Cheap flights from South Africa to London from R5 352

The cheapest month to fly to London Heathrow Airport from South Africa is in February. Flight prices, which tend to average around R12 959, 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 South Africa, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of R12 993.

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 606. 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 R16 604.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to London Heathrow Airport from South Africa when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to London Heathrow Airport for around R13 970 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 South Africa for as low as R13 194 on momondo.

Etihad Airways, Lufthansa, and Emirates are the most popular carriers operating from South Africa to London Heathrow

British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and Emirates are the top three most popular airlines that fly to London Heathrow Airport from South Africa according to our data. British Airways is the first choice among our users, with 46% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to London Heathrow Airport. Keep in mind that there are 16 different airlines that fly to London Heathrow Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 5% of flights between South Africa and London have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 179 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning 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. Sunday 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.

16 flights are operational daily from South Africa to London Heathrow Airport as of July 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 20:00, with 100% of flights per day taking off in the evening.

112 flights are operational weekly from South Africa to London Heathrow Airport as of July 2026. The most popular departure day for this route is Mon, with 14% of flights per week taking off on this day.