Flights to South Africa

£465 Cheap flights to South Africa

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Recent flights found to popular cities in South Africa

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Ethiopian Air
21 Sept
LGW
16h 45m
1 stop
JNB
17 Oct
JNB
32h 30m
1 stop
LGW
Ethiopian Air
28 Sept
LHR
15h 05m
1 stop
JNB
30 Oct
JNB
18h 05m
1 stop
LHR
Lufthansa
12 Nov
LHR
22h 30m
1 stop
JNB
18 Nov
JNB
14h 45m
1 stop
LHR
Kenya Airways
1 Nov
LGW
26h 40m
1 stop
JNB
16 Nov
JNB
15h 25m
1 stop
LGW
Ethiopian Air
28 Nov
LHR
14h 50m
1 stop
JNB
15 Dec
JNB
18h 05m
1 stop
LHR
RwandAir
4 Oct
LGW
22h 25m
2 stops
JNB
17 Oct
JNB
21h 35m
2 stops
LGW
Ethiopian Air
6 Nov
LGW
15h 55m
1 stop
JNB
22 Nov
JNB
16h 40m
1 stop
LGW
Egyptair
31 Oct
LHR
31h 10m
1 stop
JNB
7 Nov
JNB
16h 50m
1 stop
LHR
Etihad Airways
1 Oct
LHR
33h 35m
1 stop
JNB
22 Oct
JNB
30h 25m
1 stop
LHR
Ethiopian Air
22 Sept
LGW
33h 00m
1 stop
JNB
4 Oct
JNB
16h 50m
1 stop
LGW
Ethiopian Air
26 Sept
LHR
15h 05m
1 stop
JNB
29 Oct
JNB
18h 05m
1 stop
LHR
Ethiopian Air
22 Feb
LGW
15h 55m
1 stop
JNB
7 Mar
JNB
16h 40m
1 stop
LGW
Norse Atlantic UK
16 Oct
LGW
11h 30m
CPT
11 Nov
CPT
11h 45m
LGW
Hahn Air
2 Dec
LGW
11h 30m
CPT
23 Dec
CPT
11h 45m
LGW
A.P.G.
17 Nov
LGW
11h 30m
CPT
26 Nov
CPT
11h 50m
LGW
Hahn Air
2 Dec
LGW
11h 30m
CPT
9 Dec
CPT
11h 45m
LGW
Norse Atlantic UK
3 Nov
LGW
11h 30m
CPT
18 Nov
CPT
11h 45m
LGW
Norse Atlantic UK
16 Oct
LGW
11h 30m
CPT
13 Nov
CPT
11h 45m
LGW
Norse Atlantic UK
1 Nov
LGW
11h 30m
CPT
1 Dec
CPT
11h 45m
LGW
A.P.G.
2 Oct
LGW
11h 30m
CPT
12 Oct
CPT
11h 50m
LGW
A.P.G.
9 Oct
LGW
11h 30m
CPT
18 Oct
CPT
11h 45m
LGW
Norse Atlantic UK
13 Oct
LGW
11h 35m
CPT
27 Oct
CPT
11h 45m
LGW
Norse Atlantic UK
16 Oct
LGW
11h 30m
CPT
8 Nov
CPT
11h 45m
LGW
Norse Atlantic UK
31 Oct
LGW
11h 30m
CPT
6 Nov
CPT
11h 45m
LGW
Ethiopian Air
6 Oct
LGW
20h 30m
2 stops
DUR
19 Oct
DUR
20h 20m
2 stops
LGW
Lufthansa
20 Jan
LHR
37h 05m
2 stops
DUR
17 Mar
DUR
17h 55m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
30 Sept
LHR
21h 50m
2 stops
DUR
7 Oct
DUR
25h 00m
2 stops
LHR
Lufthansa
27 Jan
LHR
36h 05m
2 stops
DUR
10 Mar
DUR
17h 55m
2 stops
LHR
Lufthansa
27 Jan
LHR
19h 30m
2 stops
DUR
17 Mar
DUR
27h 05m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
10 Oct
LGW
21h 35m
1 stop
DUR
26 Oct
DUR
51h 05m
2 stops
LGW
Qatar Airways
30 Sept
LHR
38h 10m
2 stops
DUR
7 Oct
DUR
