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Find First Class Flights from London to New York

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KAYAK searches hundreds of travel sites at once for First Class flights from London to New York

 
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from London to New York, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from London to New York, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheap First Class Flight Deals from London to New York

 
These are the cheapest deals for flights from London to New York currently on KAYAK along with options from the most popular airlines KAYAK users selected for this route. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent first class return flight deals to New York

Wed, 11 Nov - Wed, 18 Nov
Finnair Logo
10:35 - 13:35
LHR
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JFK
8h 00mdirect
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18:25 - 06:20
JFK
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LHR
6h 55mdirect
£3,319Finnair
Wed, 11 Nov - Wed, 18 Nov
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09:55 - 19:59
LHR
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LGA
15h 04m
1 stop
Finnair Logo
15:00 - 07:20
LGA
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LHR
11h 20m
1 stop
£3,323Finnair
Wed, 11 Nov - Wed, 18 Nov
Finnair Logo
09:55 - 20:29
LHR
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JFK
15h 34m
1 stop
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15:00 - 07:20
JFK
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LHR
11h 20m
1 stop
£3,323Finnair
Mon, 2 Nov - Mon, 9 Nov
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10:35 - 13:35
LHR
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JFK
8h 00mdirect
Finnair Logo
18:25 - 06:20
JFK
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LHR
6h 55mdirect
£3,419Finnair
Wed, 11 Nov - Wed, 18 Nov
American Airlines Logo
16:30 - 19:35
LHR
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EWR
8h 05mdirect
American Airlines Logo
21:35 - 09:30
EWR
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LHR
6h 55mdirect
£3,676American Airlines
Mon, 2 Nov - Mon, 9 Nov
American Airlines Logo
16:30 - 19:35
LHR
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EWR
8h 05mdirect
American Airlines Logo
21:35 - 09:30
EWR
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LHR
6h 55mdirect
£3,776American Airlines
Fri, 25 Sep - Thu, 1 Oct
British Airways Logo
16:35 - 19:25
LHR
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EWR
7h 50mdirect
British Airways Logo
17:50 - 05:50
EWR
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LHR
7h 00mdirect
£4,248British Airways
Fri, 19 Jun - Fri, 26 Jun
SWISS Logo
09:15 - 16:35
LCY
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JFK
12h 20m
1 stop
SWISS Logo
16:15 - 08:25
JFK
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LCY
11h 10m
1 stop
£7,227SWISS
Thu, 11 Jun - Mon, 15 Jun
SWISS Logo
13:10 - 12:50
LCY
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JFK
28h 40m
1 stop
SWISS Logo
16:15 - 12:35
JFK
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LCY
15h 20m
1 stop
£9,060SWISS
Thu, 17 Sep - Sat, 19 Sep
Air France Logo
10:25 - 18:45
LGW
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JFK
13h 20m
1 stop
Air France Logo
18:30 - 09:20
JFK
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LGW
9h 50m
1 stop
£21,250Air France

Good to Know - First Class Flights from London to New York

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight£2,292
Average price round-trip£617
Good deal round-trip£524
Most popular time to fly (11% more expensive on average)
Flight from London Heathrow Airport to New York John F Kennedy Airport
(avg. price over the last 2 weeks)
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When to book first class flights to New York

Are your dates flexible? We break down the daily and monthly prices for first class flights to New York, so you can find the best time to fly.
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Flight prices as travel date approaches

KAYAK’s Insights & Trends for London to New York First Class Flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from London to New York to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly first class from London to New York?

The average price of all flights from London to New York clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Look for departures on Wednesday when prices are cheapest and avoid leaving on a Saturday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from New York, Sunday is the cheapest day to fly and Tuesday is the most expensive.

When is the cheapest month to fly First Class from London to New York?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from London to New York, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for First Class flights from London to New York is July, when tickets cost £2,378 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are October and August, when the average cost of return tickets is £3,575 and £3,472, respectively.

How far in advance should I book my First Class ticket from London to New York?

To get a below-average price, you should book around 1 week before departure, which saves you about 61% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

Which airlines offer First Class tickets between London and New York?

There are 4 airlines that fly First Class from London to New York. They are: British Airways, Finnair, American Airlines and SWISS. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with British Airways at £1,594 for a round-trip flight. On average, the best prices for flying First Class on this route can be found at British Airways.

FAQs for First Class London to New York Flights

  • How much is a First Class ticket from London to New York?

    The price of a First Class flight ticket between London and New York depends on many factors, including when the ticket was booked, the departure date, the season, and much more. The average price for all bookings made on KAYAK for this route over the last 2 weeks is £617 for a return journey.

  • Is it cheaper to fly Business or First Class between London and New York?

