Popular destinations | Johannesburg, Cape Town, Durban |
Flights depart from | London |
Flight price | £330 |
Distance | 6,010 miles |
Avg. flight duration | 18h 54m |
Airlines | KLM, Air France, Multiple Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Ethiopian Air |
An average non-stop flight from United Kingdom to South Africa takes 17h 48m, covering a distance of 5911 miles. The most popular route is London - Cape Town with an average flight time of 11h 30m.
The cheapest ticket to South Africa from United Kingdom found in the last 72 hours was £326. The most popular route is London to Cape Town and the cheapest airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was £386.
British Airways, American Airlines & Condor fly the most frequently from United Kingdom to South Africa. The most popular route is London to Cape Town, and American Airlines, British Airways and Iberia fly this route the most.
Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Cape Town (44% of total searches to South Africa). The next most popular destinations are Johannesburg (40%) and Durban (12%). Searches for flights to Port Elizabeth (1%), Phalaborwa (1%) and Pilanesberg (1%) are also popular.
Pros: Friendly staff
Cons: Security check at gate; No priority
Cons: lost baggage
Cons: Too much light in the cabin because of too many screens on. Should have a separate part of the cabin with screens off allowing one to sleep more easily.
Cons: I ordered Wheel chair for my parents but one of them didn't get it at all. When my parents were checking in for flight they asked the representative about meal selection and she didn't answer their questions properly and because of that my mom didn't get proper Hindu Vegetarian food on flight instead she got Egg omelet which she couldn't eat. She has to eat just fruits. My mother is a diabetic patient and she needs a food every after some time. I never had such a bad experience before with any other airlines.
Cons: Turn the lights on early making it hard to sleep
Cons: There was no entertainment and there was a lot of annoyed passengers and flight attendants
Pros: Crew was nice movie selection was good.
Cons: Plane was late which caused a 5 hour layover in Paris CDG. Food not very good. Entertainment system clumsy to operate.
Pros: The crew was very gentile.
Cons: No enterteinment on the plane.
Pros: The crew were polite and friendly
Cons: Everything was incredibly poor. Flight was delayed, entertainment was outdated and the airport staff were rude.
Cons: Thanks
Pros: Comfort, service food and entertainment. What more can you ask for.
Cons: Nothing. ]
Cons: Good overall
Pros: Very short flight (43 minutes) No food, entertainment or beverage service. Staff did not check young children were strapped in prior to take off resulting in a two year old standing on dads lap throughout take off, flight and landing.
Cons: Lack of importance shown to safety of young children.
Pros: Crew was very nice. Food was very good and plentiful. Entertainment was good. Overall the very long flight was better than expected.
Cons: It took forever to board in Sydney with all passengers standing and waiting for 45 minutes and never being told what was going on. I resented having my passport and ticket demanded at least 4 times. A bit overkill and a power trip by security. Absolutely despise airport security...there is no uniformity.
Cons: at last minute itinerary was changed.. instead of routing through Brisbane, was now routed through Sydney. Flight from Sydney to LAX was delayed by 4 hours, then missed flight LAX to LAS... overall long delayed arrival. Checked the route through Brisbane, and those flights we're all there, departed and landed all on-time... so wondering what the reason was for the change of the itinerary without a cause (no cancel or delayed flights through Brisbane)
Pros: The crew were quite homely.
Cons: The orderliness during boarding needs more work
Cons: Bole airport in Addis no place to sit and wait befor you check in
Pros: Flight and crew
Cons: Food and inflight entertainment
Pros: The ravioli was great, some of the other food was not great. Otherwise, the flight was easy.
Cons: More entertainment options, the movies and TV shows offered are not varied or very good.
Cons: 1. Make duty free shopping possible. My daughter, that I was traveling withl, loved some jewellery l wanted to buy for her but it was not possible because a credit card purchase was impossible. 2. Provide entertainment on board. Flight from Lusaka to Addis was excellent. But nothing to Nairobi
Cons: The breakfast croissant filling was disgusting!
Pros: It left when I needed it to
Cons: Price. Crazy business fare for a very tight uncomfortable coach seat. No entertainment. Food was pretty awful.
Cons: Once again BA lost my luggage from my connecting flight. Twice in a week and a half.
Pros: Timely.
