Flights to South Africa

£459 Cheap flights to South Africa

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RwandAir
12 Mar
LHR
15h 50m
1 stop
JNB
7 Apr
JNB
17h 10m
1 stop
LHR
£459
KLM
4 Feb
LHR
26h 15m
1 stop
JNB
9 Feb
JNB
15h 51m
1 stop
LHR
£460
Ethiopian Air
16 Apr
LGW
16h 45m
1 stop
JNB
29 Apr
JNB
16h 55m
1 stop
LGW
£461
SWISS
3 Mar
LCY
13h 20m
1 stop
JNB
17 Mar
JNB
14h 30m
1 stop
LCY
£461
Air France
29 Jan
LHR
14h 50m
1 stop
JNB
1 Feb
JNB
18h 36m
2 stops
LHR
£461
Ethiopian Air
14 Jun
LGW
16h 45m
1 stop
JNB
1 Jul
JNB
16h 55m
1 stop
LGW
£462
RwandAir
23 Mar
LHR
15h 50m
1 stop
JNB
20 May
JNB
15h 10m
1 stop
LHR
£462
Ethiopian Air
3 May
LGW
16h 45m
1 stop
JNB
20 May
JNB
16h 55m
1 stop
LGW
£462
Multiple Airlines
27 Feb
STN
25h 50m
3 stops
JNB
8 Mar
JNB
30h 05m
3 stops
STN
£462
Etihad Airways
1 Feb
LHR
16h 25m
1 stop
JNB
6 Feb
JNB
28h 15m
1 stop
LHR
£462
Ethiopian Air
25 Jan
LGW
15h 55m
1 stop
JNB
23 Feb
JNB
17h 10m
1 stop
LGW
£463
SWISS
3 Feb
LCY
14h 50m
1 stop
JNB
11 Feb
JNB
14h 25m
1 stop
LCY
£463
SWISS
24 Apr
BHX
34h 40m
1 stop
CPT
12 May
CPT
20h 10m
1 stop
BHX
£518
Multiple Airlines
25 Apr
BHX
14h 10m
1 stop
CPT
12 May
CPT
20h 10m
1 stop
BHX
£523
Multiple Airlines
25 Apr
BHX
14h 10m
1 stop
CPT
12 May
CPT
20h 10m
1 stop
BHX
£524
SWISS
11 May
LHR
23h 50m
1 stop
CPT
21 May
CPT
15h 35m
1 stop
LHR
£535
Kenya Airways
21 May
LGW
25h 45m
2 stops
CPT
4 Jun
CPT
32h 20m
1 stop
LGW
£535
Ethiopian Air
28 Apr
LGW
25h 50m
1 stop
CPT
11 May
CPT
15h 55m
1 stop
LGW
£535
Multiple Airlines
9 Mar
LGW
11h 30m
CPT
14 Mar
CPT
19h 00m
1 stop
LGW
£536
Turkish Airlines
11 May
STN
24h 00m
1 stop
CPT
18 May
CPT
25h 15m
1 stop
STN
£537
Ethiopian Air
9 Feb
LHR
14h 45m
1 stop
CPT
17 Feb
CPT
18h 45m
1 stop
LHR
£537
Norse Atlantic UK
18 Mar
LGW
11h 30m
CPT
25 Mar
CPT
11h 45m
LGW
£537
Kenya Airways
9 Mar
LHR
18h 10m
1 stop
CPT
25 Mar
CPT
27h 05m
1 stop
LHR
£538
Norse Atlantic UK
14 Mar
LGW
11h 30m
CPT
19 Mar
CPT
11h 45m
LGW
£538
Multiple Airlines
1 Feb
LHR
18h 40m
2 stops
DUR
14 Feb
DUR
19h 35m
2 stops
LHR
£484
Multiple Airlines
1 Feb
LHR
25h 10m
2 stops
DUR
14 Feb
DUR
18h 50m
2 stops
LHR
£509
Multiple Airlines
10 May
LGW
35h 45m
1 stop
DUR
18 May
DUR
16h 45m
1 stop
LGW
£514
Multiple Airlines
10 May
LGW
35h 45m
1 stop
DUR
21 May
DUR
19h 45m
1 stop
LGW
£518
Multiple Airlines
7 May
LGW
22h 05m
1 stop
DUR
21 May
DUR
19h 45m
1 stop
LGW
£526
Multiple Airlines
9 May
LGW
24h 05m
1 stop
DUR
18 May
DUR
16h 45m
1 stop
LGW
£528
Multiple Airlines
4 May
LGW
22h 05m
1 stop
DUR
18 May
DUR
18h 30m
1 stop
LGW
£529
Multiple Airlines
9 May
LGW
22h 05m
1 stop
DUR
21 May
DUR
19h 45m
1 stop
LGW
£532
Multiple Airlines
4 May
LGW
22h 05m
1 stop
DUR
21 May
DUR
19h 45m
1 stop
LGW
£532
Multiple Airlines
7 May
LGW
22h 05m
1 stop
DUR
18 May
DUR
18h 30m
1 stop
LGW
£534
Multiple Airlines
8 May
LGW
22h 05m
1 stop
DUR
18 May
DUR
16h 45m
1 stop
LGW
£535
Multiple Airlines
8 May
LGW
22h 05m
1 stop
DUR
21 May
DUR
19h 45m
1 stop
LGW
£538
KLM
6 Mar
MAN
37h 15m
2 stops
PLZ
20 Mar
PLZ
26h 50m
2 stops
MAN
£545
KLM
6 Mar
MAN
28h 05m
2 stops
PLZ
20 Mar
PLZ
30h 15m
2 stops
MAN
£546
Multiple Airlines
6 Mar
MAN
29h 55m
2 stops
PLZ
20 Mar
PLZ
22h 30m
3 stops
MAN
£586
Lufthansa
10 Jun
LHR
28h 25m
2 stops
PLZ
23 Jun
PLZ
31h 55m
2 stops
LHR
£645
Multiple Airlines
25 Feb
LHR
19h 45m
1 stop
PLZ
17 Mar
PLZ
18h 00m
1 stop
LHR
£648
SWISS
2 Mar
LGW
20h 55m
2 stops
PLZ
18 Mar
PLZ
30h 20m
2 stops
LGW
£653
Multiple Airlines
12 Mar
LHR
19h 05m
2 stops
PLZ
21 Mar
PLZ
23h 45m
2 stops
LHR
£656
Multiple Airlines
9 May
LGW
29h 15m
3 stops
PLZ
29 May
PLZ
24h 40m
2 stops
LGW
£658
Multiple Airlines
1 Feb
LHR
23h 30m
2 stops
PLZ
14 Feb
PLZ
24h 45m
1 stop
LHR
£658
Lufthansa
25 Feb
LCY
18h 55m
2 stops
PLZ
17 Mar
PLZ
21h 45m
2 stops
LCY
£661
Multiple Airlines
8 Mar
LGW
23h 55m
2 stops
PLZ
14 Mar
PLZ
24h 40m
2 stops
LGW
£662
Multiple Airlines
6 Mar
MAN
22h 30m
3 stops
PLZ
20 Mar
PLZ
26h 30m
3 stops
MAN
£663
Multiple Airlines
1 Mar
LGW
19h 55m
2 stops
GRJ
8 Mar
GRJ
22h 05m
2 stops
LGW
£606
Lufthansa
2 May
LHR
40h 20m
2 stops
GRJ
12 May
GRJ
33h 20m
2 stops
LHR
£617
Multiple Airlines
1 Mar
LHR
29h 15m
2 stops
GRJ
8 Mar
GRJ
38h 40m
2 stops
LHR
£638
Multiple Airlines
1 Mar
LHR
19h 30m
2 stops
GRJ
8 Mar
GRJ
18h 50m
2 stops
LHR
£647
KLM
1 Mar
LCY
41h 55m
2 stops
GRJ
8 Mar
GRJ
42h 55m
2 stops
LCY
£671
Multiple Airlines
1 Mar
LGW
30h 15m
3 stops
GRJ
8 Mar
GRJ
22h 05m
2 stops
LGW
£694
Multiple Airlines
15 Mar
LGW
19h 55m
2 stops
GRJ
28 Mar
GRJ
20h 10m
2 stops
LGW
£710
Multiple Airlines
1 Mar
LHR
23h 25m
2 stops
GRJ
8 Mar
GRJ
18h 10m
1 stop
LHR
£711
Multiple Airlines
1 Mar
LHR
25h 00m
2 stops
GRJ
8 Mar
GRJ
33h 05m
3 stops
LHR
£714
Multiple Airlines
1 Mar
LHR
23h 25m
2 stops
GRJ
8 Mar
GRJ
19h 50m
1 stop
LHR
£727
Multiple Airlines
15 Mar
LHR
18h 00m
2 stops
GRJ
28 Mar
GRJ
20h 50m
2 stops
LHR
£729
Multiple Airlines
2 May
LHR
15h 25m
1 stop
GRJ
12 May
GRJ
16h 15m
1 stop
LHR
£736

