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The cheapest return flight from Johannesburg to London Heathrow Airport costs R12 512 on the route between Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) and London Heathrow Airport (LHR). It is also the most popular route.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to London on a Thursday and more expensive on a Saturday. On your return trip to Johannesburg, you should consider flying back on a Thursday, and avoid Sundays for better deals.

The cheapest month for flights from Johannesburg to London Heathrow Airport is November, where tickets cost R11 962 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R15 604 and R15 070 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from Johannesburg to London Heathrow Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 2% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from Johannesburg to London were found on RwandAir (R11 460) and Etihad Airways (R11 784).

There are 2 airlines that fly direct from Johannesburg to London Heathrow Airport. They are British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. The cheapest airline for this route is Virgin Atlantic, with the best return deal found costing R10 920. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at British Airways.

Weekly flights between Johannesburg and London historically see delays in approximately 5% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 188 minutes.

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

Statistically, Saturday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Wednesday 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.

There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, 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.

Each day, there are 3 direct flights that take off from Johannesburg and land in London Heathrow Airport, with an average flight time of 11h 13m. The most common departure time is 19:00 and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 21 flights and there are the same number of flights each day (3).