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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 342 connecting flights from Johannesburg to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 25 airlines and multiple travel sites from $422, 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 $422. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from Johannesburg to San Francisco from $422. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 24h 10m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $422 Find flight	14:00 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	07:50+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	27h 50m layover 2h 50m - Singapore	Singapore Airlines	SQ479 SQ32
from $546 Find flight	12:45 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	12:35+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	33h 50m layover 9h 40m - Doha	Qatar Airways	QR1364 QR737
from $548 Find flight	08:50 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	12:35+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	37h 45m layover 13h 35m - Doha	Qatar Airways	QR1366 QR737
from $698 Find flight	19:05 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	11:05+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	26h 0m layover 1h 45m - Istanbul	Turkish Airlines	TK43 TK289
from $716 Find flight	19:50 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	12:35+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	26h 45m layover 2h 35m - Doha	Qatar Airways	QR1378 QR737
from $649 Find flight	09:35 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	12:35+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	37h 0m layover 1h 15m - Durban 8h 10m - Doha	Qatar Airways	QR5687 QR1376 QR737
from $674 Find flight	09:55 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	20:02+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	44h 7m layover 7h 5m - Abu Dhabi 7h 20m - New York	Etihad Airways	EY748 EY1 AS41
from $711 Find flight	19:50 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	16:26+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	30h 36m layover 2h 20m - Doha 2h 9m - Los Angeles	Qatar Airways	QR1378 QR739 QR2155
from $711 Find flight	19:50 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	19:38+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	33h 48m layover 2h 20m - Doha 5h 20m - Los Angeles	Qatar Airways	QR1378 QR739 QR2086
from $711 Find flight	19:50 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	23:23+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	37h 33m layover 2h 20m - Doha 9h 5m - Los Angeles	Qatar Airways	QR1378 QR739 QR2074
from $711 Find flight	19:50 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	07:30+2 дня San Francisco San Francisco	45h 40m layover 2h 20m - Doha 17h 10m - Los Angeles	Qatar Airways	QR1378 QR739 QR2081
from $713 Find flight	08:50 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	16:26+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	41h 36m layover 13h 20m - Doha 2h 9m - Los Angeles	Qatar Airways	QR1366 QR739 QR2155
from $713 Find flight	08:50 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	19:38+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	44h 48m layover 13h 20m - Doha 5h 20m - Los Angeles	Qatar Airways	QR1366 QR739 QR2086
from $713 Find flight	08:50 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	23:23+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	48h 33m layover 13h 20m - Doha 9h 5m - Los Angeles	Qatar Airways	QR1366 QR739 QR2074
from $713 Find flight	08:50 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	07:25+2 дня San Francisco San Francisco	56h 35m layover 13h 20m - Doha 17h 10m - Los Angeles	Qatar Airways	QR1366 QR739 QR2081
from $722 Find flight	17:15 Johannesburg OR Tambo International	19:46+1 день San Francisco San Francisco	36h 31m layover 1h 15m - Nairobi 9h 25m - New York	Kenya Airways	KQ763 KQ2 AS41

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on January 21, 2025

Flight Schedule Johannesburg to San Francisco (California)

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Johannesburg to San Francisco. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.

Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
08:50 — 12:35 +1 day	08:50 — 18:15 QR1366 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 13h 35m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	37h 45m including layover	Find flight from$548
10:10 — 09:50 +1 day	10:10 — 10:30 CA868 Air China Limited Johannesburg — Beijing 2h 35m stop 13:05 — 09:50 CA985 Air China Limited Beijing — San Francisco	33h 40m including layover	Find flight from$1505
12:45 — 12:35 +1 day	12:45 — 22:10 QR1364 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 9h 40m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	33h 50m including layover	Find flight from$546
13:25 — 12:50 +1 day	13:25 — 23:45 EK762 Emirates Johannesburg — Dubai 9h 5m stop 08:50 — 12:50 EK225 Emirates Dubai — San Francisco	33h 25m including layover	Find flight from$859
13:45 — 18:35 +1 day	13:45 — 06:10 SQ479 Singapore Airlines Johannesburg — Singapore 13h 45m stop 19:55 — 18:35 SQ34 Singapore Airlines Singapore — San Francisco	38h 50m including layover	Find flight from$966
14:00 — 07:50 +1 day	13:45 — 06:10 SQ479 Singapore Airlines Johannesburg — Singapore 2h 50m stop 09:25 — 09:40 SQ32 Singapore Airlines Singapore — San Francisco	27h 50m including layover	Find flight from$422
18:50 — 12:50 +1 day	18:50 — 05:05 EK764 Emirates Johannesburg — Dubai 3h 45m stop 08:50 — 12:50 EK225 Emirates Dubai — San Francisco	28h including layover	Find flight from$859
19:05 — 11:05 +1 day	19:05 — 06:20 TK43 Turkish Airlines Johannesburg — Istanbul 1h 45m stop 08:05 — 11:05 TK289 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — San Francisco	26h including layover	Find flight from$698
19:05 — 16:45 +1 day	19:05 — 06:20 TK43 Turkish Airlines Johannesburg — Istanbul 7h 30m stop 13:50 — 16:45 TK79 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — San Francisco	31h 40m including layover	Find flight from$698
22:00 — 12:10 +1 day	22:00 — 07:15 UA187 United Airlines Johannesburg — Newark 1h 30m stop 08:45 — 12:12 UA2855 United Airlines Newark — San Francisco	24h 10m including layover	Find flight from$1571
22:20 — 12:50 +2 days	22:20 — 08:15 SA7162 South African Airways Johannesburg — Dubai 24h 35m stop 08:50 — 12:50 EK225 Emirates Dubai — San Francisco	48h 30m including layover	Find flight from$2225
23:55 — 16:25 +1 day	23:55 — 09:45 LX289 SWISS International Air Lines Johannesburg — Zurich 3h 30m stop 13:15 — 16:25 LX38 SWISS International Air Lines Zurich — San Francisco	26h 30m including layover	Find flight from$1093
05:55 — 07:50 +1 day	05:55 — 08:15 FA312 Safair (FlySafair) Johannesburg — Cape Town 2h 25m stop 10:40 — 06:10 SQ479 Singapore Airlines Cape Town — Singapore 3h 5m stop 09:15 — 07:50 SQ32 Singapore Airlines Singapore — San Francisco	35h 55m including layover	Find flight from$902
05:55 — 07:50 +1 day	05:55 — 08:15 FA200 Safair (FlySafair) Johannesburg — Cape Town 2h 25m stop 10:40 — 06:10 SQ479 Singapore Airlines Cape Town — Singapore 3h 5m stop 09:15 — 07:50 SQ32 Singapore Airlines Singapore — San Francisco	35h 55m including layover	Find flight from$907
06:30 — 07:50 +1 day	06:30 — 08:50 FA604 Safair (FlySafair) Johannesburg — Cape Town 1h 50m stop 10:40 — 06:10 SQ479 Singapore Airlines Cape Town — Singapore 3h 5m stop 09:15 — 07:50 SQ32 Singapore Airlines Singapore — San Francisco	35h 20m including layover	Find flight from$911
08:50 — 16:26 +1 day	08:50 — 18:15 QR1366 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 13h 20m stop 07:35 — 12:50 QR739 Qatar Airways Doha — Los Angeles 2h 9m stop 14:59 — 16:26 QR2155 Qatar Airways Los Angeles — San Francisco	41h 36m including layover	Find flight from$713
09:35 — 12:35 +1 day	09:35 — 10:40 QR5687 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Durban 1h 15m stop 11:55 — 23:40 QR1376 Qatar Airways Durban — Doha 8h 10m stop 07:50 — 12:35 QR737 Qatar Airways Doha — San Francisco	37h including layover	Find flight from$649
09:55 — 20:02 +1 day	10:00 — 19:50 EY748 Etihad Airways Johannesburg — Abu Dhabi 7h 5m stop 02:50 — 08:40 EY1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi — New York 7h 20m stop 17:29 — 20:57 AS41 Alaska Airlines New York — San Francisco	44h 7m including layover	Find flight from$674
10:15 — 16:45 +1 day	10:15 — 12:35 FA294 Safair (FlySafair) Johannesburg — Cape Town 4h 40m stop 17:15 — 05:35 TK45 Turkish Airlines Cape Town — Istanbul 8h 15m stop 13:50 — 16:45 TK79 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — San Francisco	40h 30m including layover	Find flight from$818
11:30 — 16:45 +1 day	11:30 — 13:50 FA380 Safair (FlySafair) Johannesburg — Cape Town 3h 25m stop 17:15 — 05:35 TK45 Turkish Airlines Cape Town — Istanbul 8h 15m stop 13:50 — 16:45 TK79 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — San Francisco	39h 15m including layover	Find flight from$818
11:30 — 11:05 +1 day	11:30 — 13:50 FA380 Safair (FlySafair) Johannesburg — Cape Town 3h 25m stop 17:15 — 05:35 TK45 Turkish Airlines Cape Town — Istanbul 2h 30m stop 08:05 — 11:05 TK289 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — San Francisco	33h 35m including layover	Find flight from$845
12:45 — 16:26 +1 day	12:45 — 22:10 QR1364 Qatar Airways Johannesburg — Doha 9h 25m stop 07:35 — 12:50 QR739 Qatar Airways Doha — Los Angeles 2h 9m stop 14:59 — 16:26 QR2155 Qatar Airways Los Angeles — San Francisco	37h 41m including layover	Find flight from$711
17:15 — 19:46 +1 day	17:15 — 22:20 KQ763 Kenya Airways Johannesburg — Nairobi 1h 15m stop 23:35 — 06:35 KQ2 Kenya Airways Nairobi — New York 9h 25m stop 16:30 — 20:16 AS41 Alaska Airlines New York — San Francisco	36h 31m including layover	Find flight from$722
20:30 — 11:05 +2 days	20:30 — 22:45 FA806 Safair (FlySafair) Johannesburg — Cape Town 18h 30m stop 17:15 — 05:35 TK45 Turkish Airlines Cape Town — Istanbul 2h 30m stop 08:05 — 11:05 TK289 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — San Francisco	48h 35m including layover	Find flight from$812
20:40 — 16:45 +2 days	20:40 — 22:55 FA330 Safair (FlySafair) Johannesburg — Cape Town 18h 20m stop 17:15 — 05:35 TK45 Turkish Airlines Cape Town — Istanbul 8h 15m stop 13:50 — 16:45 TK79 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — San Francisco	54h 5m including layover	Find flight from$840
21:00 — 11:05 +2 days	21:00 — 23:10 SA369 South African Airways Johannesburg — Cape Town 18h 5m stop 17:15 — 05:35 TK45 Turkish Airlines Cape Town — Istanbul 2h 30m stop 08:05 — 11:05 TK289 Turkish Airlines Istanbul — San Francisco	48h 5m including layover	Find flight from$889
21:45 — 19:46 +2 days	21:45 — 06:10 MS840 EGYPTAIR Johannesburg — Cairo 23h 5m stop 05:15 — 10:15 MS985 EGYPTAIR Cairo — New York 5h 45m stop 16:00 — 19:46 AS41 Alaska Airlines New York — San Francisco	56h 1m including layover	Find flight from$913

