£168 Find Cheap Flights from South Africa to London

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Cheapest return fare
£448
Typical prices: £406-£625
RwandAir
Tue 27/1Wed 4/2
JNB - LHR • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
£478
Typical prices: £535-£798
Virgin Atlantic
Wed 21/1Thu 29/1
JNB - LHR • Direct
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British Airways
Most flights • 31 per week
Emirates
Best reviews • 8.1 score
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February
Cheapest • 15% price drop
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Cheap Flights from South Africa to London

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from South Africa to London 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from South Africa to London

Tue, 27 Jan - Wed, 4 Feb
RwandAir Logo
16:50 - 06:20
JNB
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LHR
15h 30m1 stop
RwandAir Logo
20:30 - 14:20
LHR
-
JNB
15h 50m1 stop
£448RwandAir
Mon, 19 Jan - Sun, 1 Feb
Etihad Airways Logo
09:50 - 06:40
JNB
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LHR
22h 50m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
08:50 - 08:20
LHR
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JNB
21h 30m1 stop
£449Etihad Airways
Wed, 21 Jan - Tue, 3 Feb
SWISS Logo
20:15 - 08:40
JNB
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LCY
14h 25m1 stop
SWISS Logo
17:40 - 10:30
LCY
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JNB
14h 50m1 stop
£450SWISS
Thu, 5 Mar - Thu, 19 Mar
Lufthansa Logo
10:10 - 22:55
JNB
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LHR
14h 45m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
17:30 - 09:30
LHR
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JNB
14h 00m1 stop
£453Lufthansa
Wed, 13 May - Wed, 27 May
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 09:05
JNB
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LHR
19h 35m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
21:00 - 13:05
LHR
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JNB
15h 05m1 stop
£456Ethiopian Air
Sat, 7 Mar - Tue, 17 Mar
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 05:40
JNB
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LGW
17h 10m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:00 - 03:55
LGW
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JNB
15h 55m1 stop
£460Ethiopian Air
Wed, 28 Jan - Sun, 26 Apr
SWISS Logo
20:15 - 08:40
JNB
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LCY
14h 25m1 stop
SWISS Logo
19:15 - 09:20
LCY
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JNB
13h 05m1 stop
£464SWISS
Mon, 9 Feb - Mon, 23 Feb
Lufthansa Logo
14:15 - 22:55
CPT
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LHR
34h 40m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
13:50 - 13:25
LHR
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CPT
21h 35m2 stops
£500Lufthansa
Thu, 15 Jan - Sun, 18 Jan
Emirates Logo
13:40 - 12:05
CPT
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STN
24h 25m1 stop
Emirates Logo
14:05 - 11:40
STN
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CPT
19h 35m1 stop
£549Emirates
Mon, 1 Jun - Mon, 15 Jun
Emirates Logo
13:15 - 12:55
CPT
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STN
24h 40m1 stop
Emirates Logo
21:05 - 16:40
STN
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CPT
18h 35m1 stop
£562Emirates
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to London

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

What is the cheapest flight to London?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

If travelling to London, the cheapest city to fly from in the last 3 days was Cape Town, with flights as low as £168 one-way and £448 return. Flights from Johannesburg are the most searched and start at $198 for a return trip.

How much is a flight to London?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to London from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.

On average, a flight to London costs £493. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost £111 and departed from Cape Town. The most popular routes on KAYAK are Cape Town to London which costs £571 on average, and Johannesburg to London, which costs £650 on average.

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What is the cheapest month to fly to London?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to London, 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 London is February, where tickets cost £474 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is £632 and £630 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is February with an average price of £474.

What is a good deal for flights to London?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to London, 25% of our users found tickets to London for the following prices or less: From Cape Town £314 one-way - £412 return, from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport £331 one-way - £572 return.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to London, 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 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 80 days before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in London?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in London is London Southend Airport, with an average flight price of £75.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from South Africa to London

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight£168
Best time to beat the crowds (8% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 1% lower on average.
Flight from Cape Town to London Gatwick Airport

FAQs - booking London flights

  • Do the airlines offer Wi-Fi on journeys from South Africa to London?

