
Most accurate provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
|---|---|
Most trusted provider | FlightHub 3 stars |
Round-trip from | $718 (oojo) |
One-way from | $458 (oojo) |
Popular in | December |
Cheapest in | November |
Average price | $873 |
Good round-trip deal | $602 or less |
Good one-way deal | $556 or less |
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LondonCape Town
LHR - CPT
LHRCPT
London Heathrow
Wed 3/4
5:05 pm-9:55 pm
1 stop26h 50m
Cape Town Intl
Wed 3/18
7:55 am-8:00 am
1 stop26h 05m
LondonCape Town
LHR - CPT
LHRCPT
London Heathrow
Fri 4/24
9:00 pm-1:00 pm
1 stop15h 00m
Cape Town Intl
Wed 5/27
3:25 pm-9:05 am
1 stop18h 40m
LondonCape Town
LHR - CPT
LHRCPT
London Heathrow
Mon 3/23
6:40 pm-10:50 am
1 stop14h 10m
Cape Town Intl
Tue 4/28
5:55 pm-7:40 am
1 stop14h 45m
LondonCape Town
LHR - CPT
LHRCPT
London Heathrow
Sun 4/19
9:00 pm-1:00 pm
1 stop15h 00m
Cape Town Intl
Wed 5/27
9:00 am-9:05 am
2 stops25h 05m
LondonCape Town
LHR - CPT
LHRCPT
London Heathrow
Sun 4/19
9:00 pm-1:00 pm
1 stop15h 00m
Cape Town Intl
Wed 9/30
1:50 pm-9:05 am
1 stop20h 15m
LondonCape Town
LHR - CPT
LHRCPT
London Heathrow
Fri 4/24
9:00 pm-1:00 pm
1 stop15h 00m
Cape Town Intl
Fri 5/29
1:50 pm-7:00 am
1 stop18h 10m
LondonCape Town
LHR - CPT
LHRCPT
London Heathrow
Sat 4/25
9:00 pm-1:00 pm
1 stop15h 00m
Cape Town Intl
Wed 5/27
9:00 am-9:05 am
2 stops25h 05m
LondonCape Town
LHR - CPT
LHRCPT
London Heathrow
Wed 3/4
8:15 pm-1:00 pm
1 stop14h 45m
Cape Town Intl
Mon 3/16
9:00 am-6:35 am
2 stops23h 35m
LondonCape Town
LHR - CPT
LHRCPT
London Heathrow
Tue 4/21
6:25 pm-11:50 am
1 stop16h 25m
Cape Town Intl
Sun 5/24
4:35 pm-3:10 pm
1 stop23h 35m
LondonCape Town
LHR - CPT
LHRCPT
London Heathrow
Wed 4/22
4:45 pm-11:50 am
1 stop18h 05m
Cape Town Intl
Sun 5/24
4:35 pm-11:40 am
1 stop20h 05m
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| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars | |
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| Price Accuracy1 star | Trust Score*3 stars | |
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| Price Accuracy3 stars | Trust Score*3 stars |
Booking 23 days in advance of your planned departure date is, on average, the best time to get cheap flights from London to Cape Town. The general trend is that the closer you book to the departure date, the more expensive your flight will be.
Currently, April is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from London to Cape Town (average of $302). Flying from London to Cape Town in July is currently the most expensive (average of $890). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.
When flying from London to Cape Town, the time of day you decide to fly out makes little to no difference towards the overall price you’ll pay on tickets.
The most flights from LON to CPT are scheduled on a Monday (13 on average). You will have fewer flight options on Friday, which is when the least amount of flights are scheduled (10 on average).
Zurich (ZRH) – chosen by Cheapflights users on 29% of 1-stop itineraries from London to Cape Town on Cheapflights.
Nairobi (NBO) is the most affordable 1-stop option, with an average round-trip price of $634.
Flights via Amsterdam (AMS) have the shortest average one-way travel time for 1-stop routes: 13h 55m.
Flights via Zurich (ZRH) offer the fastest connection on this route, with an average layover time of 0h 58m.
About 12% of weekly flights between London and Cape Town have experienced delays in the past year, with the average delay time being 119 minutes.
Historically, flights departing at night are less likely to be delayed, whereas flights leaving in the evening tend to experience delays more often.
Monday tends to have the lowest number of delays on this route, whereas Friday has historically faced a higher average of delays compared to other days of the week.
Over the last year, Virgin Atlantic have had the lowest number of delays on this route, with just 6% of flights being delayed.
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