$494 Find Cheap Flights from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United States

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Cheap Flights from OR Tambo to the United States

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
New York
Newark2 stops$780
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$923
Las Vegas
Las Vegas2 stops$969
Miami
Miami1 stop$964
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$889
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$953
Boston
Boston1 stop$849
Denver
Denver2 stops$911
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$923
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale2 stops$1,000
Atlanta
Atlanta2 stops$927
Dallas
Dallas1 stop$957
Tampa
Tampa1 stop$959
Houston
Houston2 stops$911
Honolulu
Honolulu2 stops$1,284
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$923
Philadelphia
Philadelphia2 stops$877
New York
Newark2 stops$780
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop$923
Las Vegas
Las Vegas2 stops$969
Miami
Miami1 stop$964
Chicago
Chicago1 stop$889
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$953
Boston
Boston1 stop$849
Denver
Denver2 stops$911
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$923
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Lauderdale2 stops$1,000
Atlanta
Atlanta2 stops$927
Dallas
Dallas1 stop$957
Tampa
Tampa1 stop$959
Houston
Houston2 stops$911
Honolulu
Honolulu2 stops$1,284
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$923
Philadelphia
Philadelphia2 stops$877

Book Cheap OR Tambo to the United States Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from OR Tambo 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.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from OR Tambo to the United States

Thu, Nov 13 - Thu, Nov 20
Ethiopian Air Logo
11:00 pm - 7:15 pmJNB-EWR
27h 15m2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
9:15 pm - 3:55 amEWR-JNB
23h 40m2 stops
$780Ethiopian Air
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Thu, Nov 13 - Thu, Nov 20
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 am - 9:00 amJNB-JFK
30h 10m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
10:00 pm - 8:20 amJFK-JNB
27h 20m1 stop
$784Etihad Airways
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Wed, Nov 5 - Wed, Nov 19
Kenya Airways Logo
1:35 am - 6:35 amJNB-JFK
36h 00m1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
12:45 pm - 10:55 amJFK-JNB
39h 10m1 stop
$801Kenya Airways
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Wed, Nov 12 - Wed, Jan 7
Kenya Airways Logo
1:35 am - 6:35 amJNB-JFK
36h 00m1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
12:45 pm - 12:25 amJFK-JNB
28h 40m1 stop
$816Kenya Airways
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Fri, Nov 21 - Fri, Jan 9
Delta Logo
10:00 pm - 7:35 pmJNB-JFK
28h 35m1 stop
Delta Logo
10:00 pm - 8:40 amJFK-JNB
27h 40m1 stop
$828Delta
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Thu, Jan 29 - Sat, Feb 7
Delta Logo
9:30 pm - 7:45 pmJNB-JFK
29h 15m1 stop
Delta Logo
5:00 pm - 8:50 amJFK-JNB
32h 50m2 stops
$829Delta
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Thu, Feb 12 - Mon, Feb 16
United Airlines Logo
10:00 pm - 11:25 amJNB-DCA
20h 25m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
4:00 pm - 6:35 pmDCA-JNB
19h 35m1 stop
$874United Airlines
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Thu, Jan 22 - Sat, Jan 31
United Airlines Logo
10:00 pm - 12:24 pmJNB-DCA
21h 24m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
4:15 pm - 6:35 pmDCA-JNB
19h 20m1 stop
$879United Airlines
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Mon, Oct 27 - Thu, Oct 30
British Airways Logo
10:00 pm - 6:59 pmJNB-DCA
26h 59m2 stops
British Airways Logo
7:45 pm - 7:35 amDCA-JNB
29h 50m2 stops
$962British Airways
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Sat, Jan 31 - Sat, Feb 28
British Airways Logo
10:00 pm - 5:08 pmJNB-DCA
26h 08m2 stops
British Airways Logo
7:55 pm - 7:35 amDCA-JNB
28h 40m2 stops
$975British Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for OR Tambo to the United States flights

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

What is the cheapest Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to the United States flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to the United States from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport found in the last 72 hours was to New York, at $898 round-trip. The most popular route is from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) to Atlanta (ATL), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $983.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to the United States?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $1,023, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to the United States?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport 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 Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to the United States is February, when tickets cost $847 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,084 and $1,020 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United States?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to the United States clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United States, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from United States back to OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg, the best deals are generally found on Wednesday, with Tuesday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport 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 from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport 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 the flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to the United States, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 11% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$494
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 11% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 8% increase in price.
Flight from Johannesburg to New York John F Kennedy Airport

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  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United States?

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  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United States?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to 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 OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to 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 OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to 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 time of day to fly to the United States?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to the United States is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $816 on average. Morning departures are around 1% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United States is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,230.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to the United States

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to the following destinations at these prices or less: Atlanta $967 one-way - $1,091 round-trip; Newark $897 one-way - $974 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from OR Tambo to the United States

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from OR Tambo 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.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 7982 reviews
7.9Comfort
7.9Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.3Food
8.5Crew
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Crew blocked exits to front of ship with galley carts. Also split five person family apart on international flight without fixing.