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Ethiopian Air Logo
10:00 - 03:55
LGW
-
JNB
15h 55m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 05:40
JNB
-
LGW
17h 10m
1 stop
£459Ethiopian Air
Thu, 26 Feb - Sun, 15 Mar
KLM Logo
20:05 - 22:05
LCY
-
JNB
24h 00m
1 stop
KLM Logo
23:59 - 17:20
JNB
-
LCY
19h 21m
1 stop
£459KLM
Mon, 26 Jan - Mon, 2 Feb
RwandAir Logo
20:30 - 14:20
LHR
-
JNB
15h 50m
1 stop
RwandAir Logo
16:50 - 09:00
JNB
-
LHR
17h 10m
1 stop
£459RwandAir
Thu, 12 Mar - Tue, 7 Apr
KLM Logo
17:50 - 22:05
LHR
-
JNB
26h 15m
1 stop
KLM Logo
23:59 - 13:50
JNB
-
LHR
15h 51m
1 stop
£460KLM
Wed, 4 Feb - Mon, 9 Feb
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:10 - 03:55
LGW
-
JNB
16h 45m
1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:30 - 06:25
JNB
-
LGW
16h 55m
1 stop
£461Ethiopian Air
Thu, 16 Apr - Wed, 29 Apr
RwandAir Logo
20:30 - 14:20
LHR
-
JNB
15h 50m
1 stop
RwandAir Logo
16:50 - 07:00
JNB
-
LHR
15h 10m
1 stop
£462RwandAir
Mon, 23 Mar - Wed, 20 May
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:05 - 10:50
LGW
-
JNB
15h 45m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
19:10 - 09:20
JNB
-
LGW
16h 10m
1 stop
£465Turkish Airlines
Sat, 28 Feb - Tue, 17 Mar
Lufthansa Logo
18:15 - 09:30
LCY
-
JNB
13h 15m
1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
19:45 - 09:05
JNB
-
LCY
15h 20m
1 stop
£467Lufthansa
Mon, 23 Feb - Wed, 11 Mar
Lufthansa Logo
18:10 - 09:30
LCY
-
JNB
13h 20m
1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
19:45 - 09:05
JNB
-
LCY
15h 20m
1 stop
£482Lufthansa
Wed, 11 Mar - Wed, 18 Mar
Turkish Airlines Logo
10:50 - 11:50
STN
-
CPT
24h 00m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
16:35 - 16:50
CPT
-
STN
25h 15m
1 stop
£537Turkish Airlines
Mon, 11 May - Mon, 18 May

