Route · LAX → LHR
Flights from Los Angeles to London
The Los Angeles–London Heathrow corridor is one of the busiest transatlantic routes in the world, covering roughly 8,760 kilometres with a typical block time of just under eleven hours westbound and closer to ten heading east. American Airlines, United Airlines, Lufthansa, Iberia, and Air New Zealand all operate the pairing, with widebody equipment — predominantly Boeing 777s and 787s, plus Airbus A350s on some carriers — the norm given the distance. A practical note worth flagging: most transatlantic arrivals into Heathrow land at Terminal 2 or Terminal 3 depending on carrier, so confirm your terminal before booking onward ground transport, as the Heathrow Express and Elizabeth line stop at a single central station covering both. On fares, January through March tends to offer the most competitive economy pricing after the holiday surge subsides, while business-class award space often opens up midweek on quieter winter departures.
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Cheapest dates to fly
Live prices · powered by AviasalesThe calendar below pulls live fares from our search partner for Los Angeles (LAX) → London (LHR). Use the year… view to spot the cheapest week to fly, the day-of-week patterns most travellers miss, and any shoulder-season dips worth shifting your trip around. Prices refresh every few hours, so what you see is what your booking page should look like a moment later — click any date to jump straight to the fare on Aviasales.
Airlines on this route
7 carriersThe 7 carriers we currently track on the Los Angeles–London route, from full-service flag carriers to low-cost competitors. Tap any airline for its full profile,… baggage rules, fleet context, and a live fare search pre-filtered to that carrier — useful if you're loyal to a frequent-flyer programme, want to compare onboard product on the same dates, or are weighing a cheaper one-stop against a pricier nonstop.
Flights from Los Angeles to London
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from Los Angeles to London — the actual flight numbers, departure and arrival times… your booking page will pull from. Use it to plan around departure preferences (early morning vs late evening), see which carriers fly on which weekdays, or pick a connection that lets you sleep in your own bed before a long-haul leg. Click any row to load it directly in the search.
Airport guides
Quick links into the airport profiles at both ends of the route. Each guide covers terminal layout, the airlines that base hubs at LAX and… LHR, the other routes those airports serve, and the ground-transit options most travellers wish they'd read about before landing — the practical context you only really need to know once you've booked, but want to skim before you do.