What is the cheapest month to fly to California?

Currently, February is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight to California . Flying to California in October will prove the most costly. There are multiple factors that influence the price of a flight so comparing airlines, departure airports and times can help keep costs down.

Can I find cheaper flights to California if I am willing to have stopovers?

Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to California on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.

What is the best airline to fly to California?

Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Lufthansa is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to California.

What is the cheapest airport to fly to in California?

Ontario is currently the cheapest airport to fly to in California. One-way flights to Ontario typically cost R1 003, while return flights cost around R924.

How much is a return flight to California?

A return flight to California will typically cost around R184, however they can be found for as little as R142.

Where does the fastest flight to California depart from?

For those looking to save time traveling to California, Cape Town Intl offers the quickest one-way flight (24 hours 8 minutes).

Does Los Angeles have car hire?

Yes. Those touching down at Los Angeles can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.

Are there hotels close to Los Angeles?

Yes. Los Angeles has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. 2br Furn Home - Safe/Quiet/Clean So Bay Nr Bch/Lax is the closest property to Los Angeles (0,0 km away from Los Angeles).

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Thu 11/921:55JNB - SAN

1 stop29h 12mVirgin Atlantic

Tue 7/1011:00SAN - JNB

1 stop23h 40mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 26/8R15 594

Sun 7/921:55JNB - SFO

1 stop33h 43mVirgin Atlantic

Sat 20/911:59SFO - JNB

1 stop22h 41mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 25/8R15 629

Mon 1/921:55JNB - SNA

1 stop28h 18mVirgin Atlantic

Mon 8/912:03SNA - JNB

1 stop22h 37mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 25/8R15 682

Tue 23/921:55JNB - SFO

1 stop29h 53mVirgin Atlantic

Tue 30/921:20SFO - JNB

1 stop28h 00mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 26/8R15 894

Tue 9/920:40JNB - SFO

1 stop31h 50mDelta

Tue 16/921:20SFO - JNB

1 stop28h 00mDelta

Deal found 26/8R16 458

Sun 7/921:55JNB - SFO

1 stop33h 43mDelta

Sat 20/922:45SFO - JNB

2 stops26h 35mDelta

Deal found 25/8R16 510

Wed 26/1119:35JNB - LAX

2 stops33h 35mMultiple Airlines

Sun 30/1121:00LAX - JNB

1 stop27h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/8R17 021

Sat 1/1113:00JNB - LAX

2 stops61h 35mSWISS

Mon 1/1219:10LAX - JNB

1 stop29h 20mSWISS

Deal found 26/8R17 039

Thu 9/1020:40JNB - SFO

1 stop26h 35mVirgin Atlantic

Thu 16/1021:20SFO - JNB

1 stop28h 00mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 24/8R17 039

Wed 17/921:20JNB - SFO

2 stops30h 40mUnited Airlines

Tue 30/97:25SFO - JNB

2 stops25h 20mUnited Airlines

Deal found 26/8R17 074

Mon 8/921:20JNB - ONT

2 stops32h 23mUnited Airlines

Mon 15/95:10ONT - JNB

2 stops27h 35mUnited Airlines

Deal found 26/8R17 074

Thu 11/920:40JNB - LAS

1 stop31h 35mDelta

Thu 18/921:10LAS - JNB

1 stop28h 10mDelta

Deal found 25/8R17 110

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Thu 11/921:55JNB - SAN

1 stop29h 12mVirgin Atlantic

Tue 7/1011:00SAN - JNB

