What are the cheapest airlines to fly from San Francisco to South Africa one-way?

One-way options have recently been found by users for as low as R10 585 on Cathay Pacific. Other airlines that offer cheap prices include RwandAir from R10 657 and Qatar Airways from R12 899 one-way.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in South Africa ranges from 0.0 - 120.0 inches per month. January is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 120.0 mm. June is typically the driest time to visit South Africa when rainfall is around 0.0 mm.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to South Africa, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, January is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 20.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of June, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 10.0 C).

What are the most popular routes from San Francisco to South Africa?

The most popular flight routes from San Francisco to South Africa are San Francisco - Cape Town Intl, San Francisco - Johannesburg OR Tambo and San Francisco - Sun City Resort Pilansberg.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Francisco to South Africa?

Our data shows that March tends to be the cheapest month to fly to South Africa from San Francisco. Users have commonly found prices around R24 607 for the month, but tickets can be as low as R17 851. Due to multiple factors, prepare for potentially higher prices in December.

What airport do you fly from for flights from San Francisco to South Africa?

For a flight from San Francisco to South Africa, you will be flying from San Francisco. San Francisco (SFO) is just 19,0 km from the centre of the city.

Can I find deals for flights from San Francisco to South Africa that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on San Francisco to South Africa flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from San Francisco to South Africa?

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from San Francisco to South Africa.

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R10 585+ Flights from San Francisco to South Africa

Cheap flight deals from San Francisco to South Africa

Round-trip from	R17 976
One-way from	R10 585
Popular in	December
Cheapest in	March
Average price	R28 543

Turkish Airlines
21/10-28/10
2 total stops
65h 35m total
San Francisco to South Africa

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Cathay Pacific
13/8
1 total stop
45h 35m total
San Francisco to South Africa

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Highest demand for flights based on searches. 5% potential increase in price (R27 795 potential increase over avg. return price).

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Cheapest flight prices on average. 2% potential price decrease (R12 517 potential savings vs. average return price).

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Cheapest flights from San Francisco to South Africa
Explore the most affordable flight options available from San Francisco to South Africa. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 13 July 2025.

