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Find cheap flights from South Africa to Boston from $428

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Flights to Boston - Travel Insights & Trends

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 day to fly to Boston?

The average price of all flights to Boston clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Boston is Thursday where tickets can be as cheap as $778. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are $1,021 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Boston?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Boston, 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 to Boston is November, where tickets cost $712 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is $1,053 and $1,051 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is November with an average price of $712.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Boston?

The average price for all flights to Boston depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Boston is generally in the evening, when flights cost $739 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Boston is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,286.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Boston, 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, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 34 days before departure.

How long is the flight to Boston?

The duration of your flight to Boston depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Boston on KAYAK are from Johannesburg, which takes 20h 55m, and Cape Town, which takes 25h 10m.

How many direct flights to Boston are there each day?

There are around 622 direct flights from within South Africa to Boston every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 12:00 pm the most common departure time and 52% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to Boston are there each week?

Each week there are around 4,354 direct flights from within South Africa to Boston. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

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Low season

February

High season

June

Cheapest flight

$428
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 18% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 0% lower on average.
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FAQs - booking Boston flights

  • How far is Boston from central Boston?

    Boston 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 (BOS). It can also be referred to as Boston Logan, General Edward Lawrence Logan Intl, or Logan Intl.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Boston?

    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 to Boston.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Boston?

    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 Boston 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 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.

  • Which airline offers the most flights to Boston?

    Of the 13 airlines that fly to Boston, Delta offers the most flights, with around 1,659 per week, followed by JetBlue with 899 flights per week.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to Boston

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Prefer to fly non-stop to Boston Logan Intl?

Find which airlines fly direct to Logan Intl, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

South Africa to Boston Logan Intl

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +77 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +78 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +78 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +78 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +78 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +78 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

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Nonstop returns

Boston Logan Intl to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +77 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +78 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +78 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +78 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +78 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +78 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +79 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +79 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +80 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from South Africa to Boston

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Boston. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Boston. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10975 reviews
8.2boarding
7.9comfort
8.6crew
7.4food
8.0entertainment
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Delta is one of the best airlines I have flown

10.0 ExcellentKellie, Apr 2024ANC - SEA
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Delta is one of the best airlines I have flown

Made the Atlanta to Pittsburgh trip many times, with Delta no issues

I always fly with Delta. My friends tell me their horror stories of flying with other airlines. I just smile and say, “You should fly Delta”

I'm a larger, athletic guy (6'2", 260lbs powerlifter) and I found the seats incredibly uncomfortable with minimal leg room, especially in a window seat. Now, I full understand that being smaller may change my view but even if I was 80lbs less, my legs would be the same size and I was sandwiched between my seat and the seat in front of me.

Horrible. This was not first class. This was a connecting flight whi h was late. My original flight never came. I hated the fact that delta gave me a connecting flight from New York to Orlando Florida. No meals and the television screens were not working. There wasn't even any power to charge your phones. This is NOT FIRST CLASS DELTA!!! Do better next time!

This flight was ridiculous. I had to have a connecting flight from New York to orlando Florida??? The flight left late and because it was a short flight there was no first class amenities. I had one alcohol drink. The flight crew was fine, but it sure did not feel like first class. Delta to me dropped the ball by giving me a connecting flight. By the time we got to Raleigh we would have missed the next flight. Lucky for me the flight never came so now I was stuck waiting for a later flight that came in late also.

Our flight was delayed in Atlanta. The staff could have gave us an explanation for the delay and how long it would be.

I liked the ease of checking in, luggage check in, wheel chair assistance, boarding and flight.

Flight was delayed an no one make an announcement about it., they only have Coca Cola and nothing else., the food that was served was cold… very bad experience and service

On my way home I had a layover. The flight from ATL to CLT was amended 5x while I was waiting. I could have driven home sooner. Overall from Dallas, Tx to Charlotte, NC I started my trip at 4:30pm, I didn’t get home until past midnight. I know things happen, but 5x to make me run back and forth in an airport from different terminals is excessive. I also upgraded to comfort + , I didn’t feel it was worth it. There was no benefit

The check in was horrible. I stood in line for 1 hour to check in with an Air France ticket. Then I was told I had to go to Delta counter onstead to check in instead. It made no sense.

Old cabine without flat bed in business for a 12 hour flight is not acceptable

Medíocre. The food wasn't good (although not bad, bad) and the staff wasn't kind. I asked for n extra blanket, the steward never came back, serving us roughly.

They wanted to close counter although they did not provide the wheelchair requested which ended by going alone to transit security and lost long time and they did not want to wait .

