 - 15:50San Francisco San Francisco-Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo
47h 50m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
1:15 - 18:52Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo-San Francisco San Francisco
50h 37m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl
R20 297Kenya Airways
Sun, May 9 - Sun, May 16
11:45 - 9:25San Francisco San Francisco-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
36h 40m2 stops Singapore Changi Johannesburg OR Tambo
10:40 - 20:35Cape Town Cape Town Intl-San Francisco San Francisco
42h 55m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo Singapore Changi
R20 314Singapore Airlines
Recent one-way flight deals from San Francisco to South Africa
Sun, Feb 28
17:20 - 21:00San Francisco San Francisco-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
41h 40m2 stops Dublin London Gatwick
R11 525Multiple Airlines
Tue, Feb 9
9:40 - 6:10San Francisco San Francisco-Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo
34h 30m1 stop Singapore Changi
R11 658Singapore Airlines
Tue, Feb 9
17:20 - 8:40San Francisco San Francisco-Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo
53h 20m3 stops Dublin Stockholm Arlanda Doha Hamad Intl
R12 208Multiple Airlines
Sun, Mar 7
19:25 - 21:00San Francisco San Francisco-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
39h 35m2 stops Zurich London Gatwick
R12 359Multiple Airlines
Mon, Feb 15
9:40 - 9:25San Francisco San Francisco-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
37h 45m2 stops Singapore Changi Johannesburg OR Tambo
R12 509Singapore Airlines
Sat, Mar 6
9:40 - 9:25San Francisco San Francisco-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
37h 45m2 stops Singapore Changi Johannesburg OR Tambo
R12 692Singapore Airlines
Fri, Mar 5
17:20 - 9:30San Francisco San Francisco-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
30h 10m2 stops Dublin London Gatwick
R12 742Multiple Airlines
Sun, Mar 14
18:20 - 21:00San Francisco San Francisco-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
41h 40m2 stops Dublin London Gatwick
R12 792Multiple Airlines
Tue, Feb 16
17:20 - 7:35San Francisco San Francisco-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
52h 15m2 stops Dublin Zurich
R12 876Multiple Airlines
Mon, May 10
22:30 - 6:40San Francisco San Francisco-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
47h 10m3 stops London Heathrow Dublin Zurich
R12 909Multiple Airlines
Recent last minute flight deals from San Francisco to South Africa
Sun, Nov 15 - Sun, Nov 22
20:55 - 13:35San Francisco San Francisco-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
54h 40m3 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Victoria Falls
14:25 - 14:14Cape Town Cape Town Intl-San Francisco San Francisco
33h 49m3 stops Livingstone Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl
R21 899Multiple Airlines
Sun, Nov 15 - Tue, Dec 1
23:05 - 0:25San Francisco San Francisco-Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo
39h 20m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
12:05 - 10:04Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo-San Francisco San Francisco
55h 59m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl
R22 082Kenya Airways
Sat, Nov 14 - Sun, Nov 22
22:25 - 6:00San Francisco San Francisco-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
45h 35m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
14:25 - 0:58Cape Town Cape Town Intl-San Francisco San Francisco
44h 33m3 stops Livingstone Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl
R22 549Multiple Airlines
Sat, Nov 14 - Sun, Nov 22
22:25 - 13:35San Francisco San Francisco-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
53h 10m3 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Livingstone
14:25 - 12:39Cape Town Cape Town Intl-San Francisco San Francisco
32h 14m3 stops Livingstone Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl
R22 899Kenya Airways
Mon, Nov 16 - Sun, Jan 17
20:55 - 0:25San Francisco San Francisco-Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo
41h 30m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
17:00 - 12:40Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo-San Francisco San Francisco
29h 40m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl
R23 700Kenya Airways
Mon, Nov 16 - Sun, Jan 17
22:56 - 15:50San Francisco San Francisco-Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo
30h 54m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
17:00 - 13:44Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo-San Francisco San Francisco
30h 44m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl
R23 900Multiple Airlines
Mon, Nov 16 - Sun, Jan 17
20:55 - 0:25San Francisco San Francisco-Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo
41h 30m2 stops New York John F Kennedy Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl
12:05 - 13:44Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo-San Francisco San Francisco
35h 39m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl New York John F Kennedy Intl
R24 017Kenya Airways
Mon, Nov 16 - Tue, Dec 1
15:50 - 8:40San Francisco San Francisco-Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo
30h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
16:50 - 12:40Johannesburg Johannesburg OR Tambo-San Francisco San Francisco
53h 50m2 stops Kigali Intl Doha Hamad Intl
R24 167Qatar Airways
Sun, Nov 15 - Sun, Nov 22
7:00 - 18:00San Francisco San Francisco-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
25h 00m1 stop Newark
20:50 - 12:32Cape Town Cape Town Intl-San Francisco San Francisco
25h 42m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
R25 017Multiple Airlines
Tue, Nov 17 - Mon, Nov 23
7:00 - 18:00San Francisco San Francisco-Cape Town Cape Town Intl
25h 00m1 stop Newark
20:50 - 13:38Cape Town Cape Town Intl-San Francisco San Francisco
26h 48m1 stop Newark
R25 034United Airlines
Booking Insights
KAYAK's insights & trends for San Francisco to South Africa flights
Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Francisco to South Africa to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.
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What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco 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 Francisco 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 Francisco to South Africa is February, when tickets cost R21 098 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of return tickets is R33 990 and R29 554 respectively.
How far in advance should I book a flight from San Francisco to South Africa?
To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from San Francisco to South Africa, 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 a flight from San Francisco to South Africa, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 46% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.
Good to know
Low season | January |
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High season | May |
Cheapest flight | R11 525 |
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