    If you are flying for work, or should you need to stay in touch with your loved ones, you can look for airlines that provide Wi-Fi during the flight. For instance, British Airways offers internet to all its passengers on flights from South Africa to London, so you can stay connected from take-off to touchdown.

  • Which is the best London airport to arrive into?

    You can get flights to a range of airports in London. If you land at London Heathrow (LHR), you will be able to get to the city centre, such as Paddington, within 15 minutes via the Heathrow Express. It’s also a great airport to land at to reach nearby locations such as Reading, which is a 40-minute drive away. Alternatively, if you are travelling to the south of the country, then Gatwick Airport (LGW) is ideal, as you can drive to Brighton in about 45 minutes or Eastbourne in approximately an hour.

  • What is the cheapest flight to London?

    If travelling to London, the cheapest city to fly from in the last 3 days was Cape Town, with flights as low as £168 one-way and £448 return. Flights from Johannesburg are the most searched and start at $198 for a return trip.

  • Which London airport is closest to central London?

    London is served by 6 major airports. London City (8 miles) is the closest to the centre of London. London Heathrow Airport is 14 miles from the centre, London Gatwick Airport is 24 miles away from the centre, and London Luton Airport is 28 miles away from the centre.

  • How much is a flight to London?

    On average, a flight to London costs £493. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost £111 and departed from Cape Town Intl Airport.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to London?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to London is Monday where tickets can be as cheap as £595. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are £638 on average.

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

    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 London.

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

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

    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 London 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 London?

    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 London 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 London?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to London is generally in the morning, when flights cost £482 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to London is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £610.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to London

  • Looking for a cheap flight from South Africa to London? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £319 or less one-way and £465 or less round-trip.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest London flight deals.
  • If you get cheap flights to London from South Africa and you need assistance travelling through the terminal, you can request help from your airline at least 48 hours before take-off. London airports also have a range of accessible features, such as wheelchair-friendly toilets.
  • You should check with your airline before your flight about its baggage policy, as it varies from airline to airline. This will help you avoid unnecessary fees at the terminal. You can see how many bags are included in your ticket when you book. For example, British Airways includes one item of hand luggage and one checked bag.
  • Even though there are some direct flights to London from South Africa, you might find an indirect journey more convenient. For instance, one of the most popular stopover locations is at Dubai Airport (DXB), which is used by Emirates on flights from Johannesburg Airport (JNB) to London.

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to London. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to London. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to London? 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 3440 reviews
8.2Entertainment
7.9Food
8.3Crew
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
Airline reviews

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

8.0 ExcellentEden, Dec 2025
DUR - DXB
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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

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.

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.

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

Can’t complain Only downside was the Kiosk passport check and customs clearance at Melbourne. When will they improve that service🤔

I lost my lock from my luggage, I don’t know someone took something from my bag.

Emirates First Class is always a treat with Caviar and service is always personalised.

Very pleasant.The crews are very nice.Food were excellent.

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

Everything was great but the food portions and quality was awful

Zürich-NY part of the trip was really good! Enjoyed professionalism and courtesy of the crew, comfort and cleanliness of the aircraft.

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.

Well it was a 2h delay flight so that said it all. With very little if any information. Boarding took for ever with long waits at the terminal and then in the finger. To top it off and increase the delay we had to take a bus in Zurich. A trip to forget

The flight did not take place because the flight was canceled and I still have not received a refund for the flight.

The cabin was warm and few used the blankets. I should’ve upgraded.

The whole experience was positive. Crew very friendly and helpful. Very greedy with pre-seat allocation. Web site too complicated

Each flight we took was late with little or no updates or information.

Clean, efficient and quick response time when we missed our connecting flight.

