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Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours

New York
New Yorkdirect£2,920
Orlando
Orlando1 stop£3,328
Los Angeles
Los Angelesdirect£5,486
Miami
Miamidirect£4,951
San Francisco
San Franciscodirect£3,816
Las Vegas
Las Vegas1 stop£4,278
Chicago
Chicagodirect£4,058
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.direct£3,465
Atlanta
Atlantadirect£5,111
Denver
Denver1 stop£5,361
New York
New Yorkdirect£2,920
Orlando
Orlando1 stop£3,328
Los Angeles
Los Angelesdirect£5,486
Miami
Miamidirect£4,951
San Francisco
San Franciscodirect£3,816
Las Vegas
Las Vegas1 stop£4,278
Chicago
Chicagodirect£4,058
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.direct£3,465
Atlanta
Atlantadirect£5,111
Denver
Denver1 stop£5,361
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Good to Know - First Class Flights to the United States

Low season

January

High season

March

Average price round-trip

£3,639
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 5% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
(price for this month)

FAQs for United States first class flights

  • What sleeping arrangements can I find with my First Class flight to the United States?

    Enjoy a private cubicle cabin space with Finnair or American Airline’s Flagship Suite, which provides you with a flat bed and full aisle access. Flying First Class with British Airways, you will be provided with a private suite and quality bedding, accompanied by top designer night garments and moisturising skincare products. Air France will equally provide high-quality cotton bathrobes, slippers and accessories and a private suite with memory foam mattress.

  • What lounge access can I find with my First Class flight to the United States?

    Access the Galleries First Lounge and luxury Concorde Room in London Heathrow’s (LHR) Terminal 5 where you can enjoy top-of-the-range business facilities, private suites, and fine dining. Also in Heathrow’s Terminal 2, you can find the Plaza Lounge for Finnair First Class passengers in Concourse A, which offers showers and dining. In Heathrow’s Terminal 3 you can access American Airlines’ Flagship Lounge.

  • What food options are available on my First Class flight to the United States?

    Finnair offer a range of Mediterranean or Finnish dishes sourced from natural Finnish flavours, which can be pre-ordered and customised to your taste. Dishes are often inspired by the destination, and you can also take advantage of complimentary snacks and beverages. Create your own a la carte menu with British Airways, sourced from selected British ingredients. With American Airlines’ First Class option, you can choose dishes created by elite chefs or enjoy a la carte French cuisine with Air France where signature dishes are inspired by nature and the seasons.

  • What is the most popular airline offering First Class flights to the United States?

    Among KAYAK users, American Airlines is the most popular airline offering First Class seats on flights to the United States.

  • Which airlines offer First Class tickets on flights to the United States?

    Traveling to the United States and want to offer yourself a First Class experience? Depending on the origin, the following airlines offer seats in First Class: American Airlines, British Airways and Finnair.

  • How does KAYAK find such good deals on First Class tickets to the United States?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to the United States for economy class as well as First Class travelers.

  • How much is a first class flight to the United States?

    First class tickets to the United States differ in price depending on the departure airport. On average, first class fares cost £5,015 for a return trip to the United States, while the cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks was £2,241.

  • What is the best airline for first class flights to the United States?

    The highest-rated airline by KAYAK users offering first class flights to the United States is KLM, with an overall rating of 7.8.

Top tips for finding first class flights to the United States

  • Fly on a First Class flight to the United States from London Stansted (STN) or London Heathrow (LHR) to New York’s John F Kennedy Airport (JFK), La Guardia (LGA) and Newark (EWR) airports. You can also fly First Class to Los Angeles (LAX) and Miami (MIA) airports. British Airways, Finnair, and American Airlines have direct journeys of just under 8h.
  • American Airlines also have stopovers in either Miami (MIA) or Dallas Fort Worth airports (DFW) increasing journey times to around 16h. Consider flying a direct route for a faster, more convenient journey with First Class in-flight benefits and luxury lounge access.
  • Enjoy your own adapted private space with Air France on your First Class flight to the United States where you can benefit from an individual cloakroom, bedside lamp, and storage space, designed in plush leathers and suede fabrics with the latest generation entertainment system.
  • To get a below average price, try to book at least 1 week in advance of your departure date.
  • The most expensive day to fly First Class to the United States is Monday, while the cheapest is Monday.

