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$379 Find cheap flights from South Africa to New York John F Kennedy Airport

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Flights to John F Kennedy Intl - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to New York?

The average price of all flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to New York is Wednesday where tickets can be as cheap as $855. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are $1,158 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl 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 to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is February, where tickets cost $892 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and June, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is $1,224 and $1,148 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is November with an average price of $742.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport?

The average price for all flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is generally in the morning, when flights cost $802 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,300.

How far in advance should I book a flight to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl 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, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 39 days before departure.

How long is the flight to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport?

The duration of your flight to New York depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to New York on KAYAK are from Cape Town, which takes 19h 58m, Johannesburg, which takes 21h 05m, and Durban, which takes 25h 45m.

How many direct flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport are there each day?

There are around 652 direct flights from within South Africa to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 7:00 am the most common departure time and 51% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport are there each week?

Each week there are around 4,560 direct flights from within South Africa to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport. The most common day for departures is Thursday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

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  • How far is New York John F Kennedy Airport from central New York?

    There are 14 miles between New York city center and New York John F Kennedy Airport.

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    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 New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport?

    Of the 7 airlines that fly to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport, Delta offers the most flights, with around 2,704 per week, followed by JetBlue with 957 flights per week.

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South Africa to New York John F Kennedy Intl

Monday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +90 more

ANA, ASKY, +91 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +84 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +85 more

Wednesday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +87 more

ANA, ASKY, +88 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +86 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +87 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +85 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +86 more

Saturday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +90 more

ANA, ASKY, +91 more

Sunday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +88 more

ANA, ASKY, +89 more

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Nonstop returns

New York John F Kennedy Intl to South Africa

Monday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +90 more

ANA, ASKY, +91 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +84 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +85 more

Wednesday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +87 more

ANA, ASKY, +88 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +86 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +87 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aerolineas Argentinas, +85 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +86 more

Saturday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +90 more

ANA, ASKY, +91 more

Sunday

ANA, ASKY, Aer Lingus, +88 more

ANA, ASKY, +89 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from South Africa to John F Kennedy Intl

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to New York. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to New York. 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 John F Kennedy Intl? 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.
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DeltaOverall score based on 10736 reviews
8.0Entertainment
7.4Food
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
8.6Crew
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Best airline! Always friendly and welcoming. Skyclub was great and loved the fast free wifi on board. I also love that you can pre-order your meal on the app!

10.0 ExcellentGregory, May 2024MCO - JFK
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Best airline! Always friendly and welcoming. Skyclub was great and loved the fast free wifi on board. I also love that you can pre-order your meal on the app!

The flight was excellent, I recommend people to fly with Delta

It was a crowded flight. They did the best they could.

Super good crew... food was pretty awful- overall Delta is my favorite carrier- takes off on time, good boarding process etc.

Boarding was a little confusing as many folks were trying to get on through priority boarding instead of general. Everything else was excellent.

When checking our bags at the Virgin Atlantic counter, the employee told us that we should go to Delta because we needed to verify our passports and our names. Fortunately the employee organizing the line stopped us and asked why we didn't hand over our suitcases. He sent us to another line and told the employee that we already have the passports verified in the reservation. She understood and received our suitcases. In London they have a general waiting room, where you stay until the gate number of your flight is announced. KAYAK informed us the gate number hours before the airlines did. Just like the flight to London, the legroom is too small. abusive for a flight of so many hours.

Boarding was great. The flight landed early. It took the crew over an hour and a half to bring out drinks. I paid to upgrade my seat to Comfort+ only to be near a crying/screaming baby who was seldom quiet. Noise-cancelling earbuds didn’t even help. Waste of money to upgrade.

Seats were broken in premium select and so was monitored on my seat and other people around me

Boarding was a sh!t show. JFK BOARDING was awful. The agent called three sections at a time Clogging the area then yelling at people to not block the walk way. How are you going to call delta one , premium select and comfort plus at once and the yell at highest paying passengers. Need to do a lot better and the flight attendants in the galley need to understand that their voices travel. They were talking about others and everyone in the cabin heard them

The main person that was coordinating everything was a short white/light skin Spanish man and he was very rude. It honestly made me feel like it was everyone’s First day at work. His announcements were very not reasonable and they did not make sense. The stewardess on the flight that made the announcements she didn’t even know what she was talking about she sounded inebriated. There were no snacks or drinks on our flight there wasn’t even much turbulence. This flight was not enjoyable nor was it what a Delta flight should be and just this past week I flew with Delta 3 times.

