Find cheap flights to London

It doesn’t take long to fly to Heathrow Airport, London, from other parts of the United Kingdom. From Manchester, you will be touching down in the capital city just over an hour after take-off. You can take a trip from the Scottish Highlands too and fly from Aberdeen to London in just over 1 hour and 30 minutes, so even the most rural of cities seem close. Or why not take a flight across the Irish Sea from Belfast, which takes just under 1 hour and 30 minutes to land in London, United Kingdom. Bear in mind that although Heathrow is London's busiest airport, there are three other major airports, Gatwick in the South, Stansted in the North, and London City in the East, which are also worth checking out depending on where you're flying from.

You can choose to fly directly to Heathrow Airport, London, from many areas of the UK, making it a great location for business and leisure travel. You can find London flight deals from popular airports such as Manchester Airport and Newcastle International Airport, which both fly non-stop to London from the north of England. You can also fly direct to London from Northern Ireland’s Belfast International Airport and Scotland’s Edinburgh Airport just as quickly.

From all the airports in London, travellers can get to the city centre with ease. Jump on the Heathrow Express, which runs every half an hour, and be in the city centre in about 15 minutes. Hop on the Stansted Express, which leaves every 15 to 30 minutes and takes around 40 minutes to get to Liverpool Street Station. Alternatively, the Gatwick Express departs up to four times every hour and takes approximately half an hour to reach the city centre. You can also get the N9 bus to Piccadilly from Heathrow in just over half an hour, the A9 bus to London Stratford from Stansted in 50 minutes, or the A3 bus to London Belmont from Gatwick in half an hour. If you’d rather travel by car, you can hail a taxi at your convenience or arrange an Uber, Lyft or Bolt journey through your mobile app. Taxi journeys to the city centre from Heathrow Airport, London, take half an hour, whereas journeys from Stansted Airport, London, and Gatwick Airport, London, take around 1 hour.

When flying from within the UK to London, a passport is not required, but it is advisable to take photographic identification with you. A visa is also not required when travelling to London from within the UK.

London is a bustling city with a great array of sites for tourists to enjoy. If you want to visit museums, why not check out the Natural History Museum, which exhibits a large range of artefacts dating back hundreds of years. Close by to this is the Science Museum, where you can marvel at ground-breaking technology. In the summer months you can enjoy festivals across the capital, such as Wireless or SW4, which attract some of the biggest names in the music industry. Notting Hill Carnival, an annually held street carnival, is also well worth a visit for celebrating Caribbean heritage and culture. During the winter months, one of the most popular activities is ice skating on one of the ice rinks displayed across the city, including the ones at Somerset House, the Natural History Museum and the Tower of London.

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