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Find cheap flights to North America from £159

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New York
New Yorkdirect£273
Orlando
Orlandodirect£243
Toronto
Toronto1 stop£340
Los Angeles
Los Angelesdirect£273
Miami
Miamidirect£236
San Francisco
San Franciscodirect£325
Vancouver
Vancouver1 stop£441
Boston
Boston1 stop£288
Cancún
Cancúndirect£306
Las Vegas
Las Vegas1 stop£371
Chicago
Chicago1 stop£333
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.1 stop£300
Tampa
Tampadirect£365
Mexico City
Mexico City1 stop£498
Calgary
Calgary1 stop£404
Seattle
Seattle1 stop£406
Montreal
Montreal1 stop£394
Dallas
Dallas1 stop£336
Atlanta
Atlanta1 stop£456
Houston
Houston1 stop£331

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Flight from London Gatwick Airport to New York John F Kennedy Airport

FAQs - booking North America flights

  • What are popular airports to fly in and out of North America from the UK?

    Some of the most popular North American airports to fly to from the UK include New York John F. Kennedy Airport, Orlando Airport, Newark Airport (EWR), Los Angeles Airport (LAX), Chicago O’Hare Airport (ORD), Toronto Pearson Airport (YYZ) in Canada and Cancun Airport in Mexico. Popular connecting airports include Dallas Fort Worth Airport (DFW) and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport (ATL) in the United States.

  • What’s a good way to find cheap flights to North America?

    When flying to North America from the UK, there are plenty of airlines that operate flights with a layover; this typically reduces the price. It also helps to choose the right airport to fly out of. For example, London Heathrow Airport may provide more expensive flights than London Stansted Airport (STN) or London Gatwick Airport. The same goes for the destination airport, with Newark International Airport generally being cheaper to fly into than John F. Kennedy Airport.

  • What visa do I need to fly to North America?

    As a UK citizen, you will need to apply for a waiver through the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) to enter the United States and Canada. This is very simple and can be done online. Countries in Central America and the Caribbean do not require an entry visa. Typically, the only country in the region that requires a 30-day tourist card to be approved prior to arrival is Cuba.

  • Which airlines provide direct flights to North America?

    From the UK, you can grab direct flights from London Gatwick Airport with American Airlines to New York John F. Kennedy Airport. British Airways also provides this direct route from both London Heathrow and London Gatwick, whilst Lufthansa has direct flights from London Heathrow to Newark Airport. In addition, Virgin Atlantic, Finnair and Lufthansa all provide direct flights from London Heathrow to Boston Logan Airport (BOS).

  • How long is the flight to North America?

    An average direct flight from the United Kingdom to North America takes 9h 48m, covering a distance of 4058 miles. The most popular route is London - New York with an average flight time of 7h 45m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to North America?

    The cheapest ticket to North America from the United Kingdom found in the last 72 hours was £148 one-way, and £243 round-trip. The most popular route is London Heathrow to New York John F Kennedy Intl and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was £323.

  • Which airlines fly to North America?

    British Airways, American Airlines & Finnair fly the most frequently from the United Kingdom to North America. The most popular route is from London to New York, and Iberia, American Airlines and Finnair fly this route the most.

  • What are the most popular destinations in North America?

    The next most popular destinations are Toronto (8%) and Vancouver (7%). Searches for flights to Washington, D.C. (6%), to Miami (4%) and to Los Angeles (4%) are also popular.

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to North America

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest North America flight deals.
  • If you’re looking to visit Disneyland in Florida with all the family, you can fly directly to Orlando International Airport (MCO) from London Heathrow Airport (LHR), London Gatwick Airport (LGW) and Manchester Airport (MAN) with Virgin Atlantic, British Airways, Iberia and Finnair.
  • When travelling on a budget, it’s important to consider flights with a layover; you’ll find that most flights from the UK to North America are much cheaper when indirect. For example, you can save considerable amounts in some cases for flights from London Heathrow Airport or Manchester Airport to Miami Airport (MIA) if you fly with TAP Portugal and layover at Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport (LIS).
  • If you’re only heading through North America to get to Central American countries such as Costa Rica and Panama, it’s worth checking out flights that include a layover at Bogota El Dorado Airport (BOG), in Colombia. You can fly with Avianca from London Heathrow Airport to San Jose Juan Santamaria Airport (SJO), in Costa Rica, or Panama City Tocumen Airport (PTY), which includes a layover in Bogota; this flight tends to be cheaper than direct options.
  • For faster flights between London and New York, you can find direct flights with Virgin Atlantic, KLM, Air France and Delta Airlines. These take only about 7h 35min to arrive at New York John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK) from London Heathrow Airport.
  • If you’re planning a big backpacking trip around Mexico, you can save money on flights by flying directly from London Gatwick Airport, Glasgow Airport (GLA) or Manchester Airport to Cancun Airport (CUN), rather than Mexico City Airport (MEX). TUI Airways provide cheap direct flights to Cancun, helping UK backpackers save plenty.
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Top 5 airlines flying to North America

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United Kingdom to North America? 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 KAYAK reviews.
7.7
FinnairOverall score based on 1376 reviews
76comfort
70entertainment
78boarding
69food
78overall
82crew
Airline reviews

Finnair cancelled my flight 12 hours prior to leaving for Helsinki. They stated there were mechanical problems. I had to scurry around to find a new flight that would meet my needs for arrival in Helsinki. Luckily I was able to find alternate transportation through Lufthansa/United.

