£251 Find Cheap Flights from South Africa to Manchester

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Cheap Flights from South Africa to Manchester

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

Sun, 30 Nov - Sun, 7 Dec
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09:50 - 17:55JNB-MAN
34h 05m1 stop
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13:40 - 08:20MAN-JNB
16h 40m1 stop
£487Etihad Airways
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Fri, 19 Sep - Fri, 26 Sep
Etihad Airways Logo
09:50 - 07:05JNB-MAN
22h 15m1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
09:15 - 08:20MAN-JNB
22h 05m1 stop
£503Etihad Airways
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Thu, 25 Dec - Thu, 29 Jan
KLM Logo
23:59 - 16:35JNB-MAN
18h 36m1 stop
KLM Logo
17:25 - 22:05MAN-JNB
26h 40m1 stop
£511KLM
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Tue, 4 Nov - Tue, 18 Nov
SWISS Logo
09:30 - 08:20CPT-MAN
24h 50m2 stops
SWISS Logo
09:10 - 07:30MAN-CPT
20h 20m1 stop
£564SWISS
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Thu, 27 Nov - Sat, 6 Dec
Lufthansa Logo
10:10 - 23:20JNB-MAN
15h 10m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
17:45 - 09:30MAN-JNB
13h 45m1 stop
£589Lufthansa
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Thu, 6 Nov - Fri, 7 Nov
SWISS Logo
09:30 - 08:20CPT-MAN
24h 50m2 stops
SWISS Logo
18:45 - 07:30MAN-CPT
34h 45m1 stop
£601SWISS
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Thu, 27 Nov - Sat, 6 Dec
Lufthansa Logo
10:10 - 23:20JNB-MAN
15h 10m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
17:45 - 15:35MAN-JNB
19h 50m2 stops
£604Lufthansa
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Tue, 9 Sep - Wed, 17 Sep
KLM Logo
23:15 - 16:45CPT-MAN
18h 30m1 stop
KLM Logo
05:55 - 09:45MAN-CPT
26h 50m2 stops
£645KLM
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Tue, 12 Aug - Tue, 26 Aug
Emirates Logo
15:20 - 12:00CPT-MAN
45h 40m2 stops
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21:15 - 16:50MAN-CPT
18h 35m1 stop
£972Emirates
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Tue, 12 Aug - Tue, 26 Aug
Emirates Logo
18:25 - 07:45CPT-MAN
38h 20m1 stop
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14:05 - 16:50MAN-CPT
25h 45m1 stop
£1,078Emirates
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Manchester

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

What is the cheapest month to fly to Manchester?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Manchester, 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 Manchester is February, where tickets cost £483 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and September, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is £677 and £656 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is February with an average price of £418.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Manchester, 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 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 6% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from South Africa to Manchester

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight£251
Best time to beat the crowds (22% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (9% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to Manchester

FAQs - booking Manchester flights

  • How far is Manchester Airport from central Manchester?

    Manchester Airport is 9 miles from the centre of Manchester.

  • What is the name of Manchester’s airport?

    Manchester is served by Manchester Airport, also commonly referred to as Manchester or Manchester Intl. The airport code is MAN.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Manchester?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Manchester is Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as £593. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are £642 on average.

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

    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 Manchester.

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

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

    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 Manchester 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 Manchester?

    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 Manchester 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 Manchester?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Manchester is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost £721 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Manchester is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £875.

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

    Each week there are around 157 direct flights from within South Africa to Manchester. The most common day for departures is Friday, with 17% of flights taking off on this day.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Manchester

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

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Manchester. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Manchester. 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 Manchester? 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.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3300 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.2Entertainment
7.9Food
8.3Crew
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We travelled in economy, were very satisfied with the comfort and keg space of the seats. Food was great compared to other airlines, the crew were very helpful and friendly. Since i was travelling with kids, i needed assistance multiple of times. Will be definitely taking long flights with Emirates from now on.

10.0 ExcellentSomeira, Jul 2025DAC - DXB
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We travelled in economy, were very satisfied with the comfort and keg space of the seats. Food was great compared to other airlines, the crew were very helpful and friendly. Since i was travelling with kids, i needed assistance multiple of times. Will be definitely taking long flights with Emirates from now on.

The flight from Beijing to Dubai was good. The flight from Dubai to Barcelona was excellent because of the staff on board.

One of the female staff from the cabin crew, forgot to ask us about what we want to drink and focused more on other specific people rather than treating everyone politely. I asked her about the drinks to which she said oh I forgot.

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

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

everything was great. I don't use on-board entertainment at all (I just read or sleep), but I appreciate that I couldn't hear anyone else's!

Delayed, Bad American style food (not tasty, horrible cheese for a flight to France). Incompetent cabin crew (I asked how to connect by cable my headphones and the flight attendant suggested me Bluetooth which is not available). Good space

Loved everything! This flight had premium economy and I didn't see an option to upgraded to premium economy OR buy premium economy tickets. How come?

Some Crew were distinguishably fake in their interactions with passengers.

Business class on this plane was adequate, service, amenities, swag, and crew was amazing!

The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

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

I appreciate that KLM was proactive in informing me of the 2 hour delay which enabled me to replan my travel. It was a bit stressful not knowing whether my connection from Montreal to Ottawa was happening. But the ground and air crew did a good job at comforting and assuring me.

