Cheap flights from Cape Town to London from £159

The cheapest month to fly to London from Cape Town is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around £589, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of October is another great option to travel to London, with average flight prices from Cape Town averaging around £595.

Our data shows that Thursday is the least expensive day to fly to London. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as £645. 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 £770.

The cheapest time of day to fly to London is in the morning when flights can be purchased for as low as £496. Flights in the afternoon are often more expensive, with an average ticket price of £830.

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 £674 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 £649 on momondo.

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

No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between Cape Town to London.

As of September 2026, prices for Cape Town to London flights are approximately 40% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Norse Atlantic UK, Qatar Airways, and Virgin Atlantic are the most popular carriers operating from Cape Town Intl to London

British Airways, Emirates and Virgin Atlantic 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 38% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to London. Keep in mind that there are 9 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 163 minutes.

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

Monday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Wednesday 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 6% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Dubai (DXB) was the most common stop: 28% 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 31m.

Frankfurt am Main (FRA) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 25m.

The number of flights available between Cape Town and London is 4 per day as of September 2026. The most frequent departure time is 18:00, with 100% of daily flights leaving in the evening.

The number of flights available between Cape Town and London is 28 per week as of September 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 14% of weekly flights leaving on this day.