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Thu, 29 Oct - Thu, 5 Nov
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£892Virgin Atlantic
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Columbus

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

What is the cheapest flight to Columbus?

These are the best return prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 5 days.

In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Columbus was found on the route from London, at £567 return. The most popular connection is from London to Columbus, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as £741 in the last 5 days.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Columbus Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights to Columbus Airport, 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 to Columbus Airport is August, where tickets cost £72 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and June, where the average cost of tickets from the United Kingdom is £579 and £534 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is December with an average price of £347.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Columbus Airport?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Columbus Airport, 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, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 24% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 23 weeks before departure.

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Good to know - Cheap tickets to Columbus

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FAQs - booking Columbus flights

  • Are there hotels at Columbus Airport?

    Yes, there are about hour hotels on the airport campus including: Fairfield Inn & Suites, Columbus Airport; Residence Inn by Marriott; Hampton Inn Columbus Airport; Hilton Garden Inn Columbus Airport. Fairfield and the Residence Inn are within walking distance and there are shuttle buses available throughout the day for the other two hotels. They are also close to the terminals.

  • Are there direct flights between London airports and Columbus Ohio (CMH)?

    There are no direct flights from London airports to Columbus Ohio (CMH), also known as John Glenn International, but there are a number of airlines transiting through other airports. American Airlines and British Airways can both connect you with Columbus from Heathrow (LHR) via Philadelphia. Finnair flies this route via JFK while Lufthansa takes a slightly longer route via its home hub of Frankfurt (FRA) and then through Chicago O’Hare airport (ORD) before reaching Columbus.

  • What is public transport at Columbus Ohio Airport like?

    There’s no train connection at Columbus Airport but you can take a bus or taxi to downtown Columbus. Taxis leave from outside the Arrivals area and a journey to the city centre will cost around $23-$28 (£16-£20). The journey should take around 15min. COTA Buses leave from outside the main terminal also and this journey time will be around 40min. They depart every 30min, seven days a week. A single ticket to the city centre will cost around $2.75 (£2). You can buy them from the COTA machines in the Arrivals Hall or on the bus in cash.

  • Are there good assistance services at Columbus Ohio for passengers travelling with reduced mobility?

    Yes, Columbus Airport is very well resourced for passengers with a disability or other mobility issue. Simply alert your airline at least 48h in advance of your flight and they will liaise with staff on the ground to be ready for you on arrival. The airport takes great pride in its services and aims to help people with mobility issues, autism, sight and hearing issues, as well as hidden disabilities with its care kit that you can pick up or order from customer service at the airport.

  • What is the fastest way to fly to Columbus Airport?

    The fastest way to fly to Columbus Airport is to fly with airlines like Finnair from London Heathrow Airport. Finnair flights on this route will usually get you to your destination in around 12-14h with one layover included. Flights from Manchester Airport generally take between 15-19h if you fly with airlines like Virgin Atlantic, United Airlines, or Air France. You can also fly from Birmingham Airport to Columbus in around 16h with Finnair, Air France, or KLM. Flights to Columbus on this route usually involve two layovers before you land.

  • Do I need a visa to fly to Columbus?

    UK passengers must apply for an Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) before they fly to the States. You can apply for an ESTA online through the US State Department website. You must also have a valid UK passport before you travel.

  • What is the cheapest flight to Columbus?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Columbus was found on the route from London, at £567 return. The most popular connection is from London to Columbus, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as £741 in the last 5 days.

  • How far is Columbus Airport from central Columbus?

    The distance between Columbus Airport and the city centre of Columbus is 6 miles.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Columbus?

    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 to Columbus.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Columbus?

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Columbus?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to Columbus 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 to Columbus?

    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 to Columbus up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Columbus

