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Johannesburg and Cape Town: South Africa from New York
Safari gateway and the Cape, with only three flights.
United flies nonstop from Newark to Johannesburg, the gateway to Kruger and the safari lodges. Star Alliance airlines link Johannesburg to Cape Town, and United flies nonstop from Cape Town back to New York. In total: about 26 710 km and 32 h 45 in the air, on 3 nonstop flights.
Your stops in pictures
The itinerary, leg by leg
1New York-Newark → Johannesburg
United14 h 45
United14 h 452Johannesburg → Cape Town
Singapore Airlines, South African2 h 15
Singapore Airlines, South African2 h 153Cape Town → New York-NewarkUnited15 h 45
United15 h 45Build your trip in 4 steps
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The airlines you'll fly
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Singapore AirlinesStar Alliance
South AfricanStar Alliance
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