£252 Find Cheap Flights from South Africa to Birmingham

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Cheapest return fare
£514
Overall average: £548
KLM
Sun 25/1Sun 1/2
JNB - BHX • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way flight
£252
Typical prices: £368-£518
Multiple Airlines
Wed 24/12
CPT - BHX • 3 stops
When to travel
February
Cheapest • 29% price drop
July
Most popular
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Cheap Flights from South Africa to Birmingham

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

Sun, 25 Jan - Sun, 1 Feb
KLM Logo
23:59 - 21:20
JNB
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BHX
23h 21m1 stop
KLM Logo
06:15 - 22:05
BHX
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JNB
13h 50m1 stop
£514KLM
Fri, 26 Dec - Sun, 3 May
KLM Logo
23:59 - 20:05
JNB
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BHX
22h 06m1 stop
KLM Logo
10:35 - 21:20
BHX
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JNB
33h 45m1 stop
£524KLM
Sun, 25 Jan - Sun, 1 Feb
SWISS Logo
09:25 - 08:10
CPT
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BHX
24h 45m1 stop
SWISS Logo
18:50 - 10:50
BHX
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CPT
14h 00m1 stop
£524SWISS
Sun, 25 Jan - Sun, 1 Feb
KLM Logo
19:20 - 12:50
JNB
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BHX
19h 30m2 stops
KLM Logo
17:40 - 22:05
BHX
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JNB
26h 25m1 stop
£538KLM
Wed, 18 Feb - Wed, 25 Feb
SWISS Logo
09:25 - 18:00
CPT
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BHX
34h 35m1 stop
SWISS Logo
09:00 - 10:50
BHX
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CPT
23h 50m1 stop
£556SWISS
Sat, 24 Jan - Sat, 31 Jan
Emirates Logo
13:25 - 11:40
JNB
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BHX
24h 15m1 stop
Emirates Logo
13:40 - 20:35
BHX
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JNB
28h 55m1 stop
£557Emirates
Sat, 24 Jan - Sat, 31 Jan
Emirates Logo
13:40 - 11:40
CPT
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BHX
24h 00m1 stop
Emirates Logo
13:40 - 11:40
BHX
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CPT
20h 00m1 stop
£567Emirates
Sat, 24 Jan - Sat, 31 Jan
Lufthansa Logo
11:40 - 17:00
JNB
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BHX
31h 20m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
13:20 - 07:05
BHX
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JNB
15h 45m2 stops
£621Lufthansa
Thu, 29 Jan - Mon, 2 Feb
Qatar Airways Logo
15:45 - 06:10
PLZ
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BHX
40h 25m2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
14:10 - 17:45
BHX
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PLZ
25h 35m3 stops
£944Qatar Airways
Thu, 29 Jan - Mon, 2 Feb
Qatar Airways Logo
12:40 - 06:10
PLZ
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BHX
43h 30m2 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
14:10 - 17:45
BHX
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PLZ
25h 35m3 stops
£950Qatar Airways
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Birmingham

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

What is the cheapest month to fly to Birmingham?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Birmingham, 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 Birmingham is February, where tickets cost £432 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and November, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is £745 and £742 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is February with an average price of £417.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Birmingham, 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, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 40 days before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from South Africa to Birmingham

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight£252
Best time to beat the crowds (10% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (6% more expensive on average)
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FAQs - booking Birmingham flights

  • How far is Birmingham Airport from central Birmingham?

    You’ll need to travel 7 miles to reach the Birmingham city centre from Birmingham Airport.

  • What is the name of Birmingham’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in Birmingham, called Birmingham Airport (BHX). It can also be referred to as Birmingham or Birmingham Intl.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Birmingham?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Birmingham is Tuesday where tickets can be as cheap as £498. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are £651 on average.

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

    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 Birmingham.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Birmingham 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 Birmingham?

    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 Birmingham 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 Birmingham?

