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Find cheap flights from South Africa to London Stansted Airport from £300

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to Stansted departing on 5/6. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Flights to Stansted - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What is the cheapest day to fly to London?

The average price of all flights to London Stansted Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to London is Monday where tickets can be as cheap as £563. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where prices are £740 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to London Stansted Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to London Stansted Airport, 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 Stansted Airport is March, where tickets cost £560 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and December, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is £860 and £806 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is May with an average price of £541.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to London Stansted Airport?

The average price for all flights to London Stansted Airport depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to London Stansted Airport is generally at night, when flights cost £622 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to London Stansted Airport is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £670.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to London Stansted Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
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 25 days before departure.

How long is the flight to London Stansted Airport?

The duration of your flight to London depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to London on KAYAK are from Johannesburg, which takes 11h 05m, Cape Town, which takes 12h 00m, Port Elizabeth, which takes 14h 45m, and Durban, which takes 19h 15m.

How many direct flights to London Stansted Airport are there each day?

There are around 15 direct flights from within South Africa to London Stansted Airport every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 10:00 the most common departure time and 55% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to London Stansted Airport are there each week?

Each week there are around 102 direct flights from within South Africa to London Stansted Airport. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.

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

Low season

February

High season

July

Cheapest flight

£300
Best time to beat the crowds (4% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% lower on average.
Flight from Cape Town to London Stansted Airport

FAQs - booking London Stansted Airport flights

  • How far is London Stansted Airport from central London?

    London Stansted Airport is 31 miles from the centre of London.

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

    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 Stansted Airport.

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

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to London Stansted Airport 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 Stansted Airport?

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

  • Which airline offers the most flights to London Stansted Airport?

    Of the 2 airlines that fly to London Stansted Airport, easyJet offers the most flights, with around 65 per week, followed by Ryanair UK with 37 flights per week.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to London Stansted Airport

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Prefer to fly direct to London Stansted?

Find which airlines fly direct to Stansted, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

South Africa to London Stansted

Monday

AccesRail, Emirates, Jet2, +7 more

AccesRail, Emirates, +8 more

Tuesday

AccesRail, Corendon Airlines, Emirates, +10 more

AccesRail, Corendon Airlines, +11 more

Wednesday

AccesRail, Emirates, Jet2, +7 more

AccesRail, Emirates, +8 more

Thursday

AccesRail, Emirates, Jet2, +8 more

AccesRail, Emirates, +9 more

Friday

AccesRail, Corendon Airlines, Emirates, +10 more

AccesRail, Corendon Airlines, +11 more

Saturday

AccesRail, British Airways, Corendon Airlines, +11 more

AccesRail, British Airways, +12 more

Sunday

AccesRail, Emirates, FLYONE, +9 more

AccesRail, Emirates, +10 more

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Direct returns

London Stansted to South Africa

Monday

AccesRail, Emirates, Jet2, +7 more

AccesRail, Emirates, +8 more

Tuesday

AccesRail, Corendon Airlines, Emirates, +10 more

AccesRail, Corendon Airlines, +11 more

Wednesday

AccesRail, Emirates, Jet2, +7 more

AccesRail, Emirates, +8 more

Thursday

AccesRail, Emirates, Jet2, +8 more

AccesRail, Emirates, +9 more

Friday

AccesRail, Corendon Airlines, Emirates, +10 more

AccesRail, Corendon Airlines, +11 more

Saturday

AccesRail, British Airways, Corendon Airlines, +11 more

AccesRail, British Airways, +12 more

Sunday

AccesRail, Emirates, FLYONE, +9 more

AccesRail, Emirates, +10 more

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Top airline flying from South Africa to Stansted

 
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 Stansted? 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 4068 reviews
7.9food
8.3crew
8.1comfort
8.2boarding
8.3entertainment
Airline reviews

Service needs to improve. Air hostess do not register flyers request and we need to keep on repeating our request to them on multiple occasions

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Mar 2024DXB - SFO
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Service needs to improve. Air hostess do not register flyers request and we need to keep on repeating our request to them on multiple occasions

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

Had the salad which tasted awfully spat it out but still got food poisoning 1 after running to toilet crew would not let me sit near toilets I was stuck in window seat

Excellent airlines. I highly recommend using Emirates. Its my number 1 airlines

I enjoyed the live television programming for entertainment, and honestly everything was acceptable. It’s just that I choose emirates, because they have always been so much better in so many ways – food choices, service, accessibility, friendliness of the staff. None of those things were poor, but they have definitely slid from their position of excellence. One example would be that after the dinner meal was served, the flight attendants huddled in the back galley with the curtains closed (by the way, that’s where snacks and drinks are), and you have to interrupt them to go back there to either ask for something or to get a snack. While they do not respond in an unfriendly way, you are led to believe that you are interrupting them by coming to get a snack or making a request. Even something like, “ Yes, how many I help you?” would be a great improvement.

