Flights from London to New York – Direct & connecting routes
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LGW to JFK – All flight route options from Gatwick, United Kingdom to John F Kennedy International, New York, USA. These flights are operated by 10 different airlines. Fly non-stop or choose from 4 different connecting flights. The shortest flight time is 7 hours and 50 minutes. See the full flight schedule and time table, including departure times, airlines and stopover details to find the best option for you.
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London to New York flights
With over 22 flights every week and 10 different airlines you have a wide range of options. You can fly non-stop to New York (JFK) from London (LGW) with British Airways, Delta Air Lines or Norse Atlantic but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Reykjavik, Amsterdam or any other of the 7 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Tip! Consider City (LCY) to John F Kennedy International (JFK) or Gatwick (LGW) to La Guardia (LGA) as alternatives aswell.
London to New York with British Airways
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing at 15:05. British Airways is a member of the air alliance OneWorld.
Note Non-stop flights with British Airways will begin in Apr 2025.
With Icelandair
If you fly from London with Icelandair you will do a stopover in Reykjavik, KEF before reaching New York. This flight trip will take 11 hours and 10 minutes and you can fly every weekday with departures at 11:55, 13:00 or 15:40.
Distance & flight times: Gatwick to JFK
The shortest flight time between LGW and JFK is 8 hours.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 8h 0m | - | 3479 miles (5598 km) |
KEF Reykjavik | 11h 15m | - | - |
AMS Amsterdam | 11h 55m | - | - |
BOS Boston | 12h 10m | 2h 50m | 3479 miles (5598 km) |
GVA Geneva | 12h 20m | 2h 35m | 4320 miles (6951 km) |
MAD Madrid | 13h 15m | 2h 5m | 4359 miles (7014 km) |
LIS Lisbon | 14h 30m | 3h 45m | 4340 miles (6983 km) |
OPO Porto | 14h 45m | 1h 40m | 4130 miles (6645 km) |


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From London to USA
Below is a list of other destinations to USA from Gatwick with either direct flights or 1 stop connections.
From United Kingdom to New York
Below is a list of other cities in United Kingdom with flights to New York with either non-stop or connecting flights.
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LHR London Direct
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MAN Manchester Direct
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EDI Edinburgh Direct
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BHX Birmingham
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BRS Bristol
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GLA Glasgow
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LBA Leeds
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NCL Newcastle
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LPL Liverpool
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LCY London