    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 Birmingham 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 Birmingham?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Birmingham is generally at night, when flights cost £523 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Birmingham is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £648.

  • How many direct flights to Birmingham are there each week?

    Each week there are around 125 direct flights from within South Africa to Birmingham. The most common day for departures is Monday, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Birmingham

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Birmingham flight deals.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from South Africa to Birmingham

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Birmingham. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Birmingham. 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 3434 reviews
7.9Food
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.2Entertainment
8.3Crew
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Could not board flight due to visa issue and emirates staff at the airport refused to help rebook flight because it was made by another provider. It took hours of communicating with my provider and Emirates staff each of whom said it was the others responsibility. As the time passed, I was eventually told it was too late for rebooking as I needed to do this at least three hours before the flight. Emirates staff also said the would unboard me but I believe I was recorded as a no show. Our first flight from Sydney to Dubai was more cramped than other airlines which was surprising considering their reputation.

2.0 MediocreAngela, Nov 2025
IST - DXB
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Could not board flight due to visa issue and emirates staff at the airport refused to help rebook flight because it was made by another provider. It took hours of communicating with my provider and Emirates staff each of whom said it was the others responsibility. As the time passed, I was eventually told it was too late for rebooking as I needed to do this at least three hours before the flight. Emirates staff also said the would unboard me but I believe I was recorded as a no show. Our first flight from Sydney to Dubai was more cramped than other airlines which was surprising considering their reputation.

I take emirates because of direct flights Otherwise no Cabin crew niot friendly and never friendly across the airlines Planes old inside not renewd .. this is not an issue The issue is the poor service

Crew were excellent and the bar service and chat fantastic. Cheese board delicious. Amenity kit good, very disappointing not getting pyjamas on this leg of the flight and needed to reuse from earlier flight.

No kids provided. Instead we were told to have contacted the airline that we have kids and require kids meals. We were not the only ones who inquired about kids meals. It’s odd. Emirates and other airlines give kids meals as standard and before the adult food comes out. The rice in our meals was gluggy and under cooked. The chicken was also raw. Sadly not the best experience with Finn Air. The hostesses tried to compensate with the snacks and drinks but missed the mark by a long way. Especially when paying Emirates/Qantas prices

This was my first time flying with Emirates. Overall, the experience was very good. I thought the seats in economy would have been a bit more comfortable, but, they seem to be on par with other airlines. The food was excellent and very satisfying. If you can afford it, I would definitely suggest upgrading to at lest premium economy seats for long haul flights.

Three meals on a single flight is disgusting. Even if I reject them all, sleeping is impossible and all that food (especially wasted food) is just antithetical to a pleasant flight experience. People were chucking multiple abandoned trays on the floor in front of my seat.

Hospitality is good. Should improve on buggage handling because l lost a suitcase. Layover in Dubai was too long , 6 hours

They should resume the fast track for business / first class passengers

First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

Everything I was good except food quality is very poor

Terrible last row seats many seats available but no offer to move to better seat

Delay and had to run between flight to get my connection due to this delay but besides that the overall experience was ok. I arrived with just an hour of delay.

At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

They forgot to serve food and the crew was very unfriendly. Never experienced such a bad KLM flight. Usually fly from Toronto. New York was different.

Couldn’t get boarding pass in SLC even with help from a redcoat, so had to find a desk in AMS to get boarding pass. Technical problems so not sure why. Very inconvenient. The KLM app is not as user friendly as most apps. Also had to wait almost an hour on the tarmac for a fuel truck, which caused us to miss a connecting bus in LUX.

KLM remains a quality flag carrier airline which maintains its standards whilst all their competitors are lowering theirs.

Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

The service was great. However the lounge only gets passing grade

Cabin crew professional, polite and friendly, boarding was seemless, but come on KLM surely you can do better than a pack of cheesy biscuits as an inflight snack

Smooth boarding, on time flight, decent food and entertainment options.

Best international flight I have had in a while! Far superior accommodation, services, food and general experience compared to U.S. airline companies.