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

Cabin crew were excellent, very proffesional, polite and friendly, in flight snack was underwhelming, a packet of cheese biscuits, im sure KLM could run to a sandwich!

Legroom not all it could be, especially when the seat in front is reclined. Otherwise it was good, food and beverage were nice.

You should not have to pay for WiFi in business class

Overall very positive. Boarding was quick and organized. Cabin was clean and seats were reasonably comfortable. Cabin crew was excellent and the meals provided were also of good quality

I can’t even the whole trip was a catastrophe

I purchased a one way business class ticket from Geneva to Miami but the check in agent said I had an economy ticket and later upgraded to business class. This was not the case, I had a single business class transaction. I was forced to pay for my second checked bag. I am unsure of why this happened. But I won’t use Kayak again for business class tickets.

The seats were so close together, when the man in front of me put his seat back, the screen in front of me was 9 inches from my face. There is no way to lean forward if I needed to pick something up. It was pretty uncomfortable for a ten hour flight. I was very surprised.

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

All the flight to USA were arranged to E terminal whereas from Dubrovnik arriving on Zurich is on A80, have to walk all the way from A to E, even need transfer bus , for short transfer time like in an hour, we have to work fast, as soon as arrived at E, it is about time to boarding, pretty tight schedule, I hope Zurich airport can make some rearrangement so that transfer people do not have to walk long way. For short transfer time people, such as 50 min, this is even impossible if still like this.

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

Delayed 30 mins Forced to check in my carry on luggage

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

I slept the whole flight so I can't tell you about the food and there was no entertainment offered. Crew was very nice, seats were comfortable in business, and boarding was easy.

-Swiss airlines online check in app crashed multiple times -Zurich airport does not have very many bathrooms accessible to people with disabilities - closest disability accessible bathroom to departure gate was 1/4 mile away.

Great experience. Flight was on time and reached destination on time

It was good although we could not land in Munich due to weather and we had to go to Stuttgart. Missed our second flight. They did get us on another flight but the seats where not the ones I paid for in the flight that we missed.

The crew was exceptionally polite and caring. The plane was comfortable. Great experience. Will fly more on Air India because of this experience.

It was good service. The very low economic seats where not comfortable

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

The service was really good. The breakfast food could’ve been better as I don’t eat sweets for breakfast and the only choice was a muffin. Overall, good experience though. Thank you.

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

Flight was late, with scheduled 50 min layover at Frankfurt. Arrived at gate A54, had to get to B5. We now had 35 min layover with delay, at top speed it took 30 min to get to B5 hot and bothered. Not good. Boarding in Lyon was normal chaos, shoving, and total disrespect for anyone beyond group 2. Boarding for Milan flight was more civilized as we all had to take a bus to plane.

It was excellent. I upgraded from premium economy to business and it was totally worth it. We were on a 747 and I sat upstairs and enjoyed the privacy. The crew was incredible especially the woman who had been working with you all for 30 years.she was absolutely spectacular as was her cabin. The food was delicious. I would just serve bread with the meal. Don’t take it away!

No assistance as requested. Very late take off. Very hard landing And again , no assistance after landing

Flight was delayed. Though I checked in with BA live chat three times, our special meals were not provided.

My experience with British Airways is excellent, thanks for all 🫶🏻✈️

Our luggage arrived 2 days late when we reached Santorini. We were without cloths and toiletries for two days and didn't had time or means to go and shop everything at reasonable cost. Even though, we filed the report immediately at the airport, there was very less communication to us about when we would expected our luggage and even when it arrived there, they didn't had staff to deliver luggage to our hotel, so we had to go to airport to pick it up, which is very difficult and annoying to do in foreign country where you don't have you own vehicle and you don't have time because your tour is packed with activities. They could have tried to expedite the process and kept us informed and deliver the luggage at our hotel. Also, should have given us compensation for it.

Fair, difficult to find the departure gate. Luggage delayed on arrival

Very old aircraft. Seat 15 A & B personal light not working, foot rest broken in 15 A , reclining push buttons required two people to do it. Overall experience was below standard. The same food was served both the times. No snacks in the ally, drink choices very limited. It felt like it was the year 2000. The crew unfriendly, hospitality 4/10.

Friendly on board crew, kept informed on flight. Pre-ordered food arrived as ordered

Old tired plane, Uncomfortable business class seat. Breakfast dreadful and meagre. At least flight was on time!

The crew is very friendly and helpful. The food is good for airplane food. The flight is long and hard to sleep. The leg space is great. The plane arrived in plenty of time.

I would like to recognize a crewmember for her above and beyond service. Her name is Emily Milburn. The flight was delayed for more than a couple of hours, as we sat on the tarmac because of a storm in London. I could not connect to the Wi-Fi, which I needed to do to arrange for my follow up flight back to the US. This young lady told me that her cell phone had reception and offered to provide me connection through her phone. I was beyond impressed. Later on the gentleman sitting next to me, could not connect to the charging portal. Emily came back with her personal auxiliary battery and offered to the other passenger. She certainly needs to be recognized by British Airways for going above and beyond what is expected. She was the ultimate professional and very friendly, and I have to admit that, given the delay, the passengers were not the easiest to deal with.

Both the flight from/to San Diego and London went very well. There were lots of movies from which to choose for entertainment, the food was nice, and the flight departure and landing times were good to minimize jet lag.

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