Tue 21/1018:45SFO - CPT

1 stop32h 05mTurkish Airlines

Tue 28/1017:15CPT - SFO

1 stop33h 30mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 13/7R17 976

Sat 6/918:45SFO - JNB

1 stop30h 50mTurkish Airlines

Tue 23/917:50JNB - SFO

1 stop25h 45mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 11/7R19 752

Mon 29/90:20SFO - JNB

1 stop46h 20mCathay Pacific

Tue 21/1011:20JNB - SFO

1 stop39h 10mCathay Pacific

Deal found 11/7R19 770

Sat 29/1122:45SFO - JNB

2 stops31h 05mMultiple Airlines

Sat 6/1217:00JNB - SFO

2 stops32h 12mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/7R19 986

Wed 13/818:45SFO - CPT

2 stops34h 50mMultiple Airlines

Wed 27/816:35CPT - SFO

1 stop33h 05mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 13/7R20 129

Tue 16/916:10SFO - JNB

2 stops47h 15mKenya Airways

Mon 29/91:25JNB - SFO

2 stops50h 27mKenya Airways

Deal found 12/7R20 291

Tue 30/915:55SFO - JNB

1 stop32h 40mQatar Airways

Thu 23/1020:25JNB - SFO

1 stop26h 10mQatar Airways

Deal found 11/7R20 542

Tue 23/916:10SFO - CPT

2 stops45h 00mKenya Airways

Tue 11/117:20CPT - SFO

2 stops39h 25mKenya Airways

Deal found 13/7R21 044

Thu 4/96:30SFO - JNB

2 stops40h 50mEtihad Airways

Mon 15/99:50JNB - SFO

2 stops44h 03mEtihad Airways

Deal found 11/7R21 439

Sat 29/1117:30SFO - JNB

1 stop30h 55mBritish Airways

Sat 6/1219:35JNB - SFO

1 stop33h 05mBritish Airways

Deal found 11/7R21 941

Sat 6/1216:15SFO - CPT

2 stops29h 45mAmerican Airlines

Mon 22/1220:50CPT - SFO

1 stop28h 10mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/7R22 264

Mon 25/815:55SFO - DUR

2 stops33h 40mQatar Airways

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2 stops35h 40mQatar Airways

Deal found 11/7R22 336

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Tue 21/1018:45SFO - CPT

1 stop32h 05mTurkish Airlines

Tue 28/1017:15CPT - SFO

1 stop33h 30mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 13/7R17 976

Mon 29/90:20SFO - JNB

1 stop46h 20mCathay Pacific

Tue 21/1011:20JNB - SFO

1 stop39h 10mCathay Pacific

Deal found 11/7R19 770

Sat 29/1122:45SFO - JNB

2 stops31h 05mMultiple Airlines

Sat 6/1217:00JNB - SFO

2 stops32h 12mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/7R19 986

Tue 16/916:10SFO - JNB

2 stops47h 15mKenya Airways

Mon 29/91:25JNB - SFO

2 stops50h 27mKenya Airways

Deal found 12/7R20 291

Tue 30/915:55SFO - JNB

1 stop32h 40mQatar Airways

Thu 23/1020:25JNB - SFO

1 stop26h 10mQatar Airways

Deal found 11/7R20 542

Thu 4/96:30SFO - JNB

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Mon 15/99:50JNB - SFO

2 stops44h 03mEtihad Airways

Deal found 11/7R21 439

Sat 29/1117:30SFO - JNB

1 stop30h 55mBritish Airways

Sat 6/1219:35JNB - SFO

1 stop33h 05mBritish Airways

Deal found 11/7R21 941

Sat 6/1216:15SFO - CPT

2 stops29h 45mAmerican Airlines

Mon 22/1220:50CPT - SFO

1 stop28h 10mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 12/7R22 264

Sat 4/1011:41SFO - JNB

1 stop22h 59mDelta

Tue 21/1021:55JNB - SFO

2 stops31h 26mDelta

Deal found 11/7R23 412

Mon 29/99:20SFO - JNB

1 stop23h 25mUnited Airlines

Thu 23/1015:05JNB - SFO

2 stops27h 55mUnited Airlines

Deal found 11/7R23 502

Mon 11/817:05SFO - DUR

2 stops41h 45mEmirates

Thu 28/818:40DUR - SFO

1 stop28h 20mEmirates

Deal found 10/7R30 301

Tue 6/113:10SFO - JNB

1 stop35h 40mTurkish Airlines

Tue 20/119:10JNB - SFO

1 stop31h 35mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 12/7R19 681

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Thu 17/715:55SFO - JNB

3 stops59h 40mQatar Airways

Tue 22/720:25JNB - SFO

2 stops36h 32mQatar Airways

Deal found 11/7R41 263

Thu 17/719:30SFO - JNB

1 stop28h 50mSWISS

Tue 22/719:35JNB - SFO

1 stop29h 35mSWISS

Deal found 11/7R43 147

Fri 18/71:05SFO - JNB

1 stop45h 35mCathay Pacific

Sun 3/811:20JNB - SFO

1 stop33h 10mCathay Pacific

Deal found 11/7R68 801

Sat 19/715:55SFO - JNB

2 stops62h 25mRwandAir

Sat 2/83:10JNB - SFO

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Deal found 12/7R33 190

Sat 19/75:55SFO - JNB

2 stops30h 25mDelta

Sun 3/823:15JNB - SFO

2 stops31h 10mDelta

Deal found 11/7R36 724

Sat 19/715:55SFO - JNB

2 stops62h 25mMultiple Airlines

Sun 3/819:25JNB - SFO

1 stop31h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 12/7R36 850

Sat 19/713:45SFO - JNB

1 stop22h 35mKLM

Sun 3/818:50JNB - SFO

1 stop27h 00mKLM

Deal found 11/7R43 093

Sat 19/723:05SFO - JNB

2 stops29h 00mEthiopian Air

Sun 3/822:50JNB - SFO

3 stops49h 34mEthiopian Air

Deal found 12/7R46 394

Tue 22/713:17SFO - CPT

2 stops36h 43mBritish Airways

Tue 29/718:55CPT - SFO

1 stop27h 55mBritish Airways

Deal found 12/7R32 293

Tue 22/723:05SFO - CPT

2 stops30h 30mEthiopian Air

Tue 29/713:50CPT - SFO

3 stops34h 34mEthiopian Air

Deal found 11/7R40 509

Wed 23/70:50SFO - CPT

2 stops35h 35mDelta

Thu 31/723:15CPT - SFO

2 stops34h 19mDelta

Deal found 11/7R50 520

Wed 23/70:20SFO - CPT

1 stop30h 00mUnited Airlines

Thu 31/719:50CPT - SFO

1 stop23h 20mUnited Airlines

Deal found 11/7R53 139

One-way flights from San Francisco to South Africa
Search for one-way flight options from San Francisco to South Africa. Find affordable one-way fares based on user searches. Data last updated 13 July 2025.

