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Cheap Flights from South Africa to Los Angeles

 
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Recent round-trip flight deals from South Africa to Los Angeles

Fri, Oct 9 - Sat, Oct 24
Virgin Atlantic Logo
8:05 pm - 4:08 pmCPT  Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles
29h 03m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
Virgin Atlantic Logo
11:15 pm - 12:05 pmLAX  Los Angeles Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl
27h 50m1 stop London Heathrow
$970Virgin Atlantic
Fri, Oct 9 - Sat, Oct 24
Virgin Atlantic Logo
8:05 pm - 4:08 pmCPT  Cape Town Intl-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles
29h 03m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
Virgin Atlantic Logo
11:15 pm - 12:05 pmLAX  Los Angeles Los Angeles-CPT Cape Town Intl
27h 50m1 stop London Heathrow
$973Virgin Atlantic
Wed, Oct 28 - Thu, Nov 12
Delta Logo
9:40 pm - 3:10 pmJNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles
26h 30m1 stop London Heathrow
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 7:10 pmLAX  Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
26h 10m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
$980Delta
Mon, Oct 26 - Thu, Nov 12
Delta Logo
9:40 pm - 9:25 pmJNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles
32h 45m2 stops London Heathrow New York John F Kennedy Intl
Delta Logo
12:35 pm - 7:10 pmLAX  Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
20h 35m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
$980Delta
Sat, Jan 16 - Sun, Jan 31
British Airways Logo
7:35 pm - 1:25 pmJNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles
27h 50m1 stop London Heathrow
British Airways Logo
5:30 pm - 10:25 amLAX  Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
30h 55m1 stop London Heathrow
$990British Airways
Sat, Jan 16 - Mon, Jan 25
British Airways Logo
7:35 pm - 1:25 pmJNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles
27h 50m1 stop London Heathrow
British Airways Logo
5:30 pm - 10:25 amLAX  Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
30h 55m1 stop London Heathrow
$990British Airways
Thu, Oct 29 - Thu, Nov 12
Air France Logo
7:40 pm - 7:25 pmJNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles
32h 45m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle
Air France Logo
10:05 pm - 11:25 amLAX  Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
27h 20m2 stops London Heathrow Paris Charles de Gaulle
$1,003Air France
Thu, Oct 29 - Tue, Nov 10
Air France Logo
7:40 pm - 7:25 pmJNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles
32h 45m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle
Air France Logo
10:05 pm - 11:25 amLAX  Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
27h 20m2 stops London Heathrow Paris Charles de Gaulle
$1,003Air France
Wed, Oct 28 - Wed, Nov 11
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:59 pm - 12:45 pmJNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles
45h 46m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:55 pm - 11:25 amLAX  Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
30h 30m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle
$1,006Multiple Airlines
Wed, Oct 28 - Tue, Nov 10
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:59 pm - 12:45 pmJNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-LAX Los Angeles Los Angeles
45h 46m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:55 pm - 11:25 amLAX  Los Angeles Los Angeles-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
30h 30m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle
$1,006Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Los Angeles

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

What is the cheapest flight to Los Angeles?

In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Los Angeles was found on the route from Johannesburg, at $970 return. The most popular connection is from Cape Town to Los Angeles and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $970 in the last 5 days.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles?

The cheapest month for flights to Los Angeles is February, where tickets cost $988 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is $1,318 and $1,278 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is June with an average price of $708.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Los Angeles?

To get a below average price, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 9% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

March

Cheapest flight

$638
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 8% drop in price.
Flight from Johannesburg to Los Angeles

FAQs - booking Los Angeles flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Los Angeles?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Los Angeles was found on the route from Johannesburg, at $970 return. The most popular connection is from Cape Town to Los Angeles and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $970 in the last 5 days.

  • How far is Los Angeles Airport from central Los Angeles?

    Central Los Angeles is 9 miles away from Los Angeles Airport.

  • What is the name of Los Angeles’s airport?

    When flying to Los Angeles, you'll arrive at Los Angeles Airport (LAX). The airport is also known as Los Angeles or Los Angeles Intl.

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

    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 Los Angeles.

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    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles?

    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 Los Angeles 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 Los Angeles?

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

  • How many direct flights to Los Angeles are there each week?

    Each week there are around 17,222 direct flights from within South Africa to Los Angeles. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 16% of flights taking off on this day.

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from South Africa to Los Angeles

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Los Angeles? 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
DeltaOverall score based on 8505 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.8Entertainment
7.2Food
8.5Crew
7.8Comfort
Airline reviews

The experience was bad. Flight was delayed to handle maintenance (understandable) but still there was some dew forming and dropping as droplets on few seats. Internet at best was allowing some browsing but at a snail pace.

