Originally Posted by
sds1493
I'm looking to book a trip to South Africa from LON. I'd be meeting friends in JNB on August 13th but am flexible to arrive several days early (I can fly any day from August 4th). I'm planning on including a trip from JNB - VFA on August 18 and LVI - JNB on August 20 but can book this separately or I can skip this entirely. I'll ideally be in Cape Town from the evening of August 20th until I return to London in time for work on August 27th (I could arrive as late as mid-morning).
BA have miles availability for LHR - JNB in economy on August 11th but one way flights from CPT/JNB/DUB - LHR seem to be very expensive.
Any ideas? The very best I'm getting is around £800 but the itinerary is rough.
Sorry can't find any good fares this close to travel in the 'usual' places. QR in economy is crap because of the overnight connection but at least you get reasonable Tier Points.
The regional flights will be expensive (£100-200+ each way) because they are tourist routes, cheapest fare buckets sell 11 months ahead, so just buy what you can afford. I presume there is no reward availability? Look at VFA, LVI and Kasane (BBK) on SAA or BA (Comair) (but don't be tempted by cheap Air Botswana flights). You can fly direct from VFA or LVI to CPT but it may be cheapest to get a connection through JNB.