£231 Find Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to the United Kingdom

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Book Cheap Johannesburg to the United Kingdom Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Johannesburg to the United Kingdom 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.
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Recent return flight deals from Johannesburg to the United Kingdom

Mon, 15 Jun - Thu, 18 Jun
Lufthansa Logo
08:45 - 22:40
JNB
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LHR
14h 55m
1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
20:25 - 06:40
LHR
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JNB
33h 15m
1 stop
£504Lufthansa
Wed, 17 Jun - Wed, 24 Jun
Multiple Airlines Logo
08:45 - 22:40
JNB
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LHR
14h 55m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:05 - 08:35
LHR
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JNB
20h 30m
2 stops
£509Multiple Airlines
Mon, 15 Jun - Sun, 21 Jun
Multiple Airlines Logo
08:45 - 22:40
JNB
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LHR
14h 55m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
06:00 - 09:20
LHR
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JNB
26h 20m
1 stop
£511Multiple Airlines
Wed, 17 Jun - Fri, 10 Jul
RwandAir Logo
03:10 - 09:45
JNB
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LHR
31h 35m
1 stop
RwandAir Logo
21:20 - 02:20
LHR
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JNB
28h 00m
1 stop
£512RwandAir
Tue, 7 Jul - Wed, 8 Jul
RwandAir Logo
17:45 - 09:00
JNB
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LHR
16h 15m
1 stop
RwandAir Logo
21:20 - 02:20
LHR
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JNB
28h 00m
1 stop
£513RwandAir
Mon, 13 Jul - Mon, 27 Jul
Emirates Logo
22:20 - 12:40
JNB
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GLA
39h 20m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
14:40 - 16:15
GLA
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JNB
24h 35m
1 stop
£645Emirates
Mon, 13 Jul - Mon, 27 Jul
Emirates Logo
22:20 - 12:40
JNB
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GLA
39h 20m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
14:40 - 16:15
GLA
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JNB
24h 35m
1 stop
£647Emirates
Wed, 17 Jun - Mon, 29 Jun
KLM Logo
23:15 - 17:20
JNB
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LCY
19h 05m
1 stop
KLM Logo
20:15 - 21:20
LCY
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JNB
24h 05m
1 stop
£666KLM
Fri, 20 Nov - Mon, 23 Nov
British Airways Logo
19:35 - 07:50
JNB
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GLA
14h 15m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
15:25 - 10:25
GLA
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JNB
17h 00m
1 stop
£675British Airways
Sun, 19 Jul - Sun, 26 Jul
KLM Logo
23:15 - 22:05
JNB
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BRS
23h 50m
1 stop
KLM Logo
10:45 - 21:20
BRS
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JNB
33h 35m
1 stop
£1,078KLM
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Johannesburg to the United Kingdom flights

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

What is the cheapest Johannesburg to the United Kingdom flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to the United Kingdom from Johannesburg found in the last 72 hours was to London, at £608 return. The most popular route is from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was £608.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Johannesburg to the United Kingdom depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost £504 on average. Morning departures are around 100% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £632.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Johannesburg to the United Kingdom?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg to the United Kingdom, 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 to the United Kingdom is November, when tickets cost £552 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, when the average cost of return tickets is £657 and £657 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Johannesburg to United Kingdom?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Johannesburg to the United Kingdom clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Johannesburg to United Kingdom, look for departures on Tuesdays and avoid leaving on a Friday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from United Kingdom, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Saturday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Johannesburg to the United Kingdom?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg to the United Kingdom, 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 a flight from Johannesburg to the United Kingdom, you should book around 15 weeks before departure, which saves you about 5% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from Johannesburg to the United Kingdom

Cheapest flight£231
Flight from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to London Heathrow Airport

Flights from Johannesburg to the United Kingdom: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew the route from Johannesburg to the United Kingdom 
Verified travelerFlew with British Airways
JNB
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LHR
Apr 2025
Allowing three hours for Heathrow transit is a good estimate.
Verified travelerFlew with British Airways
JNB
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LHR
Jan 2024
None really. It’s a long, but straight forward flight. If you can afford premium economy or better, do it for the comfort.

FAQs - booking United Kingdom flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Johannesburg to the United Kingdom?

    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 the United Kingdom.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Johannesburg to the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom?

    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 Johannesburg to the United Kingdom 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 from Johannesburg to the United Kingdom?

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

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Johannesburg to the United Kingdom

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Johannesburg to the United Kingdom? 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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3576 reviews
8.4Crew
8.2Entertainment
7.9Food
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
Airline reviews

Very bad service and food variety will never come back again

2.0 MediocreAmbrose, Apr 2026
DXB - LGW
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Very bad service and food variety will never come back again

What a great trip . From check in to the upgrade we received a big shout out to Cleverson who was able to help us navigate the whole process super patient and was just one of the best customer service experiences we received in a very long time . The amazing staff on the flight who went above and beyond to make sure we were comfortable amazing food and service if you have te opportunity to upgrade it's a must and well worth it.

Everything was perfect. Staff were informative and professional and flight boarding, flying and de-embarking was smooth. I would certainly travel with Emirates again.

My baby was with me it was really good experience with emirates

Fantastic as ever. Great staff super catering and excellent service.

