Find cheap flights to the United States from £168

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Good to know - Cheap tickets to the United States

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

FAQs - booking United States flights

  • Can I reduce my carbon footprint on flights to the USA?

    Use the KAYAK CO2 filter to find flights with the least emissions on this route. If you're flying from Edinburgh, for instance, choose Aer Lingus to New Jersey's Newark Airport (EWR) and save around 48% in carbon emissions. Or fly with JetBlue from London Gatwick Airport (LGA) to JFK to save just over 40%. The same goes for many other British departure airports – you'll can always find more carbon-efficient flights on KAYAK.

  • Which arrival airports offer the most connections to others in the United States?

    If you want to make onward flight connections to cities in the United States that only have domestic airports, the best arrival airport to choose is JFK if you're flying to the East Coast. If you're flying to the West Coast, choose Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). For the best connections to cities in the southern states, fly to Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL).

  • Are there non-stop flights to the United States?

    There are several non-stop flights to the US from across the UK. Popular routes run by Virgin Atlantic include London Heathrow (LHR) to New York John F Kennedy (JFK) and Newark (EWR), while British Airways offers direct flights from London Heathrow to O’Hare International Airport (ORD) in Chicago and Los Angeles Airport (LAX), among others.

  • I want to do a road trip through the southern states, which airport is best?

    Atlanta is a major air transport hub in the southern US, with direct flights regularly arriving from both London and Manchester. As the airport offers numerous domestic flights in and around the United States, this could be a good option for either catching a domestic flight to the starting point of your road trip or a great place to hit the road, making it easy to fly back for your return flight to the UK.

  • Where should I fly to in the United States if I want to go to Disneyland?

    The closest international airport to Disneyland is Los Angeles Airport, which is 34 mi away from the resort. John Wayne Airport (SNA) in Orange County is another option, which is closer at only 15 mi away. It is possible to travel from the UK to John Wayne Airport on a connecting regional flight from a US airport.

  • I am going to Vail Colorado – which airport should I fly into?

    Denver International Airport (DEN) is the nearest international airport to Vail, which is in Colorado state. You can either travel by road from the airport – a distance of 119 mi – or book a flight from Denver to Eagle Regional County Airport (EGE), which is 35.1 mi away from Vail.

  • How long is the flight to the United States?

    An average direct flight from the United Kingdom to the United States takes 10h 32m, covering a distance of 4089 miles. The most popular route is London - New York with an average flight time of 7h 40m.

  • What is the cheapest flight to the United States?

    The cheapest ticket to the United States from the United Kingdom found in the last 72 hours was £169 one-way, and £259 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 £292.

  • Which airlines fly to the United States?

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

  • What are the most popular destinations in the United States?

    The next most popular destinations are Washington, D.C. (7%) and Los Angeles (3%). Searches for flights to Chicago (3%), to Houston (3%) and to Miami (3%) are also popular.

  • How does KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy?

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

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Top tips for finding cheap flights to the United States

