Best price found | £211 |
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Fastest flight time | 11h 35m |
Direct flights | Tue, Wed, Sat and Sun |
Airports in Cape Town | 1 airport |
When you’re planning your trip from London to Cape Town, the most popular airport-to-airport route is London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town Intl Airport. You may be looking for an airport near London Heathrow Airport to depart from when travelling to Cape Town and luckily, there are options! You can try London Gatwick Airport which is located in London, London Stansted Airport which is located in London, or London City Airport which is located in London. The cheapest route from London to Cape Town is LGW — CPT with an average price of £473 RT during the month of March.
Airline | Rating | Free Cancellation | Price | ||
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Kenya Airways | PriceFrom £397 | Free Cancellation | Rating 7.1 397 reviews | ||
Lufthansa | PriceFrom £465 | Free Cancellation | Rating 7.0 7,892 reviews | ||
SWISS | PriceFrom £486 | Free Cancellation | Rating 7.8 2,150 reviews | ||
Ethiopian Air | PriceFrom £493 | Free Cancellation | Rating 7.3 813 reviews | ||
Turkish Airlines | PriceFrom £518 | Free Cancellation | Rating 7.5 3,744 reviews | ||
Air France | PriceFrom £523 | Free Cancellation | Rating 7.6 1,885 reviews | ||
KLM | PriceFrom £589 | Free Cancellation | Rating 7.8 1,684 reviews | ||
Qatar Airways | PriceFrom £600 | Free Cancellation | Rating 7.7 4,553 reviews | ||
RwandAir | PriceFrom £666 | Free Cancellation | Rating 7.9 54 reviews | ||
Virgin Atlantic | PriceFrom £722 | Free Cancellation | Rating 7.7 755 reviews |
The lowest priced Virgin Atlantic flight from London to Cape Town from the last 72 hours was £912. Generally, Virgin Atlantic has 6 flights on this route every week with an average price of £1,049. Virgin Atlantic is rated 7.7/10 by our users.
London and Cape Town Intl are 6004.9 mi apart from one another. Flights usually cover this in 13h 50m, depending on flying conditions and air traffic around both airports.
Prices for flights from London to Cape Town Intl Airport refresh daily.
There are 12 operators available for flights from London to Cape Town Intl Airport as of March 2024.
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from London to Cape Town Intl Airport.
The required travel and health documents for your Cape Town Intl Airport trip may vary depending on your itinerary and personal circumstances. As a general rule, you should carry multiple documents, including a national ID card or driver's license and a passport valid for six months after your intended arrival at Cape Town Intl Airport. We recommend that you seek guidance from your airline or a reliable third party such as IATA.
British Airways is the only airline that offers direct flights from London to Cape Town. You'll depart from Heathrow Airport (LHR) and land at Cape Town International Airport (CPT) after a flight of around 11h 40min. These are daily flights. You can fly with other airlines if you prefer, but these will all make at least one stopover en route. The quickest one-stop flight is with KLM, which changes planes at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS). The trip will take you about 14 hours. Otherwise, you can opt for an Ethiopian Air flight that takes roughly 15h 45min, stopping over in Addis Ababa (ADD). Or board Turkish Airlines and fly to Cape Town via Istanbul (IST) in just under 16 hours. These flights all leave from Heathrow. You can get flights from Gatwick Airport (LGW) on Emirates and from Stansted Airport (STN) on Qatar Airways. These are all longer trips, however.
Getting to Heathrow (LHR) from Central London is quick and easy. Simply make your way to Paddington Station and board one of the Heathrow Express trains that leave every 15 minutes. You'll be at the airport about 15 minutes later. From Victoria Coach Station you can catch a National Express bus that will get you to Heathrow in about 45 minutes. For flights leaving from Gatwick (LGW), catch a Southern Service Line train that takes roughly 30 minutes. If you've booked a flight out of Stansted (STN), a Stansted Express train will get you there from Central London in about 50 minutes. After landing at Cape Town International (CPT), you can catch a My Citi bus that takes roughly 30 minutes to the city's Civic Centre. You can also take a taxi or hire a car. It's a drive of just over 15 minutes.
All three London airports are well-appointed international flight hubs, so there's not much to choose between them when it comes to restaurants, service facilities and accessibility features. They all have play areas for children and baby-care facilities. One point of difference is that Stansted (STN) is the least congested, being smaller than the other two. Another thing you might want to consider is the location of each airport. If you're approaching London from the west, then Heathrow (LHR) will be your closest choice. From the south, opt for Gatwick (LGW), and book your flight from Stansted if you're coming from Northern England. Cape Town International (CPT) is also a thoroughly modern airport, the fourth busiest in Africa. It has plenty of food and drink outlets if you want some respite before heading into the city, and showers if you want to refresh yourself first. Full accessibility facilities are available.
Cape Town Airport (CPT) serves the Western Cape province of South Africa – known for its beautiful scenery, winelands and beaches. It's a vast area and you can go on road trips for hundreds of miles to various inland towns, so we'll limit the scope to those in the vicinity of Cape Town. Franschhoek is a must. It's set in a bowl surrounded by the Groot Drakenstein, and Simonsberg mountains and known for superb rustic restaurants. You can drive there in roughly an hour. Stellenbosch is another major tourist destination in the Cape Winelands. It's a vibrant student town, about 40 minutes from the centre of Cape Town. You can also reach Paarl in around 40 minutes. About 1h 20min to the north lies the West Coast town of Langebaan, on the Atlantic, and if you drive roughly 1h 30min south-east you'll reach the Indian Ocean resort town of Hermanus.
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