Johannesburg (JNB) → New York (JFK)
O.R. Tambo International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport · 6,928 nm (12,831 km) · about 15.5 h nonstop
Cheapest economy fares, checked daily · 43 days of history · live business class search links
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Economy
last checked 24h agoKenya Airways · 1 stop · 25h 30m · travel Oct 26 · sold via Farera
When it's cheapest to travel
Travel dates of the cheapest fare found at each of our 55 daily checks — where the low fares were, not every date.
| Sep 2026 | $572 | 1× |
| Oct 2026 | $506 | 45× |
| Nov 2026 | $509 | 9× |
| Suncheapest | $509 | 9× |
| Sat | $529 | 13× |
| Mon | $531 | 32× |
| Checked | Fare | Airline | Stops | Travel | Sold via | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | $517 | Kenya Airways | 1 stop | Oct 26 | Farera | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-23 | $517 | Kenya Airways | 1 stop | Oct 26 | Farera | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-22 | $517 | Kenya Airways | 1 stop | Oct 26 | Farera | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-22 | $517 | Kenya Airways | 1 stop | Oct 26 | Farera | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-21 | $517 | Kenya Airways | 1 stop | Oct 26 | Farera | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-20 | $517 | Kenya Airways | 1 stop | Oct 26 | Farera | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-19 | $517 | Kenya Airways | 1 stop | Oct 26 | Farera | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-19 | $517 | Kenya Airways | 1 stop | Oct 26 | — | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-18 | $517 | Kenya Airways | 1 stop | Oct 26 | — | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-17 | $549 | Kenya Airways | 1 stop | Oct 26 | — | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-16 | $549 | Kenya Airways | 1 stop | Oct 26 | — | Book ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | $549 | Kenya Airways | 1 stop | Oct 26 | — | Book ↗ |
Business class
We don't quote business class fares on this route: our fare source prices economy only, and we would rather show no number than a wrong one. These open a live business class search for JNB → JFK:
Airlines selling the cheapest fares
Which carrier had the lowest fare on each of our checks over the last 90 days.
- Kenya Airways ×41
- Etihad Airways ×14
Notable flights on this route
- SA203 South African Airways — South African Airways, Johannesburg to New York JFK.
About this route
Johannesburg (JNB) to New York (JFK) is an ex-origin fare: the same journey started from a market where premium tickets tend to be cheaper, then connected onward. Ex-Joburg. It links O.R. Tambo International Airport in South Africa with John F. Kennedy International Airport in United States. The great-circle distance is about 6,928 nautical miles (7,974 statute miles), so expect roughly 15.5 hours in the air nonstop.
Every night we ask our fare provider for the cheapest one-way economy fare other travellers recently found on this route and record it, with the airline and the seller it was found with. A fare is flagged as a deal when it falls at least 30% below the route's 90-day typical price. Prices are a research starting point, not live availability — the booking links open the itinerary so you can confirm what's on sale right now. business class fares aren't priced by our provider, so that section links to live searches instead.
Fares are approximate, from public sources, and can be stale — always verify before booking.