South Africa itineraries by trip length
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The cheapest month to fly to South Africa
Of the 6 coming months with fares on record, October 2026 is currently the cheapest to fly from London, from €574 round trip.
| Month | Round trip from | Found on | Search |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | €660 | 7 September 2026, 2 stops out | See dates |
| October 2026cheapest | €574 | 10 October 2026, nonstop | See dates |
| November 2026 | €642 | 3 November 2026, nonstop | See dates |
| December 2026 | €684 | 1 December 2026, nonstop | See dates |
| January 2027 | €766 | 20 January 2027, 1 stop out | See dates |
| June 2027 | €791 | 26 June 2027, 1 stop out | See dates |
Lowest round trip fares recently found on Aviasales for each month, London to South Africa, checked 31 August 2026. Prices move constantly, so read this as the shape of the year rather than a quote.
South Africa splits into two great trips that guides keep pretending are one. The Cape: Table Mountain, the peninsula drive, the winelands and the Garden Route east. The safari lowveld: Kruger and its private reserves, a 2 hour flight and a different holiday away. Ten days does one of them justice. This site's route takes the Cape, keeps a hire car for the freedom the region assumes, and hands the safari half its own honest arithmetic instead of a token 2 days.
Which South Africa itinerary should you pick?
The 10 day Cape route: 4 days for Cape Town and the peninsula, 2 for the winelands and Hermanus, 4 for the Garden Route to Plettenberg Bay and back.
For a first safari instead, fly Johannesburg and give Kruger or a private reserve the full 10 days. Doing both properly is a 3 week trip, and the flight between them is the honest hinge.
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What we checked
- South African Tourism, official portal read 31 August 2026
- SANParks, South African National Parks read 31 August 2026
- UK government travel advice, South Africa read 31 August 2026
Why this page exists. Every RoamWeek page has to say something true of it and false of its siblings. For South Africa that is the question of how long to stay, which the duration pages below answer one length at a time.