Cheap flights from London to Johannesburg from £363

The cheapest month to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from London is in May. Flight prices, which tend to average around £564, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. The month of November is another great option to travel to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, with average flight prices from London averaging around £576.

According to our data, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from London. The lowest ticket price found for a Tuesday departure recently was £718. Keep in mind that prices can always vary depending on your route and whether or not you are flying domestic or international. If your travel schedule is flexible, try to avoid departing on a Saturday because tickets tend to average around £753. These prices are subject to change though, so be sure to set up a Price Alert for flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport.

In the evening is the cheapest time of day to fly from London to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport when you can find flight prices for as low as £733. Flying to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport in the evening is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. In the afternoon is when there is more demand to fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport, so prices are often more expensive at around £736 per ticket.

Fly from London Heathrow to Johannesburg OR Tambo for the best London - Johannesburg OR Tambo flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from London when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport for around £682 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from London for as low as £644 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 7% on your flight if you consider stops on a London to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport flight.

As of April 2026, prices for London to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport flights are approximately 6% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Kenya Airways, Qatar Airways, and Air Algerie are the most popular carriers operating from London to Johannesburg OR Tambo

British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and RwandAir are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport from London according to our data. British Airways is the first choice among our users, with 41% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport. Keep in mind that there are 19 different airlines that fly to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 16% of flights between London and Johannesburg have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 125 minutes.

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

Tuesday 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 9% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Addis Ababa (ADD) was the most common stop: 29% of momondo users choosing one-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Algiers (ALG) offer the lowest average return price of £383.

Flights connecting via Zurich (ZRH) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 13h 00m.

Zurich (ZRH) has the shortest average stopover time for this route: 1h 17m.

9 flights are operational daily from London to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport as of April 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 19:00, with 100% of flights per day taking off in the evening.

69 flights are operational weekly from London to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport as of April 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 17% of flights per week taking off on this day.