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Find cheap flights to San Francisco from R11 373

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Cheap flight deals to San Francisco

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights to San Francisco 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.
18:50 - 12:45JNB-SFO
26h 55m1 stop
6:00 - 21:20SFO-JNB
30h 20m2 stops
R17 069Delta
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Τετ, Μαϊ 15 - Τετ, Ιουν 5
18:50 - 21:50JNB-SFO
36h 00m2 stops
6:00 - 21:20SFO-JNB
30h 20m2 stops
R17 125Delta
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Τετ, Μαϊ 15 - Τετ, Ιουν 5
18:55 - 20:20JNB-SFO
34h 25m1 stop
22:10 - 10:15SFO-JNB
27h 05m1 stop
R17 502Virgin Atlantic
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Τετ, Μαϊ 29 - Σαβ, Ιουν 15
18:55 - 19:56JNB-SFO
34h 01m2 stops
17:01 - 10:15SFO-JNB
32h 14m1 stop
R17 823Virgin Atlantic
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Τετ, Μαϊ 29 - Σαβ, Ιουν 15
19:20 - 13:15JNB-SFO
26h 55m1 stop
15:30 - 9:25SFO-JNB
32h 55m1 stop
R19 011British Airways
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Τετ, Μαϊ 15 - Τετ, Ιουν 5
23:15 - 21:40CPT-SFO
31h 25m2 stops
10:00 - 21:25SFO-CPT
26h 25m2 stops
R24 669KLM
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Τρι, Απρ 16 - Τετ, Μαϊ 1
23:15 - 21:40CPT-SFO
31h 25m2 stops
10:55 - 21:25SFO-CPT
25h 30m2 stops
R25 593KLM
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Τρι, Απρ 16 - Πεμ, Μαϊ 2
13:00 - 13:50CPT-SFO
33h 50m1 stop
12:10 - 10:50SFO-CPT
37h 40m2 stops
R25 612Qatar Airways
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Κυρ, Ιουν 9 - Παρ, Ιουν 14
21:05 - 16:55JNB-SFO
28h 50m2 stops
15:30 - 9:25SFO-JNB
32h 55m1 stop
R25 725British Airways
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Δευ, Απρ 15 - Τετ, Μαϊ 15
13:00 - 13:50CPT-SFO
33h 50m1 stop
16:10 - 10:50SFO-CPT
33h 40m1 stop
R31 742Qatar Airways
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Flights to San Francisco - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to San Francisco?

The average price of all flights to San Francisco clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to San Francisco is Monday where tickets can be as cheap as R17 856. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are R21 179 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to San Francisco?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to San Francisco, 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 San Francisco is October, where tickets cost R16 371 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R22 104 and R21 482 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is October with an average price of R16 371.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco?

The average price for all flights to San Francisco depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to San Francisco is generally in the evening, when flights cost R17 407 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to San Francisco is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R21 542.

How far in advance should I book a flight to San Francisco?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to San Francisco, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
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 85 days before departure.

How long is the flight to San Francisco?

The duration of your flight to San Francisco depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to San Francisco on KAYAK are from Johannesburg, which takes 25h 45m, Durban, which takes 28h 20m, and Cape Town, which takes 30h 10m.

How many long-haul flights are there to San Francisco each week?

Each week there are around 721 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), 1 927 medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) and 2 527 short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to San Francisco. The most long-haul flights depart from Taipei City Taiwan Taoyuan Intl Airport.

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Low season

February

High season

June

Cheapest flight

R11 373
Best time to beat the crowds (10% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (7% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cape Town to San Francisco

When to book flights to San Francisco

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to San Francisco based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco flights

  • How far is San Francisco from central San Francisco?

    Central San Francisco is 19 km away from San Francisco.

  • What is the name of San Francisco’s airport?

    All flights to San Francisco land at San Francisco. The airport code is SFO,and it can also be referred to as San Francisco or San Francisco Intl.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to San Francisco?

    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 San Francisco.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to San Francisco 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 San Francisco?

    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 San Francisco 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 San Francisco?

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

  • Which airline offers the most flights to San Francisco?

    Of the 10 airlines that fly to San Francisco, United Airlines offers the most flights, with around 1 949 per week, followed by Alaska Airlines with 666 flights per week.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to San Francisco

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Prefer to fly direct to San Francisco?

