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Cheapest return fare
R16 560
Typical prices: R17 381-R23 958
American Airlines
Sat 6/12Sat 17/1
JNB - LAX • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
R11 875
Typical prices: R15 108-R20 190
Turkish Airlines
Tue 7/4
CPT - LAX • 1 stop
When to travel
February
Cheapest • 12% price drop
June
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Cheap Flights to Los Angeles

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Los Angeles 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 to Los Angeles

Sat, Dec 6 - Sat, Jan 17
American Airlines Logo
22:00 - 15:20JNB-LAX
27h 20m1 stop
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21:00 - 10:25LAX-JNB
27h 25m1 stop
R16 560American Airlines
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Mon, Dec 8 - Mon, Jan 19
American Airlines Logo
19:35 - 20:25JNB-LAX
34h 50m1 stop
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15:35 - 10:25LAX-JNB
32h 50m2 stops
R16 629American Airlines
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Tue, Dec 23 - Tue, Dec 30
United Airlines Logo
22:00 - 15:31JNB-LAX
27h 31m2 stops
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19:25 - 18:35LAX-JNB
37h 10m2 stops
R16 732United Airlines
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Wed, Dec 24 - Wed, Dec 31
United Airlines Logo
20:50 - 11:45CPT-LAX
24h 55m1 stop
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16:10 - 16:10LAX-CPT
38h 00m2 stops
R16 784United Airlines
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Wed, Dec 24 - Wed, Dec 31
Virgin Atlantic Logo
20:50 - 14:35CPT-LAX
27h 45m1 stop
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8:25 - 19:15LAX-CPT
24h 50m1 stop
R16 992Virgin Atlantic
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Wed, Dec 24 - Wed, Dec 31
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19:20 - 13:10JNB-LAX
27h 50m1 stop
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13:45 - 22:05LAX-JNB
22h 20m1 stop
R17 700KLM
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Wed, Feb 18 - Sun, Feb 22
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18:55 - 15:50CPT-LAX
30h 55m1 stop
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19:20 - 12:40LAX-CPT
31h 20m2 stops
R20 380British Airways
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Wed, Feb 18 - Sun, Feb 22
British Airways Logo
20:35 - 15:50CPT-LAX
29h 15m1 stop
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19:20 - 12:40LAX-CPT
31h 20m2 stops
R20 449British Airways
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Sun, Dec 21 - Thu, Jan 1
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23:45 - 11:45CPT-LAX
46h 00m1 stop
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17:40 - 5:50LAX-CPT
26h 10m1 stop
R22 056KLM
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Tue, Dec 9 - Tue, Dec 16
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20:50 - 14:35CPT-LAX
27h 45m1 stop
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16:35 - 12:05LAX-CPT
33h 30m1 stop
R24 546Virgin Atlantic
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Los Angeles

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

What is the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Los Angeles, 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 to Los Angeles is February, where tickets cost R16 231 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R20 414 and R20 328 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is February with an average price of R16 231.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Los Angeles, 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, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 62 days before departure.

Good to know – Book Cheap Los Angeles Plane Tickets

Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flightR11 875
Best time to beat the crowds (2% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (4% more expensive on average)
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When to book flights to Los Angeles

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Los Angeles based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Los Angeles based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Los Angeles flights

  • How far is Los Angeles Airport from central Los Angeles?

    Los Angeles Airport is 15 km from the centre of Los Angeles.

  • What is the name of Los Angeles’s airport?

    When flying to Los Angeles, you'll arrive at Los Angeles Airport (LAX). The airport is also known as Los Angeles or Los Angeles Intl.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Los Angeles?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Los Angeles is Tuesday where tickets can be as cheap as R17 673. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where prices are R19 501 on average.

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

    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 to Los Angeles.

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

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

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Los Angeles 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 to Los Angeles?

    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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Los Angeles is generally in the morning, when flights cost R16 291 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Los Angeles is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R22 540.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Los Angeles

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Prefer to fly direct to Los Angeles?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop to Los Angeles.
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Direct departures

South Africa to Los Angeles

Monday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +83 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +84 more

Tuesday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +87 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +88 more

Wednesday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +83 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +84 more

Thursday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +86 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +87 more

Friday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +82 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +83 more

Saturday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +87 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +88 more

Sunday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +85 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +86 more

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Direct returns

Los Angeles to South Africa

Monday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +83 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +84 more

Tuesday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +87 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +88 more

Wednesday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +83 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +84 more

Thursday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +86 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +87 more

Friday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +82 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +83 more

Saturday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +87 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +88 more

Sunday

AIR PREMIA, ANA, Aer Lingus, +85 more

AIR PREMIA, ANA, +86 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Los Angeles

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Los Angeles. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Los Angeles. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Los Angeles? 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 1410 reviews
8,4Crew
7,8Boarding
7,1Entertainment
7,7Comfort
7,3Food
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At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

2,0 MediocreElizabeth, Oct 2025CDG - AMS
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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.