Cons: The airplane was really old. The screens wouldn't start for a really long time. Very, very few options for movies and the screen and sound had terrible quality. Food was not really good.
Cons: The meals could have been better
Pros: Planes were great and flight crew excellent.
Pros: I think that I appreciated all the details during the trip. As I get my kayak app in my IPhone, i firstly received a notice that the check in started.... At each step, I could see the time discounted through my phone
Cons: As I said, I liked everything. From the departure to the landing
Pros: Staff courteous and friendly
Cons: Some choices on menu do not do well by time of serving ie fish
Pros: on schedule. staff at counters and flight crew were courteous and professional.
Pros: Nice blankets. Good service.
Cons: Food wasn't that great and juices were very sweet (tasted like sugar water)
Pros: I didn’t like anything. The plane wasn’t on time for the connecting flight so I lost my transit.
Cons: Flight coordination should be better
Pros: Entertainment
Cons: Food
Pros: nothing
Cons: everything
Pros: TK escorted us from the delayed flight from Dubai through security to ensure we made the connection
Cons: The temperature on the flight was a bit too cold. I don't like the airlines that trade out the nice headsets for earbuds at the end of a flight. Change the process so we don't have to swap
Pros: Food and plane
Cons: IST transit
Pros: crew were amazing.
Pros: Crew was good and helpful. Food was good. Seats were comfortable.
Cons: They could have given me an other flight so that I could attend the wedding I was going for. I gotta flight after 12 hours and 10 hours lay-off in Doha. Even if I didn’t get that long layover, I could have been able to attend the wedding.
Pros: The Crew was amazing. The Seat were the best Selling point fort business class
Cons: More space for the arm rest ans legs space
Pros: Not-so-full flight meant we could move about and choose more comfortable seats.
Cons: TV unit didn’t work, lucky me. They tried two times to restart and reboot but to no avail. The attendant said my choices were to not watch or move to an empty seat. I chose to sit next to my wife.
Pros: amazing
Cons: better food
Pros: Quick flight
Pros: Friendly staff, great service on board. Way better value and service compared to the tacky Irish competition flying the route. Delta all the way
Cons: Faultless handling of weather delay, causing missed connection and flight transfer. A well oiled machine, thank you.
Pros: Lovely crew, very helpful
Cons: N/A
Pros: The service
Cons: The food.
Pros: Smooth and faster than expected trip. I felt free to get up and walk around on this long flight. Food was good. I sat in seat with extra leg room for the first time and it was worth it
Cons: Too much light in the cabin because of too many screens on. Should have a separate part of the cabin with screens off allowing one to sleep more easily.
Pros: The service
Cons: The food.
Pros: Entertainment options.
Cons: Service was poor, seat did not recline, and the food was terrible.
Pros: They considered my reguest of vegiterian food.
Cons: I have no complaints.
Pros: The crew were informative and friendly and attentive. We fly often and the food on this flight was the best we have had in a very long time, and we weren’t even expecting any. Thank you for a great flight Virgin ,
Cons: Long walk to the gate but no problem
Pros: Really friendly crew, they go the extra mile to make passengers happy and comfortable.
Cons: There was a boarding delay but flight still arrived in Hong Kong on time.
Pros: A smoothtrip run by great staff.
Cons: Thé food was rather stodgy overall.
Pros: The flight felt so short, service was amazing, food was good. Great overall experience.
Cons: Poor communication about the reasons for our 4 hour delay. Also, we purchased Economy X, which should have given us priority boarding, but we were told we had to stand in the general admission queue.
Pros: Comfortable seats, good staff.
Cons: More staff needed at security clearance
Pros: Staff was extremely friendly
Cons: Seats were too close and comfort was hard for the long flights. I wish premium economy was better explained to one world partners prior to booking so there would be access to better seats.
Pros: The safety video.
Cons: Cleanless, dont charge people to change seats when the flight is not super busy....
Pros: The crew was very good, really polite and nice and helpful. Pilots or the plane's auto landing system did a good touch down in a hard windy condition at Ohare.
Cons: Cramped seating as usual in economy, but BA's is better than others in most cases. A few extra inches of leg and knee room would make all the difference in the world. Our worst experience is the over zealous highly inefficient very slow tedious carry on bag security system at Heathrow terminal 5.