27h 05m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
15 Sept
LHR
22h 00m
2 stops
DUR
22 Sept
DUR
35h 15m
2 stops
LHR
Ethiopian Air
1 Dec
LGW
19h 40m
2 stops
DUR
15 Dec
DUR
23h 00m
2 stops
LGW
Multiple Airlines
15 Sept
LHR
19h 45m
2 stops
DUR
29 Sept
DUR
23h 35m
2 stops
LHR
KLM
13 Jan
BHX
26h 05m
2 stops
DUR
25 Jan
DUR
47h 35m
2 stops
BHX
Multiple Airlines
16 Sept
LHR
19h 10m
2 stops
DUR
14 Oct
DUR
21h 05m
2 stops
LHR
KLM
6 Feb
BHX
27h 40m
2 stops
PLZ
10 Feb
PLZ
31h 35m
2 stops
BHX
KLM
6 Feb
BHX
27h 40m
2 stops
PLZ
10 Feb
PLZ
31h 35m
2 stops
BHX
KLM
6 Feb
BHX
27h 40m
2 stops
PLZ
10 Feb
PLZ
31h 35m
2 stops
BHX
Multiple Airlines
23 Oct
LHR
27h 00m
2 stops
PLZ
2 Nov
PLZ
37h 20m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
22 Sept
LHR
34h 05m
2 stops
PLZ
7 Oct
PLZ
23h 05m
3 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
5 Oct
MAN
24h 30m
3 stops
PLZ
10 Oct
PLZ
26h 30m
3 stops
MAN
Multiple Airlines
17 Oct
LHR
21h 40m
2 stops
PLZ
24 Oct
PLZ
23h 25m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
22 Sept
LGW
20h 50m
2 stops
PLZ
7 Oct
PLZ
35h 50m
2 stops
LGW
Multiple Airlines
25 Sept
LHR
26h 55m
3 stops
PLZ
4 Oct
PLZ
25h 00m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
22 Sept
LHR
22h 20m
1 stop
PLZ
7 Oct
PLZ
23h 20m
1 stop
LHR
Multiple Airlines
25 Sept
LGW
20h 50m
2 stops
PLZ
4 Oct
PLZ
15h 40m
1 stop
LGW
Multiple Airlines
16 Oct
LHR
21h 40m
2 stops
PLZ
23 Oct
PLZ
26h 10m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
4 Oct
LGW
25h 00m
1 stop
GRJ
10 Oct
GRJ
19h 30m
1 stop
LGW
Multiple Airlines
30 Nov
MAN
21h 50m
3 stops
GRJ
8 Feb
GRJ
22h 05m
3 stops
MAN
Multiple Airlines
16 Oct
LGW
29h 10m
1 stop
GRJ
23 Oct
GRJ
19h 40m
1 stop
LGW
Multiple Airlines
30 Nov
MAN
21h 50m
3 stops
GRJ
15 Feb
GRJ
22h 05m
3 stops
MAN
KLM
23 Nov
MAN
29h 55m
2 stops
GRJ
1 Feb
GRJ
28h 15m
2 stops
MAN
KLM
23 Nov
MAN
33h 20m
2 stops
GRJ
1 Feb
GRJ
24h 25m
2 stops
MAN
KLM
2 Dec
MAN
24h 15m
2 stops
GRJ
17 Feb
GRJ
28h 15m
2 stops
MAN
KLM
2 Dec
MAN
24h 15m
2 stops
GRJ
17 Feb
GRJ
28h 15m
2 stops
MAN
KLM
31 Oct
LHR
29h 15m
2 stops
GRJ
15 Nov
GRJ
23h 45m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
4 Oct
LGW
26h 20m
2 stops
GRJ
10 Oct
GRJ
19h 30m
1 stop
LGW
Multiple Airlines
2 Dec
MAN
22h 50m
3 stops
GRJ
17 Feb
GRJ
25h 50m
3 stops
MAN
Multiple Airlines
23 Nov
MAN
21h 45m
3 stops
GRJ
8 Feb
GRJ
22h 05m
3 stops
MAN