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on January 21, 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 05:55 to 23:55 from 5 Johannesburg airports and arrive 05:55 to 23:55 to 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 33h 5m.

The fastest flight 24h 10m
Average flight time 33h 5m
The earliest flight 05:55
The latest flight 23:55
Distance 10550 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Francisco are january (from 422 $), november (from 541 $), february (from 547 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 737 $), february (from 547 $), november (from 541 $).

What is the lowest airfare Johannesburg to San Francisco?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $422. This airfare is for economy class on one-way SQ479 flight by Singapore Airlines for January 27, 2025 which leaves OR Tambo International in Johannesburg at 14:00 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 07:50.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Johannesburg — San Francisco is served by 25 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Condor Airlines - 12 departures per week at the price of from $ 5086 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Xiamen Airlines airline - from $ 13010.

Direct flights

There’re no direct flights on this route. Try flights with stops.

Connecting Flights

There are 342 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA187 by United Airlines takes 24h 10m and the cheapest is SQ479 by Singapore Airlines for $422.

DE - Condor Airlines

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LX - SWISS International Air Lines

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UA - United Airlines

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SA - South African Airways

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DT - TAAG Angola Airlines

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MF - Xiamen Airlines

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SN - Brussels Airlines

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SQ - Singapore Airlines

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GE - TransAsia Airways Corporation

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CA - Air China Limited

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QR - Qatar Airways

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AC - Air Canada

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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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Lanseria-HLA

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OR Tambo International-JNB

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Grand Central-GCJ

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San Francisco airports

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Embarkadero-EMB

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Airplanes

There are flights to San Francisco from Johannesburg by 25 airlines that use 1 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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Top International Destinations from Johannesburg

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Johannesburg — New York

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Johannesburg — Los Angeles

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Johannesburg — Atlanta

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Johannesburg — Miami

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Johannesburg — Houston

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Johannesburg — Chicago

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Johannesburg — San Francisco

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Johannesburg — Boston

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Johannesburg — Dallas

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Johannesburg — Denver

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