Flights to South Africa

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Ethiopian Air
26 Apr
LGW
16h 45m
1 stop
JNB
13 May
JNB
16h 55m
1 stop
LGW
£441
Ethiopian Air
21 Apr
LGW
16h 45m
1 stop
JNB
17 May
JNB
16h 50m
1 stop
LGW
£442
Lufthansa
28 Apr
LHR
16h 05m
1 stop
JNB
11 May
JNB
14h 55m
1 stop
LHR
£442
Ethiopian Air
20 Apr
LGW
16h 45m
1 stop
JNB
27 Apr
JNB
16h 50m
1 stop
LGW
£442
Ethiopian Air
21 Apr
LGW
16h 45m
1 stop
JNB
6 May
JNB
16h 55m
1 stop
LGW
£443
Multiple Airlines
7 May
LHR
20h 30m
2 stops
JNB
11 May
JNB
14h 55m
1 stop
LHR
£443
Multiple Airlines
28 Apr
LHR
20h 30m
2 stops
JNB
11 May
JNB
14h 55m
1 stop
LHR
£444
Condor
16 Aug
LGW
34h 55m
1 stop
JNB
6 Sept
JNB
15h 25m
1 stop
LGW
£445
Lufthansa
4 May
LHR
33h 15m
1 stop
JNB
18 May
JNB
14h 55m
1 stop
LHR
£445
Condor
28 Jun
LGW
34h 55m
1 stop
JNB
3 Jul
JNB
21h 05m
1 stop
LGW
£445
Multiple Airlines
28 May
LHR
20h 30m
2 stops
JNB
8 Jun
JNB
14h 55m
1 stop
LHR
£445
Multiple Airlines
13 Apr
LGW
26h 15m
3 stops
JNB
20 Apr
JNB
29h 45m
2 stops
LGW
£446
Ethiopian Air
14 May
MAN
19h 05m
2 stops
CPT
21 May
CPT
19h 25m
2 stops
MAN
£484
Ethiopian Air
12 Mar
MAN
17h 15m
1 stop
CPT
15 Mar
CPT
18h 05m
1 stop
MAN
£485
Ethiopian Air
31 Mar
MAN
17h 30m
2 stops
CPT
17 Apr
CPT
19h 40m
2 stops
MAN
£486
Ethiopian Air
4 May
MAN
19h 05m
2 stops
CPT
10 May
CPT
19h 40m
2 stops
MAN
£487
Ethiopian Air
12 Mar
MAN
17h 15m
1 stop
CPT
15 Mar
CPT
18h 05m
1 stop
MAN
£488
Ethiopian Air
9 Apr
MAN
17h 30m
1 stop
CPT
19 Apr
CPT
19h 40m
1 stop
MAN
£492
SWISS
13 Apr
BHX
13h 35m
1 stop
CPT
26 Apr
CPT
25h 05m
1 stop
BHX
£497
Ethiopian Air
4 May
MAN
17h 30m
2 stops
CPT
10 May
CPT
18h 05m
2 stops
MAN
£500
Ethiopian Air
9 Apr
MAN
19h 05m
1 stop
CPT
19 Apr
CPT
19h 40m
1 stop
MAN
£501
Ethiopian Air
4 May
MAN
19h 05m
2 stops
CPT
10 May
CPT
19h 40m
2 stops
MAN
£502
Ethiopian Air
6 Apr
MAN
19h 05m
1 stop
CPT
20 Apr
CPT
19h 40m
1 stop
MAN
£503
Ethiopian Air
14 Apr
MAN
17h 30m
1 stop
CPT
27 Apr
CPT
19h 40m
1 stop
MAN
£503
Qatar Airways
20 Apr
LGW
18h 40m
2 stops
DUR
14 May
DUR
19h 35m
2 stops
LGW
£551
Multiple Airlines
19 Mar
LHR
22h 05m
2 stops
DUR
2 Apr
DUR
26h 20m
2 stops
LHR
£551
Qatar Airways
20 Apr
LGW
24h 35m
2 stops
DUR
14 May
DUR
26h 20m
2 stops
LGW
£551
Multiple Airlines
5 Apr
LHR
17h 35m
2 stops
DUR
25 Apr
DUR
19h 35m
2 stops
LHR
£565
Multiple Airlines
5 Apr
LGW
20h 05m
2 stops
DUR
25 Apr
DUR
21h 00m
2 stops
LGW
£567
Qatar Airways
20 Apr
LGW
18h 40m
2 stops
DUR
14 May
DUR
26h 20m
2 stops
LGW
£575
Qatar Airways
17 Apr
LGW
18h 40m
2 stops
DUR
23 Apr
DUR
19h 35m
2 stops
LGW
£576
Qatar Airways
17 Apr
LGW
24h 35m
2 stops
DUR
23 Apr
DUR
19h 35m
2 stops
LGW
£577
Qatar Airways
17 Apr
LGW
18h 40m
2 stops
DUR
23 Apr
DUR
26h 20m
2 stops
LGW
£578
Qatar Airways
20 Apr
LHR
18h 30m
2 stops
DUR
14 May
DUR
27h 00m
2 stops
LHR
£578
Qatar Airways
20 Apr
LHR
18h 30m
2 stops
DUR
14 May
DUR
20h 25m
2 stops
LHR
£579
Qatar Airways
4 May
LHR
25h 30m
2 stops
DUR
14 May
DUR
19h 20m
2 stops
LHR
£580
Lufthansa
14 Apr
LHR
18h 30m
2 stops
PLZ
28 Apr
PLZ
34h 10m
2 stops
LHR
£613
Lufthansa
28 Apr
LHR
28h 00m
2 stops
PLZ
5 May
PLZ
34h 10m
2 stops
LHR
£614
Lufthansa
14 Apr
LHR
28h 00m
2 stops
PLZ
28 Apr
PLZ
31h 55m
2 stops
LHR
£615
Lufthansa
28 Apr
LHR
28h 00m
2 stops
PLZ
5 May
PLZ
34h 10m
2 stops
LHR
£635
Multiple Airlines
31 May
LGW
24h 45m
2 stops
PLZ
22 Jun
PLZ
24h 20m
2 stops
LGW
£638
Lufthansa
14 Apr
LHR
24h 05m
2 stops
PLZ
24 Apr
PLZ
41h 30m
2 stops
LHR
£638
Lufthansa
14 Apr
LHR
18h 30m
2 stops
PLZ
24 Apr
PLZ
41h 30m
2 stops
LHR
£640
Multiple Airlines
13 Apr
MAN
24h 30m
3 stops
PLZ
20 Apr
PLZ
25h 25m
3 stops
MAN
£642
Multiple Airlines
16 Apr
LGW
24h 45m
2 stops
PLZ
2 May
PLZ
24h 20m
2 stops
LGW
£643
Lufthansa
14 Apr
LHR
21h 20m
2 stops
PLZ
24 Apr
PLZ
41h 30m
2 stops
LHR
£643
Multiple Airlines
15 Apr
LHR
26h 35m
2 stops
PLZ
22 Apr
PLZ
27h 50m
2 stops
LHR
£654
Multiple Airlines
14 Apr
LHR
28h 25m
2 stops
PLZ
28 Apr
PLZ
22h 40m
2 stops
LHR
£663
Multiple Airlines
14 Apr
LGW
29h 15m
2 stops
GRJ
21 Apr
GRJ
38h 30m
2 stops
LGW
£569
Multiple Airlines
12 May
LGW
20h 45m
2 stops
GRJ
18 May
GRJ
22h 55m
2 stops
LGW
£589
Multiple Airlines
12 May
LHR
26h 00m
2 stops
GRJ
18 May
GRJ
23h 25m
2 stops
LHR
£589
Multiple Airlines
14 Apr
LGW
29h 15m
2 stops
GRJ
21 Apr
GRJ
38h 30m
2 stops
LGW
£597
Multiple Airlines
12 Apr
LGW
29h 15m
2 stops
GRJ
19 Apr
GRJ
38h 25m
2 stops
LGW
£603
Lufthansa
4 Jun
LHR
27h 15m
2 stops
GRJ
14 Jun
GRJ
33h 20m
2 stops
LHR
£626
Multiple Airlines
15 Mar
LGW
19h 55m
2 stops
GRJ
18 Mar
GRJ
23h 15m
2 stops
LGW
£650
Multiple Airlines
15 Mar
LGW
28h 25m
2 stops
GRJ
28 Mar
GRJ
40h 50m
2 stops
LGW
£651
Multiple Airlines
15 Mar
LGW
28h 25m
2 stops
GRJ
28 Mar
GRJ
40h 50m
2 stops
LGW
£651
Lufthansa
15 Mar
LHR
19h 15m
2 stops
GRJ
18 Mar
GRJ
34h 35m
2 stops
LHR
£662
Multiple Airlines
12 Apr
LHR
18h 15m
2 stops
GRJ
19 Apr
GRJ
25h 25m
2 stops
LHR
£663
Multiple Airlines
7 May
MAN
20h 45m
3 stops
GRJ
7 Jun
GRJ
43h 10m
3 stops
MAN
£681

