R4 978 Find Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to London

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Cheapest return fare
R9 656
Overall average: R11 687
Ethiopian Air
Mon 11/5Thu 28/5
JNB - LGW • 1 stop
Cheapest direct flights
R10 488
Typical prices: R12 353-R17 264
Virgin Atlantic
Thu 11/6Thu 18/6
JNB - LHR • Direct
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Consider premium economy on British Airways for comfort.
Allow three hours for transit at Heathrow Airport.
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Cheap Flights from Johannesburg to London

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Johannesburg to London 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 Johannesburg to London

Mon, May 11 - Thu, May 28
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 6:20
JNB
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LGW
16h 50m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:10 - 20:10
LGW
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JNB
33h 00m
1 stop
R9 656Ethiopian Air
Mon, May 4 - Mon, May 25
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 6:20
JNB
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LGW
16h 50m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:10 - 3:55
LGW
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JNB
16h 45m
1 stop
R9 673Ethiopian Air
Mon, May 11 - Thu, May 28
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 6:20
JNB
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LGW
16h 50m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:10 - 13:05
LGW
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JNB
25h 55m
1 stop
R9 689Ethiopian Air
Fri, Jun 12 - Sat, Sep 12
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 7:00
JNB
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LHR
22h 10m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
21:45 - 8:20
LHR
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JNB
33h 35m
1 stop
R9 723Etihad Airways
Wed, Apr 1 - Tue, Apr 21
Etihad Airways Logo
9:50 - 18:45
JNB
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LHR
33h 55m
1 stop
Etihad Airways Logo
9:30 - 8:20
LHR
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JNB
21h 50m
1 stop
R9 756Etihad Airways
Mon, May 11 - Thu, May 28
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:00 - 16:40
JNB
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STN
23h 40m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:35 - 10:30
STN
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JNB
15h 55m
1 stop
R11 088Turkish Airlines
Tue, May 5 - Tue, May 12
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:50 - 9:55
JNB
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STN
17h 05m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:35 - 10:30
STN
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JNB
15h 55m
1 stop
R11 121Turkish Airlines
Mon, Apr 27 - Mon, May 11
KLM Logo
23:15 - 17:20
JNB
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LCY
19h 05m
1 stop
KLM Logo
20:15 - 21:20
LCY
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JNB
24h 05m
1 stop
R11 387KLM
Wed, Jun 10 - Sun, Jun 21
KLM Logo
23:15 - 18:30
JNB
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LCY
20h 15m
1 stop
KLM Logo
20:45 - 21:20
LCY
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JNB
23h 35m
1 stop
R11 454KLM
Thu, Jun 11 - Thu, Jun 18
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 453Lufthansa
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Johannesburg to London flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Johannesburg to London to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a return flight from Johannesburg to London?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Johannesburg to London departing in May.

What is the cheapest Johannesburg to London flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Johannesburg to London costs R11 903 on the route between Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) and London Heathrow Airport (LHR). It is also the most popular route.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Johannesburg to London?

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

For Johannesburg to London, Sunday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from London back to Johannesburg, the best deals are generally found on Sunday, with Friday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Johannesburg to London?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg to London, 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 to London is February, where tickets cost R11 537 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R14 317 and R14 168 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Johannesburg to London?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Johannesburg to London, 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 the flight from Johannesburg to London, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 4% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Cheapest flightR4 978
Flight from OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to London Heathrow Airport

When to book flights from Johannesburg to London

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Johannesburg to London based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

Flights from Johannesburg to London: the best tips from KAYAK users' own experiences

Insights shared by verified travellers who flew the route from Johannesburg to London 
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 for booking flights from Johannesburg to London

  • What is the cheapest flight from Johannesburg to London?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Johannesburg to London was R4 978 for a one-way ticket and R9 656 for a return.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Johannesburg to London?

