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£328 Find cheap flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town

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Cheap flight deals from Gatwick to Cape Town (LGW-CPT)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Gatwick to Cape Town that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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18:45 - 07:40LGW-CPT
34h 55m2 stops
09:30 - 17:50CPT-LGW
34h 20m2 stops
£372SWISS
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Tue, 5 Nov - Thu, 21 Nov
18:45 - 07:40LGW-CPT
58h 55m2 stops
09:30 - 17:50CPT-LGW
34h 20m2 stops
£389SWISS
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Mon, 4 Nov - Thu, 21 Nov
20:00 - 09:30LGW-CPT
11h 30mdirect
11:45 - 21:35CPT-LGW
11h 50mdirect
£454Norse Atlantic UK
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Wed, 6 Nov - Tue, 19 Nov
20:00 - 09:30LGW-CPT
11h 30mdirect
11:45 - 21:35CPT-LGW
11h 50mdirect
£455Norse Atlantic UK
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Mon, 4 Nov - Thu, 21 Nov
20:00 - 09:30LGW-CPT
11h 30mdirect
12:35 - 06:10CPT-LGW
19h 35m1 stop
Wed, 6 Nov - Wed, 20 Nov
20:00 - 09:30LGW-CPT
11h 30mdirect
12:35 - 06:10CPT-LGW
19h 35m1 stop
Wed, 6 Nov - Wed, 20 Nov
10:10 - 13:00LGW-CPT
24h 50m1 stop
15:20 - 05:15CPT-LGW
15h 55m1 stop
£517Ethiopian Air
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Mon, 4 Nov - Sun, 17 Nov
10:10 - 13:00LGW-CPT
24h 50m1 stop
15:20 - 05:15CPT-LGW
15h 55m1 stop
£517Ethiopian Air
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Mon, 4 Nov - Sun, 17 Nov
16:55 - 12:00LGW-CPT
17h 05m1 stop
17:15 - 09:20CPT-LGW
18h 05m1 stop
£635Turkish Airlines
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Wed, 6 Nov - Wed, 20 Nov
16:55 - 12:00LGW-CPT
17h 05m1 stop
17:15 - 09:20CPT-LGW
18h 05m1 stop
£636Turkish Airlines
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Wed, 6 Nov - Wed, 20 Nov

Flights from Gatwick to Cape Town - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Gatwick to Cape Town to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town?

The average price of all flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to London Gatwick Airport, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town is May, where tickets cost £645 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets is £1,015 and £980 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price on the flight from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town, you should book around 3 days before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 84 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
The best deals for a one-way ticket found by KAYAK users over the last 3 days were on Ethiopian Air (£415) and Turkish Airlines (£479). The cheapest round-trip tickets were found on SWISS (£372) and Norse Atlantic UK (£454).

Which cabin class options are there for flights between London Gatwick Airport and Cape Town?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

How long does a flight from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town take?

Flying between Cape Town and London Gatwick Airport will take minimum 11h 30m and will require at least one stop.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town

Low season

June

High season

January

Cheapest flight

£328
Best time to beat the crowds (16% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Gatwick to Cape Town

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FAQs for booking London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town was £418 for a one-way ticket and £474 for a return.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town?

    The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between London Gatwick Airport and Cape Town, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from London to Cape Town, Emirates or Qatar Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from London to Cape Town are Emirates and Qatar Airways. With an average price for the route of £826 and an overall rating of 8.1, Emirates is the most popular choice. Qatar Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of £736 and an overall rating of 7.7.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Cape Town from London Gatwick Airport is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Cape Town with an airline and back to London Gatwick Airport with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Cape Town from London Gatwick Airport up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town

  • Looking for a cheap flight from Cape Town to London Gatwick Airport? 25% of our users found flights on this route for £194 or less one-way and £466 or less round-trip.

Top 5 airlines serving from Gatwick to Cape Town

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from London to Cape Town. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.1
EmiratesOverall score based on 3915 reviews
8.3Crew
8.3Entertainment
7.9Food
8.1Comfort
8.2Boarding
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I see I gave my review for this flight on my flight Zürich to Dubai rather than Dubai to Singapore.

8.0 ExcellentSharon, May 2024DXB - SIN
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I see I gave my review for this flight on my flight Zürich to Dubai rather than Dubai to Singapore.

