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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 30 connecting flights from Johannesburg to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 10 airlines and multiple travel sites from $693, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out JNB-SFO flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Johannesburg to San Francisco Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Johannesburg to San Francisco with the lowest price of $693. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Johannesburg to San Francisco from $693. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 25h 40m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $693 Find flight	13:55 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	13:35+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	32h 40m layover 8h 35m - Doha	Qatar Airways	QR1364 QR737
from $894 Find flight	17:55 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	10:35+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	25h 40m layover 2h 30m - Istanbul	Turkish Airlines	TK43 TK289
from $1100 Find flight	19:10 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	14:00+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	27h 50m layover 3h 45m - Dubai	Emirates	EK764 EK225
from $1360 Find flight	19:35 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	16:10+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	29h 35m layover 6h 50m - Zurich	SWISS International Air Lines	LX283 LX38
from $1368 Find flight	19:00 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	12:40+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	26h 40m layover 4h 50m - Frankfurt	Lufthansa	LH573 LH454
from $1413 Find flight	19:00 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	12:40+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	26h 40m layover 4h 50m - Frankfurt	Brussels Airlines	SN7207 SN7248
from $784 Find flight	13:55 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	19:17+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	38h 22m layover 8h 45m - Doha 3h 47m - Los Angeles	Qatar Airways	QR1364 QR739 QR2141
from $1205 Find flight	17:00 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	18:43+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	34h 43m layover 1h 30m - Nairobi 7h 20m - New York	Kenya Airways	KQ763 KQ2 KQ7056
from $1249 Find flight	11:20 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	13:00+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	34h 40m layover 2h 55m - Hong Kong 4h 15m - Seoul	Cathay Pacific	CX748 CX410 YP111
from $1280 Find flight	11:20 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	13:00+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	34h 40m layover 1h 25m - Hong Kong 5h 40m - Seoul	Cathay Pacific	CX748 CX434 YP111
from $1406 Find flight	12:10 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	18:43+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	39h 33m layover 6h 20m - Nairobi 7h 20m - New York	Kenya Airways	KQ761 KQ2 KQ7056
from $1409 Find flight	19:35 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	21:45+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	35h 10m layover 6h 20m - Zurich 3h 20m - Montreal	Air Canada	AC6817 AC6821 AC763
from $1416 Find flight	19:35 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	21:37+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	35h 2m layover 7h 5m - Zurich 2h 35m - Toronto	Air Canada	AC6817 AC881 AC745
from $1433 Find flight	19:00 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	21:45+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	35h 45m layover 4h 20m - Frankfurt 6h 15m - Montreal	Air Canada	AC9019 AC845 AC763
from $1435 Find flight	19:35 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	15:25+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	28h 50m layover 0h 45m - Zurich 4h 25m - London	SWISS International Air Lines	LX283 LX316 LX3048
from $1440 Find flight	19:00 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	20:07+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	34h 7m layover 4h 25m - Frankfurt 4h 45m - Toronto	Air Canada	AC9019 AC841 AC743

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on May 09, 2025

Flight Schedule Johannesburg to San Francisco (California)

