Flights

Need a Flight to London?

Capital Tours cannot book airfare from the US to London, but we can recommend www.expedia.com to source the cheapest airfares from your closest international airport to either London Gatwick or London Heathrow Airport. All clients need to arrive in the early morning hours of Day 1 (Saturday) of their 8-day, 7-night stay in London at either London Gatwick or London Heathrow Airport. Please try and arrive between the hours of 6.55am and 10.30am on Day 1 (Saturday). This means you should opt for a night flight on Friday, which lands you in London the next morning. 

More Information On Flights

Flights from end February through mid May will run from $600 for a direct return flight. If you fly an indirect route, or allow one-stop on your flight itinerary you can cut your flight price by as much as $100.

If you are booking in a large group of 10 or more then head to your university campus Travel Desk (if you have one) and negotiate a group discount rate, for example, 10 fly normal price and the 11th flies free. You can also contact your nearest high street travel agent for the best individual and group flight rates from the US to London.

You can fly from 20 US cities direct to London. Again, expect winters fares to start from $500.

Here are your best nonstop options:

• Atlanta - BA to Gatwick; Delta Airlines to Gatwick.
  
• Boston - BA and Virgin Atlantic Airlines to London Heathrow; American Airlines to Heathrow.
  
• Charlotte North Carolina - US Airways to Gatwick Airport.
  
• Chicago - BA, American and United Airlines to Heathrow.
  
• Denver - BA to Heathrow Airport
  
• Las Vegas - Virgin Atlantic Airlines to Gatwick Airport
  
• Los Angeles - BA, Air New Zealand, American, United and Virgin to Heathrow
  
• Miami - BA, American and Virgin to Heathrow
  
• New York - BA, American, United and Virgin to Heathrow Airport
  
• Orlando - BA and Virgin to Gatwick Airport
  
• Philadelphia - BA to Heathrow and US Airways to Gatwick Airport
  
• Phoenix BA to Heathrow
  
• San Fransisco - BA, United and Virgin to Heathrow Airport
  
• Seattle - BA to Heathrow
  
• Washington DC - BA, United and Virgin to Heathrow Aiport
  
• Dallas - BA and American Airlines
  
• Houston - BA and Continental Airlines

• British Airways - www.ba.com - 1-800-AIRWAYS
  
• Continental Airlines - www.continental.com - 1-800-523-FARE or 1-800-231-0856
  
• US Airways - www.usairways.com - 1-800-428 4322
  
• Known for consistently offering excellent fares, Virgin Atlantic Airways (tel. 800/862-8621; www.virgin-atlantic.com ) flies daily to either Heathrow or Gatwick from Boston; Newark, New Jersey; New York's JFK; Los Angeles; San Francisco; Washington's Dulles; Miami; and
  Orlando.
  
• American Airlines (tel. 800/433-7300; www.aa.com ) offers daily flights to Heathrow from half a dozen U.S. gateways -- New York's JFK (six times daily), Newark (once daily), Chicago (three times daily), Boston (twice daily), and Miami and Los Angeles (each once daily).
  
• Depending on the day and season, Delta Air Lines (tel. 800/241-4141; www.delta.com ) runs either one or two daily non-stop flights between Atlanta and Gatwick. Delta also offers non-stop daily service from Cincinnati.
  
• Northwest Airlines (tel. 800/225-2525 or 800/447-4747; www.nwa.com ) flies non-stop from Minneapolis and Detroit to Gatwick with connections possible from other cities, such as Boston or New York.
  
• United Airlines (tel. 800/241-6522; www.united.com ) flies non-stop from New York's JFK and Chicago to Heathrow two or three times daily, depending on the season. United also offers nonstop service three times a day from Dulles Airport, near Washington, D.C., plus once-a-day service from Newark and Los Angeles, and twice-a-day service from San Francisco and Boston.