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Recent flights found to popular cities in South Africa

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Ethiopian Air
25 Feb
LGW
15h 55m
1 stop
JNB
9 Mar
JNB
17h 05m
1 stop
LGW
Ethiopian Air
21 Jan
LGW
15h 55m
1 stop
JNB
26 Jan
JNB
17h 05m
1 stop
LGW
Ethiopian Air
29 Apr
LGW
16h 45m
1 stop
JNB
25 May
JNB
16h 50m
1 stop
LGW
Ethiopian Air
1 May
LGW
16h 45m
1 stop
JNB
28 May
JNB
16h 50m
1 stop
LGW
Ethiopian Air
20 Feb
LGW
15h 55m
1 stop
JNB
17 Mar
JNB
17h 05m
1 stop
LGW
Ethiopian Air
21 Jan
LGW
15h 55m
1 stop
JNB
26 Jan
JNB
17h 05m
1 stop
LGW
Ethiopian Air
21 Jan
LGW
15h 55m
1 stop
JNB
26 Jan
JNB
17h 05m
1 stop
LGW
Multiple Airlines
20 Jan
LHR
15h 15m
1 stop
JNB
4 Feb
JNB
15h 05m
1 stop
LHR
Ethiopian Air
9 May
LGW
16h 45m
1 stop
JNB
11 Jun
JNB
16h 50m
1 stop
LGW
Egyptair
25 Feb
LHR
15h 10m
1 stop
JNB
9 Mar
JNB
16h 50m
1 stop
LHR
Ethiopian Air
11 Mar
LGW
15h 55m
1 stop
JNB
31 Mar
JNB
16h 50m
1 stop
LGW
Egyptair
2 Feb
LHR
15h 10m
1 stop
JNB
9 Feb
JNB
25h 15m
1 stop
LHR
Ethiopian Air
29 Apr
MAN
18h 15m
2 stops
CPT
26 May
CPT
18h 40m
2 stops
MAN
Ethiopian Air
29 Apr
MAN
18h 15m
1 stop
CPT
26 May
CPT
18h 40m
1 stop
MAN
Norse Atlantic UK
15 Jan
LGW
11h 20m
CPT
26 Jan
CPT
11h 35m
LGW
Norse Atlantic UK
15 Jan
LGW
11h 20m
CPT
26 Jan
CPT
11h 35m
LGW
Norse Atlantic UK
15 Jan
LGW
11h 20m
CPT
26 Jan
CPT
11h 35m
LGW
Norse Atlantic UK
15 Jan
LGW
11h 20m
CPT
23 Jan
CPT
11h 35m
LGW
Norse Atlantic UK
15 Jan
LGW
11h 20m
CPT
26 Jan
CPT
11h 35m
LGW
Norse Atlantic UK
15 Jan
LGW
11h 20m
CPT
21 Jan
CPT
11h 35m
LGW
Norse Atlantic UK
3 Mar
LGW
11h 20m
CPT
20 Mar
CPT
11h 35m
LGW
Ethiopian Air
5 May
MAN
18h 30m
2 stops
CPT
18 May
CPT
17h 55m
2 stops
MAN
Norse Atlantic UK
13 Jan
LGW
11h 20m
CPT
26 Jan
CPT
11h 35m
LGW
Multiple Airlines
17 Mar
LGW
11h 20m
CPT
23 Mar
CPT
19h 30m
1 stop
LGW
Multiple Airlines
17 Mar
LGW
20h 00m
2 stops
PLZ
31 Mar
PLZ
22h 45m
2 stops
LGW
KLM
21 Jan
LHR
27h 25m
2 stops
PLZ
29 Jan
PLZ
26h 20m
2 stops
LHR
KLM
21 Jan
LHR
27h 25m
2 stops
PLZ
29 Jan
PLZ
27h 15m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
20 Jan
LGW
24h 05m
2 stops
PLZ
11 Feb
PLZ
26h 45m
2 stops
LGW
Multiple Airlines
16 Jan
LGW
20h 00m
2 stops
PLZ
26 Jan
PLZ
21h 20m
2 stops
LGW
Air France
20 Jan
LHR
22h 20m
2 stops
PLZ
11 Feb
PLZ
18h 15m
2 stops
LHR
KLM
31 Jan
LCY
39h 00m
2 stops
PLZ
9 Feb
PLZ
25h 15m
2 stops
LCY
Multiple Airlines
7 Mar
LHR
25h 35m
2 stops
PLZ
21 Mar
PLZ
27h 15m
2 stops
LHR
SWISS
31 Jan
LGW
42h 20m
2 stops
PLZ
9 Feb
PLZ
28h 05m
2 stops
LGW
Multiple Airlines
17 Mar
LGW
19h 35m
1 stop
PLZ
31 Mar
PLZ
32h 05m
1 stop
LGW
Multiple Airlines
20 Feb
LGW
24h 05m
2 stops
PLZ
14 Mar
PLZ
37h 10m
2 stops
LGW
Multiple Airlines
20 Jan
STN
27h 20m
3 stops
PLZ
11 Feb
PLZ
42h 55m
3 stops
STN
Multiple Airlines
10 Mar
LGW
19h 55m
2 stops
GRJ
26 Mar
GRJ
23h 10m
2 stops
LGW
KLM
19 Mar
BHX
29h 30m
2 stops
GRJ
24 Mar
GRJ
24h 30m
2 stops
BHX
KLM
19 Mar
LHR
29h 15m
2 stops
GRJ
24 Mar
GRJ
28h 40m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
15 Jan
LGW
17h 10m
1 stop
GRJ
22 Jan
GRJ
23h 35m
2 stops
LGW
Multiple Airlines
15 Jan
LGW
17h 10m
1 stop
GRJ
22 Jan
GRJ
23h 35m
2 stops
LGW
Multiple Airlines
10 Mar
LHR
19h 45m
2 stops
GRJ
26 Mar
GRJ
22h 30m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
15 Jan
LGW
17h 10m
1 stop
GRJ
22 Jan
GRJ
23h 35m
2 stops
LGW
Multiple Airlines
19 Mar
BHX
24h 50m
2 stops
GRJ
24 Mar
GRJ
28h 30m
3 stops
BHX
Multiple Airlines
19 Mar
LHR
18h 10m
2 stops
GRJ
24 Mar
GRJ
25h 30m
3 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
15 Jan
LGW
17h 10m
1 stop
GRJ
22 Jan
GRJ
40h 35m
3 stops
LGW
Multiple Airlines
15 Jan
LHR
29h 25m
2 stops
GRJ
22 Jan
GRJ
43h 20m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
15 Jan
LGW
17h 10m
1 stop
GRJ
22 Jan
GRJ
28h 35m
1 stop
LGW
Multiple Airlines
23 Jan
LHR
37h 35m
2 stops
ELS
9 Feb
ELS
23h 55m
2 stops
LHR
Multiple Airlines
23 Jan
LHR
20h 20m
1 stop
ELS
9 Feb
ELS
18h 10m
1 stop
LHR
Multiple Airlines
23 Jan
LHR
23h 10m
2 stops
ELS
9 Feb
ELS
20h 10m
1 stop
LHR
Multiple Airlines
23 Jan
LHR
35h 15m
2 stops
ELS
9 Feb
ELS
27h 15m
3 stops
LHR

