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Find cheap flights from Sacramento to Johannesburg from $952

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Sacramento to Johannesburg departing on 6/6. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Sacramento to Johannesburg, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap flight deals from Sacramento to Johannesburg (SMF-JNB)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Sacramento to Johannesburg 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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12:25 pm - 9:50 amSMF-JNB
36h 25m2 stops
1:35 pm - 11:59 pmJNB-SMF
43h 24m2 stops
$1,375Qatar Airways
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Sat, Sep 7 - Sun, Sep 29
11:38 am - 5:00 pmSMF-JNB
44h 22m2 stops
1:35 pm - 3:50 pmJNB-SMF
35h 15m2 stops
$1,433Qatar Airways
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Mon, Aug 19 - Mon, Sep 9
2:25 pm - 6:30 amSMF-JNB
55h 05m2 stops
8:20 am - 10:30 pmJNB-SMF
47h 10m2 stops
$1,452Lufthansa
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Sat, Sep 7 - Sun, Sep 29
5:33 am - 5:45 pmSMF-JNB
27h 12m3 stops
7:00 pm - 5:23 pmJNB-SMF
31h 23m2 stops
$1,569United Airlines
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Mon, Aug 19 - Mon, Sep 9
7:00 am - 5:45 pmSMF-JNB
25h 45m2 stops
7:00 pm - 11:53 amJNB-SMF
49h 53m3 stops
$1,719United Airlines
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Sat, Sep 7 - Sun, Sep 29
5:44 am - 9:25 amSMF-JNB
42h 41m2 stops
9:05 pm - 8:57 pmJNB-SMF
32h 52m2 stops
$1,762American Airlines
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Tue, Aug 13 - Thu, Aug 22
11:00 am - 8:30 amSMF-JNB
36h 30m2 stops
7:00 pm - 6:45 pmJNB-SMF
32h 45m2 stops
$1,963Lufthansa
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Mon, Jul 1 - Fri, Jul 19
12:10 pm - 7:00 pmSMF-JNB
21h 50m1 stop
9:55 pm - 4:27 pmJNB-SMF
27h 32m2 stops
$2,081Delta
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Mon, Aug 19 - Mon, Sep 9
6:00 am - 9:50 amSMF-JNB
42h 50m3 stops
9:05 pm - 8:49 pmJNB-SMF
32h 44m2 stops
$2,150American Airlines
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Mon, Jul 1 - Fri, Jul 19
12:10 pm - 7:00 pmSMF-JNB
21h 50m1 stop
9:55 pm - 4:26 pmJNB-SMF
27h 31m2 stops
$2,231Delta
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Tue, Aug 13 - Thu, Aug 22

Flights from Sacramento to Johannesburg - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Sacramento to Johannesburg to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Sacramento to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, 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 Sacramento to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport is January, where tickets cost $1,294 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and June, where the average cost of tickets is $1,874 and $1,660 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Sacramento to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Sacramento to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from Sacramento to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, you should book around 4 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 47 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Sacramento to Johannesburg?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The best deals for a one-way ticket found by KAYAK users over the last 3 days were on Lufthansa ($952) and United Airlines ($1,274). The cheapest round-trip tickets were found on Qatar Airways ($1,375) and Lufthansa ($1,452).

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High season

December

Cheapest flight

$952
Most popular time to fly with an average 22% increase in price.
Flight from Sacramento to Johannesburg

When to book flights from Sacramento to Johannesburg

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Sacramento to Johannesburg based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Sacramento to Johannesburg flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Sacramento to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Sacramento to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport was $952 for a one-way ticket and $1,375 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Sacramento and Johannesburg?

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Sacramento and on arrival in Johannesburg.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Sacramento to Johannesburg?

    Sacramento and Johannesburg are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Sacramento from Sacramento Intl and will be arriving at Johannesburg OR Tambo.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Sacramento to Johannesburg?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Sacramento to Johannesburg?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Sacramento and Johannesburg, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Sacramento to Johannesburg, Delta or Qatar Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Sacramento to Johannesburg are Delta and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of $2,189 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,774 and an overall rating of 7.7.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Sacramento to Johannesburg?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Sacramento to Johannesburg.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Sacramento to Johannesburg?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Johannesburg from Sacramento is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Sacramento to Johannesburg?

    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 to Johannesburg with an airline and back to Sacramento with another airline. Booking your flights between Sacramento and JNB can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Sacramento to Johannesburg?

