Cheap flights from London Gatwick Airport to South Africa from £261

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from London Gatwick Airport to South Africa. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around £55. If you aren’t able to travel to South Africa during the month of February, then flying in June is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of £56.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to South Africa from London Gatwick Airport when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to South Africa for around £649 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 London Gatwick Airport for as low as £559 on momondo.

Qatar Airways, Norse Atlantic UK, and Turkish Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from London Gatwick to South Africa

Norse Atlantic UK, Ethiopian Air and Emirates are the top three most popular airlines that fly to South Africa from London Gatwick Airport according to our data. Norse Atlantic UK 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 15 different airlines that fly to South Africa on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 30% of flights between London and South Africa have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 152 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, Norse Atlantic Airways have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 30% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.