Find which airlines fly direct to San Francisco, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

South Africa to San Francisco

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +76 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +77 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +73 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +74 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +76 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +77 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +77 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +78 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +77 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +78 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +77 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +78 more

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Direct returns

San Francisco to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +76 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +77 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +73 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +74 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +76 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +77 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +77 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +78 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +77 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +78 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +77 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +78 more

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Top 5 airlines flying to San Francisco

Need help choosing which airline to fly with to San Francisco? 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 KAYAK reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 4215 reviews
81overall
83crew
81comfort
83entertainment
79food
82boarding
Airline reviews

Service needs to improve. Air hostess do not register flyers request and we need to keep on repeating our request to them on multiple occasions

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Service needs to improve. Air hostess do not register flyers request and we need to keep on repeating our request to them on multiple occasions

The flight was great. We had to purchase extra long seats for the long flight. But overall it was great.

The experience was not as pleasant returning as leaving. Went through clearance twice, crew was not as customer focused.

WORST AIRLINE EVER—FOOD WAS MEDIOCRE AND WIDEBODY 777 BOEING WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE! IT WAS NOT WORTH THE MONEY THAT I PAID.

Amazing service and food. However I didn’t get chance to choose my own seat which bothered me a little.

More space all around is practically essential on long international fights, and Emirates definitely delivers. But food selection and taste was only average. Otherwise, the flight was smooth and the cabin crew service was fine.

Food was not eadable. Testless and not apealing. order for indian vegitarian, recived spice less. combination of main course and side iteams are far away from traditonal food, serve less iteams. , but eadoble. Thanks

I bought Business class ticket but they treated me like economic class. No lounge allowed at check inn I have to take stuff out while other passengers have more than 25 lb in bag. Because I bought tickets from other than airlines . It’s discriminations from airlines to passengers.

Quality and tasty Food and service, bigger seat comfort and leg room, etc.

The service was fantastic. Not much could be done better

We left one hour late because of technical difficulties. The economy comfort seats are great for the price. The crew was mediocre, they do not provide a pleasant experience, they just deliver food and drinks and give orders, not very amicable, no service and hospitality focus.

I thought KLM was the best airline but the Lima - Amsterdam was 1 hours late, the Brussels - Amsterdam was 2.30 hours late and the Amsterdam - Lima was 30 minutes late

The flight itself it was great nice food the crew were very nice and helpful, Checking in from Birmingham wasn't great long queues for bag dropped, And I had my hand luggage case taken away from me even though I requested to have it with me as I had breakables items. I was told I can not because of the length of the flight with no explanation at all no options was given for me to take my fragile items out of my case it was taken away with hold buggage I find the staff member who was checking me in very unpleasant !! Can we please be advise if the rules have changed about the the carry on hand luggage it will be easier to be advise on booking your tickect if we not allowed to take the hand luggage with me. Overall I had a good flight .

The plane was clean and the staff was friendly. Food and drinks as expected on international flights. The entertainment system was old style, with a pullout controller, and selections not as extensive as on other flights.

The food quality is poor. The staff are very friendly and accommodating. The entertainment program was limited. I experienced a delay of 30 minutes due to two issues. Passenger luggage had to be removed and there was a technical issue with the stairs not detaching from the aircraft. The pilot managed to compensate and we arrived only 15 minutes later. The luggage at Dubai airport was very slow. I waited over an hour.

Amazing KLM service and brilliant economy comfort seats. Well worth the extra.

The seats are too cramped in that plane. If you’re above 1,80m consider alternatives or first class I guess… There were no emergency exits to seat somewhere with more legroom

At the transit could be less time not like 12 hour 6 hours the mix should be 4 hour, thanks

The Crew have no idea about the food they're serving the passengers. The Crew MUST be instructed before each flight about the menu that will be served to the passengers, whether the food is vegetarian or non-vegetarian, whether it is Halal, Kosher or not.

Seats actually fit a human! Snack options were a bit lame but that’s ok

The crew was fantastic and the over flight was perfect as well.

They shld provide food. Between food they are giving 10 hours gap which is toooo much

The crew was great and the food and liquor offerings were good. Seats were a bit cramped. Flight arrived early at destination. That's a plus.

All over with Qatar airlines my experience was really bad due to delays and then putting me on different airlines and after 8 hours of wait I had to listen to their is no plane to fly for another 24 hours. Wore experience ever.