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest Columbus flight deals.
  • There is one lounge at John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) and that is the Jake Brewer USO Lounge, which is for military personnel and their families.
  • If you need to go further afield than downtown Columbus you can take the GoBus intercity line three times a day to Athens, Ohio; Lancaster Logan and Nelsonville.
  • Many of the major international car hire companies operate at Columbus Airport and you’ll find them on arrival on the Ground Floor of the main car park near the terminal buildings.
  • The airport authorities have placed artworks throughout the terminal, celebrating the history and the creative talents of the region, including sculptures, mosaics, and wall hangings.
  • There is specific language assistance for people travelling through the airport that may need it. Simply request help from a public safety officer or visit the Information Desk at Baggage Reclaim or ticketing area.
  • Being picked up by car after flights to Columbus? John Glenn Columbus Airport has a free mobile phone waiting lot where drivers can wait for a call from arriving passengers before driving up to the airport to collect them. This parking area is located beside the Long Stay shuttle lot just a few minutes from the Arrivals terminal. If you’d rather meet your friends inside, you can ask them to use the Short Stay car park, which costs around $5 (£4) for a 1h stay and is located directly outside the terminals.
  • If you're travelling with a pet and want to give them a break away from the crowds after a long flight, you will find a pet relief room located next door to the Baggage Claim.
  • Need some quiet time to relax and reflect at Columbus International Airport? Passengers can make use of the Interfaith Meditation room, which is located inside Arrivals near Baggage Claim 6. The Interfaith room offers a varied selection of literature for people of different faiths, as well as prayer mats and a peaceful space where you can clear your mind.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Columbus

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Columbus. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from the United Kingdom to Columbus. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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Virgin AtlanticOverall score based on 693 reviews
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Lounge was top notch h with great variety of food and drinks. Cabin crew were great. Smooth flight.

10.0 ExcellentLye Sim, Jun 2026
LHR - JFK
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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

Unfortunately delayed 2 hrs due to faulty tyre.. which had to be changed, but better safe than sorry.

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

The crew should demonstrate flexibility by moving a screaming infant to its own seat with 1 parent

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.

I'm a United 1K member and have ben for 10 years. The gate agent had no control over the boarding process and had us passengers queued for hours as delays were announced. On the plane, the overhead air nozzle was broken so col over was powering through on me and the passenger next to me. Not a great experience for a million miler on United. Feel free to contact me. Josh Smigel - DM426089

Very friendly and helpful staff on board and United was excellent when I missed my onward flight due to the delay in London. Very well organised meant much less stress

Really hard landing... as in slammed into the runway then hit the brakes really hard ...

Good quick flight on a small but comfortable plane. I'm 6'3 and had plenty of space.

Pushed back only to get deplaned due to a tire damaged by ground crew. They did at least go pretty fast. The bathrooms should be banned under the Geneva convention. No room to even sit straight on the toilet. The under-seat entertainment units block what little leg room there is.

It was delayed instead of departing at 9:20pm, we departed at 11pm… putting us in Columbus after 2am! It was awful. Had I known about the delay, I could have spent some time in the United Lounge… I was starving because I started my journey in Budapest… so I was exhausted and hungry. Plus I had to make new arrangements to be picked up at the airport in Columbus, instead of midnight it was 2:30 am after getting luggage and out of airport. Not feasible. I would have just stayed in Chicago for the night and gotten a morning flight.

United is today and old, the planes, the staff, the business processes. Yet they expect premium prices for a less than average flight experience. I should have remembered to stay away from them and will remember to stay away from them in the future since I'm traveling a lot again. In a nutshell, they suck eggs.

The flight was clean and on schedule, but connections could have been better

Seat horribly lacking in lumbar support. Bluetooth earphone connection Jair wouldn’t work. Food options were quite tasty and staff was professional and efficient as well as welcoming.

You can’t checking with no carry on bag, the entertainment was awesome and the crew very friendly and polite🫶

My original flight was canceled the day before due to mechanical issues. I had to rebook and spend $129 for a night at the airport Comfort Inn.

not able to change flight, no customer service from KAYAK

From Montreal to Cincinnati the flight was perfect! Flight free and everyone was perfect and a pleasure to travel with. But from Casablanca to Montreal the flight crew were quite cold, unhelpful, also seemed to scold many passengers instead of simply educating or instructing them. There were a couple for sure I could describe but not name… i was really shocked bc my experience w air Canada is typically a good one at the very least. It seemed something was very much so I’m the air w the crew. The two older lady crew members and the male were amazing but the younger lady crew members w the exception of one were very clique-y and snarky, sassy

Flight was cancelled had to stay 29 hours at airport for next flight to Washington DC then to CVG

Flight was delayed for 3 or 4 hours. Then the plane drove around for 45 minutes without taking off (maybe not Air Canada's fault, but communication could have been better). Then, my bags didn't make it to my destination.

There was a 1 hour delay but only a half hour announcement. Why was there 3 security screenings on 1 leg of the flight?

Crew seemed bored and disinterested. I’m glad it was a short flight.

It was only a 1.5 hour flight on a small plane, so there was no entertainment or food, which is to be expected. They did serve drinks.

