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Cheap Flights from OR Tambo to the United Kingdom

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
London
London1 stopR11 925
Manchester
Manchester2 stopsR13 605
Edinburgh
Edinburgh1 stopR12 946
Birmingham
Birmingham1 stopR12 320
Belfast
Belfast2 stopsR14 741
Aberdeen
Aberdeen1 stopR14 791
Inverness
Inverness1 stopR12 781
Bristol
Bristol2 stopsR15 351
Cardiff
Cardiff2 stopsR17 673
London
London1 stopR11 925
Manchester
Manchester2 stopsR13 605
Edinburgh
Edinburgh1 stopR12 946
Birmingham
Birmingham1 stopR12 320
Belfast
Belfast2 stopsR14 741
Aberdeen
Aberdeen1 stopR14 791
Inverness
Inverness1 stopR12 781
Bristol
Bristol2 stopsR15 351
Cardiff
Cardiff2 stopsR17 673

Book Cheap OR Tambo 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 OR Tambo 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 OR Tambo to the United Kingdom

Sat, Aug 8 - Fri, Aug 21
Etihad Airways Logo
9:45 - 18:45
JNB
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LHR
34h 00m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
9:30 - 8:15
LHR
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JNB
21h 45m
1 stop
R11 925Etihad Airways
Tue, Sep 22 - Wed, Oct 14
Turkish Airlines Logo
13:30 - 16:50
JNB
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STN
28h 20m
2 stops
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:45 - 9:40
STN
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JNB
38h 55m
2 stops
R11 941Turkish Airlines
Sun, Jul 26 - Sun, Aug 30
RwandAir Logo
3:10 - 7:05
JNB
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LHR
28h 55m
1 stop
RwandAir Logo
21:20 - 13:25
LHR
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JNB
15h 05m
1 stop
R11 941RwandAir
Thu, Oct 1 - Wed, Nov 4
RwandAir Logo
17:45 - 9:45
JNB
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LHR
17h 00m
1 stop
RwandAir Logo
20:30 - 13:25
LHR
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JNB
14h 55m
1 stop
R11 958RwandAir
Mon, Aug 3 - Tue, Aug 25
Lufthansa Logo
19:00 - 8:40
JNB
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LCY
14h 40m
1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
18:30 - 8:35
LCY
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JNB
13h 05m
1 stop
R12 089Lufthansa
Mon, Aug 3 - Mon, Aug 24
Lufthansa Logo
19:00 - 8:40
JNB
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LCY
14h 40m
1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
18:30 - 8:35
LCY
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JNB
13h 05m
1 stop
R12 518Lufthansa
Tue, Aug 4 - Tue, Aug 18
Emirates Logo
22:20 - 12:40
JNB
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GLA
39h 20m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
14:40 - 16:15
GLA
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JNB
24h 35m
1 stop
R13 868Emirates
Mon, Aug 24 - Mon, Aug 31
Emirates Logo
13:30 - 12:40
JNB
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GLA
24h 10m
1 stop
Emirates Logo
14:40 - 10:15
GLA
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JNB
18h 35m
1 stop
R14 264Emirates
Tue, Oct 20 - Tue, Oct 27
British Airways Logo
21:15 - 13:15
JNB
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GLA
17h 00m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
12:45 - 10:25
GLA
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JNB
19h 40m
1 stop
R14 544British Airways
Thu, Nov 19 - Mon, Nov 23
British Airways Logo
19:35 - 10:20
JNB
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BHD
16h 45m
1 stop
British Airways Logo
17:45 - 10:25
BHD
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JNB
14h 40m
1 stop
R15 021British Airways
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KAYAK's insights & trends for OR Tambo to the United Kingdom flights

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

What is the cheapest Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport 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 Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport found in the last 72 hours was to London, at R13 443 return. The most popular route is from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was R13 443.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to the United Kingdom depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally at night, when retur flights cost R15 410 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R15 410.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport 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 R14 634, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport 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 Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport 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 Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to the United Kingdom is November, when tickets cost R11 694 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, when the average cost of return tickets is R15 285 and R14 494 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United Kingdom?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United Kingdom, look for departures on Sundays and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from United Kingdom, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly and Friday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport 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 Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport 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 Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport to the United Kingdom, you should book around 8 weeks before departure, which saves you about 9% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flightR5 139
Best time to beat the crowds (10% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (2% more expensive on average)
Flight from Johannesburg to London Gatwick Airport

Flights from OR Tambo to the United Kingdom: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew the route from OR Tambo to the United Kingdom 
Verified travelerFlew with British Airways
JNB
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LHR
Apr 2025
Allowing three hours for Heathrow transit is a good estimate.
Verified travelerFlew with British Airways
JNB
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LHR
Jan 2024
None really. It’s a long, but straight forward flight. If you can afford premium economy or better, do it for the comfort.