    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 to Johannesburg from Sacramento up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top 5 airlines serving from Sacramento to Johannesburg

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Sacramento to Johannesburg. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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DeltaOverall score based on 10789 reviews
8.0Entertainment
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
7.9Comfort
7.4Food
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

6.0 GoodEliza, Apr 2024SAN - LAX
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There was a loud squeaky sound the whole time we were flying.

I didn’t not like that I could not select my seat and ended up with the worse seat.

The landing was bad and the hostess came two times and i was sleeping but when she served the person that nexts to me I woke up and she didn’t even asked me if I need any drink or snacks two times!!!!

Plane was late because of a mechanical malfunction and the food listed as available was not. Flight attendants seem over worked and under paid. They just done seem happy. And that can be seen in their faces.

Waited 3 hours on a plane to de-ice due to manpower issues. Waited another hour and a half once we landed because of a gate issue. Missed my connections. Created. A total of 13 hours of delay.

Great, on time departure, friendly and accommodating crew, great leg room, Smith flight

Plane was turned around due to fog half way into the flight, Delta did not properly direct passengers to stay on same flight and instead failed to properly rebook on Alaska

Honestly, I didn’t expect that I will experience this long time wait during the check in. There was only one person who was taking care of the passengers for the economy class and it took us to wait about one hour to do our check i. As a result we barely get to the airplane as the gate was at the end of the airport. That is totally not professional where one crue is working at the registration desk with economy and 3-4 crues are helping for the business class.

Like most domestic flights in the US, you are basically on your own with this airline when it comes to food, so be sure to purchase meals and drinks ahead of time or expect to arrive starving and dehydrated (like I was).

You need to be a hacker to get the (Free) WiFi

Operated by American Airlines. Very chaotic and the crew was bit rough responding any enquiries. Restricted leg space.. Qatar would have been better

Qatar airways from Doha to guangzhau was excellent big bird Boeing 777 more room and smoothly flight, I Love it

It was good no problems made it on time for the next flight overseas!

The made us waiting and held our passports and boarding pass making us miss our flights

Not impressed. Only allowed one carry on on such a long flight.

The flight was good but my neighbor had the vent open full power for the whole flight and because the air was blowing from the side instead of from the top and I got very cold and ended up with a sore throat.

Bad experience with the delay n long wait time for connecting flight after missing the connection flight from Doha.

Wore experience due to delay and took me 3 days to reach my destination.

All over with Qatar airlines my experience was really bad due to delays and then putting me on different airlines and after 8 hours of wait I had to listen to their is no plane to fly for another 24 hours. Wore experience ever.

Excellent will be flying again in May with Qatar. to Botswana.

I paid $380 for my one-way ticket from California to Minnesota. The fair did not include online check-in. I received instructions from their app to check in at a kiosk. At the kiosk, the boarding pass would not print until an actual person came to verify that I had a personal item and not a carry-on item, On the plane, the person next to me was drunk and allowed to continue to order alcohol. United is garbage I’d rather fly spirit.

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

Terrible! The plane was old and you are required to connect your own device to their Wi-Fi rather than have entertainment options in the back of the seat in front of you. The Wi-Fi went out during the flight and there was only one plug for the devices every two seats. Three out of five surrounding my family did not work. The seats and spaces under them were so small I could not fit my backpack, which I’ve always brought on flights and fit before no problem. The crew were unpleasant and patronizing.

Due to one crew member not showing up to work, our flight was significantly delayed causing us to miss our connecting flight in Houston to Mississippi causing us to be delayed by more than 6 hours and missing our event all together. Very disappointing. All because ONE crew member called in sick. United did grant us a $15 meal voucher, which was a small but appreciated concession that I wasn’t able to use because I ordered my lunch and paid for it before applying the concession, and the staff said it was too late to use it. Ugh! We also had a TWO delay coming back from Mississippi, but that was on American Airlines and it was due to weather, so not their fault. Anyway, not at all impressed with United’s handling of our flight and the HUGE disappointment of missing our important family event for our 90 year old mother. All that money and all that stress and emotions for nothing. Having to wait the hour to bring an employee from LAX seemed like something that should not have happened. Why don’t you have a local back-up? Santa Ana is not a little airport in a rural area.

