Visit Big Ben or catch a show in the West End this year — round-trip tickets to London are just $431.
Many major airports around the US are offering these cheap tickets to London, with most costing between $400 and $500. The most expensive flight in this package departs from Seattle and costs a little under $600.
Travel dates for these deals are from September to October, but there are also some restrictions during the summer.
These low fares are expected to last only a few days, so book them while they’re still available.
basic transaction
Airlines: Delta Air Lines, Icelandair, JetBlue and Norse Atlantic Airways.
Route: Boston, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Newark, New York City, San Francisco and Seattle to London.
How to put: Search through Google Flights for your best dates and then book directly with the airline of your choice.
Date of department: Generally from September to October, with some restrictions during the summer.
Recorded by: Next two or three days.
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sample flight
These deals are available from many of the major U.S. airports — and offer exceptionally cheap fares for flights out of the West Coast.
Here are our featured flights:
- Nordic Atlantic: Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) to Gatwick Airport (LGW), starting at $431.
- Icelandic airlines: Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall International Airport (BWI) to LGW, from $479 (including transit time in Reykjavik).
- Icelandic airlines: Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to LGW, starting at $485 (including transit time in Reykjavik).
- Nordic Atlantic: San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to LGW, starting at $502.
- Nordic Atlantic: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to LGW, starting at $507.
- Delta: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to LGW, starting at $593 (including transit time in New York City).
We recommend using Google Flights to find your ideal date and then book your flight directly on the airline’s website; Direct airline reservations are more reliable if a flight is canceled, delayed or has a reservation change.
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If you want to fly from San Francisco to London this September, a direct flight to the North Atlantic is the cheapest option on Google Flights.
For return flights, Google Flights lists the flight back to San Francisco on September 14 as a flight that you need to book separately to get the lowest possible fare.
Although Google Flights shows a round trip price between San Francisco and London as $485, the actual fare is $502 if you book directly on the Norse Atlantic website. From time to time, Google Flights may display the price difference between Google’s fares and those on airlines’ websites due to the availability of third-party options.
On the Norse Atlantic website, $502 round-trip fares are for the airline’s light economy class; With this fare, passengers are only allowed to bring one personal item on board and must pay a fee to change tickets. The fare from San Francisco to London is $184 and the return fare is $319.
Given that North Atlantic economy class fares are pretty low, you’ll have to pay extra if you’re planning on bringing hand luggage and checked baggage. Hand luggage costs $45 one way and standard checked baggage costs $70.
Seating options cost extra, too. Standard seats cost an extra $20 to $35, while the seat with the most legroom costs $100. Preferred seating is $60.
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bottom line
Traveling to London can be expensive most of the year, with basic economy fares often as high as $950. However, these deals allow you to save up to 50%. Although many ancillary fees are included in this fare, you still save a lot.
These flights can fill up quickly and may change soon, so get these tickets when you can.
