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Cheap Flights to the United States

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
New York
Newark2 stopsR12 644
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stopR13 990
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stopR14 695
Miami
Miami1 stopR14 471
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.1 stopR12 900
Chicago
Chicago1 stopR13 830
Denver
Denver1 stopR15 208
Dallas
Dallas1 stopR14 759
Boston
Boston1 stopR12 163
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stopR14 070
Seattle
Seattle1 stopR14 919
Houston
Houston1 stopR14 615
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale1 stopR16 458
Las Vegas
Las Vegas2 stopsR15 000
Charlotte
Charlotte2 stopsR16 554
Tampa
Tampa1 stopR16 474
Minneapolis
Minneapolis1 stopR16 458
New York
Newark2 stopsR12 644
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stopR13 990
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stopR14 695
Miami
Miami1 stopR14 471
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.1 stopR12 900
Chicago
Chicago1 stopR13 830
Denver
Denver1 stopR15 208
Dallas
Dallas1 stopR14 759
Boston
Boston1 stopR12 163
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stopR14 070
Seattle
Seattle1 stopR14 919
Houston
Houston1 stopR14 615
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale1 stopR16 458
Las Vegas
Las Vegas2 stopsR15 000
Charlotte
Charlotte2 stopsR16 554
Tampa
Tampa1 stopR16 474
Minneapolis
Minneapolis1 stopR16 458

Book Cheap United States Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to the United States 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals to the United States

Tue, May 19 - Fri, May 29
American Airlines Logo
19:25 - 16:05
JNB
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EWR
26h 40m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
17:35 - 7:00
EWR
-
JNB
31h 25m
2 stops
R12 644American Airlines
Wed, Apr 1 - Wed, Apr 8
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 16:00
JNB
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JFK
36h 10m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
15:45 - 8:20
JFK
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JNB
34h 35m
1 stop
R12 836Etihad Airways
Mon, Apr 6 - Mon, Apr 13
Virgin Atlantic Logo
21:55 - 18:43
JNB
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LGA
26h 48m
1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
15:00 - 19:40
LGA
-
JNB
22h 40m
1 stop
R12 852Virgin Atlantic
Mon, Jun 8 - Mon, Jun 15
British Airways Logo
19:25 - 11:10
JNB
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JFK
21h 45m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
22:40 - 7:00
JFK
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JNB
26h 20m
1 stop
R12 932British Airways
Mon, Jun 8 - Mon, Jun 15
British Airways Logo
21:15 - 13:05
JNB
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JFK
21h 50m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
22:40 - 7:00
JFK
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JNB
26h 20m
1 stop
R12 948British Airways
Wed, Apr 22 - Sun, May 3
Virgin Atlantic Logo
20:25 - 15:30
JNB
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LGA
25h 05m
2 stops
Virgin Atlantic Logo
18:00 - 19:40
LGA
-
JNB
19h 40m
1 stop
R13 413Virgin Atlantic
Tue, May 19 - Mon, Jun 8
KLM Logo
23:15 - 19:57
CPT
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EWR
26h 42m
2 stops
KLM Logo
15:25 - 21:25
EWR
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CPT
24h 00m
2 stops
R15 224KLM
Tue, Mar 10 - Sun, Mar 22
KLM Logo
8:00 - 15:55
CPT
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EWR
37h 55m
2 stops
KLM Logo
15:34 - 21:55
EWR
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CPT
24h 21m
2 stops
R15 833KLM
Tue, Jul 14 - Mon, Jul 27
United Airlines Logo
20:00 - 9:48
CPT
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LGA
19h 48m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 - 15:20
LGA
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CPT
27h 20m
1 stop
R16 586United Airlines
Fri, May 22 - Tue, May 26
United Airlines Logo
20:00 - 9:48
CPT
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LGA
19h 48m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:00 - 9:30
LGA
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CPT
45h 30m
2 stops
R16 955United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to the United States

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

What is the cheapest flight to the United States?