2.0 MediocreRyan, Oct 2025FCO - JFK
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Crew blocked exits to front of ship with galley carts. Also split five person family apart on international flight without fixing.

They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

Flight was crowded and the woman sitting on my left was large & kept crouching in to my space. You need bigger seats or smaller passengers to fit into the seats you DO have! Snack were OK. Would appreciate if airlines had more savory rather than sweet snacks, thank you!

Delayed flight (1hour) plus a long layover after an overnight flight with no backup plane available.

We were delayed, which I think had to do with air traffic control. Otherwise, everything was great.

The boarding process needs to be refined. Sometimes the gate crew calls out the zones and then flip to showing the.zones boarding on the gate monitor display. So, unless you are huddled around the gate lanes watching the monitor, you could miss your boarding zone. Suggest the zones be announced each time a new zone is allowed to board.

The boarding process needs to be refined. Sometimes the gate crew call out the boarding zone, and then flip to the monitor to show which zones are boarding. So unless everyone is gathered around to see the monitor there is usually confusion as wi which zones are boarding.

On time flight. Seat comfort could be better in the Comfort section.

My issue was with TSA agents for delta airlines. My luggage got flagged. The agent was going thru another persons first. He took 20 min to go thru hers. I asked them to bring mine closer so I could sit down . They said you can go sit it will be fine. I said I am supposed to keep my eyes on my bags at all times. The agent was meticulously unwrapping 2 gifts that the lady had and then tried to re warp it. He was trying to be kind i get it but 20 min for me to stand watching him do that was ridiculous. It was 6 am and there were a ton of travelers. Mine was flagged for some air packed tea that I bought in Turkey. My previous delta flight and 2 others before didn’t flag it. Consistency would be nice. Also on the flight the window shades were down for take off and landing - I thought that was very odd I thought they had to remain open for take off and landing.

At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

Couldn’t get boarding pass in SLC even with help from a redcoat, so had to find a desk in AMS to get boarding pass. Technical problems so not sure why. Very inconvenient. The KLM app is not as user friendly as most apps. Also had to wait almost an hour on the tarmac for a fuel truck, which caused us to miss a connecting bus in LUX.

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.

Over 1 Hr delay. No APU so no AC on ground. Plane was hot during boarding and then they closed the doors over 20 minutes before engine start so interior of plane was steamy hot and stuffy. Could have been helped by opening doors until ready to depart.

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.

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.

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

The service was great. However the lounge only gets passing grade

During booking, I kept trying submitting my payment from the Mexican website and it didn't work. After I had the idea to change it to the Canadian website, it worked but I had to be charged the equivalent of 50 CAD more. I received the clear instruction that I would only be able to check-in at the airport and that it was impossible to select a seat 24 hours before departure, that I had to pay 144 CAD to do so, although not only was I able to check-in 24 hours before departure, but I could have selected my seats for free then. All in all, I almost threw $200 out the window due to misleading information. Besides, the app kept crashing, the information to get to the gate on the app was inaccurate, my gate was switched and I was only informed once in the air (luckily I had noticed the departure pannel), I was not addressed in my language beforehand and even if I tried I was immediately answered in English (which meant the crew understood but didn't want to answer accordingly), there was only one snack & beverage service on my medium haul flight and no beverage service on my short haul flight. To be fair, the planes were comfortable, the crew apart from the language issue was helpful, dynamic and engaging, the plane was clean and the directions were clear and direct. United has a lot of potential to be one of my favourite airlines, but the devil is in the details and a lot of them missed the target.

Flight was timely, relatively comfortable, with decent entertainment and food served. Only problem encountered was with the free messaging which I highly appreciate, but it did not work from iphone to non-iphones.

Better WiFi. I cannot understand that in 2025, United is so behind on a technology that is now a necessity and still painfully unreliable, slow and keeps disconnecting.

The entertainment available didn’t work for anyone on the flight. Long 6 hr flight with no entertainment option and the staff didn’t know until an hour into the flight when we made sure they knew about it. They had no way to fix it.

Crew seemed a bit cranky. No seatback screens. But boarding was efficient and on time and we arrived early.

The worst landing I have ever had on a domestic flight. Thought we would lose the landing gear on landing in Newark. Then we spent 40 minutes trying to position the plane in the right place to be able to get the jet way to the plane. The plane arrived stopped. The announcer was that we were there. Everybody got up, then we were told to sit back down because they had to have us towed to a different position. We got towed and then everyone stood up and they told us we were in the wrong position to sit back down again, and then we got towed to a different position This did not happen immediately. It was 30 minutes while we wandered around a small section of the tarmac in Newark close to the gate, but apparently not close enough. Horrifying experience The CAB should be investigating that flight

Boarding was organized. Plane seats comfortable and service was attentive. Food options were good.

