£271 Find Cheap Flights from England to South Africa

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 England to South Africa.

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

Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from England to South Africa with an airline and back with another airline.

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 from England to South Africa up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in South Africa is Cape Town Intl Airport (CPT), with an average flight price of £402.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to South Africa is Wednesday when return tickets can be as cheap as £750. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, when return prices are £823 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost £712 on average. Morning departures are around 21% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to South Africa is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £1,028.

The cheapest ticket to South Africa from England found in the last 72 hours was to Cape Town, at £375 return. The most popular route is London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was £737.

The cheapest month for flights from England to South Africa is May, when tickets cost £549 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is £919 and £892 respectively.

To get a below-average price on the flight from England to South Africa, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 2 weeks before departure.

An average direct flight from England to South Africa takes 19h 03m, covering a distance of 5918 miles. The shortest route is London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Johannesburg OR Tambo Airport (JNB) with an average flight time of 10h 55m.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Johannesburg (56% of total searches to South Africa). The next most popular destinations are Cape Town (34%) and Durban (4%). Searches for flights to Sun City Resort (2%), to Port Elizabeth (2%), and to George (0%) are also popular.