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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£448
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop£468
San Diego
San Diego1 stop£629
San Jose
San Jose2 stops£553
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops£767
Reno
Reno2 stops£730
Los Angeles
Los Angeles1 stop£448
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop£468
San Diego
San Diego1 stop£629
San Jose
San Jose2 stops£553
Palm Springs
Palm Springs2 stops£767
Reno
Reno2 stops£730

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, 9 Sep - Tue, 15 Sep
SWISS Logo
09:25 - 16:30
LGW
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LAX
15h 05m
1 stop
SWISS Logo
19:35 - 17:50
LAX
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LGW
14h 15m
1 stop
£448SWISS
Tue, 1 Sep - Tue, 22 Sep
SWISS Logo
09:25 - 16:30
LGW
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LAX
15h 05m
1 stop
SWISS Logo
19:35 - 17:50
LAX
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LGW
14h 15m
1 stop
£448SWISS
Thu, 24 Sep - Mon, 5 Oct
LEVEL Logo
18:40 - 17:55
LGW
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LAX
31h 15m
1 stop
LEVEL Logo
20:50 - 12:40
LAX
-
LGW
31h 50m
1 stop
£451LEVEL
Thu, 10 Sep - Fri, 25 Sep
LEVEL Logo
18:40 - 17:55
LGW
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LAX
31h 15m
1 stop
LEVEL Logo
19:50 - 10:15
LAX
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LGW
30h 25m
1 stop
£452LEVEL
Wed, 4 Nov - Thu, 26 Nov
Virgin Atlantic Logo
10:00 - 22:43
LGW
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ONT
20h 43m
2 stops
Virgin Atlantic Logo
07:00 - 09:00
ONT
-
LGW
18h 00m
2 stops
£494Virgin Atlantic
Wed, 11 Nov - Thu, 19 Nov
Air France Logo
10:00 - 22:24
LGW
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SNA
20h 24m
2 stops
Air France Logo
07:15 - 15:45
SNA
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LGW
24h 30m
2 stops
£527Air France
Sun, 27 Sep - Sat, 3 Oct
Air France Logo
17:00 - 22:04
LGW
-
SNA
37h 04m
2 stops
Air France Logo
14:00 - 09:25
SNA
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LGW
35h 25m
2 stops
£538Air France
Wed, 19 Aug - Mon, 31 Aug
Virgin Atlantic Logo
10:25 - 15:35
LGW
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LAS
13h 10m
1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
17:50 - 16:00
LAS
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LGW
14h 10m
1 stop
£559Virgin Atlantic
Tue, 8 Dec - Sat, 12 Dec
American Airlines Logo
11:15 - 14:01
LGW
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LAS
34h 46m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
23:59 - 07:30
LAS
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LGW
23h 31m
2 stops
£567American Airlines
Wed, 29 Jul - Tue, 11 Aug
American Airlines Logo
14:30 - 22:34
LGW
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ONT
40h 04m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
12:59 - 08:35
ONT
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LGW
35h 36m
2 stops
£685American Airlines
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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.

How much is a return flight from London Gatwick Airport to California?

This analysis is based on the cheapest return trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from London Gatwick Airport to California departing in September.

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 5 days was to Los Angeles, at £515 return. The most popular route is from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest return airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was £515.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from London Gatwick Airport to California depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, when retur flights cost £406 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 £406.

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 £591, 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 £114 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and May, when the average cost of return tickets is £411 and £400 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, Friday 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 Friday 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 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 25% compared to booking last-minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

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

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight£318
Best time to beat the crowds (29% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 13% lower on average.
Flight from London Gatwick Airport to San Jose

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.

Reviews of the top 5 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.
7.5
Air FranceOverall score based on 1625 reviews
7.5Boarding
8.2Crew
7.4Comfort
7.0Entertainment
7.0Food
Airline reviews

Middle seats SUCK!!!! I paid more money than I should have because of your terrible site Kayak.com. I'll try to use your competitors going forward. I am so disappointed you would play off business class.com as business class seats

2.0 MediocreLorie, Apr 2026
CDG - LAX
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Middle seats SUCK!!!! I paid more money than I should have because of your terrible site Kayak.com. I'll try to use your competitors going forward. I am so disappointed you would play off business class.com as business class seats

They lost my bag and I still haven’t received it yet

The plane was old Only 3 bathrooms available for economy The entertainment was old and the selection was poor

Boarding was a disaster being moved by Air France by bus to the plane. The plane should have been at the right gate.

Flight was late over a hour just like the first one. WiFi was down.

The check in was horrible. I stood in line for 1 hour to check in with an Air France ticket. Then I was told I had to go to Delta counter onstead to check in instead. It made no sense.

Medíocre. The food wasn't good (although not bad, bad) and the staff wasn't kind. I asked for n extra blanket, the steward never came back, serving us roughly.

They wanted to close counter although they did not provide the wheelchair requested which ended by going alone to transit security and lost long time and they did not want to wait .

They charge me for luggage which is was included on the ticket

Lost luggage, 2 bags were badly damaged and one of the bags came open.

