What is the cheapest airline that flies from Birmingham to South Africa?

Emirates is the most popular carrier operating from Birmingham to South Africa

Which airlines fly to South Africa?

Ethiopian Air, Emirates and KLM are the top three most popular airlines that fly to South Africa from Birmingham according to our data. Ethiopian Air is the first choice among our users, with 35% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to South Africa. Keep in mind that there are 11 different airlines that fly to South Africa on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Birmingham Airport to South Africa?

Prices for flights from Birmingham Airport to South Africa are updated daily.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from Birmingham Airport to South Africa?

As of September 2026, there are 6 operators available to choose from for flights from Birmingham Airport to South Africa.

How old do you have to be to fly from Birmingham Airport to South Africa?

The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Birmingham Airport to South Africa.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?

The travel and health documents required for your trip to South Africa can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at South Africa. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

R7 146 Cheap Flights from Birmingham to South Africa in 2026/27

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8:55 - 10:40BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 45m1 stop Zurich

19:10 - 12:30CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

19h 20m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

R12 261Multiple Airlines

Wed, Nov 4 - Wed, Nov 11

8:55 - 10:40BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

23h 45m1 stop Zurich

19:10 - 12:30CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

19h 20m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

R12 326Multiple Airlines

Wed, Oct 28 - Tue, Nov 3

17:45 - 9:55BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

38h 10m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Munich Franz Josef Strauss

19:55 - 10:10JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

16h 15m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

R12 407Lufthansa

Mon, Jan 11 - Fri, Jan 22

6:00 - 22:00BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

14h 00m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

23:59 - 8:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

34h 36m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R12 537KLM

Sun, Dec 6 - Tue, Dec 22

10:55 - 9:55BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 00m1 stop Munich Franz Josef Strauss

19:55 - 12:30JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

18h 35m2 stops Munich Franz Josef Strauss Frankfurt am Main

R12 602Lufthansa

Sat, Nov 21 - Tue, Dec 1

18:50 - 20:55BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 05m1 stop Zurich

19:25 - 8:05CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

13h 40m1 stop Zurich

R12 602SWISS

Thu, Oct 8 - Thu, Oct 22

20:45 - 22:00BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

23h 15m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

23:59 - 12:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

14h 51m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R12 667KLM

Thu, Nov 5 - Tue, Dec 1

11:00 - 22:25BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

33h 25m1 stop Istanbul

18:50 - 10:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

17h 10m1 stop Istanbul

R13 008Turkish Airlines

Tue, Nov 3 - Thu, Nov 19

16:50 - 22:25BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

27h 35m1 stop Istanbul

0:20 - 10:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

35h 40m1 stop Istanbul

R13 041Turkish Airlines

Thu, Nov 26 - Fri, Dec 11

14:10 - 15:35BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

23h 25m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

13:45 - 6:35JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

18h 50m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

R14 502Qatar Airways

Fri, Nov 6 - Fri, Nov 13

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17:40 - 21:20BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

26h 40m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

23:15 - 19:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

21h 30m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R12 521KLM

Sat, Sep 26 - Thu, Oct 15

14:30 - 10:20BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

18h 50m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

18:00 - 13:40JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

20h 40m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

R12 537Air France

Wed, Sep 23 - Tue, Jul 13

5:55 - 21:20BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

14h 25m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

19:40 - 9:45JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

16h 05m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

R12 554Multiple Airlines

Sun, Sep 27 - Thu, Jan 28

20:15 - 21:20BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

24h 05m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

23:59 - 16:50JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

18h 51m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol

R12 554KLM

Mon, Sep 28 - Tue, Jan 26

18:50 - 17:25BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 35m2 stops Zurich Cape Town Intl

15:25 - 18:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

28h 35m3 stops Windhoek Hosea Kutako Intl Frankfurt am Main Zurich

R17 003SWISS

Mon, Sep 28 - Wed, Jan 27

18:50 - 17:25BHX Birmingham-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

21h 35m2 stops Zurich Cape Town Intl

12:20 - 18:00JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo-BHX Birmingham

79h 40m3 stops Cape Town Intl Munich Franz Josef Strauss Zurich

R17 929SWISS

Mon, Sep 28 - Thu, Jan 28

14:35 - 16:40BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

25h 05m1 stop Dubai Intl

20:00 - 19:40CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

24h 40m1 stop Dubai Intl

R20 300Emirates

Thu, Sep 24 - Mon, Sep 28

21:40 - 11:30BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

36h 50m1 stop Dubai Intl

13:15 - 12:45CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

24h 30m1 stop Dubai Intl

R20 349Emirates

Thu, Sep 24 - Mon, Sep 28

8:10 - 17:30BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

32h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

13:15 - 11:50CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

23h 35m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Dublin

R23 710Qatar Airways

Thu, Sep 24 - Mon, Sep 28

8:10 - 17:30BHX Birmingham-CPT Cape Town Intl

32h 20m1 stop Doha Hamad Intl

13:15 - 11:50CPT Cape Town Intl-BHX Birmingham

23h 35m2 stops Doha Hamad Intl Dublin

R25 270Qatar Airways

Thu, Sep 24 - Mon, Sep 28

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Lufthansa flights from Birmingham to South Africa

