What is the cheapest airline that flies from New York John F Kennedy Intl to South Africa?

SAUDIA and Turkish Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from New York John F Kennedy Intl to South Africa

How old do you have to be to fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to South Africa?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to South Africa.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?

The required travel and health documents for your South Africa trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at South Africa. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

C$ 786 Cheap Flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to South Africa in 2026/27

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9:40 p.m. - 10:30 a.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

30h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

1:15 p.m. - 8:50 a.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

25h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

C$ 2,009Qatar Airways

Mon, 22 Mar - Mon, 29 Mar

9:40 p.m. - 10:30 a.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

30h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

1:15 p.m. - 8:50 a.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

25h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

C$ 2,010Qatar Airways

Mon, 22 Mar - Mon, 29 Mar

7:00 p.m. - 1:35 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

36h 35m3 stops Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Victoria Falls

2:25 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

30h 20m3 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

C$ 2,014SAUDIA

Sat, 3 Apr - Mon, 12 Apr

12:00 p.m. - 1:35 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

43h 35m3 stops Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Victoria Falls

2:25 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

30h 20m3 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

C$ 2,016SAUDIA

Mon, 22 Mar - Mon, 29 Mar

11:00 a.m. - 1:35 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

43h 35m3 stops Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Victoria Falls

2:25 p.m. - 9:00 a.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

49h 35m3 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

C$ 2,019SAUDIA

Wed, 17 Feb - Mon, 1 Mar

1:35 p.m. - 1:35 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

41h 00m2 stops Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Livingstone

2:20 p.m. - 6:35 a.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

23h 15m1 stop Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl

C$ 2,026Kenya Airways

Fri, 1 Jan - Sat, 23 Jan

9:50 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 20m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Addis Ababa Bole

3:10 p.m. - 2:35 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

29h 25m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Frankfurt am Main

C$ 2,047Ethiopian Air

Fri, 16 Oct - Mon, 26 Oct

9:40 p.m. - 12:40 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

33h 00m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

12:35 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

33h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

C$ 2,056Qatar Airways

Sun, 25 Oct - Sat, 7 Nov

11:00 a.m. - 1:35 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

43h 35m3 stops Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Victoria Falls

2:25 p.m. - 9:00 a.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

49h 35m3 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

C$ 2,057SAUDIA

Wed, 4 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec

7:00 p.m. - 1:35 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

36h 35m3 stops Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Victoria Falls

2:25 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

30h 20m3 stops Victoria Falls Nairobi Jomo Kenyatta Intl Jeddah King Abdulaziz Intl

C$ 2,059SAUDIA

Sat, 3 Apr - Wed, 14 Apr

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10:00 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 10m2 stops Abidjan Felix H. Boigny Addis Ababa Bole

1:50 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

36h 10m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Abidjan Felix H. Boigny

C$ 2,222Ethiopian Air

Sat, 10 Oct - Tue, 20 Oct

10:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

33h 00m2 stops Abidjan Felix H. Boigny Addis Ababa Bole

3:10 p.m. - 6:55 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

34h 45m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Abidjan Felix H. Boigny

C$ 2,224Ethiopian Air

Wed, 7 Oct - Sun, 27 Dec

1:20 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

53h 20m3 stops Doha Hamad Intl Lusaka Harare

12:35 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

33h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

C$ 2,255Qatar Airways

Mon, 5 Oct - Mon, 26 Oct

1:20 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

53h 20m3 stops Doha Hamad Intl Lusaka Harare

7:30 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

25h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

C$ 2,257Qatar Airways

Mon, 5 Oct - Wed, 21 Oct

3:45 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

40h 25m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Addis Ababa Bole

3:10 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

54h 50m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

C$ 2,272Etihad Airways

Tue, 6 Oct - Wed, 23 Dec

10:20 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

33h 50m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Addis Ababa Bole

3:10 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

54h 50m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

C$ 2,308Etihad Airways

Wed, 7 Oct - Thu, 22 Oct

1:20 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

53h 20m3 stops Doha Hamad Intl Lusaka Harare

1:15 p.m. - 9:00 a.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

25h 45m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

C$ 2,312Qatar Airways

Mon, 5 Oct - Sat, 24 Oct

1:20 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

53h 20m3 stops Doha Hamad Intl Lusaka Harare

12:35 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

33h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

C$ 2,314Qatar Airways

Mon, 5 Oct - Sun, 25 Oct

3:45 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

64h 25m2 stops Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl Addis Ababa Bole

1:50 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

32h 10m2 stops Addis Ababa Bole Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

C$ 2,329Etihad Airways

Sat, 10 Oct - Wed, 21 Oct

11:20 a.m. - 5:20 p.m.JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-CPT Cape Town Intl

48h 00m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Johannesburg OR Tambo

1:15 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.CPT Cape Town Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

31h 55m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

C$ 2,366Qatar Airways

Sat, 10 Oct - Thu, 22 Oct

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SAUDIA flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to South Africa

