Cheap flights from Johannesburg to London

The cheapest month to fly to London Heathrow Airport from Johannesburg is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around R12 454, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit London Heathrow Airport in February, then you should wait until November to fly from Johannesburg, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R13 093.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to London Heathrow Airport is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as R15 910. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. The most expensive day to fly to London Heathrow Airport is Saturday, with ticket prices averaging around R17 028.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to London Heathrow Airport from Johannesburg when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to London Heathrow Airport for around R14 036 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to London Heathrow Airport from Johannesburg for as low as R13 666 on momondo.

Historically, on average around 5% of flights between Johannesburg and London have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 182 minutes.

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

Saturday 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, Virgin Atlantic have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 5% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.