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Finnair cancelled my flight 12 hours prior to leaving for Helsinki. They stated there were mechanical problems. I had to scurry around to find a new flight that would meet my needs for arrival in Helsinki. Luckily I was able to find alternate transportation through Lufthansa/United.

I’m very disappointed, to fly into an airplane for 10 straight hours, and not having a TV even though when I put the ticket I was told that I will have entertainment for the TV. Very disappointed.

Helpful steward. Allowed me to move to some empty seats and I was able to get some sleep. He also had milk for my tea. Americans don’t realise that cream or half and half ruin tea.

Very rude hostess. She embarrassed me in front of others. I went to sit after taking off in a different sit in the same economic cabin. Was the area where doors are. She come to me very laud and said: go back to your sit those sit are more expensive.wow! No diplomacy. Flight was super full except 3 of those sit. The only person in that row later during the flight occupied all sit laying down!. Once more disappointed at American Airlines. Early flight they lost my luggages for 4 days. Never refund money for replacement for some of essential items purchased..when I booked the flight I thought was Finlandair. I

The crew was very good, excellent, they help me with my needs.! Food was not that good.

Everything was quite easy from boarding to landing - the staff was great and service was excellent too!

Flights are standard. But being over 3 hours late is too much.

In-flight entertainment was. It working for the entire 12 hour flight! Unbelievable! At least provide free wi-fi so people could use their phones.

The flight was surprisingly good, especially given initial experience. BA app is horrible as is their customer service. Online check in was a horrendous experience and when I phoned their customer service number, the live agent with whom I spoke was rude and dismissive. She did helpfully inform me that their IT people were working on a known problem related to online checkin. However, once she delivered that information, she curtly ended the call before I could suggest that since BA was aware of this, it should be posted on the app and online. I grudgingly flew BA this time - have avoided them for years because of past similar serial bad experiences. While this flight was fine, I’ll return to avoiding them in the future given the hassle experienced and rude personnel.

Boarding was a shambles, with no proper line or queue and multiple groups joining at the same time. Overhead space was limited. Seat spacing (width) is not generous. My neighbour was invading my space, before he even spilt his drinks over me (twice!) as he struggled to contain his meal on the table. The main meal was very poor. Choice was simply chicken / turkey - the crew didn't know exactly which - or vegetarian. The chicken meal was really poor quality - uninspiring and tasteless; and very little offering of drinks. Half the crew were friendly, half really need to cheer up.

Very good. Glad we had Premium for the flight out.

We flew Upper Class from London to The Turks and Caicos. Check in was amazing. Our ldriver too us directly to a special entrance to terminal 3. It took 10 minutes to check in and clear customs. Amazing! The VA lounge is large and comfortable. Boarding the flight was easy and without a wait. The crew was excellent. But the seats were awful, strange and uncomfortable. Having a comfortable flat bed seat is the reason we pays 1000s extra. The VA 787 uses a reverse herringbone configuration. Look it up. You have your back to the window and are facing the aisle with no privacy. Turning the seat into a bed requires assistance from the crew so not very spontaneous. . The food was ok. A bit tasteless and meager portions. Had to pay for WiFi. I believe VA has other configuration on their dream airbus flights. Lots of stuff about all this on YouTube where you can see what I have been describing. I can not recommend taking VA on a long flight with these seats.

From the start everything was perfectly fine. First meal was fantastic. Breakfast needs a lot of work and food was overcooked and not very nice for breakfast. Staff for a fantastic friendly nice we came round and check we need anything else to eat or drink

From the start everything was perfectly fine. First meeting was fantastic. Breakfast needs a lot of work and food was overcooked and not very nice for breakfast.

Lots of legroom on the flight. No interaction from the staff at all on the plane. They only attended to the First Class passengers. There was no entertainment. Security I was body scanned even though I hadn't set off an alarm, my father-in-law in his 80s, was stopped and subjected to a through body search, told that they would have to place their hands in intimate places. There were several border guards present, and as we walked off we could hear the TWA officer talk about the procedure as if he was training. My father-in-law was a little upset about the whole process. A kind explanation would have been more acceptable, and it felt dehumanizing to him.

Needed a 6 hour lay over in Atlanta. How can this be avoided ?

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

i saved my points for more than 10 years in anticipation of treating myself to an upper class fight to and from london on virgin atlantic. i was shocked to find what you consider “upper class” on the dreamliner. it was, at best, a mediocre business class accommodation. it was tight and not that comfortable, with nearly no personal storage. everything was cramped and just generally disappointing. once i lucked into a 1st class upgrade to europe on lufthansa - a magical experience that found me reluctant to sleep, lest i deprive myself the joy of their setup. i expected something similar from virgin atlantic, but i could not have been more wrong. it will be the same arrangement on my flight home, but at least i know what (not) to expect. to be clear, this is only in reaction to the physical accommodations. your people were, and always are fantastic.

