Flights from London to New York – Direct & connecting routes
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LHR to JFK – All flight route options from Heathrow, United Kingdom to John F Kennedy International, New York, USA. These flights are operated by 24 different airlines. Fly non-stop or choose from 20 different connecting flights. The shortest flight time is 8 hours and 5 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
There are over 25 airlines and as many as 2247 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to New York (JFK) from London (LHR) with American Airlines, British Airways, Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic or JetBlue Airways but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Reykjavik, Boston or any other of the 20 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Tip! Consider arriving at John F Kennedy International (JFK) or John F Kennedy International (JFK) instead.
London to New York with American Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing between 9:00 am and 7:00 pm. You also have the option to do a transit flight via Boston. American Airlines is a member of the air alliance OneWorld.
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 5 minutes and you can fly every weekday with departures at 12:05, 12:15 or 13:05.
Distance & flight times: Heathrow to JFK
The shortest flight time between LHR and JFK is 8 hours and 5 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 8h 5m | - | 3461 miles (5569 km) |
KEF Reykjavik | 10h 55m | 1h 45m | 3785 miles (6090 km) |
BOS Boston | 11h 5m | 2h 23m | 3461 miles (5569 km) |
SNN Shannon | 11h 25m | 3h 20m | 3461 miles (5569 km) |
BRU Brussels | 11h 35m | 1h 35m | 3895 miles (6267 km) |
AMS Amsterdam | 11h 40m | 2h 10m | 3884 miles (6249 km) |
DUB Dublin | 12h 35m | 4h 15m | 3469 miles (5582 km) |
EDI Edinburgh | 12h 40m | 4h 0m | 3598 miles (5789 km) |
FRA Frankfurt | 12h 40m | 2h 5m | 4275 miles (6878 km) |
YUL Montreal | 12h 41m | 3h 45m | 3593 miles (5781 km) |
GVA Geneva | 12h 50m | 3h 25m | 4345 miles (6991 km) |
IAD Dulles | 12h 53m | - | - |
MAN Manchester | 13h 0m | 4h 25m | 3502 miles (5635 km) |
LIS Lisbon | 13h 5m | 1h 35m | 4354 miles (7006 km) |
CDG Paris | 13h 15m | 2h 45m | 3861 miles (6212 km) |
YYZ Toronto | 13h 18m | 3h 19m | 3934 miles (6330 km) |
MAD Madrid | 13h 30m | 1h 25m | 4378 miles (7044 km) |
OSL Oslo | 13h 35m | 3h 0m | 4450 miles (7160 km) |
ZRH Zurich | 14h 10m | 4h 15m | 4434 miles (7134 km) |
CPH Copenhagen | 14h 55m | 4h 50m | 4478 miles (7205 km) |
DTW Detroit | 14h 59m | 4h 10m | 4286 miles (6896 km) |


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LGW 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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