£381 Find Cheap Flights from London Gatwick Airport to South Africa

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Best South Africa Flight Deals from Gatwick

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Cape Town
Cape Towndirect£381
Durban
Durban2 stops£543
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth2 stops£734
Hoedspruit
Hoedspruit2 stops£1,143
East London
East London3 stops£873
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg3 stops£879
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein2 stops£686
Cape Town
Cape Towndirect£381
Durban
Durban2 stops£543
Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth2 stops£734
Hoedspruit
Hoedspruit2 stops£1,143
East London
East London3 stops£873
Pietermaritzburg
Pietermaritzburg3 stops£879
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein2 stops£686

Cheap Flights from Gatwick to South Africa

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Gatwick to South Africa 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 Gatwick to South Africa

Mon, 6 Oct - Thu, 16 Oct
Norse Atlantic UK Logo
09:10 - 21:45LGW-CPT
11h 35mdirect
Norse Atlantic UK Logo
00:30 - 11:15CPT-LGW
11h 45mdirect
£381Norse Atlantic UK
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Mon, 6 Oct - Thu, 16 Oct
Norse Atlantic UK Logo
09:10 - 21:45LGW-CPT
11h 35mdirect
Norse Atlantic UK Logo
00:30 - 11:15CPT-LGW
11h 45mdirect
£382Norse Atlantic UK
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Thu, 9 Oct - Mon, 10 Nov
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:10 - 03:55LGW-JNB
16h 45m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 05:10JNB-LGW
16h 40m1 stop
£419Ethiopian Air
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Thu, 30 Oct - Sun, 9 Nov
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:00 - 03:55LGW-JNB
15h 55m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 05:10JNB-LGW
16h 40m1 stop
£432Ethiopian Air
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Tue, 2 Sep - Tue, 30 Sep
Turkish Airlines Logo
10:55 - 10:35LGW-JNB
22h 40m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:50 - 09:55JNB-LGW
17h 05m1 stop
£530Turkish Airlines
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Tue, 2 Sep - Tue, 30 Sep
Turkish Airlines Logo
05:30 - 10:35LGW-JNB
28h 05m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:50 - 09:55JNB-LGW
17h 05m1 stop
£532Turkish Airlines
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Mon, 1 Dec - Wed, 14 Jan
Emirates Logo
20:25 - 17:10LGW-DUR
18h 45m1 stop
Emirates Logo
19:10 - 18:25DUR-LGW
25h 15m1 stop
£759Emirates
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Mon, 1 Dec - Mon, 15 Dec
Emirates Logo
09:40 - 17:10LGW-DUR
29h 30m1 stop
Emirates Logo
19:10 - 11:40DUR-LGW
18h 30m1 stop
£761Emirates
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Fri, 24 Oct - Sat, 22 Nov
Qatar Airways Logo
14:55 - 10:35LGW-DUR
18h 40m2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
11:55 - 12:35DUR-LGW
26h 40m2 stops
£793Qatar Airways
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Mon, 1 Sep - Sun, 21 Sep
Qatar Airways Logo
14:55 - 15:05LGW-PLZ
47h 10m2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
15:45 - 13:25PLZ-LGW
22h 40m2 stops
£840Qatar Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Gatwick to South Africa flights

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

What is the cheapest London Gatwick Airport to South Africa flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from London Gatwick Airport to South Africa.

The cheapest ticket to South Africa from London Gatwick Airport found in the last 72 hours was to Cape Town, at £393 return. The most popular route is from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Cape Town (CPT), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was £393.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from London Gatwick Airport to South Africa?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of £952, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from London Gatwick Airport to South Africa?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from London Gatwick Airport to South Africa, 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 London Gatwick Airport to South Africa is March, when tickets cost £479 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of return tickets is £846 and £828 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from London Gatwick Airport to South Africa?

The average price of all round-trip flights from London Gatwick Airport to South Africa clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For London Gatwick Airport to South Africa, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Friday is the most expensive. Flying from South Africa back to London Gatwick Airport, the best deals are generally found on Monday, with Saturday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from London Gatwick Airport to South Africa?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from London Gatwick Airport to South Africa, 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 the flight from London Gatwick Airport to South Africa, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.


Good to know - Cheap tickets from London Gatwick Airport to South Africa

Low seasonJuly
High seasonMarch
Cheapest flight£256
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 40% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 20% lower on average.
Flight from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town

FAQs - booking South Africa flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from London Gatwick Airport to South Africa?