    There are 2 airports in Johannesburg (Johannesburg Lanseria and Johannesburg OR Tambo.) and only 1 airport in London (London Heathrow). The cheapest flights are generally found on the OR Tambo Airport, Johannesburg to London Heathrow flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Johannesburg to London?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Johannesburg to London?

    Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between Johannesburg and London, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Johannesburg to London?

    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 Johannesburg to London.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Johannesburg to London?

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Johannesburg to London?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to London with an airline and back to Johannesburg with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Johannesburg to London?

    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 to London from Johannesburg up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Johannesburg to London?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop from Johannesburg to London.
Find which airlines fly direct from Johannesburg to London, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Johannesburg to London

Monday

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

Tuesday

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

Wednesday

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

Thursday

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

Friday

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

Saturday

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

Sunday

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

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Direct returns

London to Johannesburg

Monday

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

Tuesday

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

Wednesday

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

Thursday

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

Friday

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

Saturday

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

Sunday

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

British Airways,Virgin Atlantic

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying from Johannesburg to London

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Johannesburg to London. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Johannesburg to London? 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.
7,7
RwandAirOverall score based on 40 reviews
6,7Entertainment
7,8Boarding
7,3Food
8,0Crew
7,7Comfort
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Because of the long lay over hour, Rwand Air offered a free hotel accomodation and transport. This was highly appreciate d

8,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jan 2026
KGL - DOH
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Because of the long lay over hour, Rwand Air offered a free hotel accomodation and transport. This was highly appreciate d

Pleasant, relaxed flight. I had 2 seats to myself, which was a bonus. I couldn't find a flight tracker ap so I could know where we were but that's a minor complaint. On the plus side, the passenger announcements did not come through my earphones but were on main speakers only. That was a nice touch.

Flight delayed by 3 hours 45 mins and no explanation given or apology. Rebooked on a flight departing to final destination 48 hrs later and baggage not delivered.

My outbound flight was grounded in Lusaka so we never made it to Paris. DO NOT fly this airline you will be stranded and your plans will be completely disrupted

Inflight entertainment with electronic charging stations can help during a long flight.

The flight was delayed with no notice. No inflight entertainment. Communication is vital in any business.

Poor communication: Flight come directly to kigali , didn’t come via mumbasa. Favouring to Rwandan passenger to move from economic to bussiness class after flight depart. Where they don’t asked other older passenger who need more comfort. Rude staff : chekin airport at Mumbai. Talking in local language (marathi) while serving and no sorry no thank you attitude.

No choice of food was given, and I was served leftovers, so they were returned back. the crew is unfriendly and harsh. Need to be trained on communication.

Great flight. I didn't watch the entertainment. I used my iPad the whole flight. But, staff was great, smooth flight, comfortable seat (business seat 7A) and food was really good (I'm a vegetarian).

No food was served on this short flight and we had no entertainment. Please add a box to check. We were served delicious Swiss chocolate though! The boarding process was fast and the crew very friendly.

Drinking water could be in more sustainable packaging than plastic bottles

Horrible!! The WiFi was not working, the food was awful

Smooth boarding, on time flight, decent food and entertainment options.

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.

They lived up to the Swiss reputation of excellent operation in all aspects. Zurich is a great place to make connections to other parts of Europe.

Even though I paid extra for more room, we were very cramped and the seats were hard. Also, when we checked in they did not post the gate we were to arrive at even though we were half an hour away from boarding. The agent did not know either. Actually, the flight from Porto to Zurich did to have the gate posted, and there were very few agents in the boarding areas who could help us. I would never fly Swiss Air again.

Zürich to Boston was great. Nice to Zurich was not bad

My seat 3G did not go down fully and the buttons were not working properly

Food has been disappointing in both legs of flight to india

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

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

Food was the worst I’ve had on a VA flight. Normally it’s a lot better

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

These are one of the older seat arrangements facing away from the windows! Not particularly convenient sets. No storage spaces. NO COAT HANGING HOOKS. Inconvenient business class seat compared to any other airlines of similar class. Staff are excellent! Extremely professional, friendly. Food is good too.