Find the cheapest flights from the United Kingdom to South Africa

Recent return flight deals from the United Kingdom to South Africa

Norse Atlantic UK Logo
09:30 - 22:00LGW-CPT
11h 30mdirect
Norse Atlantic UK Logo
12:30 - 22:15CPT-LGW
11h 45mdirect
£465Norse Atlantic UK
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Thu, 16 Oct - Tue, 11 Nov
Hahn Air Logo
17:15 - 06:45LGW-CPT
11h 30mdirect
Hahn Air Logo
12:30 - 22:15CPT-LGW
11h 45mdirect
£465Hahn Air
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Tue, 2 Dec - Tue, 23 Dec
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:10 - 03:55LGW-JNB
16h 45m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
22:50 - 06:20JNB-LGW
32h 30m1 stop
£517Ethiopian Air
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Sun, 21 Sep - Fri, 17 Oct
Ethiopian Air Logo
21:00 - 13:05LHR-JNB
15h 05m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 06:35JNB-LHR
18h 05m1 stop
£517Ethiopian Air
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Sun, 28 Sep - Thu, 30 Oct
RwandAir Logo
14:55 - 14:20LGW-JNB
22h 25m2 stops
RwandAir Logo
16:50 - 13:25JNB-LGW
21h 35m2 stops
£519RwandAir
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Sat, 4 Oct - Fri, 17 Oct
RwandAir Logo
14:55 - 14:20LGW-JNB
22h 25m2 stops
RwandAir Logo
16:50 - 13:25JNB-LGW
21h 35m2 stops
£523RwandAir
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Thu, 25 Sep - Fri, 17 Oct
KLM Logo
06:30 - 21:20LHR-JNB
13h 50m1 stop
KLM Logo
23:15 - 16:15JNB-LHR
18h 00m1 stop
£539KLM
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Thu, 18 Sep - Wed, 1 Oct
KLM Logo
06:30 - 21:20LHR-JNB
13h 50m1 stop
KLM Logo
23:15 - 13:50JNB-LHR
15h 35m1 stop
£540KLM
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Thu, 25 Sep - Sat, 18 Oct
Emirates Logo
21:10 - 20:50STN-JNB
22h 40m1 stop
Emirates Logo
22:20 - 18:45JNB-STN
21h 25m1 stop
£632Emirates
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Tue, 30 Sep - Tue, 7 Oct
Emirates Logo
21:10 - 16:15STN-JNB
18h 05m1 stop
Emirates Logo
19:10 - 12:55JNB-STN
18h 45m1 stop
£634Emirates
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Tue, 16 Sep - Tue, 23 Sep

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Locate flights to South Africa that fit your budget, with regularly updated fares and availability. In the last 7 days, momondo users made a total of 279,928 searches and data was last updated on 3 September 2025.
Use the filters below to find and compare flights to South Africa that are best for you.

