What is the cheapest airline that flies from Birmingham to South Africa?

Lufthansa, Kenya Airways, and SWISS are the most popular carriers operating from Birmingham to South Africa

Which airlines fly to South Africa?

Ethiopian Air, Qatar Airways and Emirates are the top three most popular airlines that fly to South Africa from Birmingham according to our data. Ethiopian Air is the first choice among our users, with 39% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to South Africa. Keep in mind that there are 12 different airlines that fly to South Africa on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Birmingham Airport to South Africa?

Prices for flights from Birmingham Airport to South Africa refresh daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Birmingham Airport to South Africa?

The number of operators available for flights from Birmingham Airport to South Africa is 11 as of September 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from Birmingham Airport to South Africa?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from Birmingham Airport to South Africa.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to South Africa can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at South Africa. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

£338 Cheap Flights from Birmingham to South Africa in 2026

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18:50 - 07:35BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 45m1 stop Zurich

19:10 - 17:05CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

23h 55m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

£542Multiple Airlines

Fri, 4 Dec - Fri, 18 Dec

18:50 - 07:35BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 45m1 stop Zurich

19:10 - 17:05CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

23h 55m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

£543Multiple Airlines

Fri, 4 Dec - Fri, 18 Dec

13:30 - 07:10BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

15h 40m1 stop Cairo

21:45 - 12:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

16h 45m1 stop Cairo

£555Egyptair

Thu, 5 Nov - Wed, 2 Dec

17:45 - 09:55BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

14h 10m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

19:55 - 12:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

18h 35m2 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Frankfurt am Main

£557Lufthansa

Mon, 1 Mar - Tue, 9 Mar

17:45 - 09:55BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

14h 10m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

19:55 - 12:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

18h 35m2 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Frankfurt am Main

£557Lufthansa

Sun, 28 Feb - Tue, 9 Mar

18:40 - 10:20BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

14h 40m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

18:50 - 13:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

19h 50m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

£557Air France

Mon, 28 Sep - Thu, 15 Oct

18:50 - 09:20BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

13h 30m1 stop Zurich

19:20 - 08:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

13h 45m1 stop Zurich

£558SWISS

Wed, 30 Sep - Sun, 4 Oct

18:40 - 10:20BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

14h 40m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

18:50 - 13:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

19h 50m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

£558Air France

Mon, 21 Sep - Thu, 1 Oct

18:50 - 07:35BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

34h 45m1 stop Zurich

09:20 - 08:10CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

24h 50m1 stop Zurich

£561SWISS

Fri, 4 Dec - Sun, 20 Dec

13:30 - 07:10BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

15h 40m1 stop Cairo

21:45 - 12:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

16h 45m1 stop Cairo

£575Egyptair

Sun, 1 Nov - Wed, 4 Nov

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23:10 - 08:20BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

32h 10m2 stops Dublin Abu Dhabi Zayed Intl

13:30 - 22:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

34h 10m2 stops Dubai Intl Dublin

£649Multiple Airlines

Tue, 15 Sep - Mon, 21 Sep

18:40 - 21:20BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

25h 40m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

18:50 - 09:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

15h 40m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

£655Air France

Fri, 11 Sep - Thu, 15 Oct

10:30 - 06:40BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

19h 10m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Munich Franz Josef Strauss

19:20 - 08:05JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

13h 45m1 stop Zurich

£664Multiple Airlines

Tue, 15 Sep - Mon, 21 Sep

15:10 - 09:10BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

17h 00m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

14:05 - 13:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

24h 35m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

£664Qatar Airways

Fri, 11 Sep - Thu, 15 Oct

17:55 - 06:40BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

35h 45m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

08:45 - 17:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

33h 25m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

£686Lufthansa

Sat, 12 Sep - Sat, 19 Sep

05:55 - 21:20BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

14h 25m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

07:30 - 22:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

39h 40m2 stops Cape Town Intl Amsterdam Schiphol

£697KLM

Sat, 12 Sep - Sun, 20 Sep

17:55 - 06:40BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

35h 45m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

08:45 - 10:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

26h 15m2 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Frankfurt am Main

£698Lufthansa

Sat, 12 Sep - Sat, 19 Sep

08:10 - 10:35BHX Birmingham-DUR Durban King Shaka Intl

25h 25m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Maputo Intl

12:05 - 06:40DUR Durban King Shaka Intl-BHX Birmingham

19h 35m2 stops Maputo Intl Doha Hamad Intl

£745Qatar Airways

Sat, 12 Sep - Fri, 2 Oct

05:55 - 21:20BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

14h 25m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

23:15 - 12:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

14h 25m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

£756KLM

Sat, 12 Sep - Sun, 20 Sep

14:30 - 21:20BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

29h 50m2 stops Paris Charles de Gaulle Amsterdam Schiphol

18:50 - 17:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

24h 00m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

£864Air France

Fri, 11 Sep - Fri, 18 Sep

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Lufthansa flights from Birmingham to South Africa

