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Find cheap flights from South Africa to Manchester from £271

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Flights to Manchester - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to Manchester?

The average price of all flights to Manchester clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Manchester is Wednesday where tickets can be as cheap as £633. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are £700 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Manchester?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Manchester, 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 to Manchester is February, where tickets cost £677 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is £756 and £753 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is February with an average price of £494.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Manchester?

The average price for all flights to Manchester depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Manchester is generally in the morning, when flights cost £583 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Manchester is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £685.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Manchester?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Manchester, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 32 days before departure.

How long is the flight to Manchester?

The duration of your flight to Manchester depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Manchester on KAYAK are from Johannesburg, which takes 13h 30m, Cape Town, which takes 14h 05m, and Port Elizabeth, which takes 17h 20m.

How many direct flights to Manchester are there each day?

There are around 27 direct flights from within South Africa to Manchester every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 10:00 the most common departure time and 45% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to Manchester are there each week?

Each week there are around 186 direct flights from within South Africa to Manchester. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from South Africa to Manchester

Low season

January

High season

December

Cheapest flight

£271
Best time to beat the crowds (13% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (9% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Manchester

FAQs - booking Manchester flights

  • How far is Manchester from central Manchester?

    Manchester is 9 miles from the centre of Manchester.

  • What is the name of Manchester’s airport?

    Manchester is served by Manchester, also commonly referred to as Manchester or Manchester Intl. The airport code is MAN.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Manchester?

    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 to Manchester.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Manchester?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Manchester is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Manchester?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Manchester with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Manchester?

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

  • Which airline offers the most flights to Manchester?

    Of the 5 airlines that fly to Manchester, Loganair offers the most flights, with around 60 per week, followed by British Airways with 44 flights per week.

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Direct departures

South Africa to Manchester

Monday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +79 more

ANA, AccesRail, +80 more

Tuesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +78 more

ANA, AccesRail, +79 more

Wednesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +77 more

ANA, AccesRail, +78 more

Thursday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +79 more

ANA, AccesRail, +80 more

Friday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +80 more

ANA, AccesRail, +81 more

Saturday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +74 more

ANA, AccesRail, +75 more

Sunday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +81 more

ANA, AccesRail, +82 more

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Direct returns

Manchester to South Africa

Monday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +79 more

ANA, AccesRail, +80 more

Tuesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +78 more

ANA, AccesRail, +79 more

Wednesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +77 more

ANA, AccesRail, +78 more

Thursday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +79 more

ANA, AccesRail, +80 more

Friday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +80 more

ANA, AccesRail, +81 more

Saturday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +74 more

ANA, AccesRail, +75 more

Sunday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +81 more

ANA, AccesRail, +82 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from South Africa to Manchester

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Manchester. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Manchester. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3970 reviews
8.3Crew
8.3Entertainment
8.1Comfort
7.9Food
8.2Boarding
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I liked everything accept the delay try to improve in that area

8.0 ExcellentRolla, Apr 2024NBO - DXB
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I liked everything accept the delay try to improve in that area

The crew manager let the staff down by not ensuring special dietary requirements meal were coming in drips . The poor cabin crew did not stop . If organised the cabin could take a short break ..The cabin crew were AWESOME UNLIKE THIER TWO MANAGES!

Superb experience. I hope they bring back the fast track option at Heathrow immigration.

The lounge Emirates uses at Jeddah airport is horrible even with the opening of the new section. Food selection is poor and never enough seating . Staff are not friendly. Boarding process at Jeddah always an absolute mess

Had the salad which tasted awfully spat it out but still got food poisoning 1 after running to toilet crew would not let me sit near toilets I was stuck in window seat

I liked theAVML food. Taste was alright and quantity was enough. Sometimes during the flight I felt that the smell from toilet was coming to the cabin

The individual attention the crew gives to passengers is commendable and I find them positively helpful.

I bought Business class ticket but they treated me like economic class. No lounge allowed at check inn I have to take stuff out while other passengers have more than 25 lb in bag. Because I bought tickets from other than airlines . It’s discriminations from airlines to passengers.

Emirates is usually on time, but not this trip. Also, during the flight the attendants disappear unless called upon. Very strange. I have watched the quality of Emirates service diminish over the last five years.