1 stop23h 40mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 26/8R15 594

Tue 9/920:40JNB - SFO

1 stop31h 50mDelta

Tue 16/921:20SFO - JNB

1 stop28h 00mDelta

Deal found 26/8R16 458

Wed 26/1119:35JNB - LAX

2 stops33h 35mMultiple Airlines

Sun 30/1121:00LAX - JNB

1 stop27h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/8R17 021

Sat 1/1113:00JNB - LAX

2 stops61h 35mSWISS

Mon 1/1219:10LAX - JNB

1 stop29h 20mSWISS

Deal found 26/8R17 039

Wed 17/921:20JNB - SFO

2 stops30h 40mUnited Airlines

Mon 29/90:43SFO - JNB

2 stops32h 02mUnited Airlines

Deal found 26/8R17 074

Thu 13/1122:00JNB - OAK

2 stops31h 23mBritish Airways

Mon 17/1114:49OAK - JNB

2 stops30h 46mBritish Airways

Deal found 25/8R19 312

Wed 24/99:50JNB - ONT

2 stops44h 39mEtihad Airways

Wed 1/1022:56ONT - JNB

2 stops48h 24mEtihad Airways

Deal found 25/8R21 550

Thu 13/1122:00JNB - SNA

2 stops32h 03mAmerican Airlines

Mon 17/1111:42SNA - JNB

2 stops33h 53mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 25/8R22 255

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2 stops41h 08mQatar Airways

Tue 30/96:15OAK - JNB

2 stops48h 55mQatar Airways

Deal found 26/8R30 237

Thu 6/1113:40JNB - SMF

3 stops40h 58mSingapore Airlines

Mon 10/1110:34SMF - JNB

2 stops46h 01mSingapore Airlines

Deal found 26/8R31 135

Sun 7/921:55JNB - SFO

1 stop33h 43mVirgin Atlantic

Sat 20/911:59SFO - JNB

1 stop22h 41mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 25/8R15 629

Sun 7/921:55JNB - SFO

1 stop33h 43mDelta

Sat 20/922:45SFO - JNB

2 stops26h 35mDelta

Deal found 25/8R16 510

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Mon 1/918:50JNB - LAX

2 stops34h 55mAir France

Mon 8/920:05LAX - JNB

2 stops27h 45mAir France

Deal found 25/8R24 387

Sun 7/921:55JNB - SFO

1 stop33h 43mVirgin Atlantic

Sat 20/911:59SFO - JNB

1 stop22h 41mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 25/8R15 629

Sun 7/921:55JNB - SFO

1 stop33h 43mDelta

Sat 20/922:45SFO - JNB

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Deal found 25/8R16 510

Mon 8/921:20JNB - SAN

1 stop24h 35mUnited Airlines

Sun 5/1022:30SAN - JNB

2 stops34h 15mUnited Airlines

Deal found 25/8R17 303

Tue 9/920:40JNB - SFO

1 stop31h 50mDelta

Tue 16/921:20SFO - JNB

1 stop28h 00mDelta

Deal found 26/8R16 458

Tue 9/923:30JNB - SAN

1 stop45h 30mDelta

Sat 4/1013:15SAN - JNB

2 stops36h 05mDelta

Deal found 25/8R17 374

Tue 9/921:55JNB - SAN

1 stop23h 33mDelta

Tue 7/1012:00SAN - JNB

1 stop22h 40mDelta

Deal found 25/8R17 550

Wed 10/921:55JNB - SAN

1 stop23h 33mDelta

Mon 6/1019:48SAN - JNB

2 stops29h 32mDelta

Deal found 25/8R17 233

Thu 11/921:55JNB - SAN

1 stop29h 12mVirgin Atlantic

Tue 7/1011:00SAN - JNB

1 stop23h 40mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 26/8R15 594

Fri 12/920:40JNB - SAN

2 stops35h 19mDelta

Tue 7/1012:00SAN - JNB

1 stop22h 40mDelta

Deal found 25/8R17 391

Sat 13/920:40JNB - SAN

2 stops31h 26mDelta

Mon 6/1010:00SAN - JNB

2 stops24h 40mDelta

Deal found 25/8R17 462

Wed 17/921:20JNB - SFO

2 stops30h 40mUnited Airlines

Tue 30/97:25SFO - JNB

2 stops25h 20mUnited Airlines

Deal found 26/8R17 074

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Wed 12/111:35JNB - LAX

2 stops46h 57mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 25/8R11 295

Wed 19/1120:20JNB - SFO

1 stop26h 20mQatar Airways

Deal found 26/8R11 083

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2 stops62h 11mCathay Pacific