Our best Lufthansa deals on Birmingham to South Africa flight tickets

Lufthansa

5 Nov

BHX13:15Birmingham

18h 25m

1 stop

JNB09:40Johannesburg OR Tambo

8 Dec

JNB19:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

23h 05m

1 stop

BHX17:00Birmingham

£560

Lufthansa

6 Dec

BHX17:45Birmingham

14h 10m

1 stop

JNB09:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

22 Dec

JNB19:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

18h 35m

2 stops

BHX12:30Birmingham

£565

Lufthansa

21 Nov

BHX13:15Birmingham

18h 40m

2 stops

JNB09:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

30 Nov

JNB19:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

23h 10m

2 stops

BHX17:05Birmingham

£570

SWISS flights from Birmingham to South Africa

Our best SWISS deals on Birmingham to South Africa flight tickets

SWISS

30 Sept

BHX18:50Birmingham

13h 30m

1 stop

JNB09:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

4 Oct

JNB19:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

13h 45m

1 stop

BHX08:05Birmingham

£561

SWISS

24 Sept

BHX18:50Birmingham

25h 05m

1 stop

CPT20:55Cape Town Intl

1 Oct

CPT19:25Cape Town Intl

13h 40m

1 stop

BHX08:05Birmingham

£567

SWISS

7 Oct

BHX18:50Birmingham

13h 30m

1 stop

JNB09:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

22 Oct

JNB19:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

13h 45m

1 stop

BHX08:05Birmingham

£572

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BHX Birmingham - CPT Cape Town Intl

BHXCPT

Birmingham

Fri 4/12

18:50-07:35

1 stop34h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 18/12

19:10-17:05

1 stop23h 55m

£542

BirminghamCape Town

BHX Birmingham - CPT Cape Town Intl

BHXCPT

Birmingham

Fri 4/12

18:50-07:35

1 stop34h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 18/12

19:10-17:05

1 stop23h 55m

£543

BirminghamJohannesburg

BHX Birmingham - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BHXJNB

Birmingham

Thu 5/11

13:30-07:10

1 stop15h 40m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 2/12

21:45-12:30

1 stop16h 45m

£555

BirminghamJohannesburg

BHX Birmingham - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BHXJNB

Birmingham

Mon 1/3

17:45-09:55

1 stop14h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 9/3

19:55-12:30

2 stops18h 35m

£557

BirminghamJohannesburg

BHX Birmingham - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BHXJNB

Birmingham

Sun 28/2

17:45-09:55

1 stop14h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 9/3

19:55-12:30

2 stops18h 35m

£557

BirminghamJohannesburg

BHX Birmingham - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BHXJNB

Birmingham

Mon 28/9

18:40-10:20

1 stop14h 40m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 15/10

18:50-13:40

1 stop19h 50m

£557

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BirminghamJohannesburg

BHX Birmingham - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BHXJNB

Birmingham

Wed 30/9

18:50-09:20

1 stop13h 30m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 4/10

19:20-08:05

1 stop13h 45m

£558

BirminghamJohannesburg

BHX Birmingham - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BHXJNB

Birmingham

Mon 21/9

18:40-10:20

1 stop14h 40m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 1/10

18:50-13:40

1 stop19h 50m

£558

BirminghamCape Town

BHX Birmingham - CPT Cape Town Intl

BHXCPT

Birmingham

Fri 4/12

18:50-07:35

1 stop34h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Sun 20/12

09:20-08:10

1 stop24h 50m

£561

BirminghamJohannesburg

BHX Birmingham - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BHXJNB

Birmingham

Sun 1/11

13:30-07:10

1 stop15h 40m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 4/11

21:45-12:30

1 stop16h 45m

£575

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from Birmingham to South Africa

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What is the cheapest month to fly to South Africa?

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from Birmingham to South Africa. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around £640. If you aren’t able to travel to South Africa during the month of February, then flying in November is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of £652.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Birmingham to South Africa?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to South Africa from Birmingham when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to South Africa for around £700 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to South Africa from Birmingham for as low as £592 on momondo.

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Best price found	£338
Fastest flight time	13h 30m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to South Africa from Birmingham in the past 72 hours is £338. The best return flight deal from Birmingham to South Africa found on momondo in the last 72 hours is £542.

The fastest flight from Birmingham to South Africa takes 13h 30m

There are no direct flights from Birmingham to South Africa. There are no popular flight routes from Birmingham to South Africa.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Birmingham to South Africa

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Birmingham Airport to South Africa?
Prices for flights from Birmingham Airport to South Africa refresh daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Birmingham Airport to South Africa?
The number of operators available for flights from Birmingham Airport to South Africa is 11 as of September 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from Birmingham Airport to South Africa?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their own age limitations. Flight duration, scheduling, and layovers are among the considerations that may influence age limits. We recommend that you double-check with the airline you are booking with for travel from Birmingham Airport to South Africa.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?
The travel and health documents required for your trip to South Africa can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s license, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at South Africa. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

Best airlines flying from Birmingham to South Africa

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Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom £432	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 4,473 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Lufthansa	PriceFrom £432	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.8 8,214 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
KLM	PriceFrom £435	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 1,576 reviews	Search KLM flights
Ethiopian Air	PriceFrom £436	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.2 1,040 reviews	Search Ethiopian Air flights
Egyptair	PriceFrom £478	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.5 448 reviews	Search Egyptair flights
SWISS	PriceFrom £486	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.5 2,065 reviews	Search SWISS flights
Air France	PriceFrom £526	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.5 1,651 reviews	Search Air France flights
British Airways	PriceFrom £562	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 8,210 reviews	Search British Airways flights
Kenya Airways	PriceFrom £589	Free Cancellation	Rating 6.7 327 reviews	Search Kenya Airways flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom £629	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 3,734 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights

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Cheap flights from Birmingham to South Africa from £338

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