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SAUDIA

31 Mar

JFK7:00 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

36h 35m

3 stops

CPT1:35 p.m.Cape Town Intl

7 Apr

CPT2:25 p.m.Cape Town Intl

30h 20m

3 stops

JFK2:45 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

C$ 2,014

SAUDIA

22 Mar

JFK12:00 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

43h 35m

3 stops

CPT1:35 p.m.Cape Town Intl

29 Mar

CPT2:25 p.m.Cape Town Intl

30h 20m

3 stops

JFK2:45 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

C$ 2,016

SAUDIA

4 Nov

JFK11:00 a.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

43h 35m

3 stops

CPT1:35 p.m.Cape Town Intl

2 Dec

CPT2:25 p.m.Cape Town Intl

49h 35m

3 stops

JFK9:00 a.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

C$ 2,057

Turkish Airlines flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to South Africa

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Turkish Airlines

7 Nov

JFK1:20 a.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

38h 40m

1 stop

CPT11:00 p.m.Cape Town Intl

10 Dec

CPT5:15 p.m.Cape Town Intl

36h 10m

1 stop

JFK10:25 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

C$ 2,128

Turkish Airlines

10 Dec

JFK8:15 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

43h 45m

1 stop

CPT11:00 p.m.Cape Town Intl

19 Jan

CPT5:15 p.m.Cape Town Intl

32h 05m

1 stop

JFK6:20 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

C$ 2,170

Turkish Airlines

5 Nov

JFK9:15 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

42h 45m

1 stop

CPT11:00 p.m.Cape Town Intl

1 Dec

CPT12:55 a.m.Cape Town Intl

24h 25m

1 stop

JFK6:20 p.m.New York John F Kennedy Intl

C$ 2,171

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JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

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New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 22/3

9:40 p.m.-10:30 a.m.

1 stop30h 50m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 29/3

1:15 p.m.-8:50 a.m.

1 stop25h 35m

C$ 2,009

New YorkCape Town

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JFKCPT

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 22/3

9:40 p.m.-10:30 a.m.

1 stop30h 50m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 29/3

1:15 p.m.-8:50 a.m.

1 stop25h 35m

C$ 2,010

New YorkCape Town

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

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New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 3/4

7:00 p.m.-1:35 p.m.

3 stops36h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 12/4

2:25 p.m.-2:45 p.m.

3 stops30h 20m

C$ 2,014

New YorkCape Town

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JFKCPT

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Mon 22/3

12:00 p.m.-1:35 p.m.

3 stops43h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 29/3

2:25 p.m.-2:45 p.m.

3 stops30h 20m

C$ 2,016

New YorkCape Town

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JFKCPT

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 17/2

11:00 a.m.-1:35 p.m.

3 stops43h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 1/3

2:25 p.m.-9:00 a.m.

3 stops49h 35m

C$ 2,019

New YorkCape Town

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JFKCPT

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Fri 1/1

1:35 p.m.-1:35 p.m.

2 stops41h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Sat 23/1

2:20 p.m.-6:35 a.m.

1 stop23h 15m

C$ 2,026

New YorkCape Town

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JFKCPT

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Fri 16/10

9:50 p.m.-2:10 p.m.

2 stops34h 20m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 26/10

3:10 p.m.-2:35 p.m.

2 stops29h 25m

C$ 2,047

New YorkCape Town

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JFKCPT

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sun 25/10

9:40 p.m.-12:40 p.m.

2 stops33h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Sat 7/11

12:35 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

1 stop33h 25m

C$ 2,056

New YorkCape Town

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JFKCPT

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Wed 4/11

11:00 a.m.-1:35 p.m.

3 stops43h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 2/12

2:25 p.m.-9:00 a.m.

3 stops49h 35m

C$ 2,057

New YorkCape Town

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - CPT Cape Town Intl

JFKCPT

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 3/4

7:00 p.m.-1:35 p.m.

3 stops36h 35m

Cape Town Intl

Wed 14/4

2:25 p.m.-2:45 p.m.

3 stops30h 20m

C$ 2,059

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to South Africa

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What is the cheapest month to fly to South Africa?

The cheapest month to fly to South Africa from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around C$ 1,554, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you aren’t able to travel to South Africa during the month of February, then flying in April is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of C$ 1,571.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to South Africa from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to South Africa for around C$ 1,837 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to South Africa from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport for as low as C$ 1,559 on momondo.

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Best price found	C$ 786
Fastest flight time	27h 10m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to South Africa from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport in the past 72 hours is C$ 786. The best round-trip flight deal from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to South Africa found on momondo in the last 72 hours is C$ 2,009.

The fastest flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to South Africa takes 27h 10m

There are no direct flights from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to South Africa. There are no popular flight routes from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to South Africa.

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How old do you have to be to fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to South Africa?
The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to South Africa.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?
The required travel and health documents for your South Africa trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at South Africa. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.

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