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Cheap Flights from South Africa to Birmingham

 
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Recent return flight deals from South Africa to Birmingham

Mon, 2 Nov - Mon, 9 Nov
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08:20 - 10:55JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham
28h 35m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Barcelona-El Prat
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07:15 - 13:30BHX  Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
28h 15m2 stops Rome Fiumicino Addis Ababa Bole
£549Multiple Airlines
Mon, 2 Nov - Mon, 9 Nov
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08:20 - 10:55JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham
28h 35m3 stops Addis Ababa Bole Rome Fiumicino Barcelona-El Prat
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13:35 - 13:30BHX  Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
21h 55m3 stops Barcelona-El Prat Rome Fiumicino Addis Ababa Bole
£584Multiple Airlines
Mon, 2 Nov - Mon, 9 Nov
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13:45 - 06:10JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham
18h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
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14:10 - 15:35BHX  Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
23h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
£596Qatar Airways
Sun, 25 Oct - Thu, 19 Nov
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14:05 - 12:40JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham
24h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
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08:00 - 08:40BHX  Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
22h 40m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl
£600Qatar Airways
Mon, 15 Mar - Thu, 25 Mar
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18:50 - 15:50JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham
23h 00m1 stop Istanbul
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16:50 - 22:25BHX  Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
27h 35m1 stop Istanbul
£616Turkish Airlines
Mon, 15 Mar - Thu, 25 Mar
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18:50 - 15:50JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham
23h 00m1 stop Istanbul
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16:50 - 22:25BHX  Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
27h 35m1 stop Istanbul
£617Turkish Airlines
Tue, 3 Nov - Tue, 10 Nov
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20:00 - 18:45CPT  Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham
24h 45m1 stop Dubai Intl
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13:40 - 11:40BHX  Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl
20h 00m1 stop Dubai Intl
£646Emirates
Wed, 20 Jan - Wed, 27 Jan
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19:40 - 12:50JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham
19h 10m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol
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13:30 - 11:25BHX  Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
19h 55m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Paris Charles de Gaulle
£659KLM
Fri, 9 Oct - Sun, 25 Oct
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23:15 - 12:40CPT  Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham
14h 25m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol
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20:45 - 22:40BHX  Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl
23h 55m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol
£664KLM
Fri, 30 Oct - Fri, 6 Nov
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10:25 - 11:40JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham
27h 15m1 stop Dubai Intl
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13:40 - 16:35BHX  Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
24h 55m1 stop Dubai Intl
£684Emirates
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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 flight to Birmingham?

In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Birmingham was found on the route from Johannesburg, at £549 return. The most popular connection is from Cape Town to Birmingham, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as £592 in the last 5 days.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Birmingham?

The cheapest month for flights to Birmingham is November, where tickets cost £602 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is £702 and £690 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is November with an average price of £301.

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

To get a below average price, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 6% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 21 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from South Africa to Birmingham

Low season

February

Cheapest flight

£367
Best time to beat the crowds (3% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (2% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Birmingham

FAQs - booking Birmingham flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Birmingham?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Birmingham was found on the route from Johannesburg, at £549 return. The most popular connection is from Cape Town to Birmingham, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as £592 in the last 5 days.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

    Each week there are around 185 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

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Birmingham? 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 3662 reviews
8.4Crew
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.9Food
8.2Entertainment
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Very bad service and food variety will never come back again

2.0 MediocreAmbrose, Apr 2026
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Very bad service and food variety will never come back 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.

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.

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

Everything was superb, only bad point was that the fast track on London Heathrow arrivals was not handed out to me and I had to go back to the gate to collect it.

All was good. Emirates should restart allowing fast track immigration for business class at Manchester airport. Saves a bit of time

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

Other than the airline changing my aisle seat to a middle row, all else went well.

The flight was excellent, the crew was super friendly. The only complaint I have is, 3 of my zipper handles were broken and there were 2 massive scratches on the back of my bag

As per usual when you Hit the UK it's a slow process through customs Not as efficient at Thailand for sure

Empty seats next to me - wish it had been for a longer flight!!

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

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

Overall very poor. Flight was disorganised, staff were rude and this is my second experience with KLM that I've had baggage go missing. It feels like, if you are an economy customer, KLM staff do not show you any care. I shall never fly with KLM again. Worst airline in Europe

The plane. Airbus A330-200. Comfortable for a 7-hour flight. Seats seemed to have more legroom. I was in row 17. Flight was operated by Delta but was better than expected.

Well, in my case; the flight was delayed 1 hour, we have to wait in the plane to get green light. And the plane (probably because was a short trip) did not have entertainment or WiFi. No a good experience.

one of my bags was drenched with fish smelling water and all my new clothes bought at dublin and the 23kg checked in bag were all gone waste with very pungent fish smell and also having stains

The chicken on the flight Boston to Zurich wasn’t very good. It was bland passable. Too much sugar in the Cole slaw. Cabbage is an amazing veg and can be much more crisp and alive. Flight attendants were Wonderful! Seats were a bit beat up but okay. In economy it was tight when the person in front learned back the screen became too close.

The premium economy seat was the wurst one I have ever experienced

The flight and all amenities were good to excellent. SWISS was awful to deal with. Every step of the way they nickel and dime you. Chose your seats? $14. Change your seats… No accounting for the prior payment. You get billed again. 17 pound restriction on overhead luggage, nonsense. It’s a weight in the plane whether it’s in the overhead or in check baggage. They just milk you for every cent they can and I resent it. The flight was excellent.

