Etihad Airways: €217 Oneway Tickets from Johannesburg to London (Incl. Checked Bag)

Gulf carrier Etihad Airways currently sells heavily discounted oneway tickets from Johannesburg to London. For as little as ZAR 4,422 (~€220), you can enjoy the Airlines’ excellent service on your way from Africa to Europe, with a stop in Abu Dhabi. While the shortest journey requires a rather long layover of six hours, you can easily turn that into a longer stopover and enjoy the UAE’s capital while you are there, increasing the ticket price to just ZAR 4,853 (~€241).

Our availability calendar highlights all possible flight dates at the lowest price for trips up to 28 days. It will forward you to Etihad with your selected flight dates. You can also check what OTAs have to offer, as they sell these tickets up to €30 cheaper.

Etihad uses Boeing 787 on its flights from Johannesburg to Abu Dhabi. Between London, you can choose between Boeing 787 (better flight times, requiring stopovers) or Airbus A380 aircraft (available on the direct tickets, but dreadful nighttime flights).

Search & Book

These tickets are on sale without an expiration date. We strongly recommend buying these tickets directly on Etihad’s website, so you can benefit from their stopover program.

To find flights with a layover in Abu Dhabi, stick to the green marked dates above when you are searching departures from South Africa. Then, enter the dates in Googles’ or our multi stop search. Then search for flights from Abu Dhabi to London up to five days later.

While not every day will work for your flight to London, you should be able to get at least some flights at a slightly higher price than the fastest connection. As mentioned above, we recommend booking them on Etihad’s website.

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

Etihad issues tickets for all flight segments in booking class L. A ticket comes with the following earnings: