LON - CPT Price
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£701 - £1,140
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CPT Temperature
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12 - 21 °C
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CPT Rainfall
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20 - 100 mm
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Popular in December High demand for flights, 28% potential price rise |
Cheapest in May Best time to find cheap flights, 15% potential price drop |
Round-trip from £565 From London (LON) to Cape Town Intl |
One-way from £320 One-way flight from London (LON) to Cape Town Intl |
It’s typically best to fly out from London to Cape Town at midday. Doing so could potentially save you 18% on the flight price compared to flying in the evening, which is usually more expensive.
The best pricing can be found in the month of May. Prices to Cape Town from London average £662. You can even find prices in May for less than £662, as users have found deals to Cape Town from as low as £438. The month of December appears to be one of the more expensive times to travel to Cape Town from London. Flying in the targeted month can save you up to 38%.
Users have found that booking a flight from London to Cape Town at least 37 days early can save you up to 4% on average compared to booking a flight this week. If booking 37 days before your flight isn’t an option for you, users have found flights from London to Cape Town for as little as £669 when booking for a departure date within the next two weeks. You can also check prices now. Some users have found airline tickets as low as £686 for flights departing within the next 3 days.
It’s generally more expensive to depart on a Monday, if you have to leave on this day you can still search on Cheapflights to find great options that meet your needs.
For a flight from London to Cape Town, you will be flying into Cape Town Intl. Cape Town Intl (CPT) is just 9.7 mi from the center of the city. Cape Town Intl is the only Cape Town airport and it handles 3 inbound flights from London per day. 17 airlines have flights to Cape Town Intl from London on a regular basis.
Some of the carriers operating flights from London to Cape Town Intl that may be offering flexible cancellation policies are British Airways, Lufthansa, and Ethiopian Air. Our site will let you filter for all airlines offering greater flexibility due to COVID-19.
Yes, there are multiple flights from London to Cape Town for under £500. The cheapest flight booked recently is on Kenya Airways for just £419, but on average you can expect to pay £438.
Cheapflights has at least 20 direct flights from London to Cape Town under £700. A good price for a nonstop flight from London to Cape Town is less than £698.
There are currently 20+ open flights from London to Cape Town within the next 7 days for less than £500.
Flying on Kenya Airways is currently your cheapest option to Cape Town, with prices starting at £419. Kenya Airways is 36% cheaper than the average price of flights available within the next 90 days to this destination.
The cheapest flight price from London to Cape Town is £379. On average you can expect to pay £2,702. The most popular route, (London Heathrow - Cape Town Intl), can usually be booked for £435.
When booking a flight from London to Cape Town, you may want to consider flying on Air France, British Airways or Emirates as they are the most popular for this route.
While some choose either London Gatwick - Cape Town Intl or London City - Cape Town Intl, London Heathrow - Cape Town Intl is the most popular route from London to Cape Town.
Consider American Airlines (73%), Finnair (72%) or Iberia (71%) when booking your flight. These represent the most reliable airlines when flying from London to Cape Town.
Information is based on travel restrictions from London to Cape Town Intl
Most visitors from London need to provide a negative COVID-19 test result and/or quarantine to enter Cape Town Intl.
COVID-19 testing requirements
Visitors from London must present a negative RT-PCR (NAAT) or Antigen (quick-test) test taken 72 hours for RT-PCR (NAAT) and 24 hours for Antigen (quick-test) before departing to Cape Town Intl.
Quarantine requirements
Visitors from London are not required to quarantine after entering Cape Town Intl.
Documents
Health Declaration Form - Must be completed in 48 hours prior to arrival in South Africa.
Returning to London from Cape Town Intl
COVID-19 testing requirements
Visitors from Cape Town Intl are not required to present a negative COVID-19 PCR test or antigen result upon entering London.
Quarantine requirements
Visitors from Cape Town Intl are not required to quarantine after entering London.
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£347 | £719 | No cancel fee | 77% |
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£366 | £508 | No cancel fee | 78% |
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£421 | £601 | No cancel fee | 76% |
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£434 | £683 | No cancel fee | 72% |
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£446 | £569 | No cancel fee | 77% |
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£448 | £640 | No cancel fee | 79% |
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£453 | £539 | No cancel fee | 82% |
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£458 | £678 | No cancel fee | N/A |
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£461 | £615 | No cancel fee | 75% |
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£466 | £549 | No cancel fee | 72% |
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Evening 6 PM to midnight | 100% of flight departures |
Early morning Midnight to 6 AM | 0% of flight departures |
Morning 6 AM to midday | 0% of flight departures |
Afternoon Midday to 6 PM | 0% of flight departures |