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10:00 - 03:55LGW-JNB
15h 55m1 stop
14:35 - 05:40JNB-LGW
17h 05m1 stop
£425Ethiopian Air
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Tue, 25 Feb - Sun, 9 Mar
10:00 - 03:55LGW-JNB
15h 55m1 stop
14:35 - 05:40JNB-LGW
17h 05m1 stop
£427Ethiopian Air
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Tue, 21 Jan - Sun, 26 Jan
06:30 - 22:00LHR-JNB
13h 30m1 stop
23:55 - 17:00JNB-LHR
19h 05m1 stop
£502KLM
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Mon, 17 Feb - Tue, 4 Mar
05:55 - 22:00MAN-JNB
14h 05m1 stop
23:55 - 22:00JNB-MAN
24h 05m1 stop
£504KLM
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Fri, 24 Jan - Mon, 27 Jan
20:30 - 14:20LHR-JNB
15h 50m1 stop
16:50 - 06:20JNB-LHR
15h 30m1 stop
£521RwandAir
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Sun, 16 Feb - Wed, 19 Feb
20:30 - 14:20LHR-JNB
15h 50m1 stop
16:50 - 06:20JNB-LHR
15h 30m1 stop
£522RwandAir
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Mon, 13 Jan - Wed, 12 Feb
17:55 - 07:30LHR-CPT
11h 35mdirect
10:00 - 19:55CPT-LHR
11h 55mdirect
£581Virgin Atlantic
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Sun, 12 Jan - Mon, 20 Jan
17:55 - 07:30LHR-CPT
11h 35mdirect
09:55 - 19:55CPT-LHR
12h 00mdirect
£582Virgin Atlantic
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Sun, 12 Jan - Sun, 26 Jan
14:55 - 10:15STN-JNB
18h 20m1 stop
19:10 - 12:55JNB-STN
18h 45m1 stop
£648Emirates
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Mon, 9 Jun - Mon, 16 Jun
14:05 - 10:25STN-JNB
18h 20m1 stop
22:20 - 17:45JNB-STN
21h 25m1 stop
£663Emirates
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Mon, 10 Feb - Tue, 25 Feb
20:30 - 09:50LGW-CPT
11h 20mdirect
£243Norse Atlantic UK
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Mon, 3 Mar
20:00 - 08:30LGW-CPT
11h 30mdirect
£263Norse Atlantic UK
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Sat, 26 Apr
20:30 - 14:20LHR-JNB
15h 50m1 stop
£400RwandAir
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Mon, 13 Jan
20:30 - 14:20LHR-JNB
15h 50m1 stop
£403RwandAir
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Wed, 15 Jan
10:10 - 03:55LGW-JNB
16h 45m1 stop
£424Ethiopian Air
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Tue, 27 May
20:15 - 13:45LHR-CPT
15h 30m1 stop
£461Ethiopian Air
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Tue, 21 Jan
20:05 - 22:00LCY-JNB
23h 55m1 stop
£591KLM
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Tue, 21 Jan
10:00 - 22:00LCY-JNB
34h 00m1 stop
£600KLM
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Fri, 17 Jan
21:15 - 10:20LHR-JNB
11h 05mdirect
£784British Airways
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Mon, 30 Dec
21:15 - 10:20LHR-JNB
11h 05mdirect
£789British Airways
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Mon, 17 Mar
20:15 - 13:10LHR-JNB
14h 55m1 stop
14:35 - 06:35JNB-LHR
18h 00m1 stop
£640Ethiopian Air
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Tue, 24 Dec - Tue, 31 Dec
20:25 - 22:00LHR-JNB
23h 35m1 stop
23:55 - 13:50JNB-LHR
15h 55m1 stop
