£372 Find Cheap Flights from London Gatwick Airport to California

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Cheap Flights from Gatwick to California

Cheapest return prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop£361
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops£413
San Diego
San Diego2 stops£473
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop£633
San Jose
San Jose2 stops£498
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop£361
San Francisco
San Francisco2 stops£413
San Diego
San Diego2 stops£473
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop£633
San Jose
San Jose2 stops£498

Book Cheap Gatwick to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Gatwick to California that are departing in the next months. 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 return flight deals from Gatwick to California

Wed, 5 Nov - Tue, 18 Nov
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16:35 - 14:40LGW-LAX
30h 05m1 stop
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16:45 - 09:50LAX-LGW
33h 05m1 stop
£361TAP AIR PORTUGAL
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Wed, 19 Nov - Tue, 2 Dec
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16:35 - 14:40LGW-LAX
30h 05m1 stop
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
16:45 - 09:50LAX-LGW
33h 05m1 stop
£362TAP AIR PORTUGAL
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Wed, 28 Jan - Thu, 26 Feb
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
16:35 - 14:40LGW-LAX
30h 05m1 stop
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
18:55 - 15:45LAX-LGW
36h 50m1 stop
£370TAP AIR PORTUGAL
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Wed, 11 Feb - Tue, 3 Mar
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
16:35 - 14:40LGW-LAX
30h 05m1 stop
TAP AIR PORTUGAL Logo
16:45 - 09:50LAX-LGW
33h 05m1 stop
£373TAP AIR PORTUGAL
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Mon, 17 Nov - Mon, 1 Dec
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18:40 - 16:30LGW-SFO
29h 50m1 stop
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19:25 - 17:50SFO-LGW
14h 25m1 stop
£429SWISS
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Tue, 11 Nov - Tue, 18 Nov
SWISS Logo
18:40 - 16:35LGW-LAX
29h 55m1 stop
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19:10 - 17:50LAX-LGW
14h 40m1 stop
£431SWISS
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Thu, 19 Feb - Thu, 26 Feb
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11:40 - 22:42LGW-LAS
19h 02m1 stop
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23:45 - 09:45LAS-LGW
26h 00m1 stop
£564Air Transat
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Sat, 22 Nov - Sat, 6 Dec
Iberia Logo
11:45 - 10:16LGW-SJC
30h 31m2 stops
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06:00 - 18:55SJC-LGW
28h 55m2 stops
£571Iberia
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Sat, 7 Feb - Sat, 14 Feb
British Airways Logo
19:40 - 18:45LGW-ONT
31h 05m2 stops
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11:05 - 18:55ONT-LGW
23h 50m2 stops
£739British Airways
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Sat, 8 Nov - Sun, 23 Nov
Iberia Logo
19:40 - 11:53LGW-ONT
24h 13m2 stops
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07:00 - 10:50ONT-LGW
19h 50m2 stops
£778Iberia
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Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Gatwick to California flights

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

What is the cheapest London Gatwick Airport to California flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to California from London Gatwick Airport found in the last 72 hours was to Los Angeles, at £329 return. The most popular route is from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was £329.

Can I save money by flying with a stopover from London Gatwick Airport to California?

The average return price for all direct flights, flights with one stopover, and flights with two stopovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of £468, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from London Gatwick Airport to California?

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

The cheapest month for flights from London Gatwick Airport to California is September, when tickets cost £346 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and July, when the average cost of return tickets is £729 and £594 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from London Gatwick Airport to California?

The average price of all round-trip flights from London Gatwick Airport to California clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For London Gatwick Airport to California, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from California back to London Gatwick Airport, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Saturday being the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from London Gatwick Airport to California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from London Gatwick Airport to California, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below-average price on a flight from London Gatwick Airport to California, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 40% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 6 weeks before departure.

