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The cheapest return flight from London Heathrow Airport to Johannesburg costs R14 056 on the route between London Heathrow Airport (LHR) and Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB). It is also the most popular route.

When flying from London to Johannesburg, you should consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to London, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

The cheapest month for flights from London Heathrow Airport to Johannesburg is February, where tickets cost R12 954 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is R20 238 and R20 028 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from London Heathrow Airport to Johannesburg, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 4% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest return tickets from London to Johannesburg were found on Kenya Airways (R10 676) and Lufthansa (R10 967).

There are 2 airlines that fly direct from London Heathrow Airport to Johannesburg. They are British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. The cheapest airline for this route is British Airways, with the best return deal found costing R10 864. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at British Airways.

Weekly flights between London and Johannesburg historically see delays in approximately 18% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 126 minutes.

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

Statistically, Tuesday 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 14% of their flights encountering any delays.

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.

Each day, there are 3 direct flights that take off from London Heathrow Airport and land in Johannesburg, with an average flight time of 11h 01m. 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).