  • Looking for cheap airfare to the United States? 25% of our users found tickets to the United States for the following prices or less: Cheap flights to the United States from London Gatwick £325 one-way - £385 round-trip, from London Heathrow £513 one-way - £465 round-trip, from Edinburgh £546 one-way - £614 round-trip
  • Book at least 1 week before departure in order to get a below-average price for flights to the United States.
  • High season is considered to be July and August. The cheapest month to fly from the United Kingdom is February.
  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest United States flight deals.
  • It's not hard to find cheap flights to the United States no matter where you live. You can catch them from all the major regional airports, like Manchester (MAN), Liverpool (LPL) and Newcastle (NCL) in the north, and Edinburgh (EDI) and Glasgow (GLA) in Scotland. You can also leave from Dublin (DUB) or Belfast City (BHD) airports. All London airports also offer flights.
  • The US is renowned for its love affair with cars and the wide open interstate roads that allow you to fully enjoy your driving, so once you find cheap flights to the United States it's a great idea to book a hire car too. You can collect your vehicles at the brand's desk at any of the airports handling arrivals from Britain.
  • One of the best ways to find cheap flights to the United States is to use the filters on KAYAK flights and then go for those that either make a stopover, or are with budget airlines. Good examples are the JetBlue direct flight from Heathrow (LHR) to New York's JFK Airport (JFK), or the British Airways flight between the same airports that stops over at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL).
  • The United States can be accessed by many international airports, so your decision as to where to fly will depend on which part of the country you would like to visit. New York is a good hub for the east coast, while you could consider San Francisco for the west coast. Miami is a good hub for the south of the United States, while Denver, Colorado is a good central hub.
  • If you are looking at flights to the United States so you can visit the Grand Canyon National Park, you should consider flying into McCarran Airport (LAS) in Las Vegas or Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX), which are the closest international airports. From Las Vegas, journey is approximately 124 mi, while from Phoenix it is 251 mi to the south entrance of Grand Canyon National Park.
  • Each state has its own law regarding the use of child seats in cars but in general, it is mandatory in the United States for children under the age of 8, or the age of 6 in some states, to use a child car seat or booster seat. If you are hiring a car to travel from the airport, you will be able to hire a child car seat through your car hire company. Please note that in many states, taxis are exempt from the rule for child car seats, so for safety, you may wish to travel with your own seat.
  • When you are on your flight to the United States, you will be given a customs declaration form as well as an arrivals/departures form to complete. After passing through immigration where you present the arrivals/departures form, you will be required to go through customs and border control, where you will be asked for the customs declaration form stating what, if anything, you are importing into the country.
  • If you hold a British passport that states you are a full British citizen, you will be able to enter the United States using the visa waiver programme. In order to be eligible for this programme, which will allow you entry into the USA for 90 days without a visa, you need to have an ePassport that is valid for 6 months from the date you arrive in the United States and you should also have approval from the Electronic System for Travel Authorisation.
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Top 5 airlines flying to the United States

Need help choosing which airline to fly with from the United Kingdom to the United States? 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.
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Virgin AtlanticOverall score based on 1648 reviews
82boarding
77comfort
80entertainment
85crew
81overall
77food
Airline reviews
Pros: "The crew was friendly, the food delicious, and the plane itself in highest quality and state-of-the-art."
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Pros: "The crew was friendly, the food delicious, and the plane itself in highest quality and state-of-the-art."
Cons: "Information on when we can check in on upcoming flights. Other airlines we have booked for flights will email us 24 hours prior to departure. Virgin Atlantic did not. I had to call and I was directed to their web site and was able to check in on line. Thanks"
Pros: "There was one stewardess that really made the trip feel less "restricted" in the way she would greet, talk, serve, and just being what I always experienced good international flight staff to be. I wish I was able to get her name so I can praise the airlines for hiring such a great staff like her."
Pros: "Crew were great! Neck cushions on chair aren’t adjustable and not comfortable."
Cons: "There is no entertainment, not really required on a short flight but nice when offered."
Cons: "The food is not very good at all. One mediocre meal served soon after take-off, then for the rest of the flight tasteless, cardboard pasties and wraps."
Cons: "at last minute itinerary was changed.. instead of routing through Brisbane, was now routed through Sydney. Flight from Sydney to LAX was delayed by 4 hours, then missed flight LAX to LAS... overall long delayed arrival. Checked the route through Brisbane, and those flights we're all there, departed and landed all on-time... so wondering what the reason was for the change of the itinerary without a cause (no cancel or delayed flights through Brisbane)"
Pros: "I had one of the few empty seats next to me."
Cons: "The food is awful. Not enough toilets."
Pros: "Limited numbers in the top deck, silence, service and deplaning first."
Cons: "Food has to much of an asian slant."
Pros: "This flight is the best I’ve been on! Boarding was easy, the seats were comfortable, the film choice was excellent and I enjoyed everything I ate. I really felt I was being treated well by all the staff on board."
Cons: "Nothing"

Nothing went well. Flight was calceled and had to spend extra non refundable money on a train ticket, which we are not NOT using because a new plane has come up but not for our friend who now has to sit on a 9 hour train journey, ALONE, with no one to talk to.

