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Flying to Cape Town: things to know
There are 27 airlines that fly from the United Kingdom to Cape Town. The most popular route is from London Heathrow Airport in London to Cape Town International Airport in Cape Town. On average this flight takes 15 hours 30 minutes one way and costs £1,493 for the round trip.
The most popular month for our customers to fly to Cape Town is March.
The most popular route
LHR London Heathrow Airport to CPT Cape Town International Airport
Average flight on the most popular route
15 hours 30 minutes
Average round-trip ticket price
£1,493
When our customers prefer to fly
March
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Airlines that fly to Cape Town
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Ethiopian Airlines
Lufthansa
Virgin Atlantic
Turkish Airlines
Qatar Airways
Swiss
Emirates
KLM
Kenya Airways
British Airways
RwandAir
Air France
Iberia
TAP Portugal
Loganair
Egyptair
Ryanair
TAAG Angola Airlines
Frequently asked questions
There are 3 most popular routes from the United Kingdom to Cape Town: • From London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport with an average flight time of 15h 30m. • From Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport with an average flight time of 17h 38m. • From London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport with an average flight time of 18h 6m.
Here’s the flight distance on the most popular routes from the United Kingdom to Cape Town: • London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport flight distance is 6016 miles • Manchester Airport to Cape Town International Airport flight distance is 6163 miles • London Gatwick Airport to Cape Town International Airport flight distance is 5991 miles
The average price for the plane ticket from the United Kingdom to Cape Town is £1,493 round trip from London Heathrow Airport to Cape Town International Airport.
There are direct flights to Cape Town from the United Kingdom. Direct flights usually depart from London Heathrow Airport and London Gatwick Airport.
Virgin Atlantic and British Airways offer direct flights to Cape Town from the United Kingdom.
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