Top 5 airlines flying to the United States

Need help choosing which airline to fly first class to the United States? 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.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 7929 reviews
7.3Food
7.9Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.9Entertainment
8.5Crew
Airline reviews

third trip overseas with delta recently where the TV did not work- not acceptable for a 8 hour flight! your food really has declined crew great and I am loyal to delta

8.0 ExcellentHolly, Mar 2025BCN - JFK
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third trip overseas with delta recently where the TV did not work- not acceptable for a 8 hour flight! your food really has declined crew great and I am loyal to delta

Great staff. Wifi is terrible. Signing up for skylines is a painstaking process. Had to call customer service just to get my flight itinerary and confirmation sent to me. Consistent delays. A well staffed company that is run so poorly. Upper management needs to be renewed.

Boarding is, as it always is… horrible. Gate lice. Slow moving zones. Too many people with carry ons

Everything was ok!! Just bags came up a little be late.

Tasty snacks. On-time departure and early arrival. Luggage arrived quickly at the carrousel. The only negative was a man behind us that was heavily inebriated. He was served 3 double drinks during the flight. There was no telling how much he had before the flight. He was so out of it that he spilled a drink and broke the heavy liquor glass on the floor. I don't believe he should have been served so much alcohol on a two-hour flight.

It was terrible, I sat next to a person with a cat, I'm allergic to animal dander, my discomfort was extreme

Flight heavily delayed. No food available despite purchasing an upgrade. No in cabin service.

It was not in Delta's control, but when we landed, we ended up parking at the wrong gate, and so everyone was already ready to deplane and had their carryon bags, ready to leave. But we had to sit down and move to the proper gate. This process took over 30 minutes. Again, not Delta's fault - more so on the staff at JFK

Staff was absolutely fantastic. There is no WiFi capabilities on this plane, the food isn’t even fit for a dog and the check in process both ways was difficult

Overall it was not that bad! The delay on the second leg to Indianapolis , was really unexpected!!

Cabin crew professional, polite and friendly, boarding was seemless, but come on KLM surely you can do better than a pack of cheesy biscuits as an inflight snack

Cabin crew were excellent, very proffesional, polite and friendly, in flight snack was underwhelming, a packet of cheese biscuits, im sure KLM could run to a sandwich!

Legroom not all it could be, especially when the seat in front is reclined. Otherwise it was good, food and beverage were nice.

This portion of the flight was through Indigo. A local carrier. So all economy seating. No real service some refreshments for purchase standard economy stuff.

Transfer at Amsterdam airport is very convenient and the airport is easy to navigate. Boarding was also quick and easy. Cabin crew were excellent and the meals were good, although lacking in options.

Overall very positive. Boarding was quick and organized. Cabin was clean and seats were reasonably comfortable. Cabin crew was excellent and the meals provided were also of good quality

This fight left ahead of time which meant it arrived early which was great. Staff were very professional, but as with all these Short hop Flights the food was a disappointing snack There was no entertainment on this flight, but I did not expect any

I flew premium economy and this was a good option. Although the seats didn’t recline much, I was able to get some sleep with my head propped against the window. The food was good and the entertainment was wonderful The staff were very attentive and professional

They only had vegetarian food left on the flight which I wasn’t happy about. I didn’t get any food to eat at all.

Overall very poor. Flight was disorganised, staff were rude and this is my second experience with KLM that I've had baggage go missing. It feels like, if you are an economy customer, KLM staff do not show you any care. I shall never fly with KLM again. Worst airline in Europe

Over the wing seat at emergency exit only downside people using lavatory have no respect and wait in the space

Flight delayed any hour and couple of big gate changes

The pilot came out and chatted with the passengers. He explained why there was a slight delay. The crew was excellent. Very helpful. I had to buy meals for my whole family and they were in different seats, so the crew had to deal with that. They were very pleasant and accommodating and did a great job!

We were unable to land in Liberia. It was not the airline’s fault, but we had to be diverted to SJO.

We had things stolen from our luggage, we also were refused an upgrade on a flight that was not full.

When we left, it wasn't Great . People were drinking heavily, very disrespectful Extremely loud, the entire trip. I think the crew members, should have get their attention. Coming back was great.

I sat in the club. The seeds were fantastic. The meal was great and Entertainment was good. The crew was fantastic. I recommend it to everybody.

The food was small portions and not fresh. I was seated at the back of the plane so by the time the cart approached me most of the food options were sold out. The cabin crew was fantastic however.

Great flight and crew. Food isn't free and neither are headphones...

We were in economy class but paid for option Plus which offer you an extra snack after take off, free earplugs & blanket. The crew were very attentive. The comfort however wasn’t great, hard to be comfortable in such restraint place. Wasn’t able to sleep through out the 7hrs flight and was exhausted upon arrival.

Boarding uncomfortable. Stewardess said I would have to check my carry on as there was no room in the overhead bins. Another passenger helped me find a spot.

