Cheap flights from London Heathrow to Pietermaritzburg from £1,055

Q: How much are flights normally?

£ 671. If you see flights from London Heathrow to Pietermaritzburg for less than this, you've found a good deal.

Q: What are the cheapest airlines?

Lufthansa. These airlines usually offer the cheapest flights from London Heathrow to Pietermaritzburg.

Q: What airlines fly indirectly?

British Airways, Emirates, Qatar Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Turkish Airlines. These airlines fly from London Heathrow to Pietermaritzburg, but you’ll have at least one layover.

Q: How long is the flight?

13 hrs 25 mins. This is the shortest flight time from London Heathrow to Pietermaritzburg.

Q: How long should I stay in Pietermaritzburg?

22 days. Most people spend this amount of time in Pietermaritzburg.

from as little as £1,055

14 nights in Pietermaritzburg, departing London Heathrow on 16 / Oct / 2025 with Qatar Airways (price found 31 hours ago)

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How much are flights normally?

£ 671

If you see flights from London Heathrow to Pietermaritzburg for less than this, you've found a good deal.

What are the cheapest airlines?

Lufthansa

These airlines usually offer the cheapest flights from London Heathrow to Pietermaritzburg.

What airlines fly indirectly?

British Airways
Emirates
Qatar Airways
Virgin Atlantic
Turkish Airlines

These airlines fly from London Heathrow to Pietermaritzburg, but you’ll have at least one layover.

How long is the flight?

13 hrs 25 mins

This is the shortest flight time from London Heathrow to Pietermaritzburg.

How long should I stay in Pietermaritzburg?

22 days

Most people spend this amount of time in Pietermaritzburg.

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Today alone, Netflights has searched over 240 flights. 16 / Oct / 2025 is currently the lowest priced day of the year to fly the London Heathrow/Pietermaritzburg route. There are around 163 flights on any given week from the UK to Pietermaritzburg and the cheapest month to fly right now is October.

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Min / Max Temperature (°C)

LOWEST

3 °C

AVG

16 °C

HIGHEST

25 °C

Rainfall (mm)

LOWEST

11 mm

AVG

74.9 mm

HIGHEST

137 mm

Key facts about Pietermaritzburg

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South African rand

Language

Afrikaans

English

Southern Ndebele

Southern Sotho

Timezone

2 hrs ahead of GMT

How to get cheap flights from London Heathrow to Pietermaritzburg

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If you're looking to fly from London Heathrow to Pietermaritzburg, you might like to know that 16 / Oct / 2025 currently has the cheapest flights. At the moment, there are seven airlines flying to Pietermaritzburg. Go through the results to find the right flights for you – you can adjust the filters to see find even more flights to Pietermaritzburg.

The most popular airlines offering flights to Pietermaritzburg are British Airways, Emirates & Qatar Airways. British Airways is the most popular one, but that doesn’t mean their flights will be the cheapest. If you can't find a flight time that suits you, why not look at flying out from a different airport?

Your flight from London Heathrow to Pietermaritzburg will take at least 13 hrs 25 mins. On average, it takes 17 hrs 5 mins to fly the 9520 km distance. Take a look at flight times to see which one works best for you.

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