The food could have been better. Had a wide range of entertainment to choose from.

Pros: "They were very nice! Always a smile, even after 10 hours with us!"
Cons: "Final snack was a ricotta pepper sandwich - which was kind of a weird choice. Kitkat was of course delicious. Beef stew for lunch was fine. but my meal come out with frost on it, so the salad was freezer burned and my dressing was unable to pour being frozen! no veggies for me! :)"
Pros: "The fight had a lot of open seats as I had a whole row to myself! Also the crew was kind."
Cons: "Flight was delayed, but it didn’t interfere with my travel plans."
Cons: "Again, there was not enough time between flights. It was a HUGE rush in Denver to get to my next flight, and I almost missed it."
Pros: "I didn’t enjoy this flight as everything seemed very unwelcoming here"
Cons: "Take care of passengers for drinks and others. Treat passengers with other languages nicely rather than in condescending way. I saw air hostess laughing among themselves and being little short with passengers who couldn’t communicate. The boarding process was very chaotic with no groups."
Cons: "A delay due to an electrical storm prevented us from taking off for over an hour which we had to wait to end on the plane."
Cons: "The first leg to Frankfurt was 6 hours late. Missed connection, missed next possible connection, and waiting in line to try to get last possible flight out. Everyone's schedule has been turned upside down."
Cons: "There were not enough vegetarian options, so I had only bread, butter, and dessert."
Cons: "They made me weigh my carry on, but virtually no one else, despite the fact that my bag was the same size as most and smaller that others! I honestly felt like one of the gate agents were picking on me."

My flight was on American Airlines, AA, through Finnair.. What I didn't like was that I couldn't get seat assigment until 48 hours in advance. I also was not given my AA Confirmation number. I called Finnair. They were very very helpful!

Cons: "I didn't like putting two family on different seats far from each other"
Pros: "Great service and yummy food."
Cons: "The jack for the TV was broken! For seat 4H during my flight from Helsinki to Tokyo. I paid a business class ticket but had No audio for the television! This should be fixed immediately and I think I should receive something for the inconvenience and in return for the high price ticket I purchased!"
Pros: "Crew was amazing, service was super attentive. Plane was new with plenty of space. P"
Cons: "Really exceeded my expectations for a short haul flight. Kudos to Aeroflot!"
Pros: "Everything! I never knew that Finnair was such a great airline."
Cons: "Honestly, nothing could have been better."
Pros: "I got an extra blanket."
Cons: "We waited on the runaway for 3 hours without any service, not a sip of water. When I finally arrived in Helsinki, I missed my connection to Riga and was rescheduled for a flight 6 hours later even though there were two flights leaving before then. Also I requested vegetarian meal online, but was not served vegetarian. They did not have any extras."
Cons: "my luggage was misplaced and I didnt have it for 3 days."
Cons: "Plane was late taking off and almost missed my next connection. Due to landing late my luggage did not make it on make it on my flight. However the airline delivered to my place the following morning. It was not an inconvenience to me as the baggage was delivered in a timely fashion. Thank you Finnair!"
Pros: "People, service and food were great. Everyone had free blankets, pI'll own and earbuds. Cost was also great."
Cons: "Seats a little tight."
Pros: "Crew was very friendly and efficient"
Cons: "Food menu from Finland to Chicago could use a few more choices"
Cons: "Bordeaux airport terrible. Hot and long check-in. What’s the point of checking in online and then lining up in a checkin queue. Gate 16 horrid. Hot, no facilities and then a walk to the plane in torrential rain."
Pros: "Allowed us to have a week layover in Dublin on the way to Amsterdam"
Cons: "Most cramped flight I have ever experienced. Tiny seats, no legroom, and super narrow aisles so that people walking up and down would invariably bump your shoulder when they walked by - makes for a difficult sleep. Rude air hostesses Waited on ground 2 HOURS, inaccurate info, no service, nada"
Pros: "On time flight, no problems."
Cons: "Seats more cramped than would be ideal for a trsnsatlantic flight."
Pros: "The seat was broken, The temperature was freezing and despite asking 3 staff members nothing happened to sort out the situation."
Cons: "several thinkd as above"
Pros: "Good seats. Friendly crew. They were late serving the breakfast snack, must have not been watching the time, but it made me chuckle."
Cons: "The check-in at Washington Dulles was understaffed. Boarding was chaotic."
Pros: "NO SECURITY CHECK FOR INBOUND FLIGHTS. What a relief!"
Cons: "Cramped rickety stairs, up & down to Passport control. In flight service non-existent. Tepid coffee at absurd $4.50!"
Pros: "very friendly staff great flight with nice tech made trip fly by"
Pros: "Hate Ryanair! Cheap fools! Air Lingus are miles better. No pun intended."
Pros: "Aer Lingus service was good and efficient from check-in to arriving."
Cons: "Little time in Dublin to get to our connecting flight to Lyon. Security check was understaffed with long queues."
Pros: "Same as above: great staff and service"
Cons: "Horrible online service and the surprise of being on a different airline than my travel documents had stated."