Any flight that lands safely is a good flight. However our leg from Helsinki was delayed 1 hour with no explanation. The delay would not allow us to make our connection to Cincinnati. I was informed by American Airlines that our Cincinnati flight was rescheduled for the following day. I immediately made a non refundable hotel reservation in Dallas. Upon exiting the plane at Dallas I was given a hotel voucher. Nice, but I can't get a refund on the hotel I booked. A little communication would have been helpful. Food on Finnair is below quality of Korean Air.

The cabin crew really looked like they wanted to be somewhere else. They weren't really interested in providing an attentive service to full fare paying passengers at all. However the Captiain's in flight announcements were relaxed and very entertaining.

Crew were professional and responsive. Food was mediocre and breakfast could do with revampinmg

Food was very ordinary for premium economy, very small portions.

i dont know WHY they call it business class. the seats are NOT significantly wider than economy seats, they just do not let the middle seats be beepked to give the illusion of more space between passengers. the seats do NOT recline any more than economy seats either. the only real difference is the full meal served to business (vs none for economy). I would rather have a wider, lie flat ACTUAL business class seat with no food for a 3 hr flight. this was pretty disappointing to say the least.

There wore nice leather like sits, in my opinion seats lay out bit tight . Crew was great they did averything possible to make averywone comfortable as possible, food was, think worst I ever head on flight, head chicken and yellow rice. Ice cream was a nic treat.

Our previous flight was delayed but they waited for us to board.

Flight was delayed, short time connection to next flight but we make it, service was good, worth to fly just to try thair on board blueberry juce. Eccelent communication with airline.

My American Airlines flight was deleted and you guys never let me know

Not so good. I paid for a preference economic seat, and I couldn’t incline it back because it was blocked. They explained me that because is the last before emergency exit. The company new that but it was not explained in the seat selection

It was on time. Snacks could have been provided for free.

Tirana was crazy check in and getting bussed to another gate. Both Germany stops were intensive customs but organized, but that wasn't the airlines problem. The crews were fabulous on the planes. The announcements were not easy to understand in English, slurred speech. Customs inthe US were fast. We waited for luggage, three later arriving planes had their luggage and left before us

Business class old style from 10 years ago. Ok for short flights but nor for 12 hours journey. The passenger near the window have to jump over the passenger seat aisle side or wake him up to upright the seat. That’s not the business class that you expect on long night flight. Seats are not so confortable. And believe it or not no wifi!

We have travelled on 13 December with Austrian Airlines from Yangon through Bangkok and Vienna to Varna. The first flight operated by Thai Airlines was nice and comfortable. I wouldn’t say the same thing about the next two flights which were operated directly by the Austrian Airlines. During our flight from Bangkok to Vienna:  > The service was very poor – serving of food and drinks was disorganized, late and not combined, the stewards were walking back and forth without doing anything substantial for the passengers. Even the morning breakfast was very late with a cup of coffee almost while landing (after a reminding).  > The food itself was OK-ish but for a 12-hour flight, there were no snacks/bites in between dinner and breakfast as it is with the other airlines.  > The cutlery was wooden, most probably recycling, but very unpleasant to eat with.  > The stewards were not rude but not friendly and/or helpful  > And also, half of the passengers had travel sets, others did not. The flight from Vienna to Varna was another surprise: firstly, the flight was late and secondly, they were serving only water free, even the coffee was paid, so were the snacks, but we had to pay to reserve seats. The whole experience is as if it was a low-cost airline. All in all, I wouldn’t recommend using the services of Austrian Airlines: the ticket prizes are quite the same as of the other carriers flying to this destination and you would have much pleasant time.

Friendly staff, always good food , as comfortable as it can be in economy

Business class is not worth it. Not comfortable and old plane with no privacy or enough space unless you on the single seats

We didn’t fly into Neuark , because it departed without us . We ran to a closed gate , and no staff to assist, then to a customer service center that was also closed, then briskly walked (20mins) to another customer center and got a ticket , waited 2 hours , got a flight to JFK instead, because of the time delay we Ran to catch our train home , and again our luggage arrived 3 days later delivery time at 3:45 in the MORNING!!!! Crazy!!!!!! Took a few days to shake off this disappointment of your service. You’re an embarrassment to customer service .

A bellow average experience. A delayed flight , no staff to assist , running and panic to connecting flight , 2 hour wait for customer service. No luggage when we arrived , luggage delivered 3 days after at 3:45 AM !!!! Much stress and anxiety from this experience. Please repair your Brand .

My luggage was lost and I did not receive any compensation

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