Cheap flights from London to Luanda

March is the cheapest month on this route, and the price calendar also carries fares for September, October, November, December, January and June. Late autumn and the run-up to the end of the year are the busiest stretch, so if you need those dates, book further ahead. Midweek departures out of London are usually quieter and cheaper than Friday and Sunday flights. If your dates are flexible, compare a Tuesday or Wednesday against the weekend before you commit, and give yourself a long connection rather than a tight one.

Every airline on this route is a full-service carrier, so there is no budget option to weigh against the rest. British Airways flies out of London, while TAP Portugal and Portug, Lufthansa, Lufthansa City Airlines, Air Dolomiti and Aegean Airlines cover the European legs. Qatar Airways, Etihad Airways and Ethiopian Airlines take you through their own hubs on the way to Luanda. Because nothing is non-stop, what you are really comparing is the connection: how long the layover is, whether the bags are checked through, and whether both legs sit on one ticket. A cheaper fare on a separate second ticket can cost you more if the first flight slips.

Luanda has a single airport, Quatro de Fevereiro, so every flight into the city lands there. It is not far from the centre as airports go, but city traffic can make the drive take longer than the distance suggests, especially in the morning and late afternoon. Taxis and pre-arranged transfers are the usual way in; agree the fare and the destination before you set off, and keep the address of where you are staying written down. If you land late at night, sort your transfer in advance rather than negotiating at the kerb.

Currency

AOA (Kz)

Power sockets

Type C · 220 V

Language

Portuguese

Emergency number

113, 115, 116

Driving side

right

Calling code

+244

Internet domain

.ao

Population of Luanda

2.5 M (2018)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Africa/Luanda)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which London airport you fly from, because Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and London City are not interchangeable.
• Confirm whether your bags are checked through to Luanda or whether you collect them at the connection.
• If your trip is split across two tickets, leave a generous buffer between flights, because a missed connection is yours to fix.
• Look up Angola's visa and entry rules and check your passport has enough validity left before you pay.
• Check the price calendar first, since March is the cheapest month and the gap to peak season is worth planning around.
• Decide whether you need a fare with a checked bag, since hand luggage alone will not cover a long trip.