FLIGHT SAVINGS

How to save on flights from London to New York

Our analysis of past searches finds effective ways to save on flights from London to New York. If flights to New York seem too expensive right now, these alternative booking strategies can help you get a cheaper fare. Our data shows savings of 15–50% on this route.

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Book a LON-NYC roundtrip that costs less

Airlines often price the London to New York round-trip below the one-way, so you buy the pair and never fly the return. That is a spare return, a form of throwaway ticketing, and nothing is skipped mid-ticket: your checked bag and your outbound are unaffected. When the fare allows it, you can also reschedule or cancel the extra return.

StrategySpare return
Success ratehigh
Typical savings15–50%
Checked bagYes ✔️

Examples

  • Brussels Airlines · Economy

    Aug 31 · 5:55 pm - 1:00 pm +1

    LHR - JFK

    1 stop
    24h5m

    $676

    Spare return

    • Depart

      Mon, Aug 31

        • LHR - JFK

    • Return

      Wed, Nov 4

      Spare return

        • EWR - LHR

  • Icelandair · Economy

    Mar 13 · 12:15 pm - 7:25 pm

    LHR - EWR

    1 stop
    11h10m

    $435

    Spare return

  • Air France · Economy

    Dec 20 · 4:35 pm - 7:30 pm

    LHR - JFK

    Direct
    7h55m

    $933

    Spare return

Add an extra destination after New York

A multicity ticket, London to New York plus a later journey to or from a third city, sometimes prices below the plain one-way. You fly to New York; the second journey is a spare multicity you are free to drop, reschedule, or fit into a later trip. As with a spare return, the spare part is a whole journey on a later date, so nothing is skipped on the day and you can check a bag.

StrategySpare multicity
Success ratelow
Typical savings30–50%
Checked bagYes ✔️

Examples

  • Lufthansa · Economy

    Oct 1 · 6:50 am - 1:00 pm

    LHR - JFK

    1 stop
    11h10m

    $652

    Spare multicity
    Continue

    • Trip 1

      Thu, Oct 1

        • LHR - JFK

    • Trip 2

      Wed, Oct 14

      Spare multicity

        • BOS - LHR

  • United · Economy

    Sep 21 · 8:00 am - 4:19 pm

    LHR - LGA

    1 stop
    13h19m

    $803

    Spare multicity
    Continue

  • jetBlue · Economy

    Jul 13 · 12:20 pm - 6:30 pm

    LGW - JFK

    1 stop
    11h10m

    $818

    Spare multicity

Fly to a cheaper city and stop in New York

A ticket to a city beyond New York, routed through it, sometimes costs less than the New York ticket itself. You get off at the layover and skip the last flight, a hidden city (or skiplagging). It is the one method here that leaves part of the ticket unflown, so travel with a carry-on, and it cannot be used on a round-trip: a missed segment cancels everything after it. Airlines tend to curb this practice, avoid doing it too often.

StrategyHidden city
Success ratelow
Typical savings10–25%
Checked bagNo ❌

Examples

  • Alaska Airlines · Economy

    Oct 18 · 5:30 pm - 8:25 pm

    LHR - JFK

    Direct
    7h55m

    $683

    Hidden city
    Continue

    • Sun, Oct 18

        • LHR - JFK

        • JFK - BOS

        • Spare flight

  • Lufthansa · Economy

    Oct 6 · 10:25 am - 1:45 pm

    LHR - EWR

    Direct
    8h20m

    $507

    Hidden city
    Continue

  • Air Canada · Economy

    Dec 13 · 8:00 am - 11:20 am

    LHR - EWR

    Direct
    8h20m

    $866

    Hidden city

Combine your trip with other upcoming flights

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If you have other trips coming up, try combining them with the New York one. Our multisearch engine searches several trips at once and finds ticket arrangements that cost less than the sum of their parts, such as nested or back-to-back tickets. The other trip can be to New York again or somewhere else entirely, and it can be months away.

Questions about saving on flights to New York

Can I buy a round-trip to New York and not fly the return?

Yes, that is a spare return: nothing on the ticket is cancelled, you simply forfeit the return. On this route the round-trip priced below the one-way on most searches, saving 15–50%.

Is a hidden-city ticket safe on flights to New York?

Safe enough with two rules: carry-on only, since a checked bag travels to the ticketed destination, and not too often, since airlines curb it. On this route a hidden city ticket routed through New York priced below the New York fare on a minority of searches, saving 10–25%.

Can I use a hidden-city ticket on a round trip to New York?

Not on a plain round-trip: skipping a segment cancels everything after it, so you would lose the return. What works is a hidden return, one multicity ticket from London to New York and then from New York to a third city routed through London, where you get off.

Is an open-jaw ticket cheaper than a one-way to New York?

Sometimes. A multicity ticket with a later journey to or from a third city, a spare multicity, can price below the plain one-way, and since the unused journey is on its own date you can check a bag. On this route it did on a minority of searches, saving 30–50%.

These saving methods are found automatically by our flight search engine. For the full picture of the strategies and their trade-offs, see our guide to Airglitch booking strategies.

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Updated on September 4, 2026