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Cheap Flights to London

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

Mon, Nov 17 - Mon, Dec 1
Virgin Atlantic Logo
22:00 - 7:20JNB-LHR
11h 20mdirect
Virgin Atlantic Logo
19:40 - 8:35LHR-JNB
10h 55mdirect
R10 669Virgin Atlantic
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Tue, Nov 11 - Fri, Nov 28
Virgin Atlantic Logo
22:00 - 7:20JNB-LHR
11h 20mdirect
Virgin Atlantic Logo
19:40 - 8:35LHR-JNB
10h 55mdirect
R10 686Virgin Atlantic
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Thu, Nov 6 - Wed, Nov 19
British Airways Logo
19:35 - 4:55JNB-LHR
11h 20mdirect
British Airways Logo
21:15 - 10:25LHR-JNB
11h 10mdirect
R10 842British Airways
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Tue, Nov 4 - Tue, Nov 18
Ethiopian Air Logo
15:25 - 6:35CPT-LHR
17h 10m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
20:15 - 13:45LHR-CPT
15h 30m1 stop
R10 877Ethiopian Air
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Thu, Nov 6 - Mon, Nov 17
Ethiopian Air Logo
15:25 - 6:35CPT-LHR
17h 10m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
20:15 - 14:35LHR-CPT
16h 20m1 stop
R10 894Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Nov 19 - Wed, Nov 26
SWISS Logo
9:00 - 21:40CPT-LHR
14h 40m1 stop
SWISS Logo
18:40 - 10:55LHR-CPT
14h 15m1 stop
R11 084SWISS
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Thu, Nov 6 - Thu, Nov 13
British Airways Logo
19:35 - 4:55JNB-LHR
11h 20mdirect
British Airways Logo
18:30 - 7:35LHR-JNB
11h 05mdirect
R11 101British Airways
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Wed, Nov 19 - Wed, Nov 26
SWISS Logo
9:00 - 21:40CPT-LHR
14h 40m1 stop
SWISS Logo
17:10 - 10:55LHR-CPT
15h 45m1 stop
R11 101SWISS
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Thu, Nov 6 - Thu, Nov 13
Emirates Logo
22:20 - 17:55JNB-STN
21h 35m1 stop
Emirates Logo
14:05 - 16:35STN-JNB
24h 30m1 stop
R12 692Emirates
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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 762Emirates
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British Airways
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Emirates
Best reviews • 8,1 score
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February
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December
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Cheapest return fare
R10 669
Overall average: R12 243
Virgin Atlantic
Mon 17/11Mon 1/12
JNB - LHR • Direct
Cheapest one-way flight
R3 666
Typical prices: R3 234-R6 623
Norse Atlantic UK
Thu 11/12
CPT - LGW • Direct
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to London

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

What is the cheapest flight to London?

These are the best round-trip prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.

Based on KAYAK searches from the last 72 hours, if you fly from Cape Town, you should have a good chance of getting the best deal to London as it was the cheapest place to fly from. Prices were found for as low as R3 666 one-way and R10 669 for a return flight. Also in the last 72 hours, the most popular connection to London was from Johannesburg and the lowest price for a return flight was R10 669.

How much is a flight to London?

The average and cheapest price for all round-trip flights to London from each origin found by users searching on KAYAK in the last month.

On average, a flight to London costs R11 865. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R3 340 and departed from Cape Town. The most popular routes on KAYAK are Cape Town to London which costs R13 758 on average, and Johannesburg to London, which costs R14 905 on average.

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What is the cheapest month to fly to London?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights 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 to London is February, where tickets cost R10 790 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R14 612 and R14 543 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is February with an average price of R10 790.

What is a good deal for flights to London?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to London, 25% of our users found tickets to London for the following prices or less: From Cape Town R7 826 one-way - R11 643 return, from Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport R8 282 one-way - R12 756 return.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights 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, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 80 days before departure.

Which is the cheapest airport to fly into in London?

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in London is London Luton Airport, with an average flight price of R2 137.

