What is the cheapest month to fly to London?

January is currently the cheapest month to fly to London . At this moment in time August is the most expensive month. These prices are determined by multiple factors and booking in advance can help keep costs down if your schedule is not as flexible.

Can I find cheaper flights to London if I am willing to have stopovers?

Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to London on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.

What is the best airline to fly to London?

Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, SWISS is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to London.

What is the cheapest airport to fly to in London?

London Heathrow is currently the cheapest airport to fly to in London. One-way flights to London Heathrow typically cost R414, while return flights cost around R792.

How much is a return flight to London?

A return flight to London will typically cost around R170, however they can be found for as little as R107.

Where does the fastest flight to London depart from?

For those looking to save time traveling to London, Johannesburg offers the quickest one-way flight (11 hours 5 minutes).

Does London Heathrow have car hire?

Yes. Those touching down at London Heathrow can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.

Are there hotels close to London Heathrow?

Yes. London Heathrow has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Aerotel London Heathrow, Terminal 2 & Terminal 3 is the closest property to London Heathrow (0,0 km away from London Heathrow).

R5 925+ Flights to London, England

Flights to London in 2025

Return from	R8 407
One-way from	R5 925
Popular in	August
Cheapest in	February
Average price	R13 109

SWISS
23/1-6/2
2 total stops
28h 20m total
Johannesburg to London

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22h 50m total
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Do 23/110:10JNB - LHR

