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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

London
London1 stopR11 286
Manchester
Manchester1 stopR11 491
Edinburgh
Edinburgh2 stopsR12 218
Birmingham
Birmingham2 stopsR13 577
Leeds
Leeds2 stopsR12 534
Cardiff
Cardiff2 stopsR13 540

Cheap Flight Deals from Cape Town to the United Kingdom (CPT-GB0)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.

Recent return flight deals from Cape Town to the United Kingdom

Recommended return flight deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Cape Town to the United Kingdom.
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Kenya Airways Logo
23:30 - 6:50CPT-LGW
32h 20m1 stop
Kenya Airways Logo
11:00 - 13:45LGW-CPT
25h 45m2 stops
R11 286Kenya Airways
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Thu, Jul 24 - Thu, Aug 21
KLM Logo
23:15 - 17:35CPT-LHR
19h 20m1 stop
KLM Logo
6:30 - 21:25LHR-CPT
13h 55m1 stop
R11 473KLM
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Wed, Jun 4 - Fri, Jun 13
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:35 - 6:25CPT-LGW
16h 50m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:10 - 8:20LGW-CPT
21h 10m2 stops
R11 733Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Jun 4 - Thu, Jun 19
Ethiopian Air Logo
14:35 - 6:25CPT-LGW
16h 50m1 stop
Ethiopian Air Logo
10:10 - 8:20LGW-CPT
21h 10m2 stops
R11 771Ethiopian Air
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Wed, Jun 4 - Thu, Jun 12
SWISS Logo
8:40 - 7:55CPT-LHR
24h 15m1 stop
SWISS Logo
18:40 - 13:25LHR-CPT
17h 45m2 stops
R12 795SWISS
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Sun, May 18 - Mon, May 26
SWISS Logo
19:00 - 17:50CPT-LGW
23h 50m1 stop
SWISS Logo
18:35 - 13:25LGW-CPT
17h 50m2 stops
R13 186SWISS
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Tue, May 13 - Tue, May 20
Lufthansa Logo
15:20 - 7:40CPT-LHR
17h 20m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
7:30 - 9:30LHR-CPT
25h 00m1 stop
R15 105Lufthansa
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Sat, Jun 7 - Sat, Jun 21
British Airways Logo
9:00 - 7:30CPT-LHR
23h 30m1 stop
British Airways Logo
22:25 - 11:00LHR-CPT
11h 35mdirect
R15 123British Airways
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Wed, May 21 - Wed, Jun 11
British Airways Logo
9:00 - 5:35CPT-LHR
21h 35m1 stop
British Airways Logo
22:25 - 11:00LHR-CPT
11h 35mdirect
R15 216British Airways
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Wed, May 21 - Wed, Jun 11
Lufthansa Logo
15:20 - 16:25CPT-LCY
26h 05m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
17:00 - 12:40LCY-CPT
18h 40m2 stops
R15 533Lufthansa
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Wed, Jun 4 - Fri, Jun 13

KAYAK's insights & trends for Cape Town to the United Kingdom flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly, and much more.

What is the cheapest Cape Town to the United Kingdom flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom.
The cheapest ticket to the United Kingdom from Cape Town found in the last 72 hours was to London, at R7 462 return. The most popular route is from Cape Town (CPT) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was R14 363.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally in the afternoon, when retur flights cost R811 on average. Morning departures are around 6% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to the United Kingdom is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R1 037.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from Cape Town to the United Kingdom?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
No, with an average price for the route of R28 563, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Cape Town to the United Kingdom?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom is November, when tickets cost R11 249 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, when the average cost of return tickets is R16 799 and R16 390 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Cape Town to United Kingdom?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to United Kingdom on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Saturday. On your return trip to Cape Town, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Thursdays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Cape Town to the United Kingdom?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.
To get a below-average price on the flight from Cape Town to the United Kingdom, you should book around 4 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

January

High season

December

Cheapest flight

R5 736
Best time to beat the crowds (11% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 0% lower on average.
Flight from Cape Town to London Gatwick Airport