    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 London Gatwick Airport to South Africa.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from London Gatwick Airport to South Africa?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from London Gatwick Airport to South Africa 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 London Gatwick Airport to South Africa?

    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 London Gatwick Airport to South Africa 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 London Gatwick Airport to South Africa?

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

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost £713 on average. Morning departures are around 17% 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 £881.

Top 5 airlines serving from Gatwick to South Africa

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Gatwick to South Africa? 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.
8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3267 reviews
7.8Food
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.3Crew
8.2Entertainment
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Very pleasant.The crews are very helpful.Food are very good.

10.0 ExcellentPaul, Jun 2025BKK - DXB
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Very pleasant.The crews are very helpful.Food are very good.

The seating is spaced out nicely, The crew could have offer more drinks.

Emirates is superb service. The A380 was very comfortable. The cabin crew is really helpful

The best ever, friendly and attentive cabin crew, amazing captains who utilised their expertise for less turbulence, just overall amazing

Overall I was quite pleased with the experience; the cleanliness; the polite and attentiveness of the cabin crew; and the delicious food options.

It was great, a little more leg room would have been better particularly since we were in premium economy

Excellent comfort and entertainment. Service poor..Food average with little choice.

Comfort good. Service as usual poor. Cabin temperature as usual too cold, about 15 degrees

Boarding, seats, entertainment and service were all great. The food was great except for the fact that there were too many sweet items.

Poor flight aircraft very old Crew was friendly 1 person though

Worse fight I ever take since I start flying , still have even made home , and crew abandon us half way home . No water no food and no even anyone to answer our questions

I was denied lounge facility at airport. Explanation was not satisfactory.

I purchased Qatar airways after seeing ads about its service. To my surprise Qatar is marketing gimmick and horrible airlines which I don’t recommend to anyone Flight was dirty including flight from Miami to Doha And Doha airport restrooms are dirty On top of this they use this pathetic cheap indigo From Doha to Hyderabad which I will never fly Also they lost one of my baggage in Indigo and still waiting to receive it. I will never travel Qatar and will never recommend

Was downgraded from business to economy due to a faulty seat in business class. However when I boarded the plane there were no less than 5 free business class seats. Will never fly Qatar Airways again

Being a QR Platinum member traveling in business class, I expected the staff to be more courteous. Unfortunately, the lady staff was rude attending business class 1K side.

The rows of seats in economy class are seriously close to one another making eating and resting just about impossible - there is hardly any legroom. Anyone larger than average size would have an incredibly uncomfortable flight. I had to basically share my seat with the lady passenger next to me as she was too big to fit into her allotted seat.

Do I need to repeat my complaints about my lost carry on bag?

My carry on bag was taken by Alaska Air as we boarded in LAX! She said there was not room. There was plenty of room. I told her that my meds and personal items were in it. She did not care. She said it would be sent to my final destination, Nairobi. Well it got to Nairobi the day I was to fly home. The handle of my bag was crushed so could not retract. So I had to remove it. I had to buy converters, malaria medication. personal items. I filled out the missing form at the Nairobi airport. I asked that it be shipped to the Kisumu airport. When it was obviously not going to make it for my time in Kenya. I asked that it be sent to John Wayne Airport. NONE of that happened. I only knew it was at Nairobi because my air tag indicated it was finally in Nairobi the day I was leaving Kenya! Now I need to purchase a new carry on bag!!!

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

Food was good, attendants were friendly. Seats were not comfortable. Did not receive any amenities such as eyemask or earplugs that would have helped sleep. Additionally a large group of passengers boarded very late into boarding and were a disruption for almost the whole flight. Flight attendants did their best but the kids were making so much noise, kicking seats, and half the time no adult was sat with them so they weren’t being managed.

Bad experience; they are not good anymore. They charge too much for luggage seat are so uncomfortable, Flight delays which may miss your next flight, they don’t care if you miss the flight or not. Zero customer services for front desk representatives Istanbul's airport I’m not using this airline any more.

Working stuffs in flight are very welcoming,but boarding stuffs are the Ghana airport don't know their job.

The segment bkk ist was ok. The segment ist to yul the boarding was chaotic with 5 control before get in the plain, in addition to normal control by scanner and metal detector during transfert

One of the best flights I have been on in a while. Food was excellent. The chair-back screens in economy were A+. The crew was friendly and helpful.

Turkish Airlines overbooked the flight and they did not allow me to board the flight even though I had the proper boarding pass and was at the gate on time. Simply unacceptable.