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JNB - SAN

JNBSAN

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Thu 11/9

21:55-18:07

1 stop29h 12m

San Diego

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11:00-19:40

1 stop23h 40m

R15 594

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

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Sun 7/9

21:55-22:38

1 stop33h 43m

San Francisco

Sat 20/9

11:59-19:40

1 stop22h 41m

R15 629

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 23/9

21:55-18:48

1 stop29h 53m

San Francisco

Tue 30/9

21:20-10:20

1 stop28h 00m

R15 894

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 9/9

20:40-19:30

1 stop31h 50m

San Francisco

Tue 16/9

21:20-10:20

1 stop28h 00m

R16 458

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 7/9

21:55-22:38

1 stop33h 43m

San Francisco

Sat 20/9

22:45-10:20

2 stops26h 35m

R16 510

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 26/11

19:35-19:10

2 stops33h 35m

Los Angeles

Sun 30/11

21:00-10:25

1 stop27h 25m

R17 021

JohannesburgLos Angeles

JNB - LAX

JNBLAX

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 1/11

13:00-17:35

2 stops61h 35m

Los Angeles

Mon 1/12

19:10-10:30

1 stop29h 20m

R17 039

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 9/10

20:40-14:15

1 stop26h 35m

San Francisco

Thu 16/10

21:20-10:20

1 stop28h 00m

R17 039

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 11/10

20:40-14:15

1 stop26h 35m

San Francisco

Sat 15/11

16:30-8:40

1 stop30h 10m

R17 039

JohannesburgSan Francisco

JNB - SFO

JNBSFO

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 17/9

21:20-19:00

2 stops30h 40m

San Francisco

Mon 29/9

0:43-17:45

2 stops32h 02m

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How long is the flight to California?

On average, a flight from Johannesburg to California takes 29 hours 51 minutes. Flights to California from other popular cities in South Africa will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.

When is the cheapest time to fly to California?

Users looking for the lowest fares to California should consider flying on Monday mornings, when prices are typically cheapest. Budget-minded travellers will want to avoid Saturday at midday, when prices are usually at their highest.

What are the most popular airlines that fly to California?

The most popular airlines flying from Johannesburg to California are Virgin Atlantic, British Airways and United Airlines.

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to California?

The cheapest airlines flying from Johannesburg to California are SWISS, Lufthansa and British Airways.

Rainfall in California by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in California ranges from 0.0 - 87.0 mm per month. February is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 87.0 mm. July is typically the driest time to visit California when rainfall is around 0.0 mm.

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If weather is an important factor for your trip to California, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 23.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 14.0 C).

What are the most popular places to fly to in California?

The most popular places in California to fly to are Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, San Jose and Palm Springs.

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Get a feel of what it's like to fly with KLM, United Airlines, andVirgin Atlantic to the United States by reading reviews from past customers. Users can see the overall rating for each airline as well as how each is rated in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

KLM

7,8

Good

1 387 reviews

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1 / 20

4,0

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Anonymous,Jun 2025

AMS - BOS

A two and half hour delay caused havoc with all connections. Otherwise on board service was great.

KLM

7,8

Good

1 387 reviews

KLM

7,8

Good

1 387 reviews

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1 / 20

4,0

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Anonymous,Jun 2025

AMS - BOS

A two and half hour delay caused havoc with all connections. Otherwise on board service was great.

United Airlines

7,4

Good

8 943 reviews

KLM

7,8

Good

1 387 reviews

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1 / 20

4,0

Okay

Anonymous,Jun 2025

AMS - BOS

A two and half hour delay caused havoc with all connections. Otherwise on board service was great.

Virgin Atlantic

7,4

Good

661 reviews

KLM

7,8

Good

1 387 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

4,0

Okay

Anonymous,Jun 2025

AMS - BOS

A two and half hour delay caused havoc with all connections. Otherwise on board service was great.

Turkish Airlines

7,3

Good

3 955 reviews

KLM

7,8

Good

1 387 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

4,0

Okay

Anonymous,Jun 2025

AMS - BOS

A two and half hour delay caused havoc with all connections. Otherwise on board service was great.

British Airways

6,7

Okay

7 309 reviews

KLM

7,8

Good

1 387 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

4,0

Okay

Anonymous,Jun 2025

AMS - BOS

A two and half hour delay caused havoc with all connections. Otherwise on board service was great.

FAQs about flying to California

Can I find cheaper flights to California if I am willing to have stopovers?
Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to California on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.
What is the best airline to fly to California?
Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, Lufthansa is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to California.
What is the cheapest airport to fly to in California?
Ontario is currently the cheapest airport to fly to in California. One-way flights to Ontario typically cost R1 003, while return flights cost around R924.
How much is a return flight to California?
A return flight to California will typically cost around R184, however they can be found for as little as R142.
Where does the fastest flight to California depart from?
For those looking to save time traveling to California, Cape Town Intl offers the quickest one-way flight (24 hours 8 minutes).
Does Los Angeles have car hire?
Yes. Those touching down at Los Angeles can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.
Are there hotels close to Los Angeles?
Yes. Los Angeles has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. 2br Furn Home - Safe/Quiet/Clean So Bay Nr Bch/Lax is the closest property to Los Angeles (0,0 km away from Los Angeles).

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