On both legs of my trips (Jhb - Dxb and Dxb - Jhb) the entertainment system did not work.

The food from Lagos to Amsterdam was was very poor compared to AMS-YYZ

The flight was again delayed for more then 2 hours with some lousy explanation regarding the reason of the delay. Although the flight was delayed for more than 2 hours, no refreshments were offered (according to EU regulations). Last 4 flights on KLM - always at least 2 hrs late. So be prepared that you cannot plan anything with KLM.

Seats are fair enough for medium tall people. Good food all the trip. Fight attendances are warm

I thought KLM was the best airline but the Lima - Amsterdam was 1 hours late, the Brussels - Amsterdam was 2.30 hours late and the Amsterdam - Lima was 30 minutes late

The food was ok. The crew seemed like they were cranky. I had one guy get mad at me for passing in between the storage area to get to the other toilet. I can understand if it's not allowed but reprimanding me like I'm a student saying "This is the last time!" was not appropriate. During my meal time, there was a French family around me. No problems there but when we usually have meals, they are supposed to put their chair in the upright position. These people did not do it and the steward did not tell them to raise their seat in the upright position. However, I was told to do so! So, me and another person next to me had to eat with the monitor almost touching our faces. Furthermore, a lady in front of me was putting her feet up and preventing another elder passenger from putting her seat back. To make it worse, she was continuously hitting her back into her seat, shaking my monitor while I was watching a movie. A crew member did speak to her about it but then she accused me of pushing her seat forward! The crew member gave me a death stare and told me to stop pushing the seat forward. I did not even touch her seat at all, if I did, she would know it. Her boyfriend also stood up and tried to push her seat even further past the maximum decline to no avail. None of these people were reprimanded but the steward, some bald guy, was extremely friendly with them and did not even try to instruct them to do anything until it was time to land. I resisted the urge to really argue with them because I would have obviously been seen as the aggressor (I have no idea why). I hardly said anything on this flight except "more wine please" and "sorry" if I bumped into someone accidentally. Overall, it was an annoying flight and I had to resist the urge to yell at the steward and the people he was overly friendly with. The happiest moment of this flight was leaving it.

It was nice to be on a legacy airline, people try at least.

The flight itself it was great nice food the crew were very nice and helpful, Checking in from Birmingham wasn't great long queues for bag dropped, And I had my hand luggage case taken away from me even though I requested to have it with me as I had breakables items. I was told I can not because of the length of the flight with no explanation at all no options was given for me to take my fragile items out of my case it was taken away with hold buggage I find the staff member who was checking me in very unpleasant !! Can we please be advise if the rules have changed about the the carry on hand luggage it will be easier to be advise on booking your tickect if we not allowed to take the hand luggage with me. Overall I had a good flight .

The food quality is poor. The staff are very friendly and accommodating. The entertainment program was limited. I experienced a delay of 30 minutes due to two issues. Passenger luggage had to be removed and there was a technical issue with the stairs not detaching from the aircraft. The pilot managed to compensate and we arrived only 15 minutes later. The luggage at Dubai airport was very slow. I waited over an hour.

I requested wheel chair assistance , it was confirmed via email that inwoood get it but I didn’t get it . The last leg of my trip to Nigeria was the worst.

Amazing KLM service and brilliant economy comfort seats. Well worth the extra.

Far above average. The level of quality and service has really improved and passed most US carriers on this route. Go Edelweiss!

Flight was late and crew were unwilling to help with information on connections. Call light had been on for 61 minutes without tesponse.

SO disappointing. I spent so much money on this ticket, for them to cancel and not be able to rebook me in time. They were very unhelpful, and condescending throughout the whole Swiss airport. Will not be flying again.

Super friendly crew. Leg space and entertainment system are below average

The plane was so hot upon boarding. Their boarding process was so unnecessarily long. Service was subpar.

I guess just the food, but besides, amazing experience flying with swiss

Swiss ground crew was again at its prime and although I’m United 1K (Star Alliance Gold) they created problems with my hand luggage - while other passengers were boarding with more handbags and larger hand luggages, were critical on my 2 young kids attending the lounge with me and boarding the plane with me on the priority lane.