I had already opted for Vegan food before 2 months yet they say we have no record for it,

Too many boarding protocols. Never experienced with other international flights.

Polite and helpful crew. My son developed fever. Crew members came and gave him medication and also came and enquired about his health several times.

After going through security and waiting for the flight at the gate, there was no access to bathrooms and no place to charge a phone while waiting for the flight. But once I was on the plane, everything was very good.

Overall good but staff in the place looked extremely tired after 8hrs in 14 hrs journey and then service was cut short and response time for calls increased in later part of flight. Food was ok not astonishing

Better service is needed. I booked for Qatar but I was switched to American way after I bought my tickets.

From the start everything was perfectly fine. First meal was fantastic. Breakfast needs a lot of work and food was overcooked and not very nice for breakfast. Staff were fantastic friendly nice they came round and check we need anything else to eat or drink

From the start everything was perfectly fine. First meal was fantastic. Breakfast needs a lot of work and food was overcooked and not very nice for breakfast. Staff for a fantastic friendly nice we came round and check we need anything else to eat or drink

From the start everything was perfectly fine. First meeting was fantastic. Breakfast needs a lot of work and food was overcooked and not very nice for breakfast.

We originally had a window seat. Our seats were changed to the center isle between 2 bathrooms. This was a red eye flight and we were traveling with an infant. Due to the light from the bathroom doors opening and closing throughout the night our infant would not sleep and cried the whole night which kept us awake and everyone around us. It was a very unpleasant experience for everyone trying to sleep.

Lots of legroom on the flight. No interaction from the staff at all on the plane. They only attended to the First Class passengers. There was no entertainment. Security I was body scanned even though I hadn't set off an alarm, my father-in-law in his 80s, was stopped and subjected to a through body search, told that they would have to place their hands in intimate places. There were several border guards present, and as we walked off we could hear the TWA officer talk about the procedure as if he was training. My father-in-law was a little upset about the whole process. A kind explanation would have been more acceptable, and it felt dehumanizing to him.

Needed a 6 hour lay over in Atlanta. How can this be avoided ?

Security area in terminal 3 needs to be made much nicer. Less claustrophobic and use of glass and big ceilings wouldhelp

i saved my points for more than 10 years in anticipation of treating myself to an upper class fight to and from london on virgin atlantic. i was shocked to find what you consider “upper class” on the dreamliner. it was, at best, a mediocre business class accommodation. it was tight and not that comfortable, with nearly no personal storage. everything was cramped and just generally disappointing. once i lucked into a 1st class upgrade to europe on lufthansa - a magical experience that found me reluctant to sleep, lest i deprive myself the joy of their setup. i expected something similar from virgin atlantic, but i could not have been more wrong. it will be the same arrangement on my flight home, but at least i know what (not) to expect. to be clear, this is only in reaction to the physical accommodations. your people were, and always are fantastic.

accomodating check in staff, friendly flight crew ( a crew member was speaking tactlessly and was overfamiliar with passengers

Seats need to be updated. Allowance needs to be made for dinner service at an alternative time

The crew on this flight were excellent. They were friendly and attentive. It really made the flight more enjoyable.

I sat in the last row of seats. On an 8 hour flight they allowed folks to stand and talk and drink in the back area near the toilets the whole time. They were at times loud and in the way. It was a little annoying. The crew on this trip were pretty mediocre and the plane was littered with trash when we disembarked.

Boarding process needs to be improved. Business class passengers were told to stand in the economy line and vice versa.

I travelled on biz class and f there is no water in the toilette to wash my hands I would expect to have this indicated somehow and not just finding out when I'm there expecting to be able to wash my hands and teeth. Also this is in general that it is always so rushy at the end of these kind of long flights. It is like we are sitting there for 9 hours and the last 1.5 hours just feels like I have time for nothing. Because food comes and at the same time we are close to destination everyone tries to pack their stuff and go to toilette and eat and everything :))) not that like I would know a good solution here I just wanted to raise this :)

Emergency row seat less comfortable than promoted. Restricted by emergency life raft storage.

Better communication to those connecting flights and have a customer care desk at the airports

American was good / British Airways partner was not as good…

The entertainment system in our row was not working. That makes for a VERY long flight!!