First of all we couldn’t check in online, then we learn at the airport we were on stand by for KLM’s mistake of overbooking. The seats were not comfy at all. Our luggage got lost.

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.

KLM remains a quality flag carrier airline which maintains its standards whilst all their competitors are lowering theirs.

The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

The service was great. However the lounge only gets passing grade

Cabin crew professional, polite and friendly, boarding was seemless, but come on KLM surely you can do better than a pack of cheesy biscuits as an inflight snack

Great staff great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Great staff, great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Food was the worst I’ve had on a VA flight. Normally it’s a lot better

I was my pleasure to fly virgin on my birthday for my first solo trip ever 🫶🏼

These are one of the older seat arrangements facing away from the windows! Not particularly convenient sets. No storage spaces. NO COAT HANGING HOOKS. Inconvenient business class seat compared to any other airlines of similar class. Staff are excellent! Extremely professional, friendly. Food is good too.

Overall, flight was excellent but check in was very slow for Premium Economy. Economy queue was shorter but we weren't allowed to use it.

The staff was not very polite but the flight was very very nice and comfortable and the entertainment was great

Great crew - old style upper class seats on the older fleet now feels dated

Premium economy more comfortable than economy, but not by much. Did was awful, do not try the omelette. Flight crew were helpful. Flight was delayed by over an hour. Overall but bad, arrived safely and thank God.

Food was excellent. Service was very good. Staff was very helpful to all passengers.

United needs to step up their game. Delayed flight leaving Seattle, San Francisco. Older aircraft, not very comfortable.

The flight attendants were very rude, beyond comprehension. I took a business class from London to SFO for the first time on United. When I asked for a second piece of bread during dinner, the serving attendant threw a 3rd bread on my plate and said, “here. You can have this one too”! I couldn’t believe the rudeness of the attendant. Most all attendants were very rude, unhelpful, sing the food was absolutely disgusting. Never fly United internationally in business class. My flight back to SFO was a nightmare!!

Plane boarded early a quickly, was mostly full. We left close to on time. And landed early.

7 hours delayed due to operational issues on United’s end. Basically laziness.

Flight from Rome to SFO was excellent compared To our flight to Europe from SFO. The food was much tastier. You can see how UNITED is skimping, though. Instead of getting something mid flight you had to ask for it. It was not automatically served. There was a cookie at the end of the arrival meal, for example that tasted like it just came out of a box. They used to serve a little container of nuts, now … a tiny container of nuts, mixed with pretzels. This was business class that you really have to pay for! But this is minor complaints compared to the overall. My major complaint is the position of the even numbered seats by the windows. You have to turn around to see your window & the positioning as some other controls are harder to get at. This is compared to the odd number seat that are perfectly aligned.

The food quality sucks. One must starve if they do not eat flesh Or wheat based products Some variety would be expected. The trivial amount of snacks and or food is inhumane

Flight was timely, relatively comfortable, with decent entertainment and food served. Only problem encountered was with the free messaging which I highly appreciate, but it did not work from iphone to non-iphones.

The internet service I paid for didn’t work at all and the flight crew was not very friendly.

Subject: Formal Complaint: Discriminatory and Unprofessional Conduct – Request for Immediate Action & Compensation Dear [Airline Customer Relations Team], I am writing to file a formal complaint regarding my recent travel experience with [Airline], which was by far the worst I have ever encountered. What occurred was not only unprofessional, but in several instances discriminatory, unsafe, and unacceptable. On the first leg of my trip, I arrived only four minutes past check-in. Instead of making any attempt to resolve the matter, your representative flatly denied me boarding and made me wait while she attended to passengers who arrived after me. By the time a manager intervened, it was too late to board, costing me time, money, and unnecessary frustration. The second leg of my trip (Chicago–San Francisco) raised even more serious concerns. From the outset, it was apparent that the staff—particularly two attendants—prioritized Caucasian passengers while dismissing African American and minority passengers. • When a Caucasian passenger in the exit row refused to comply with federal safety requirements, I, as a first responder, immediately offered to switch seats and assume the responsibility. My offer was blatantly ignored, and instead, a Caucasian passenger seated further up was chosen. This was discriminatory and deeply insulting, especially as I was actively de-escalating the situation that could have delayed the flight further. • During a lengthy tarmac delay of over 90 minutes, passengers were given conflicting and unreasonable instructions that created unnecessary distress and tension. • Throughout the flight, a visibly intoxicated passenger directly in front of me was disruptive, rude to others, failed to comply with seatbelt and electronic device rules, and yet faced no enforcement from the crew. In stark contrast, I was singled out for repeated compliance checks even though I was following every rule. This unequal treatment was so obvious that multiple passengers around me spoke up in my defense. This pattern of behavior demonstrated a clear lack of professionalism, disregard for passenger safety, and discriminatory treatment. I expect far better from an airline of your stature. As a paying customer subjected to this unacceptable treatment, I am formally requesting: 1. A full investigation into the conduct of the staff on both flights. 2. A written apology acknowledging the discriminatory and unprofessional behavior I endured. 3. Appropriate compensation for the distress, inconvenience, and mishandling of my travel. If this matter is not addressed promptly and thoroughly, I will have no choice but to escalate my complaint further, including filing with the U.S. Department of Transportation and sharing my experience through other channels. I trust [Airline] will take this complaint seriously and provide a timely resolution.