1 stop14h 45mMultiple Airlines

Do 6/26:00LHR - JNB

1 stop13h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 17/1R8 407

So 26/120:25JNB - LHR

1 stop13h 40mSWISS

So 2/219:30LHR - JNB

2 stops36h 55mSWISS

Deal found 16/1R8 464

Mo 10/219:35JNB - LCY

1 stop15h 50mMultiple Airlines

Mo 17/219:10LCY - JNB

1 stop24h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 16/1R8 520

So 26/110:10JNB - LHR

1 stop14h 45mLufthansa

Mi 4/69:00LHR - JNB

2 stops22h 35mLufthansa

Deal found 16/1R8 558

Mo 27/120:25JNB - LCY

1 stop18h 25mSWISS

Mo 3/219:10LCY - JNB

1 stop13h 15mSWISS

Deal found 15/1R8 633

Sa 15/223:55JNB - LGW

1 stop19h 55mSWISS

Sa 22/218:45LGW - JNB

1 stop13h 40mSWISS

Deal found 15/1R8 708

Do 6/223:55JNB - STN

2 stops23h 55mMultiple Airlines

Do 13/215:15STN - JNB

2 stops28h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 16/1R9 554

Do 6/223:55JNB - LGW

2 stops20h 35mMultiple Airlines

Do 13/28:50LGW - JNB

2 stops34h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 16/1R9 554

Mo 17/28:20JNB - LGW

1 stop23h 20mEthiopian Air

Mo 24/210:00LGW - JNB

1 stop15h 55mEthiopian Air

Deal found 17/1R9 799

Di 6/519:00JNB - LCY

1 stop13h 15mLufthansa

Di 27/517:00LCY - JNB

1 stop14h 35mLufthansa

Deal found 16/1R11 097

Mo 20/123:55JNB - LCY

1 stop18h 40mKLM

So 2/220:05LCY - JNB

1 stop23h 55mKLM

Deal found 16/1R11 134

Mo 27/119:40JNB - LHR

2 stops17h 05mKLM

Mo 3/211:45LHR - JNB

2 stops19h 40mKLM

Deal found 15/1R11 454

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Do 23/110:10JNB - LHR

1 stop14h 45mMultiple Airlines

Do 6/26:00LHR - JNB

1 stop13h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 17/1R8 407

So 26/120:25JNB - LHR

1 stop13h 40mSWISS

So 2/219:30LHR - JNB

2 stops36h 55mSWISS

Deal found 16/1R8 464

So 26/110:10JNB - LHR

1 stop14h 45mLufthansa

Mi 4/69:00LHR - JNB

2 stops22h 35mLufthansa

Deal found 16/1R8 558

Mo 10/314:35JNB - LGW

1 stop17h 05mEthiopian Air

Mo 31/310:10LGW - JNB

1 stop16h 45mEthiopian Air

Deal found 16/1R9 855

Mo 20/123:55JNB - LCY

1 stop18h 40mKLM

So 2/220:05LCY - JNB

1 stop23h 55mKLM

Deal found 16/1R11 134

So 9/219:05JNB - LGW

1 stop28h 25mTurkish Airlines

Mi 19/210:15LGW - JNB

1 stop22h 35mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 16/1R11 924

So 2/219:30JNB - LHR

Nonstop11h 20mVirgin Atlantic

Mo 10/222:30LHR - JNB

Nonstop11h 00mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 16/1R12 094

Mi 29/123:55JNB - LHR

2 stops23h 30mAir France

Sa 8/29:00LHR - JNB

2 stops35h 00mAir France

Deal found 16/1R12 206

Do 23/120:00JNB - LGW

1 stop18h 35mQatar Airways

Do 6/28:40LGW - JNB

1 stop17h 15mQatar Airways

Deal found 17/1R12 526

So 2/219:25JNB - LHR

Nonstop11h 20mBritish Airways

Mo 17/221:15LHR - JNB

Nonstop11h 05mBritish Airways

Deal found 16/1R12 583

Fr 14/316:50JNB - LHR

1 stop15h 30mRwandAir

Do 10/421:20LHR - JNB

1 stop16h 00mRwandAir

Deal found 16/1R12 771

Mi 12/31:15JNB - LHR

1 stop16h 15mKenya Airways

Do 20/310:00LHR - JNB

2 stops22h 55mKenya Airways

Deal found 16/1R13 109

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So 2/219:30JNB - LHR

Nonstop11h 20mVirgin Atlantic

Mo 10/222:30LHR - JNB

Nonstop11h 00mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 16/1R12 094

So 2/219:25JNB - LHR

Nonstop11h 20mBritish Airways

Mo 17/221:15LHR - JNB

Nonstop11h 05mBritish Airways

Deal found 16/1R12 583

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Mo 20/123:55JNB - LCY

1 stop18h 40mKLM

So 2/220:05LCY - JNB

1 stop23h 55mKLM

Deal found 16/1R11 134

Do 23/110:10JNB - LHR

1 stop14h 45mMultiple Airlines

Do 6/26:00LHR - JNB

1 stop13h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 17/1R8 407

Do 23/123:55JNB - LCY

1 stop20h 30mKLM

Do 6/220:05LCY - JNB

1 stop23h 55mKLM

Deal found 17/1R11 191

Do 23/120:00JNB - LGW

1 stop18h 35mQatar Airways

Do 6/28:40LGW - JNB

1 stop17h 15mQatar Airways

Deal found 17/1R12 526

Fr 24/120:25JNB - LGW

1 stop23h 25mSWISS

Fr 31/118:45LGW - JNB

1 stop24h 50mSWISS

Deal found 16/1R8 727

Fr 24/119:30JNB - LHR

Nonstop11h 20mVirgin Atlantic

Fr 31/122:30LHR - JNB

Nonstop11h 00mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 16/1R12 188

So 26/120:25JNB - LHR

1 stop13h 40mSWISS

So 2/219:30LHR - JNB

2 stops36h 55mSWISS

Deal found 16/1R8 464

So 26/110:10JNB - LHR

1 stop14h 45mLufthansa

Mi 4/69:00LHR - JNB

2 stops22h 35mLufthansa

Deal found 16/1R8 558

So 26/120:25JNB - LCY

1 stop14h 10mMultiple Airlines

Mi 4/617:00LCY - JNB

1 stop14h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 16/1R8 783

So 26/119:25JNB - LHR

Nonstop11h 20mBritish Airways

Mi 4/619:05LHR - JNB

Nonstop10h 55mBritish Airways

Deal found 16/1R12 752

Mo 27/120:25JNB - LCY

1 stop18h 25mSWISS

Mo 3/219:10LCY - JNB

1 stop13h 15mSWISS

Deal found 15/1R8 633

Mo 27/119:40JNB - LHR

2 stops17h 05mKLM

Mo 3/211:45LHR - JNB

2 stops19h 40mKLM

Deal found 15/1R11 454

One-way flights to London
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Fr 14/29:55JNB - LHR

