What are the cheapest airlines to fly from South Africa to Scotland one-way?

The cheapet airlines for a one-way flight from South Africa to Scotland are Qatar Airways (R6 464), Kenya Airways (R7 906), and British Airways (R8 120).

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Scotland ranges from 30.0 - 60.0 inches per month. July is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 60.0 mm. April is typically the driest time to visit Scotland when rainfall is around 30.0 mm.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Scotland, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 15.0 C. Travellers hoping to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 4.0 C).

How far in advance should I book a flight from South Africa to Scotland?

Travellers have found it’s best to book a flight 19 days in advance to save up to 6% compared to booking the same week of travel. As your travel date approaches, the cost of this flight route may potentially increase. While opting to book 19 days out may not be an option for all, there are still additional ways to secure a deal in the near future. You might find a flight from South Africa to Scotland 1-2 weeks in advance for as low as R12 055, or R13 284 for flights within the next 24 hours.

What is the cheapest month to fly from South Africa to Scotland?

Due to multiple factors, expect to potentially pay more when booking in July. For low rates, February can be a great choice for travel to Scotland. Flights to Scotland from South Africa in February are about R14 378 on average during February, but can be found for as low as R7 710.

Can I find deals for flights from South Africa to Scotland that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on South Africa to Scotland flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from South Africa to Scotland?

After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from South Africa to Scotland.

Can I find deals for business class flights from South Africa to Scotland?

Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from South Africa to Scotland by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.

R15 137+ Flights from South Africa to Scotland

Cheap flight deals from South Africa to Scotland

Round-trip from	R14 067
One-way from	R6 464
Popular in	July
Cheapest in	February
Average price	R15 403

Turkish Airlines
12/8-19/8
2 total stops
36h 00m total
South Africa to Scotland

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Qatar Airways
14/7
1 total stop
18h 15m total
South Africa to Scotland

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Highest demand for flights based on searches. 9% potential increase in price (R26 164 potential increase over avg. return price).

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Cheapest flight prices on average. 1% potential price decrease (R2 861 potential savings vs. average return price).

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Cheapest flights from South Africa to Scotland
Explore the most affordable flight options available from South Africa to Scotland. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on 30 June 2025.