A little more legroom, and maybe a little bit of food

Pre flight food options were not working and made the flight not enjoyable. Post experiences of British airways have been positive, but this is enough to stop me using British airways again

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to San Francisco found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
15/5Τετ
1 stopDelta
26h 55mJNB-SFO
5/6Τετ
2 stopsDelta
30h 20mSFO-JNB
R17 069
15/5Τετ
2 stopsDelta
36h 00mJNB-SFO
5/6Τετ
2 stopsDelta
30h 20mSFO-JNB
R17 125
29/5Τετ
1 stopVirgin Atlantic
34h 25mJNB-SFO
15/6Σαβ
1 stopVirgin Atlantic
27h 05mSFO-JNB
R17 502
29/5Τετ
2 stopsVirgin Atlantic
34h 01mJNB-SFO
15/6Σαβ
1 stopVirgin Atlantic
32h 14mSFO-JNB
R17 823
15/5Τετ
1 stopBritish Airways
26h 55mJNB-SFO
5/6Τετ
1 stopBritish Airways
32h 55mSFO-JNB
R19 011
16/4Τρι
2 stopsKLM
31h 25mCPT-SFO
1/5Τετ
2 stopsKLM
26h 25mSFO-CPT
R24 669
16/4Τρι
2 stopsKLM
31h 25mCPT-SFO
2/5Πεμ
2 stopsKLM
25h 30mSFO-CPT
R25 593
9/6Κυρ
1 stopQatar Airways
33h 50mCPT-SFO
14/6Παρ
2 stopsQatar Airways
37h 40mSFO-CPT
R25 612
15/4Δευ
2 stopsBritish Airways
28h 50mJNB-SFO
15/5Τετ
1 stopBritish Airways
32h 55mSFO-JNB
R25 725
10/4Τετ
1 stopQatar Airways
33h 50mCPT-SFO
2/5Πεμ
1 stopQatar Airways
33h 40mSFO-CPT
R31 742

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to San Francisco found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
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1 stopQatar Airways
33h 50mCPT-SFO
R11 373
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2 stops
37h 30mCPT-SFO
R13 485
26/4Παρ
1 stopQatar Airways
33h 50mCPT-SFO
R14 296
22/5Τετ
3 stops
35h 21mCPT-SFO
R14 937
21/8Τετ
1 stopBritish Airways
31h 05mJNB-SFO
R15 088
16/8Παρ
2 stopsBritish Airways
30h 40mJNB-SFO
R15 843
1/9Κυρ
1 stopEmirates
33h 55mCPT-SFO
R43 209
1/9Κυρ
1 stopAmerican Airlines
27h 35mCPT-SFO
R77 761
1/9Κυρ
1 stopEmirates
28h 40mCPT-SFO
R116 840
1/9Κυρ
2 stopsLufthansa
32h 35mCPT-SFO
R117 349

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Recent domestic flight deals

5/4Παρ
directDelta
1h 31mLAX-SFO
14/4Κυρ
directDelta
1h 30mSFO-LAX
R1 716
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directJetBlue
1h 24mLAX-SFO
18/5Σαβ
directJetBlue
1h 29mSFO-LAX
R1 735
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directAlaska Airlines
1h 33mLAX-SFO
2/4Τρι
directAlaska Airlines
1h 32mSFO-LAX
R2 056
4/4Πεμ
directAlaska Airlines
1h 33mLAX-SFO
8/4Δευ
directAlaska Airlines
1h 32mSFO-LAX
R2 169
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multi-stopSun Country Air
24h 36mDFW-SFO
31/5Παρ
multi-stopSun Country Air
13h 09mSFO-DFW
R4 432
25/4Πεμ
multi-stopSun Country Air
22h 41mORD-SFO
28/4Κυρ
multi-stopSun Country Air
17h 23mSFO-ORD
R4 526
15/4Δευ
directUnited Airlines
4h 53mORD-SFO
19/4Παρ
directUnited Airlines
4h 25mSFO-ORD
R4 791
14/4Κυρ
multi-stopUnited Airlines
6h 43mORD-SFO
18/4Πεμ
directUnited Airlines
4h 17mSFO-ORD
R4 979
20/5Δευ
multi-stopSouthwest
10h 20mLGA-SFO
24/5Παρ
multi-stopSouthwest
8h 35mSFO-LGA
R7 469
17/4Τετ
multi-stopSouthwest
12h 10mLGA-SFO
24/4Τετ
multi-stopSouthwest
9h 10mSFO-LGA
R7 506

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Flights to San Francisco

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San Francisco (SFO)United States

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San Francisco - South Africa

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