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Cheap Flights from South Africa to Boston

 
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Recent round-trip flight deals from South Africa to Boston

Sun, Jan 17 - Sun, Jan 31
Virgin Atlantic Logo
9:00 pm - 8:15 pmCPT  Cape Town Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl
30h 15m1 stop London Heathrow
Virgin Atlantic Logo
3:15 pm - 6:35 pmBOS  Boston Logan Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl
20h 20m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
$800Virgin Atlantic
Fri, Nov 20 - Sun, Dec 6
Delta Logo
8:50 pm - 6:58 pmCPT  Cape Town Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl
29h 08m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
Delta Logo
1:50 pm - 6:35 pmBOS  Boston Logan Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl
21h 45m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
$837Delta
Sun, May 2 - Sun, May 9
United Airlines Logo
8:00 pm - 10:31 amCPT  Cape Town Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl
20h 31m1 stop Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
United Airlines Logo
10:30 am - 5:10 pmBOS  Boston Logan Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl
24h 40m1 stop Newark
$842United Airlines
Sun, May 2 - Sun, May 9
United Airlines Logo
8:00 pm - 12:43 pmCPT  Cape Town Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl
22h 43m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Newark
United Airlines Logo
11:30 am - 5:10 pmBOS  Boston Logan Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl
23h 40m1 stop Newark
$842United Airlines
Sat, May 8 - Sun, May 16
British Airways Logo
11:15 am - 4:55 pmDUR  Durban King Shaka Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl
35h 40m2 stops Johannesburg OR Tambo London Heathrow
British Airways Logo
7:25 am - 10:40 amBOS  Boston Logan Intl-DUR Durban King Shaka Intl
45h 15m2 stops London Heathrow Johannesburg OR Tambo
$858British Airways
Sun, Jan 17 - Sun, Jan 31
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:30 am - 4:05 pmCPT  Cape Town Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl
38h 35m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle
Multiple Airlines Logo
7:20 pm - 12:40 pmBOS  Boston Logan Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl
34h 20m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Johannesburg OR Tambo
$881Multiple Airlines
Tue, Dec 15 - Thu, Dec 24
Delta Logo
9:40 pm - 8:15 pmJNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOS Boston Logan Intl
29h 35m1 stop London Heathrow
Delta Logo
5:15 pm - 7:10 pmBOS  Boston Logan Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
18h 55m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
$945Delta
Thu, Jan 21 - Mon, Jan 25
British Airways Logo
7:35 pm - 2:20 pmJNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOS Boston Logan Intl
25h 45m1 stop London Heathrow
British Airways Logo
6:35 pm - 10:25 amBOS  Boston Logan Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
32h 50m1 stop London Heathrow
$949British Airways
Wed, May 5 - Wed, May 12
KLM Logo
11:15 pm - 4:40 pmCPT  Cape Town Intl-BOS Boston Logan Intl
23h 25m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol
KLM Logo
7:00 pm - 9:25 pmBOS  Boston Logan Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl
20h 25m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol
$959KLM
Fri, Dec 11 - Mon, Jan 4
KLM Logo
11:55 pm - 8:15 pmJNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-BOS Boston Logan Intl
27h 20m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol London Heathrow
KLM Logo
7:20 pm - 10:00 pmBOS  Boston Logan Intl-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
19h 40m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol
$1,527KLM
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Boston

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to Boston to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to Boston?

In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Boston was found on the route from Cape Town, at $800 return. The most popular connection is from Johannesburg to Boston and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $854 in the last 5 days.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Boston?

The cheapest month for flights to Boston is February, where tickets cost $801 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and May, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is $1,097 and $1,093 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is October with an average price of $675.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Boston?

To get a below average price, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

February

Cheapest flight

$524
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 17% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 9% increase in price.
Flight from Cape Town to Boston

FAQs - booking Boston flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Boston?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Boston was found on the route from Cape Town, at $800 return. The most popular connection is from Johannesburg to Boston and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $854 in the last 5 days.

  • How far is Boston Logan Intl Airport from central Boston?

    Boston Logan Intl Airport is 3 miles from the center of Boston.

  • What is the name of Boston’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in Boston, called Boston Logan Intl Airport (BOS). It can also be referred to as Boston Logan, General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl, or Logan Intl.

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

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

  • How many direct flights to Boston are there each week?

    Each week there are around 9,287 direct flights from within South Africa to Boston. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 19% of flights taking off on this day.

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from South Africa to Boston

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Boston? 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.
7.8
KLMOverall score based on 1595 reviews
7.2Entertainment
7.7Comfort
7.4Food
7.8Boarding
8.4Crew
Airline reviews

I wanted to give them a five‑star rating across the board, but they lost my luggage, and that really affected the experience.

8.0 ExcellentNikola, Oct 2026
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I wanted to give them a five‑star rating across the board, but they lost my luggage, and that really affected the experience.