Good to know - Cheap tickets from London Gatwick Airport to California

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight£279
Best time to beat the crowds (10% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (36% more expensive on average)
Flight from London Gatwick Airport to Los Angeles

FAQs - booking California flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from London Gatwick Airport to California?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from London Gatwick Airport to California.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from London Gatwick Airport to California?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from London Gatwick Airport to California is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from London Gatwick Airport to California?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly from London Gatwick Airport to California with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from London Gatwick Airport to California?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying from London Gatwick Airport to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the evening, when retur flights cost £487 on average. Morning departures are around 5% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is £510.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Gatwick to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from London to California. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Gatwick to California? 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.
7.6
SWISSOverall score based on 1768 reviews
7.4Comfort
8.3Crew
7.7Boarding
6.8Entertainment
7.1Food
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At boarding, the locations where we had to have our passports checked prior to boarding were very unclear. Occasional staff wandered around telling people, but in busy area of the terminal this was not obvious. It was also located well after the check in desk in terms of walking to the gate. The Premium Economy service was attentive and warm. The only big draw back was lack of restrooms, and no division or even curtain between PE and Economy.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Oct 2025ZRH - MIA
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At boarding, the locations where we had to have our passports checked prior to boarding were very unclear. Occasional staff wandered around telling people, but in busy area of the terminal this was not obvious. It was also located well after the check in desk in terms of walking to the gate. The Premium Economy service was attentive and warm. The only big draw back was lack of restrooms, and no division or even curtain between PE and Economy.

We had seats between the bathroom and a screaming baby, and did not have enough room to lay my head down on the tray table. Not ideal.

Very nice crew and great food. Easy to board just wish the flight could be shorter or seats more comfortable or more room to walk around when you get cramps in your legs from sitting so long. Crew was great and attentive and really was good food.

My experience was wonderful. The professionalism of the crew was exemplary 🙂. The meals were wholesome and tasty. I have no complaints

Everything was smooth and great. I didnt like that they talk so much on the interphone during the flight.

Food used to be better and comfort was not attainable after 5 hours everything starts hurting.

Even though I paid extra for more room, we were very cramped and the seats were hard. Also, when we checked in they did not post the gate we were to arrive at even though we were half an hour away from boarding. The agent did not know either. Actually, the flight from Porto to Zurich did to have the gate posted, and there were very few agents in the boarding areas who could help us. I would never fly Swiss Air again.

Swiss is the. Only airline I use when I go to Europe. They are on time and they are fantastic!

horrible.. they cause such a problem and my daughter 14 years old was stranded in san francisco

Not good. We returned on united airlines and the food was horrible.

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

Great crew - old style upper class seats on the older fleet now feels dated

Premium economy more comfortable than economy, but not by much. Did was awful, do not try the omelette. Flight crew were helpful. Flight was delayed by over an hour. Overall but bad, arrived safely and thank God.

Food was excellent. Service was very good. Staff was very helpful to all passengers.

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!

We flew one way from Gatwick, London to JFK NY For 2 people $1200 and no food offered not even water. You had to buy food. Norse advertises as a low fare transatlantic airline, they may want rethink that. Crew, flight was fine. Ironically we flew American from JFK to Heathrow for $1000 (2people) and included food and drinks.

It was good although our flight to the UK was cancelled and rescheduled for two days later. This was after we were already seated on the plane. We missed the first leg of our trip. BA did put us up at a hotel and paid for our meals but we lost our hotel costs in Glasgow.

I am a 25+ years American Airlines member. British Airways is simply above and beyond in every customer satisfaction category.

Cabin crew lovely and accommodating and I'll always fly BA in the future

It was perfect. The service was exceptional. I would never want to cross the Atlantic in anyone else's sardine tins.

Checking in prior on line and wait time at Gatwick was terrible. I would rate a big fat ZERO.

It was ok. Our flight was delayed 2 hours, and then again on arrival. The explanation given felt feeble.

The gate at London Gatwick had confusing signs for the different zones and the staff seemed harried because people didn't know when it was their turn to come to the desk. Plus, with there were too many carry-on bag travelers, myself included. The charge scheme for checking bags is frustrating. If you travel light, you want the freedom to leave as soon as you deplane. When you are forced to gate-check your bag simply because the flight is fully booked, you lose whatever time you'd hoped to save because you're still stuck waiting for your bag to come off the conveyor belt.

The air hostess were good, cheerful, but I didn't like the boarding. My son and I initially bought our flight tickets, making sure it included 1 luggage and a carry on. Tickets were purchased for British airlines, but we were merged with American Airlines. At checking in our languages, we were told, we don't have luggage prepaid so we had to pay extra $125 each and almost £60 on our way back. I think that's unfair.

The crew were good. The flight was on time. The entertainment choice was ok. But the food was bad, tasted and texture were awful.

The food was very good and it came multiple times

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