London to Cape Town flights

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Flights to Cape Town from £462

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Departure Thu, 08 Oct Return Wed, 14 Oct

LON London

CPT Cape Town

return from £472

Departure Tue, 20 Oct Return Mon, 26 Oct

LON London

CPT Cape Town

return from £462

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Currency and price comparison

Exchange rate

1.00 GBP = 21.51 ZAR

British Pound Sterling South African Rand

1 ZAR = 0.05 GBP

Last checked on 27 September 2020

Train

Local, one-way ticket

69%

Trains in Cape Town are 69% cheaper than in London.

London

£2.8

Cape Town

£0.87

Meal

Mid-priced restaurant

60%

A meal in Cape Town is 60% cheaper than a meal in London.

London

£15

Cape Town

£5.96

Taxi

Standard daytime start rate

69%

A taxi fare in Cape Town is 69% cheaper than in London.

London

£3

Cape Town

£0.92

Coffee

Regular cappuccino

57%

Coffee in Cape Town is 57% cheaper than in London.

London

£2.98

Cape Town

£1.28

London airports

( Heathrow (LHR)

How far from city centre: 14 miles
( Gatwick (LGW)

How far from city centre: 25 miles
( Stansted (STN)

How far from city centre: 30 miles
( Luton International (LTN)

How far from city centre: 27 miles
( Southend (SEN)

How far from city centre: 35 miles
( London City (LCY)

How far from city centre: 7 miles

Cape Town airports

( Cape Town International Airport (CPT)

How far from city centre: 11 miles

K Distance: 6011 miles

Frequent asked questions about flights from London to Cape Town

How is COVID-19 affecting flights from London to Cape Town?

At Opodo we want to make sure that your travel plans are not affected by any cancelation as well as any possible restrictions South Africa may apply when travelling from London. Is your flight cancelled? We've got your back! With our flexible ticket guarantee you can decide if you want to book another flight - free of rebooking fee - or get a full refund!

📊 How much, on average, are flights from London to Cape Town?

The average price to go from London to Cape Town is 404.59 GBP but ticket prices vary a lot, depending on the season and how far in advance you book.

🔍 How can I find cheap flights from London to Cape Town at Opodo?

Our search engines have found flights from 462€ for the route London - Cape Town. At Opodo we use different machine learned based methodologies to find our costumers the cheapest option available, considering airline combinations, stopovers and direct flights as well as different criteria for inbound and outbound journeys.

💰 Is Cape Town expensive to visit compared to London?

If you compare transportation prices, the taxi ride in Cape Town costs an average of 0.95 GBP, 68% cheaper than London, with a fare of 3.00 GBP, while train tickets costs 67% less in Cape Town: 0.91 GBP against 2.80 GBP in London. If you compare the price of a lunch meal, however, you can find it from 5.96 GBP in Cape Town, 60% less than the 15.00 GBP in London. The price of the coffee is around 56% cheaper in Cape Town, with an average of 1.32 GBP, while in London the coffee costs 2.98 GBP.

📉 When is the best time to book a flight from London to Cape Town?

According to real customer data from our website, the most popular months to book a trip from London to Cape Town are October, January and December.

📅 When is the best time to travel from London to Cape Town?

The best time of the year to go to Cape Town when flying from London depends on several preference factors like climate, seasonality and, of course, price. When it comes to popularity, December is the top 1 month to fly to Cape Town from London in terms of searches from our cutomer, followed by January and February. If you prefer to avoid high peaks of turism, however, and escape a crowded period May, June and August are the months with less volume of searchs for the route London - Cape Town.

How long does the flight take to go from London to Cape Town?

The total flight time between London and Cape Town is of around 14:48 hours on average, considering an average distance of 11,327 km, for both direct and indirect flights for the route (which may have 1 or more stops in oter cities in between).