0lane 2qs on tim3. Very bad food. No free wifi, only for texts. Entertainment poor and hard to access.

At boarding, the locations where we had to have our passports checked prior to boarding were very unclear. Occasional staff wandered around telling people, but in busy area of the terminal this was not obvious. It was also located well after the check in desk in terms of walking to the gate. The Premium Economy service was attentive and warm. The only big draw back was lack of restrooms, and no division or even curtain between PE and Economy.

We had seats between the bathroom and a screaming baby, and did not have enough room to lay my head down on the tray table. Not ideal.

Very nice crew and great food. Easy to board just wish the flight could be shorter or seats more comfortable or more room to walk around when you get cramps in your legs from sitting so long. Crew was great and attentive and really was good food.

Everything was fairly easy just hard when you get to Heathrow not know your Gate number until an hour before but otherwise really everything great. Did not get my texts in time though to do me any good but that is why I still like everything the old fashioned way and print everything out.

horrible.. they cause such a problem and my daughter 14 years old was stranded in san francisco

Not good. We returned on united airlines and the food was horrible.

The return was painful because of the flight that was canceled. Nobody was able to help us out. It took hours and a lot of walking on two different airports to get a new flight

I wish I knew in advance that the connecting flight was by indigo air

I appreciated the vailability of wheelchair services for persons with mobility issues all the way up to the aircraft. What could be better would be the food choices.

Qatar maybe considered one of the best ailines in the world but nowadays it is much of a muchness with the rest

Very efficient and professional staff. Food was good and so was entertainment selection.

All good. Over four hours flight if provided snacks like Qatar Airways would be better

Seated in row 6 you are separated from business class close to the toilets. The is a high panel in front that obscures forward viewing, coupled with no window view. Service is limited as the area is not in view of the attendants. It is closer in proximity to economy than business class.

It never happened. Me flight from Doha to São Paulo was lated and the time of waiting for the luggage arrives when we arrived in São Paulo was about 1 hour and half. So it took a lot of time just waiting the luggage of flight that was already late, consequently we lost the flight to Recife with Latam Airlines and had to go to the Qatar office to arrange another flight to us to Recife, that one with Azul Airlines. It was more 4 hours waiting to this other flight to knows that this other flight was delayed too, total of 5 hours more at the airport to waiting to go home :/

I wish the leg room was better for Economy especially for the outbound flights to India . The outbound flight to US and Qatar was good

Reason for travelling Tampa to Orlando is to fly Qatar Airline. we end up with American Airline. This was the miserable experience I ever had in my entire travel history. Flight attendants were rude. They hit my knee with the food cart and I was holding ice pack for 2 hours. I still have the pain after a week. WE boarded the flight twice because of the temperature inside the plan.

The staff was the best I have experienced as a frequent traveller in a long time.

My girlfriend had a health emergency and couldn’t board the flight. I asked for a refund, but you only offered half of the purchase price as a refund. Very disappointing.

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.

Very friendly, service oriented and responsive crew. Very pleased with th service!

I like the service and the efficiency. I am lactose intolerant and the lactose intolerant meal in business class was not astounding. Also, the business class fully reclining seats are not that comfortable.

Excellent once on board. Security staff at Johannesburg rude and aggressive.

The experience was great. A330 needs an upgrade between RDU and FRA and vice-versa.

It was my first experience in business class. It was everything I expected and more. Service was impeccable, food was delicious and I felt rested once I arrived to London

Using the media screen in economy class is a disaster

It wasn’t bad but it was not excellent either. The airlines are trying to save as much money as possible and we are paying price for it. Flying is not as it used to be.

A major problem at the Frankfurt terminal. You see your connecting flight is on concourse A and you see signs for A, but when you start to walk out to A, only then do you find A is in another terminal which requires a bus ride, passport control and customs. If you sit around in the first terminal too long, you can miss your flight. We made ours.

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