Cheap flights from London to Cape Town from £279

If you aren’t able to travel during the month of November, then book flights to Cape Town from London during May instead. Flights to Cape Town in May, while not as cheap as those in November, still average around £613.

Our data shows that Wednesday is the least expensive day to fly to Cape Town. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as £709. Flights from London to Cape Town on a Friday will generally be more expensive and average around £849. Keep in mind that these prices on both days could fluctuate depending on the season and the demand.

In the morning is the cheapest time of day to fly from London to Cape Town when you can find flight prices for as low as £504. Flying to Cape Town in the morning is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. If you have a flexible travel schedule, then try to avoid flying in the evening when prices are £806 on average. Flights to Cape Town from London in the evening are generally more expensive because this time of day is more convenient for travellers’ schedules.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Cape Town from London when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Cape Town for around £821 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Cape Town from London for as low as £748 on momondo.

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

As of May 2026, prices for London to Cape Town flights are approximately 31% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

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

British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Ethiopian Air are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Cape Town from London according to our data. British Airways is the first choice among our users, with 35% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Cape Town. Keep in mind that there are 15 different airlines that fly to Cape Town on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 14% of flights between London and Cape Town have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 124 minutes.

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

Thursday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Sunday 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: 36% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Istanbul (IST) offer the lowest average return price of £280.

Flights connecting via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 14h 38m.

Frankfurt am Main (FRA) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 52m.

As of May 2026, 4 flights take off from London and land in Cape Town each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 22:00, with 96% of daily flights taking off in the evening.

The number of flights available between London and Cape Town is 29 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Sat, with 17% of weekly flights leaving on this day.