FAQs - booking United Kingdom flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to 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 OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United Kingdom.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United Kingdom?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to 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 OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to 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 OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to 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 OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to 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 OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to United Kingdom up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to the United Kingdom

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to the following destinations at these prices or less: London R8 823 one-way - R15 636 round-trip

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from OR Tambo to the United Kingdom

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from OR Tambo 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 3603 reviews
8,4Crew
8,1Boarding
8,0Comfort
8,2Entertainment
7,9Food
Airline reviews

Very bad service and food variety will never come back again

2,0 MediocreAmbrose, Apr 2026
DXB - LGW
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Very bad service and food variety will never come back again

Everything was perfect. Staff were informative and professional and flight boarding, flying and de-embarking was smooth. I would certainly travel with Emirates again.

My baby was with me it was really good experience with emirates

Fantastic as ever. Great staff super catering and excellent service.

Flight and entertainment great. Food needs to be improved, only one choice on the menu. Staff worked well throughout.

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.

Hospitality is good. Should improve on buggage handling because l lost a suitcase. Layover in Dubai was too long , 6 hours

No Vegetarian options onboard, made to wait for a long time for boarding

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

The flight was delayed in Jhb and I could have had some help in Dubai trying to get to my connecting flight to London

Food has been disappointing in both legs of flight to india

Great staff great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

I was my pleasure to fly virgin on my birthday for my first solo trip ever 🫶🏼

Overall, flight was excellent but check in was very slow for Premium Economy. Economy queue was shorter but we weren't allowed to use it.

Great crew - old style upper class seats on the older fleet now feels dated

The crew was excellent as ever on Virgin. The special meal was poor unfortunately. More significantly when we arrived at Manchester Airport there was no air bridge provided and we had to exit the plane down a rickety stair case. This is unacceptable for a transatlantic flight. Whilst I understand that this is the airport’s fault at the end of the day the airline is responsible for our transportation and needs to do something.

Super friendly and helpful staff, from check-in desk to cabin crew.

Following a paid seat upgrade for enhanced comfort, I encountered an unacceptable odor in my assigned area. It took three hours for the crew to relocate me, and the replacement seat was unacceptably close to the lavatory, offering no improvement.

Good overall. Cannot fault the airlines. I have had better entertainment systems before ie ice in Emirates but it was not too bad. Food was decent and staff were friendly.

From the start everything was perfectly fine. First meal was fantastic. Breakfast needs a lot of work and food was overcooked and not very nice for breakfast. Staff were fantastic friendly nice they came round and check we need anything else to eat or drink

The crew were fabulous. We travelled Doha to Miami and the crew in board we exceptional too.

Qatar was pretty OK for their services but Arangrant was awful at theirs and frankly lied to me. Qatar offers four business class fares and only three of them allow lounge access. This is a horrible policy when you pay so much for business class and shame on them for denying the simple use of their lounges for this confusion. When I requested my business class ticket with Arangrant I knew this and specifically told them I would only purchase the lowest class business seat that would still permit me lounge access on all legs of my trip. They lied to me and said I did and then I was refused this service on my return flights. I had no less than 4-8 schedule changes and got screwed by a late departure from DCA on my double connection to JNB. I lost nearly a full day on my outbound and then had little to no use of the lounges on my outbound flights. To then be denied access on my return flights made the 27 hour trip home pretty awful. Kayak should no longer work with Arangrant as they are dishonest and liars. Qatar should price all four of their business class fares to include lounge access and stop the insanity they have forced on people. My return trip home nearly ruined my entire trip to South Africa and I blame Arangrant for telling me lies and for Qatar for offering insane rules and regulations on such expensive business class fares. For the money I paid to Qatar, I did not receive the full services I was promised. I will probably never use Arangrant and their ignorant services ever again. I will question whether I ever fly on Qatar Airways again as well. When you pay so much and get such little in return, it leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Arangrant gives the whole industry a bad name and Qatar is not far behind them. I can honestly say that the wretched service and way I was treated by both have soured me on travel companies and airlines. It is bad enough that we have an idiot, felon, racist and bigoted president and administration to contend with while he has started an illegal war, I did not expect to get screwed over by Arangrant and Qatar as well. Shame on all of you.

Very difficult to check in and almost missed flight. No room in seats and had a middle seat. I tried to create an account and check in before to change seat and unable to. I do not understand why I wasn’t on a Qatar flight from on Bengalore to Doha when they left at the same time. Disappointed in the Kayak booking process.

