£402 Find Cheap Flights from England to South Africa – Compare and Save

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 England to South Africa.

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

Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from England to South Africa with an airline and back with another airline.

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

American Airlines connects England to South Africa with 21 flights per week. British Airways also offers 21 flights per week, while Iberia follows with 21 flights per week.

There are 19 airports in South Africa. The busiest airport is OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg (JNB), with 55% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in South Africa is Cape Town Intl Airport (CPT), with an average flight price of £616.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to South Africa is Tuesday when return tickets can be as cheap as £742. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, when return prices are £805 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost £738 on average. Morning departures are around 100% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Africa is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £773.

The cheapest ticket to South Africa from England found in the last 5 days was to Cape Town, at £361 return. The most popular route is London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) and the cheapest return ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was £464.

The cheapest month for flights from England to South Africa is November, when tickets cost £405 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is £682 and £642 respectively.

To get a below-average price on a flight from England to South Africa, 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.

From England, there are direct flights to South Africa from one city. This city is London and there are 112 direct flights each week.

There are around 16 direct flights from within England to South Africa every day. Most flights (71%) depart in the evening.

Each week there are around 112 direct flights from within England to South Africa. The most common day for departures is Monday, with 14% of flights taking off on this day.

An average direct flight from England to South Africa takes 17h 54m, covering a distance of 5925 miles. The shortest route is London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) with an average flight time of 10h 55m.

There aren’t any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to South Africa. Instead, there are 112 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from London.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Johannesburg (48% of total searches to South Africa). The next most popular destinations are Cape Town (45%) and Durban (3%). Searches for flights to Sun City Resort (2%), to Port Elizabeth (1%), and to George (1%) are also popular.