R3 909 Find Cheap Flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Cape Town to the United Kingdom departing on 17/12. 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.
1 adult
1 adult, Economy

KAYAK searches hundreds of travel sites at once for deals on flights to the United Kingdom

Travellers love KAYAK
41 299 237 searches in the past 7 days on KAYAK

Save 20% or moreCompare multiple travel sites with one search.

Track pricesNot ready to book? Create a price alert for when prices drop.

Free to useThere are no hidden charges or fees.

Filter your dealsChoose cabin class, free Wi-Fi and more.

Flight Deals
Booking Insights
Flight Deals

Cheap Flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
London
London1 stopR11 137
Manchester
Manchester1 stopR12 892
Edinburgh
Edinburgh1 stopR10 112
Birmingham
Birmingham1 stopR13 639
Bristol
Bristol2 stopsR14 577
Leeds
Leeds1 stopR17 305
Cardiff
Cardiff2 stopsR15 550
London
London1 stopR11 137
Manchester
Manchester1 stopR12 892
Edinburgh
Edinburgh1 stopR10 112
Birmingham
Birmingham1 stopR13 639
Bristol
Bristol2 stopsR14 577
Leeds
Leeds1 stopR17 305
Cardiff
Cardiff2 stopsR15 550

Book Cheap Cape Town to the United Kingdom Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom 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 Cape Town to the United Kingdom

Wed, Nov 5 - Wed, Nov 12
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:45 - 10:05CPT-EDI
27h 20m1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:05 - 10:00EDI-CPT
25h 55m1 stop
R10 112Multiple Airlines
Find Deal
Mon, Oct 20 - Mon, Oct 27
SWISS Logo
8:40 - 21:45CPT-LHR
14h 05m1 stop
SWISS Logo
6:00 - 22:05LHR-CPT
14h 05m1 stop
R11 085SWISS
Find Deal
Thu, Nov 13 - Wed, Nov 26
Lufthansa Logo
9:30 - 7:45CPT-LHR
24h 15m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
11:10 - 7:40LHR-CPT
18h 30m1 stop
R11 172Lufthansa
Find Deal
Thu, Nov 13 - Wed, Nov 26
Lufthansa Logo
9:30 - 22:55CPT-LHR
15h 25m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
13:50 - 12:40LHR-CPT
20h 50m2 stops
R11 606Lufthansa
Find Deal
Thu, Nov 13 - Wed, Nov 26
Emirates Logo
13:40 - 12:05CPT-STN
24h 25m1 stop
Emirates Logo
20:15 - 16:45STN-CPT
18h 30m1 stop
R12 892Emirates
Find Deal
Sat, Jan 24 - Sun, Feb 1
Emirates Logo
13:40 - 12:05CPT-STN
24h 25m1 stop
Emirates Logo
20:15 - 16:45STN-CPT
18h 30m1 stop
R12 927Emirates
Find Deal
Tue, Nov 4 - Thu, Nov 20
KLM Logo
23:45 - 16:35CPT-LCY
18h 50m1 stop
KLM Logo
20:05 - 21:55LCY-CPT
23h 50m1 stop
R13 795KLM
Find Deal
Mon, Oct 27 - Mon, Nov 10
KLM Logo
23:45 - 16:35CPT-LCY
18h 50m1 stop
KLM Logo
20:05 - 21:55LCY-CPT
23h 50m1 stop
R13 813KLM
Find Deal
Wed, Nov 26 - Mon, Dec 8
British Airways Logo
18:55 - 9:00CPT-MAN
16h 05m1 stop
British Airways Logo
11:50 - 12:10MAN-CPT
22h 20m1 stop
R15 463British Airways
Find Deal
Sun, Nov 30 - Sun, Dec 7
British Airways Logo
18:25 - 10:45CPT-GLA
18h 20m2 stops
British Airways Logo
11:40 - 10:20GLA-CPT
20h 40m1 stop
R15 550British Airways
Find Deal
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Cape Town to the United Kingdom flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.

What is the cheapest Cape Town to the United Kingdom flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to the United Kingdom from Cape Town found in the last 72 hours was to London, at R7 708 return. The most popular route is from Cape Town (CPT) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R12 744.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Cape Town to the United Kingdom?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of R13 399, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Cape Town to the United Kingdom?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom, 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 from Cape Town to the United Kingdom is February, when tickets cost R12 162 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, when the average cost of return tickets is R15 880 and R15 794 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Cape Town to United Kingdom?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

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

How far in advance should I book a flight from Cape Town to the United Kingdom?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom, 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 on a flight from Cape Town to the United Kingdom, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 10% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightR4 066
Best time to beat the crowds (2% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (6% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cape Town to London Gatwick Airport

FAQs - booking United Kingdom flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom?

    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 from Cape Town to the United Kingdom.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Cape Town to the United Kingdom?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Cape Town to the United Kingdom is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Cape Town to the United Kingdom 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 from Cape Town to the United Kingdom?

    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 from Cape Town to the United Kingdom 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 the United Kingdom?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally in the afternoon, when retur flights cost R14 089 on average. Morning departures are around 6% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R16 820.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to the United Kingdom

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Cape Town to the following destinations at these prices or less: London R11 515 one-way - R14 121 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Cape Town to the United Kingdom

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Cape Town to the United Kingdom? 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 3375 reviews
8,3Crew
7,9Food
8,2Entertainment
8,0Comfort
8,1Boarding
Airline reviews

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.

8,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2025DXB - MAN
Read more Emirates reviews

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

Fantastic service the managed to locate my checked bag on the plans as re-tagged it for my final destination.