Pros: the flight
Cons: extra charge , unable to book meal
Pros: I liked they’re fury free in flight shopping, very nice affordable pieces of jewelry and perfumes
Cons: They weighed my carryon! I haven’t seen any other airline do that before. I flew with them 3 times this year, 13 hour each flight and the entertainment was not the best. They didn’t have enough current movies or tv shows. The food was bland. Coffee cups were plastic and it burnt my finger.
Pros: The staff was very helpful and friendly. They provided a hotel, meals, and transportation on a long layover.
Cons: Transportation from the aircraft to terminals.
Pros: The crew were quite homely.
Cons: The orderliness during boarding needs more work
Pros: so good and comfortable
Cons: the plane was old though.
Pros: Economy comfort was very nice, food decent, plenty of toilets to avoid overcrowding, and good entertainment selection.
Pros: The crew!!
Pros: Cabin Crews was extremely good and hospital. Transfer point staff buggy / wheal Chair was good and second to none.
Cons: Transfer point needs upgrade.
Pros: Lovely crew, very helpful
Cons: N/A
Cons: I ordered Wheel chair for my parents but one of them didn't get it at all. When my parents were checking in for flight they asked the representative about meal selection and she didn't answer their questions properly and because of that my mom didn't get proper Hindu Vegetarian food on flight instead she got Egg omelet which she couldn't eat. She has to eat just fruits. My mother is a diabetic patient and she needs a food every after some time. I never had such a bad experience before with any other airlines.
Pros: I think that I appreciated all the details during the trip. As I get my kayak app in my IPhone, i firstly received a notice that the check in started.... At each step, I could see the time discounted through my phone
Cons: As I said, I liked everything. From the departure to the landing
Pros: My sister and I were travelling to and from Tanzania through Kigali. The crew was great and our flight was easy.
Pros: Good
Pros: New airline. Left 20 mins early.
Cons: Nothing.
Pros: Staff courteous and friendly
Cons: Some choices on menu do not do well by time of serving ie fish
Pros: Everything was great
Pros: Crew was fine. Food and entertainment was awful. The wheelchair assisted transfer during layover was horrendous.
Cons: The wheelchair assist transfer between planes at Istanbul was atrocious.
Pros: Perfect was everything
Cons: Prices was high
Pros: Crew was great. The sit was great for an international flight in economy class.
Cons: A passenger clipped her nails without collecting her clippings while a crew person passed by. Although it may be that this is a culturally accepted practice, I would prefer that in international flights, a crew member will request the passenger to clean after themselves or do it in the lavatory.
Cons: Inflight movies are very dated. Few new releases.
Pros: Loved the meals and the leg room
Cons: The entertainment could have been better but overall was not too bad
Cons: Flight was delayed by nearly 4 hours due to a cargo loading issue in Mombasa. Communication from Ethiopian Airlines staff regarding the issue & delay was very poor. Passengers were becoming very anxious and tense regarding the flight, if it would depart, and the safety of the plane. Improved communication from the Ethiopian Airline staff would have gone a long way to calming the situation and reassuring passengers.
Pros: Champagne; boarding via SATS business class was smooth but I doubt Ethiopian has much responsibility or this.
Cons: The rest: even mediocre fast food would have been better. The starter was some chewy rosebeef, the main where soggy chicken nuggets. The butter served was rancid! Gross. Also big difference between the older and newest 787! This was the older☹️. Ground crew unhelpful.
Pros: The staff and flight attendants were pleasant. Good entertainment and comfortable enough seats.
Cons: I wasn't looking forward to the 11 hour flight, however the 4+ hour delay was a significant inconvenience. We were on the tarmac in Abidjan for almost an hour, before we were informed that there were some technical issues. We were told it was a minor issue, until clearly it was a large enough issue as a lot of time passed by. Air stopped flowing so many passengers including myself became uncomfortably hot and dehydrated. The flight attendants only came down the aisle once with water, which was not considerate enough given that the air stopped flowing. Finally close to two hours later passengers we instructed to disembark without mention of how long the wait would be. We re-boarded the flight after about an hour and only then were informed that there was not enough power to fly the plane. Once we took off the air flow returned and the flight overall was pleasant. While safety of course is a priority, especially for a long overnight flight, communication could have been much better.
Pros: Nothing
Cons: I was overbooked in Addis
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