Tue 12/816:35CPT - EDI

1 stop18h 00mTurkish Airlines

Tue 19/816:50EDI - CPT

1 stop18h 00mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 28/6R14 067

Mon 8/919:35JNB - EDI

1 stop23h 25mMultiple Airlines

Sun 14/918:00EDI - JNB

1 stop13h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/6R14 121

Mon 10/118:50CPT - EDI

1 stop27h 50mMultiple Airlines

Tue 18/119:15EDI - CPT

1 stop34h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/6R14 246

Thu 14/817:50JNB - EDI

1 stop23h 00mTurkish Airlines

Thu 21/816:50EDI - JNB

1 stop16h 45mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 29/6R14 388

Fri 25/723:15CPT - EDI

1 stop34h 10mKLM

Wed 27/86:10EDI - CPT

1 stop14h 15mKLM

Deal found 30/6R14 424

Mon 8/921:15JNB - EDI

1 stop18h 25mBritish Airways

Sun 14/914:40EDI - JNB

1 stop17h 45mBritish Airways

Deal found 30/6R14 477

Wed 20/813:25JNB - GLA

1 stop24h 20mEmirates

Mon 15/914:35GLA - JNB

1 stop29h 15mEmirates

Deal found 28/6R14 602

Mon 8/919:00JNB - EDI

2 stops19h 20mLufthansa

Sun 14/96:15EDI - JNB

1 stop25h 20mLufthansa

Deal found 30/6R15 189

Mon 10/119:30CPT - EDI

2 stops28h 35mLufthansa

Tue 18/1112:45EDI - CPT

2 stops22h 40mLufthansa

Deal found 28/6R15 688

Sun 7/91:25JNB - EDI

2 stops32h 00mKenya Airways

Sun 14/913:20EDI - JNB

2 stops34h 05mKenya Airways

Deal found 28/6R15 795

Tue 12/823:15CPT - GLA

1 stop24h 55mKLM

Tue 19/86:15GLA - CPT

1 stop14h 10mKLM

Deal found 28/6R15 919

Wed 20/810:05JNB - GLA

1 stop27h 40mMultiple Airlines

Mon 15/921:50GLA - JNB

2 stops33h 45mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/6R15 991

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Tue 12/816:35CPT - EDI

1 stop18h 00mTurkish Airlines

Tue 19/816:50EDI - CPT

1 stop18h 00mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 28/6R14 067

Mon 8/919:35JNB - EDI

1 stop23h 25mMultiple Airlines

Sun 14/918:00EDI - JNB

1 stop13h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/6R14 121

Fri 25/723:15CPT - EDI

1 stop34h 10mKLM

Wed 27/86:10EDI - CPT

1 stop14h 15mKLM

Deal found 30/6R14 424

Mon 8/921:15JNB - EDI

1 stop18h 25mBritish Airways

Sun 14/914:40EDI - JNB

1 stop17h 45mBritish Airways

Deal found 30/6R14 477

Wed 20/813:25JNB - GLA

1 stop24h 20mEmirates

Mon 15/914:35GLA - JNB

1 stop29h 15mEmirates

Deal found 28/6R14 602

Mon 8/919:00JNB - EDI

2 stops19h 20mLufthansa

Sun 14/96:15EDI - JNB

1 stop25h 20mLufthansa

Deal found 30/6R15 189

Sun 7/91:25JNB - EDI

2 stops32h 00mKenya Airways

Sun 14/913:20EDI - JNB

2 stops34h 05mKenya Airways

Deal found 28/6R15 795

Sun 23/1112:35CPT - EDI

1 stop19h 25mQatar Airways

Sun 21/1214:05EDI - CPT

1 stop25h 20mQatar Airways

Deal found 29/6R16 418

Wed 13/819:35JNB - EDI

1 stop23h 35mSWISS

Wed 20/89:30EDI - JNB

1 stop22h 50mSWISS

Deal found 29/6R23 915

Wed 13/816:50JNB - EDI

2 stops21h 50mRwandAir

Wed 20/814:45EDI - JNB

2 stops34h 35mRwandAir

Deal found 29/6R24 858

Mon 10/118:50CPT - EDI

1 stop27h 50mMultiple Airlines

Tue 18/119:15EDI - CPT

1 stop34h 40mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/6R14 246

Thu 14/817:50JNB - EDI

1 stop23h 00mTurkish Airlines

Thu 21/816:50EDI - JNB

1 stop16h 45mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 29/6R14 388

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Thu 3/71:25JNB - EDI

2 stops32h 00mKenya Airways

Fri 18/76:00EDI - JNB

2 stops17h 25mKenya Airways

Deal found 28/6R18 341

Fri 4/722:20JNB - EDI

1 stop22h 55mEmirates

Fri 18/721:50EDI - JNB

1 stop17h 25mEmirates

Deal found 29/6R28 936

Mon 7/71:25JNB - ABZ

2 stops35h 55mKenya Airways

Wed 23/710:55ABZ - JNB

2 stops23h 00mKenya Airways

Deal found 28/6R20 727

Tue 8/723:15JNB - ABZ

1 stop18h 20mKLM

Wed 23/717:20ABZ - JNB

1 stop27h 00mKLM

Deal found 30/6R19 374

Tue 8/717:00JNB - ABZ

2 stops27h 35mMultiple Airlines

Wed 23/710:55ABZ - JNB

2 stops27h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/6R22 508

Sun 13/716:35CPT - EDI

1 stop24h 15mTurkish Airlines

Tue 22/716:50EDI - CPT

1 stop18h 00mTurkish Airlines

Deal found 28/6R17 593

Mon 21/718:40DUR - GLA

1 stop19h 05mEmirates

Mon 28/714:35GLA - DUR

1 stop25h 00mEmirates

Deal found 28/6R17 291

Mon 21/710:55DUR - GLA

2 stops26h 50mMultiple Airlines

Mon 28/714:35GLA - DUR

1 stop25h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/6R18 448

Fri 25/723:15CPT - EDI

1 stop34h 10mKLM

Wed 27/86:10EDI - CPT

1 stop14h 15mKLM

Deal found 30/6R14 424

Fri 25/723:15CPT - EDI

1 stop34h 10mMultiple Airlines

Wed 27/811:45EDI - CPT

2 stops23h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 30/6R14 584

Fri 25/714:35CPT - EDI

3 stops42h 50mKenya Airways

Wed 27/86:00EDI - CPT

2 stops39h 10mKenya Airways

Deal found 28/6R17 219

Fri 25/711:05CPT - EDI

2 stops32h 05mSWISS

Wed 27/88:40EDI - CPT

2 stops31h 05mSWISS

Deal found 30/6R19 178

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Search for one-way flight options from South Africa to Scotland. Find affordable one-way fares based on user searches. Data last updated 30 June 2025.