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
13:55 — 13:35 +1 day	12:45 — 22:10 QR1364 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 8h 35m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	32h 40m including layover	Find flight from$693
17:55 — 10:35 +1 day	19:05 — 06:20 TK43 Turkish Airlines Johannesburg — Istanbul 2h 30m stop 08:05 — 11:05 TK289 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — San Francisco	25h 40m including layover	Find flight from$894
19:10 — 14:00 +1 day	18:50 — 05:05 EK764 Emirates Johannesburg — Dubai 3h 45m stop 08:50 — 12:50 EK225 Emirates Dubai — San Francisco	27h 50m including layover	Find flight from$1100
19:35 — 16:10 +1 day	20:25 — 06:15 LX283 SWISS International Air Lines Johannesburg — Zurich 6h 50m stop 13:15 — 16:25 LX38 SWISS International Air Lines Zurich — San Francisco	29h 35m including layover	Find flight from$1360
11:20 — 13:00 +1 day	11:05 — 05:50 CX748 Cathay Pacific Johannesburg — Hong Kong 2h 55m stop 09:20 — 13:55 CX410 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — Seoul 4h 15m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	34h 40m including layover	Find flight from$1249
11:20 — 13:00 +1 day	11:05 — 05:50 CX748 Cathay Pacific Johannesburg — Hong Kong 1h 25m stop 08:15 — 12:45 CX434 Cathay Pacific Hong Kong — Seoul 5h 40m stop 18:55 — 12:00 YP111 YP Seoul — San Francisco	34h 40m including layover	Find flight from$1280
12:10 — 18:43 +1 day	12:10 — 17:15 KQ761 Kenya Airways Johannesburg — Nairobi 6h 20m stop 23:35 — 06:35 KQ2 Kenya Airways Nairobi — New York 7h 20m stop 19:29 — 23:15 KQ7056 Kenya Airways New York — San Francisco	39h 33m including layover	Find flight from$1406
13:55 — 19:17 +1 day	12:45 — 22:10 QR1364 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 8h 45m stop 07:35 — 12:50 QR739 Qatar Airways Doha — Los Angeles 3h 47m stop 18:00 — 19:27 QR2141 Qatar Airways Los Angeles — San Francisco	38h 22m including layover	Find flight from$784
17:00 — 18:43 +1 day	17:00 — 22:05 KQ763 Kenya Airways Johannesburg — Nairobi 1h 30m stop 23:35 — 06:35 KQ2 Kenya Airways Nairobi — New York 7h 20m stop 19:29 — 23:15 KQ7056 Kenya Airways New York — San Francisco	34h 43m including layover	Find flight from$1205
22:20 — 17:49 +1 day	22:20 — 08:15 EK766 Emirates Johannesburg — Dubai 1h 35m stop 09:55 — 12:35 EK229 Emirates Dubai — Seattle 2h 11m stop 15:50 — 17:59 AS1140 Alaska Airlines Seattle — San Francisco	28h 29m including layover	Find flight from$1482

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on May 9, 2025

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Johannesburg to San Francisco depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Johannesburg and San Francisco is 16978 miles. Time difference between the cities is 10h. Airplanes depart 11:20 to 22:20 from 5 Johannesburg airports and arrive 11:20 to 22:20 to 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 29h 30m.

The fastest flight 25h 40m
Average flight time 29h 30m
The earliest flight 11:20
The latest flight 22:20
Distance 10550 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Francisco are november (from 693 $), may (from 693 $), january (from 699 $).

The most expensive months are april (from 1 099 $), december (from 987 $), february (from 701 $).

What is the lowest airfare Johannesburg to San Francisco?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $693. This airfare is for economy class on one-way QR1364 flight by Qatar Airways for May 14, 2025 which leaves OR Tambo International in Johannesburg at 13:55 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 13:35.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Johannesburg — San Francisco is served by 10 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Qatar Airways - 2 departures per week at the price of from $ 693 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Lufthansa airline - from $ 1557.

Direct flights

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Connecting Flights

There are 30 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is TK43 by Turkish Airlines takes 25h 40m and the cheapest is QR1364 by Qatar Airways for $693.

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AC - Air Canada

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CX - Cathay Pacific

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EK - Emirates

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KQ - Kenya Airways

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TK - Turkish Airlines

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SN - Brussels Airlines

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LX - SWISS International Air Lines

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LH - Lufthansa

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UA - United Airlines

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Airports

You can fly from Johannesburg to San Francisco from 5 airports (Johannesburg Airport, Rand/Germiston, Lanseria, OR Tambo International, Grand Central).

Johannesburg airports

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San Francisco airports

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Airplanes

There are flights to San Francisco from Johannesburg by 10 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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