Cheap flights from Edinburgh to New York

June is the cheapest month on this route, and late spring generally undercuts the school-holiday weeks. Fares climb through July and August, ease in September and October, then spike around Thanksgiving and Christmas, when everyone crosses the Atlantic at once. Midweek departures usually cost less than Friday to Sunday, and early-morning flights tend to be quieter and cheaper. Book a few months ahead for summer and closer in for the quiet weeks of January and February, when demand drops after the holidays. New York is at its kindest in late spring and early autumn, while Edinburgh fills up in August, which pushes fares up at both ends.

Several carriers sell seats between Edinburgh and New York, and they are not the same product. American Airlines and United Airlines are full-service, with checked baggage and meals usually folded into the fare. Jet2 and Transavia France sit at the low-cost end, where a cabin bag is standard and everything else is an add-on. Icelandair, Swiss, Finnair and Brussels Airlines are full-service names that often appear on connecting itineraries, so check whether your fare flies direct or changes planes. Loganair Limited shows up on some itineraries as a feeder into a larger departure point. If Accesrail appears in your results, check what it actually covers before you pay.

New York has three airports and they are not interchangeable. John F Kennedy sits in Queens and connects to Manhattan by the AirTrain plus subway or commuter rail, or by taxi and rideshare. La Guardia is the closest to midtown but has no rail link, so buses, taxis and rideshares do the work. Newark Liberty International is across the river in New Jersey; the train from the airport station runs into Manhattan, and road traffic can be slow at rush hour. Check which airport your fare lands at before you book, since a cheap ticket into Newark is a different journey than one into La Guardia, and allow extra time on arrival day for immigration and baggage.

Currency

USD ($)

Power sockets

Type A, B · 120 V

Language

Samoan, Hawaiian, Chamorro, Carolinian, Spanish

Emergency number

911

Driving side

right

Calling code

+1

Internet domain

.us

Population of New York

8.8 M (2020)

Time zone

UTC-04 (America/New_York)

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• Check which New York airport your fare lands at, because Newark, Kennedy and La Guardia are all different journeys into the city.
• Read the baggage rules on low-cost fares, where a cabin bag may be all you get.
• If a connecting itinerary is on separate tickets, leave a long gap in case the first flight slips.
• Confirm your passport and any US entry requirements well before departure.
• Book early for summer travel and late for the quiet weeks after the holidays.
• Decide whether a direct flight is worth the extra fare against a cheaper connecting option.