Flying to United Kingdom from the US
Flying to United Kingdom costs a median $782 round trip from the US. The cheapest way in is London at $405 from Orlando, and which city you pick is worth $124.
By Jon Miksis · updated · refreshed monthly, whole grid at once
- $782
- Median across 5 United Kingdom cities
- $405
- Cheapest fare, into London from Orlando
- $124
- What your choice of city is worth
- $610
- Best US gateway: New York
Which United Kingdom city is cheapest to fly into
Median round trip from all 26 US gateways, so a city is not flattered by one lucky airport. London is the cheapest way into United Kingdom at $771, and Belfast the dearest at $895.
- London$771
- Glasgow$775
- Manchester$782
- Edinburgh$817
- Belfast$895
- London$405 from Orlando
- Glasgow$616 from New York
- Manchester$604 from New York
- Edinburgh$628 from Orlando
- Belfast$741 from Chicago
The best US airport for United Kingdom
Not the cheapest gateway overall — the cheapest for this country, taken as the median of its fares to every United Kingdom city we price. A gateway with one strong route and four weak ones does not win here, which is the point.
- New York$610
- Orlando$669
- Miami$674
- Washington DC$674
- Chicago$681
- Seattle$692
- Boston$696
- Raleigh$712
- Denver$749
- Minneapolis$759
- San Francisco$772
- Philadelphia$782
What your choice of city is worth
$124 separates London from Belfast on median. That is enough to pay for a train or an intra-Europe hop and still be ahead, so the cheap entry point is worth pricing before you assume you have to fly to your actual destination. It is not free — a separate ticket means no protection if the first leg is late, and bags are paid for twice.
Common questions
- How much does it cost to fly to United Kingdom from the US?
- A median of $782 round trip in economy across the 5 United Kingdom cities we price, collected August 30, 2026 for departures in the following six months. The cheapest single fare was $405 into London from Orlando. Among the 6 European countries where we price at least 3 cities, that ranks United Kingdom 5 of 6.
- Which city is cheapest to fly into in United Kingdom?
- London, at a $771 median against $895 for Belfast — a gap of $124. Entering United Kingdom through its cheapest airport and continuing overland or on an intra-Europe fare is frequently cheaper than flying to the city you actually want, and that gap is what makes it worth checking.
- Which US airport is cheapest for flights to United Kingdom?
- New York, at a $610 median across 4 United Kingdom cities, then Orlando at $669. This is a different question from which US airport is cheapest overall: a gateway can be strong to one city in a country and ordinary to the rest, so we take the median across all of them.
- Is it worth flying into a different United Kingdom city than the one I want?
- Often, yes. The gap between London and Belfast is $124 on median, which is enough to pay for a train or a budget hop with money left over. Price the cheap entry point before assuming you have to fly to your actual destination.
For the full ranking across every European city, see the cheapest places to fly in Europe. Other countries where we price enough cities to compare: Spain $707, Italy $712, Germany $718, France $744, Greece $945.
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