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£488 Find Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to New York John F Kennedy Airport

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Johannesburg to New York departing on 27/2. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest return fare
£589
Overall average: £640
Ethiopian Air
Wed 25/3Mon 13/4
JNB - JFK • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
£488
Typical prices: £372-£498
Etihad Airways
Fri 27/2
JNB - JFK • 1 stop
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Ethiopian Air
Cheapest • from £589 (return)
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Best reviews • 7.7 score
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When to book
2 weeks
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Our data shows that travellers who book at least 2 weeks in advance save around 4% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to New York (JNB-JFK)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Johannesburg to New York that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Johannesburg to New York

Wed, 25 Mar - Mon, 13 Apr
Ethiopian Air Logo
23:00 - 19:55
JNB
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JFK
26h 55m
2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
22:00 - 03:55
JFK
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JNB
23h 55m
2 stops
£589Ethiopian Air
Thu, 26 Feb - Tue, 10 Mar
Ethiopian Air Logo
23:00 - 18:55
JNB
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JFK
26h 55m
2 stops
Ethiopian Air Logo
22:10 - 03:55
JFK
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JNB
23h 45m
2 stops
£590Ethiopian Air
Tue, 24 Feb - Sun, 8 Mar
British Airways Logo
19:35 - 12:35
JNB
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JFK
24h 00m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
21:05 - 07:35
JFK
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JNB
28h 30m
1 stop
£607British Airways
Mon, 23 Mar - Wed, 8 Apr
British Airways Logo
22:00 - 22:05
JNB
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JFK
30h 05m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
07:50 - 09:25
JFK
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JNB
19h 35m
1 stop
£608British Airways
Tue, 17 Mar - Tue, 7 Apr
Delta Logo
22:00 - 16:59
JNB
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JFK
24h 59m
1 stop
Delta Logo
20:45 - 08:50
JFK
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JNB
30h 05m
1 stop
£617Delta
Mon, 20 Apr - Wed, 29 Apr
Delta Logo
20:25 - 22:50
JNB
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JFK
32h 25m
1 stop
Delta Logo
02:10 - 08:50
JFK
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JNB
24h 40m
1 stop
£618Delta
Tue, 17 Mar - Tue, 7 Apr
Delta Logo
22:00 - 20:35
JNB
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JFK
28h 35m
1 stop
Delta Logo
20:45 - 08:50
JFK
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JNB
30h 05m
1 stop
£618Delta
Tue, 5 May - Tue, 12 May
Delta Logo
20:25 - 15:55
JNB
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JFK
25h 30m
1 stop
Delta Logo
17:25 - 08:50
JFK
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JNB
33h 25m
2 stops
£619Delta
Tue, 17 Mar - Tue, 7 Apr
Delta Logo
22:00 - 22:29
JNB
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JFK
30h 29m
2 stops
Delta Logo
17:05 - 08:50
JFK
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JNB
33h 45m
2 stops
£621Delta
Sat, 28 Feb - Mon, 9 Mar
Delta Logo
22:00 - 12:15
JNB
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JFK
21h 15m
1 stop
Delta Logo
17:35 - 19:00
JFK
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JNB
19h 25m
1 stop
£622Delta
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Johannesburg to New York flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Johannesburg to New York to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport 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 round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport 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 from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport is September, where tickets cost £612 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is £706 and £705 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport 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 week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 4% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Johannesburg to New York John F Kennedy Airport

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight£488
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
Flight from Johannesburg to New York John F Kennedy Airport

When to book flights from Johannesburg to New York

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Johannesburg to New York based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking Johannesburg to New York John F Kennedy Airport flights

  • Does John F. Kennedy International Airport offer disabled access?

    The John F. Kennedy International Airport offers special accommodation for passengers with a disability. Note that you should arrange for all wheelchair services or oxygen requirements through the airline before the flight. The airport offers the Artificial Intelligence Remote Assistance, an app you can download that assists you to know what is near or in front of you. Each terminal also has a wheelchair accessible restroom. To locate one, ask at the information booth in Arrivals. For further assistance at the airport, you can talk to customer care representatives, who are visible as they wear red jackets.

  • Which transportation options can I use at John F. Kennedy International Airport?

    To travel from John F. Kennedy International Airport, you can use different options, including taxis. You will find taxi stands outside each terminal. Taxi fares include a flat rate of $52 (R921.73) to the first destination. The taximeter and receipt will reflect the flat rate. The airport is also connected to New York City via the subway. From the Jamaica and Howard Beach Stations, you should take the A Line. The fare is $8 (R141.8) for the train and $2.75 subway fee for a total of $10.75 (R190.55).