FAQs - booking United Kingdom flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Cape Town to the United Kingdom?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Cape Town to the United Kingdom is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Cape Town to the United Kingdom?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from Cape Town to the United Kingdom with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Cape Town to the United Kingdom?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from Cape Town to the United Kingdom up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to the United Kingdom

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Cape Town to the following destinations at these prices or less: London R11 714 one-way - R16 759 round-trip

Top 5 airlines serving from Cape Town to the United Kingdom

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Cape Town to the United Kingdom? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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EmiratesOverall score based on 3206 reviews
8,0Comfort
8,1Boarding
7,8Food
8,3Crew
8,2Entertainment
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First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

10,0 ExcellentAnonymous, Mar 2025CPT - DXB
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First time and very memorable, the finest flying experience ive ever had

Overall I was quite pleased with the experience; the cleanliness; the polite and attentiveness of the cabin crew; and the delicious food options.

I would never have been able to make the transfer in time without asking for a wheelchair

no problem with Emirates it was the underpricer subcontractor Who was ridiculous

Good food, real silverware, polite staff, smooth landing, charging plugs, good entertainment options.

Flight was on time. Seats (economy) were very comfortable and food was excellent. The bad thing was that after landing it took an hour to reach arrivals. We had to wait 15mins to get off the plane and then had to board a bus which moved very slowly and took almost 30 minutes.

Delayed, Bad American style food (not tasty, horrible cheese for a flight to France). Incompetent cabin crew (I asked how to connect by cable my headphones and the flight attendant suggested me Bluetooth which is not available). Good space

The entire crew was amazing. They went out of their way to make us enjoy a great travel experience.

Boarding was a mess, no one managing the queues. I got my meal as the pilot announced starting commencing descent and basic drink not available. No air bridge so takes forever to deplane the A380 onto buses.

Usually Emirates is my go to Airline on this flight: 1) All the crew seemed very inexperienced 2) Meal service for 7 hour flight was very slow - slowest I have ever experienced. 3) ONE flight attendant in economy serviced everyone on the left aisle in 2 cabins - thats 6 passengers per row (half the row) and over 30 rows of passengers. The others were no where to be seen. Thats pouring drinks and serving trays and offering options of meal and drinks for 180 passengers. by herself. In most flights it's 2 attendants per cart servicing one section. 4) Meal was not served till 3.5 hours later for some passengers at the back. 5) As a result only one meal was served even though the menu explicitly said 2. 6) Everyone was thirsty and starving 7) There were 2 loud crashes at the back galley 8) One passenger was out cold due to the sleeping tablets he had taken. The Flight attendants in their inexperience chose to try wake him up and create a situation where passengers were panicking and the passenger finally woke up and was annoyed. 9) They chose to wake up every sleeping passenger to feed them rather than move past the sleeping passengers. Do they know how hard it is to actually sleep on a plane?

I slept the whole flight so I can't tell you about the food and there was no entertainment offered. Crew was very nice, seats were comfortable in business, and boarding was easy.

Nothing special.. they could have provided something to eat without a charge

Terrible plane small airbus good for a 1 hr trip I booked business as it is. A night flight and 4hrs trip it was an ordinary economy seat with no one next to me what a joke what a stupid decision to buy business

For the price of the ticket it's probably the best service in the world

Everything was great except food . It as okay not good not bad

Seats are too cramped, but that is a problem with every airline. I actually enjoyed the meal served.

Flight attendant served beverage to everyone during meal service and forgot about me. Had to call her several times until she realized it. Not a good service for a business class flight

This time, I traveled in the economy, and it was surprisingly better than the eco-premium (food, comfort, and crew were noticeably worse in premium!)

I have no complaints. The crew was attentive, pleasant and heloful

Excellent Airline. Food, crew and comfort was perfect. Entertainment screens were old. Didn’t like them.

It was wonderful best Air lines covert and all very happy with their service they have been very helpful and friendly

For Vegetarian Food was very poor. Though we had opted for Asian Vegetarian Food they didn’t serve but only what was available was served. We were offered Smoked Salmon!

Flight was delayed an hour. Also, I bought an extra legroom seat online; but the actually plane was a different configuration so I didn't get what I paid for . This happened on the Addis to Lusaka leg of my trip.