Make sure to request a vegetarian meal in advance. They printed out menus for all passengers with the options but by the time they were halfway through (for breakfast and dinner), the vegetarian options were already all taken.

I liked the ability to walk and stand in the crew area. I hated the security check experience before boarding. The airport staff were so rude, yelling at us unnecessarily, delaying us on purpose, and even threatening to call the police on us!

Very old plane on the Istanbul to Bangkok flight, had an emergency exit isle row, no where to put anything, on a plus point loads of leg room. Food was the best I have had in 39 years of flying.

Old aircraft, very very low business class standards, no privacy between the seats, horrible old TVs, tiny bathrooms.

Very good except the boarding process too forever and wasn’t organized by group. I had a heavy pack or I wouldn’t have minded. I was in business. There were no audible announcements in the waiting area about boarding and everyone packed into the boarding area. Then boarding stopped for a long time but the staff made no announcements to update waiting passengers about the holdup. The flight was good after we got on.

Great experience. The flight was smooth with very little turbulence. We were in premium classic, so lots of leg room.

Didn’t know you had to pay for earbuds and food on flight. Sounds awesome and better way to not waste food or items. Comfort of flight is was amazing other than that

Unexpectedly was surprised with the space on flight in economy and the price.

I was not expecting having to pay for headphones, water and basic food in a 9 hours flight. Price for this flight was as high as any other, still I had to pay 4 lbs for a can of sprite. On top of that flight attendance gave a bothered look when I asked her for some ice for my soda. She reluctantly when to get it, brought me literally 3 cubes and walked away without looking at me to avoid another request. I couldn’t believe it. She was soooo rude. I will never book on Norse again and I will let everyone I know about this. Unforgivable, very bad customer service.

Great crew. Customer support is pretty much non existent. I had 2 tickets that were not used, the flight was overbooked. I think I should have been reimbursed for the unused tickets.

The movies were super old. The crew did not offer WATER???? 5 hours os flight and did not get WATER? Norse is the worst company I ever used and never will use again.

Why call us to board if we’re going to be made to stand in the tunnel for 20 minutes. Really hard for people with little children. Plus it took me ages to check in because my seat in Premium was overbooked so I didn’t actually have a seat. I did end up receiving my seat in Premium but there was a lot of stress and confusion beforehand. Hope is it possible to overbook seats? Especially in Premium!

We flew one way from Gatwick, London to JFK NY For 2 people $1200 and no food offered not even water. You had to buy food. Norse advertises as a low fare transatlantic airline, they may want rethink that. Crew, flight was fine. Ironically we flew American from JFK to Heathrow for $1000 (2people) and included food and drinks.

Longest check in line I have ever seen- brutal and airline personnel hustled me about the size of my bag even though I showed them that it measured exactly to the measurements posted on their site. Just super annoying- I get it - it’s a budget airline and you get what you pay for. Most of the flight were young people who seemed to have never experienced international travel. It’s worth paying for a seat otherwise you will be uncomfortable.

We flew premium on the way TO London but went back to economy for this flight. The differences I note here may be colored by changing service. The crew was professional and polite but cold on this flight and class of service. They seemed to want to have as little to do with us as possible, beyond providing the basic services in economy. The aircraft was still good though, and the pitch was about as tight as expected - manageable but no extra personal space to spare. Overall I would certainly fly Norse Atlantic again, given the opportunity.

Im if Ethiopian can allow customers to use their mileage for in flight connexion it will be great.

No Asian Vegetarian food was available on this sector but only fish and chicken and pasta were offered.

For Vegetarian Food was very poor. Though we had opted for Asian Vegetarian Food they didn’t serve but only what was available was served. We were offered Smoked Salmon!

My experience was great. The flight attendants were very helpful and nice, and the food was very good.

Very bad experience flight was over 5 hours delayed 😑 not a chance to be put on another flight we had to stay at the hotel we lost 2 days on our vacation. Never again I will fligh with Ethiopian airlines.

The ailine departed and arrived late foe every leg of the trip, causing myself and my travel companions to miss every connecting flight. It was very unorganized given theat there was a lot of miscommunication. The flights offered are unrealistic and when you call they assure you that the plane waits for you. I missed an. entire day of my vacation and any entire day of rest back home because of the airline. I do not plan to support the airline again. Thank you

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

I felt all of the food tasted the same. And we had five meals over the 16 hrs in the air.

The use of a domestic carrier without entertainment was disappointing and a let down

Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .

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