The cushion of the seats are old and very thin. The food can be more tasty or come with salt packages

PLEASE DONT TAKE FORCEFULLY(SIZE APPROPRIATE) CARRY ONS FROM PASSENGERS WHO FOR SOME REASON NEED TO KEEP IT

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

Great crew - old style upper class seats on the older fleet now feels dated

Premium economy more comfortable than economy, but not by much. Did was awful, do not try the omelette. Flight crew were helpful. Flight was delayed by over an hour. Overall but bad, arrived safely and thank God.

I was asked at the gate to put my carry-on luggage into the metal size-checking unit and it scratched my luggage. I suggest lining it with a cloth to prevent damage to passengers’ luggage.

Had a few open seats and could use it for a great rest ful journey

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.

I liked Quiet people around me. Crew could have helped people with overhead luggage so they aren't moving other peoples bags around and causing problems for people that had there bags there first

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

Entertainment system is old. Food can be tastier Need to provide toothbrush and toothpaste at least when asked.

I came out early, 4 hrs before departure. The flight was changed 4 or 5 times with few minutes between new and schedule time , then 30 minutes delay, then up to 2hrs 30min delay. When I arrived in Frankfurt, no one help us to lead to the custom service. After almost 1 hour asking around then we must line up for another hour to get overnight and rebooking the next flight. We must find out how to get to the hotel by us self. The shuttle bus driver in Germany was not nice, speak German to English speaking and we must predict what she / he tried to tell us. We got up earlier and tried to not coming late to the check in and immigration procedure (we were told by the helping center that the immigration used to be over crowded) then we came there it was almost empty, then we must stay in the airport for hours not necessary. We got the coupons at the airport for compensation for waiting for delay flight for NOK 75 ( as low as 6 Euros) It is not enough to buy food at the airport price and Norwegian cost of living... How to drink a cup of cappuccino for NOK 72 when the stomach was empty for food in 16 hrs (from dinner at 6 pm the day before to 16 pm the day after) At the hotel in Frankfurt, we were offered two options spaghetti with biff or vegan food and a drink for 18 Euro. Almost 60 passenger ate the same food and I was remembered once time in former Soviet Union in 80's I travelled with Aeroflot and the passenger were stranded in the hotel for next flight and we were also offered only one choice of dinner, if we were hunger we must pay 1$ for 1 egg and another 1$ for two loaf of bread and butter. I can't believe Germany is to poor and inferior service like former USSR in 1980 decade. My good remembering of Luft Hansa disappear and changed totally by this service I got this time.

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

I barely made the flight. We had to take a bus to the plane and the plane smelled awfully of body odor. When the flight attendant walked by she smelled of body odor. It was incredibly uncomfortable. Also my luggage did not make it onto this flight and when it finally arrived home the handle of the luggage was all ripped. I will have to purchase a bag again.

Flight was an hour+ late leaving Munich. We even missed a rescheduled flight from Chicago to Kansas City. Lufthansa was responsive in providing motel and meals.

Boarding was poor. All groups called immediately one after the other resulting in a long queue in the jetty/jet bridge. Seats were very hard and and did not recline on a 4.5 hour flight. No food was available. Plane was cold. There was no entertainment.

The cramped seats are cruel and unusual punishment and may violate the Geneva code.

Big queues on arrival at airport despite having already checked in and only needed to drop bags off. Flight delayed which impacted on connecting flight.

The update about flights and the terminal changes information was great.

I love FRA - LCY route. So much better compared to the FRA - LHR route and the price differential is ZERO

Check in was was and the agent was very friendly and helpful The lounge was nice...boarding was straight from the lounge Everything worked at our seats, and video entertainment was good ..food was mediocre

The flight was excellent in World Travellor plus. Well worth the extra money. Boarding at Phoenix was the usual poorly organized event. Very stressful.

Although business class, the seating was really cramped. The food was so so.

Not only were the aircrafts spacious, but the crew was friendly and efficient. I was so gracious for the included meals on the longer flight (8+ hours).

Smooth trip no turbulence which is always a bonus for me lol! In cattle class so an element of being a bit squished (but not as bad as other shorter haul airlines) smaller plane than the one we flew out on and entertainment system wasn’t as modern but still definitely passed the time. Lovely crew x

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