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Depart

Return

Price

LondonCape Town

LGW - CPT

LGWCPT

London Gatwick

Thu 16/10

09:30-22:00

Nonstop11h 30m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 11/11

12:30-22:15

Nonstop11h 45m

£465

LondonCape Town

LGW - CPT

LGWCPT

London Gatwick

Tue 2/12

17:15-06:45

Nonstop11h 30m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 23/12

12:30-22:15

Nonstop11h 45m

£465

LondonJohannesburg

LGW - JNB

LGWJNB

London Gatwick

Sun 21/9

10:10-03:55

1 stop16h 45m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 17/10

22:50-06:20

1 stop32h 30m

£517

LondonJohannesburg

LHR - JNB

LHRJNB

London Heathrow

Sun 28/9

21:00-13:05

1 stop15h 05m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 30/10

14:30-06:35

1 stop18h 05m

£517

LondonJohannesburg

LGW - JNB

LGWJNB

London Gatwick

Sat 4/10

14:55-14:20

2 stops22h 25m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 17/10

16:50-13:25

2 stops21h 35m

£519

LondonJohannesburg

LGW - JNB

LGWJNB

London Gatwick

Thu 25/9

14:55-14:20

2 stops22h 25m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 17/10

16:50-13:25

2 stops21h 35m

£523

LondonJohannesburg

LHR - JNB

LHRJNB

London Heathrow

Thu 18/9

06:30-21:20

1 stop13h 50m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 1/10

23:15-16:15

1 stop18h 00m

£539

LondonJohannesburg

LHR - JNB

LHRJNB

London Heathrow

Thu 25/9

06:30-21:20

1 stop13h 50m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 18/10

23:15-13:50

1 stop15h 35m

£540

LondonJohannesburg

STN - JNB

STNJNB

London Stansted

Tue 30/9

21:10-20:50

1 stop22h 40m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 7/10

22:20-18:45

1 stop21h 25m

£632

LondonJohannesburg

STN - JNB

STNJNB

London Stansted

Tue 16/9

21:10-16:15

1 stop18h 05m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 23/9

19:10-12:55

1 stop18h 45m

£634

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What is the cheapest flight to South Africa?

The cheapest flights to South Africa recently found by momondo users are £37 with Lift, £37 with Cemair, and £38 with Airlink.
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Cheap South Africa flight deals and tips

Summary info about South Africa flight prices, duration and airlines

Best One-Way Price

£325

Best Round-Trip Price

£465

Fastest flight time

11h 30m

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December
The best one-way flight price to South Africa from United Kingdom in the last 72 hours is £325 (London Gatwick to Cape Town Intl).
The best round-trip flight price to South Africa from United Kingdom in the last 72 hours is £465 (London Gatwick to Cape Town Intl).
The fastest flight to South Africa from United Kingdom takes 11h 30m (London Gatwick to Cape Town Intl).
December has the highest demand for flights to South Africa, with a 6% price increase on average.

Frequently asked questions about flying to South Africa

What popular landmarks are in South Africa?

What is the best airport to land at to visit Camps Bay Beach?

The closest airport to Camps Bay Beach is Cape Town Airport, which is located in Cape Town. If you plan on visiting or staying in this area, landing at Cape Town Airport will be your best bet.

Which airlines fly to South Africa?

What is the most popular airport in South Africa to fly to?

How much are flights to South Africa?

Flights to South Africa can be found for as cheap as £223 per ticket. However our users tend to find airfares to South Africa for around £2,245 on average. If you’re looking to find a good deal on your flight to South Africa, then you should consider booking if you find anything for £2,076 or less.

What is the best day of the week to fly to South Africa?

Consider booking a flight to South Africa on a Tuesday, which is the cheapest day of the week. You will also find that flying out on a Thursday is another low-cost option. Try to avoid booking your flight to South Africa on Friday, which tends to be the most expensive day of the week.

Where is it cheapest to fly into South Africa?

To save money on airfare when visiting South Africa, consider Cape Town Intl airport in Cape Town, which has the cheapest flights with an average airfare of £223. You may also consider flying to Johannesburg OR Tambo airport in Johannesburg for the second cheapest option with an average airfare of £611.

When did momondo last update prices for flights to South Africa?

Prices for flights to South Africa are refreshed on a daily basis.

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How old do you have to be to fly to South Africa?

Although the minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UMNR) service may have their own age limits, which could be impacted by factors such as flight length, timing, and layovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel to South Africa.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?

The necessary travel and health documents for your South Africa trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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momondo offers useful filters to help you find the right flight. Choose specific flight times, airports or even what payment method you prefer. We have numerous options to help you book your ideal flight to South Africa.

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