R6 025 Find Cheap Flights from Cape Town to London Heathrow Airport – Compare and Save

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to London Heathrow Airport on a Monday and more expensive on a Saturday. On your return trip to Cape Town, you should consider flying back on a Monday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Cape Town to London Heathrow Airport is February, where tickets cost R13 438 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R16 652 and R15 926 respectively.

Yes, flying with a stopover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop stopover the cheapest option at R14 653 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Cape Town to London Heathrow Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 8% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Cape Town to London Heathrow Airport were found on Lufthansa (R11 726) and SWISS (R11 758).

There are 3 airlines that fly direct from Cape Town to London Heathrow Airport. They are: British Airways, Norse Atlantic UK and Virgin Atlantic. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Norse Atlantic UK at R6 821 for a return flight. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at Norse Atlantic UK.

Weekly flights between Cape Town and London historically see delays in approximately 6% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 163 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the morning tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights at night have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Wednesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Thursday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Virgin Atlantic have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 5% of their flights encountering any delays.

Dubai (DXB) is the top choice – 35% of KAYAK users who clicked on one-stop flights from Cape Town to London Heathrow Airport picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Munich (MUC) offer the most affordable fares, with an average price of R10 757 for a return.

Consider flying via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 14h 51m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Frankfurt am Main (FRA) often has the shortest stopovers from Cape Town to London Heathrow Airport, with an average time of 1h 22m.

There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

There is a maximum of 1 direct flight a day that takes off from Cape Town and lands in London Heathrow Airport, with an average flight time of 11h 40m. The most common departure time is 18:00 and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 7 flights.