They charge me for luggage which is was included on the ticket

Boarding was smooth and on time. The seat was comfortable and the entertainment worked. Staff were gracious.

I have used Air France and KLM many times it will help if they change their menu's feel like it's been the same for years!!!, Especially the breakfast. Overall the flight was good and enjoyable.

We transited through Chad and what was supposed to be a 1hr 20 minutes transit time lasted over 4hrs. We didn't get regular updates until we complained. After a 10hr flight from Paris no form of refreshment given and finally arrived Abuja over 6hrs later and none of my bags came

Lost luggage, 2 bags were badly damaged and one of the bags came open.

Je n'ai pas pû incliner mon siège et une des hôtesses ne comprenait pas ce que je disais. Je devais parler fort

One problem, but a serious one - the plane is built with electric windows that tint dark to reduce light. Sitting next to the window is VERY UNCOMFORTABLE as it emits so much HEAT in the face when tinted.

So so. Terrible aircraft choice for that leg of the flight.

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.

Terrible. 2 hour delay. Sat on the tarmac. Missed my connecting flight. Had to ARGUE with Customer service to get a hotel and food. Terrible experience with my loyal carrier

Our seat tv didn’t work All the rest was perfect

Flight delayed from Cape Town to Washington then got diverted to miami and in miami we had to fend for ourselves , im still trying to get to Shreveport now

I liked the exit row seat. Hated the distance between gates in Houston.

delay several times and wait extra long to board. no entertainment service because there are problem for some rows. always encounter some delays for the last flight of the day.

I just wrote a text which was supposed to be for the flight from Denver to spokane not Frankfurt to Denver.

On time every leg of the journey and exceptional staff at counter, gate, and on board. I haven’t travelled in US for a long time and was genuinely surprised how pleasant this was.

The plane was old and in new of a cleaning up and renovating on the interior. Seats and carpets were very worn and dirty looking. Cushioning on the seats was broken down and not as comfortable as newer jet seats. Food was a little below average but okay. Staff were friendly and hard working but did not pick up debris or food they spilled when collecting from the customers. But they were very helpful and professional.

A disaster, I lost my connection due to overcrowding at the Miami airport, having a 3-hour layover and the airline did nothing to reboard me on time and I had to sleep on the floor for 18 hours.

The food has never improved. It will never improve. But when I'm boarding a flight in priority boarding and I've spent 10 hours inside the security area of the airport and I get "randomly" selected for additional screening as I board the plane when the flight has already been delayed, and I work as a military contractor that has been issued visas direct from JMOD, I find it ridiculous. I would never recommend anyone to use AA on international flights. JAL is a better airline with older planes. The flight attendants on international hauls on American also have a chip on their shoulder and really dont deliver the same level of service code share partners do.

The flight was 90 minutes long and the stewardesses were extremely slow. I was in row 16 and they did not serve us drinks until we were descending for landing in a 90 minute flight. Unacceptably slow and at least 10 rows (20 to 31) did not receive any drinks or snacks for the entire duration of the flight because of the slowness of the stewardesses. There is no rationale to delay beverage service to brew coffee for a flight at six p m.

This flight is frequently delayed. The connections seemingly are more frequently delayed. I’ve missed connections as a result twice on the same route to charlotte then Charleston. Final destination arrival has been the next day, twice in a row. No pilots, no crew. Too many excuses. Unfortunately, my days with American are over.

Entertainment was okay not because anything was wrong but it is a short flight so having no wifi is annoying but understandable. Crew was outstanding as usual

Those seats were way too narrow. I had the middle seat, one person was a very skinny person and we still couldn’t avoid touching each other anytime one of us moved. The other person was larger and we were basically sitting in each others lap the entire flight. There was zero entertainment. The flight was long enough to justify tvs, but no. Gotta sit there in your infant seat and twiddle your thumbs.

The Flight attendant had an attitude and didn't allow anyone any time to prepare for landing despite being absent throughout the entire trip

Flight boarded without pilots. Sat on plane for 3 hrs. after over an hour late boarding. Plane never took off. Had to deplane near midnight. Line for rebooking was 3 hours + long. I had to leave.

The flight was great but board was a nightmare. The gate was changed 4 times during the layover period

I really did not like being ordered to pull my shade down by the attendants. One of them was very rude to me about it, standing there until I closed it like I was a child brusquely reaching across me to close an adjoining one. They claim it was so people who wanted to could sleep. It’s a 10:30am flight not a red eye. Closing your shade or leaving it up for natural light should be a choice. Ruined my flight!

