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The cheapest ticket to the United States from South Africa found in the last 5 days was to Newark Airport, at $888 round-trip. The most popular route is Cape Town (CPT) to Newark Airport (EWR) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $888.

A flight to the United States costs $1,217 on average. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was $423 for the route Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) to Atlanta (ATL). The most popular routes on KAYAK are Johannesburg to Atlanta which costs $1,257 on average, and Cape Town to Atlanta, which costs $1,147 on average.

The cheapest month for flights from South Africa to the United States is February, when tickets cost $730 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and January, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,065 and $991 respectively.

The cheapest time of day to fly to the United States is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $1,090 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United States is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,090.

To get a below average price on the flight from South Africa to the United States, 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 the United States is Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Airport (IAD), with an average flight price of $1,040.

There are 582 airports in the United States. The busiest airport is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport (ATL), with 8% of all flights arriving there.

An average nonstop flight from South Africa to the United States takes 24h 47m, covering a distance of 8656 miles. The shortest route is Cape Town (CPT) to Newark Airport (EWR) with an average flight time of 15h 15m.

There are around 5 direct flights from within South Africa to the United States every day. Most flights (79%) depart in the evening.

Each week there are around 33 direct flights from within South Africa to the United States. The most common day for departures is Tuesday, with 18% 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 the United States. Instead, there are 33 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Johannesburg.

From South Africa, there are direct flights to the United States from 2 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Johannesburg, with 21 direct flights each week.