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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 16 January 2026.
Use the filters below to find and compare flights to South Africa that are best for you.

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Depart

Return

Price

LondonJohannesburg

LGW - JNB

LGWJNB

London Gatwick

Thu 26/2

10:00-03:55

1 stop15h 55m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 15/3

14:30-05:40

1 stop17h 10m

£459

LondonJohannesburg

LCY - JNB

LCYJNB

London City

Mon 26/1

20:05-22:05

1 stop24h 00m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 2/2

23:59-17:20

1 stop19h 21m

£459

LondonJohannesburg

LHR - JNB

LHRJNB

London Heathrow

Thu 12/3

20:30-14:20

1 stop15h 50m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 7/4

16:50-09:00

1 stop17h 10m

£459

LondonJohannesburg

LHR - JNB

LHRJNB

London Heathrow

Wed 4/2

17:50-22:05

1 stop26h 15m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 9/2

23:59-13:50

1 stop15h 51m

£460

LondonJohannesburg

LGW - JNB

LGWJNB

London Gatwick

Thu 16/4

10:10-03:55

1 stop16h 45m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 29/4

14:30-06:25

1 stop16h 55m

£461

LondonJohannesburg

LHR - JNB

LHRJNB

London Heathrow

Mon 23/3

20:30-14:20

1 stop15h 50m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 20/5

16:50-07:00

1 stop15h 10m

£462

LondonJohannesburg

LGW - JNB

LGWJNB

London Gatwick

Sat 28/2

17:05-10:50

1 stop15h 45m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 17/3

19:10-09:20

1 stop16h 10m

£465

LondonJohannesburg

LCY - JNB

LCYJNB

London City

Mon 23/2

18:15-09:30

1 stop13h 15m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 11/3

19:45-09:05

1 stop15h 20m

£467

LondonJohannesburg

LCY - JNB

LCYJNB

London City

Wed 11/3

18:10-09:30

1 stop13h 20m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 18/3

19:45-09:05

1 stop15h 20m

£482

LondonCape Town

STN - CPT

STNCPT

London Stansted

Mon 11/5

10:50-11:50

1 stop24h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Mon 18/5

16:35-16:50

1 stop25h 15m

£537

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What is the cheapest flight to South Africa?

The cheapest flights to South Africa recently found by momondo users are £31 with Airlink, £32 with FlySafair, and £37 with Cemair.

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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

£327

Best Round-Trip Price

£459

Fastest flight time

18h 10m

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July
The best one-way flight price to South Africa from United Kingdom in the last 72 hours is £327 (London Heathrow to Cape Town Intl).
The best round-trip flight price to South Africa from United Kingdom in the last 72 hours is £459 (London Gatwick to Johannesburg OR Tambo).
The fastest flight to South Africa from United Kingdom takes 18h 10m (London Heathrow to Cape Town Intl).
July has the highest demand for flights to South Africa, with a 10% 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 £207 per ticket. However our users tend to find airfares to South Africa for around £2,251 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 £2,030 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 Monday 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 £207. You may also consider flying to Johannesburg OR Tambo airport in Johannesburg for the second cheapest option with an average airfare of £495.

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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Why should I use momondo to find a flight deal to South Africa?

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Can I find flights to South Africa with flexible booking policies on momondo?

Yes. momondo allows you to filter the results for flights to South Africa to just show those with flexible booking policies.

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