Everything was on time and efficient - expected from a Swiss crew. But the entertainment system was pretty bad - the display was old. Food was pretty bad and a couple of times they started serving drinks and then just skipped past my row (and likely several others)

I was pleasantly surprised with the whole experience. Thank you

Liked being hydrated. Carryon weight was limited for cold weather clothes that are heavy... could test to improve if possible.

Another 35 min delay landing No apology no communication or acknowledgment about this

Try to humanize onboarding and take AI out. It's embarrassing and useless

The food wasn’t great and it would be nice if the airlines showed documentaries about the countries we are flying into.

Overall good experience. Polite crew. Good foodandentertainment. Seats are small and bit congested though.

I ended up buying (for $340) "extra space" seats because I my flying partner was given a STY boarding pass, leading me to conclude that she was on standby and that we had to buy seats on the flight. I later learned that the flight was not sold out and that we could have gotten on as usual. To be honest, I felt swindled.

My school age daughter was not sat near me. We left almost an hour late. Therefore arriving late and missing another flight. Since it was not a connecting flight there was nothing Lufthansa could do about it. After the selay in take off and arrival we waited almost an hour for baggage claim. There was zero concern for my inconvenience. I asked if we could insure being seated together on the return. They stated no because we booked through Kayak. I typically love Lufthansa. This was very disappointing.

I'm Canadian. I have the unfortunate experience of pretty not having the choice to fly with them. THEY ARE TERRIBLE.

The process overall was pretty seamless, and the crew were very friendly (especially Michael). Considering we booked expecting Lufthansa and the flight was operated by United, it was still a very good service and journey overall. The in-flight entertainment was great, with lots of quality options. One slight negative was that I had selected a vegetarian meal prior to flying, but received a vegan one. I think there should be more dietary options as it meant I missed out on some food that I would have preferred (and it seemed like the standard meals and snacks had a vegetarian option anyway). There was also a group of people who were moving around a lot and being generally disruptive at the quietest part of the flight, when the lights were off and most people were sleeping. I would have appreciated staff stepping in to encourage them to be mindful of others). Towards the end of the flight (which was very early in the morning in both time zones), the lights suddenly came on and breakfast was served. In my opinion, this was too early, and everyone was rudely awoken from sleep. After breakfast was cleared away, the lights went off again for about 45 minutes, allowing people to sleep some more. Then the lights came on again for landing. It seems like if they had served breakfast later, the lights on-lights off-lights on shenanigans could have been avoided, and people could have slept longer (and staff could have rested longer too).

You only get a chocolate square and small bottle of water.!

Efficient boarding process. Staff are nice. Food should be better.

Better food and more space in the seats. Also when doing the web check in both times I was going in to your site the minute you open it and there is not really many seats to choose only to buy!!!

It was ok, not as good as it used to be. The Heathrow connection was a disaster - complete anarchy, unknowledgable and skimpy assistance and signage. Gate crew at next flight was great, held the flight while my wife struggled through security.

It was great! The seats were comfortable, and they fed me during the transatlantic flight, something which I have been missing out on for the past 3 years as I travel to and from school.

The seats were uncomfortable. It was an old plane. The crew could have been more hospitable.

This flight was cancelled at the last minute. We were rebooked on another flight but a day later. We lost a day of our vacation and paid for a night in a hotel we couldn’t use. The flights we were rebooked on (both American) messed up our seating on both flights-we didn’t get the seats we had paid for. All in all, a terrible experience.

I declined a wheelchair in Vienna as I was told it was a short walk. However, though I "boarded" the bus first, I was at the back when we got to the plane. There were steps up to the plane and no-one helped except the stewardess as I was near the top of the stairs. She found a better seat for me also.

Horrible connection in Heathrow on flight to destination. Flight missed due to delay on incoming flight. They did rebook us, and then that flight was delayed 2 hours. They don’t post gate info until 45 minutes to departure time which can cut it close if you have to take a tram to your terminal gate area. Then our return flight was completely cancelled. They notified us at 4:30AM. They rebooked us on a different airline and a different fare class. We were completely screwed. Travel day ended up being 30 hours. I will never fly them again.

Lost our bags in Heathrow, We didn’t receive bags in Mallorca for 3 days, out of a 7 day cycling vacation. Really inconvenient and disappointing!

