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When flying from Cape Town to London, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Saturdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Cape Town, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Saturdays.

The cheapest month for flights from Cape Town to London Heathrow Airport is February, where tickets cost $832 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,031 and $986 respectively.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $986 on average.

To get a below average price on the flight from Cape Town to London Heathrow Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 8% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Cape Town to London were found on Lufthansa ($726) and SWISS ($728).

There are 2 airlines that fly nonstop from Cape Town to London Heathrow Airport. They are British Airways and Virgin Atlantic. The cheapest airline for this route is Virgin Atlantic, with the best round-trip deal found costing $878. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at British Airways.

Weekly flights between Cape Town and London historically see delays in approximately 6% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 163 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving in the morning tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights at night have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Wednesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Thursday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, Virgin Atlantic have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 5% of their flights encountering any delays.

Dubai (DXB) is the top choice – 22% of KAYAK users who clicked on 1-stop flights from Cape Town to London picked an itinerary connecting there.

Flights via Zurich (ZRH) offer the most affordable fares, with an average round-trip price of $732.

Consider flying via Frankfurt am Main (FRA) for the shortest journey. The average one-way travel time for flights connecting there is 14h 44m.

If you prefer a quick connection, Frankfurt am Main (FRA) often has the shortest layovers from Cape Town to London, with an average of 1h 24m.

There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

There is a maximum of 1 nonstop flight a day that takes off from Cape Town and lands in London Heathrow Airport, with an average flight time of 11h 40m. The most common departure time is 6:00 pm and most flights take off in the evening. Each week, there are 7 flights.