1 stop22h 50mEtihad Airways

Deal found 16/1R5 925

So 30/318:55JNB - LHR

Nonstop11h 05mVirgin Atlantic

Deal found 16/1R6 075

Mo 20/119:35JNB - LGW

1 stop27h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 16/1R6 301

Mo 5/59:55JNB - LHR

2 stops26h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 16/1R6 545

Do 23/120:00JNB - LTN

2 stops30h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 17/1R6 696

So 13/49:55JNB - LCY

2 stops25h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 16/1R6 752

Do 30/120:00JNB - LGW

1 stop18h 35mQatar Airways

Deal found 16/1R6 921

So 2/220:00JNB - STN

2 stops28h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 16/1R6 978

Di 25/319:10JNB - LHR

1 stop16h 45mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 16/1R7 297

Sa 15/316:50JNB - LHR

1 stop15h 30mRwandAir

Deal found 15/1R7 486

Sa 15/322:20JNB - STN

1 stop21h 25mEmirates

Deal found 15/1R7 523

Sa 8/222:20JNB - LHR

1 stop17h 30mEmirates

Deal found 16/1R7 561

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Price

JohannesburgLondon

JNB - LHR

JNBLHR

Johannesburg OR Tambo

So 2/2

23:55-13:00

1 stop15h 05m

London Heathrow

Mo 17/2

19:30-21:35

2 stops24h 05m

R8 407

JohannesburgLondon

JNB - LCY

JNBLCY

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mo 10/2

19:35-9:25

1 stop15h 50m

London City

Mo 17/2

19:10-21:35

1 stop24h 25m

R8 520

JohannesburgLondon

JNB - LCY

JNBLCY

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mo 27/1

20:25-12:50

1 stop18h 25m

London City

Mo 3/2

19:10-10:25

1 stop13h 15m

R8 633

JohannesburgLondon

JNB - LHR

JNBLHR

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mi 5/2

19:35-10:25

2 stops16h 50m

London Heathrow

Mi 12/2

20:05-21:35

1 stop23h 30m

R8 689

JohannesburgLondon

JNB - LGW

JNBLGW

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sa 15/2

23:55-17:50

1 stop19h 55m

London Gatwick

Sa 22/2

18:45-10:25

1 stop13h 40m

R8 708

JohannesburgLondon

JNB - LHR

JNBLHR

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mi 5/2

19:35-10:25

2 stops16h 50m

London Heathrow

Mi 12/2

13:30-7:05

2 stops15h 35m

R9 122

JohannesburgLondon

JNB - STN

JNBSTN

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Do 6/2

23:55-21:50

2 stops23h 55m

London Stansted

Do 13/2

15:15-21:35

2 stops28h 20m

R9 554

JohannesburgLondon

JNB - LGW

JNBLGW

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Do 6/2

23:55-18:30

2 stops20h 35m

London Gatwick

Do 13/2

8:50-21:35

2 stops34h 45m

R9 554

JohannesburgLondon

JNB - LGW

JNBLGW

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mo 10/3

14:35-5:40

1 stop17h 05m

London Gatwick

Mo 31/3

10:10-3:55

1 stop16h 45m

R9 855

JohannesburgLondon

JNB - LCY

JNBLCY

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Di 6/5

19:00-7:15

1 stop13h 15m

London City

Di 27/5

17:00-8:35

1 stop14h 35m

R11 097

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Best time to book a flight to London

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Travel insights for flights to London

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When is the best time to book a flight to London?

Booking 71 days in advance of your planned departure date is, on average, the best time to get cheap flights to London. The general trend is that the closer you book to the departure date, the more expensive your flight will be.

How long is the flight to London?

On average, a flight from Johannesburg to London takes 18 hours 13 minutes. Flights to London from other popular cities in South Africa will vary in length. Below are a few examples of popular routes and their flight times.

When is the cheapest time to fly to London?

Users looking for the lowest fares to London should consider flying on Tuesday evenings, when prices are typically cheapest. Budget-minded travellers will want to avoid Friday at midday, when prices are usually at their highest.

Weekly flight availability to London

The most flights from Johannesburg to London are scheduled on a Monday (9 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Tuesday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (5 on average).

What are the most popular airlines that fly to London?

The most popular airlines flying from Johannesburg to London are British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and SWISS.

British Airways

From R642

Virgin Atlantic

From R707

SWISS

From R418

RwandAir

From R587

What are the cheapest airlines that fly to London?

The cheapest airlines flying from Johannesburg to London are SWISS, Lufthansa and Ethiopian Air.

Rainfall in London by month

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in London ranges from 40.0 - 70.0 mm per month. January is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 70.0 mm. July is typically the driest time to visit London when rainfall is around 40.0 mm.

Temperature in London by month

If weather is an important factor for your trip to London, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 17.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 4.0 C).

Reviews of airlines servicing London

Read through reviews of airlines servicing London, such as KLM, Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Air. Users have also rated airlines in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 351 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 10

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 351 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 351 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 10

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

KLM

7,8

Good

1 339 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 351 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 10

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

Qatar Airways

7,5

Good

3 752 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 351 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 10

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

SWISS

7,5

Good

1 598 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 351 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 10

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

Virgin Atlantic

7,5

Good

664 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 351 reviews

Check prices

Reviews

1 / 10

Overall a good experience. Can’t fault it. Good could have been a little better.

Can I find cheaper flights to London if I am willing to have stopovers?
Yes, flights with stopovers are often cheaper than direct flights. Keep an eye out for flight deals to London on Cheapflights that require 1 or 2 stops for potential cost savings.
What is the best airline to fly to London?
Based on reviews from Cheapflights users, SWISS is rated the highest out of the airlines that fly to London.
What is the cheapest airport to fly to in London?
London Heathrow is currently the cheapest airport to fly to in London. One-way flights to London Heathrow typically cost R414, while return flights cost around R792.
How much is a return flight to London?
A return flight to London will typically cost around R170, however they can be found for as little as R107.
Where does the fastest flight to London depart from?
For those looking to save time traveling to London, Johannesburg offers the quickest one-way flight (11 hours 5 minutes).
Does London Heathrow have car hire?
Yes. Those touching down at London Heathrow can take advantage of the car hire services offered upon their arrival.
Are there hotels close to London Heathrow?
Yes. London Heathrow has hotels nearby for those requiring accommodations. Aerotel London Heathrow, Terminal 2 & Terminal 3 is the closest property to London Heathrow (0,0 km away from London Heathrow).

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Reviews of airlines servicing London

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