I liked theAVML food. Taste was alright and quantity was enough. Sometimes during the flight I felt that the smell from toilet was coming to the cabin

The individual attention the crew gives to passengers is commendable and I find them positively helpful.

Emirates flights always nice. Service rendered by the staff is superb.I am always comfortable in Emirates flights.

Quality and tasty Food and service, bigger seat comfort and leg room, etc.

The amenities offered in the Business class is far away less compared with other Air Companies. Emirates is going down in the competition pricing the same value as Qatar airways for example.

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Recent return flight deals

 
These are the cheapest return flights to London found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
6/5Mo
1 stopEmirates
18h 45mJNB-STN
13/5Mo
1 stopEmirates
18h 20mSTN-JNB
£564
9/5Do
1 stopEmirates
18h 45mJNB-STN
16/5Do
1 stopEmirates
22h 40mSTN-JNB
£565
22/5Mi
1 stopEmirates
18h 45mJNB-STN
29/5Mi
1 stopEmirates
18h 05mSTN-JNB
£577
4/8So
1 stopEmirates
24h 30mJNB-STN
1/9So
1 stopEmirates
22h 40mSTN-JNB
£580
5/5So
1 stopEmirates
18h 45mJNB-STN
17/5Fr
1 stopEmirates
18h 20mSTN-JNB
£586
17/5Fr
1 stopEmirates
18h 45mJNB-STN
2/6So
1 stopEmirates
18h 05mSTN-JNB
£589
22/5Mi
1 stopEmirates
24h 50mCPT-STN
29/5Mi
1 stopEmirates
24h 55mSTN-CPT
£592
9/5Do
1 stopEmirates
30h 40mCPT-STN
16/5Do
1 stopEmirates
18h 40mSTN-CPT
£593
9/5Do
2 stops
34h 30mJNB-STN
16/5Do
2 stops
20h 45mSTN-JNB
£624
5/5So
2 stopsRoyal Jordanian
49h 55mJNB-STN
21/5Di
2 stopsRoyal Jordanian
24h 20mSTN-JNB
£3,342

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to London found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/6Mi
2 stops
33h 30mCPT-STN
£300
7/5Di
1 stopEmirates
18h 45mJNB-STN
£304
2/5Do
1 stopEmirates
30h 40mCPT-STN
£307
22/5Mi
2 stops
33h 15mDUR-STN
£308
11/5Sa
1 stopEmirates
24h 30mJNB-STN
£311
30/7Di
1 stopEmirates
18h 45mJNB-STN
£319
7/5Di
1 stopEmirates
24h 50mCPT-STN
£321
29/4Mo
1 stopEmirates
39h 35mJNB-STN
£322
25/7Do
1 stopEmirates
24h 30mJNB-STN
£324
2/5Do
1 stopEmirates
19h 35mCPT-STN
£325

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Last minute flights to Stansted

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to London that are departing in the next 10 days.
27/4Sa
multi-stopEmirates
39h 35mJNB-STN
8/5Mi
multi-stopEmirates
18h 05mSTN-JNB
£666
30/4Di
multi-stopEmirates
24h 50mCPT-STN
18/6Di
multi-stopEmirates
37h 25mSTN-CPT
£666
30/4Di
multi-stopEmirates
30h 40mCPT-STN
1/9So
multi-stopEmirates
24h 55mSTN-CPT
£667
28/4So
multi-stopEmirates
39h 35mJNB-STN
7/5Di
multi-stopEmirates
18h 05mSTN-JNB
£668
29/4Mo
multi-stopEmirates
19h 15mDUR-STN
6/5Mo
multi-stopEmirates
24h 40mSTN-DUR
£672
27/4Sa
multi-stopEmirates
19h 35mCPT-STN
8/5Mi
multi-stopEmirates
19h 40mSTN-CPT
£680
28/4So
multi-stopEmirates
39h 35mJNB-STN
2/5Do
multi-stopEmirates
24h 20mSTN-JNB
£684
29/4Mo
multi-stopEmirates
24h 50mCPT-STN
5/5So
multi-stopEmirates
18h 40mSTN-CPT
£690
29/4Mo
multi-stop
43h 15mDUR-STN
7/6Fr
multi-stop
18h 25mSTN-DUR
£693
26/4Fr
multi-stop
35h 10mJNB-STN
8/5Mi
multi-stop
21h 00mSTN-JNB
£696

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Flights to London Stansted Airport

Destination:

London Stansted Airport (STN)United Kingdom

Return flight deals:

London Stansted Airport - South Africa

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