4.0 OkayAnuj, Aug 2026
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The experience was bad. Flight was delayed to handle maintenance (understandable) but still there was some dew forming and dropping as droplets on few seats. Internet at best was allowing some browsing but at a snail pace.

We got stuck on the tarmac taxiing after landing early so we didn’t get off the plane until an hour later than we thought we would

It was okay. We were delayed for weather reasons, but the pilots and the flight control staff figured a way around the storm and were able to get us to Los Angeles safely. Not all the staff members were polite, but the entertainment on the flight was good.

I am a Diamond Medallion Delta traveller and this was a disappointing flight. They allowed half the flight to preboard before Delta One and Diamond Medallion. Once on the plane in my Delta Premium Select seat we were not given any welcome or greeting. Throughout the flight the flight attendant also did not make us feel any sort of special service or attention and even rushed us when she did bring us a snack to pick in the dark not even offering a light to look at what it was -- she was overall not helpful and not accommodating. for the extra cost of the seat it was honestly not a special experience this flight. heads up that even the warm cookies are now packaged. I ate nothing. There really was nothing that was special, stood out or exceptional. Luckily I mostly slept. But I was disappointed and question if I may try a different flight next time I go to Tokyo. The last few Delta flights have been less than great. which makes me very sad.

Love me some Delta. One of the few airlines to recognize and support veterans. Easy boarding, flight was on time and arrived early and the flight attendants were excellent on this flight.

Flight delayed four separate times. I’m now one hour hours late to landing.

worst flight ever from Delta, it got delayed and kept on delaying..

While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

The crew bent over backwards to thank us for flying and make us comfortable. The food service was quick and efficient. The Captain communicated and said goodbye and thank you as we departed. They really stood out!

Staff at the check-in counter were friendly, happy and helpful. They tagged our bags and sent us to “bag drop off” but were not very clear about where that was. The airport was busy we headed off in what we thought was the right direction until a gentleman waved us down and actually came after us. He was the baggage handler for Delta and recognized our “deer in the headlights “ look-he brought us to the right area (which was marked as the Southwest Airlines Drop Off) and sent us on our way. Wonderful guy, low key and working with a big smile on his face. Loved it. Loved him.

We liked the comfort and seats. The crew was not very friendly nor did they check on us to see if we needed anything. Had to ask for water several times

Some of the best service I’ve ever seen on an international flight! The staff were super friendly and accommodating. The food was excellent with lots of choices and attention to detail. The seats are kind of old and narrow, but I have wide shoulders. The only area for improvement was making the cabin a little cooler.

It was fantastic. I really enjoyed it. It’s comfortable the flight attendant. Respect you anything you ask for they gave you except the water.

Extremely bad BAD BAD BAD. NEVER TURKISH AIRLINES EVER AGAIN..PIRATES COMPANY.

You charged me for luggage although the airline does not- you charged me for seat when customers can pick their own seat at checkout in I travel to Europe slot and I will not use kayak again

To be prepared for being treated with disrespect by the ground crew.

Seats too much and for the price we paid eve thought economy we still had to pay $169 to check a ba that’s ridiculous and also my daughter needed water so she can take her medicine we push the boton for the attendant to get us water they never came we push it 3 times no one came and ask what we needed . Am not happy with the service at all I will not fly with TK anymore

Small seat space for 13 hours flight, they charged for baggage , very bad quality of food,

I was sitting almost in the back, the seats are very tight and there’s no legroom, it’s uncomfortable for a long distance

Bad service and food was not good. Give very less food.

The app logs you out right when you are boarding requiring all passwords and reservation number for the flight. Super annoying

Old 757 with poor entertainment system. United no longer partners with United for free text and email. O'Hara an absolute disaster! Limited gates clauses two hour delay. Unfortunately this appears to be the norm.

The seats were uncomfortable, as if the cushions haven't been switched out in many years. I felt like I was on an old bus. The food was delicious. thank you. Onboard entertainment, very limited. Unless you like violent movies. Why in the world would you have such severely violent movies on a plane? if you don't want to see such things, you don't have a choice. Have you considered that when choosing entertainment? Good god. Why would you have the Godfather? Or black women being brutally beaten with a club? Why in the hell would you put that kind of material on a plane? As for Kayak: Why when I ordered Qantas, was the plane on United?

