Star Alliance member Lufthansa is selling cheap premium economy flights from London to Johannesburg. Prices start at merely £652 (~€763). These trips include 2 checked bags of up to 23 kg and you’ll fly quite comfortably on these 11-hour flights.
Our availability calendar shows all available dates for trips of up to 14 days. Once you’ve selected your preferred dates, you’ll be redirected to Lufthansa’s booking site.
You would fly to Frankfurt, from where Lufthansa would fly you to Johannesburg on a Boeing 747. You can either fly from/to London Heathrow or London City.
We expect further shakeups in the airline industry over the following months. Some services might be cancelled, aircraft changed or downgraded. The schedule we describe may very well change.
Search & Book
This fare can be booked until October 17, 2021 for departures before July 6, 2022. The minimum stay requirement is of 6 days (or a Sunday). Furthermore, your stay cannot exceed 3 months. Stopovers are not permitted. These flights can’t be canceled, but can be rebooked without having to pay a rebooking fee.
If you’re looking to travel for less than 2 weeks, simply use our calendar above to be redirected to Lufthansa’s booking site. If you intend to travel for a longer period of time, you can find all available dates on Google Flights.
Why is booking with an airline better than with an online travel agency?
More often than not, online travel agencies offer lower fares than airlines do. We still recommend booking with the airlines directly. There are two main reasons for that:
Better Customer Service
In case any problems like delays, cancellations or missed connections arise, you can communicate directly with the airline. The airline has to take care of you because you have a contract with them.
If a travel agency issues your ticket, you may have to reach out to them first. You also depend on your OTA to forward information like flight changes instead of receiving them directly from the airline. In many cases, you may get a prime exhibition of responsibility shifting rather than problem-solving.
This especially applies to premium tickets. You don’t want to spend more than €1,000 to wind up with some budget OTA’s telephone hotline in case anything goes wrong.
Baggage and Other Fees
Economy fares not including hold luggage are industry standard by now. In most cases, travel agencies charge much higher baggage fees than the airlines themselves. If bags are not included in your fare, airlines are often the cheaper alternative.
This also applies to other things like food services, insurances or priority treatment. In almost all cases, you pay less for additional amenities when booking on the airlines’ website.
Mileage
The economy class flights between London and Frankfurt are issued in booking class Y, while the premium economy long-haul flights to Johannesburg are issued in booking class N. The entire roundtrip should get you:
- 17,422 CV Points on Vistara Club Vistara
- 13,300 Miles on Aegean Miles+Bonus
- 13,300 Points on SAS EuroBonus
- 12,800 Miles on Turkish Airlines Miles&Smiles
- 12,022 Award Miles + 1,744 PQP on United MileagePlus
- 12,022 Miles on Copa ConnectMiles
- 12,022 Award Miles + 11,614 Tier Miles on Avianca LifeMiles
- 12,022 Miles on Egyptair Plus
- 11,800 Miles on Asiana Club
- 11,800 Miles on Ethiopian ShebaMiles
- 11,696 Miles on Thai Royal Orchid Plus
- 11,614 Miles on EVA Infinity MileageLands
- 11,614 Miles on Singapore KrisFlyer
- 11,614 Miles on TAP Miles&Go
- 11,614 Award Miles on LATAM Pass
- 11,208 Miles on Air Canada Aeroplan
- 8,374 Miles on ANA Mileage Club
- 1,788 Award Miles + 200 Points on Miles&More
Information & Tips for Johannesburg
Johannesburg has 9,6 million inhabitants and is the largest city and most important business and financial center in Africa south of the Sahara. The city is well connected to Europe by air, flights for under 500€ (round trip) are becoming increasingly more common.
Best Time to Travel
The best times to visit Johannesburg are during fall (March – May) and during spring (September – Novemver). Temperatures are warm but pleasant and rainfall is comparatively rare.
From the Airport to the City
One possibility is taking the Gautrain, a type of local commuter rail. A trip to the city center takes about 25 minutes and costs approximately 12€. Taking a cab or an Uber runs you about 18€ to 24€.
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