My baggage did not arrived with me. Took 3 days to get it after so may calls and follow up

The crew was very attentive and kept busy serving a variety of treats!

Terrible. Flight was 3 hours delayed and I missed my other flight to my final destination

Offered vegetable curry when it was actually tofu which I don’t care for.

The flight was good the crew excellent…but take off delayed three hours!!!

Both mine and my husband's chairs were broken. Also it took 2 hours to get our bags after our flight which was wild.

perhaps eye contact with the cabin crew, instead of abruptness and an impatience to serve.

Not enough trash pickups throughout the flight. Everything else was great.

Overall good, the gluten free food is very hit/miss though and you must tell them you have an allergy days in advance.

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights to Boston found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
10/1mar
2 stopsAir France
23h 45mJNB-BOS
10/29mar
1 stopAir France
32h 30mBOS-JNB
$733
6/5mer
1 stopVirgin Atlantic
26h 50mJNB-BOS
8/27mar
2 stopsVirgin Atlantic
22h 15mBOS-JNB
$757
6/5mer
1 stopVirgin Atlantic
23h 25mJNB-BOS
8/27mar
1 stopVirgin Atlantic
29h 20mBOS-JNB
$760
5/28mar
1 stopDelta
24h 50mJNB-BOS
6/17lun
1 stopDelta
27h 35mBOS-JNB
$813
5/28mar
2 stopsDelta
34h 06mJNB-BOS
6/17lun
1 stopDelta
27h 35mBOS-JNB
$820
9/5gio
1 stopBritish Airways
27h 35mJNB-BOS
9/19gio
1 stopBritish Airways
32h 10mBOS-JNB
$901
7/19ven
1 stopJetBlue
24h 35mJNB-BOS
8/9ven
1 stopJetBlue
22h 30mBOS-JNB
$988
10/1mar
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
36h 25mJNB-BOS
10/29mar
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
34h 45mBOS-JNB
$1,068
8/16ven
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
30h 48mJNB-BOS
9/8dom
1 stopAmerican Airlines
31h 10mBOS-JNB
$1,072
8/19lun
2 stopsBritish Airways
46h 45mJNB-BOS
10/7lun
1 stopBritish Airways
19h 50mBOS-JNB
$1,108

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Boston found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/9dom
1 stopQatar Airways
24h 35mJNB-BOS
$428
6/6gio
1 stopQatar Airways
24h 35mJNB-BOS
$470
9/11mer
2 stops
47h 39mJNB-BOS
$552
8/12lun
1 stopBritish Airways
33h 20mJNB-BOS
$688
8/12lun
2 stopsBritish Airways
24h 30mJNB-BOS
$704
8/10sab
1 stopDelta
26h 15mJNB-BOS
$710
8/10sab
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
30h 30mJNB-BOS
$763
7/7dom
2 stopsDelta
30h 30mJNB-BOS
$942
5/16gio
1 stopUnited Airlines
18h 47mCPT-BOS
$3,251
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2 stopsUnited Airlines
27h 45mCPT-BOS
$3,256

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Last minute flights to Boston

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Boston that are departing in the next 10 days.
4/30mar
multi-stopSWISS
30h 30mJNB-BOS
8/14mer
multi-stopSWISS
34h 00mBOS-JNB
$2,573
4/29lun
multi-stop
29h 33mJNB-BOS
5/3ven
multi-stop
26h 50mBOS-JNB
$2,688
4/29lun
multi-stopDelta
31h 45mJNB-BOS
8/16ven
multi-stopDelta
27h 35mBOS-JNB
$3,071
4/29lun
multi-stopDelta
31h 45mJNB-BOS
8/11dom
multi-stopDelta
18h 55mBOS-JNB
$3,077
4/28dom
multi-stopBritish Airways
33h 05mJNB-BOS
5/1mer
multi-stopBritish Airways
20h 05mBOS-JNB
$3,856
4/29lun
multi-stopBritish Airways
27h 30mJNB-BOS
8/15gio
multi-stopBritish Airways
19h 55mBOS-JNB
$3,884
4/29lun
multi-stopAir France
31h 45mJNB-BOS
8/17sab
multi-stopAir France
31h 15mBOS-JNB
$3,976
4/30mar
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
27h 25mJNB-BOS
5/2gio
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
29h 35mBOS-JNB
$4,744
4/29lun
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
26h 38mJNB-BOS
4/30mar
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
29h 35mBOS-JNB
$4,748
4/29lun
multi-stopAir France
23h 25mJNB-BOS
8/11dom
multi-stopAir France
22h 05mBOS-JNB
$4,871

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