Cheap flights from Aberdeen to London

October is when fares on this route sit at their lowest, so if your dates are flexible, aim for the autumn window. Summer and the run-up to Christmas cost more, and so do school half-term weeks and the days around New Year. Midweek departures, Tuesday and Wednesday in particular, usually cost less than Friday evenings and Sunday nights, when business travellers and weekenders crowd onto the same planes. Book a few weeks ahead for autumn travel and leave it later for the quiet stretch in January and February, when demand falls away again.

Easyjet and EasyJet Europe are the low-cost carriers on this route, with fares that cover your seat and a small cabin bag but charge extra for checked luggage and seat selection. British Airways and Loganair fly it as full-service and regional operators, where a hold bag and a drink normally come with the ticket. The rest — KLM Cityhopper, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Aer Lingus, Emerald Airlines, Wider and Luxair — appear mainly on connecting itineraries rather than nonstop flights, which lengthens the journey but can bring the fare down. Read the fare rules before you compare, because a low headline fare with paid extras is not always the cheaper trip.

London City sits closest to the centre, a short ride on the Docklands Light Railway or a taxi into the City and Canary Wharf. Heathrow lies west of town, served by the Piccadilly line, the Elizabeth line and express trains into central London. Gatwick is south of the city and leans on the Gatwick Express and slower Southern services into Victoria. Luton and Stansted sit well outside London to the north and north-east, with dedicated express trains and coaches into town; the transfer can take longer than the flight. Watch the airport code on your ticket rather than the city name, and allow extra time if you land late, when trains thin out.

Currency

GBP (£)

Power sockets

Type G · 230 V

Language

English

Emergency number

112, 999

Calling code

+44

Internet domain

.uk

Population of London

8.8 M (2021)

Time zone

UTC+01 (Europe/London)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Aberdeen has a single airport, Dyce, so check the bus and rail links into town against your departure time.
• London has several airports, so confirm which one your fare lands at before you arrange onward travel.
• On Easyjet and EasyJet Europe, add a checked bag and a seat choice to the fare and see what the total comes to.
• If a connecting itinerary is stitched from separate tickets, your bags will not follow you and a delay is yours to fix.
• Bring photo identification that matches your booking name, since domestic flights in the United Kingdom ask for it at the gate.
• Fares shift with the season, so weigh October against the summer and the holiday weeks before you commit.