These are the best return prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

The cheapest ticket to the United States from South Africa found in the last 72 hours was to Newark Airport, at R12 843 return. The most popular route is Cape Town (CPT) to Newark Airport (EWR) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R12 843.

What is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa to the United States?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from South Africa to the United States, 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 South Africa to the United States is January, when tickets cost R16 490 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is R21 297 and R18 958 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from South Africa to the United States?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to the United States, 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 South Africa to the United States, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 4% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in the United States?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in the United States is Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport (ATL), with an average flight price of R17 711.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightR7 644
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 5% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly (2% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cape Town to Atlanta

FAQs - booking United States flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from South Africa to the United States?

    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 South Africa to the United States.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from South Africa to the United States 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 South Africa to the United States?

    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 South Africa to the United States 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 South Africa to the United States?

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

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to the United States?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to the United States is Tuesday when return tickets can be as cheap as R17 244. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, when return prices are R20 909 on average.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to the United States?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to the United States is generally at night, when retur flights cost R19 511 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United States is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R19 511.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to the United States

  • Looking for cheap airfare to the United States? 25% of our users found return tickets to the United States for the following prices or less: From Johannesburg OR Tambo R20 657, from Cape Town R29 115
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest United States flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to the United States

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from South Africa to the United States? 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.
7,7
KLMOverall score based on 1457 reviews
7,3Food
7,8Boarding
7,1Entertainment
7,6Comfort
8,4Crew
Airline reviews

I’m grateful for the KLM Air France shuttle bus service to Ottawa. However due to construction and other issues related to the chaotic Uber pickup system at YUL, it’s a challenge to find the Kelios bus service to Ottawa. The signs are not clear or even available. No staff to guide passengers. It’s a stressful experience.

4,0 OkayShereen, Dec 2025
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I’m grateful for the KLM Air France shuttle bus service to Ottawa. However due to construction and other issues related to the chaotic Uber pickup system at YUL, it’s a challenge to find the Kelios bus service to Ottawa. The signs are not clear or even available. No staff to guide passengers. It’s a stressful experience.

Terrible last row seats many seats available but no offer to move to better seat

Delay on my previous leg, had to run to catch my flight. But that happens. Overall ok.

Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

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.

The immigration hall in Amsterdam was understaffed, so passport checking was slower than it should be for a major airport. They need to get the automatic readers up and running for non EU passport holders. Waiting in line after a long flight feels a bit abusive.

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.

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.

Food has been disappointing in both legs of flight to india

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.

Amazing airline accommodations. The cabins were so great. The food was very good and the flight attendants were so nice. Made a 15 hour flight seem easy.

I paid extra for seating when first booking flight to be in a comfortable economy seat They still changed it to a middle seat regardless. When I asked for it to be changed back to aisle, they could only give me one at the back of the plane in the least comfortable seats.

Same as already mentioned. This was more comforting as I got my aisle seat for my knee.

When we checked in at the Siem Reap Airport in Cambodia, we were only given three boarding passes and told that we would have to check in with American when we arrived in Boston. This was a source of stress for us. After we landed in Boston, we had a long passage from Terminal E to Terminal B (American Airline ticketing counter). Because the electronic ticketing kiosks for check-in would not recognize our Confirmation Code, we had to wait for an hour in a long line where only two AA reps were taking care of Special Services passengers. In many years of both business and recreational travel, I have never had this experience. I would expect more from AA being in partnership with other airlines to do a better job with this.

Qatar Airways is an excellent service provider. The crew members were attentive and helpful. The aircraft was very clean. This was the longest leg of our journey, so it would have been nice to have more leg room for comfort. We appreciated the crew's service of four hot meals to all of us during this long flight. Also, it was helpful that the crew asked us to keep the window shades down for the entire journey, allowing the environment to get lots of rest during the trip. For families traveling with little children, this was helpful to them to keep them settled.