Good to know – Book Cheap London Plane Tickets

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightR3 666
Best time to beat the crowds (11% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (6% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cape Town to London Gatwick Airport

When to book flights to London

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel 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. The information is for flights to London based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking London flights

  • Do the airlines offer Wi-Fi on journeys from South Africa to London?

    If you are flying for work, or should you need to stay in touch with your loved ones, you can look for airlines that provide Wi-Fi during the flight. For instance, British Airways offers internet to all its passengers on flights from South Africa to London, so you can stay connected from take-off to touchdown.

  • Which is the best London airport to arrive into?

    You can get flights to a range of airports in London. If you land at London Heathrow (LHR), you will be able to get to the city centre, such as Paddington, within 15 minutes via the Heathrow Express. It’s also a great airport to land at to reach nearby locations such as Reading, which is a 40-minute drive away. Alternatively, if you are travelling to the south of the country, then Gatwick Airport (LGW) is ideal, as you can drive to Brighton in about 45 minutes or Eastbourne in approximately an hour.

  • What is the cheapest flight to London?

    Based on KAYAK searches from the last 72 hours, if you fly from Cape Town, you should have a good chance of getting the best deal to London as it was the cheapest place to fly from. Prices were found for as low as R3 666 one-way and R10 669 for a return flight. Also in the last 72 hours, the most popular connection to London was from Johannesburg and the lowest price for a return flight was R10 669.

  • Which London airport is closest to central London?

    There are 6 major airports in London. The nearest airport from London city centre is London City (12 km), followed by London Heathrow Airport (23 km), London Gatwick Airport (38 km), and London Luton Airport (45 km).

  • How much is a flight to London?

    On average, a flight to London costs R11 865. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost R3 340 and departed from Cape Town Intl Airport.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to London?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to London is Sunday where tickets can be as cheap as R15 774. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are R16 785 on average.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights 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 to London.

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

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

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

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to London 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 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 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 London?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to London is generally in the morning, when flights cost R11 123 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to London is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R16 253.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to London

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for R7 978 or less one-way and R12 014 or less round-trip.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest London flight deals.
  • If you get cheap flights to London from South Africa and you need assistance travelling through the terminal, you can request help from your airline at least 48 hours before take-off. London airports also have a range of accessible features, such as wheelchair-friendly toilets.
  • You should check with your airline before your flight about its baggage policy, as it varies from airline to airline. This will help you avoid unnecessary fees at the terminal. You can see how many bags are included in your ticket when you book. For example, British Airways includes one item of hand luggage and one checked bag.
  • Even though there are some direct flights to London from South Africa, you might find an indirect journey more convenient. For instance, one of the most popular stopover locations is at Dubai Airport (DXB), which is used by Emirates on flights from Johannesburg Airport (JNB) to London.

Prefer to fly direct to London?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop to London.
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Direct departures

South Africa to London

Monday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +119 more

ANA, AccesRail, +120 more

Tuesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +116 more

ANA, AccesRail, +117 more

Wednesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +122 more

ANA, AccesRail, +123 more

Thursday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +118 more

ANA, AccesRail, +119 more

Friday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +128 more

ANA, AccesRail, +129 more

Saturday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +118 more

ANA, AccesRail, +119 more

Sunday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +131 more

ANA, AccesRail, +132 more

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Direct returns

London to South Africa

Monday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +119 more

ANA, AccesRail, +120 more

Tuesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +116 more

ANA, AccesRail, +117 more

Wednesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +122 more

ANA, AccesRail, +123 more

Thursday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +118 more

ANA, AccesRail, +119 more

Friday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +128 more

ANA, AccesRail, +129 more

Saturday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +118 more

ANA, AccesRail, +119 more

Sunday

ANA, AccesRail, Aegean Airlines, +131 more

ANA, AccesRail, +132 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to London

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to London. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to London. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3387 reviews
7,9Food
8,1Boarding
8,2Entertainment
8,0Comfort
8,3Crew
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The 2 sockets near me didjt work i had my phone by end of the flight on low bat and had issues to book uber thereafter Electrical sockets should work if emirates does not allow batteries Baggage claim in zurich took very long

4,0 OkayAlaa, Oct 2025DXB - ZRH
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The 2 sockets near me didjt work i had my phone by end of the flight on low bat and had issues to book uber thereafter Electrical sockets should work if emirates does not allow batteries Baggage claim in zurich took very long

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

Can’t complain Only downside was the Kiosk passport check and customs clearance at Melbourne. When will they improve that service🤔

I lost my lock from my luggage, I don’t know someone took something from my bag.