Got to workmen your boarding procedure and communication around that

Pros: "The crew were great but the entrainment socket on my seat was broken so I couldn’t watch anything"
Cons: "Making sure everything works properly"
Cons: "Plane was late taking off, Crew did not provide water when requested. They were busy with beverages that they could sell at a cost."
Cons: "Premium economy amenities were outdated, specifically the seats. My tray table was unable to lie flat so food/drink kept sliding off. Quite unacceptable. I’ll fly American next time in premium economy, much better at the moment."
Pros: "The staff on the plane could not have been more professional, courteous, and helpful. Not only did they serve me well, but perhaps even more importantly, they created a great atmosphere in the cabin with the cheerful, playful rapport they had with each other. I wanted to take them all out for a drink afterward!"
Pros: "Staff were very kind and helpful"
Cons: "The two meals we received were not quite enough to see us through a 9 hour flight"
Pros: "Crew was wonderful, the boarding process was efficient. Heathrow Terminal 5 was chaotic and there are minimal amenities once you leave the main terminal to reach your gate."
Cons: "This was a codeshare flight operated by British Airways. The plane was an older, uncomfortable 747-400. I'm not sure how old it was, but there were ashtrays affixed to the doors of the bathrooms. It departed and arrived close to an hour late. There were also a number of hyper social passengers onboard who gathered in the aisle or near the exit doors drinking liberally and socializing loudly. While the excellent flight crew tried to manage them, they were undeterred. Food was mediocre. My entertainment screen didn't work, the passenger in front of me fully reclined their seat prior to takeoff (during the delay) and didn't return it to upright until moments before landing. All and all an unpleasant journey."
Pros: "The movie selection."
Cons: "2 hours stuck on the plane before leaving from London to Columbus, in flight entertainment had to be restarted twice on same flight. I missed my connection to Madrid from Chicago because the airline lost the plane that was already at Chicago. My luggage arrived in Lyon 3 days late and I was never given any information on reimbursement for the clothes and toiletries I had to buy."
Cons: "Th business class seats were more like economy class without the center seat. Cabin crew always seem disorganized."
Pros: "Not much"
Cons: "Our trip to Vienna from London was less appealing than the one from Montreal to London. No food, no entertainment and seat space was cramped which reminded me of my Air Transat experiences."

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