Check in was quick and easy during early hours. Flight was on time, and customer services was a plus.

Excellent food and service on my international flight. Most notable is the food provided by Turkish even for coach passengers is very good.

They can my date of travel and let me standard in Istanbul for three days stop over and only pay for one day in a hotel with only one breakfast for three days.

the flight was cancelled and I was rebooked twice, once 26 hours later, then another 24 hours later. In total the flight was delayed for 40 hours. Never again will I use kayak or Turkish Airlines for my travel.

Worst experience with boarding once we left the wheel chair even traveling business we had to wait with all the crowd for the bus to take us to the plane then climb the stairs with our bags When you pay extra for comfort and convenience and you don’t get any is disappointing

Food is very turkish. No regard for other natinalities taste and preference. The entertainment can be improved- it was the same menu on 10/8/25 and 10/25/25. The boarding is the worst in the airline industry- I suggest you ask your staff to and watch how other airlines do it.

The best airline for international travel in terms of value you get in business class (service/cost)

I liked the overall flight experience. However, Turkish officials could do a better job at guiding non-Turkish speakers to their connecting flight gates in such a huge & vast airport.

Very small and cramped aisles and seats. Food was poor but the fresh hot roll and hummus was good. No cans of soda given but they had small bottles of water. Crew was nice and pleasant and kept bathroom clean.

We couldn’t fly to Chicago on our booked flight. The flight was overbooked.

Small seat space for 13 hours flight, they charged for baggage , very bad quality of food,

Logan gate staff was unhelpful. Arrived early, come to find out the airbus scheduled was reassigned and I did not have a seat. The desk agent spoke to his supervisor who instructed him to give me a boarding pass to get up to gate area, he was polite. At the gate the fellow was sitting to the side with two other BA staff . I asked him if he could help me, his answer was” we are on a break, we are closed” then turned his back. I am almost 70, drove 4 1/2 hours to Boston and had been looking forward to this trip for 5 months. I have worked in service many times in my life and this is not how it is done. I eventually (1/2 hr) before boarding was able to get a seat. The rest of the flight experience was unremarkable.

The boarding process was chaotic at LHR and the seat was not as comfortable as other airlines....

Airlines have to stop assuming passengers bring entertainment. Provide it like you used to in business class and above!! N

Great flight. One unique individual assisting in business class who should have not been there. Need more generic meals, not British centric.

Not my definition of first class. No leg room and barely any recline. The food was good. The crew was great. The comfort for the price I paid for London to Cairo was highway robbery. The Wi-Fi didn't work for me either.

There might be more food options for people who can't eat so much starch/sugar/bread/rice. Meat, cheese, walnuts/pecans for snack, maybe jerky or other kinds of meat-based snacks would be better than bread and rice and sweets. I had an extra chardonnay, which was fine. The entertainment was great.

Unfortunately, my flight was cancelled because of some sort of emergency over the Atlantic and had to return to London. While I think British Airways made every effort to mitigate the situation, I must say it was still pretty unpleasant. I do appreciate the fact, however, that British Airways put my safety first…and I think the effort to correct a bad situation was very sincere. But I think the process might be handled better in future.

Crew service was poor and very little difference between premium economy and economy. Disappointed.

My bags never made it on the flight and I now have to wait for them to arrive hopefully tomorrow. You can’t even track your bags in the app to see where they are since they didn’t arrive. You have to file a claim and then wait for them to inform you when you will receive your bag. We were already delayed for an hour due to baggage so I don’t understand how my bag didn’t make the flight.

One of the worst experience given the middle seat even asked for the change no one honored,boarded at the end and overall one of the worst experience

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