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In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to New York was found on the route from Johannesburg, at $888 return. The most popular connection is from Cape Town to New York and KAYAK users have found round-trip deals for as low as $1,013 in the last 5 days.

A flight to New York costs $1,157 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $657 and departed from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport. The most popular routes on KAYAK are Johannesburg to New York which costs $1,152 on average, and Cape Town to New York, which costs $1,120 on average.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to New York is Wednesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $1,032. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are $1,271 on average.

The cheapest month for flights to New York is October, where tickets cost $884 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and June, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is $1,134 and $1,128 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is December with an average price of $296.

The cheapest time of day to fly to New York is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $1,091 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to New York is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,091.

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to New York, 25% of our users found tickets to New York for the following prices or less: From Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport $1,045 round-trip, from Cape Town $1,081 round-trip.

To get a below average price, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 1% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in New York is New Windsor Stewart Airport (SWF), with an average flight price of $117.

There are 3 airports in New York: New York John F Kennedy Airport (JFK), Newark Liberty Airport (EWR) and New York LaGuardia Airport (LGA). The busiest airport is New York John F Kennedy Airport (JFK), with 59% of all flights arriving there.

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 20h 00m, Johannesburg, which takes 21h 20m, and Durban, which takes 30h 05m.

There are around 3,818 direct flights from within South Africa to New York every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 54% of flights departing in the morning.

Each week there are around 26,726 direct flights from within South Africa to New York. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

There are not any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to New York. Instead, there are 10 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Johannesburg.

From South Africa, there are direct flights to New York from 2 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Johannesburg, with 7 direct flights each week.