Cheap flights from South Africa to London from £228

The cheapest month to fly to London Gatwick Airport from South Africa is in November. Flight prices, which tend to average around £171, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit London Gatwick Airport in November, then you should wait until October to fly from South Africa, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £222.

Fly from Cape Town Intl to London Gatwick for the best South Africa - London Gatwick flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to London Gatwick Airport from South Africa when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to London Gatwick Airport for around £575 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to London Gatwick Airport from South Africa for as low as £553 on momondo.

Qatar Airways, Norse Atlantic UK, and Emirates are the most popular carriers operating from South Africa to London Gatwick

Emirates, Norse Atlantic UK and Qatar Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to London Gatwick Airport from South Africa according to our data. Emirates is the first choice among our users, with 57% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to London Gatwick Airport. Keep in mind that there are 4 different airlines that fly to London Gatwick Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 15% of flights between South Africa and London have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 177 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the morning have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Monday 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, Norse Atlantic Airways have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 15% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

3 flights are operational weekly from South Africa to London Gatwick Airport as of May 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 33% of flights per week taking off on this day.

On average, it takes 11h 05m to fly from South Africa to London Gatwick Airport if you fly out of Johannesburg (the most popular airport in South Africa) and into London Heathrow Airport (the most popular airport in London Gatwick Airport). If you’re flying out of Cape Town and into London Heathrow Airport, then the flight time is around 11h 40m.