My experience was great. The flight attendants were very helpful and nice, and the food was very good.

Very bad experience flight was over 5 hours delayed 😑 not a chance to be put on another flight we had to stay at the hotel we lost 2 days on our vacation. Never again I will fligh with Ethiopian airlines.

Terrible customer service I lost my bag luggage and I still haven’t received any information

The flight delayef for over 2 hours so my route was changed leading to arriving to my destination without my luggage

The ailine departed and arrived late foe every leg of the trip, causing myself and my travel companions to miss every connecting flight. It was very unorganized given theat there was a lot of miscommunication. The flights offered are unrealistic and when you call they assure you that the plane waits for you. I missed an. entire day of my vacation and any entire day of rest back home because of the airline. I do not plan to support the airline again. Thank you

Food was really not appealing. There was a blocked sink in the toilet. Toilet is cramped and the wall between the 2 toilets are not secured properly.

Plane was late with no information or announcement … had to walk up n downstairs.., had not communicated this … and ppl had suitcase to carry .

Excellent once on board. Security staff at Johannesburg rude and aggressive.

Upon arriving at IAH, it was informed that the luggage had not arrived. Still waiting to hear back when it will be delivered.

Overall excellent service and Frankfurt Airport was very efficient and clean

The service was really good. The breakfast food could’ve been better as I don’t eat sweets for breakfast and the only choice was a muffin. Overall, good experience though. Thank you.

Seats were extremely hard and uncomfortable. as well as very narrow even though I paid an extra $230 for upgraded preferred seats. Very disappointed in the downtrend of Lufthansa and United Airlines.

It was my first experience in business class. It was everything I expected and more. Service was impeccable, food was delicious and I felt rested once I arrived to London

I barely made the flight. We had to take a bus to the plane and the plane smelled awfully of body odor. When the flight attendant walked by she smelled of body odor. It was incredibly uncomfortable. Also my luggage did not make it onto this flight and when it finally arrived home the handle of the luggage was all ripped. I will have to purchase a bag again.

Actual flight was smooth but we were delayed 70 minutes. Were promised to make it up to us but were given no refreshments

SAL to FRA - Original flight was cancelled less than 10 hours before scheduled. Did receive lodging at no cost for 1 night. Coordination between Lufstansa and hotel was very poor and we had to pay for a meal we thought was to be paid for. Traveling from SAT to Denver coordination between Lufstansa and United was very poor and we paid double for our check-in baggage. We are hoping to that refunded. We wish other airlines would fly to Salzburg as we plan to visit more often.

Delayed take off but I think they waited for passengers.

We ordered kids meals - which were not kid friendly at all! (the breakfast that is - scrambled eggs on a bed of spinach and asparagus?)

Uncomfortable seats. Crazy seat assignments separating families when they could easily have put them together. Good communication from pilot about arrival time after delay in departure. Toilet ran out of water in sink. Snack box poor for flight of this length.

The bed in Club class was not very comfortable, everything else was good.

Cancelled flight minutes before boarding. Rescheduled flight was two days later

The flight attendants were EXTREMELY personable and appreciated the service, lights going off after dinner (probably the norm, but I haven’t flown evening overnight flights in a while). Thank you!

Great room between the seats, food was excellent, very comfortable overall and could have stayed on the plane even longer

I have noticed that the airlines, including this flight, pretend there is going to be turbulence, announce such, and say they can’t do beverage service. There is no turbulence and the seat belt light goes off 10 minutes before they ask for tray tables up and seat belts back on. They are just trying to spend less money and it’s quite transparent

Business class seats were very dated on my plane. Very little storage, charging ports were not easily accessible, tv screen kept flopping away. Vegetarian food was disappointing: hardly any protein and severely under-seasoned. Crew was lovely.

The food was ok, but not great. They delayed boarding in Portland and did not enforce group boarding. But the crew was excellent, went above and beyond.

The food was pathetic. There wasn't much leg room and recline space for such a long flight. No tea/ coffee for a 2-3 hour connecting flight without purchasing! Really!?

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