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.

The staff was not very polite but the flight was very very nice and comfortable and the entertainment was great

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

The seats seemed smaller than other business class offerings. The entertainment menu was limited. Flight crew was good.

Business class ticket should include lounge access and seat selection. The food quality and varieties should be more. It was surpirise that no dessert was offered.

Dirty and smelly lavatory and toilets in Wamos Air operated flights

Good flight. There were a few issues with the flat bed. It was some technical issues. Otherwise everything was good

On this flight...fine. The one from India to Abu Dahbi, awful.

We have paid premium price for a business class Cabinet and we have received the old 777 with the following apart business class that is not to standard. It was very disappointing and it’s a very bad reputation for a premium airline company. This aeroplane should be the commission from being as a business class. We will pass this knowledge to our colleagues because the quality of business class in Etihad is not consistent and it is a lucky dip that sometimes you’re getting a good aeroplane and sometimes you’re getting their 30 years old aeroplane. The crew of the aeroplane have apologise and said that they hate this aeroplane and they have complained about it multiple times as well. Obviously Etihad is putting the economy in front of the Customer Experience. For the future we will not take this risk anymore and will fly with established company like emirates.

Crew was amazing as usual. Very comfortable for a 13hour flight. Check in at ATL was terrible. Ticket counter charged me $200 for a small bag. Apparently Kayak sold me a zero luggage ticket. No carry on no checked. So the check in desk charged me a bullshit $200 dollar fee for a small gym bag weighing less than 20lbs. In true 3rd party ticket buying. This will turn into a finger pointing process between Kayak and Etihad. Now I'm going to have to ship my bag back in the mail a day ahead of my return flight.

Wish the flight attendants were more attentive in serving food

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.

My baggage was not boarded and is still missing. I was only carring one piece of luggage and that is misplaced now I am stuck at mumbai without luggage. I had an onward journey from here

British Airways offers amenities subpar with all other airlines flying internationally. Sharing tis based on my experience with flying at least five other airline between IAD-DEL in the last six months.

The worst parts were not BA’s fault. The chaos of passport control etc was totally unnecessary. One of the Officers who was stamping passports (remember that) told me that if I had a problem, I should contact Boris Johnson! Secondly, the distance from the Lounge to the Gate was beyond acceptable. All in all, the issues with immigration and emigration and the hikes within the airport mean I won’t be returning anytime soon

Worth every penny to upgrade to BC. Treated and felt more like First Class

I missed my flight because I was sick and the medicine the chemist provided made me sleepy. I had to pay $3500 to get home because you classified me as a no-show and would not listen to me otherwise. In addition you wanted to route me through Dubai, which was under siege by the time I arrived home and would’ve been in trouble. Had I taken that route

Limited entertainment. Music - very limited variety of music. Suggest more options in Hindi, Telugu, English for flights leaving from Hyderabad.

Good service, food and comfort in World Traveller Plus. Entertainment was poor - no wifi on the way out and barely working on the way back. Not a great choice of entertainment on the seat back tv.

Food was good. For a long haul flight, there was “0” zero entertainment! What a disappointment. I do try to avoid BA. Next time its Emirates via Dubai to Cairo.

The internet was working on both sectors of the flight so hard to take the flight if you are on business.

Delays on take off, delays at gate on landing, lugging lost to the ether. power on seats not working, couldn't work due to that and no WiFi. The crew was great and boarding was orderly if confused and rushed.

Mumbai airport is a nightmare! Especially going from domestic to international terminal (2). I almost missed my flight. Then i could not check in because I purchased on kayak to British airways and my first flight was an indigo (non partner). So they called me when I was at the security outside the terminal and told me I had a middle seat, not what I paid for! After talking to the desk agent, they could not help but it finally worked out. A bit stressful for no reason. Probably never buy from kayak again this type pf complicated tickets (multi cities).

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