Cheap flights from New York to London from $255

In general, September is the cheapest month to fly from New York to London Gatwick Airport. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $45. If you are unable to visit London Gatwick Airport during the month of September, then departing from New York during the month April is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $56.

The cheapest day to depart from New York to London Gatwick Airport is on a Wednesday when prices can be found for as low as $497. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Saturday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to London Gatwick Airport on Saturday is $630.

Flying to London Gatwick Airport from New York in the afternoon is the least expensive time of day to depart. momondo users have found prices as low as $540 when looking at flights departing in the afternoon. In the evening is when there is more demand to fly to London Gatwick Airport, so prices are often more expensive at around $543 per ticket.

Fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl to London Gatwick for the best New York - London Gatwick flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to London Gatwick Airport from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to London Gatwick Airport for around $554 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to London Gatwick Airport from New York for as low as $408 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on New York to London Gatwick Airport flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 42% on your flight if you consider stops on a New York to London Gatwick Airport flight.

As of May 2026, prices for New York to London Gatwick Airport flights are approximately 62% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

LEVEL, Delta, and SWISS are the most popular carriers operating from New York to London Gatwick

Norse Atlantic UK, British Airways and Icelandair are the top three most popular airlines that fly to London Gatwick Airport from New York according to our data. Norse Atlantic UK is the first choice among our users, with 69% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to London Gatwick Airport. Keep in mind that there are 10 different airlines that fly to London Gatwick Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 31% of flights between New York and London have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 196 minutes.

Generally, flights departing at night tend to experience fewer delays. Flights in the early afternoon have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Thursday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Norse Atlantic Airways have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 22% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Madrid (MAD) was the most common stop: 44% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Boston (BOS) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $1.

Flights connecting via Reykjavik (KEF) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 10h 20m.

Reykjavik (KEF) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 28m.

The number of flights available between New York and London Gatwick Airport is 6 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Tue, with 17% of weekly flights leaving on this day.

On average, it takes 6h 50m to fly from New York to London Gatwick Airport if you fly out of Newark (the most popular airport in New York) and into London Heathrow Airport (the most popular airport in London Gatwick Airport). If you’re flying out of New York and into London Heathrow Airport, then the flight time is around 8h 25m.