The food on this flight was just terrible. I have a wheat allergy so when booking I ask for gluten free options. The food given was inedible. The bread rolls were rock hard. Once board I was given one and the only thing I could do was eat the chicken slice and piece of tomato on it. Also given was 4 small cubes of fruit, 2 watermelon and 2 pineapple and a bottle of water. My husband had a regular meal and found his very average. Then the evening meal was also disappointing! Some dried out fish with spinach and 3 sticks of dry white sweet potato. No sauce …. 😳 again, the same fruit and water. The passengers had to wait a long time for the dinner food to be served. My husband just wanted to eat and go to sleep so he was a bit annoyed about that. We got off the plane and I was feeling quite hangry. Not enough food or a good eating experience. Emirates used to be a flight we looked forward to… now we are considering looking at other companies for the future.

Flights were both delayed. No luggage on arrival for the whole plane and no contact since submitting a PIR.

On the Dubai-Gatwick flight the only meal options were Beef or Chicken. No vegetarian option. This was a surprise. I would usually order in advance but did not this time. Would have been good to know that a vegetarian meal is not available as a standard meal. Thankfully it was just me travelling, but if I’d had my kids with me that would have been a big problem for us.

Absolutely terrible delays for 3 hours changed seats after we paid an upgrade on both legs. It appears it’s up to us to request a refund after they down graded our seat. Never again !!

Seat and leg space is much better than the Qatar airline. The crew I would like to say is not meeting the requirements of emirates airlines cause it almost 20 years I am flying with emirates this time I really feel that crew is not behaving well someone asked for water waited more than 30 minutes and there are more incidents in this flight.

They had superb boarding (started an hour before flight time). Timely pushback from them gate and an early arrival. Flight and service was very comfortable. I wanted to move my flight to an earlier one, only thing was there was no one at emirates in Heathrow to help. Had to call the call the center and pay to change. There were ample seats on the flight though

Lovely experience. I feel like travelling in Emirates.. The flights are always superb.Vegan food served was really good..

On both legs of my trips (Jhb - Dxb and Dxb - Jhb) the entertainment system did not work.

The plane and services in Emirates flight from Los Angeles to Dubai were very good . But plane and services in flight from Dubai to Delhi were very poor/uncomfortable. Staff at Dubai and crew in Dubai plane was very very disappointing|shabby. Wheel chair was given only for a very small part of layover at Dubai and we faced great inconvenience. In short , our experience Dubai onwards(fly Dubai) was very bad and uncomfortable.

Besides the flight cancellation, everything else was prefect. Kudos to Malaysian Airlines.

Good staff, good intent, decent entertainment. More seat space would always be of benefit

I staff or crew they were very friendly and humbly, they done theirs service very well, I appreciate them and thank you to the company or Qatar 🇶🇦 Government for providing as good service in their flight ,once again, thank you 😊 🙏 😀 😉 👍

To many ads. 3 or 4 between each movie. All repetitive, all related to Doha which I was just passing thru.

Crews are very rude and unhelpful. Cramped seats in economy. Foods are useless

Ultimate customer care humble and excellent service oriented crew , perfect timing maintained by the crew . My profound appreciation.

Boarding delayed, no communication. I left the lounge, and heard a final call, boarding started after a 30 minutes.

The business class experience was awesome - I will be using QATAR airways again and it'll be business class again - appreciate the privileges afforded to the business class clients - thank you.

Terrible airlines - suffered entire flight due to food poisoning from stale food

Was unable to check in via app or website with supplied booking code (something to do with flight being operated by a partner airline, although the code didn’t work on the partner’s website either) Specified a vegetarian meal during booking, but that somehow wasn’t captured in airline’s system By the time flight crew got to my row, now vegetarian food was available. Had nothing to eat on flight from Philadelphia to Doha! Flight attendant was completely unconcerned and actively apathetic to the situation

Great service, great food, and comfortable business class seats... Friendly and professional flight attendants and ground crew, overall 5 star experience!

Very disorganised check-in and boarding. We won't fly with them again

Nothing really was great as such. Seen other no name airlines perform better.

It was a nightmare. I booked business class ticket from Ediburgh to Beirut via Istanbul to attend a funeral. I had a wonderful experience flying to Istanbul from Edinburgh. Then I could not get a boarding pass issued to Beirut. It seems that although they booked me and I had a reservation number, I had no seat allocated and the flight was full. I was asked to go from one desk to another and made to wait for 2 hours. I missed my flight as I did not have a seat assigned and it was full. The only option was to put me on the next flight, 6 hours later, for a fee of over $400. They said that was the best they can do to 'help me' and to 'take it or leave it'. Well, I was not about to be bullied; I stood my ground. I booked and paid premium for the journey, which was confirmed. The eventually accepted to not charge me extra and i waited a total of over 8 hours in the airport with no compensation. On top of my grief with the risk of missing the funeral service, I had to put up with their indifference and condescending attitude. They spoke about me in Turkish thinking I would not understand (I hold a British passport) in front of me. When they eventually handed my passport and boarding pass back to me, I showed them I was born in Istanbul and that I understood everything and said a condescending 'thank you' back to them in Turkish. You should have seen their faces. I said that consumers have rights and it is a shame that Turkish Airlines does not have good customer service to at least acknowledge and apologize for errors committed by the airline. Blaming the me, the client, for such an error and placing unreasonable ultimatums, rudeness and dismissiveness to be rid of me, particularly when I was vulnerable and visibly grieving was really shocking... The airline taints the city of Istanbul and the people of Türkiye. Such a shame.