The flight was again delayed for more then 2 hours with some lousy explanation regarding the reason of the delay. Although the flight was delayed for more than 2 hours, no refreshments were offered (according to EU regulations). Last 4 flights on KLM - always at least 2 hrs late. So be prepared that you cannot plan anything with KLM.

The flight was delayed for 2 hrs. Because they didn’t have a crew to fly. And it is not a first time for klm to do that. Last time they cancelled my filght and rebooked me 3 days later. Not reliable airline

We left one hour late because of technical difficulties. The economy comfort seats are great for the price. The crew was mediocre, they do not provide a pleasant experience, they just deliver food and drinks and give orders, not very amicable, no service and hospitality focus.

no issues at all... Kudos to the food. This time was really really good

The food was ok. The crew seemed like they were cranky. I had one guy get mad at me for passing in between the storage area to get to the other toilet. I can understand if it's not allowed but reprimanding me like I'm a student saying "This is the last time!" was not appropriate. During my meal time, there was a French family around me. No problems there but when we usually have meals, they are supposed to put their chair in the upright position. These people did not do it and the steward did not tell them to raise their seat in the upright position. However, I was told to do so! So, me and another person next to me had to eat with the monitor almost touching our faces. Furthermore, a lady in front of me was putting her feet up and preventing another elder passenger from putting her seat back. To make it worse, she was continuously hitting her back into her seat, shaking my monitor while I was watching a movie. A crew member did speak to her about it but then she accused me of pushing her seat forward! The crew member gave me a death stare and told me to stop pushing the seat forward. I did not even touch her seat at all, if I did, she would know it. Her boyfriend also stood up and tried to push her seat even further past the maximum decline to no avail. None of these people were reprimanded but the steward, some bald guy, was extremely friendly with them and did not even try to instruct them to do anything until it was time to land. I resisted the urge to really argue with them because I would have obviously been seen as the aggressor (I have no idea why). I hardly said anything on this flight except "more wine please" and "sorry" if I bumped into someone accidentally. Overall, it was an annoying flight and I had to resist the urge to yell at the steward and the people he was overly friendly with. The happiest moment of this flight was leaving it.

Overall a good experience. We were disappointed when we had to check our carry on due to the plane being full. KLM hadn’t notified us and we had valuable items in the carry on but they still made us check it. Some of the food was great and some was mediocre. Crew is really kind and funny.

One of the vstewardeses wanted to bump me of the plane for absolutely nothing. There is CCTV in the plane ans everything can be verified. Very disappointing , you all will see, o other 5 years and the passangers who does not smile to flight attendent will be bumped off...

The worst airline. Cancelled flight 30 min before boarding and rebooked on flight after 3 days.

It was nice to be on a legacy airline, people try at least.

I travel frequently. The flight was late again... KLM should really try and be on time

1st of all on February 27th Abu Dhabi to Delhi flight the seat wasn't comfortable at all, coming back the Lounge at Abu Dhabi didn't have anything. Than the Food in the flight

Overall mediocre experience. Check in was good. They're were discriminatory. They were not attentive, food choices were not vegetarian friendly. The food served was frozen.

My wife and I were upgraded to Business Class on our Dublin-Abu-Dhabi flight on the 22nd of January. Being served by "Mariyan" (not too sure about her name, she's from Tunisia) was the real highlight of our flight, she deserves to be working with etihad. We are looking forward to the next upgrade as we are flying back to Dublin on February 01, 2024. If I am not mistaken we have just reached GOLD status as Etihad Guests.

I WOULD ADVISE NOT TO BOOK YOUR FLIGHT ON KAYAK. THEY SHOW BETTER FARES AND AFTER I BOOKED MINE, I FIND OUT THAT IT DID NOT INCLUDE LUGGAGE. i HAD TO PAY $800 TO CHECK IN MY BAGS.