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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
£441Ethiopian Air
Sun, 26 Apr - Wed, 13 May
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
£442Ethiopian Air
Tue, 21 Apr - Wed, 29 Apr
Lufthansa Logo
13:35 - 06:40
LHR
-
JNB
16h 05m
1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
08:45 - 22:40
JNB
-
LHR
14h 55m
1 stop
£442Lufthansa
Tue, 28 Apr - Mon, 11 May
Lufthansa Logo
20:25 - 06:40
LHR
-
JNB
33h 15m
1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
08:45 - 22:40
JNB
-
LHR
14h 55m
1 stop
£445Lufthansa
Mon, 4 May - Mon, 18 May
RwandAir Logo
20:30 - 15:40
LHR
-
JNB
17h 10m
1 stop
RwandAir Logo
16:50 - 07:00
JNB
-
LHR
15h 10m
1 stop
£454RwandAir
Thu, 12 Mar - Mon, 30 Mar
RwandAir Logo
20:30 - 15:40
LHR
-
JNB
17h 10m
1 stop
RwandAir Logo
16:50 - 06:20
JNB
-
LHR
15h 30m
1 stop
£455RwandAir
Thu, 12 Mar - Sun, 15 Mar
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:45 - 10:30
STN
-
JNB
15h 45m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:00 - 16:40
JNB
-
STN
23h 40m
1 stop
£503Turkish Airlines
Wed, 8 Apr - Wed, 29 Apr
Turkish Airlines Logo
06:55 - 10:30
STN
-
JNB
26h 35m
1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:00 - 16:40
JNB
-
STN
23h 40m
1 stop
£505Turkish Airlines
Tue, 14 Apr - Wed, 29 Apr
KLM Logo
20:45 - 21:20
LCY
-
JNB
23h 35m
1 stop
KLM Logo
23:15 - 18:30
JNB
-
LCY
20h 15m
1 stop
£530KLM
Sun, 5 Apr - Sat, 25 Apr
KLM Logo
20:05 - 22:05
LCY
-
JNB
24h 00m
1 stop
KLM Logo
23:15 - 17:20
JNB
-
LCY
19h 05m
1 stop
£537KLM
Mon, 23 Mar - Wed, 20 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 1 March 2026.
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Depart