There's no inflight entertainment, plane was old, power USB didn't work

We missed the flight to Barcelona because the flight from Baltimore was delayed. We flew on Vueling VW6653. Our luggage didn’t arrive. Please help us get our luggage. We are staying at Hotel Gran Via in Barcelona

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to Manchester found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
26/5Sun
1 stopEgypt Air
16h 45mJNB-MAN
30/5Thu
1 stopEgypt Air
15h 40mMAN-JNB
£554
26/5Sun
1 stopEgypt Air
16h 45mJNB-MAN
30/5Thu
1 stopEgypt Air
15h 40mMAN-JNB
£566
3/10Thu
3 stopsKenya Airways
32h 05mCPT-MAN
25/10Fri
2 stopsKenya Airways
24h 35mMAN-CPT
£620
15/7Mon
2 stopsKenya Airways
48h 40mJNB-MAN
24/7Wed
2 stopsKenya Airways
29h 55mMAN-JNB
£624
19/8Mon
1 stopBritish Airways
13h 25mJNB-MAN
4/9Wed
1 stopBritish Airways
16h 25mMAN-JNB
£689
30/5Thu
1 stopEmirates
23h 55mCPT-MAN
6/6Thu
1 stopEmirates
20h 30mMAN-CPT
£707
26/5Sun
1 stopEmirates
19h 40mCPT-MAN
30/5Thu
1 stopEmirates
30h 00mMAN-CPT
£741
2/7Tue
1 stopKLM
18h 30mJNB-MAN
18/7Thu
1 stopKLM
24h 45mMAN-JNB
£979
26/5Sun
2 stopsSWISS
20h 00mCPT-MAN
30/5Thu
2 stopsSWISS
28h 40mMAN-CPT
£1,000
2/7Tue
1 stopKLM
23h 20mJNB-MAN
17/7Wed
2 stopsKLM
17h 25mMAN-JNB
£1,037

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Manchester found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
20/5Mon
1 stopSAUDIA
16h 15mJNB-MAN
£271
22/10Tue
2 stopsSWISS
17h 45mCPT-MAN
£272
20/5Mon
1 stopQatar Airways
24h 40mJNB-MAN
£279
21/5Tue
1 stopQatar Airways
18h 10mJNB-MAN
£279
20/5Mon
2 stopsKenya Airways
32h 10mJNB-MAN
£282
20/5Mon
2 stopsKenya Airways
27h 20mJNB-MAN
£285
20/5Mon
1 stopLufthansa
23h 25mJNB-MAN
£295
22/10Tue
1 stopLufthansa
15h 35mCPT-MAN
£310
22/5Wed
3 stopsEthiopian Air
29h 15mJNB-MAN
£705
22/5Wed
3 stopsEthiopian Air
29h 15mJNB-MAN
£707

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Last minute flights to Manchester

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Manchester that are departing in the next 10 days.
14/5Tue
multi-stop
13h 30mJNB-MAN
21/5Tue
multi-stop
13h 20mMAN-JNB
£532
14/5Tue
multi-stop
18h 35mJNB-MAN
21/5Tue
multi-stop
13h 20mMAN-JNB
£549
14/5Tue
multi-stop
20h 05mJNB-MAN
21/5Tue
multi-stop
20h 20mMAN-JNB
£572
13/5Mon
multi-stop
19h 05mJNB-MAN
21/5Tue
multi-stop
26h 05mMAN-JNB
£601
14/5Tue
multi-stopKLM
23h 20mCPT-MAN
21/5Tue
multi-stopKLM
24h 50mMAN-CPT
£607
13/5Mon
multi-stopLufthansa
16h 30mJNB-MAN
20/5Mon
multi-stopLufthansa
32h 20mMAN-JNB
£627
13/5Mon
multi-stopLufthansa
14h 20mJNB-MAN
20/5Mon
multi-stopLufthansa
22h 25mMAN-JNB
£648
13/5Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
18h 45mJNB-MAN
20/5Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
30h 20mMAN-JNB
£789
13/5Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
29h 15mJNB-MAN
20/5Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
18h 35mMAN-JNB
£1,033
17/5Fri
multi-stopEtihad Airways
22h 25mJNB-MAN
21/5Tue
multi-stopEtihad Airways
22h 25mMAN-JNB
£1,639

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Flights to Manchester, England

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