Charged extra amount for the baggage wait. Even it’s less than 23kgs. Those machines are showing wrong weight and they were charging money wantedly from everyone.

The rows of seats in economy class are seriously close to one another making eating and resting just about impossible - there is hardly any legroom. Anyone larger than average size would have an incredibly uncomfortable flight. I had to basically share my seat with the lady passenger next to me as she was too big to fit into her allotted seat.

As gold member there is no priority checkin. Meaning you either have to board with your zone or last with business class pax. As economy pax all the baggage bays are filled by the time you arrive

Good staff, good intent, decent entertainment. More seat space would always be of benefit

All over with Qatar airlines my experience was really bad due to delays and then putting me on different airlines and after 8 hours of wait I had to listen to their is no plane to fly for another 24 hours. Wore experience ever.

Ordinary Indian food... Not great. Limited movie and TV selection

The seats are extremely small and very uncomfortable for a long trip , no space to even move the legs or keep the legs little bit folded, very uncomfortable

Etihad Check In counter/Station manager in Heathrow was bothering and not helpful at all. They are rude and not customer oriented

It’s a business class ticket but they didn’t give a lounge access

Very delayed and uncomfortable seats. Nothing written in Urdu for Pakistanis. Tons of Pakistanis use the airline they should ensure the airline is accommodating them properly.

Etihad charged me for 2 check in bags. On Kayak search results price was showing 2 check in bags were included. Kayak need to reimburse me for these additional charges and metal agony and distress. Thanks.

Same problem place in the middle so small Im 1,85 m so not good 👍

Should have had business class line in immigration. Food quality suboptimal

The staff were wonderful but the seats weren't very comfortable for a bigger guy like me.

The staff was kind and polite, but it was very very hot and no ways to have some fresh air.it would be also be nice to have more time to sleep, since it was a night flight

Very unfriendly team. It was very difficult to get a cup of coffee. Legroom was extremely small. Old, dilapidated plane.

Entertaiment center needed on that flight. I dont like to use my phone for entertainment.

They lost my luggage on my way to Namibia (I was unable to review that flight as I was in the bush/off line) It took 3 days to get my bag and I had to pay $375.00 to have it transported to my location as it was over 100 Kilometers from that Airport and the local Airlink carrier would not got that far.

Great flight, last one out the air-conditioning was far to hot and the return it was to cold and then issued blankets. On the outward bowned the headset connector didn't work properly. You had intermittent sound from the audio socket.

Terrible service especially for premium economy. Much more comfortable seats on other providers

Our original booking with Kayak -our first experience -was exactly what we wanted and worked well. Updates were friendly and reassuring as were the contacts with UnderPricer so a big win-win. We learned a lot on your reliability and will definitely put you on our organisational list for the future.

If they wouldn't have canceled the flight WITHOUT informing me until I looked at my ticket and saw I had 2 extra layovers in 2 different cities than the ones I paid for? That would have been nice.

Poor BA get a lot of stick and have some problems getting your bags to the same destination BUT the whole experience is very much 5 star and probably due to excellent, helpful and sooo British staff. We travelled in economy plus.

The 7 hour delay in Johannesburg was extremely tiresome, with poor communication at check-in and a sad R120 voucher as compensation. All in all sitting for 10 hours on an airport was pretty bad. At arrival the baggage arrival took 2 hours. All in all, a very, very long trip.

British Air ways was good - American Airlines not: waited at gate for “mechanical issues” and stood at gate.. plane delayed, … staff at desk rude, had to check my personal carry on item, toilet not working… “please use the working one sparingly- it will overflow in the cabin”

Annoying customer pushing my seat did not make this pleasant.

the headphone jack was damaged making it impossible to keep a clear sound. while it is beyond the airline's control how many children are on each flight, it becomes very difficult to enjoy the flight when there are 5 or 6 children all crying and screaming at the same time. I know there is no good solution at the industry level, but I think there are good reasons to try to develop some solutions rather than just say it is the luck of the draw. maybe you could show a seating map where children who are booked are a different color, that would allow us to know what to expect and possibly rebook to a different seat or take a different flight. maybe some of the covid-related ideas about redesigning the cabin for more privacy and hygiene could be further developed and tested. on my leg from London to Washington DC, the passenger next to us was coughing consistently for long periods of time. it was obvious she had been ill and knew it before boarding. this leads me to think we should consider additional screening measures because some of the public is no longer acting responsible or ethical in regards to covid and health protocols. just answering questions on a check-in survey does not seem sufficient to convince people to not fly when they are ill and symptomatic.

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