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

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.

The flight was generally good but was delayed departure meant a very late arrival for a connecting flight.

For the price of the ticket it's probably the best service in the world

I have no complaints. The crew was attentive, pleasant and heloful

It was great! Friendly crew. Good food and service. Great snacks. But one of our luggage did not come to Chicago. Stood at carrousel until the end waiting for our bag and it wasn’t there. Then we had to rush very fast to catch our connecting flight to Cleveland and almost missed it

Missed connecting train since flight was late into Zurich and I had to stay at airport hotel because of it as well as I had to repurchase train ticket

The crew were fabulous. We travelled Doha to Miami and the crew in board we exceptional too.

Qatar was pretty OK for their services but Arangrant was awful at theirs and frankly lied to me. Qatar offers four business class fares and only three of them allow lounge access. This is a horrible policy when you pay so much for business class and shame on them for denying the simple use of their lounges for this confusion. When I requested my business class ticket with Arangrant I knew this and specifically told them I would only purchase the lowest class business seat that would still permit me lounge access on all legs of my trip. They lied to me and said I did and then I was refused this service on my return flights. I had no less than 4-8 schedule changes and got screwed by a late departure from DCA on my double connection to JNB. I lost nearly a full day on my outbound and then had little to no use of the lounges on my outbound flights. To then be denied access on my return flights made the 27 hour trip home pretty awful. Kayak should no longer work with Arangrant as they are dishonest and liars. Qatar should price all four of their business class fares to include lounge access and stop the insanity they have forced on people. My return trip home nearly ruined my entire trip to South Africa and I blame Arangrant for telling me lies and for Qatar for offering insane rules and regulations on such expensive business class fares. For the money I paid to Qatar, I did not receive the full services I was promised. I will probably never use Arangrant and their ignorant services ever again. I will question whether I ever fly on Qatar Airways again as well. When you pay so much and get such little in return, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Arangrant gives the whole industry a bad name and Qatar is not far behind them. I can honestly say that the wretched service and way I was treated by both have soured me on travel companies and airlines. It is bad enough that we have an idiot, felon, racist and bigoted president and administration to contend with while he has started an illegal war, I did not expect to get screwed over by Arangrant and Qatar as well. Shame on all of you.

Looks like a local flight. Food was horrible. No entertainment system.

They didn't board by zones and it was a free for all. The 16 hour flight was the most excruciating experience of my life and the seats were TINY... with no leg space and my feet were swollen immediately. The food was so bad it was inedible.

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

Good staff, good intent, decent entertainment. More seat space would always be of benefit

There’s lots of problem I faced from Bom to Doha that experience was worst I never faced before like this

Was unable to check in via app or website with supplied booking code (something to do with flight being operated by a partner airline, although the code didn’t work on the partner’s website either) Specified a vegetarian meal during booking, but that somehow wasn’t captured in airline’s system By the time flight crew got to my row, now vegetarian food was available. Had nothing to eat on flight from Philadelphia to Doha! Flight attendant was completely unconcerned and actively apathetic to the situation

Vistara i bought a biz class fare but a few days before vistara always changes my biz class flight to economy .. happened to me 4 times .. seated could be wider .. boarding could be more organized .. crew did their best but not enough resources all in all very poor experience Qatar Delhi .. only complain .. no clear signage to lounge for transferring pax .. its a Delhi shot coming.. no feeling of exclusivity for biz/ 1st class pax.. but everything else was much better .. once i boarded Qatar .. i loved it

I didn’t not pay to fly with American Airlines!!!!!!!they are the worst!!

Feral children not being controlled by Turkish parents should be addressed by crew rather than allowing them to disrupt the passengers around them. The flight is a paid service and poor behaviour should be addressed.

Food wasn’t good but not their fault as I should have pre selected

I had issue with my boarding pass. When I arrived in London Gatwick Airport. My e-ticket wasn't scanning and had to do a lot of back and forth with Air Transit I order to board my flight, which I almost missed as a result of this.

The food and drinks were below the normal standard we expect from Turkish Airlines. On a 4 hour flight we received 1 drinks service and 1 food service, the latter was a cheese omlete, which is well below what we have received in the past, such a shame we always recommend this airline..

It was great except my luggage was C severely damaged over i picked it up off the carousel in London. . A suit case that had been used once does no longer have the use of the extendable arm as it’s broken

A fairly standard 2/2 configuration. Boeing 787-9 is modern but the amenities chosen by Turkish for their seats are slightly limited - no in-seat charging, for example. Otherwise, a good flight.

Not sure how they are rated best airline in Europe. If they are the best; then I worry about the overall airline standards of European airlines. Seats were very uncomfortable and almost closer to budget airlines in terms of comfort. A sore bottom after a long haul flight ruins your holiday at the start. Check in process was okay. Staff/crew was good - interactions ranged from pleasant to borderline rude (depending on the particular individual).

Check-in was a mess, transfer flights were sepersted so no one could sit with their company. Some tickets were closed to online check-in without notice hand luggage allowances were not checked so oberhead bins were already full halfway through boarding.

The flight was delayed by 1.5 hours without much explanation and they ran out of complimentary bag for inflight comfort. Would like to know if i can can get compensation

You can understand why Turkish Airlines are rated so highly; the whole experience was really good indeed. Aircraft itself was spacious, comfortable, and very well appointed. The crew were great, friendly and helpful. All round a great service and good value. Istanbul airport is also a remarkable place. Highly recommended.

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