Very unprofessional treatment of customers - boardring on being unethical. Only cares about money and not the customer. If you use the swiss brand, you should deserve it - now swiss air doesn't deserve the swiss brand.

Great flight. I didn't watch the entertainment. I used my iPad the whole flight. But, staff was great, smooth flight, comfortable seat (business seat 7A) and food was really good (I'm a vegetarian).

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.

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.

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

All the flight to USA were arranged to E terminal whereas from Dubrovnik arriving on Zurich is on A80, have to walk all the way from A to E, even need transfer bus , for short transfer time like in an hour, we have to work fast, as soon as arrived at E, it is about time to boarding, pretty tight schedule, I hope Zurich airport can make some rearrangement so that transfer people do not have to walk long way. For short transfer time people, such as 50 min, this is even impossible if still like this.

The flight was generally good but was delayed departure meant a very late arrival for a connecting flight.

Delayed 30 mins Forced to check in my carry on luggage

Lots of water brought around by staff which is very important to stay hydrated on a long flight. There provided swiss chocolate icecream! The attention to detail is obvious. They really want to make their passengers entertained and comfortable.

No fault of the crew, but the the rear lavatories were closed the entire flight. The front lavatories were blocked off for the first part of the flight by the food cart. Then some minor turbulence occurred so the fasten seatbelt sign came on for the second part of the flight. Heroic containment engaged! It was not fun.

Lounge was top notch h with great variety of food and drinks. Cabin crew were great. Smooth flight.

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

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

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

Security area in terminal 3 needs to be made much nicer. Less claustrophobic and use of glass and big ceilings wouldhelp

accomodating check in staff, friendly flight crew ( a crew member was speaking tactlessly and was overfamiliar with passengers

Seats need to be updated. Allowance needs to be made for dinner service at an alternative time

If I could fly Virgin Atlantic airlines to every place, I need to go, I would. Leaving Heathrow through the special virgin air entrance, security is completely white glove service. I love this airline. From ticketing agents to flight staff everyone tries to make it a wonderful & happy flight experience. I wish other airlines copied the positive culture of Virgin Airlines.

Narelle and Victor were amazing and delivered 1st class customer service

I didn’t like that I had to be pulled aside to be searched in front of people like a criminal. Even if you had to search people create a room no in front of people. It’s not decent at all. I love to fly with virgin always.

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

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

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.

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.

We flew premium on the way TO London but went back to economy for this flight. The differences I note here may be colored by changing service. The crew was professional and polite but cold on this flight and class of service. They seemed to want to have as little to do with us as possible, beyond providing the basic services in economy. The aircraft was still good though, and the pitch was about as tight as expected - manageable but no extra personal space to spare. Overall I would certainly fly Norse Atlantic again, given the opportunity.

I loved the ability to upgrade my seat which was worth it. The large seat and ability to recline made it comfortable to fall asleep. My only two complaints were entertainment (movie selections were old) and approx 30 mins before landing the crew started to collect the blankets despite the cabin air temperature remaining cold. Maybe wait for passengers to get off the plane before collecting the blankets.

The crew was unfriendly front check-in. The filth in the plane was so disappointing. I could smell dirt and looked up and there was literally dirt that was blowing in through the air. Old food on the seat back tray in front of me so I didn’t use it. No toilet paper in the bathroom and scum/old dirt next to the seats.

Boarding was a disaster. 2 hours in line to get boarding passes and we had no luggage to check in. Coffee was $4 so is water. 11 and a half hour’s flight and food was not included. You could purchase the food but it was complete garbage, This is worse than spirit airline. Never again

Great seat in premium economy, great food and drinks throughout lots of in flight entertainment. 1 hour 40 min delayed flying out , 2 1/2 hour wait at passport control in tampa

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 food was very good and it came multiple times

Flight from LGW to JFK delayed by 4 hrs No explanation given until the pilot said the delay due to planned maintenance on the aircraft

The plane was clean. The crew were lovely. Food was good - but seat 1D is a poor location. - the crews cupboard is right near your feet and they visited them frequently swishing the curtain from the galley onto my feet everytime also creating a swish of cold air each time & then slamming the door.

Horrible. I bought a flight with British airlines from Amsterdam to Orlando via London. Less than a day they changed my flight to London so I had to fly to London city airport and then find my way to Gatwick for my connecting flight. It was very costly

First of all, the flight was delayed. Then at the gate they told me I got upgraded. I told them that if is not a window sit (like the one I purchased already) I am not interested. They still switch me stating: "is more room for the legs". Came to board on airplane to find out is a middle row sit. I explained the stewardess that I have a spine health problem therefore I need a window sit to lean against the wall. She put me to wait by the airplane door till the person who now got my sit will come aboard and if he/she will agree to switch sits then I will get back my window sit. I got lucky that the person agreed. Next was the food. I don't expect restaurant quality meal on a plane, but I do expect to be thoroughly cooked. The green beans in my meal were raw as can be making the meal uneatable. Thank God we got a piece of bread and some butter to last me for the +9 hours flight. Overall, my experience was awful, and I promised myself that even I have to pay more for the ticket I will never fly with British again.

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