The flight itself was fine, food was expired and gross, staff were mostly amazing! KLM messed up rebooking for our first two flights that got cancelled and we almost didn’t make it to Amsterdam for an additional two days

I think I previously submitted my feedback about flight lead Katherine in a different field by mistake. Please see those comments. Comments for Hyd to AMS are it was good. The flight lead and service met expectations for satisfactory high quality service but the flight lead did not stand out as exceptional as did the leads on the other two flights so I don’t remember anything specific one way or the other besides the fact I was satisfied.

Flight lead was a gentleman with silver hair and he went out of his way to shake hands and interact with each passenger seated in business class. A medical emergency took place during our flight and he handled it with perfect poise and professionalism. He was gracious and confidently competent. Just what you want from a leader,

Crew is not the cheerful type. very slow meal service (this is their style as have flown this many times)

Legroom not all it could be, especially when the seat in front is reclined. Otherwise it was good, food and beverage were nice.

This fight left ahead of time which meant it arrived early which was great. Staff were very professional, but as with all these Short hop Flights the food was a disappointing snack There was no entertainment on this flight, but I did not expect any

I flew premium economy and this was a good option. Although the seats didn’t recline much, I was able to get some sleep with my head propped against the window. The food was good and the entertainment was wonderful The staff were very attentive and professional

Seats were nice and comfy. Crew was polite and attentive. Business class is awesome and worth the money.

It was operated by Delta. Boarding took a long time. How difficult can it be? Overall decent trip. Liked the Salt Lake City airport. Better option than Chicago for transfers.

Great overall experience and use of the Delta One lounge was amazing!

The gate attendant was not clear w message on flight delays.

Amazing, delta One is extraordinary. Worth the money. They took our bags at the door when our driver dropped Us off at Heathrow.. the Virgin CLUBHOUSE lounge was wonderful and the flight was great. Service food our little pod all near perfect.

Great flight. Thank you for the upgrade to first class.

I liked one of the movies ( which I'm not a movie person" but this was so funny. I had to keep my laughter out loud to a muffle.! I felt too squished in my window seat and the man next to me was not big and bulky or heavy. I like the option of only two seats together. It made it much better for bathroom breaks.

Flight was delayed and not a lot of communication on why until we got on the plane.

Horrible experience. Delta delayed the flight to 11pm which happens. Apparently the pilots were there but we were waiting for flight attendants to arrive from Detroit and they were delayed. They could have made arrangements but that’s fine. What was truly horrible was that at 10:50pm the pilot comes out and says the flight will be cancelled but hasn’t been cancelled yet in the system. It’s being cancelled because the pilots have timed out. As soon as that plane got delayed past 10:50pm delta knew it couldn’t fly. Yet they made us wait around for hours. When the flight finally got cancelled all the area hotels were booked and flights for the next day were unavailable until midday. All I wanted was to spend one day with my family before needing to fly abroad on another delta flight. That will be my last flight with them. I’ll take my 800k miles flown and annual spend to an airline that isn’t so thoughtless.

got ahead of the schedule, nothing else to like. crew management of boarding when overhead bag space was virtually gone in the midst of their priority zone 3 should have been better. but they absolutely did not care. ryanair crew is better than this!

The crew were very respectful. And also they were welcoming.they did help us locate our seats.i enjoyed.

Terrible. Waited on runway for 1+ hour after landing and then was brought to wrong terminal

Please stop those idiotic and unrelenting announcements, commercials and stupid credit card drivel. All together about 15 minutes of stupidness that annoys each passenger.

I missed my flight and had to buy new tickets Rome- Boston

My service dog and I were asked to deplane just before they closed the door - clearly very last minute they couldn’t find the documentation that I have filled out many many times before that is for flying service animals. I purposely purchase 3seats (a whole row) since he is large and not all passengers want to sit next to a dog on a cross country flight. The plane departed with my husband on it!!! They made me fill out a hard copy of the same form and had to reschedule me on a later flight where they could find 3 seats together!! I’ve done this so many times before - clearly the error was on their part in a technology glitch - but really people - do better!! Very traumatic - and my husband had to wait for us when he landed ….so bad. Poor pup was confused and tired.

Super friendly with lots of drink options an entertainment. Friendly crew.

I like flying first class, and United has a nice one

United airlines has the best customer experience from booking to arrival. I always fly United airlines. The mileage program is excellent

Impressed with the service despite turbulence because of the weather. Both flights arrived before their scheduled times.

Plenty of room for me and the cat in Premium Economy. Seat was comfortable. Boarding was a breeze. The lady at the special check-in desk was great, super helpful and professional.

It’s been awhile since I have traveled on United. I, along with my family who were on the flight noted how smoothly everything went . Boarding, flight crew and service was excellent.