The seat cushions are absolutely lacking, not sure if they know the passengers are traveling for 14 hours straight, but the padding made our back and butt ache like crazy. The entertainment console had its own problems, either the headphone jack wasn't working or the power outlet via usb or ac outlet was not working. Not to mention the seat handles were not adjustable in some planes in the middle or on the aisle. Qatar/Indigo may be operating a very old fleet of planes to make as much profit as possible, but passengers may not be following them for long, should this treatment of its customers continue. Qatar/Indigo, wake up and do it right by your customers, or they may not be your customers anymore.

It was very good. It was a long flight and being a tight with little leg room.

I always fly with Qatar air and you are the best. Keep up the good wor, after travelling with Qatar Air More than 80 times, you never offer to upgrade me.but it happened to my friend companion some time. Any how i still enjoying travelling with Qatar air and wait one day to upgrade me too. Best Regards

Paid $10 for wifi for full flight duration and the wifi wasn’t available after initial 2 hours

My baggage is lost. Flight cancelled, Rebooked ticket through long routes. Mental stress, emotional hurt

I couldn’t make my first flight due to weather delays trapping us in the town we were in. Then I had to buy a new ticket

Flight attendants had a little attitude. Food tastes no good.

Chargers didn’t work, no entertainment and we had to wait for taxiing for easily 40 minutes after arriving early. Bags were late too!

Everything was great except for the boarding process. Everyone is lining up all at the same time and it’s hard to tell between the groups as they are way too large.

Women boarding passengers at the gate was absolutely rude and disrespectful of passengers. The flight attendant was absolutely delightful! Smiling and connected with the passengers. So happy. The seats are cramped and uncomfortable but I guess that’s just the way it is Communication regarding flight was excellent

Overall we had a good experience during our flight from San Francisco to Houston.

Airport terminal was outdated, flight was on a small jet with no wifi

We were delayed for about an hour from taking off due to traffic control procedures at the destination airport. But once in the air, the flight went well. The crew members were great and provided cabin service despite moderate turbulence during much of the flight.

Nothing also dont give to people that disgusting blanket and pilow.

it was a very short flight so my expectations were low.

Late takeoff, but on time landing. Lost bags, 3 days to find them, still in transit to my location. Power outlets broken, Wi-Fi not working, so much for working on the long flight.

Late! Late and late! More than 1hr 30mn. This sucks when it is the last of a 4 flight journey. I missed my dinner! Which is not nice on Valentine’s Day!!! But better than the gate next to us, the poor Chinese people were rebooked to the next day flight. AA had to call security as it became very heated with the passengers! It was a mess at DFW that afternoon/evening. I wish they had some food for the people who travel as part of international journey. Indigo does it in India and it is fantastic.

Good. For a long flight. The comfort of the seat could be better. Also, the food was « normal » plane food. Not indian plane food unfortunately! Everything else was smooth and great.

The seats were comfortable. So many empty seats allowed for stretching out and sleeping. The onboard entertainment was pretty good. The cabin crew were so kind and kept the passengers well- hydrated, and well fed.

We had American Airlines on our return and it was confusing if we were going with Aa or BA I had 2 different flight numbers and didn’t get our gate until it was boarding. So we were a bit nervous as the which it was

Our Jackson, Mississippi to Dallas Fort Worth flight was delayed on 1/19/26.. This was changed to Jackson to Charlotte in the last minute because of this delay. This started some kind of disconnect between American Airlines and British Airways bookings. We could not go past the passport control in London Heathrow. I had to go to the counter and waited for more than 30 minutes to get a new boarding pass. Problems did not end there. Somehow our entire return flight was canceled by someone. I had to make several phone calls over several days to fix the problem – this was not easy from India. Looks like there was some kind of disconnect between two airlines or some agent did not do it right. I’m anxious to know what went wrong.

My touch screen at my seat wasn't working, the films BA advertised on the website for this flight were not available, and the plane was a little dated, food was good and the staff were good, just let down by the aircraft facilities.

Did not like the seating configuration at all with 2+3+2 in business class. Lacking total privacy and comfort

The flight crew was kind, flexible, and accommodating. The seats on the plane were extremely uncomfortable.

Check-in experience, for business call please provide a premium experience

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