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.

We loved flying with Emirates in business class, the staff were fabulous, going above & beyond

The staff on board were excellent. Kind, thoughtful, helpful - not just with me but with others around that I observed. Wonderful service.

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

The seating is spaced out nicely, The crew could have offer more drinks.

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

At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

The immigration hall in Amsterdam was understaffed, so passport checking was slower than it should be for a major airport. They need to get the automatic readers up and running for non EU passport holders. Waiting in line after a long flight feels a bit abusive.

First of all we couldn’t check in online, then we learn at the airport we were on stand by for KLM’s mistake of overbooking. The seats were not comfy at all. Our luggage got lost.

Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

Short flight so it was okay. Nice crew, all very pleasant and professional. We were near the back in row 27 so just as we got our drinks, we started our descent so had to drink very quickly!

KLM remains a quality flag carrier airline which maintains its standards whilst all their competitors are lowering theirs.

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

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.

My experience was wonderful. The professionalism of the crew was exemplary 🙂. The meals were wholesome and tasty. I have no complaints

As an ex airline employee in my home country of Jamaica, it was wonderful to see that Swiss Air has maintained it's exemplary service. The crew was both pleasant and professional. The meals were wholesome and tasty. My brother and I traveled and we both agree that our amazing vacation started with the excellent experience with Swiss Air. Continue to keep your standards high 🙂

We flew an Air Bus 330 airliner from Zurich to Boston. Our seats were terrible. I am 6'5" with long legs. I tend to refuse paying extra for extra seat room, usually it's tolerable. We were side by side in row 40, with my wife in the window and me in the aisle. The internal arm rest only rose to 45 degrees, I thought it was broken. I ended up standing by our seats in the aisle for an hour. A stewardess finally approached me and asked if I was feeling sick. I told her that it was the worst seat comfort I had ever encountered. She left and shortly came back telling me that there were center row seats two up from us where only one passenger was sitting out of the 4 seats. I took her advice and sat there most of the flight. I put m legs sideways in the adjoining empty seat. But the arm rests there as well only rose to 45 degrees, so it's a feature, not a defect. The arm rest position really limits our position. It's a horrible seating design, what are the air craft designers thinking?

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

Not good. We returned on united airlines and the food was horrible.

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

When I needed to get my bag off of the plane so that I could take a train because the connection was 4 hours later, they took 2 hours to take my bag off making me take the train and miss my flight simultaneously. The seat size on the plane is too small for an average aged woman let alone a middle-aged man. It's unacceptable and I will not fly Boeing again.

Delayed 30 mins Forced to check in my carry on luggage

They didn't give us Nothing to eat, come on..... 1 package of chips and a glass of soda won't do anything to the company

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.

Flight cancelled support worse than useless. Asking me to drive back and forth between terminal, I was expecting supervisor call within 30 minutes, never happened.

Poor food on flight between Toronto and Stockholm Airport Toronto too crowded

We had almost a 6 hr delay, primarily due to weather, the e problem was that they communicated this delay and its length very poorly. The boarding was chaotic - even though they had hours to figure it out! The plane was an old 747 whose touch screens barely worked and there was a faulty USB port under my seat rest (something that wasn't labeled as being there) They organized my delayed luggage well. And I could get updates on the Lufthansa website. My shirt connecting flight charged for everything except water. Coffee was over 3€

Business Class Configuration was excellent- private and comfortable. Crew and service were excellent. I really appreciate Air Canada cabin pressurization equal to an altitude of 8,000ft. Upon landing, I felt more alert and refreshed than typical for international flights

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

Upon arriving at IAH, it was informed that the luggage had not arrived. Still waiting to hear back when it will be delivered.

Overall excellent service and Frankfurt Airport was very efficient and clean

The media system is so inreliable, it keeps freezing and restarting at the begonning. Old planes with an old entertainment system makes a long flight very boring

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 is a wonderful airline. The cabin crews were friendly and the food as well as the service the were excellent.

Good but could be better for comfort and entertainment aspect

Overall it was not a pleasant experience, I was given the middle seat even though I asked for a change they didn’t honor

No WiFi working on either flight. No leg room at all, the seat in front of me left dents in my knees. If I put the tray down, it was so low it was propped up by my knees. (I’m only 182.9 cm) I’m usually cool on planes, but the planes were both hot during taxi and take-off.

Very bad.i will never book British flights for future

Moved me away from my family and refused to fix it.

I noticed the crew was so much nicer and friendlier. It would be nice if British Airways would serve soft drinks during the flight

Must have had an elderly tour on the trip. Plane boarded via tarmac and had both front and tail stairway access. We waited about ten minutes at the rear entrance while elderly folks entered the forward access and walked all the way back to last rows of the aircraft! We could not access the row until every one of them finally reached the final rows. There should have been an agent directing folks Forward and Aft based on seat row. It was comical.

The airport experience at check-in, just to drop a bag, was horrible. The were two agents working, two watching. We stood in line for just short of one hour. I asked the agent if this were normal and he said, "Well, yes. Just two computer terminals." No apologies. BA needs to fix this ASAP. Meanwhile, I've moved BA to the very bottom of my booking list.

Good shuttle to Europe. Face check boarding needs overhaul. 2 stations for 200 people and still with passport check. Why have both? Why is this now slower than 5 years ago?

Everything you need to know for your flight from Cape Town to the United Kingdom

Information on your arrival and departure airports

Not what you’re looking for? Find thousands of other hotels, flights and car hire with KAYAK.