Monitor control didn’t work & couldn’t figure out how to lay bed flat so I slept very poorly. Cabin was very cold

The airline was fine, but I did want to share about Kayak's error through Underpricer. The original booking was purchased with ANA, and Kayak booked it with United. This is a mistake that should not be happening, since the price I paid was with ANA and that was my preference. I appreciate the efforts done to make this right by paying for the seat preference, but sitting in the back of the airplane under economy is not enough to make this error right. ANA Airlines was the experience I wanted considering this was a life time experience that my family and I wanted to have as part of our Japanese experience. Please work on your affiliation with Underpricer to make the right bookings that the customer pays for. In my situation, I could of paid less for a United ticket versus my original payment with ANA Airlines.

Know that the movies that you are going to be offered are the oldest be rated movies they could possibly get. They may have one or two new movies that they keep advertising but when you’re flying 15 hours, there is nothing to see past the first new movie.

Friendly crew, but we were delayed for more than an hour and had to change planes due to maintenance issues.

Service was professional and quick. Premium economy seat was comfortable given the class

Like: departed and arrived on time. Unlike: Food options for purchase allways bad, 1 of 2 of the crew members not very friendly at all. Seats and leg room aweful. At this point I am thinking on switching to AA.

Packed flight, which makes it tough on crew and boarding staff (and the customers of course). But this was great boarding, clear instructions, etc. Traveling on the weekends are always fraught with danger as you have families and less frequent flyers thus more confusion. But this flight went as planned.

I have to sit in the middle for more than five hours because the first flight was delayed. Terrible experience. No more American Airlines.

The boarding process was slow and we had a delay on the tarmac, not the fault of the airline. They had ZERO food options available for purchase which shouldn't happen.

My flight in Dallas had maintenance issues. Which caused us to missed our connecting flight in LA. We had to stay overnight in Los Angeles. American Airlines booked us a hotel. The hotel was the Holiday Inn. It was horrible. The whole hotel smelled like weed and there were people rambling all night long up and down the hallways. The carpets in the hallway and the room has stains. There was dirt on the floor. It was so nasty that I slept in my clothes.

Great. Clean. Seats comfortable. Food was free. Had new release movies.

The airplane I love and I love I came back safe thank you American airlines

Service could be better especially in business class.. the food also needs to be better and the overall experience should be elevated.

I’ve been on 8 flights with American Airlines in the last 2 months and 4 have been delayed.

I was able to check into my flight through the app and online but had issues getting my boarding pass once I arrived to the airport.

I don’t like the music section but I believe it was a cost decision. I changed my flight last minute due to work issues and had to sit way in the back. The seats were way closer together than I would have preferred.

The plane was up-to-date, and the free wi-fi was very much appreciated! All of the ports functioned well, and the entertainment choices made the flight much more enjoyable. One of the flight attendants was unfriendly, but the flight was enjoyable overall.

I was sent an email that said my card payment was not verified. When I spoke to an agent , he said my card was not verified and the flight I thought I had to booked was no longer available so I booked another flight on another airline(United). Later I got flight updates , etc., concerning my supposed first flight. So if I was charged for this flight on British Airways/American airlines, I need a refund.

Los Angeles to London. 25th of April 2026. Business class. I was flying backwards with a complete stranger snoring next to me. In Business class. Males and females, strangers lying next to each other. Seats were backwards. I paid for comfort. I got dizziness and stress.

Crew were nice, food was good. Boarding was horrendous. We were driven around the airport in a bus forced to climb a long flight of very steep stairs with no adequate handrails to board the plane . In many many years of flying to the US I have never been required to do this . There was no assistance for those needing help getting up the stairs to the plane. A fellow passenger helped me. No idea how other elderly, physically limited passengers or those with young children managed . It was a full flight with crowds trying to get up the stairs. It was an accident waiting to happen.

Horrible, the plane is just old and junky...Filthy restroom, seat was as hard as rock. The food, mystery side dish, inedible..geez..just Horrible. Never flying BA again

the service on Business class should be improved to be at par with industry leaders like Cathay Pacific and Singapore AIrlines. A lot of room for improvement.

Entertainment devices on A380 need to be fixed, the seats might do with updates.

Check-in and boarding were great. On flight staff were rude and disrespectful. Paid for extra room and found it incredibly cramped. Bathrooms kept in poor condition. Overall negative experience.

Crew service was poor and very little difference between premium economy and economy. Disappointed.

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

The air hostess were good, cheerful, but I didn't like the boarding. My son and I initially bought our flight tickets, making sure it included 1 luggage and a carry on. Tickets were purchased for British airlines, but we were merged with American Airlines. At checking in our languages, we were told, we don't have luggage prepaid so we had to pay extra $125 each and almost £60 on our way back. I think that's unfair.

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