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✈️ Cheap flights to Angola
Compare fares to Angola from hundreds of airlines and travel sites – fly into Quatro de Fevereiro Intl (LAD). Find the best time to fly, flight times from major cities and every airport.
🛬 Airports in Angola
| Code | Airport | City | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | Quatro de Fevereiro Intl | Luanda | Main |
| NBJ | Dr. Antonio Agostinho Neto Intl | Luanda (Ícolo e Bengo) | Main |
| GXG | Negage | Negage | Regional |
| SSY | Mbanza Congo | Mbanza Congo | Regional |
| SZA | Soyo | Soyo | Regional |
| MEG | Malanje | Malanje | Regional |
| CAB | Cabinda | Cabinda | Regional |
| CBT | Catumbela | Catumbela | Regional |
| NOV | Albano Machado | Huambo | Regional |
| SDD | Lubango Mukanka Intl | Lubango | Regional |
…and 4 more airports.
Most travellers fly into Luanda, which has connections to Europe, the Middle East, Brazil and southern Africa. Overland, the main crossing is from northern Namibia at Oshikango–Santa Clara.
📅 Best time to fly to Angola
Best: May–September: the dry, cooler cacimbo season brings comfortable temperatures, clearer roads and good wildlife viewing.
Cheaper shoulder season: October–November: warming up with the first rains, landscapes start to green and waterfalls begin to swell.
Avoid: March–April: the heaviest rains can wash out rural roads, especially in the north and central highlands.
Weather by month in Luanda
- 29°Jan⛅
- 30°Feb⛅
- 30°Mar🌧
- 29°Apr🌧
- 28°May☀️
- 25°Jun☀️
- 23°Jul☀️
- 23°Aug☀️
- 25°Sep☀️
- 26°Oct☀️
- 28°Nov⛅
- 28°Dec⛅
Average daytime highs (°C) and how rainy each month is.
⏱️ Flight times to Angola
| Route | Distance | Flight time (nonstop) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| London → Luanda | 6,835 km | 8 h 55 min | |
| New York → Luanda | 10,397 km | 13 h 10 min | |
| Los Angeles → Luanda | 14,355 km | 18 h 00 min* | |
| Chicago → Luanda | 11,583 km | 14 h 35 min | |
| Miami → Luanda | 10,784 km | 13 h 40 min | |
| San Francisco → Luanda | 14,543 km | 18 h 10 min* | |
| Toronto → Luanda | 10,915 km | 13 h 50 min | |
| Paris → Luanda | 6,517 km | 8 h 30 min | |
| Frankfurt → Luanda | 6,563 km | 8 h 35 min | |
| Dubai → Luanda | 5,931 km | 7 h 50 min | |
| Delhi → Luanda | 8,009 km | 10 h 20 min | |
| Mumbai → Luanda | 7,235 km | 9 h 25 min | |
| Singapore → Luanda | 10,114 km | 12 h 50 min | |
| Sydney → Luanda | 13,510 km | 16 h 55 min* |
Flight times are estimates for a nonstop flight; with a connection allow 2–5 hours more. * Very long routes usually need a stop.
📍 Where to go in Angola
- Luanda – A fast-changing oil city with a colonial fortress, a lively bay promenade and the sandy Ilha spit packed with beach bars and seafood spots.
- Kalandula Falls – A thundering, broad curtain of water that is at its most dramatic after the rainy season.
- Pungo Andongo – Towering black monoliths rising from the savannah, steeped in royal legend and ideal for short hikes.
- Lubango & Tundavala – A cool, relaxed highland city with a Christ statue overlook, gateway to the vertiginous Tundavala Gap and Serra da Leba pass.
- Namibe & Iona National Park – Where the Namib Desert meets the Atlantic, with red dunes, welwitschia plants and remote wilderness for 4x4 adventures.
- Kissama National Park – Angola's most accessible park, home to restocked herds and coastal river scenery within reach of Luanda.
💡 Flight hacks
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Flights to Angola: questions
What is the main airport in Angola?
The main international airport is Quatro de Fevereiro Intl (LAD) in Luanda. Other airports with scheduled flights include Luanda (NBJ), Negage (GXG), Mbanza Congo (SSY).
How long is the flight from London to Angola?
A nonstop flight from London to Luanda covers about 6,835 km and takes around 8 h 55 min. With a connection, plan for a few extra hours.
When is the best time to fly to Angola?
May–September: the dry, cooler cacimbo season brings comfortable temperatures, clearer roads and good wildlife viewing.
When is the cheapest time to fly to Angola?
Fares are usually lowest outside the peak season. Good-value months: October–November: warming up with the first rains, landscapes start to green and waterfalls begin to swell.
Do I need a visa to fly to Angola?
It depends on your passport. See our Angola visa & entry guide for the rules, then check with the official embassy before you book.
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