Mon 14/720:25JNB - EDI

1 stop18h 15mQatar Airways

Deal found 28/6R6 464

Mon 14/79:50JNB - EDI

2 stops34h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/6R7 194

Sat 5/717:00JNB - EDI

2 stops40h 25mKenya Airways

Deal found 29/6R7 906

Sun 6/720:25JNB - EDI

1 stop18h 15mBritish Airways

Deal found 29/6R8 120

Sat 5/712:10JNB - GLA

2 stops36h 00mKenya Airways

Deal found 30/6R8 245

Sun 6/79:50JNB - GLA

3 stops47h 20mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/6R8 298

Sat 5/718:25CPT - GLA

1 stop19h 20mEmirates

Deal found 28/6R9 082

Sat 5/719:10JNB - GLA

1 stop18h 35mEmirates

Deal found 30/6R9 277

Sat 5/721:05CPT - GLA

3 stops60h 00mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 28/6R10 025

Sat 5/722:20JNB - EDI

1 stop22h 55mEmirates

Deal found 29/6R10 150

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Cape TownEdinburgh

CPT - EDI

CPTEDI

Cape Town Intl

Tue 12/8

16:35-9:35

1 stop18h 00m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Tue 19/8

16:50-11:50

1 stop18h 00m

R14 067

JohannesburgEdinburgh

JNB - EDI

JNBEDI

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 8/9

19:35-18:00

1 stop23h 25m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Sun 14/9

18:00-8:35

1 stop13h 35m

R14 121

Cape TownEdinburgh

CPT - EDI

CPTEDI

Cape Town Intl

Mon 10/11

8:50-10:40

1 stop27h 50m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Tue 18/11

9:15-21:55

1 stop34h 40m

R14 246

JohannesburgEdinburgh

JNB - EDI

JNBEDI

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Thu 14/8

17:50-15:50

1 stop23h 00m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Thu 21/8

16:50-10:35

1 stop16h 45m

R14 388

Cape TownEdinburgh

CPT - EDI

CPTEDI

Cape Town Intl

Fri 25/7

23:15-8:25

1 stop34h 10m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Wed 27/8

6:10-21:25

1 stop14h 15m

R14 424

JohannesburgEdinburgh

JNB - EDI

JNBEDI

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 8/9

21:15-14:40

1 stop18h 25m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Sun 14/9

14:40-9:25

1 stop17h 45m

R14 477

JohannesburgGlasgow

JNB - GLA

JNBGLA

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 20/8

13:25-12:45

1 stop24h 20m

Glasgow Intl

Mon 15/9

14:35-20:50

1 stop29h 15m

R14 602

JohannesburgEdinburgh

JNB - EDI

JNBEDI

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 8/9

19:00-13:20

2 stops19h 20m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Sun 14/9

6:15-8:35

1 stop25h 20m

R15 189

Cape TownEdinburgh

CPT - EDI

CPTEDI

Cape Town Intl

Mon 10/11

9:30-12:05

2 stops28h 35m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Tue 18/11

12:45-13:25

2 stops22h 40m

R15 688

JohannesburgEdinburgh

JNB - EDI

JNBEDI

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sun 7/9

1:25-8:25

2 stops32h 00m

Edinburgh Turnhouse

Sun 14/9

13:20-0:25

2 stops34h 05m

R15 795

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from South Africa to Scotland?

Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from South Africa to Scotland (average of R649). Flying from South Africa to Scotland in August is currently the most expensive (average of R888). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly from ZA to SCT?

When flying from South Africa to Scotland, the time of day you decide to fly out makes little to no difference towards the overall price you’ll pay on tickets.

Reviews of airlines servicing Scotland

Read through reviews of airlines operating flights from South Africa to Scotland, such as Emirates, KLM, andSWISS. You can also see how each airline compares in terms of entertainment options, comfort, food, crew/service, and boarding process.

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 285 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 285 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 285 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

KLM

7,8

Good

1 366 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 285 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

SWISS

7,5

Good

1 653 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 285 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

Qatar Airways

7,4

Good

3 596 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 285 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

Turkish Airlines

7,3

Good

3 884 reviews

Emirates

8,1

Very Good

3 285 reviews

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Reviews

1 / 20

10,0

Excellent

Muhammed,Jun 2025

DXB - DUR

Amazing. Not bad at all. Wish all my flights are like this

Related info for your journey

What are the cheapest airlines to fly from South Africa to Scotland one-way?
The cheapet airlines for a one-way flight from South Africa to Scotland are Qatar Airways (R6 464), Kenya Airways (R7 906), and British Airways (R8 120).
Can I find deals for flights from South Africa to Scotland that include hotel bookings?
Yes. In addition to deals on South Africa to Scotland flights, Cheapflights offers holiday packages that include both flights and hotel.
How can I find direct flights from South Africa to Scotland?
After entering your origin and destination, apply the non-stop filter on the search result page to find direct flights from South Africa to Scotland.
Can I find deals for business class flights from South Africa to Scotland?
Yes. Cheapflights offers flight deals from South Africa to Scotland by cabin class. In addition to browsing deals, you can also filter by cabin class on the search results page after making a search.
What is the cheapest month to book a flight from South Africa to Scotland?
Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from South Africa to Scotland (average of R649). Flying from South Africa to Scotland in August is currently the most expensive (average of R888). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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Top 9 airlines flying from South Africa to Scotland

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
SWISS	CheapestR7 205	AverageR11 640	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time79%	Search SWISS flights
Lufthansa	CheapestR8 244	AverageR13 353	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time76%	Search Lufthansa flights
Air France	CheapestR9 390	AverageR14 585	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%	Search Air France flights
KLM	CheapestR9 607	AverageR16 241	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search KLM flights
British Airways	CheapestR12 267	AverageR16 610	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time70%	Search British Airways flights
Qatar Airways	CheapestR12 724	AverageR17 495	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time68%	Search Qatar Airways flights
Turkish Airlines	CheapestR12 851	AverageR15 047	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%	Search Turkish Airlines flights
Kenya Airways	CheapestR13 141	AverageR16 939	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time82%	Search Kenya Airways flights
Emirates	CheapestR13 761	AverageR16 904	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%	Search Emirates flights

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