The best ways to fly
For most travellers the journey to Cape Town involves a flight and often a long haul flight.
Most airlines have a flight schedule to South Africa and those that don't have partners. As a frequent flier to and from from Europe, I have flown Emirates, KLM (incl. Air France), Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, British Airways to name a few.
For most people its a balance of travel time and cost. For those of us that fly frequently it has a lot to do with comfort and experience. For years I flew KLM, until one day I couldn't get a flight at a reasonable price; so I tried Emirates. The flight was cheaper and opulent by comparison, even in economy (cattle class).
The trip to Cape Town is long haul, regardless of the route that you take. The more expensive direct routes especially from London Heathrow are never less than eleven hours - and that's the time in the air. You have about an hour and a half at the airport prior to departure and then time spent disembarking and hacking your way through passport control.
When flying with a stopover from Europe the flight can add up to as much as twenty hours easily and when you're flying on a budget, well I've seen itineraries over thirty six hours! So if you're not flying direct, have a look at this post here about increasing travel comfort.
Remember too that sometimes a flight will connect from Johannesburg or Durban so there may even be two stopovers en route.
The most comfortable economy class long haul flight that Ive ever experienced was the flight from London to Cape Town on one of the new British Airways fleet Airbus A380. If youre on that route, you wont regret the choice. The additional leg room and wider seats makes it feel like its worth while.
If youre serious about finding an affordable flight to Cape Town, then have a look at cheapflights.com , there search engines are reliable and deliver speedy results.
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