Business Class Flights to London

British Airways flies to London from more US cities than anyone else, with flights from New York, Boston, Washington, Chicago, Miami, Dallas, Houston, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle and a dozen more, all into London Heathrow (LHR). The cabin is called Club World on older planes and Club Suite on newer ones, a lie-flat seat with a sliding door that's gradually replacing the older seat on US routes. BA also has a first class cabin on its busiest routes, so we quote first class to London as well.

Virgin Atlantic flies to Heathrow from New York, Boston, Washington, Atlanta, Miami, Orlando, Tampa, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Las Vegas. Its Upper Class is a fully flat bed with an onboard bar on most aircraft, and it's the cabin our clients mention most in reviews. On the New York and Los Angeles routes, Virgin's Upper Class and BA's Club Suite are the two most of our clients end up choosing between.

Delta, United and American all fly lie-flat business class to LHR too. Delta One from New York, Boston, Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City and Seattle. United Polaris from Newark, Washington, Chicago, Houston, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco. American Flagship Business from New York, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Chicago, Dallas, Miami, Los Angeles, Boston and Raleigh.

Two smaller options are worth knowing. JetBlue Mint flies New York and Boston to LHR with a small lie-flat cabin, and it's often the most affordable business class from New York when seats are available. Norse Atlantic flies New York to Gatwick with a Premium cabin that reclines but doesn't lie flat. It isn't business class, but clients ask about it, so our agents let you know when it's the better deal for a daytime flight.

New York to London is the busiest long-haul route in the world. British Airways, Virgin, Delta, American and JetBlue fly from JFK, and BA and United fly from Newark: more than twenty direct flights a day. With that many seats to fill, fares on NYC to London business class change almost hour by hour, and it's the route where an agent's contract fares make the biggest difference. Most departures are overnight and land mid-morning. JFK also has daytime flights if you'd rather sleep at home and arrive in London in the evening.

LAX to London is a ten to eleven hour flight on BA, Virgin, United or American, all lie-flat. SFO to London has BA, Virgin and United. Miami to London has BA, Virgin and American, and Virgin's Orlando and Tampa flights cover the rest of Florida. Chicago to London has BA, United and American from O'Hare, several times a day.

Many major US cities, including Boston, Washington, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Denver, Seattle and Philadelphia, have nonstop service to London. For travelers departing from smaller cities, we usually connect through one of these gateways with a short domestic flight and issue the entire itinerary on one ticket, keeping everything under one reservation.

Looking for the cheapest business class flights to London? Cheap business class to London does exist, and there are five things that decide the fare more than anything else.

Season

June through August and the two weeks around Christmas are the most expensive. Late January to March and November are the cheapest, often by a third or more on the same airline and route.

Day of the week and length of stay

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday departures price lower than Friday and Sunday, and many discounted business class fares require a Saturday night stay. Business travelers on a short trip should check that before booking.

Booking window and last-minute deals

Two to four months ahead is the sweet spot for booking published fares. Closer in, airlines release unsold seats at short notice, so real last-minute business class flight deals to London do exist. They just can't be planned around.

Nonstop or one stop

A connection in Dublin, Reykjavik, Lisbon or a European hub can cut the fare substantially when the nonstop is full. We quote both, so you can decide whether the extra two hours are worth the saving.

Published or unpublished fares

Airlines sell part of their business class cabin through contract fares that never appear on their own websites or on flight search engines. Those unpublished fares are what we book, and they're where the savings of up to 70%* on published fares come from.

Send us your route and dates through the form on this page, or call +1 (888) 424-4968. A dedicated agent reaches out with a call to collect your preferences, then comes back with the best deals for your dates, usually two or three options within the hour. You choose your preferred option and fill in the secure booking form, we ticket the reservation, and the confirmation is typically in your inbox within an hour of booking. The same agent handles changes, seat selection and anything that comes up before or after the flight, with 24/7 support by phone.

We are IATAN accredited, registered as a Florida Seller of Travel, and rated 4.8 out of 5 on Trustpilot. Round trips are the most common request, but we also book one-way tickets, open-jaw itineraries such as into London and out of Paris, and first class flights to London on British Airways.

• British Airways: Terminal 5
• Virgin Atlantic: Terminal 3
• Delta: Terminal 3
• American Airlines: Terminal 3
• United: Terminal 2
• JetBlue: Terminal 2

Business class lounges

• Galleries Club (Terminal 5): British Airways First and Club World (business) passengers on departure
• Galleries Arrivals Lounge (Terminal 5): Arriving British Airways First and Club World (business) passengers, 5am to 2pm
• Virgin Clubhouse (Terminal 3): Virgin Atlantic Upper Class and Delta One passengers, from 3 hours before departure
• Revivals arrivals lounge (Virgin Atlantic) (Terminal 3): Upper Class and Delta One passengers arriving on a Virgin Atlantic or Delta flight
• American Airlines Arrivals Lounge (Terminal 3): Flagship Business and Flagship First passengers arriving on an American flight, 6.30am to 2pm

Average highs at Heathrow are 18.4°C (65°F) in May, 21.6°C (71°F) in June and 20.2°C (68°F) in September: warm, without the July peak of 23.9°C (75°F).

1. Jan 47°F
2. Feb 48°F
3. Mar 53°F
4. Apr 59°F
5. May 65°F
6. Jun 71°F
7. Jul 75°F
8. Aug 74°F
9. Sep 68°F
10. Oct 60°F
11. Nov 53°F
12. Dec 48°F

Average daily high. Highlighted months are the best time to go.

• RHS Chelsea Flower Show: 18–22 May 2027
• Wimbledon: 28 June to 11 July 2027
• Notting Hill Carnival: Sunday and Monday of the August bank holiday weekend