I was forced to check my carry-on backpack despite there being space - but it came out on the baggage carousel so fast it didn't even delay my pickup. Otherwise a good flight. Boarding began early (which was disadvantageous for me) but fine.

It was fine, but it cost me twice as much to return to Boston as it took me to get to Heathrow from Boston two weeks prior. I flew on Jet Blue over and it was half the cost of British Air.

BA has not been handling priority luggage with any special priority. This time our luggage was distinctly very slow to arrive, well after the first half of items to arrive. Business class flights cost a lot and it would be nice to have that reflected in the speed of baggage handling! (I note that this has worsened in our long experience of BA.) On a different note, we spent 2.5 hours on the plane after landing because of an airport mishap at Boston Logan. The pilot provided reasonably frequent update but more could have been done to ensure passenger comfort, such as more beverage and maybe snack services.

OK, except for a cabin attendant's lack of attention.

We had American Airlines on our return and it was confusing if we were going with Aa or BA I had 2 different flight numbers and didn’t get our gate until it was boarding. So we were a bit nervous as the which it was

Lost my luggage, ran out of food choices in business class, ground crew was completely unapologetic.

⭐ British Airways Review — A Journey of Highs, Lows, and Lessons ⭐ I recently flew Business Class round-trip from Boston to Mumbai with British Airways, and my experience was a tale of two extremes — from disappointment to exceptional service, and then back to inconsistency. Boston → London: A Surprisingly Poor Start My journey began on a disappointing note. On a 6-hour Business Class flight, I was surprised to discover that there wasn’t a single proper vegetarian meal option available. I was offered a few bakery items only after repeatedly requesting something to eat. The flight attendant shrugged, offered no solution, and eventually — quite literally — threw some bread at me after much delay. This was not only disheartening, it was extremely surprising given my wonderful Business Class experience with BA last year. I stepped off that flight genuinely hungry and had to make a mad dash to the lounge just to get a proper meal. London → Mumbai: A Complete Turnaround The next sector restored my faith in British Airways. The entire crew was warm, welcoming, attentive, and genuinely caring. A special shoutout to Phiroze and the entire team serving the Business Class cabin — their professionalism, hospitality, and thoughtful service were extraordinary. They truly embodied what makes British Airways a global leader, and I am deeply grateful for the experience they provided. This is the BA I know and love. Mumbai → London: A Strange Meal Schedule This sector was generally fine, but the meal timing was puzzling. Lunch at 10:30 AM — for a Business cabin — felt unusual, and most passengers, including myself, barely touched it. The rest of the service was smooth, but the scheduling definitely needs a rethink. London → Boston: Mixed Experience Again The flight itself was decent, but the Business Lounge at Heathrow for this leg was a letdown. Arrived during lunch hours: no hot vegetarian options available Lounge area: dirty dishes everywhere Even after politely alerting the staff, the dishes were ignored and left uncleared For a premium cabin passenger — and at one of the world’s busiest international hubs — this was disappointing. Overall Impression My journey with British Airways felt inconsistent — two great sectors sandwiched between two that fell short of the BA standard. When BA is good, it is world-class. When it misses, the gap is noticeable. I genuinely hope the airline takes this feedback as constructive insight. I continue to believe in British Airways, and I commend the outstanding crew on the London → Mumbai sector — they were the highlight of my entire trip. With a little more focus on vegetarian meal availability, lounge service, and consistency across crews, BA can ensure every Business Class passenger experiences the premium journey they promise.

Logan gate staff was unhelpful. Arrived early, come to find out the airbus scheduled was reassigned and I did not have a seat. The desk agent spoke to his supervisor who instructed him to give me a boarding pass to get up to gate area, he was polite. At the gate the fellow was sitting to the side with two other BA staff . I asked him if he could help me, his answer was” we are on a break, we are closed” then turned his back. I am almost 70, drove 4 1/2 hours to Boston and had been looking forward to this trip for 5 months. I have worked in service many times in my life and this is not how it is done. I eventually (1/2 hr) before boarding was able to get a seat. The rest of the flight experience was unremarkable.

They issued seat assignments and sat my 2 year-old in the row behind me, separate from me and my daughter. Communication/ customer service was terrible. They told me to change it in London, then in London, they told me to talk to the cabin crew, then a supervisor came and stuck us in the back of the plane when we were supposed to be in row 25. Overall, they need to really work on their customer service. Additionally the food was terrible and they ran out of meals and didn’t have any kid options. To top it off there was no in-flight entertainment for the first hour of the trip.

We missed the connection because we had to wait for a shuttle from the plane to the Terminal. Also, we needed assistance and none was available.

Less than average, low level of shared required information needed during the transfer from airport to another, also the used team during boarding In Indianapolis station is Not Professional

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