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Lufthansa

Nov 21

BHX10:55Birmingham

21h 00m

1 stop

JNB9:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

Dec 1

JNB19:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

18h 35m

2 stops

BHX12:30Birmingham

R12 602

Lufthansa

Oct 29

BHX13:15Birmingham

18h 25m

1 stop

JNB9:40Johannesburg OR Tambo

Nov 27

JNB19:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

16h 15m

1 stop

BHX10:10Birmingham

R12 716

Lufthansa

Nov 2

BHX17:45Birmingham

14h 10m

1 stop

JNB9:55Johannesburg OR Tambo

Nov 15

JNB19:45Johannesburg OR Tambo

16h 35m

2 stops

BHX10:20Birmingham

R12 732

Turkish Airlines flights from Birmingham to South Africa

Our best Turkish Airlines deals on Birmingham to South Africa flight tickets

Turkish Airlines

Nov 3

BHX11:00Birmingham

33h 25m

1 stop

JNB22:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

Nov 19

JNB18:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

17h 10m

1 stop

BHX10:00Birmingham

R13 008

Turkish Airlines

Nov 26

BHX16:50Birmingham

27h 35m

1 stop

JNB22:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

Dec 11

JNB0:20Johannesburg OR Tambo

35h 40m

1 stop

BHX10:00Birmingham

R13 041

Turkish Airlines

Nov 3

BHX11:00Birmingham

33h 25m

1 stop

JNB22:25Johannesburg OR Tambo

Nov 19

JNB18:50Johannesburg OR Tambo

17h 10m

1 stop

BHX10:00Birmingham

R13 057

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Wed 4/11

8:55-10:40

1 stop23h 45m

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Wed 11/11

19:10-12:30

1 stop19h 20m

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Birmingham

Wed 28/10

8:55-10:40

1 stop23h 45m

Cape Town Intl

Tue 3/11

19:10-12:30

1 stop19h 20m

R12 326

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BHX Birmingham - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

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Birmingham

Mon 11/1

17:45-9:55

2 stops38h 10m

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R12 407

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Birmingham

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1 stop14h 00m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 22/12

23:59-8:35

1 stop34h 36m

R12 537

BirminghamJohannesburg

BHX Birmingham - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BHXJNB

Birmingham

Sat 21/11

10:55-9:55

1 stop21h 00m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 1/12

19:55-12:30

2 stops18h 35m

R12 602

BirminghamCape Town

BHX Birmingham - CPT Cape Town Intl

BHXCPT

Birmingham

Thu 8/10

18:50-20:55

1 stop25h 05m

Cape Town Intl

Thu 22/10

19:25-8:05

1 stop13h 40m

R12 602

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BHX Birmingham - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

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Birmingham

Thu 5/11

20:45-22:00

1 stop23h 15m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 1/12

23:59-12:50

1 stop14h 51m

R12 667

BirminghamJohannesburg

BHX Birmingham - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BHXJNB

Birmingham

Tue 3/11

11:00-22:25

1 stop33h 25m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 19/11

18:50-10:00

1 stop17h 10m

R13 008

BirminghamJohannesburg

BHX Birmingham - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BHXJNB

Birmingham

Thu 26/11

16:50-22:25

1 stop27h 35m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 11/12

0:20-10:00

1 stop35h 40m

R13 041

BirminghamJohannesburg

BHX Birmingham - JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo

BHXJNB

Birmingham

Fri 6/11

14:10-15:35

1 stop23h 25m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 13/11

13:45-6:35

1 stop18h 50m

R14 502

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How to get the cheapest flight ticket from Birmingham to South Africa

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What is the cheapest month to fly to South Africa?

The cheapest month to fly to South Africa from Birmingham is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around R13 999, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit South Africa in February, then you should wait until November to fly from Birmingham, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R14 372.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Birmingham to South Africa?

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to South Africa from Birmingham when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to South Africa for around R15 424 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to South Africa from Birmingham for as low as R13 625 on momondo.

Can stopping save me money on Birmingham to South Africa flights?

You could potentially save up to 5% on your flight if you consider stops on a Birmingham to South Africa flight.

Cheap Birmingham to South Africa flight deals and tips

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Best price found	R7 146
Fastest flight time	14h 00m
Direct flights	None

The best one-way flight to South Africa from Birmingham in the past 72 hours is R7 146. The best return flight deal from Birmingham to South Africa found on momondo in the last 72 hours is R12 261.

The fastest flight from Birmingham to South Africa takes 14h 00m

There are no direct flights from Birmingham to South Africa. There are no popular flight routes from Birmingham to South Africa.

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Frequently asked questions about flying from Birmingham to South Africa

When did momondo last update prices for flights from Birmingham Airport to South Africa?
Prices for flights from Birmingham Airport to South Africa are updated daily.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from Birmingham Airport to South Africa?
As of September 2026, there are 6 operators available to choose from for flights from Birmingham Airport to South Africa.
How old do you have to be to fly from Birmingham Airport to South Africa?
The minimum age for a child to fly alone is five, but airlines offering an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service may have their age restrictions, such as regulations concerning flight duration, timing, and stopovers. It is recommended that you verify with the airline you are booking with for travel from Birmingham Airport to South Africa.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to South Africa?
The travel and health documents required for your trip to South Africa can vary based on your itinerary and personal situation. As a rule, consider having multiple documents such as a national ID card or driver’s licence, and a passport valid for six-months after you plan to arrive at South Africa. We always recommend checking with your airline or a trusted third party such as IATA to get advice.

Best airlines flying from Birmingham to South Africa

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Airline	Rating	Free Cancellation	Price
SWISS	PriceFrom R10 148	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,5 2 083 reviews	Search SWISS flights
Lufthansa	PriceFrom R11 069	Free Cancellation	Rating 6,8 8 238 reviews	Search Lufthansa flights
Turkish Airlines	PriceFrom R12 559	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,4 4 465 reviews	Search Turkish Airlines flights
KLM	PriceFrom R12 927	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,8 1 575 reviews	Search KLM flights
Qatar Airways	PriceFrom R14 765	Free Cancellation	Rating 7,3 3 731 reviews	Search Qatar Airways flights
Emirates	PriceFrom R15 617	Free Cancellation	Rating 8,1 3 663 reviews	Search Emirates flights

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