Emirates First Class is always a treat with Caviar and service is always personalised.

Very pleasant.The crews are very nice.Food were excellent.

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

Everything was great but the food portions and quality was awful

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.

Well it was a 2h delay flight so that said it all. With very little if any information. Boarding took for ever with long waits at the terminal and then in the finger. To top it off and increase the delay we had to take a bus in Zurich. A trip to forget

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

The meal was wonderful and strawberry ice cream was a plus.

Each flight we took was late with little or no updates or information.

The cushion of the seats are old and very thin. The food can be more tasty or come with salt packages

PLEASE DONT TAKE FORCEFULLY(SIZE APPROPRIATE) CARRY ONS FROM PASSENGERS WHO FOR SOME REASON NEED TO KEEP IT

-Swiss airlines online check in app crashed multiple times -Zurich airport does not have very many bathrooms accessible to people with disabilities - closest disability accessible bathroom to departure gate was 1/4 mile away.

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

Premium economy more comfortable than economy, but not by much. Did was awful, do not try the omelette. Flight crew were helpful. Flight was delayed by over an hour. Overall but bad, arrived safely and thank God.

Food was excellent. Service was very good. Staff was very helpful to all passengers.

The crew was not helping us in the airports ..Very bad experience..the washrooms are not meeting the expectations..need more good service... The hotel service was good but there is a very long wait time which wasted time to go through..

Our first flight was delayed and when we got off that plane, nobody was really helping to direct us to the next gate. It was very frustrating. One staff simply said hurry, which wasn’t helpful. We had to go a long way to get to the next gate. Another issue on the plane itself was the bathrooms were disgusting and filthy and it didn’t seem like anybody was checking on them were cleaning them and it was a long flight. There was urine on the floor and they stunk. Also, the screen in front of my seat did not work, and I tried different headphones and still had no sound. You would think somehow those things are reviewed occasionally for working order.

They only gave us 30 minutes to make an international connecting flight. We didn’t make the connection but they did do a good job rebooking us despite the chaos. Our bags didn’t make it back and their process for customer support is pretty bad when it comes to luggage.

My recent experience with ASKY Airlines was disappointing. The check-in process was disorganized, and I was provided with inaccurate information regarding baggage requirements, resulting in unforeseen expenses. Additionally, the ground staff demonstrated a lack of professionalism and appeared insufficiently trained to handle passenger needs effectively. Regrettably, this initial encounter has left me reluctant to consider future travel with the airline.

Forgotten Suite inside of the top compartment but went back to ask and they didn’t leave at the lost and found place. Also the checking in was so horrible. I had multi city and one of the passenger saint have visa go go go Dubai. The Ethiopian airlines never had information about requirement for US permanent resident so couldn’t go to Dubai. And when coming back to US we were told we can not use our Addis to Washington ticket and they forced us to get new ticket. Very horrible experience.

The hygiene was super bad. Smells bad and air refreshment is highly advisable. The crew made some one else sit in my spot and no one is checking seat number and people are jumping to sit on other people’s allocated seat.

The flight itself was fine. The exception is that my luggage was destroyed, and I filed a claim that I haven't heard from anyone.

United was best airlines I have seen since I got there choose united airlines

It was wonderful best Air lines covert and all very happy with their service they have been very helpful and friendly

No Asian Vegetarian food was available on this sector but only fish and chicken and pasta were offered.

The leg from Portland to Heathrow was great for a business class ticket. The BA leg from Heathrow to Lisbon was terrible. Basically coach seating with an empty seat between you and next passenger. Absolutely no leg room. Should not have been charged for business class and it was a 3 hour flight.

The aircraft was okay and the crew were friendly, but the seat space felt too tight and the food could be better. Overall, nice service but room for improvement.

The flat beds. Other than that, the place was not clean.

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

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