Cheap flights from London Heathrow to Cape Town

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20 nights in Cape Town, departing London Heathrow on 19 / Feb / 2025 with Ethiopian Airlines (price found 43 hours ago)

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Cape Town

Today alone, Netflights has searched over 44,974 flights. 19 / Feb / 2025 is currently the lowest priced day of the year to fly the London Heathrow/Cape Town route. There are around 5,835 flights on any given week from the UK to Cape Town and the cheapest month to fly right now is February.

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Min / Max Temperature (°C)
LOWEST

9 °C

AVG

17 °C

HIGHEST

26 °C

Rainfall (mm)
LOWEST

15 mm

AVG

51.8 mm

HIGHEST

108 mm

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How to get cheap flights from London Heathrow to Cape Town

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We've gone through lots of different flights, to help you find the cheapest way to get from London Heathrow to Cape Town. You can choose from 11 airlines. At the moment, 19 / Feb / 2025 is the cheapest date to travel, but scroll through the results to find the option that works best for you.

There are 5,835 flights from London Heathrow to or via Cape Town every week. Out of the 11 available airlines, the most popular ones are Qatar Airways, Emirates & British Airways. But that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll be the best option for your travel dates. To see as many flights as possible, try widening your search to include other departure airports.

Generally speaking, the flight from London Heathrow to Cape Town takes around 16 hrs 45 mins. The fastest flight takes 11 hrs 35 mins to cover the 9689 km distance. You can view all flight times yourself in the results list.

If you want to travel in December, it's best to book your flights early, as this is peak season in Cape Town. The cheapest month to fly is normally May – try searching three to four months prior to then to get a bargain. You can also search by month, which will reveal the cheapest time of the week to fly.

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