  • What is the cheapest flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport was £488 for a one-way ticket and £589 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Johannesburg to New York John F Kennedy Airport?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Johannesburg to New York John F Kennedy Airport?

    SkyTeam is the only airline alliance operating flights between Johannesburg and New York John F Kennedy Airport.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Johannesburg to New York, KLM or Virgin Atlantic?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Johannesburg to New York are KLM and Virgin Atlantic. With an average price for the route of £671 and an overall rating of 7.7, KLM is the most popular choice. Virgin Atlantic is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £625 and an overall rating of 7.5.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Johannesburg to New York John F Kennedy Airport?

    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 from Johannesburg to New York John F Kennedy Airport.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Johannesburg to New York John F Kennedy Airport?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New York John F Kennedy Airport from Johannesburg is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Johannesburg to New York John F Kennedy Airport?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to New York John F Kennedy Airport with an airline and back to Johannesburg with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Johannesburg to New York John F Kennedy Airport?

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport

  • If you want to travel from Johannesburg to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), you can fly via Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport (JNB), which is served by many airlines, including KLM, Etihad Airways, Cathay Pacific, Air France and Virgin Atlantic.
  • At Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport, you can catch up with your spiritual routine by visiting the prayer room or chapel. The airport offers a Christian Chapel in Terminal B, on Level 2. A Muslim Prayer room is also available in Terminal A, Arrivals basement.
  • You can find baby care facilities at John F. Kennedy International Airport if you want to nurse your young one. These nursing stations are located in Terminal 1 near Gate 1 (Gate C70), in Terminal 4 near Gate A3, in Terminal 5, near gates 1, 12 and 27.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Johannesburg to New York

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Johannesburg to New York. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Johannesburg to New York? 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.
7.7
KLMOverall score based on 1450 reviews
7.6Comfort
8.4Crew
7.3Food
7.8Boarding
7.1Entertainment
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Flight was on time, staff are friendly and helpful onboard.

8.0 ExcellentShereen, Dec 2025
AMS - YUL
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Flight was on time, staff are friendly and helpful onboard.

Delay and had to run between flight to get my connection due to this delay but besides that the overall experience was ok. I arrived with just an hour of delay.

At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

The immigration hall in Amsterdam was understaffed, so passport checking was slower than it should be for a major airport. They need to get the automatic readers up and running for non EU passport holders. Waiting in line after a long flight feels a bit abusive.

Short flight so it was okay. Nice crew, all very pleasant and professional. We were near the back in row 27 so just as we got our drinks, we started our descent so had to drink very quickly!

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

I appreciate that KLM was proactive in informing me of the 2 hour delay which enabled me to replan my travel. It was a bit stressful not knowing whether my connection from Montreal to Ottawa was happening. But the ground and air crew did a good job at comforting and assuring me.

Food has been disappointing in both legs of flight to india

Great staff great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Great staff, great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Food was the worst I’ve had on a VA flight. Normally it’s a lot better

I was my pleasure to fly virgin on my birthday for my first solo trip ever 🫶🏼

These are one of the older seat arrangements facing away from the windows! Not particularly convenient sets. No storage spaces. NO COAT HANGING HOOKS. Inconvenient business class seat compared to any other airlines of similar class. Staff are excellent! Extremely professional, friendly. Food is good too.

Overall, flight was excellent but check in was very slow for Premium Economy. Economy queue was shorter but we weren't allowed to use it.

The staff was not very polite but the flight was very very nice and comfortable and the entertainment was great

Great crew - old style upper class seats on the older fleet now feels dated

Premium economy more comfortable than economy, but not by much. Did was awful, do not try the omelette. Flight crew were helpful. Flight was delayed by over an hour. Overall but bad, arrived safely and thank God.

Good flight. There were a few issues with the flat bed. It was some technical issues. Otherwise everything was good

It was great! Kept the time. Provided what was promised

The crew could have been more friendly and could have offered to make the beds. Also, Ethiad should have more vegetarian food options.

It was mediocre. Honestly, the flight was late but that didn’t bother me as I had plenty of time. The only thing that bothered me is that the crew never asked to make the beds for us in business class. Maybe the crew was exhausted and that just didn’t occur to them.

From the start of my vacation at Logan Airport, Boston it was chaotic. I'm praying my flight home is better .I'm grateful that we landed safe

On this flight...fine. The one from India to Abu Dahbi, awful.