Boarding did not have a clue what is an EU disability card

for the very long way the flight has to be more confortable it was very dirty the wc was not clean

The flight was very dirty and the food was very bad

COmpared to my experience in the business class of other airlines the food variety and offerings were meager. They did not have any cookies or crackers for snacking! They were unable to offer some other items. This has never been my experience in other airlines.

Great ground-check in crew. Pleasant flight attendant crew. Very short flight

A good airline, but at checking in, they allocated seats for my wife, and I far away from each other, and to change them, they wanted a payment, such a bad policy, it leaves a bitter taste in the mouth All was good on the plane, good food, but the air hostess was abrupt and a bit rough dealing with the passengers, but one has to find excuses for staff working under pressure

There was a screaming child behind our seats. This prevented us from getting any sleep during the night.

Boarding was a zoo. London ground crew was useless. Poor communication regarding where to line up. We were group 2, and everyone was jammed in together. Ground crew didn’t seem to care.

Horrible flight attendant in back of economy that screamed at me, have already reported to United. Horrible food - for Gluten free, why would you assume the person is vegetarian? I was served some kind of horrible curry bean paste and multiple cold rolls and soggy vegetables with no seasoning... um no!

I was at the airport on time , I checked in my luggage . The plane was delayed and the gate was change. The flight board did not give information . I did not get chance to fly. I am going to make a claim for it

Food was OK.. nothing to rave about but it was tasty enough. Many choices to choose from for entertainment. Seats tight but comfortable. Flight attendants cheerful & helpful.

Never flown with LH before so all in all wasba good experience. Also good to know that approx 24hrs prior the flight opens up for being able to organise the seating free.

It was a short flight, no real service (which is okay). Very bumpy because of weather.

I'm Canaadian. I hate Air Canada. I used to give them a pass on their international service. No longer, They suck across the board now! Old planes, exhausted staff bad food and shitty entertainment. Your seats need reupholstered! Start with that...

Good experience. Food was great and passengers helped rearrange seats so our family could be seated together

Great flight. Left on time, not very crowded. Quiet and the right temperature.

My worst flying experience so far. This flight was delayed a total of 42 hours and diverted to New York before it was finally cancelled. It was delayed 4 and a half hours in London. As we were scanning our boarding passes at the gate they advised that the flight was being diverted to JFK since the delays caused us to missed the open hours for Charlotte international customs and immigration. We were assured multiple times by airport personnel, flight attendants, and the Pilot that we would land at JFK go through customs and immigration and then reboard the plane to fly to Charlotte in the same night. When we landed in New York the pilot advised us as we were retrieving our carry on luggage that we were delayed till 10am the next morning and to see guest services to get a room for the night. During this time I had to purchase a room for a family member in Charlotte which drove over 4 and a half hours to pick us up from Charlotte. This could have been avoided if American Airlines had been up front about the delay. Then after standing in line for over 2 and a half hours at guest services we were taken by taxi to a hotel 30 minutes out of the way. Luckily I looked for other flights that night and found one at 8 am to get on. The initial flight which we were scheduled to fly to charlotte in was delayed 12 more times and was finally cancelled 42 hours after it was supposed to land. I am unaware of what happened to the guest that were supposed to fly on the flight after we were placed on another flight but 42 hours in delays for a direct flight is absolutely ridiculous.

The boarding to Gatwick was a breeze but the boarding from Gatwick was a nightmare. The onboard service to Gatwick had a lot to be desired but the onboard sevice from Gatwick was amazing ! Very nice,friendly and funny ! Would I recommend BA to anyone.? ! Yes I would!

Really quick check in and security at Heathrow Terminal 5. Staff on board were lovely and very friendly. Could have provided a few more drinks on the flight but they were available at the back of the plane.

Flight boarded and took off late for unknown reasons. Crew insisted we check our hand luggage due to full flight, which it was not even close to full. Then had to wait almost an hour a and a half for the hand luggage to come onto the luggage belt since it was loaded last. This came after many hours of traveling pregnant with my 6 year old daughter. Really didn’t appreciate the unnecessary delays. What the hell?