    Business Class tickets are usually cheaper, but that’s not the case for this route, with an average return fare of £1,037, compared to £617 for First Class.

  • What is the best airline to choose when flying First Class between London and New York?

    The highest-rated airline by KAYAK users offering First Class flights for this route is Virgin Atlantic, with an overall rating of 7.5.

KAYAK’s Tips for Finding Cheap First Class Flights from London to New York

  • Try flying direct if you’re looking to save money, as direct first class tickets are cheaper on average.

Reviews of the Top 5 Airlines Flying First Class from London to New York

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to New York. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from London to New York. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly first class to New York? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.5
Virgin AtlanticOverall score based on 689 reviews
7.7Boarding
8.1Crew
7.3Comfort
6.9Food
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

Seating and zone. The minor I went with didn’t even seat close to me

4.0 OkayAnonymous, Mar 2026
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Seating and zone. The minor I went with didn’t even seat close to me

My seat 3G did not go down fully and the buttons were not working properly

Food has been disappointing in both legs of flight to india

Great staff great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Great staff, great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Food was the worst I’ve had on a VA flight. Normally it’s a lot better

I was my pleasure to fly virgin on my birthday for my first solo trip ever 🫶🏼

These are one of the older seat arrangements facing away from the windows! Not particularly convenient sets. No storage spaces. NO COAT HANGING HOOKS. Inconvenient business class seat compared to any other airlines of similar class. Staff are excellent! Extremely professional, friendly. Food is good too.

Overall, flight was excellent but check in was very slow for Premium Economy. Economy queue was shorter but we weren't allowed to use it.

The staff was not very polite but the flight was very very nice and comfortable and the entertainment was great

Jet blue is always good - the one weird thing was that they started boarding about 20-30 minutes before the official boarding time on the app. Just something to be aware of!

Not very happy because of the long delaying which causes our luggages were not on the connection flight and nearly missed our connection flight.

It was good. I’m very disappointed that they don’t give commentary ear pods for the movie. I forgot mine at home

Jetblue provided a very good service during the flight, the plane in a very good condition, the crew is professional, everything was on time. That's it!

I have always loved JetBlue and had no complaints on my last trip… I will always recommend then. Thank you JetBlue

The comfortability was very good. Except, when entering the craft the the first steward never greeted us upon entering the airplane. He spoke too fast where his words were all jumbled and difficult to understand.

Jet blue was great But the Jayak system Wasa pure nightmare and wasted so much of my time and energy by not giving me a way to access jet blue to check in the flight back I didn’t even get the number confirmation code 24 hours before. Because I didn’t receive the email with the confirmation code I could NoT CHECk IN. I spoke to a kayak third party and they informed me I could not carry a carry on, on the flight which caused me so much extra stress it was just too much. You can be sure I will not be using it recommending your site. Again.

My experience with JetBlue was fine BUT I am very upset with Kayak! JetBlue had delayed our scheduled departure by an hour and you NEVER notified me of the change. I did not hear directly from JetBlue because the trip was booked through Kayak, a mistake I will not repeat. Your reminder of the our trip last week still had the WRONG departure time. Our return trip has also changed, and again no notice from you.

Right now I’m still in Jamaica waiting on a flight to New York which I should be in New York from the 30th and I’m here in Jamaica

Flight was as expected. But it was delayed an hour. Also, my luggage got damaged. So that sucked especially since the damage made navigating the airport difficult. Walking to get ground transportation is sooo far away now and my checked bag was difficult to carry.

The entertainment could have been better, better choice / better headphones, but overall very satisfied

The friendly staff. They kept time. Was suprised to get some drinks.

We did not even get on this flight as the plane never left London. I missed the email that was sent mid morning USA time, so we were not aware the flight was cancelled. There was absolutely no help from the staff at the Norse check in gates, we were told to take a picture of the board they were holding up, to try and claim our money back. We were told to book our own flights to London which ended up costing $10000 due to the last minute. And now we have to return to Miami in 2 weeks. I am not holding my breath about getting on board for that flight either.

Great experience. The flight was smooth with very little turbulence. We were in premium classic, so lots of leg room.

Didn’t know you had to pay for earbuds and food on flight. Sounds awesome and better way to not waste food or items. Comfort of flight is was amazing other than that

Unexpectedly was surprised with the space on flight in economy and the price.

I was not expecting having to pay for headphones, water and basic food in a 9 hours flight. Price for this flight was as high as any other, still I had to pay 4 lbs for a can of sprite. On top of that flight attendance gave a bothered look when I asked her for some ice for my soda. She reluctantly when to get it, brought me literally 3 cubes and walked away without looking at me to avoid another request. I couldn’t believe it. She was soooo rude. I will never book on Norse again and I will let everyone I know about this. Unforgivable, very bad customer service.

