Route · LHR → EWR
Flights from London to New York
One of the most heavily trafficked transatlantic corridors, the London Heathrow to Newark Liberty run covers roughly 5,563 km and clocks in at around six hours and fifty minutes westbound, with eastbound flights typically running somewhat shorter thanks to prevailing jet-stream winds. United Airlines and American Airlines dominate the route, with United operating a mix of Boeing 767s and 777s out of Heathrow's Terminal 2, while American flies from Terminal 3; Iberia and Lufthansa also serve the pairing, the latter often as a codeshare complement to its Frankfurt hub traffic. A practical note worth flagging: Newark sits in New Jersey, and while AirTrain and NJ Transit connect to Manhattan Penn Station in roughly 30 to 45 minutes, the journey is meaningfully longer than a taxi in light traffic, so factor that into tight connection plans. For fares, shoulder-season windows in late January through March and again in October tend to offer the most competitive pricing, while premium-cabin redemptions on this route are often easier to secure midweek than on peak Friday and Sunday departures.
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Cheapest dates to fly
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Airlines on this route
5 carriersThe 5 carriers we currently track on the London–New York 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 London to New York
Live schedule · powered by AviasalesBelow is the published weekly schedule for nonstop and one-stop services from London to New York — 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 LHR and… EWR, 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.