This was a very average flight. The seat was out of alignment so more uncomfortable than usual. The cabin felt not well maintained. But I safely got where I needed to go.

Trip was great. A wild landing in Ottawa with the wind and rain, but the pilot did a great job. Always love flying United.👍

I will never book a flight through Cheap fare. They booked me from Portland Main . And would not give me a refund, so I bought 2 tickets one for 299. From Portland Main to ORD. Then I had to buy a ticket from Oregon PDX to ORD that was another 440. So Just so you know they even told me it was there fault but no refund. Bad bussniess. I did inform United but they said they couldn't help me due to the fact I booked through Cheap Tickets. Never again. And I'm spreding the word. I let everyone know at my 50th class reunion

For a long haul flight, the seats were too narrow. Paid for extra legroom but wish I could have paid for width! I was pressed against another person for the whole donation of the flight.

Delayed flight made my day very long, but other than that KQ got me to my destination in good shape.

The nice treatment and lovely pilots who accepted my son inside for a photo.So lovely of them

Got delayed for over 24 hours. Fight was cancelled. Was put up at a nice hotel whose kitchen was unfortunately not prepared for the sudden influx of guests The headphone jacks on the seat were loose and sound kept getting dropped over the headphones. Food was good though. Certain items (Amarula) were not available for purchase over the on-plane duty free. Had been told i would pick my luggage at my final destination*wrong* had to pick it up in JFK and recheck it and then got charged for it**** too tired to argue with the Delta staff on the issue.... after a 15 hr flight.

This one is not bad even it is late, but they apologize and every time they announced the update.

I’m very disappointed for this trip and I will never travel again in this airline. In addition, I don’t recommend to any human being to travel to Kenya Airways. They keep me at Nairobi for 4 days without care. I was at Nairobi from 6 a.m Morning up to 10 a:m Thursday. For that reason, I have trouble for my work and may be I will lose my job. During for those 4 days I didn’t have my medicine, I didn’t have clothes to change because all my clothes were in my checked bags. On Thursday, when I got flight, they don’t even apologize for all consequences I had. During for those 4 days, I learned many things for this airline. It is their system to treat passengers like this because they had hundreds or thousands passengers around Nairobi waiting for their flights after their original flights cancelled. If I lose my job, I planned to file claim to the airline. This is not airline to travel with.

They weight duty free goods at check in and count the weight as carry on luggage. Results : for 4 bottles I had to opay $150. rip off. Be careful to avoid any duty free shopping at Dubai airport

The boarding was fast, the food was great; however, the seats & leg space were tight.

I enjoyed my flight I arrived safe with all my luggage

No complaints just improve on the food service. Provide enough dinner. People are complaining about that.

One of the worst experience given the middle seat even asked for the change no one honored,boarded at the end and overall one of the worst experience

It was good although our flight to the UK was cancelled and rescheduled for two days later. This was after we were already seated on the plane. We missed the first leg of our trip. BA did put us up at a hotel and paid for our meals but we lost our hotel costs in Glasgow.

The crew was very nice and pleasant. We were very reluctant to book our flight with British Airlines because we had bad experience with their flight attendants on the previous trips, they were rude and not helpful.

I am a 25+ years American Airlines member. British Airways is simply above and beyond in every customer satisfaction category.

The seat pads are past there sell by date now and are uncomfotable. Also, with screens in the back of the seat, the seats shouldnt be able to recline as this puts rhe screen in your face.

1. The website didn’t allow me to checkin from London as I have Bangladesh passport with US permanent resident card. This pushed me to sit with my wife in the middle of two aisle seats, terrible experience! 2. BA should allow within 24 hours to checkin with other passport holders to choose better seats. A 2nd verification of travel documents can be done at the desk about immigration status. 3. Food options were poor for vegetarian passengers, try to introduce healthy options avoiding carb-dense food ingredients.

Cabin crew lovely and accommodating and I'll always fly BA in the future

It was perfect. The service was exceptional. I would never want to cross the Atlantic in anyone else's sardine tins.

As I have said it sucked, the ticket counter to have to find and pay for another airline to get home. Now I understand this happened over the weekend but they should have someone there to talk to us instead of throwing the regular crew under the bus.

Everything excellent except for bag drop off. We started at the D area and that was so slow that it was eventually closed just as we were about to go to a station. We then went to F. We got one suitcase checked and then the screen showed that the station was no longer operable. There were long lines everywhere so we had to ask if we could butt in to the next station to finish. Again, this was the only incident, otherwise it was an excellent flying experience

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