Great crew. Customer support is pretty much non existent. I had 2 tickets that were not used, the flight was overbooked. I think I should have been reimbursed for the unused tickets.

The movies were super old. The crew did not offer WATER???? 5 hours os flight and did not get WATER? Norse is the worst company I ever used and never will use again.

Why call us to board if we’re going to be made to stand in the tunnel for 20 minutes. Really hard for people with little children. Plus it took me ages to check in because my seat in Premium was overbooked so I didn’t actually have a seat. I did end up receiving my seat in Premium but there was a lot of stress and confusion beforehand. Hope is it possible to overbook seats? Especially in Premium!

My flight was cancelled, but it was not Kayak's fault. Kayak did require me to pay for the ticket twice to two different venders who paid Lufthansa. Kayak/Lufthansa owes me for the first booking I made first was fraudulent on the part of the subcontracting ticket seller. There will be litigation over this issue under the current passenger protection laws.

Terrible. Our flight was completely cancelled with no options to rebook until 4 days later.

Wonderful staff. The boarding process can be improved a little better by adequate prior communication but all in all they did fine. However the boarding gate was quite unfreindly to elderly and who needs help with sevral stairs.

Flight map did not work. Crew was great, food was good, plane took off on time and landed early. That's all I can ask.

Not great - seats were very narrow and food was terrible.

Some of the crew was sassy and not super helpful. The food was okay, but it seems like they were all unprepared compared to my flight I did from JFK to Frankfurt

This review is based on 2 things: 1. The lack of hygiene on the plane. 2. William - the head flight attendant. The lack of cleanliness on the plane upon arrival was appalling. Being given a sanitizing wipe upon boarding of the plane is shocking when you consider the cost of a business class flight. UA expects me to do their job and clean all the bread, food and debris left from previous guests. Does this sound normal to you. The seat, the food table and the sides were full of crumbs, chocolate and dirt. When I told the flight attendant they just gave me more wipes so I could clean it myself. Secondly, William the business cabin head flight attendant was so busy flirting with a couple in the front that his attention to the other guests was minimal. He continuously asked them if they were ok or if they needed anything and it didn’t matter if the rest of us needed anything. And if you are the lead attendant shouldn’t you be checking if the bathrooms in business class are clean and needing toilet paper. There were 2 bathrooms in business. Halfway through the flight the first bathroom was closed and the second bathroom was dirty and had no toilet paper one hour and a half before the flight landed. He needs additional training on prioritizing things. He should care less about flirting and more about his work

Crew was outstanding, helpful and friendly. Food is deteriorating. The snack at the end of the flight was not good, a greasy moosh of toast cheese snd other unidentifiable ingredients. Coming from Germany a pretzl with butter would have been better. Entertainment had a great selection.

Paid for exit row at the back of the plane. Window seat with lots of leg space. Food was inedible (as usual). Brought my own.

Give yourself over 2+ hours layover because if flight is slighlty delayed and you miss your connection, Lufthansa will do nothing for you

Business class lounge for my gate was closed and no email was sent, causing me to walk back and forth to different gates, etc for over 20 minutes one way. Flight entertainment was mediocre with very poor choices especially for business class cabin. Original flight was cancelled and rebooking was difficult and no reason given for cancellation.

Departure was delayed leading to late arrival, 25 min wait for a gate. Basically, missed all our connections & had to be rebooted, which was a very long process.

I was downgraded from business class to economy class with no compensation. American Airlines is absolutely the worst airline for international travel. They treat their business class customers like dogs.

efficient. on time. cabin crew were very professional and very nice to deal with. would definately fly BA again.

I alrady responded to this request, and expllaned at length that this was the worst flying experience in my 77 years. I will NEVER fly BA again.

Charging for the internet in business is penny wise pound foolish. WIn €20 lose customer goodwill

Did not like the seating configuration at all with 2+3+2 in business class. Lacking total privacy and comfort

Excellent. The crew and flight were great. Checking in was easy and everyone was very helpful.

Plane was extremely delayed, but not all of it was BA fault (some was). Worst part was lack of room - this had as much space as an Allegiant flight. I thought transatlantic usually gave you an extra inch or two, but not this one. Entertainment system sporadically worked and didn’t have great options. Overhead bins are old and tiny, not as good as aunties new planes.

I was in a bulkhead seat and my tray table wasn't level. Eating was difficult.

Everything you need to know for your flight to New York

Cabin class types available on flights from London to New York

Cabin classes available on flights from London to New York. Prices are the lowest found on KAYAK over the last 7 days. Price and availability are not guaranteed.