Left late. Crowded like cattle. Standing and waiting. Food on board getting worse.

Terrible- the flight time was delayed and then I was denied boarding because I arrived at the new time of departure

Flight delayed an hour due to plane maintenance issues after getting in line to board. Issue was plane galley ovens which eliminated hot meals for overseas flight. Cold selections were limited due to availability. Drink and meal service (already an hour delayed) was very slow. Upon arrival in Nashville, had to sit at gate for about 15 minutes before disembarking with no explanation. Local police then boarded plane as we were disembarking so maybe that was the issue.

Boarding good. Seats uncomfortable when lie flat. Food was awful. Tasted stale and chicken was dry. No live tv or flight map. Had to pay for internet.

Poor technical details on this plane. 1) There was no WiFi on an 8 hour long-haul flight. So no work could be done. That's below the standard expected for airlines these days. 2) The power outlet at my seat was busted and not working. 3) The headphone jack was loose and I had to keep adjusting my headphones to get good reception, or when it slipped out. - The flight was delayed to due mechanics. Sometimes this can't be avoided, I understand, and it's a big inconvenience to arrive that much later when traveling across time zones (then arriving at 4am from the prior time zone). - Also unique to this flight, the northern lights were visible on the right side of the aircraft, but I only found out after we landed (b/c again no wifi). I understand there are considerations about people being out of their seats to look, but I feel extremely disappointed and resentful that I wasn't told so that I could have a chance to look at this probably once-in-a-lifetime cosmic event from a view in the sky. - Flight crew was otherwise friendly and helpful.

Our flight was delayed by over 6 hours. We then had to deplane, stay overnight in a hotel then fly out the next day, 23 hours late.

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Cheapest flights to Cape Town from London found in 2024

Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from London to Cape Town found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
10/6Mon
3 stops
49h 15mLGW-CPT
£328
26/8Mon
3 stops
38h 50mLGW-CPT
£341
16/6Sun
1 stopEthiopian Air
26h 35mLGW-CPT
£415
1/10Tue
1 stopEthiopian Air
26h 35mLGW-CPT
£419
5/6Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
21h 05mLGW-CPT
£479
12/6Wed
1 stopTurkish Airlines
23h 50mLGW-CPT
£484
25/9Wed
1 stopQatar Airways
24h 50mLGW-CPT
£647
5/10Sat
1 stopEmirates
29h 45mLGW-CPT
£652
25/10Fri
1 stopEmirates
20h 05mLGW-CPT
£653
7/6Fri
1 stopQatar Airways
24h 50mLGW-CPT
£702

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Last minute flights from Gatwick to Cape Town

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights from London to Cape Town that are departing in the next 10 days.
3/6Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
27h 20mLGW-CPT
7/7Sun
multi-stopEthiopian Air
16h 45mCPT-LGW
£609
3/6Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
25h 50mLGW-CPT
11/6Tue
multi-stopEthiopian Air
38h 00mCPT-LGW
£646
3/6Mon
multi-stopEthiopian Air
25h 50mLGW-CPT
18/6Tue
multi-stopEthiopian Air
38h 00mCPT-LGW
£649
1/6Sat
multi-stopEmirates
20h 05mLGW-CPT
8/6Sat
multi-stopEmirates
31h 40mCPT-LGW
£833
3/6Mon
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
23h 20mLGW-CPT
7/7Sun
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
42h 55mCPT-LGW
£852
3/6Mon
multi-stopEmirates
20h 05mLGW-CPT
6/6Thu
multi-stopEmirates
31h 40mCPT-LGW
£853
1/6Sat
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
47h 20mLGW-CPT
24/6Mon
multi-stopTurkish Airlines
18h 15mCPT-LGW
£861
31/5Fri
multi-stopSWISS
19h 25mLGW-CPT
4/6Tue
multi-stopSWISS
27h 30mCPT-LGW
£1,435
31/5Fri
multi-stopBritish Airways
18h 55mLGW-CPT
4/6Tue
multi-stopBritish Airways
18h 40mCPT-LGW
£1,768
31/5Fri
multi-stopSWISS
18h 45mLGW-CPT
7/6Fri
multi-stopSWISS
32h 00mCPT-LGW
£4,041

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London Gatwick Airport - Cape Town Flights

Departure:

London Gatwick Airport (LGW)United Kingdom

Destination:

Cape Town (CPT)South Africa

Return flight deals:

Cape Town - London Gatwick Airport

Cabin classes:

£3,645
£1,242
£416