£651KLM
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Tue, 24 Dec - Tue, 28 Jan
20:30 - 15:40LHR-JNB
17h 10m1 stop
16:50 - 06:20JNB-LHR
15h 30m1 stop
£957RwandAir
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Mon, 23 Dec - Tue, 14 Jan
20:30 - 15:40LHR-JNB
17h 10m1 stop
03:10 - 06:20JNB-LHR
29h 10m1 stop
£1,004RwandAir
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Mon, 23 Dec - Sun, 29 Dec
21:15 - 10:20LHR-JNB
11h 05mdirect
19:25 - 04:45JNB-LHR
11h 20mdirect
£1,023British Airways
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Sun, 22 Dec - Thu, 30 Jan
21:15 - 10:20LHR-JNB
11h 05mdirect
19:25 - 04:45JNB-LHR
11h 20mdirect
£1,068British Airways
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Sun, 22 Dec - Thu, 16 Jan
18:20 - 07:55LHR-CPT
11h 35mdirect
09:55 - 19:55CPT-LHR
12h 00mdirect
£1,095Virgin Atlantic
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Mon, 23 Dec - Sun, 12 Jan
17:55 - 07:30LHR-CPT
11h 35mdirect
09:55 - 19:55CPT-LHR
12h 00mdirect
£1,190Virgin Atlantic
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Sun, 22 Dec - Sun, 12 Jan
20:40 - 10:25MAN-JNB
35h 45m1 stop
22:20 - 18:40JNB-MAN
22h 20m1 stop
£1,193Emirates
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Mon, 23 Dec - Tue, 14 Jan
20:40 - 10:25MAN-JNB
35h 45m1 stop
13:25 - 11:15JNB-MAN
23h 50m1 stop
£1,223Emirates
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Mon, 23 Dec - Sat, 18 Jan
20:30 - 09:50LGW-CPT
11h 20mdirect
11:45 - 21:20CPT-LGW
11h 35mdirect
£463Norse Atlantic UK
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Wed, 15 Jan - Tue, 28 Jan
20:30 - 09:50LGW-CPT
11h 20mdirect
11:45 - 21:20CPT-LGW
11h 35mdirect
£472Norse Atlantic UK
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Wed, 15 Jan - Sun, 26 Jan
20:30 - 09:50LGW-CPT
11h 20mdirect
11:45 - 21:20CPT-LGW
11h 35mdirect
£526A.P.G.
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Wed, 15 Jan - Tue, 28 Jan
20:30 - 09:50LGW-CPT
11h 20mdirect
11:45 - 21:20CPT-LGW
11h 35mdirect
£528A.P.G.
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Wed, 15 Jan - Tue, 28 Jan
17:55 - 07:30LHR-CPT
11h 35mdirect
09:55 - 19:55CPT-LHR
12h 00mdirect
£562KLM
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Sat, 25 Jan - Sat, 8 Feb
17:55 - 07:30LHR-CPT
11h 35mdirect
09:55 - 19:55CPT-LHR
12h 00mdirect
£566KLM
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Sat, 25 Jan - Sat, 1 Feb
17:55 - 07:30LHR-CPT
11h 35mdirect
10:00 - 19:55CPT-LHR
11h 55mdirect
£581Virgin Atlantic
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Sun, 12 Jan - Mon, 20 Jan
17:55 - 07:30LHR-CPT
11h 35mdirect
09:55 - 19:55CPT-LHR
12h 00mdirect
£582Virgin Atlantic
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Sun, 12 Jan - Sun, 26 Jan
21:25 - 09:25LHR-JNB
11h 00mdirect
19:25 - 05:35JNB-LHR
11h 10mdirect
£646British Airways
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Sun, 1 Jun - Sun, 8 Jun
19:05 - 07:00LHR-JNB
10h 55mdirect
21:10 - 07:25JNB-LHR
11h 15mdirect
£709British Airways
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Mon, 9 Jun - Mon, 16 Jun