The problem was this trip was held due to connection from Halifax. My issue is with the Halifax leg which was delayed due to "cosmetic"problem on outside of plane. No communication to passengers about missing connecting flight in Toronto

My flight to Canada was delayed and when it did come it felt cramped and the crew was impersonal. My flight back home was canceled the second I walked into the airport leaving me scrambling to find accommodations for my senior diabetic dog for one more night. Do NOT fly this airline.

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.

I think they overbooked Frankfurt to New York and bumped me off. This changed my return travel I arrived home about 4 hours late. Almost 24 total travel time Totally unacceptable Would not travel with United

The flight and crew were good. The customer experience on the ground could have been better. We had to reschedule our flight because of a delay on the previous flight. The attendants working the desk in Washington DC were not helpful. They told us to scan a QR code and that would get us rebooked. Why couldn't two people standing at their computers do this? We had to chat with someone to get everything figured out. It was extremely confusing.

Other than problems with checking in and uploading passport info everything was great. It would be nice to be able to manually input passport info. Often while traveling the bandwidth has problems uploading pictures

Boarding was a zoo. London ground crew was useless. Poor communication regarding where to line up. We were group 2, and everyone was jammed in together. Ground crew didn’t seem to care.

Horrible flight attendant in back of economy that screamed at me, have already reported to United. Horrible food - for Gluten free, why would you assume the person is vegetarian? I was served some kind of horrible curry bean paste and multiple cold rolls and soggy vegetables with no seasoning... um no!

Trouble keeps changing the time and I was booked different flight without knowing it was bad experience

I am still in Munich. You should know about the delay. It looks like you don’t have any reliable information, as a travel agent you should…

Knowing that there was weather in other areas of the world, united airlines should have planned better than it did. The flight was 5 hours late. United has no regard for its customers

Flight itself fine, big problem with KAYAK. Revised e-ticket sent in July stated departure LHR 10:55, arrival SFO 13:45. (a believable local arrival time given flight length and time difference). When we got to LHR there was no 10:55 flight to SFO and were advised that in fact flight LH2473 was arriving in MUNICH at 13:45pm, and that we would need to get a connecting flight arriving in SFO at 18:55 local time - over 5 hours later than expected. 1) you the booking agent made an error on the revised e-ticket you sent, omitting the Munich stopover and incorrect SFO arrival time. 2) I booked a DIRECT flight and 3) we had to cancel plans this end as a result, even though the team at LHR did a great job moving us to a later direct flight getting us in 2 hours earlier than the flight from munich would have.

Crew members were thorough in checking seatbelts and whatnot which makes me feel cared for because passenger safety is a main concern.

I was sent an email that said my card payment was not verified. When I spoke to an agent , he said my card was not verified and the flight I thought I had to booked was no longer available so I booked another flight on another airline(United). Later I got flight updates , etc., concerning my supposed first flight. So if I was charged for this flight on British Airways/American airlines, I need a refund.

The crew made it a great flight. They were friendly and attentive. They made me want to fly British Airways again.

BA has not been handling priority luggage with any special priority. This time our luggage was distinctly very slow to arrive, well after the first half of items to arrive. Business class flights cost a lot and it would be nice to have that reflected in the speed of baggage handling! (I note that this has worsened in our long experience of BA.) On a different note, we spent 2.5 hours on the plane after landing because of an airport mishap at Boston Logan. The pilot provided reasonably frequent update but more could have been done to ensure passenger comfort, such as more beverage and maybe snack services.

Food is horrible. Flight was good and the staff were mostly men.

I flew four flights on British Airways within two weeks. I was unable to download the boarding pass to my phone for any of the four flights. I could check-in for my flight but the system would not give me boarding pass. I tried multiple ways and multiple times. I discovered many other passengers also had the same issue with their boarding passes. No explanation or acknowledgement by BA.

We loved our flight attendant, Emma from Scotland, the meal and entertainment offerings were wonderful, the flight was smooth, and enough leg room to stretch. We would fly with you again!

Pleasant, attentive and efficient flight attendants. Boarding process and seat selection easy. No internet on transatlantic flight. Extremely uncomfortable, rigid seat.

Could be better in all aspects. Poor communication. Rude staff

The seat design was comfortable (better than any I've been in recently, to be honest), but unfortunately the arm of my seat was broken so I had to mess with it for the long flight. But the crew and service were phenomenal.

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