Return

Price

LondonJohannesburg

LGW - JNB

LGWJNB

London Gatwick

Sun 26/4

10:10-03:55

1 stop16h 45m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 13/5

14:30-06:25

1 stop16h 55m

£441

LondonJohannesburg

LGW - JNB

LGWJNB

London Gatwick

Tue 21/4

10:10-03:55

1 stop16h 45m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 29/4

14:30-06:25

1 stop16h 55m

£442

LondonJohannesburg

LHR - JNB

LHRJNB

London Heathrow

Tue 28/4

13:35-06:40

1 stop16h 05m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 11/5

08:45-22:40

1 stop14h 55m

£442

LondonJohannesburg

LHR - JNB

LHRJNB

London Heathrow

Mon 4/5

20:25-06:40

1 stop33h 15m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 18/5

08:45-22:40

1 stop14h 55m

£445

LondonJohannesburg

LHR - JNB

LHRJNB

London Heathrow

Thu 12/3

20:30-15:40

1 stop17h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 30/3

16:50-07:00

1 stop15h 10m

£454

LondonJohannesburg

LHR - JNB

LHRJNB

London Heathrow

Thu 12/3

20:30-15:40

1 stop17h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 15/3

16:50-06:20

1 stop15h 30m

£455

LondonJohannesburg

STN - JNB

STNJNB

London Stansted

Wed 8/4

17:45-10:30

1 stop15h 45m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 29/4

18:00-16:40

1 stop23h 40m

£503

LondonJohannesburg

STN - JNB

STNJNB

London Stansted

Tue 14/4

06:55-10:30

1 stop26h 35m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 29/4

18:00-16:40

1 stop23h 40m

£505

LondonJohannesburg

LCY - JNB

LCYJNB

London City

Sun 5/4

20:45-21:20

1 stop23h 35m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 25/4

23:15-18:30

1 stop20h 15m

£530

LondonJohannesburg

LCY - JNB

LCYJNB

London City

Mon 23/3

20:05-22:05

1 stop24h 00m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 20/5

23:15-17:20

1 stop19h 05m

£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 £33 with South African.

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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

£280

Best Round-Trip Price

£441

Fastest flight time

11h 30m

Popular in

July
The best one-way flight price to South Africa from United Kingdom in the last 72 hours is £280 (London Stansted to Cape Town Intl).
The best round-trip flight price to South Africa from United Kingdom in the last 72 hours is £441 (London Gatwick to Johannesburg OR Tambo).
The fastest flight to South Africa from United Kingdom takes 11h 30m (London Gatwick 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 £247 per ticket. However our users tend to find airfares to South Africa for around £2,157 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 £1,931 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 £247. You may also consider flying to Johannesburg OR Tambo airport in Johannesburg for the second cheapest option with an average airfare of £522.

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

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