Cheap flights from Cape Town to London from £278

The cheapest month to fly to London from Cape Town is in November. Flight prices, which tend to average around £557, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of February is another great option to travel to London, with average flight prices from Cape Town averaging around £565.

Our data shows that Tuesday is the least expensive day to fly to London. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as £624. When flying out on a Friday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Cape Town to London for around £689.

The cheapest time of day to fly to London is in the morning when flights can be purchased for as low as £494. Flights in the afternoon are often more expensive, with an average ticket price of £703.

Fly from Cape Town Intl to London Gatwick for the best Cape Town Intl - London flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to London from Cape Town when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to London for around £666 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to London from Cape Town for as low as £602 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Cape Town Intl to London flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 1% on your flight if you consider stops on a Cape Town to London flight.

As of April 2026, prices for Cape Town to London flights are approximately 27% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Emirates, Turkish Airlines, and Etihad Airways are the most popular carriers operating from Cape Town Intl to London

British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Emirates are the top three most popular airlines that fly to London from Cape Town according to our data. British Airways is the first choice among our users, with 43% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to London. Keep in mind that there are 11 different airlines that fly to London on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 7% of flights between Cape Town and London have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 167 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the evening tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Friday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Virgin Atlantic have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 5% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Addis Ababa (ADD) was the most common stop: 22% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Addis Ababa (ADD) offer the lowest average return price of £524.

Flights connecting via Zurich (ZRH) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 24m.

Frankfurt am Main (FRA) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 24m.

The number of flights available between Cape Town and London is 9 per day as of April 2026. The most frequent departure time is 20:00, with 100% of daily flights leaving in the evening.

The number of flights available between Cape Town and London is 66 per week as of April 2026. The most frequent departure day is Tue, with 15% of weekly flights leaving on this day.