Hated every minute of it. This flight should have only taken 1.5hrs but was delayed over 10hours. Now I am being told I cannot be compensated or refunded my ticket price or extra leg room, which I purchased but did not receive, because the airline is throwing the blame on the 3rd party I purchased tickets through and 3rd party putting the blame on airline. No one wants to help. They received their money and that's all they care about. Im going on 3 days of still trying to get to my final destination, had to cancel car rental, car insurance and hotel. Currently staying in airport until hotels open up. Thank you Lufthansa, Kayak, Underpricer and United for making this trip the worst ever.

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

United WiFi is consistently unusable (it can take 10 mins to load a single web page). If you need Wifi to do work, be prepared to lose half a day of productivity.

Awful. I got stuck next to a person carrying a dog and behind someone with a dog. People need to board these dogs downstairs. The cabin is crowded enough with your pets

Packed in like sardines, very uncomfortable. Sitting the aisle my shoulder was rammed into numerous times by rushing flight attendants. Also flight was very cold.

the head jack on my seat didn't work and the power outlet didn't work for my seat

Horrible - they lied to me about baggage & boarding, even though I specifically spoke to their agents the day before my flight about my issue. When I showed up they did not let me board and stranded me at my airport until I bought a new flight with money I did not have to spend.

Not sure why JAL partnered with American Airlines because their service is no where near similar. Flight attendants were not friendly and didn’t smile. Food was horrible…

The experience was great and much better than the flight going out. of course I was in first class but the service was excellent

Comfort of seats, ease of boarding. Food selection could be better

Food options were limited which is absolutely embarrassing for a Flight of this size The staff did not come around as much and I am not accustomed to such poor service from American Airlines Drinks I believe were limited to soda and water

Crew were attentive and friendly. Flight was smooth and early! I enjoyed the less crowded plane. Thank you!

We are gluten free, there were not any available complimentary gluten free options.

No meal on a cross country flight? SFO-MiA is pretty much the definition of a coast to coast flight. No meal provided. Sky high wi-fi rates too. Stop nickel and diming your customers.

The staff was unprofessional and didn’t communicate very well. The boarding process was very disheveled, potentially due to a power outage the previous day but there was no contingency plan to properly get passengers boarded the following day. Once boarded the aircraft stayed on the tarmac for over 45 minutes due to high winds. The communication was sporadic but an announcement was finally made an additional 30 minutes later that the flight was cancelled but we couldn’t get off the plane. Prior to deplaning one of the gate agents came on the plane and made an announcement for everyone to pickup their checked bags and take a card to rebook a new reservation because they didn’t have adequate staff. Flights were missed, passengers went to different airports and there was little to no assistance from AA.

You cancelled my flight by email then made it very difficult to get in contact with you. Then put me in a flight with a long layover in Mexico returning to the wrong airport in uk. Mind blowing my stressful. I missed see my grand dad because of you.

We missed the flight to Barcelona because the flight from Baltimore was delayed. We flew on Vueling VW6653. Our luggage didn’t arrive. Please help us get our luggage. We are staying at Hotel Gran Via in Barcelona

The crew on board were all very pleasant and happy to help. The flight had the old business class seats. The departure board in the business lounge did not update and kept on saying ' gate open' but never said boarding. When I got nervous about the departure time and walked to the gate I was told off rudely for being late.

This was an American Airlines flight. The crew were very unhappy and quite grumpy. Abrupt to the point of being rude. The food was dreadful. Indeed the breakfast was in edible. I will avoid AA at all costs in the future.

We have business class seats from Los Angeles to London. The crew is friendly and provided great service. The flight was very comfortable and very smooth. Will use this airlines again in the future.

Asked for a wheelchair multiple times. Got denied the wheelchair in London layover.

Flight delayed Got bags after 5 days Delivery of bags was done 500 meters as driver did not want to go into my street

It was below average experience overall. They did not have my food choice which was selected a month ago for 8+ hour flight. After landing I waited to collect my bag but my bag did not come and I wasn’t told it was delayed or lost. I had to find someone to help me to locate it and it was sent through next flight. Overall I would say at wasn’t very good experience

Great service and air hostesses, took care of all activities very well and smooth

I was rebooked on Delta. Did not take this flight

Innovative boarding process using face recognition was flawless. Excellent food. Great lounge!

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Sacramento to Johannesburg found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/6Thu
2 stopsLufthansa
32h 00mSMF-JNB
$952
6/6Thu
3 stops
58h 17mSMF-JNB
$989
6/7Fri
3 stops
57h 24mSMF-JNB
$1,067
6/7Fri
2 stopsUnited Airlines
44h 06mSMF-JNB
$1,274

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Sacramento - Johannesburg Flights

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