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What is the cheapest flight to South Africa?

The cheapest flights to South Africa recently found by momondo users are £26 with FlySafair, £33 with South African, 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

£243

Best Round-Trip Price

£425

Fastest flight time

11h 20m

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December
The best one-way flight price to South Africa from United Kingdom in the last 72 hours is £243 (London Gatwick to Cape Town Intl).
The best round-trip flight price to South Africa from United Kingdom in the last 72 hours is £425 (London Gatwick to Johannesburg OR Tambo).
The fastest flight to South Africa from United Kingdom takes 11h 20m (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 £206 per ticket. However our users tend to find airfares to South Africa for around £1,689 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 £1,564 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 £206. You may also consider flying to Johannesburg OR Tambo airport in Johannesburg for the second cheapest option with an average airfare of £504.

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?

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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Cheapest flight routes to South Africa

These routes have the cheapest flights to South Africa found by momondo users in United Kingdom
DepartingDestinationBest TimeBest Price
LondonJohannesburg13h 40m£402
ManchesterCape Town14h 15m£454
LondonCape Town11h 20m£470
ManchesterJohannesburg13h 20m£474
InvernessJohannesburg13h 55m£475
LondonDurban18h 05m£491
BirminghamJohannesburg13h 45m£503
Newcastle upon TyneJohannesburg14h 00m£532
EdinburghJohannesburg13h 40m£542
LeedsJohannesburg13h 50m£550
LondonGeorge17h 10m£553
LondonPort Elizabeth18h 20m£559
GlasgowJohannesburg13h 55m£577
GrimsbyJohannesburg13h 45m£588
ManchesterDurban23h 00m£588
BristolJohannesburg14h 00m£590