Kayak and Aran grant issuing business class tickets without lounge access and sometimes 1 or 2 connections in economy class. It’s very disappointing to find out that after buying the ticket. Never buy tickets on kayak and Aran grant again

We have paid premium price for a business class Cabinet and we have received the old 777 with the following apart business class that is not to standard. It was very disappointing and it’s a very bad reputation for a premium airline company. This aeroplane should be the commission from being as a business class. We will pass this knowledge to our colleagues because the quality of business class in Etihad is not consistent and it is a lucky dip that sometimes you’re getting a good aeroplane and sometimes you’re getting their 30 years old aeroplane. The crew of the aeroplane have apologise and said that they hate this aeroplane and they have complained about it multiple times as well. Obviously Etihad is putting the economy in front of the Customer Experience. For the future we will not take this risk anymore and will fly with established company like emirates.

Was so disappointing. Business class with no TV, uncomfortable seats. Had much higher expectations.

Very disappointing #1 - You have to pay extra to use the business lounge, or else you sit in the cold airport for 7 hours and fall sick #2 - Did an awful job with boarding, they turned on the "last call" notice on the monitor made the passengers come running to the gate, once the passengers came close the crew would tell them - hey we are not boarding yet, this included passengers with children also, this was happening all the time, it was pitiful to see #3 - Did not have the courtesy for the passengers in the business class, there is a reasons why people choose business class, because they need to get to work, that means sleep is very important for them, in the business class, the crew members would themselves cause so much noise by closing the door in a loud way, once the crew member does it then the other passengers are also doing it, #4 - the food did not smell good, #5 - The Abu Dhabi airport is small, so not a whole lot to do, especially when the layover is 7+ hours. #6 - Did not provide the slippers with pajamas, #7 - also the pajamas also I had to ask, only after asking it was provided. #8- Asked for an extra pillow because the pillow they provided was not tall enough, the crew member said there was no additional pillow and gave me something like a blanket, I tried my best to use that as a pillow, but my head kept on sliding and that messed up my sleep and did not get deep thorough sleep Overall the airlines did not have an understanding of how to care for the passengers, especially the business class ones. Overall it was a bad experience, I would much rather spend the money with Qatar airways, the experience with Qatar is so much better.

I purchased the upgrade to have 3 seats open, so I was able to sleep 9 hours. Without that I would have been miserable

Our luggage was supposed to be checked through from Arusha to Cape Town. We didn't know that it was a self transfer in Johannisburg. Kayak should not have sold this flight combination with out a self transfer alert.

There was chaos checking because of a canceled flight the day prior. Also, we had an issue with tickets. The KQ agent went above a d beyond to help us get on board the flight Overall the 13+ hour flight is uncomfortable in coach. I may try to upgrade on return

For a long haul flight, the seats were too narrow. Paid for extra legroom but wish I could have paid for width! I was pressed against another person for the whole donation of the flight.

Delayed flight made my day very long, but other than that KQ got me to my destination in good shape.

The nice treatment and lovely pilots who accepted my son inside for a photo.So lovely of them

Got delayed for over 24 hours. Fight was cancelled. Was put up at a nice hotel whose kitchen was unfortunately not prepared for the sudden influx of guests The headphone jacks on the seat were loose and sound kept getting dropped over the headphones. Food was good though. Certain items (Amarula) were not available for purchase over the on-plane duty free. Had been told i would pick my luggage at my final destination*wrong* had to pick it up in JFK and recheck it and then got charged for it**** too tired to argue with the Delta staff on the issue.... after a 15 hr flight.

This one is not bad even it is late, but they apologize and every time they announced the update.

I’m very disappointed for this trip and I will never travel again in this airline. In addition, I don’t recommend to any human being to travel to Kenya Airways. They keep me at Nairobi for 4 days without care. I was at Nairobi from 6 a.m Morning up to 10 a:m Thursday. For that reason, I have trouble for my work and may be I will lose my job. During for those 4 days I didn’t have my medicine, I didn’t have clothes to change because all my clothes were in my checked bags. On Thursday, when I got flight, they don’t even apologize for all consequences I had. During for those 4 days, I learned many things for this airline. It is their system to treat passengers like this because they had hundreds or thousands passengers around Nairobi waiting for their flights after their original flights cancelled. If I lose my job, I planned to file claim to the airline. This is not airline to travel with.

They weight duty free goods at check in and count the weight as carry on luggage. Results : for 4 bottles I had to opay $150. rip off. Be careful to avoid any duty free shopping at Dubai airport

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