Cheap flights from Manchester to London from £39

The cheapest month to fly to London Gatwick Airport from Manchester is in November. Flight prices, which tend to average around £98, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit London Gatwick Airport in November, then you should wait until September to fly from Manchester, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of £128.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to London Gatwick Airport from Manchester when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to London Gatwick Airport for around £161 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to London Gatwick Airport from Manchester for as low as £101 on momondo.

Ryanair and easyJet are the most popular carriers operating from Manchester to London Gatwick

Ryanair, easyJet and British Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to London Gatwick Airport from Manchester according to our data. Ryanair is the first choice among our users, with 48% of people opting to fly with this airline when travelling to London Gatwick Airport. Keep in mind that there are 3 different airlines that fly to London Gatwick Airport on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 29% of flights between Manchester and London have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 103 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing in the evening have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Monday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, easyJet have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 13% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.