Find cheap flights to New York from £168

There are plenty of direct flights from the UK to New York, leaving from Heathrow (LHR), Gatwick (LGW) and Manchester (MAN) airports. You have a choice of carriers, including British Airways, Finnair, Lufthansa, Iberia, American Airlines, Aer Lingus and JetBlue. These flights are available every day, throughout the day.

If you're on a tight schedule, the quicker flights to New York fly directly from Heathrow Airport. Your travel time will generally be just over 7h 30min. Book with Finnair, British Airways or American Airlines – they all offer shorter flights. By contrast, a one-stop flight can take over 10 hours.

Your choice of carrier can make a significant difference to your carbon footprint. The most eco-friendly flights are with Aer Lingus. These emit over 40% less carbon than the other flights on this route. They leave from Manchester Airport and land at Newark Airport.

This is possible with a mobile phone, especially smartphones. All your host needs to do is access the flight arrival time on the website by inputting the flight information and come to the cell phone waiting lot. When you have collected your luggage from the baggage claim area you can tell them to drive up. The lot is only minutes away so your driver will meet you as you leave the building.

There are several options at your disposal when arriving at JFK which is located in Queens. Manhattan is about 15 miles away and transport options are AirTrain + Subway from JFK to Manhattan, Direct Bus from JFK to Manhattan, shared van operated by GoAirLink, and SuperShuttle, AirTrain as well as Long Island Railroad.

For travellers hoping to make the trip to LaGuardia Airport with their pet, good news is that the airport has not only one but four pet designated zones. The pet relief area can be found near the taxi arrival area, outside Terminal D

Kennedy and Newark are known to take a while, especially with customs. However, if you have Global Entry, this process can be a lot quicker. To get a global entry pass, you will have to contact any of the global entry agents such as those at globalentryapplication.com. The global entry card is a card that allows travellers to enter the USA and Canada by an expedition.

The flight route London to New York was the most popular route on KAYAK over the last 3 days. A return flight could be found for £292. Also in the last 3 days, London was the most budget-friendly place to find a flight to New York with one-way tickets at £133 and £205 return.

In general from United Kingdom, American Airlines, Air Canada and Finnair fly the most to New York.

There are 4 major airports in New York. The nearest airport from New York city centre is Newark Liberty Airport (3 miles), followed by New York Skyports SPB (10 miles), New York LaGuardia Airport (16 miles), and New York John F Kennedy Airport (22 miles).

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in New York is New York LaGuardia Airport, with an average flight price of £99.

On average, a flight to New York costs £466. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost £177 and departed from London Gatwick Airport.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to New York is Tuesday. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday.

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 New York.

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

Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to New York with an airline and back with another airline.

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