Flight and entertainment great. Food needs to be improved, only one choice on the menu. Staff worked well throughout.

I liked the newer aircraft CRJ-550 since it had WIFI and the seats are more spacious.

There is an issue with A380 when it arrives in Munich, because a business class passengers like me have to wait for the first class passengers to disembark, which takes some time while you are also offloading economy passengers this causes an issue at customs where your business class passengers end up behind a large bulk of economy passengers This is a frustration and the early dislocation should be and is supposed to be a benefit of business class

I would have liked less packaged snacky stuff, more fruit. The crew was great.

Very poor boarding experience with these remote gates and buses. Also these 777s bardy need a remodeling. Entertainment is a bit laggy. Food and crew is still among the better, but they seriously have to do something with these remote gates.

Because of the long lay over hour, Rwand Air offered a free hotel accomodation and transport. This was highly appreciate d

Pleasant, relaxed flight. I had 2 seats to myself, which was a bonus. I couldn't find a flight tracker ap so I could know where we were but that's a minor complaint. On the plus side, the passenger announcements did not come through my earphones but were on main speakers only. That was a nice touch.

Flight delayed by 3 hours 45 mins and no explanation given or apology. Rebooked on a flight departing to final destination 48 hrs later and baggage not delivered.

My outbound flight was grounded in Lusaka so we never made it to Paris. DO NOT fly this airline you will be stranded and your plans will be completely disrupted

Inflight entertainment with electronic charging stations can help during a long flight.

The flight was delayed with no notice. No inflight entertainment. Communication is vital in any business.

Poor communication: Flight come directly to kigali , didn’t come via mumbasa. Favouring to Rwandan passenger to move from economic to bussiness class after flight depart. Where they don’t asked other older passenger who need more comfort. Rude staff : chekin airport at Mumbai. Talking in local language (marathi) while serving and no sorry no thank you attitude.

Seating and zone. The minor I went with didn’t even seat close to me

My seat 3G did not go down fully and the buttons were not working properly

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

Flights were delayed and due to a checked hand luggage bag by an overzealous gate agent in Berlin I missed my ground connection costing me another £80. Food was cold and bland, I honestly expect better from a national carrier operating out of one of their major hubs.

The staff was bit rude when I asked for an extra drink after one beer, asked for one wine glass.

Boarding was by group and we had to take the bus. There were no elevators so had to walk down the stairs. It would help to have escalators or elevators. Note I had a special needs child and the gate crew was rushing us in. The bus was full but we were packed with no seats to sit.

Some of the crew was sassy and not super helpful. The food was okay, but it seems like they were all unprepared compared to my flight I did from JFK to Frankfurt

Airline food is airline food, but the plane was wonderful and the seating comfort outstanding. One of my best flights in quite a while.

The service and flight was great. Luggage came out very quickly!

A bit more space? Not practical, I know. I felt squished in but part of that could have been the man sitting next to me.

The food could be better, more snacks. And have some plugs to chargue the phone.

Seating was average for a first class seat. It very modern. I expected better.

Nice people, efficient and professional, high quality, and well-run. Everything you want in a flight!

The plane was a long way from departure lounge. The plane looked tired but got us there.

BA Canceled this flight and put us on a flight leaving Aberdeen at 8:00 PM, delaying our return to the states by a full day. The cancellation caused us expenses in both Aberdeen and London and BA was completely unhelpful on the phone and at the airport.

First time flying with them! Loved it! Specially the schedule from Miami and being able to come back directly to New Orleans :)

They lost my luggage on my way to Namibia (I was unable to review that flight as I was in the bush/off line) It took 3 days to get my bag and I had to pay $375.00 to have it transported to my location as it was over 100 Kilometers from that Airport and the local Airlink carrier would not got that far.

Unable to check in online until the morning of flight. No early baggage check available nor any BA personnel present. Poor customer service.

Boarding process was chaotic. Confusion over Boarding gates: gate 55 or gate 56 ???. Unnecessary standing in long lines to board. Better to call out Boarding groups one at a time and everyone else to sit. Airline only has 2 Boarding groups 1-3 and 4-9. That causes over crowding and chaos

Lady next to me was coughing profusely the entire flight, other lady moved seats because of it, 8 hours of that during an overnight flight is a bit much.

The flight was ok. The seats are so small. The free wifi for members was not an option on this flight. The one flight attendant, older woman with straight white/grey hair, was very rude. The gentleman next to me asked about the wifi since he was a member as well. He stated, accurately, that the option to enter the idea number was not available. Her response was, "I don't know what to tell you" and walked away from him. The rest of the staff was wonderful. I asked another flight attendant about the wifi, she said the free wifi was not enabled on that flight (true or not- at least she was friendly). It was also pretty dirty. When I opened the tray table it had mushed crumbs and there was a dirty used pair of ear buds in my seat pocket. Lastly the air vent above my head was working but stuck so I was unable to move it to face me when it got warm. I fly American often but this really was not a great flight.

We waited all day on a delayed plane. More than a 6 hour delay which caused us to miss all connections and spend a second full day traveling. Also missed a day of work that i hadn’t planned on.

I liked the air hostesses, but no wifi was available for flight. my original flight was canceled and rebooking was difficult and no reason was given for cancellation. Business class cabin was nice and spacious.

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