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

Great flight. Left on time, not very crowded. Quiet and the right temperature.

No eye patches , socks given out for overnight flight! The snack on the short haul was a cube of chocolate! The seat was uncomfortable for a long haul - not enough cushioning!

Efficient boarding process. Staff are nice. Food should be better.

I paid a lot of money for seat selection and was miserable for flight duration

They left us in the bus for 10 minutes in front of the aircraft, without an open door or window: people started to get sicuramente from the geat. The seats are so close to the seat in front that my knees were jammed into the seat, causing me lot of pain even after the flight.

Lufthansa lost our luggage. After a lot of chasing on our part we got it back. The main problem is that there was no office in Bogota to help us outside of flighttimes. The customer service phone lines had no data on our luggage. I think Lufthansa need to invest in managing communications over lost luggage or this will end with everyone taking more luggage out of hold.

Ended up canceling the tickets with Lufthansa because they need extra visa for changing terminal for layover at Frankfurt airport.

Very good service. One of my journey was by bus. But they advised by plane. Wrong information

No entertainment, no food or beverage included… Price like Lufthansa, “comfort and service” from Eurowings.

I was unable to select my seat when checking in online.

They did not have any meal options left on the menu. Only snacks.

I like the tv show the seat was ok and the crew was awesome

Made me check my carry on and then lost it,

The agents lied and said flight was completely full, (wasn’t even have full) then proceeded to take everyone’s roller bags even though there was plenty room to accommodate them on the flight.

Greetings to all the employees, they were very kind and welcoming. Excellent pilot, thank you for your efforts

Can’t comment on food, I didn’t have any but I don’t ever plan on it so I guess that says something on its own. Seats & arm rests are uncomfortable, have to use own devices for entertainment and there was no where to charge. Air travel has become barbaric, if I didn’t need to do it for work I’d stay home.

I like air Canada. Very efficient… all on time and staff v good and engaging. If I have a criticism it’s that despite being provided with a gluten free meal (which was fine), there were none of the snacks that other passengers received (or a gluten free version) meaning that I was really very hungry but the something else was provided (after a 6-7 hour wait). I’m sure they could be a little more creative.

Both legs of my flight were delayed and my luggage did not arrive at my destination. It was a very frustrating experience.

The only complaint, and it was a HUGE HASSLE, was the carrier of the flight from Newark to Toronto on flight AC 3711. On my itinerary it stated that the flight was 'Operated by REPUBLIC AIRLINES/UNITED EXPRESS'. Translation: it was a United Airlines flight. Different terminal, which meant frustration with inability to check in at Terminal A, needing to catch a shuttle to Terminal C. I told my friend who was picking me up that I was flying United Airlines. She waited for me at the United Airlines terminal in Toronto, except I arrived at the Air Canada terminal. Very confusing and difficult for all of us. Better communication is needed when other airlines operate Air Canada flights.

We were delayed out of Ft. Lauderdale which I understand does happen but it made us have very little time in Montreal where we had to also go through Customs. It would have been nice if an agent was there to ask connection questions. Our luggage did arrive in Halifax which was not the case the last 2 times we traveled on Westjet.

I sat in the last row of seats. On an 8 hour flight they allowed folks to stand and talk and drink in the back area near the toilets the whole time. They were at times loud and in the way. It was a little annoying. The crew on this trip were pretty mediocre and the plane was littered with trash when we disembarked.

I didn’t get to London or Amsterdam. They lost my connection flight . I was stuck in Madrid and they rerouted my flight to Austria where my son had to come and pick me up. To get to my destination and they lost my luggage and they’ve told me they can not find it very poor service so have no word for what happened

Boarding process needs to be improved. Business class passengers were told to stand in the economy line and vice versa.

Overall good, but the fact that there was no WiFi was a big deal for me. I am not used to having no WiFi during long flights. I always fly Delta-KLM and they never have had an issue with WiFi.

I asked for a wheelchair. I have a back health condition. I had to walk a lot

I travelled on biz class and f there is no water in the toilette to wash my hands I would expect to have this indicated somehow and not just finding out when I'm there expecting to be able to wash my hands and teeth. Also this is in general that it is always so rushy at the end of these kind of long flights. It is like we are sitting there for 9 hours and the last 1.5 hours just feels like I have time for nothing. Because food comes and at the same time we are close to destination everyone tries to pack their stuff and go to toilette and eat and everything :))) not that like I would know a good solution here I just wanted to raise this :)

Boarding = No one respected the boarding groups. The ground crew did nothing to enforce the boarding system. What is the point of being a Gold member when there are no benefits to that? Tired old plane

Almost 3 hour delay. First because the crew was late. Then a technical problem with the airplane.

Emergency row seat less comfortable than promoted. Restricted by emergency life raft storage.

My selected seat ending up being very uncomfortable both major flights. SFO to London and back. Seat arms did not go up so it was not like suggest by BA staff. On return flight my seat had a life raft barrier in front off me and large man beside me.

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