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Onward Tickets from Cape Town 🇿🇦 to London 🇬🇧

Airlines flying to South Africa 🇿🇦 often ask to see an onward ticket, these are the 10 best onward flights to use as proof of leaving Cape Town 🇿🇦 to London 🇬🇧

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Onward Flights from Cape Town 🇿🇦 to London 🇬🇧

Virgin Atlantic Airways
Cape Town 🇿🇦 CPT → London 🇬🇧 LHR
11h 50m Direct
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$496.92 $5.00
Lufthansa
Cape Town 🇿🇦 CPT → London 🇬🇧 LHR
14h 35m 1 stop FRA
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$525.20 $5.00
South African Airways+ Virgin Atlantic Airways
Cape Town 🇿🇦 CPT → London 🇬🇧 LHR
14h 45m 1 stop JNB
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$631.25 $5.00
Lufthansa
Cape Town 🇿🇦 CPT → London 🇬🇧 LHR
15h 25m 1 stop MUC
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$515.10 $5.00
Lufthansa
Cape Town 🇿🇦 CPT → London 🇬🇧 LHR
15h 35m 1 stop FRA
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$525.20 $5.00
Lufthansa
Cape Town 🇿🇦 CPT → London 🇬🇧 LHR
17h 35m 1 stop FRA
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$525.20 $5.00
Swiss International Air Lines
Cape Town 🇿🇦 CPT → London 🇬🇧 LHR
18h 55m 1 stop ZRH
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$518.13 $5.00
Emirates
Cape Town 🇿🇦 CPT → London 🇬🇧 LHR
19h 10m 1 stop DXB
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$498.94 $5.00
Emirates
Cape Town 🇿🇦 CPT → London 🇬🇧 LHR
19h 30m 1 stop DXB
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$496.92 $5.00
Emirates
Cape Town 🇿🇦 CPT → London 🇬🇧 LHR
19h 50m 1 stop DXB
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$496.92 $5.00

Do I need an onward ticket to enter South Africa?

A visa only enables the holder to proceed to a port of entry before the expiry date of the visa. The holder must comply with the applicable law, regulations and the following entry requirements of the Republic of South Africa.

Entry will not be permitted on a one-way flight ticket, unless the person is in possession of a valid Temporary Work/Study Permit, Permanent Residence Permit or an appropriate visa.

🏛 South African High Commissi…: Yes 🌏 World Travel Guide: Yes

Do I need an onward ticket?

Entry requirements for popular destinations

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Thailand
Onward ticket required

“This could include proof that you have enough money for your stay (at least 10,000 Thai baht per person or 20,000 Thai baht per family) and evidence of onward or return travel.”

⭐ 100+ sold
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Indonesia
Onward ticket required

“To get a VOA, your passport must meet Indonesia’s entry requirements, and you must have proof of your onward or return journey.”

⭐ 10+ sold
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Colombia
Onward ticket required

“You must be able to show an onward or return ticket valid within the 90-day period.”

⭐ 10+ sold
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Philippines
Onward ticket required

“Most UK visitors are also expected to have proof of return or onward travel.”

⭐ 10+ sold
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United States
Onward ticket required

“Applicants must arrive on a carrier that is signatory to a Visa Waiver Program Agreement and at the time of arrival must have a round trip ticket that will transport the traveler out of the United States to any other foreign port or place as long as the trip does not terminate in contiguous territory or an adjacent island; except that the round trip ticket may transport the traveler to contiguous territory or an adjacent island, if the traveler is a resident of the country of destination.”

⭐ 10+ sold
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Mexico
Onward ticket required

“show a return or onward ticket”

⭐ 10+ sold
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Malaysia
Onward ticket required

“Possess a valid return ticket to their home country or an onward ticket to a next destination country.”

⭐ 10+ sold
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China
Onward ticket required

“Eligible travelers may enter visa-free through any of the 65 open exit-entry ports and make cross-province visits in the permitted areas in the 24 provincial-level regions for no more than 240 hours, provided that they hold valid international travel documents and onward tickets with confirmed seats and departure dates.”

⭐ 10+ sold
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South Korea
Onward ticket required

“You must have an onward or return ticket.”

⭐ 10+ sold
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Taiwan
Onward ticket required

“A confirmed return air/sea ticket or air/sea ticket and a visa for the next destination, and a confirmed seat reservation for departure flight.”
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United Kingdom
Onward ticket required

“you’re able to pay for your return or onward journey (or have funding from someone else to pay for the journey)”
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Vietnam
Onward ticket required
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Australia
Onward ticket required

“proof of a return or onward ticket”
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Peru
Onward ticket required

“h. Carecer de boleto de retorno cuando corresponda.”
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Brazil
Onward ticket required

“roundtrip ticket;”
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Germany
Onward ticket required

“show a return or onward ticket”
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New Zealand
Onward ticket required

“a ticket to leave New Zealand at the end of your stay.”
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Argentina
Onward ticket required

“When arriving to our country, return flight ticket and proof of funds during your stay will be required by the inmigration authorities.”
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Ecuador
Onward ticket required

“show proof of a return or onward journey”
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Singapore
Onward ticket required

“Short-Term travellers should have sufficient cash and proof of onward travel (tickets, visas), and ensure that you do not stay beyond your Visit Pass validity; which is different from Visa validity period.”
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Spain
Onward ticket required

“a return or onward ticket”
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Canada
Onward ticket required

“Canadian border officials may ask you to show a return or onward ticket and proof that you have sufficient funds to support yourself for the duration of your stay, even if you are staying with family or friends.”
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Japan
Onward ticket required

“flight ticket for returning home”
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France
Onward ticket required

“show a return or onward ticket”
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Israel
Onward ticket required

“Verify that your return ticket is in line with the passport’s expiration date.”
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Netherlands
Onward ticket required

“You may also be asked to show a return ticket or proof of sufficient financial means.”
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Russia
Onward ticket required

“Return Air Tickets”
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Switzerland
Onward ticket required

“show a return or onward ticket”
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Chile
Onward ticket required

“Return ticket is required for:”
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Czechia
Onward ticket required

“show a return or onward ticket”
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Denmark
Onward ticket required

“show a return or onward ticket”
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Lithuania
Onward ticket required

“show a return or onward ticket”
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Portugal
Onward ticket required

“an onward or return ticket”
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Sweden
Onward ticket required

“You also need a return ticket or sufficient funds to purchase this.”
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Austria
Onward ticket required

“show a return or onward ticket”
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Belgium
Onward ticket required

“show a return or onward ticket”
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Croatia
Onward ticket required

“show a return or onward ticket”
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Cyprus
Onward ticket required

“At Cyprus border control, you may also need to: show a return or onward ticket”
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Hungary
Onward ticket required

“show a return or onward ticket”
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Iceland
Onward ticket required

“show a return or onward ticket”
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Italy
Onward ticket required

“show a return or onward ticket”
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Malta
Onward ticket required

“show a return or onward ticket”
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Poland
Onward ticket required

“At Polish border control, you may also need to: show a return or onward ticket”
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Romania
Onward ticket required

“show a return or onward ticket”
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Serbia
Onward ticket required

“Border authorities may ask to produce for inspection a tourist travel voucher issued by a travel operator (notarized), a duly certified invitation letter from a natural person or a legal entity, a return flight ticket, a proof of paid hotel booking or a certificate verifying the private residence address during his/her visit, a proof of paid health insurance as well as a health insurance policy for the period of stay in the Republic of Serbia covering possible medical costs that cannot be less than EUR 20,000.”