Very unfriendly team. It was very difficult to get a cup of coffee. Legroom was extremely small. Old, dilapidated plane.

Ripped off and broken seats in Business class. Seats stink and need to request the staff for additional bedsheets. Crew if very friendly though

Food was very good. Again tray could use a non-skid mat. I had a regular seat - comfortable - able to sleep undisturbed. Boarding was uneventful.

Crew was good, boarding mediocre, food choices were limited, seating was not comfortable

Crew did not cooperate… I just asked water twice for one crew member and she didn’t get anything.. and when I asked other crew member he gave me water and he was not respectful.. I kept Hindu non veg meal chicken .. when I get my turn chicken was not provided and then they gave me veg paneer and green peas curry which I don’t like..

Very very bad service very tight seats never ever flying with Etihad again

Food was great. They never to add more current entertainment like movies and shows

Paid an extra USD 100 for so-called Comfort seats. All of these (the bulkhead seats) had parents with babies and infants who were screaming much of the time. One mother even decided to change nappies on the seat. This was anything but comfort!

Front section of economy cabin is better than rear. Paid for seats selected.

Good flight. Paid for seats sat the frront section of the economy. Better than rear cabin.

Apart from delay of 3 hrs in Nairobi for onward flight to Dar all fine. Looked like operational issues caused it.

I booked a round trip flight and boarded a Kenya Airways trip from New York (JFK) to Nairobi (JKIA). First flight from New York to Nairobi was uneventful with no issues. However, the return flight was beyond disappointing. To begin with I had paid an extra $60 each for premium seats (me and my wife) in economy aisle 15 (B & A). However, upon settling down in the middle seat, I noticed that the controller had been ripped off meaning I would not have access to some of the seat functionalities like the individual lighting etc. I proceeded to alert a flight attendant that the controller was missing and she politely responded to me by telling me if I need anything, to use my wife’s seat controller (on the window seat) to call for assistance and I would be assisted accordingly. I was surprised by the response that she gave as it felt like my comfort and request for a service that I paid for was undermined, but nonetheless I opted to play it nice and kept my calm. After this I engaged in a conversation with a passenger (Caucasian / White male) who sat next to me on the aisle seat. In the process of having this conversation I asked him if he had paid for his seat. He went ahead to politely tell me that he had been moved from a seat in the back by one of the flight attendants and had not paid any extra fees. During this conversation, he noticed that the charging docks were not working and he needed to charge his iPad to watch his Netflix show (it was on pause). Alarmed by this, he went ahead and flagged one of the flight attendants who without wasting any time acted astonished and as fast as lightning was able to find him a better seat a few rows in front. Please note, all the charging plugs were not working for the three seats. In summary, below are the reasons for the low rating: 1. Charging for a broken seat: Kenya Airways should not charge for a defective seat. If a seat is defective and is paid for, the airlines should work out a way to either refund the customer or move the customer to a better seat – regardless of skin color. 2. Below Par Customer Service: Do not debilitate a customer’s request especially when a paid for service is not delivered – regardless of skin color. Assuming that I am comfortable with having to either keep alerting the flight attendant or relying on my wife’s seat to perform some of the functionality I may need is ridiculous. 3. Biasness / Inequality / Prejudiced Behavior: The Caucasian/ White male was treated with more favor. Not only was he moved around to make sure he was comfortable (free of charge) but all his complaints were resolved immediately without any hesitance. On the contrary, I being a black man of African descent who had paid an additional premium for his seat, I was completely ignored and told to settle for what I got.

On a long flight us customers need more rehydration by the crew. Some of us have water bottles but no crew is coming around to offer water. I’m not saying issue us all with plastic water bottles.

The flight staff were not very kind. I went back to get a drink, 4 of them back there chatting. They all looked at me continued to talk then they started doing stuff and one finally asked after I was standing there awhile what I needed. This happened multiple times. The movies were not the great and seemed dated. My seat squeaked every time I moved and it moved around a bit.

My flight from Nairobi to nyc. My seat made noise and moved around. The two toilets in the back didn’t work well cause you didn’t know if someone was in there cause the light didn’t work. The bathroom doors didn’t lock well either, so I walked in on someone. The crew wasn’t quick or super helpful. When I went to get something they were chatting and they would look at me, continue on with their conversation and finally I would interrupt to get a drink.

If my flight from Heathrow to Nairobi had not been cancelled I would’ve been in kisumu to fly back! And I have still not had my refund! So you have my cash and I’ve got nothing in return. Wonderful!

I would have preferred something lighter for the second meal. Maybe a small sandwich .

They cancelled our flight the morning of departure at 4:30am.

Coach seats are too tight. Seem designed for small people. Food different but OK. Staff helpful.

my original flight was cancelled the previous day, and i was rescheduled onto this flight, which left much earlier in the morning, impacting my previous evening and requiring me to get up much earlier in the morning to get to the airport online. This practice happens way way way too much, and it seems on every airline, though AA is probably the worst.

Spending 10 hours on a flight with no video or wifi access due to issues per stewardess was not enjoyable nor acceptable. Will follow up directly with the airline as well

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.

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These are the cheapest round-trip flights to New York found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
7/21Sun
1 stopKenya Airways
34h 25mJNB-JFK
9/2Mon
1 stopKenya Airways
28h 30mJFK-JNB
$715
9/8Sun
1 stopKenya Airways
29h 35mJNB-JFK
9/17Tue
1 stopKenya Airways
20h 05mJFK-JNB
$720
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1 stopDelta
21h 40mJNB-JFK
12/1Sun
2 stopsDelta
27h 25mJFK-JNB
$779
10/1Tue
2 stopsDelta
28h 10mJNB-JFK
12/1Sun
2 stopsDelta
27h 25mJFK-JNB
$782
5/27Mon
1 stopKLM
21h 10mJNB-JFK
6/24Mon
1 stopKLM
21h 45mJFK-JNB
$799
6/3Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
25h 05mJNB-JFK
6/9Sun
1 stopBritish Airways
19h 30mJFK-JNB
$842
6/6Thu
1 stopKLM
25h 55mJNB-JFK
6/13Thu
1 stopKLM
21h 45mJFK-JNB
$845
10/1Tue
1 stopBritish Airways
21h 45mJNB-JFK
12/1Sun
1 stopBritish Airways
27h 50mJFK-JNB
$860
5/30Thu
2 stopsEmirates
26h 35mJNB-JFK
11/15Fri
2 stopsEmirates
35h 15mJFK-JNB
$1,028
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6/5Wed
1 stopEtihad Airways
37h 00mJNB-JFK
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$391
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1 stopEtihad Airways
29h 20mJNB-JFK
$406
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$664
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29h 45mJNB-JFK
$665
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30h 00mJNB-JFK
$720
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32h 20mCPT-JFK
$812
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30h 54mJNB-JFK
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These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to New York that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/15Wed
multi-stopVirgin Atlantic
28h 05mJNB-JFK
5/26Sun
multi-stopVirgin Atlantic
33h 45mJFK-JNB
$809
5/14Tue
multi-stopKLM
23h 15mJNB-JFK
5/25Sat
multi-stopKLM
21h 45mJFK-JNB
$837
5/17Fri
multi-stopDelta
26h 14mCPT-JFK
5/30Thu
multi-stopDelta
20h 51mJFK-CPT
$864
5/14Tue
multi-stopDelta
28h 56mCPT-JFK
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multi-stopDelta
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$870
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multi-stopDelta
23h 03mCPT-JFK
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multi-stopDelta
27h 45mJFK-CPT
$871
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multi-stopKenya Airways
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5/27Mon
multi-stopKenya Airways
25h 55mJFK-CPT
$1,046
5/15Wed
multi-stopKenya Airways
36h 20mJNB-JFK
6/14Fri
multi-stopKenya Airways
39h 10mJFK-JNB
$1,083
5/15Wed
multi-stopBritish Airways
30h 20mCPT-JFK
5/23Thu
multi-stopBritish Airways
33h 40mJFK-CPT
$1,520
5/17Fri
multi-stopEtihad Airways
37h 00mJNB-JFK
8/7Wed
multi-stopEtihad Airways
35h 05mJFK-JNB
$3,791
5/17Fri
multi-stopEtihad Airways
37h 00mJNB-JFK
8/2Fri
multi-stopEtihad Airways
35h 05mJFK-JNB
$4,059

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