London (LHR) → Cape Town (CPT)

London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport · 5,228 nm (9,682 km) · about 12 h nonstop

Cheapest economy fares, checked daily · 39 days of history

Written and maintained by Jake McEwen
LHRCPT

Booking links are plain searches — none are affiliate links, and the site earns nothing if you book. Prices are the cheapest fares other travellers recently found, not live availability — always confirm the fare before you pay.

Economy

last checked 6h ago
$553one-way

Aer Lingus · 2 stops · 21h 40m · travel Nov 17 · sold via Mytrip.com

Book on Aviasales· $553 ↗Compare on Google Flights ↗Compare on Skyscanner ↗
Lowest (90d)
$485
Typical (median)
$520
Highest (90d)
$575
Checks
49
Cheapest fare seen at each daily check over the last 90 days. Green dots are checks that qualified as a deal.

When it's cheapest to travel

Travel dates of the cheapest fare found at each of our 49 daily checks — where the low fares were, not every date.

Lowest fare by travel month
Sep 2026$5751×
Oct 2026$5207×
Nov 2026$49224×
Dec 2026$5651×
Jan 2027$48511×
Feb 2027$5125×
Typical fare by day of travel
Tuecheapest$4929×
Sun$4967×
Sat$5125×
Thu$52017×
Wed$56510×
CheckedFareAirlineStopsTravelSold via
2026-10-23$553Aer Lingus2 stopsNov 17Mytrip.comBook ↗
2026-10-21$525Aer Lingus2 stopsNov 17VayamaBook ↗
2026-10-20$523Aer Lingus2 stopsJan 21Kiwi.comBook ↗
2026-10-20$523Aer Lingus2 stopsJan 21Kiwi.comBook ↗
2026-10-19$512Aer Lingus2 stopsFeb 27—Book ↗
2026-10-18$512Aer Lingus2 stopsFeb 27—Book ↗
2026-10-17$512Aer Lingus2 stopsFeb 27—Book ↗
2026-10-16$512Aer Lingus2 stopsFeb 27—Book ↗
2026-10-15$512Aer Lingus2 stopsFeb 27—Book ↗
2026-10-14$485Aer Lingus2 stopsJan 21—Book ↗
2026-10-13$485Aer Lingus2 stopsJan 21—Book ↗
2026-10-11$496Aer Lingus2 stopsJan 17—Book ↗

Airlines selling the cheapest fares

Which carrier had the lowest fare on each of our checks over the last 90 days.

  • Aer Lingus ×35
  • Vueling Airlines ×7
  • SAS ×6
  • Etihad Airways ×1

About this route

London (LHR) to Cape Town (CPT) is one of the busiest air routes in its market (Africa). It links London Heathrow Airport in United Kingdom with Cape Town International Airport in South Africa. The great-circle distance is about 5,228 nautical miles (6,017 statute miles), so expect roughly 12 hours in the air nonstop.

Every night we ask our fare provider for the cheapest one-way economy fare other travellers recently found on this route and record it, with the airline and the seller it was found with. A fare is flagged as a deal when it falls at least 30% below the route's 90-day typical price. Prices are a research starting point, not live availability — the booking links open the itinerary so you can confirm what's on sale right now.

Fares are approximate, from public sources, and can be stale — always verify before booking.