Wed 13/81:05SFO - JNB

1 stop45h 35mCathay Pacific

Deal found 10/7R10 585

Fri 5/915:55SFO - JNB

2 stops49h 25mRwandAir

Deal found 12/7R10 657

Tue 16/97:10SFO - JNB

3 stops42h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 11/7R11 087

Tue 2/915:55SFO - JNB

1 stop32h 40mQatar Airways

Deal found 11/7R12 899

Thu 14/813:40SFO - CPT

2 stops45h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 10/7R13 581

Fri 5/919:30SFO - JNB

1 stop28h 50mSWISS

Deal found 12/7R13 778

Wed 17/914:00SFO - JNB

2 stops33h 35mLufthansa

Deal found 11/7R14 011

Thu 14/815:55SFO - CPT

1 stop33h 55mQatar Airways

Deal found 10/7R14 281

Sat 27/1219:25SFO - CPT

1 stop40h 40mSWISS

Deal found 12/7R17 187

Fri 1/818:45SFO - CPT

1 stop32h 05mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 12/7R18 873

Mon 15/1221:40SFO - CPT

1 stop24h 00mLufthansa

Deal found 12/7R18 999

Fri 18/716:30SFO - JNB

1 stop30h 20mCondor

Deal found 11/7R19 017

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R19 986

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Wed 13/8

18:45-14:35

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16:35-16:40

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R20 129

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16:10-0:25

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1:25-18:52

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R20 291

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Tue 30/9

15:55-9:35

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20:25-13:35

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R20 542

San FranciscoCape Town

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Tue 23/9

16:10-22:10

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7:20-12:45

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R21 044

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Thu 4/9

6:30-8:20

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R21 439

San FranciscoJohannesburg

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Sat 29/11

17:30-10:25

1 stop30h 55m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

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19:35-18:40

1 stop33h 05m

R21 941

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from San Francisco to South Africa?

Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Francisco to South Africa (average of R89). Flying from San Francisco to South Africa in September is currently the most expensive (average of R123). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from SFO to ZA?

When flying from San Francisco to South Africa, the time of day you decide to fly out makes little to no difference towards the overall price you’ll pay on tickets.

Reviews of airlines servicing South Africa

Get a feel of what it's like to fly with Emirates, Delta, andCathay Pacific from San Francisco to South Africa by reading reviews from past customers. Users have also rated airlines in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 284 reviews

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1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 284 reviews

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8,1

Very Good

3 284 reviews

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1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

Delta

8,0

Very Good

7 952 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 284 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

Cathay Pacific

7,6

Good

933 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 284 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

SWISS

7,5

Good

1 656 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 284 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

Qatar Airways

7,4

Good

3 603 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 284 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

Related info for your journey

What airport do you fly from for flights from San Francisco to South Africa?
For a flight from San Francisco to South Africa, you will be flying from San Francisco. San Francisco (SFO) is just 19,0 km from the centre of the city.
What are the cheapest airlines to fly from San Francisco to South Africa one-way?
One-way options have recently been found by users for as low as R10 585 on Cathay Pacific. Other airlines that offer cheap prices include RwandAir from R10 657 and Qatar Airways from R12 899 one-way.
What are the most popular routes from San Francisco to South Africa?
The most popular flight routes from San Francisco to South Africa are San Francisco - Cape Town Intl, San Francisco - Johannesburg OR Tambo and San Francisco - Sun City Resort Pilansberg.
Can I find deals for flights from San Francisco to South Africa that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on San Francisco to South Africa flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from San Francisco to South Africa?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from San Francisco to South Africa.
Can I find deals for business class flights from San Francisco to South Africa?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from San Francisco to South Africa by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.
What is the cheapest month to book a flight from San Francisco to South Africa?
Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from San Francisco to South Africa (average of R89). Flying from San Francisco to South Africa in September is currently the most expensive (average of R123). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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